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*NGF 24* PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Ton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Rene Roussimoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent 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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Ton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andre Rene Roussimoff!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rene Roussimoff scores a takedown into full mount!
Ton looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Rene Roussimoff working Ton over with strikes here.
Rene Roussimoff unloading with bombs!
Rene Roussimoff postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Ton in real trouble here! The ref calls for Ton to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andre Rene Roussimoff!
Andre Rene Roussimoff decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joey Silerto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silerto kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Imperial march. This should be a great matchup!
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135 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joey Silerto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thomas Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silerto misses with a hook. Dos Santos ducked under it nicely.
Dos Santos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dos Santos misses with a wild combination.
Thomas Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silerto swings for the body but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Silerto moves out of range.
A punch combination from Dos Santos misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silerto.
Silerto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silerto shoots for a takedown but Dos Santos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dos Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silerto.
Silerto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dos Santos defends it nicely.
Silerto slips a jab and a cross from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silerto counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Silerto is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Silerto postures up in Dos Santos's guard and throws a big left but Dos Santos blocks it.
Silerto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silerto's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Silerto stops Dos Santos from standing up.
Dos Santos manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Dos Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silerto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dos Santos's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dos Santos duly obliges.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Silerto avoids them all with ease.
Silerto dodges the punch combination from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos misses with a looping left.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Silerto avoids them all with ease.
Silerto closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dos Santos's guard.
Silerto trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silerto is really struggling to control Dos Santos but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Silerto drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dos Santos manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Silerto has Dos Santos in his guard.
Silerto uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Silerto shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silerto showed some decent athleticism there.
Dos Santos is defending against the submission attempts here by Silerto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos pushes Silerto off looking to stand but Silerto dives back in and keeps control.
Silerto is working for a submission of some sort.
Silerto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dos Santos's head.
Dos Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silerto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dos Santos is defending against the submission attempts here by Silerto.
Silerto wants to work for an arm triangle but Dos Santos is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silerto is trying to work for a kimura but Dos Santos is defending well.
Silerto is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dos Santos doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silerto.
Silerto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silerto seems to be looking for submissions.
Silerto winds up and cracks Dos Santos with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Silerto dominated that round.
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.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Silerto avoids them all with ease.
Dos Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dos Santos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Joey Silerto has been cut.
Dos Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dos Santos misses with a combination
and Silerto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dos Santos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dos Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dos Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silerto is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silerto.
Dos Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silerto misses with a double jab.
Silerto decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silerto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Silerto decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Silerto avoids them all with ease.
Silerto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Dos Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silerto.
Dos Santos throws a right hand that Silerto ducks under and follows up with a left that Silerto also avoids with ease.
Dos Santos misses with a combination
and Silerto counters with an outside leg kick.
A punch combination from Dos Santos misses.
Silerto misses with a wild body shot.
Dos Santos misses with a hook. Silerto ducked under it nicely.
Dos Santos checks a low kick from Silerto.
Silerto misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Dos Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dos Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silerto circles away quickly and effectively.
Silerto is looking to wear down Dos Santos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silerto lands a right hook to the body.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Silerto avoids them all with ease.
Silerto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Silerto landing with the ground and pound.
Silerto is in close to Dos Santos's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silerto wants to control from the top but Dos Santos keeps moving.
Silerto drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Dos Santos dives on top into guard.
Dos Santos stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silerto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silerto takes a swing at Dos Santos's ribcage but misses.
Dos Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dos Santos swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dos Santos. Silerto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dos Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silerto.
Dos Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Silerto looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silerto wants to control from the top but Dos Santos keeps moving.
Silerto is standing up over Dos Santos. Dos Santos looks to escape but Silerto dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Silerto wants to control but Dos Santos is keeping him busy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dos Santos can do anything to dispel that myth.
Silerto is trying to get an arm triangle but Dos Santos is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dos Santos wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Silerto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joey Silerto's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dos Santos misses with a double jab
and Silerto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dos Santos lands a two punch combo.
No joy there for Dos Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that Silerto avoids nicely.
No joy there for Dos Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Dos Santos misses.
Thomas Dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body punch from Silerto.
Dos Santos throws a right hand that Silerto ducks under and follows up with a left that Silerto also avoids with ease.
Silerto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silerto misses with a body shot.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Silerto avoids them all with ease.
Silerto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dos Santos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dos Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dos Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silerto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dos Santos as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with a wild combination.
Silerto misses with a looping left.
Dos Santos misses with a combination
and Silerto counters with an outside leg kick.
Silerto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dos Santos but Dos Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Silerto moves out of range.
Thomas Dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Dos Santos misses.
Silerto fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Silerto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silerto misses the shot to the body.
Silerto thows a body shot but no joy.
Silerto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dos Santos avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with a double jab
and Silerto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dos Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Silerto misses.
Nice body punch from Silerto.
Dos Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silerto counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dos Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
Silerto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silerto lands a slapping body shot.
Joey Silerto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thomas Dos Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silerto. Dos Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silerto shoots in but Dos Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silerto wants to land a leg kick but Dos Santos is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silerto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dos Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Silerto avoids them all with ease.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silerto. That's going to slow Dos Santos down.
Dos Santos lands a jab to Silerto's midsection.
Dos Santos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silerto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dos Santos as he jumps to the side.
Dos Santos throws a nice looking combination but Silerto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thomas Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silerto thows a body shot but no joy.
Dos Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dos Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Dos Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Silerto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dos Santos sprawls well. Dos Santos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silerto gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silerto looks for a takedown but Dos Santos sprawls well.
Silerto thows a body shot but no joy.
Silerto moves out of range of the strikes.
Dos Santos swinging wildly here.
Silerto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dos Santos manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silerto throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dos Santos was covering up waiting for the punch and Silerto finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Santos wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Silerto manages to pass to side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thomas Dos Santos.
I think Silerto 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Silerto!
As Joey Silerto got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Oh man another John Jones how original!! You are the worst manager I have ever seen on here!! F yo mama! '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stanislav Popovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Sandler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stanislav Popovich could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michael Sandler's chin.
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stanislav Popovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Sandler!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandler misses with a takedown attempt - Popovich sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sandler shoots in looking for a takedown but Popovich manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sandler's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sandler tries to score a power double leg takedown but Popovich sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sandler somewhat.
Stanislav Popovich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Sandler.
Popovich tries to clinch but Sandler moves out of range.
Popovich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sandler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice takedown defense from Popovich. No joy for Sandler on that attempt.
Sandler misses with a takedown attempt - Popovich sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sandler misses with a takedown attempt - Popovich sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sandler shoots in looking for a takedown. Popovich tries to sprawl out of it but Sandler keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Popovich manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sandler looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Popovich is fending him off so far but Sandler persists. Nope, Popovich circles away and we're back to standing.
Popovich misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sandler shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sandler showed some decent athleticism there.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sandler wants to pass the guard but Popovich is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandler missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Popovich avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sandler.
Sandler sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Popovich defending well though.
Popovich moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Popovich utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sandler stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Popovich throws up his legs and catches Sandler in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Sandler tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Popovich! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Stanislav Popovich!
An out of breath Stanislav Popovich thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogerio Mustacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tompson comes to the cage accompanied by Agonoize, Koprolalie. Mustacho has chosen Los Lobos - Canción Del Mariachi as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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218 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Tompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rogerio Mustacho!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustacho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tompson throws out the jab.
Tompson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mustacho feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tompsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice jab there from Tompson.
Tompson takes a swing at Mustacho's ribcage but misses.
Mustacho scores with a punch to the head.
Mustacho avoids the head kick by Tompson.
Nice jab there from Mustacho.
Tompson tries to clinch there but Mustacho circles away.
Tompson misses with a straight left.
Mustacho blocks a head kick by Tompson.
Jab by Mustacho.
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!
Tompson throws a head kick that misses
and Mustacho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tompson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tompson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mustacho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tompson doesn't seem bothered though.
Tompson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tompson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tompson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tompson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mustacho finds it's way round the side to connect with Tompson's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustacho scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mustacho is looking to slow Tompson down with leg kicks.
Tompson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tompson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mustacho with a hook.
Tompson throws a sloppy head kick
and Mustacho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mustacho blocks a head kick by Tompson.
Tompson fails to land with a series of punches.
Mustacho lands a leg kick that knocks Tompson off balance momentarily.
Mustacho throws a good cross that connects.
Tompson throws a sloppy head kick
and Mustacho counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mustacho is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tompson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tompson is looking to clinch but Mustacho is avoiding it.
Mustacho avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mustacho lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tompson is breathing heavily.
Tompson throws a sloppy head kick and Mustacho moves out of range easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mustacho darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tompson misses with a looping left.
Tompson throws a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho cracks Tompson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mustacho misses with a straight right.
Tompson throws a sloppy head kick and Mustacho moves out of range easily.
Tompson throws a sloppy head kick and Mustacho moves out of range easily.
Tompson thows a body shot but no joy.
Tompson throws a jab but it's blocked by Mustacho.
Mustacho connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tompson throws a shot from downtown. Mustacho moves away and avoids it.
Tompson throws a right hand that misses
and Mustacho counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice uppercut there from Tompson.
Tompson tries to close the distance and clinch but Mustacho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mustacho lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tompson at a distance.
Tompson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mustacho.
A head kick by Tompson misses
and Mustacho counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mustacho wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tompson, who protects the arm well.
Tompson pushes Mustacho away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mustacho gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tompson, who protects the arm well.
Mustacho trying to control the action but Tompson is working from the bottom.
Mustacho lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Mustacho has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tompson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mustacho content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tompson tries to improve position but can't.
Tompson wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mustacho has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Tompson!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mustacho can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tompson is looking to escape.
Mustacho working Tompson over with strikes here.
Tompson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mustacho scores with a couple of good head shots there.
It looks like Mike Tompson has been cut.
Tompson tries to reverse the position but Mustacho maintains control.
Tompson really wants to buck Mustacho off and get back to his feet.
Mustacho takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mustacho with a couple of short strikes.
Mustacho postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tompson looks a forlorn figure.
Tompson is rocked!
Mustacho content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rogerio Mustacho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Tompson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tompson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mustacho misses with a hook.
Mustacho throws out a loose jab but Tompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mike Tompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot by Tompson.
It looks like Rogerio Mustacho has been cut.
Mustacho lands with a shot to the body.
Tompson lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tompson misses with a hook
and Mustacho counters with a body kick that stops Tompson in his tracks momentarily.
Mustacho digs a good body shot into Tompson's ribs.
Mustacho throws a low kick, looking for Tompson's leg but Tompson calmly moves out of range.
Tompson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mustacho moves out of range as Tompson strikes.
Tompson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tompson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tompson tries to bum rush Mustacho with a series of wild strikes but Mustacho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tompson misses with a hook.
Tompson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustacho with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tompson tries a head kick but it misses.
Tompson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mustacho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mike Tompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mustacho connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tompson's hands.
Tompson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mustacho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Tompson misses its intended target.
Mustacho closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Tompson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mustacho grinds an elbow into Tompson's temple.
Tompson is trying to get back to half 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!
Tompson is trying to buck Mustacho off.
Mustacho advances to full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mustacho lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mustacho unloading with bombs!
Oh Tompson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mustacho postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Tompson in real trouble here! The ref calls for Tompson to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rogerio Mustacho!
Rogerio Mustacho thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jon Erik Andersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harald Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Erik Andersen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Harald Andersson's chin.
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29
137 lbs
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21
130 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Erik Andersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harald Andersson!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersen throws a lazy uppercut
and Andersson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Andersen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Andersen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Andersen looking to score a takedown here. Andersson is defending well but Andersen drives through and ends up in Andersson's guard.
Andersen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Andersen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The strikes coming from Andersen are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Andersen swings around for an armbar but Andersson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Andersen's guard.
Andersen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Andersson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Andersen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Andersson is one step ahead there.
Andersen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Andersson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Andersson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Andersen working for a triangle but Andersson defends it easily.
Andersen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Andersson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Andersson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Andersen working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Andersson has passed into half guard!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersen is looking for a sweep. Andersson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Andersson wants to stand but Andersen has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Andersson decides to return to a standing position.
Andersen misses with an uppercut. Andersson saw that one coming.
Andersen misses with a hook. Andersson ducked under it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Andersson.
Andersson slips under a jab.
Andersson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson lands a jab to the nose.
Andersen takes one to the chin there.
Andersen scores with a head kick.
Andersen misses with a double jab
and Andersson counters with a nice leg kick.
Andersen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Andersson thows a body shot but no joy.
Andersson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Andersen throws a lazy right hand but Andersson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Andersen tries to clinch up.
Andersson lands a really nice looking cross but Andersen seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Andersson swinging wildly here.
Andersson looks to land a combination. Andersen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Andersson throws a head kick but Andersen moves out of range.
Andersen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Andersson connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andersson was well out of range. Poor timing from Andersen.
Andersson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Andersson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Andersson.
Nice body punch from Andersson.
Andersen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloppy strikes from Andersen. Those never looked like landing.
Andersen lands a head shot.
Andersen tries to keep at a distance but Andersson has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Andersson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Andersson.
Andersson lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nice body punch from Andersson.
A short right from Andersson on the inside.
Andersen lands an elbow that stopped Andersson in his tracks for a moment.
Andersson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harald Andersson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Andersson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Andersen throws a right hand that misses
and Andersson counters with a right hand to the body.
Andersen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jon Erik Andersen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Andersson, as that shot connected.
A big left from Andersson misses.
Andersen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Andersen!
Andersson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Andersen tries to close the distance and clinch but Andersson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Andersen shoots in but Andersson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Andersson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andersen.
Andersson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andersson connects with a solid leg kick.
Andersson ducks under a wild hook from Andersen.
Andersson blocks the body kick.
Andersson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andersen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson digs a good hook to Andersen's body.
Andersson just misses with a punch to the body.
Andersson avoids a kick to the body.
Andersson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Andersson lands a body shot.
Andersson staying out of range there.
Andersen fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Andersson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Andersson lands a body shot.
Harald Andersson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Andersson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Andersen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Andersen tries to clinch up.
Andersen tries to clinch but Andersson moves away
and Andersson counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andersson lands with a nice body punch.
Andersen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersen tried to score with a low kick but Andersson checks it.
Andersson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Andersson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Andersen.
A slapping leg kick lands for Andersson.
Andersson throws a nice head kick!
Andersen throws a jab but it's blocked by Andersson.
Andersson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Andersen rather than just go for the knockout.
Andersson lands a high kick!
Andersen is rocked!
Harald Andersson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the liver by Andersson. Beautiful body shot.
Oh Andersen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Andersen throws a head kick that misses.
Andersen seems to have got his legs back now.
Andersson with a hook.
Andersen avoids a kick to the body.
Andersson lands with a straight right. Andersen didn't see that one coming.
Andersson thumps Andersen with a low kick.
Andersen walks into a jab.
Andersen takes one on the button.
Andersson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sloppy strikes from Andersson. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson connects with a body shot.
Andersson blocks a leg kick.
Andersen throws a lazy uppercut
and Andersson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Andersson dips to his left and cracks Andersen with an uppercut!
Andersson tries to bum rush Andersen with a series of wild strikes but Andersen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Andersen throws a hook but Andersson avoids it easily.
Andersen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Andersson scores with a four punch combination!
Andersen walks straight into a right hand from Andersson - that's dropped him! Andersson jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Andersen from any more punishment! Andersen complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Harald Andersson!
Harald Andersson 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Kalinin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Polish Engineer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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22
260 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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23
270 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruslan Kalinin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Polish Engineer!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Engineer moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Ruslan Kalinin has been cut.
Kalinin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kalinin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jab from Engineer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Engineer misses with the combination.
Engineer drops Kalinin with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kalinin looks back up at him and smiles so Engineer waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Kalinin is rocked!
Kalinin drops his hands momentarily. Engineer doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Kalinin staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Kalinin doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Polish Engineer!
Polish Engineer thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martyn Musgrave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zergatron Megalopolis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
205 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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26
215 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Martyn Musgrave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zergatron Megalopolis!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musgrave shoots in for a double leg but Megalopolis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Musgrave plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Musgrave shoots in and drives through. Megalopolis sprawls well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Musgrave.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martyn Musgrave. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Megalopolis gets caught flat footed, as Musgrave shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Musgrave 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.
Megalopolis keeping moving, preventing Musgrave from controlling successfully.
Musgrave stops Megalopolis from standing up.
Musgrave trying to control but Megalopolis is working from the bottom.
Musgrave stops Megalopolis from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Martyn Musgrave wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Musgrave throws a head kick that half lands.
Megalopolis tries to sprawl but Musgrave drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Megalopolis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Musgrave. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Musgrave is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Megalopolis has managed to free his arm - good work.
Musgrave not doing much here.
Musgrave's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Musgrave is looking to advance position but Megalopolis won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Musgrave is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Musgrave is trying for a kimura here. Megalopolis looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Musgrave wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Martyn Musgrave!
Martyn Musgrave was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Poldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Boitsoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boitsoff has chosen My Domination as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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220 lbs
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222 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Poldi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Boitsoff!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poldi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Poldi closes the distance and clinches.
Poldi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Boitsoff jumps guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Boitsoff is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Poldi is aware though and is defending well.
Boitsoff working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Poldi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Poldi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Boitsoff has his foot on Poldi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Poldi works his way back into a safe position though.
Poldi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Poldi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poldi trying to control but Boitsoff is working from the bottom.
Boitsoff looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boitsoff is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Poldi controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boitsoff had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Poldi defends it easily.
Poldi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Poldi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jack Poldi has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Poldi throws out a powerful jab.
Poldi lands a lovely overhand right.
Boitsoff takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jack Poldi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poldi throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poldi connects with a body shot.
Poldi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Boitsoff looks gassed!
Poldi lands with an overhand left.
Poldi connects with a solid leg kick.
Boitsoff tries to keep at a distance but Poldi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Poldi lands a nice uppercut.
Boitsoff jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Poldi walks away with a smile on his face. Boitsoff gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Poldi with a nice cross.
It looks like Dmitry Boitsoff has been cut.
Poldi throws a shot to the body.
Boitsoff drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Poldi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Boitsoff at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poldi jabs Boitsoff right on the nose. Boitsoff blinks but takes it well.
Poldi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Boitsoff.
Poldi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Poldi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Poldi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Boitsoff crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Poldi - the referee stops the clock and Boitsoff gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Poldi. Boitsoff manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
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!
Poldi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Poldi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Poldi thows a body kick. Boitsoff tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Poldi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Poldi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poldi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Boitsoff takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jack Poldi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Poldi.
Poldi lands with an uppercut that bounces Boitsoff off the cage and back into range.
Poldi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Poldi scores with a nice head shot.
Boitsoff has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Poldi finds it's way round the side to connect with Boitsoff's head.
Boitsoff takes one on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boitsoff gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Poldi.
That has opened up Dmitry Boitsoff's cut even more.
Poldi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Poldi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Boitsoff's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Poldi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dmitry Boitsoff's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Poldi clinches up with Boitsoff and pushes him back against the cage.
Poldi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Poldi works on Boitsoff's body with a couple of short punches.
Boitsoff is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Poldi to keep the fight standing.
Poldi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Poldi pushes Boitsoff back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Boitsoff tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Poldi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Poldi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boitsoff goes for a takedown in the clinch but Poldi prevents it.
Jack Poldi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dmitry Boitsoff.
Poldi has picked Boitsoff up - he's going for a ride! Poldi dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Boitsoff is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poldi performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Poldi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Poldi slows the pace down in half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Boitsoff actively working from the bottom here.
Boitsoff looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Poldi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Poldi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boitsoff can do to turn this around?
Poldi controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack Poldi has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Boitsoff takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Boitsoff takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Poldi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good exchange - Poldi coming out on top.
The cut above Dmitry Boitsoff's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Poldi throws a head kick that Boitsoff semi-blocks.
Jab by Poldi.
Dmitry Boitsoff's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Boitsoff has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Poldi.
Poldi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boitsoff under the eye.
Boitsoff takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poldi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Poldi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Poldi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Poldi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dmitry Boitsoff's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jack Poldi!
Jack Poldi retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Jack Poldi 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Pirozhkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lutz Knitter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arthur Pirozhkov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lutz Knitter!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knitter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Knitter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pirozhkov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knitter.
Knitter looks to score with a jab to the body but Pirozhkov is just out of range.
Pirozhkov takes one on the button.
Knitter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pirozhkov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Knitter sprawls well initially but Pirozhkov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Knitter wants to improve his position but Pirozhkov is controlling well.
Pirozhkov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Knitter sees it coming and defends easily.
Knitter wants to improve his position but Pirozhkov is controlling well.
Knitter wants to control but Pirozhkov is keeping busy.
Pirozhkov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pirozhkov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Knitter has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pirozhkov is trying to work for a kimura but Knitter is defending well.
Knitter is trying to get back to full guard.
Knitter manages to get to full guard.
Knitter wants to sweep but no luck.
Pirozhkov distracts Knitter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Knitter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pirozhkov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Knitter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knitter looking for a sweep. Not yet Knitter, not yet.
Pirozhkov wants to control from the top but Knitter keeps moving.
Pirozhkov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Knitter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pirozhkov wants to control from the top but Knitter keeps moving.
Knitter trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Pirozhkov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pirozhkov controlling from the top position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pirozhkov blocks a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knitter connects with a right hand. Pirozhkov shakes it off.
Pirozhkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knitter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knitter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pirozhkov.
Pirozhkov staying out of range there.
Knitter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pirozhkov slips a straight right by Knitter.
Pirozhkov moves out of range of the strikes.
Lutz Knitter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knitter. Pirozhkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knitter tries to clinch but Pirozhkov is having none of it.
Pirozhkov slips a straight right by Knitter.
Pirozhkov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pirozhkov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Knitter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Knitter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pirozhkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knitter.
Knitter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knitter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pirozhkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knitter.
Pirozhkov tries for a takedown but Knitter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Knitter closes the distance and clinches.
Knitter tries a body shot but Pirozhkov blocks it.
Knitter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knitter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pirozhkov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Knitter smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur Pirozhkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knitter. Pirozhkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lutz Knitter dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Knitter is looking to clinch.
Knitter throws out a loose jab but Pirozhkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knitter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pirozhkov moves away.
Knitter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pirozhkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Knitter.
A big right from Knitter misses.
Knitter misses with a wild body shot.
Knitter wants to clinch up but Pirozhkov keeps it at a distance.
Knitter misses with an uppercut. Pirozhkov saw that one coming.
Knitter throws a big shot that misses.
Pirozhkov shoots for a takedown but Knitter saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Knitter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Knitter connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Knitter throws a jab when Pirozhkov was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knitter takes a swing at Pirozhkov's ribcage but misses.
Knitter lands with a shot to the body.
Knitter misses with a hook.
Knitter punishes Pirozhkov's body with a nice straight punch.
Knitter just misses with a punch to the body.
Pirozhkov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Knitter jabs at Pirozhkov's body.
Knitter looks to throw the jab but Pirozhkov is out of range.
Knitter with a nice cross.
Pirozhkov shoots for a double leg takedown but Knitter sprawls well. He's pushed Pirozhkov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Knitter jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Knitter misses with a hook.
Pirozhkov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knitter looks to land a right hand but Pirozhkov moved out of range.
Knitter missing with a left hand there. Pirozhkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pirozhkov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fighters circle momentarily. Knitter darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Knitter throws a looping overhand right but Pirozhkov ducks down to avoid it.
Knitter misses with a hook.
Pirozhkov shoots in for a double leg but Knitter sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur Pirozhkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pirozhkov moves forwards but Knitter connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knitter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pirozhkov doesn't seem bothered though.
Knitter misses with a looping right.
Knitter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pirozhkov shoots in for a takedown but Knitter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knitter cracks Pirozhkov with a good jab.
Lutz Knitter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knitter works Pirozhkov's body with a nice hook.
Knitter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knitter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pirozhkov.
Knitter throws a body punch but Pirozhkov moves out of range.
Pirozhkov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pirozhkov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Knitter lands a really nice looking cross but Pirozhkov seems unphased.
Lutz Knitter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knitter throws a big shot that misses.
Pirozhkov moves out of range as Knitter strikes.
Pirozhkov misses with a takedown attempt - Knitter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knitter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pirozhkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knitter.
Knitter throws a lazy right hand but Pirozhkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knitter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knitter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pirozhkov.
Pirozhkov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knitter.
Knitter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Knitter takes a swing at Pirozhkov's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good exchange - Knitter coming out on top.
Pirozhkov shoots in for a takedown but Knitter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lutz Knitter 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!
Knitter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pirozhkov.
Pirozhkov slips under a jab from Knitter.
A big left from Knitter misses.
Knitter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Knitter throws a hook but Pirozhkov blocks it.
Knitter missing with a left hand there. Pirozhkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knitter swings for the body but Pirozhkov moves out of range.
Pirozhkov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sloppy strikes from Knitter. Those never looked like landing.
Knitter misses with a looping right.
Knitter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pirozhkov moves out of range as Knitter strikes.
Knitter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knitter throws a hook but Pirozhkov blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knitter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pirozhkov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pirozhkov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Knitter just misses with a punch to the body.
Pirozhkov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knitter.
Pirozhkov avoids the body shot from Knitter.
Pirozhkov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Knitter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A lazy left from Knitter finds it's target.
Knitter forces Pirozhkov back against the cage and clinches.
Knitter taking a breather.
Knitter misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knitter misses with some punches.
Knitter struggles to land a body shot inside as Pirozhkov controls his hands.
Knitter gets through Pirozhkov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knitter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knitter is trying to maintain a safe position but Pirozhkov gets an underhook and turns Knitter into the cage.
Knitter throws a punch but it's blocked by Pirozhkov.
Knitter looking to slow down the pace here.
Knitter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knitter.
Pirozhkov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knitter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knitter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knitter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pirozhkov is keeping busy.
Pirozhkov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Knitter to keep the fight standing.
Knitter's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knitter.
Knitter pushes Pirozhkov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knitter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pirozhkov ducks under a wild hook from Knitter.
Pirozhkov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pirozhkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knitter.
Knitter scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Knitter misses.
Knitter throws a big shot that misses.
Knitter jabs Pirozhkov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Knitter throws a jab when Pirozhkov was well out of range.
Knitter lands a nice hook to Pirozhkov's body. Pirozhkov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pirozhkov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pirozhkov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knitter.
Knitter lands with a nice body punch.
Knitter looks to land a combination but Pirozhkov avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knitter scores with a hook to the body. Pirozhkov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Knitter tries to clinch but Pirozhkov moves away
and Pirozhkov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Knitter keeps control of the position for the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lutz Knitter really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pirozhkov slips under a jab.
Knitter throws a big shot that misses.
Knitter just misses with a punch to the body.
Knitter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pirozhkov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pirozhkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knitter scores with a shot to the body.
Knitter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Knitter misses with a wild body shot.
Knitter throws a hook but Pirozhkov avoids it easily.
Knitter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pirozhkov on the side of the head.
Knitter tries to clinch up but Pirozhkov circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knitter swings for the body but Pirozhkov moves out of range.
Knitter tries to clinch there but Pirozhkov circles away.
Knitter connects with a nice looking jab.
Pirozhkov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knitter. Pirozhkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knitter moves into the clinch successfully.
Pirozhkov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knitter throws a punch but it's blocked by Pirozhkov.
Knitter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pirozhkov backwards.
Pirozhkov tries to pull guard but Knitter forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pirozhkov tries to pull guard but Knitter won't allow it.
Knitter misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knitter misses with a punch on the inside.
Knitter misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Knitter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pirozhkov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur Pirozhkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knitter misses with a punch on the inside.
Knitter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knitter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Knitter.
Knitter tries a body shot but Pirozhkov blocks it.
Knitter tries to work over Pirozhkov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knitter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knitter can't find room to land a body shot as Pirozhkov controls the action.
Knitter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pirozhkov backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Knitter.
Knitter lands a nice shot to the body.
Pirozhkov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Knitter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knitter tries to clinch up but Pirozhkov circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice defenses there by Pirozhkov.
Knitter misses with a body shot.
Pirozhkov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pirozhkov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knitter.
Knitter misses with a straight left.
Pirozhkov misses with a takedown attempt - Knitter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pirozhkov shoots in for a takedown but Knitter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pirozhkov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Knitter. Beautiful body shot.
Knitter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knitter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pirozhkov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pirozhkov slips under a jab.
Knitter lands a right hook to the body.
Knitter misses with a straight right.
Knitter misses with a wild body shot.
Knitter throws an overhand right that lands on Pirozhkov's shoulder, as Pirozhkov tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pirozhkov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knitter connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lutz Knitter dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Knitter misses with an uppercut.
Knitter lands a slapping body shot.
Knitter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knitter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knitter throws a head punch that misses.
Pirozhkov tries to pull guard but Knitter won't allow it.
Knitter swings wildly with an uppercut but Pirozhkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pirozhkov is trying to pull guard but Knitter has him pressed against the cage.
Knitter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knitter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pirozhkov backwards.
Knitter misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Knitter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knitter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Knitter misses.
Pirozhkov has his takedown stuffed
and Knitter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur Pirozhkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pirozhkov moves out of range of the strikes.
Knitter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pirozhkov looks to land a left hand but Knitter moved out of range nicely.
Knitter rushes Pirozhkov and presses him up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Knitter.
Knitter tries to throw a body punch but Pirozhkov avoids it by throwing Knitter back against the cage.
Knitter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knitter misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pirozhkov jumps guard but Knitter turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Knitter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knitter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knitter pushes Pirozhkov up against the cage in a clinch.
Knitter can't find room to land a body shot as Pirozhkov controls the action.
Knitter struggles to land a body shot inside as Pirozhkov controls his hands.
A short right from Knitter.
Knitter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pirozhkov's elbow.
Knitter tries to throw a body punch but Pirozhkov avoids it by throwing Knitter back against the cage.
Knitter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knitter working aggressively here.
Knitter tries a body shot but Pirozhkov blocks it.
Knitter cracks Pirozhkov with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Knitter.
A short right from Knitter.
Pirozhkov prevents a body shot from Knitter.
Knitter throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Knitter fails to land.
Lutz Knitter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knitter leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lutz Knitter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pirozhkov tries to pull guard but Knitter holds him up against the cage and eventually Pirozhkov drops back down to his feet.
Knitter tries a body shot but Pirozhkov blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knitter tries to throw a body punch but Pirozhkov avoids it by throwing Knitter back against the cage.
Knitter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knitter throws a body punch but Pirozhkov moves out of range.
Knitter throws the left hand but Pirozhkov avoids the punch easily.
Knitter tries to clinch but Pirozhkov is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knitter. Pirozhkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arthur Pirozhkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pirozhkov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knitter misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Knitter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knitter closes the distance and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lutz Knitter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Knitter 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 45:50
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 45:50
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lutz Knitter!
Lutz Knitter is the new bantamweight champion!
After the big win, Lutz Knitter made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hilo Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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