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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Milan Savic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bis das Blut gefriert kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Milan Savic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jacob Miller!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Miller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miller lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Milan Savic has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Savic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Miller is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Miller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Miller throws a sloppy head kick and Savic moves out of range easily.
Savic lands a nice shot that snaps Miller's head back.
Savic with a nice cross.
Miller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miller misses with a hook.
Miller forces Savic back against the cage and clinches.
Savic drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Savic.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Savic.
Miller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Miller is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Savic is keeping busy.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Miller's efforts to push away.
Miller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Miller.
Miller throws a sloppy head kick and Savic moves out of range easily.
Jacob Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miller clinches with his opponent.
Miller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miller's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Savic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Miller scrambles back to his feet.
Savic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Miller stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Miller walks into a left hand.
Miller swats away the attempt to clinch by Savic.
Miller swats away the attempt to clinch by Savic.
Savic avoids the head kick by Miller.
Savic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Miller on the side of the head.
Miller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Savic tries to clinch there but Miller circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller moves in looking to clinch but Savic pushes him off.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savic.
Miller keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Milan Savic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Savic wants to clinch.
Savic is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Miller's half guard.
Savic is trying to work for a kimura but Miller is defending well.
Savic is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Miller moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savic trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
Miller is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Savic is aware though and is defending well.
Miller is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Savic frees his head nicely. Oh but Miller has switched to an armbar! Savic is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jacob Miller!
Jacob Miller was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Yauch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edvard Westerlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yauch comes to the cage accompanied by Fight For Your Right To Party. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam Yauch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edvard Westerlund!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Westerlund shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Yauch's guard.
Westerlund showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Westerlund throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yauch works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yauch is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Yauch knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Westerlund on the ground.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Yauch wants to stand but Westerlund is controlling the position.
Westerlund lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Westerlund stopping the sweep attempt from Yauch.
Yauch wants to hit a switch here but Westerlund passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Yauch there!
Yauch can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yauch tries to hold on but Westerlund pushes him away.
Westerlund landing strikes from the mount and Yauch is in trouble!
Yauch doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Yauch is in all sorts of trouble here.
Yauch is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Yauch is desperately trying to improve his position but Westerlund has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Westerlund lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Westerlund has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Yauch's face.
Westerlund working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Westerlund looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yauch tries to hold on but Westerlund postures up.
Yauch is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yauch wants to control but Westerlund is having none of it.
Yauch is desperately trying to improve his position but Westerlund has a good base and remains in mount.
Westerlund controlling his opponent.
Yauch tries to lock up and control but Westerlund gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Yauch is squirming around, avoiding Westerlund's attempts to control the action.
Westerlund putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Yauch really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Westerlund looking to finish Yauch with some ground and pound. This is bad for Yauch!
Yauch is trying desperately to improve position.
Yauch is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westerlund has control of Yauch's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Yauch regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Yauch tries to hold on but Westerlund postures up.
Yauch is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Westerlund with a couple of short strikes.
BOOM! Westerlund connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Yauch tries to lock up and control but Westerlund gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Westerlund looking to finish Yauch with some ground and pound. This is bad for Yauch!
BOOM! Westerlund connects with a massive shot to the dome!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Westerlund with a couple of short strikes.
Yauch working to try and regain half guard.
Westerlund tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westerlund working for a submission but Yauch is keeping him at bay.
Yauch is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Westerlund looking to control and managing it successfully.
Westerlund landing punches.
Yauch is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Westerlund is landing with some decent strikes but Yauch is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Westerlund scoring with strikes but Yauch is staying in there.
Westerlund looking to control but Yauch is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Westerlund cracks Yauch with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edvard Westerlund dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yauch misses with an uppercut.
Yauch misses with a hook.
Edvard Westerlund is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Westerlund misses with an uppercut. Yauch saw that one coming.
Yauch misses with a body kick.
Yauch lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Westerlund scores with a takedown into Yauch's guard.
Westerlund makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Westerlund trying to control but Yauch is working from the bottom.
Westerlund postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Westerlund is stalling in the full guard.
Westerlund won't allow Yauch to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yauch is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Yauch keeping moving, preventing Westerlund from controlling successfully.
Westerlund stops Yauch from standing up.
Edvard Westerlund has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Yauch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Westerlund keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yauch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Westerlund is defended easily by Yauch.
Westerlund blocks the body kick.
Yauch throws a right and a left that Westerlund avoids nicely.
Westerlund fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Yauch sprawls well initially but Westerlund persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Yauch is trying to control but can't.
Westerlund is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Westerlund lands with a punch from half guard.
Westerlund is pressing down on Yauch's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yauch is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yauch tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Westerlund manages to move to mount!
Westerlund looking to secure an arm triangle but Yauch defends it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Westerlund connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Westerlund tries to control but Yauch wriggling away.
Yauch is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Westerlund lands a heavy elbow.
Westerlund has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yauch tries to hold on but Westerlund pushes him away.
Westerlund trying to control but Yauch is having none of it.
Westerlund prevents Yauch from getting the reversal.
Edvard Westerlund has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westerlund looking to control and managing it successfully.
Yauch wants to control but Westerlund is having none of it.
Yauch is desperately trying to improve his position but Westerlund has a good base and remains in mount.
Westerlund with shots to the head and body - Yauch looks very uncomfortable down there.
Westerlund raining down shots from the mount!
Westerlund controlling from mount.
Yauch is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westerlund controlling the position easily from mount.
Westerlund in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Westerlund looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Westerlund lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Yauch is looking to improve his position but Westerlund isn't that keen on the idea.
Westerlund landing strikes, looking to finish!
Westerlund scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Yauch?
Westerlund has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Westerlund postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Yauch looks a forlorn figure.
Yauch tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edvard Westerlund showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Westerlund dives in and grabs Yauch's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yauch pushes down on Westerlund's head and hops out.
Westerlund takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yauch scores with a jab to the jaw.
Westerlund shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yauch as he jumps to the side.
Westerlund throws a leg kick that misses.
A nice combination there by Yauch.
It looks like Edvard Westerlund has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Westerlund looking to score a takedown here. Yauch is defending well but Westerlund drives through and ends up in Yauch's guard.
Westerlund preventing the sweep.
Yauch wants to stand but Westerlund is controlling the position.
Westerlund scoring with some ground and pound.
Westerlund landing some decent shots from guard.
Westerlund scoring with punches to the head and body.
Westerlund thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westerlund is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Westerlund stands up over Yauch, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Westerlund controlling from the top position.
Yauch looking for a sweep. Not yet Yauch, not yet.
Westerlund in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Westerlund is stalling in the full guard.
Westerlund missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yauch is trying to control the position but Westerlund postures up.
Westerlund in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yauch not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Westerlund wants to control from the top but Yauch keeps moving.
We're going to have a standup here because Adam Yauch wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Yauch gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Westerlund to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Westerlund trying to control the position from guard on top but Yauch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yauch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yauch is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Westerlund with a flurry of punches that miss.
Westerlund stands up over Yauch, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Westerlund trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yauch trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yauch is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Westerlund is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Westerlund pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yauch is keeping the position for now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Yauch wants to sweep here but Westerlund controlling him for the moment.
Yauch controls Westerlund momentarily but Westerlund frees himself.
Adam Yauch has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Yauch defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Westerlund.
Adam Yauch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edvard Westerlund.
Westerlund shoots in but no luck this time.
Westerlund fails with the takedown
and Yauch counters with a straight right hand.
Adam Yauch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edvard Westerlund is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yauch lands a jab-cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westerlund takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Westerlund takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yauch tests Westerlund's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Westerlund drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Yauch is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Westerlund asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Yauch is trying to control Westerlund's posture but Westerlund avoids it.
Westerlund happy to just control the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Westerlund is looking to take a break and control but Yauch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Edvard Westerlund.
I've got Westerlund winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edvard Westerlund!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Boris Yurinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harald Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yurinov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Autechre - Gantz Graf. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Boris Yurinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harald Andersson!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersson scores with a jab.
Andersson misses with a hook. Yurinov ducked under it nicely.
Andersson clinches.
Andersson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yurinov.
Yurinov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yurinov pushes Andersson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yurinov throws a head punch that misses.
Yurinov tries a body shot but Andersson blocks it.
Andersson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yurinov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Andersson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yurinov throws a punch but it's blocked by Andersson.
Yurinov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yurinov tries to throw a body punch but Andersson avoids it by throwing Yurinov back against the cage.
Andersson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andersson works on Yurinov's body with a couple of short punches.
Andersson scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from Andersson.
Yurinov misses with the head strike.
Yurinov is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Andersson.
Andersson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andersson.
Andersson lands a shoulder strike.
Yurinov struggles to land a body shot inside as Andersson controls his hands.
Yurinov wants to break free but Andersson has control.
Andersson lands with a light punch inside.
Andersson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Andersson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Andersson misses with the head strike.
Andersson tries to work over Yurinov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Andersson lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Yurinov - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Andersson.
Yurinov lands a hook that snaps the head of Andersson backwards.
Andersson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Andersson.
Yurinov wants to break free but Andersson has control.
A shot in the inside from Andersson.
Yurinov gets through Andersson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Andersson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson misses with some punches.
Andersson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Andersson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yurinov backwards.
Yurinov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Andersson.
Yurinov throws a punch but it's blocked by Andersson.
Yurinov misses with some punches.
Andersson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yurinov is rocked!
Andersson lands a nice uppercut.
Oh Yurinov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short left from Andersson.
Yurinov working aggressively here.
Andersson pushes Yurinov against the cage. Andersson is working some dirty boxing. Andersson pushes off with a quick right hook! Yurinov goes down! Yurinov tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Andersson moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harald Andersson!
Our winner, Harald Andersson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Benny Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Erik Andersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benny Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Erik Andersen!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersen digs a good body shot into Hill's ribs.
Hill keeps the fight on the outside.
Hill has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Andersen.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hill.
Andersen tries to clinch up but Hill circles away and keeps his distance.
Hill closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Andersen quickly recovers to half guard.
Hill really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hill not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Andersen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hill won't allow Andersen to sweep him here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hill throwing strikes but missing.
Andersen has his foot on Hill's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hill works his way back into a safe position though.
Hill throws a big right hand that misses.
Hill trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hill preventing the sweep.
Andersen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Andersen's head.
Andersen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hill is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andersen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hill manages to get himself to full guard.
Andersen postures up.
Hill knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Andersen on the ground.
Andersen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hill's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hill doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hill pushes Andersen off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Andersen tries to clinch but Hill moves out of range.
Andersen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hill has closed the distance and engaged Andersen in a clinch.
Andersen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hill managing to block the knees to the body from Andersen.
Hill blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Andersen looking to stall.
Andersen is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Hill has denied him.
Hill is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Andersen to keep the fight standing.
Andersen missing with knees to the body.
Andersen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hill has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hill wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Andersen lands a knee to the body.
Andersen is trying to stall.
Hill tries to break the clinch but Andersen is controlling the position.
Hill being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersen trying to stall but Hill improves his position.
Hill taking a breather.
Hill managing to block the knees to the body from Andersen.
Andersen pushes Hill back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hill goes for a takedown attempt but Andersen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benny Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andersen just misses with a punch to the body.
Andersen just misses with a punch to the body.
Andersen lands with a kick to the temple. Hill shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Benny Hill has been cut.
Andersen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hill moves away.
Jon Erik Andersen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andersen's corner calls for a 1-2. Andersen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Andersen throws a right hand that Hill ducks under and follows up with a left that Hill also avoids with ease.
Hill drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill throws an elbow that misses. Andersen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hill's guard. Nice move by Andersen!
Hill throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hill is on top in guard.
Andersen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Andersen trying to control the position.
Andersen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hill's guard.
Hill wants to control but Andersen passes easily into half guard.
Andersen moves into full mount! Hill won't be happy about that!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hill tries to hold on but Andersen pushes him away.
Hill is in a horrible position here. Andersen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Erik Andersen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benny Hill's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Andersen scores with a leg kick.
Hill drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hill in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hill is putting a hurting on Andersen here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hill creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Andersen sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sloppy strikes there by Hill.
Andersen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hill's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Andersen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hill's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hill's back!
Jon Erik Andersen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hill trying to control the hands but Andersen won't let him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andersen cracks Hill with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Hill from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill tries to break free.
Andersen working for the choke.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andersen sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Hill taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jon Erik Andersen!
Jon Erik Andersen took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, [WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Maksim Zotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Summer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zotov comes to the cage accompanied by Мы расправи. Andrew Summer has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maksim Zotov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrew Summer!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summer takes the fight into the clinch.
Summer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zotov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Summer pulls Zotov into guard.
Summer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zotov defends well.
Summer is pulling down on Zotov's head. It's preventing any offense from Zotov, at least for the moment.
Zotov throws a strike but Summer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Zotov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Summer wants to pass the guard but Zotov is keeping the position.
Zotov has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Summer has passed into side control.
Summer tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Summer has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zotov gets back to half guard.
Zotov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Summer thows a huge punch but Zotov dodges it nicely.
Summer works his way into full mount!
A nice elbow there by Summer.
Summer trying to control but Zotov is having none of it.
Summer manages to capitalize on a mistake by Zotov to take his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Summer is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Summer looking to break Zotov's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Zotov remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Summer will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Zotov breaks Summer's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Summer can't keep his opponent in guard - Zotov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Zotov seems to be working for a kimura but Summer defends the submission attempt.
Zotov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Summer slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Summer trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summer is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Summer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Zotov is squirming around, avoiding Summer's attempts to control the action.
Zotov is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zotov is working hard here to advance position.
Summer sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Let's hope that Summer has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summer scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Zotov?
Summer looking to control and managing it successfully.
Zotov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Zotov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Summer looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Summer dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Zotov throws a leg kick but Summer moved away.
Good leg kick by Zotov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zotov is looking to clinch.
Summer throws a nice looking combination but Zotov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zotov looks to land a left hand but Summer moved out of range nicely.
Zotov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Summer misses with a double jab.
Summer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zotov, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right from Zotov on the inside.
Zotov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Summer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zotov lands a nice elbow.
Zotov avoiding damage as Summer throws knees to the body.
Zotov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Summer tries to stall but Zotov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Summer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zotov or not.
Summer avoids the elbow strike from Zotov, against the cage.
Zotov throws an elbow but it misses.
Zotov prevents Summer from breaking the clinch.
Zotov lands an elbow just above Summer 's eye.
Zotov being controlled against the cage.
Zotov trying to control the position but instead, Summer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zotov into the cage.
Summer tries to land knees in the clinch but Zotov avoids the damage to the body.
Summer avoids the elbow strike from Zotov, against the cage.
Zotov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zotov pushes Summer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zotov lands an elbow just above Summer 's eye.
Summer lands a shoulder strike.
Summer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Summer jumps guard and drags Zotov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Summer pulls Zotov in to control the position.
Summer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Andrew Summer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Summer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Summer with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Zotov is trying to get back to full guard.
Zotov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Summer content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zotov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Zotov is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Summer frees his head nicely. Oh but Zotov has switched to an armbar! Summer is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Maksim Zotov!
An out of breath and clearly excited Maksim Zotov thanked [WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mustafa Graf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zbigniew Mlotek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mlotek has chosen The Prodigy - Their Law as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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181 lbs
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177 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mustafa Graf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zbigniew Mlotek!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mlotek cracks Graf with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Mustafa Graf has been cut.
Mlotek throws a head kick that misses.
Graf shoots for a takedown but Mlotek saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Graf shoots in looking for a takedown but Mlotek manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Graf's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Graf fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mlotek sprawls well initially but Graf persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mlotek is trying to stand back up but Graf is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mlotek pushes Graf off and gets back to his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mlotek.
Mlotek lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Graf backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mlotek thows a body shot but no joy.
Graf has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mustafa Graf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mlotek lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Graf avoids the body shot from Mlotek.
Graf looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Graf looking to pass the guard.
Graf slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graf wants to control from the top but Mlotek keeps moving.
Mlotek wants to sweep but no luck.
Graf loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mlotek wants to stand up but Graf is controlling him.
Graf controls from within his opponent's guard.
Graf seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mlotek for as long as he can get away with.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mustafa Graf just wasn't active enough.
Graf blocks a head kick by Mlotek.
Graf shoots in looking for a takedown. Mlotek tries to sprawl out of it but Graf keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mlotek manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mlotek jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mlotek lands a jab to the nose.
Mlotek misses with a kick to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Mlotek. Those never looked like landing.
Mlotek lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graf shoots in for a double leg but Mlotek sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mlotek lands with a good body shot.
Mlotek swings for the body but Graf moves out of range.
Zbigniew Mlotek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Mlotek finds it's target.
Mlotek lands a head kick. Graf smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Graf is rocked!
Mlotek tries to bum rush Graf with a series of wild strikes but Graf uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oh Graf is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Whack! Mlotek lands a heavy head kick that drops Graf. The ref tackles Mlotek to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Graf was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Zbigniew Mlotek!
A victorious Zbigniew Mlotek thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Judge Dredd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Varshik Gerich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dredd comes to the cage accompanied by I Am The Law!. Gerich is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Drugwhore. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Judge Dredd is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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160 lbs
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Judge Dredd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Varshik Gerich!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dredd moves out of range of the strikes.
Dredd scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Varshik Gerich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gerich staying out of range there.
Dredd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gerich manages to avoid it.
Dredd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gerich manages to avoid it.
Gerich tried to score with a low kick but Dredd checks it.
Dredd scores with a punch to the head.
Gerich is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dredd takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gerich attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dredd.
Dredd misses with a body shot.
Gerich throws a leg kick which misses Dredd's front leg but catches the back leg as Dredd tries to avoid it.
Gerich tries to score with a low kick but Dredd moves his leg out of the way.
Dredd takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dredd checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dredd avoids the head kick by Gerich.
Dredd misses with a straight left.
Dredd misses with a looping left.
Dredd lands a glancing blow to the side of Gerich's head.
Gerich pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dredd is out of range and Gerich settles back down.
Gerich throws a leg kick but Dredd moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerich scoring well with a low kick there.
A swing and a miss from Dredd.
Dredd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gerich was well out of range. Poor timing from Dredd.
Gerich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dredd.
Gerich with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gerich throws a solid leg kick but Dredd takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gerich.
Gerich misses with a low kick as Dredd jumps back.
Gerich throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gerich ducks under a wild hook from Dredd.
Gerich wants to land a leg kick but Dredd is out of range.
No joy there for Dredd, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dredd thows a body shot but no joy.
Gerich connects with an inside leg kick.
Dredd connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gerich gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gerich throws a sloppy head kick and Dredd moves out of range easily.
Gerich staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dredd throws the left hand but Gerich avoids the punch easily.
Gerich connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gerich ducks under a wild hook from Dredd.
Dredd throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gerich does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Good exchange - Dredd coming out on top.
Dredd is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gerich throws a leg kick that misses.
Dredd tests Gerich's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dredd checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dredd misses with a straight left.
Gerich throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gerich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dredd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dredd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dredd catches Gerich with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gerich throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dredd throws a series of punches but Gerich moves out of range.
Gerich fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dredd checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerich throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gerich looks to land a body kick but Dredd moved away.
Gerich delivers a nice body kick.
Gerich fakes the leg kick and cracks Dredd in the body.
Dredd thows a body shot but no joy.
Dredd checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dredd scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gerich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gerich takes one to the chin there.
Gerich looks to land a left hand but Dredd moved out of range nicely.
Dredd takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gerich slips a straight right by Dredd.
Dredd throws a shot to the body.
Good shot there by Dredd.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dredd checks a leg kick.
Gerich buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gerich dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dredd. That did some damage!
Nice body kick there by Gerich.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Gerich.
Gerich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dredd.
A cross from Dredd lands.
Dredd misses with a looping right.
Gerich defending well as Dredd loads up on a big left hand.
Dredd checks a low kick from Gerich.
Gerich on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gerich is rocked!
Dredd closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Gerich! Dredd dives in looking to finish! Gerich is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Judge Dredd!
A victorious Judge Dredd thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Butrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neeyo Collin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collin has chosen Bagsakan - Collaboration as his entrance music. Hannibal Butrovic has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hannibal Butrovic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Neeyo Collin!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collin has a takedown stuffed.
Butrovic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Collin's waist but Collin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Butrovic off to one side.
Butrovic shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Collin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Collin is trying to control Butrovic's posture but Butrovic avoids it.
Butrovic trying to control the position but Collin is working away.
The ground and pound from Butrovic seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Butrovic misses with the ground and pound.
Collin wants to control but Butrovic postures up.
Collin tries to improve position but can't.
Butrovic working the body and head with strikes.
Collin is not content to let Butrovic control the position.
Collin defending against the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butrovic moves into full mount!
Butrovic trying to control but Collin is having none of it.
Collin tries to hold on but Butrovic pushes him away.
Butrovic unloading with bombs!
Butrovic is stalling here but it's allowed Collin to get half guard.
Butrovic has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Collin is not content to let Butrovic control the position.
Butrovic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collin is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butrovic wants to control but Collin is keeping him busy.
Collin tries to get to full guard but Butrovic has control of the leg.
Butrovic moves into full mount! Collin won't be happy about that!
Butrovic has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Collin's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
BOOM! Butrovic connects with a massive shot to the dome!
It looks like Neeyo Collin has been cut.
Butrovic scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Butrovic landing strikes from the mount.
Butrovic avoids the attempt from Collin to control.
Collin is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Collin is desperately trying to improve his position but Butrovic has a good base and remains in mount.
Collin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Butrovic raining down hammerfists from mount.
Collin can't escape the position.
Collin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That has opened up Neeyo Collin's cut even more.
Butrovic lands a nice shot to the head.
Collin is bucking up trying to escape but Butrovic cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Butrovic lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Collin hang on?
Collin is rocked!
Butrovic cracks Collin with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hannibal Butrovic!
Hannibal Butrovic retains his lightweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Hannibal Butrovic made sure he mentioned Amsterdam in London 95% Laundry, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Pirozhkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Brookins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brookins has chosen Kickstart as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arthur Pirozhkov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonathan Brookins!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pirozhkov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brookins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pirozhkov.
Pirozhkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brookins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pirozhkov manages to avoid it.
A lazy left from Brookins finds it's target.
Pirozhkov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pirozhkov ducks under a wild hook from Brookins.
Pirozhkov tries for a takedown but Brookins circles away easily
and Brookins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brookins closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pirozhkov quickly recovers to half guard.
Brookins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pirozhkov trying to control but Brookins postures up.
Brookins thows a huge punch but Pirozhkov dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brookins prevents Pirozhkov from improving his position.
Pirozhkov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pirozhkov trying to keep a closed guard but Brookins is proving a slippery customer.
Pirozhkov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pirozhkov working a defensive guard but Brookins passes into half guard.
Brookins scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Brookins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pirozhkov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brookins pulls his head out easily.
Pirozhkov lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Pirozhkov has a hand on Brookins's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Brookins takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brookins lands a big shot there that rocks Pirozhkov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pirozhkov gets back to half guard.
Brookins is working for a kimura but Pirozhkov is defending it quite comfortably.
Pirozhkov actively working from the bottom here.
Brookins is just content to waste time from the top position. Pirozhkov takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Pirozhkov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brookins sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pirozhkov's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pirozhkov is controlling Brookins's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Pirozhkov tries to roll over but Brookins keeps him under control.
Pirozhkov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pirozhkov wants to improve his position but Brookins is controlling well.
Brookins looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pirozhkov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Brookins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pirozhkov's head.
Pirozhkov is trying to control but can't.
Pirozhkov gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pirozhkov is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Brookins rolls with it to try and escape but Pirozhkov cranks on the arm and Brookins is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Arthur Pirozhkov!
Arthur Pirozhkov retains his bantamweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alpha Male (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Facaloto Gals (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alpha Male!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Facaloto Gals!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Male throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gals.
Male misses with a series of wild punches.
Male wants to clinch.
Male stuffs the takedown.
Male fails in his attempt to clinch.
Male is looking to clinch but Gals is avoiding it.
A jab from Male does it's job there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gals.
Male tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Male is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Male tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gals manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Male will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gals closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Male is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gals wants to lay and pray for a moment but Male keeps working.
Male on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Male tries to get out of the position.
Gals looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Male is avoiding damage well.
Gals has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gals is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Male knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Male knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gals on the ground.
The strikes coming from Gals are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Gals working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gals tries for a kimura but Male is defending well.
Gals fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gals tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gals has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gals throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Male tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gals wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gals tries for a kimura but Male is defending well.
Male takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Male really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gals trying to control the action but Male is working from the bottom.
Gals moves into full mount!
Gals looking to control and managing it successfully.
Male tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gals trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gals with shots to the head and body - Male looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gals is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Male has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Male's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Gals in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gals looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gals lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gals throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Male because Gals loaded up on that one.
Gals lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gals looking to control but Male is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gals unloading with bombs!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gals cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Facaloto Gals dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Male looks to score with a jab to the body but Gals is just out of range.
Gals shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Male defends it nicely.
Alpha Male is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Male misses with a double jab.
Male looks to land a combination but Gals avoids it well.
Gals circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gals darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Male wants to get back to his feet.
Male is staying active underneath Gals, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Facaloto Gals has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gals passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Male!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gals in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Poor strikes thrown by Gals there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gals lands a big elbow.
Male is desperately trying to improve his position but Gals has a good base and remains in mount.
Gals with shots to the head and body - Male looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gals has control of Male's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Male regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Gals looking to finish Male with some ground and pound. This is bad for Male!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Male wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gals.
Gals has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Male wants to control but Gals is having none of it.
Gals landing punches.
Male is squirming around, avoiding Gals's attempts to control the action.
Gals postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Male looks a forlorn figure.
Gals trying to control but Male is having none of it.
Gals working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gals looking to secure an arm triangle but Male defends it well.
Gals throws some wild stikes that Male manages to avoid easily.
Gals throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Gals landing strikes from the mount.
Gals lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gals trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Male tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Male is bucking up trying to escape but Gals cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Male is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gals cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Oh Male is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gals looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Male seems to have got his legs back now.
Gals tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gals punching from mount but Male doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Gals punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gals tries to control but Male wriggling away.
Gals has control of Male's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Male regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice elbow there by Gals.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Facaloto Gals showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Male tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gals swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gals decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gals not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gals is looking for a kimura but Male is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gals to get the leverage.
Gals is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gals thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are battling for position here. Male manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gals throwing strikes but missing.
Gals throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gals is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Male keeping moving, preventing Gals from controlling successfully.
Male avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gals throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Male works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gals trying to control but Male is working from the bottom.
Gals prevents Male from getting back to his feet.
Gals looking to sit in guard and control but Male gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gals manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Male manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gals is stalling in the full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gals's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gals with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gals is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Male working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gals.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gals loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gals keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Male's head.
Gals stops Male from standing up.
Gals is pushing down on Male's leg trying to pass to half guard. Male is fighting to maintain full guard but Gals has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gals not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gals lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gals working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Male wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gals winds up and cracks Male with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gals content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gals scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gals is working for a kimura but Male is defending it quite comfortably.
Gals is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Male is just riding it out for now. Gals eventually gives up the hold.
Gals wants to take a breather but Male is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Facaloto Gals really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Male tests Gals's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Male tries to clinch up
and Gals counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gals is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Male has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gals not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gals lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gals is trying to control the action in half guard but Male is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gals wants to work for an arm triangle but Male is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Male taking some punishment here, with Gals in his half guard.
Male is not content to let Gals control the position.
Gals prevents Male from standing back up.
Gals is trying to control. Male wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gals is looking for a kimura here.
Still in half guard, Gals seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gals is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Male has managed to free his arm - good work.
Male is staying active underneath Gals, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gals wants to work for an arm triangle but Male is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gals is keen to just control but Male is a slippery customer.
Gals missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Male is not content to let Gals control the position.
Gals missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gals stalling away here and it's allowed Male to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Gals looking to sit in guard and control but Male gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gals looking to control.
Gals escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Male gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gals looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gals controlling Male's posture.
Gals bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Male's guard.
Male wants to get back to his feet but Gals is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gals wants to control from the top but Male keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gals stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Male swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Facaloto Gals dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Male tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gals swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Male closes the distance and clinches.
Gals has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Male uses from the top position.
Male stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gals misses with a head kick.
Male tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alpha Male seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Male tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Male slaps away a takedown attempt from Gals, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Male lands with a straight right. Gals didn't see that one coming.
Male moves in looking to clinch but Gals pushes him off.
Male misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Male coming out on top.
Male scores with a shot to the body.
Male tries to clinch up.
Male tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gals manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gals closes the distance and clinches up with Male, looking for a takedown. Gals pushes Male against the cage but Male circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gals is looking to clinch.
Gals swats away the attempt to clinch by Male.
Male tries to clinch there but Gals circles away.
Male looks to land a combination but Gals avoids it well.
Nice jab there from Male.
Good standup being displayed there by Male as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Male clinches up with Gals and pushes him back against the cage.
Gals is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Alpha Male has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Facaloto Gals.
Gals blocking some punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gals working Male over with knees to the body.
Gals tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Male avoids it.
Gals drags the fight down to the ground.
Gals is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Gals has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Male is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Gals.
Gals is looking to reverse the position.
Male tries to stand but Gals is controlling his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gals manages to work his way to half guard, despite Male's best efforts.
Gals gets back to full guard.
Gals is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Male has his hands clasped together but Gals extends an breaks Male's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Gals.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Facaloto Gals!
Facaloto Gals is the new middleweight champion!
Facaloto Gals really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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