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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kulku Koira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonald has chosen Kryptic Minds & Leon Switch - No Remorse as his entrance music. Nate McDonald will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kulku Koira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nate McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koira is looking to clinch.
Koira misses the shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McDonald.
McDonald throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Koira.
Koira tries to clinch but McDonald is having none of it.
McDonald on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McDonald lets loose with a powerful body kick. Koira will feel that in the morning.
Koira scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by McDonald.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Koira misses.
Koira needs to keep his hands up - McDonald had a free shot at his head there.
Koira throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McDonald's waist but McDonald gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Koira off to one side.
Koira shoots in looking for a takedown but McDonald manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Koira's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Koira takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Koira's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McDonald connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Koira scrambles back to his feet.
McDonald steps into range and cracks Koira with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Koira flops backwards and McDonald dives into his guard looking to finish!
Koira is rocked!
Koira is breathing heavily.
McDonald is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Oh Koira is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
McDonald trying to control the position from guard on top but Koira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koira seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nate McDonald was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Koira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nate McDonald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McDonald fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Koira.
McDonald feints and then cracks Koira's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Koira down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Koira gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McDonald looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonald is looking to slow Koira down with leg kicks.
McDonald scores with a hook.
McDonald works Koira's body with a nice hook.
Koira stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McDonald.
A good leg kick by McDonald.
McDonald lands with a nice body kick.
McDonald misses with a two punch combination.
McDonald lands a leg kick that knocks Koira off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald keeps Koira at a distance using the push kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for McDonald.
McDonald lands a big shot that drops Koira! Can he finish him?
McDonald is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
McDonald working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Koira throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nate McDonald was stalling too much, according to the referee.
McDonald looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Koira is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McDonald pushes Koira away with a front kick.
McDonald tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McDonald lands a head kick that stumbles Koira and the fighters go to the mat.
Koira is rocked!
It looks like Kulku Koira has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koira wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and McDonald is now in half guard.
Oh Koira is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
McDonald looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koira seems to have got his legs back now.
McDonald with the ground and pound but Koira uses the opportunity to regain guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Koira has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but McDonald has passed into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The strikes coming from McDonald are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate McDonald dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kulku Koira's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Koira on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Koira thuds his right hand into McDonald's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Koira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDonald manages to avoid it.
McDonald keeps Koira at a distance using the push kick.
McDonald sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Koira to the ground! McDonald dives into full mount looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDonald looking to control and managing it successfully.
Koira in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
McDonald has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Koira is squirming around, avoiding McDonald's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald controlling from mount.
Koira working to try and regain half guard.
Koira is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Koira sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Koira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Nate McDonald wasn't active enough on the ground.
Koira misses with a looping right.
McDonald thows a body kick. Koira tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Koira will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McDonald uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koira.
McDonald moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nate McDonald is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McDonald misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice body punch from McDonald.
McDonald scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koira fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McDonald lands a head kick that stumbles Koira and the fighters go to the mat.
McDonald throwing strikes but missing.
McDonald slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nate McDonald was stalling too much, according to the referee.
McDonald swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Koira.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald scores with a spinning back kick!
McDonald scores with a body shot.
Koira takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A thudding body kick lands there by McDonald!
McDonald lands with a big right hook that stumbles Koira - he's out on his feet here! McDonald follows up with another monster hook that separates Koira from consciousness! Koira falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! McDonald stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nate McDonald!
After the big win, Nate McDonald made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $150 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Storm Garp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hercules Rockefeller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garp's entrance music is Rammstein- Liebe ist für alle da. A fine choice. Rockefeller has chosen Mars, the Bringer of War as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Hercules Rockefeller was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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300 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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307 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Storm Garp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hercules Rockefeller!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockefeller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garp.
Rockefeller misses with a hook
letting Garp counter with a right hand.
It looks like Hercules Rockefeller has been cut.
Rockefeller throws a head kick that misses.
Rockefeller throws a front kick that sends Garp stumbling back into the cage.
Garp chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rockefeller can pounce on him.
Rockefeller has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Garp finds it's way round the side to connect with Rockefeller's head.
Garp throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rockefeller thows a body shot but no joy.
Garp misses with a wild combination.
Rockefeller throws a low kick but it's checked well by Garp.
Garp lands with a nice body punch.
Garp takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Rockefeller misses.
Garp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garp blocks a head kick by Rockefeller.
Garp slips under a jab.
Garp bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garp. Rockefeller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hercules Rockefeller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garp digs a good body shot into Rockefeller's ribs.
Garp connects with the punch.
Garp on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rockefeller. Rockefeller obviously looking to wear him down.
Garp takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Storm Garp has been cut.
Rockefeller fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garp on the side of the head.
Rockefeller tries to clinch but Garp is having none of it.
Rockefeller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garp.
A big left from Rockefeller misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garp moves out of range as Rockefeller strikes.
Rockefeller throws the left hand but Garp avoids the punch easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Garp checks a leg kick.
Garp scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rockefeller missing with a left hand there. Garp was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rockefeller lands a nice looking body kick.
Rockefeller avoids the body shot from Garp.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockefeller thumps Garp with a low kick.
Garp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rockefeller manages to avoid it.
Garp throws a body punch but Rockefeller moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rockefeller lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Garp has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Garp and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Garp misses the shot to the body.
Rockefeller swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Garp to counter with a crisp jab.
That has opened up Hercules Rockefeller's cut even more.
Rockefeller goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Rockefeller.
Rockefeller throws a chopping leg kick but Garp manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rockefeller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Garp lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Garp.
Rockefeller throws a sloppy head kick and Garp moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Rockefeller misses its intended target.
Rockefeller just misses with a punch to the body.
Garp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garp throws a hook but Rockefeller avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockefeller moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Garp rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rockefeller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rockefeller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rockefeller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rockefeller lands a nice looking kick to the body. Garp takes a step back to recover.
Rockefeller tries a low kick but Garp avoids it.
Rockefeller scores with a nice head shot.
Garp looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rockefeller misses with a head kick.
Rockefeller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rockefeller.
Rockefeller throws a solid leg kick but Garp takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rockefeller.
Crunch! Rockefeller slams his shin into Garp's torso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Rockefeller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Garp blocks the low kick.
Garp is looking to wear down Rockefeller with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Garp avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rockefeller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garp moves away.
Rockefeller scores with a body shot.
Rockefeller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rockefeller moves into the clinch.
Garp can't break the clinch.
Rockefeller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rockefeller throws a punch but it's blocked by Garp.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rockefeller lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rockefeller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Garp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garp throws an overhand right that lands on Rockefeller's shoulder, as Rockefeller tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hercules Rockefeller will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Garp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rockefeller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garp manages to avoid it.
Rockefeller misses with a body kick.
Storm Garp is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rockefeller thuds his shin into the meat of Garp's side.
Garp avoids the head kick by Rockefeller.
A good leg kick by Rockefeller.
Garp connects with the punch.
Garp takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rockefeller misses the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good work by Garp as he checks the leg kick.
Garp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rockefeller is looking to clinch.
Garp scores with a one two! Rockefeller had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rockefeller misses with a head kick.
Garp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rockefeller misses with a body shot
and Garp counters with a crisp right hand that drops Rockefeller! Garp lets Rockefeller back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Rockefeller is rocked!
The cut above Hercules Rockefeller's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garp ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rockefeller is still on wobbly legs! Can Garp finish him?
Garp fails to land with a series of punches.
Garp fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rockefeller is breathing heavily.
Garp lands an uppercut, right on the button! Rockefeller tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Storm Garp!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cowboy Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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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
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mirko Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cowboy Henry!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko moves into the clinch successfully.
Emelianenko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Henry jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Emelianenko walks away with a smile on his face. Henry gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Henry takes a swing at Emelianenko's ribcage but misses.
Emelianenko slaps away a takedown attempt from Henry, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Henry looks to land a right hand but Emelianenko moved out of range.
Henry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henry shoots in for a takedown but Emelianenko shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mirko Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cowboy Henry.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henry. Emelianenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henry manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Emelianenko on his heels. He'll look to pass Emelianenko's guard now, I'm sure.
Henry distracts Emelianenko with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Henry tries to free his leg and advance position but Emelianenko is retaining full guard.
Henry lands a couple of elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Henry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Emelianenko is looking to stand up but Henry isn't so interested in that idea.
Henry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry is looking to work some ground and pound but Emelianenko has wrist control.
Emelianenko looking for a sweep. Not yet Emelianenko, not yet.
Henry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Henry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Henry working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Henry lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Emelianenko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henry throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Henry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Henry is looking to work some ground and pound but Emelianenko has wrist control.
Henry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Henry with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henry looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Emelianenko is on top in guard.
Emelianenko not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry looking for a sweep. Not yet Henry, not yet.
Henry is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Henry wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Emelianenko is now in half guard.
Henry gets full guard.
Henry looking for a sweep. Not yet Henry, not yet.
Henry throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Henry wants to sweep here but Emelianenko controlling him for the moment.
Emelianenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Emelianenko preventing the sweep.
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.
Cowboy Henry dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Emelianenko lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Henry backs up against the cage.
Emelianenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Henry misses with a body shot.
Emelianenko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Emelianenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henry throws a body punch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Henry throws a lazy right hand but Emelianenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Emelianenko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Emelianenko on the inside.
Emelianenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Emelianenko obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Emelianenko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Emelianenko.
Emelianenko is pressed up against the cage. Henry has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Emelianenko down to the mat. Emelianenko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Emelianenko leaves Henry with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mirko Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cowboy Henry.
Henry is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Henry. Those never looked like landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Emelianenko, right into the meat.
Emelianenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Emelianenko is looking to clinch but Henry is avoiding it.
Emelianenko lands a head shot.
Henry misses with a wild body shot.
Mirko Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko has Henry up against the cage in a clinch.
Emelianenko is leaning against Henry and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Emelianenko - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Emelianenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Henry tries to break the clinch but Emelianenko is controlling the position.
Emelianenko pushes Henry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Emelianenko.
Mirko Emelianenko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Emelianenko takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Henry wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Emelianenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Henrys head.
Henry wants to break the clinch but can't.
Henry drops down looking for an ankle pick but Emelianenko pulls his leg out and moves away.
Henry swats away the attempt to clinch by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Henry's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry is trying to drag Emelianenko to the mat but Emelianenko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but Henry blocks it.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but Henry blocks it.
Emelianenko misses with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Emelianenko manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Emelianenko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Emelianenko is trying to stall.
Emelianenko manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henry tries to break free but Emelianenko pushes him back against the cage.
Henry is trying to push Emelianenko away but Emelianenko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Emelianenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Henrys head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Emelianenko lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Henry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Henry gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Emelianenko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Henry blocks a head kick by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko connects with an inside leg kick.
Emelianenko throws a head kick that Henry semi-blocks.
Emelianenko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henry looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A knee to the head by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Emelianenko - that landed with a thud.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Emelianenko dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Henry thows a body shot but no joy.
Emelianenko misses with a wild combination.
Henry shoots for a takedown but Emelianenko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Good leg kick by Emelianenko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Henry is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Emelianenko rather than just go for the knockout.
Emelianenko wants to clinch.
Emelianenko tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Henry misses its intended target.
Henry slips a straight right by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emelianenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up but Henry circles away and keeps his distance.
Emelianenko is looking to clinch.
Emelianenko throws a sloppy head kick and Henry moves out of range easily.
Henry throws a nice looking combination but Emelianenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Emelianenko scoring well with a low kick there.
Emelianenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henry.
Mirko Emelianenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henry swats away the attempt to clinch by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Emelianenko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Emelianenko scores with a jab to the head.
Emelianenko connects with an inside leg kick.
Henry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up.
Emelianenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Emelianenko stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Emelianenko wants it to stay on the feet.
Emelianenko misses with a kick to the body.
Emelianenko throws a leg kick which misses Henry's front leg but catches the back leg as Henry tries to avoid it.
Emelianenko clinches with his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianenko lands a right hand.
Emelianenko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Henry's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Emelianenko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Emelianenko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Emelianenko scores a nice knee to the body.
Emelianenko scores with a hook to the body.
Emelianenko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Emelianenko lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Emelianenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a double jab.
Emelianenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Emelianenko throws a body punch but Henry moves out of range.
Henry blocks a head kick by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Emelianenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henry shoots in and bounces Emelianenko off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Henry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Henry throws a strike but Emelianenko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cowboy Henry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Henry is striking from the bottom but Emelianenko uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henry is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mirko Emelianenko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Emelianenko has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirko Emelianenko!
Mirko Emelianenko seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Lynott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Randall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lynott comes into the arena with Out in the Fields blaring out of the sound system. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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6 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phil Lynott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randy Randall!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynott closes the distance but Randall moves to the side
and Randall counters with a one-two to the body.
Phil Lynott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lynott looks to clinch
and Randall counters with a head kick.
Lynott darts in and clinches Randall up against the cage.
Lynott keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Randall's efforts to push away.
Randall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lynott moves to clinch but Randall breaks away
and Randall counters with a left to the body.
Horrible takedown by Randall or perhaps it was just good defense by Lynott which made him look bad.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Randall misses the shot to the body.
Lynott moves into the clinch successfully.
Randall is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Randall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lynott tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Randall decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lynott's guard.
Lynott trying to keep a closed guard but Randall is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randall wants to control from the top but Lynott keeps moving.
Lynott looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Randall trying to control but Lynott is working from the bottom.
Randall stops Lynott from standing up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lynott darts in trying to clinch
and Randall finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Phil Lynott is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lynott darts in trying to clinch
and Randall counters with a straight right hand.
Randall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lynott tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Randall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynott tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Randall counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lynott won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lynott wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lynott throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Randall tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Randall has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Randall tries to advance to mount but Lynott denies him.
Lynott is trying to get back to his feet.
Lynott struggling a bit here.
Randall takes a little break here. Lynott wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Lynott pushes Randall away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Randall gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randall in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Lynott throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Lynott closes the distance looking to clinch
and Randall counters with a nice leg kick.
Lynott darts in trying to clinch
and Randall counters with a nice kick to the body.
Randall circles away from the clinch attempt
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Randall counters with a body kick.
Randall fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lynott sprawls well initially but Randall persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Randall has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Randall fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Randall wants to control the pace but Lynott is squirming around nicely.
Randall tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lynott is trying to escape the mount but Randall keeps good control and instead manages to take Lynott's back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lynott is trying to stand back up.
Randall is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Lynott knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Lynott for a finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Randall dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lynott moves to clinch but Randall breaks away
and Randall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lynott darts in trying to clinch
and Randall counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lynott closes the distance but Randall moves to the side
and Randall counters with a single leg into guard. Lynott didn't expect that.
Randall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Randall passes into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Randall trying to mount his opponent but Lynott defends it.
Randall seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Randall is trying to control. Lynott wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lynott is looking to escape.
Lynott makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynott tries to clinch but Randall moves away
and Randall counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Randall.
Randall slips nicely into half guard.
Randall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Randall sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lynott defending well though.
Randall is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lynott is just riding it out for now. Randall eventually gives up the hold.
Lynott is not content to let Randall control the position.
Lynott is trying to stand back up but Randall is controlling him
Randall controlling the pace.
Randall's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Randy Randall was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lynott closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Randall to counter with a crisp jab.
Lynott wants to clinch.
Lynott tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Randall counters with an inside leg kick.
Lynott takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lynott closes the distance but Randall moves to the side
and Randall counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lynott darts in trying to clinch
and Randall counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lynott is trying to stand back up but Randall is controlling him
Randall is pressing down on Lynott's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lynott is holding on for now.
Randall throwing shots but Lynott is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randall wants to free his trapped foot but Lynott is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Randall keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Randall wants to take a breather but Lynott is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Randy Randall was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Randall closes the distance and clinches up with Lynott, looking for a takedown. Randall pushes Lynott against the cage but Lynott circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lynott wants to clinch but Randall slips to the side
and Randall counters with a nice uppercut.
Lynott is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lynott wants to clinch
and Randall counters with a straight right hand.
Randall jabs at Lynott's body.
Lynott darts in trying to clinch
and Randall makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynott closes the distance but Randall moves to the side
and Randall counters with a nice double leg into 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!
Randall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lynott swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Randall is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Randall throwing strikes from guard but Lynott blocks nicely.
Randall passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lynott is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Randall is controlling him well.
Lynott bucks up and tries to throw Randall off but instead Randall has got his back!
What can Lynott do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Randall 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lynott darts in trying to clinch
and Randall counters with a left to the body.
Lynott closes the distance but Randall moves to the side
and Randall counters with a head kick.
Lynott tries to clinch but Randall moves away
and Randall counters with a nice uppercut.
Lynott tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Randall counters with an outside leg kick.
Lynott wants to clinch but Randall slips to the side
so Randall counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Randall wants to pass the guard but Lynott is keeping the position.
Lynott keeping moving, preventing Randall from controlling successfully.
Lynott wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Randall prevents Lynott from getting back to his feet.
Randall content to stall in guard here.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Randy Randall hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lynott wants to clinch but Randall slips to the side
and Randall counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynott tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Randall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Randall misses with a head kick.
Lynott looks to clinch
and Randall counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Randall wants to control from the top but Lynott keeps moving.
Randall slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Randall trying to control the position from guard on top but Lynott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Randall stops Lynott from standing up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Randy Randall was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Randall. Lynott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Randall closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Randall trying to control the position but Lynott is working away.
Randall prevents Lynott from escaping the position.
Randall trying to control the position but Lynott is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randall is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lynott knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lynott wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Lynott prevents Randall from improving position.
Lynott is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Randall is controlling him well.
A lull in the action here as Randall stalls from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randall is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lynott knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Randall has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Randall looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lynott trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randall trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Randall working for a submission but Lynott is keeping him at bay.
Phil Lynott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Randy Randall has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lynott is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Randall avoids the attempt from Lynott to control.
Randall controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Randy Randall is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lynott is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Randall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Randall 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Randall!
A very excited looking Randy Randall made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Coming home -Dirty money. Pettis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. UFC - Face the Pain kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anthony Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy misses with a hook
and Pettis counters with a left and a right that stings Hardy.
Hardy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hardy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardy lands a nice looking body shot.
Hardy misses with a straight right.
Hardy misses with a body shot.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch but Pettis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hardy misses the jab.
Pettis shoots in for a takedown but Hardy shows good takedown defense.
Pettis moves out of range as Hardy strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy moves in looking to clinch but Pettis pushes him off.
Hardy misses with a looping left.
Hardy forces Pettis back against the cage and clinches.
Hardy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pettis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hardy misses with a punch on the inside.
Hardy working aggressively here.
Hardy misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hardy fails to land.
Hardy working aggressively here.
Pettis is trying to pull guard but Hardy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jason Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Pettis.
Pettis jumps guard but Hardy stands there with Pettis around his waist. Pettis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pettis backwards.
Hardy misses with a body punch.
Hardy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pettis up against the cage.
Hardy working aggressively here.
Hardy throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pettis.
Hardy misses with a body punch.
Hardy working aggressively here.
Pettis is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hardy to keep the fight standing.
Hardy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pettis blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardy working aggressively here.
Hardy lands a body shot.
Hardy misses with some punches.
Hardy has Pettis pressed against the cage.
Hardy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hardy leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
Pettis is trying to break the clinch but Hardy is controlling him.
Still in the clinch, Hardy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pettis fails to pull guard.
Hardy stalls.
A head punch on the inside from Hardy fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hardy tries to work over Pettis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hardy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A frustrated look appears on Pettis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hardy fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hardy misses with a hook from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hardy wants to stall.
Hardy misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Hardy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hardy misses with a body punch
and Hardy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardy clinches with his opponent.
Pettis is trying to pull guard but Hardy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pettis.
Hardy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pettis tries to pull guard but Hardy holds him up against the cage and eventually Pettis drops back down to his feet.
Hardy misses with some punches.
Pettis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hardy smiles and moves away.
Jason Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Pettis.
Pettis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hardy sprawls well. Hardy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pettis gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a looping right.
Hardy throws a lazy right hand but Pettis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hardy gets a clinch.
Hardy scores with a shot to the side of Pettis's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
Hardy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pettis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pettis decides to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pettis trying to keep a closed guard but Hardy is proving a slippery customer.
Pettis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pettis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hardy preventing the sweep.
Hardy postures up.
Pettis is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Pettis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hardy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy stands and throws Pettis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hardy grinds an elbow into Pettis's temple.
Pettis gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy prevents Pettis from improving his position.
Hardy wants to take a breather but Pettis is having none of it.
Pettis is trying to get back to full guard.
Pettis looking for submissions off his back.
Pettis trying to control but Hardy postures up.
Pettis is looking for a sweep. Hardy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pettis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pettis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hardy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis is trying to control the position but Hardy postures up.
Hardy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pettis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hardy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hardy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pettis is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy lands a couple of elbows.
Pettis has his foot on Hardy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hardy works his way back into a safe position though.
Pettis can't keep his opponent in guard - Hardy advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Anthony Pettis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pettis slips a straight right by Hardy.
Hardy instigates a clinch.
Hardy working aggressively here.
A short right from Hardy.
Hardy throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Hardy.
Hardy throws a head punch that misses.
Pettis is trying to pull guard but Hardy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pettis manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pettis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pettis pushes a forearm under Hardy's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Hardy is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anthony Pettis!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yokkao Kaennorsing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pentti Hilkuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaennorsing's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jungle Boogie. 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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25
198 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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24
193 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yokkao Kaennorsing!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pentti Hilkuri!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaennorsing scores with a hook.
Kaennorsing lands a leg kick that knocks Hilkuri off balance momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Hilkuri.
Pentti Hilkuri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hilkuri tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kaennorsing on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hilkuri. Hilkuri obviously looking to wear him down.
Kaennorsing lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hilkuri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hilkuri avoids the head kick by Kaennorsing.
Hilkuri goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That kick from Kaennorsing tenderised Hilkuri's leg. Hilkuri is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hilkuri scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Hilkuri.
Hilkuri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaennorsing was well out of range. Poor timing from Hilkuri.
Hilkuri misses with an uppercut.
Hilkuri walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hilkuri missing with a left hand there. Kaennorsing was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hilkuri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hilkuri misses with a left hand
and Kaennorsing counters with a low kick, right behind Hilkuri 's knee.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kaennorsing.
Hilkuri tries to bum rush Kaennorsing with a series of wild strikes but Kaennorsing uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilkuri stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kaennorsing.
Kaennorsing cracks Hilkuri with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hilkuri looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hilkuri lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kaennorsing keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kaennorsing misses with a low kick.
Kaennorsing throws a front kick that sends Hilkuri stumbling back into the cage.
Some bone on bone action there as Kaennorsing checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
No joy there for Hilkuri, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hilkuri looks to land a left hand but Kaennorsing moved out of range nicely.
Kaennorsing cracks the inside of Hilkuri's front leg.
Kaennorsing throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A bone on bone clash there as Kaennorsing blocks the leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Kaennorsing blocks the low kick.
Kaennorsing rushes Hilkuri and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kaennorsing lands an elbow just above Hilkuri 's eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaennorsing trying to land knees to the body.
Hilkuri takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilkuri is trying to push Kaennorsing away but Kaennorsing has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kaennorsing lands a nice elbow.
Hilkuri takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kaennorsing lands an elbow just above Hilkuri 's eye.
Hilkuri wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kaennorsing lands an elbow inside.
Hilkuri is looking to break free of the clinch but Kaennorsing has double underhooks.
Hilkuri blocks an elbow strike from Kaennorsing.
Hilkuri takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kaennorsing will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hilkuri up against the cage.
Hilkuri is trying to break the clinch but Kaennorsing has him pressed against the cage.
Kaennorsing keeps control of Hilkuri as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kaennorsing keeps control of Hilkuri as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Hilkuri.
Kaennorsing tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hilkuri avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Hilkuri's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kaennorsing keeps control of Hilkuri as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hilkuri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hilkuri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hilkuri tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kaennorsing finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hilkuri gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kaennorsing counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hilkuri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hilkuri lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kaennorsing has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kaennorsing and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kaennorsing connects with a crisp jab.
Hilkuri catches Kaennorsing with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hilkuri turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hilkuri tries to land a front kick but Kaennorsing steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hilkuri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kaennorsing.
Hilkuri works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaennorsing tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hilkuri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Hilkuri misses.
Kaennorsing throws a nice looking combination but Hilkuri bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hilkuri throws a leg kick
and Kaennorsing moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Kaennorsing.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hilkuri blocks the elbow strike.
Kaennorsing pushes off an throws an elbow but Hilkuri leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hilkuri prevents a body shot from Kaennorsing.
Kaennorsing lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hilkuri is trying to break the clinch but Kaennorsing is controlling him.
Kaennorsing has Hilkuri pressed against the cage, preventing Hilkuri from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kaennorsing lands an elbow just above Hilkuri 's eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hilkuri breaks from the clinch.
Hilkuri tries to land a front kick but Kaennorsing steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A left lands for Kaennorsing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kaennorsing. That's going to slow Hilkuri down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Yokkao Kaennorsing will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hilkuri lands a nice hook to Kaennorsing's body. Kaennorsing takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kaennorsing throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hilkuri throws a leg kick but Kaennorsing checks it.
Yokkao Kaennorsing is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kaennorsing throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Kaennorsing - just one landing.
Hilkuri misses with a two punch combination.
Hilkuri throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kaennorsing counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hilkuri throws a leg kick but Kaennorsing sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kaennorsing scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kaennorsing scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hilkuri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hilkuri's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hilkuri scores with a nice body kick.
Kaennorsing fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaennorsing moves in looking to clinch but Hilkuri pushes him off.
Kaennorsing walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hilkuri.
Kaennorsing throws a leg kick that misses.
Kaennorsing dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hilkuri throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kaennorsing counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilkuri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kaennorsing tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hilkuri throws a right hand that Kaennorsing ducks under and follows up with a left that Kaennorsing also avoids with ease.
Kaennorsing misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Hilkuri.
Hilkuri 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.
Kaennorsing on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kaennorsing connects with a leg kick. Hilkuri looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hilkuri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kaennorsing.
Hilkuri throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hilkuri catches Kaennorsing with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kaennorsing slips a jab from Hilkuri.
Hilkuri circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kaennorsing slips a jab and a cross from Hilkuri.
Kaennorsing avoids the body shot from Hilkuri.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaennorsing throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hilkuri scores with a shot to the body.
Hilkuri avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kaennorsing crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hilkuri - the referee stops the clock and Kaennorsing gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hilkuri. Kaennorsing manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hilkuri lands a jab to the head.
Kaennorsing falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hilkuri counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kaennorsing's knee momentarily.
A punch lands to the side of Hilkuri 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hilkuri throws a push kick but Kaennorsing slaps the foot to one side.
Hilkuri misses the jab.
Kaennorsing lands a leg kick that knocks Hilkuri off balance momentarily.
Kaennorsing rushes Hilkuri and presses him up against the cage.
A short right from Kaennorsing.
Kaennorsing can't find room to land a body shot as Hilkuri controls the action.
Kaennorsing throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilkuri lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kaennorsing backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kaennorsing lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hilkuri is trying to break the clinch but Kaennorsing has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kaennorsing landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hilkuri lands with a light punch inside.
Hilkuri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kaennorsing fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hilkuri misses with a hook
and Kaennorsing counters with a body kick that stops Hilkuri in his tracks momentarily.
Kaennorsing blocks a low kick nicely.
Kaennorsing ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kaennorsing throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hilkuri scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid body kick from Hilkuri.
Hilkuri moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kaennorsing is rocked!
Hilkuri is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilkuri misses with a straight right.
Oh Kaennorsing is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hilkuri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hilkuri throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kaennorsing.
Hilkuri throws a jab when Kaennorsing was well out of range.
Kaennorsing ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crack! A monster head kick from Hilkuri and Kaennorsing falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Hilkuri!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Pentti Hilkuri!
Pentti Hilkuri is the new middleweight champion!
Pentti Hilkuri decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Poor Matt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Vladimirov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladimirov has chosen Pelageya & Darya Moroz - Walking through a field with a horse as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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313 lbs
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240 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Poor Matt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Vladimirov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matt throws a combination that misses
and Vladimirov counters with a crisp one two that drops Matt! Vladimirov thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Matt to his feet! Matt is in big trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vladimirov.
Vladimirov misses with a straight left.
Vladimirov connects with a right that clearly hurt Matt. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Vladimirov proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Matt collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fedor Vladimirov!
A relieved looking Fedor Vladimirov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Phil Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alf Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mr Phil Davis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alf Tanner!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis looks to land a combination but Tanner avoids it well.
Tanner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davis moves away.
Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tanner was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davis throws a right and a left that Tanner avoids nicely.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Davis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Davis thuds his right hand into Tanner's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tanner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tanner as he avoids it easily.
Tanner throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Tanner misses the jab.
Davis misses with a few strikes there.
Tanner lands a nice hook to Davis's body. Davis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Davis throws an off balance right hand
and Tanner counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner throws a sloppy head kick and Davis moves out of range easily.
Davis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tanner tries to clinch there but Davis circles away.
Davis misses with a body shot.
Tanner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Davis swings widly with a right hand
and Tanner counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tanner with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Davis to score with a decent uppercut.
A punch combination from Davis misses.
Tanner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Davis missing with a left hand there. Tanner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tanner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tanner rushes Davis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Davis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Tanner can't find room to land a body shot as Davis controls the action.
Tanner tries to work over Davis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tanner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Davis manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Tanner as Davis shoots in.
Davis takes a swing at Tanner's ribcage but misses.
Davis punishes Tanner's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice body kick from Tanner.
Tanner swinging wildly here.
Tanner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davis.
Tanner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davis circles away quickly and effectively.
Tanner lets loose with a powerful body kick. Davis will feel that in the morning.
Davis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tanner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davis defending well as Tanner loads up on a big left hand.
Davis throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tanner was covering up waiting for the punch and Davis finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Davis tries to free his leg and advance position but Tanner is retaining full guard.
Davis wants to control from the top but Tanner keeps moving.
Tanner is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Davis sitting in guard here, content to control.
Davis throws a strike but Tanner rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner tries to stand but Davis is controlling from the bottom.
Tanner stopping the sweep attempt from Davis.
Davis has his hands on Tanner's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Phil Davis 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.
Davis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tanner is looking to clinch.
Tanner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tanner just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tanner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
Tanner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
Tanner tries to clinch but Davis is having none of it.
Davis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tanner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tanner lands a leg kick that knocks Davis off balance momentarily.
Tanner is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Davis rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner lands a glancing blow to the side of Davis's head.
Davis throws a shot from downtown. Tanner moves away and avoids it.
Davis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Davis missing with a left hand there. Tanner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tanner shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Davis lands a jab to Tanner's midsection.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tanner darts in and clinches Davis up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davis.
Tanner struggles to land a body shot inside as Davis controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Tanner.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tanner.
Tanner takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis is working Tanner over against the cage.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis throws a hook but Tanner avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner lands with a slapping head kick.
Davis avoids the head kick by Tanner.
Tanner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Davis in his tracks.
Tanner throws a good cross that connects.
Tanner throws a push kick but Davis slaps the foot to one side.
Tanner is looking to clinch.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Tanner is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Davis.
Tanner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tanner throws a body kick that misses.
Tanner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tanner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davis.
Tanner misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner wants to clinch.
Tanner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davis.
Tanner walks into a jab.
A left lands for Tanner.
Tanner ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Tanner misses with a straight left.
Davis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Davis is defended easily by Tanner.
Davis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tanners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Davis throws a body punch but Tanner moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Davis.
Davis throws the left hand but Tanner avoids the punch easily.
Davis throws a hook but Tanner blocks it.
Alf Tanner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tanner slips a jab from Davis.
Davis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tanner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davis.
Tanner misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Tanner.
Horrible takedown by Davis or perhaps it was just good defense by Tanner which made him look bad.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circling - Tanner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tanner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
Tanner throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Davis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mr Phil Davis will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Davis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tanner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tanner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Davis.
Mr Phil Davis is winning the standup battle so far.
Davis shoots in but Tanner avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tanner motions for Davis to come forward. Tanner throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Davis shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tanner napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tanner struggling a bit here.
Davis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tanner keeps working.
Tanner wants to control but Davis postures up.
Davis sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Tanner is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner wants to get back to his feet.
Tanner is looking to reverse the position.
Davis trying to control the action but Tanner is working from the bottom.
Tanner dodges the ground and pound from Davis.
Davis working the ground and pound.
Davis advances to mount.
Davis prevents Tanner from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
A nice elbow there by Davis.
Tanner is squirming around, avoiding Davis's attempts to control the action.
Davis landing strikes, looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanner is bucking up trying to escape but Davis cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis with shots to the head and body - Tanner looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tanner is rocked!
Davis controlling the position easily from mount.
Tanner is still in real trouble! Can Davis finish him?
Davis avoids the attempt from Tanner to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tanner in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot lands for Davis! Tanner is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mr Phil Davis!
Mr Phil Davis retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bubbles Ticklepants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monte Christo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ticklepants kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rock You Like a Hurricane. Christo has chosen Walk this way - Run DMC & Aerosmith as his entrance music. Bubbles Ticklepants has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bubbles Ticklepants!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Monte Christo!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ticklepants throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Christo. Ticklepants does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ticklepants misses with a leg kick.
Christo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ticklepants tries to clinch there but Christo circles away.
Ticklepants throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Monte Christo has been cut.
Ticklepants feints and then cracks Christo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Christo down.
Ticklepants walks into a straight right hand from Christo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christo throws the left hand but Ticklepants avoids the punch easily.
Christo throws a low kick but Ticklepants moves out of range easily.
Ticklepants closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ticklepants trying to stall but Christo improves his position.
Ticklepants stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Christo.
Ticklepants tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Christo throws a punch but it's blocked by Ticklepants.
Ticklepants drops Christo with a big knee straight up the middle! Christo is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Christo is rocked!
Ticklepants tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Christo is still on wobbly legs! Can Ticklepants finish him?
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!
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Ticklepants throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Christo is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bubbles Ticklepants!
Bubbles Ticklepants retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Bubbles Ticklepants thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dieter Berger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John England (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berger kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cheeseburger In Paradise. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dieter Berger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John England!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Berger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from England.
Berger is trying hard to land a takedown here. England sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Berger shoots in looking for a takedown. England tries to sprawl out of it but Berger keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. England manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
England connects with a good right hand that stumbles Berger. Berger circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Berger misses with a telegraphed body shot
and England counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
England catches Berger napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Berger to the canvas!
It looks like Dieter Berger has been cut.
England must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Berger is looking for a triangle but England pushes his legs off easily.
Berger 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.
England trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Berger is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Berger passes England's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
England kicks off Berger and gets to his feet.
Berger ducks right into an uppercut from England.
Berger closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
England wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
England avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Berger.
Berger throws an elbow but England slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
England wants to get back to his feet.
Berger is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down England's shoulder. That is not cool.
Berger tries to advance to mount but England denies him.
England is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Berger throws a strike aimed at the side of England's head but England avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
England is not content to let Berger control the position.
Berger misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Berger wants to lay and pray for a moment but England keeps working.
England is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Berger is controlling him well.
England managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Berger.
Berger misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
England is being controlled here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Berger prevents England from escaping the position.
Berger creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Berger 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berger controls the position.
Berger is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but England is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Berger wants to lay and pray for a moment but England keeps working.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Berger in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John England dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dieter Berger's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Berger throws an overhand right that lands on England's shoulder, as England tries to avoid the shot.
Berger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Berger throws the left hand but England avoids the punch easily.
Berger throws a jab but it's blocked by England.
Berger looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for England!
England'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.
Berger jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… England is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by England and Berger has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Dieter Berger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Berger tries to score with some ground and pound. England controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berger throwing strikes but England manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Berger is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Berger is working hard here to advance position.
You can see the frustration on Berger's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Berger is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked England off and has taken his back!
England covering up well under a series of strikes from Berger.
England holding both Berger 's hands and preventing any damage.
England is trying to defend against the choke here but Berger has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Berger Tightens the hold and England taps out furiously! Berger displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dieter Berger!
Dieter Berger retains his super heavyweight title!
Dieter Berger decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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