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Valhalla 10: St. Petersburg PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marec Thims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MR Gnp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thims comes to the cage accompanied by Lamb of god, Rednck. Marec Thims is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marec Thims!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, MR Gnp!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gnp is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thims sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
MR Gnp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thims shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gnp sprawls well. Gnp wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thims gets slowly back to his feet.
Thims changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gnp tries to avoid it but Thims manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gnp to the ground. Gnp escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gnp closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Thims did well to prevent Gnp getting side control.
Gnp moves into full mount! Thims won't be happy about that!
Gnp with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gnp working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Thims looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Gnp! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). MR Gnp!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wilco Van Duijnhoven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Pinto Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Duijnhoven comes to the cage accompanied by Clint Mansell - Requiem for a dream (Remix) . Pinto has chosen Bibiano Fernandes Highlights [HELLO JAPAN] as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wilco Van Duijnhoven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Pinto Pinto!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pinto fails with the takedown.
Van Duijnhoven instigates a clinch.
Van Duijnhoven is pressed up against the cage. Pinto has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Van Duijnhoven down to the mat. Van Duijnhoven avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pinto misses with a takedown attempt
and Van Duijnhoven counters with a stiff right hand.
Wilco Van Duijnhoven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Pinto Pinto.
Van Duijnhoven lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pinto avoids the head kick by Van Duijnhoven.
Pinto takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Antonio Pinto Pinto has been cut.
Pinto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Van Duijnhoven tries to avoid it but Pinto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Van Duijnhoven to the ground. Van Duijnhoven escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pinto takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Duijnhoven feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pinto's calf.
Pinto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Van Duijnhoven buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pinto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Van Duijnhoven counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Pinto takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pinto tries for a takedown but Van Duijnhoven circles away easily
and Van Duijnhoven counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Pinto is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Pinto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Van Duijnhoven sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pinto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pinto looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Van Duijnhoven is looking to slow Pinto down with leg kicks.
Van Duijnhoven scores with a head kick.
Van Duijnhoven closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pinto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Van Duijnhoven misses with a knee to the head.
Van Duijnhoven with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pinto jumps guard but Van Duijnhoven stands there with Pinto around his waist. Pinto gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Van Duijnhoven connects with a knee to the head.
Van Duijnhoven pressing his opponent against the cage.
Van Duijnhoven lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pinto is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Duijnhoven lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Duijnhoven working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Duijnhoven with a knee to the head.
Pinto is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Duijnhoven finish him?
Pinto tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pinto seems to have recovered his senses.
Pinto takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto jumps guard but Van Duijnhoven stands there with Pinto around his waist. Pinto gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Van Duijnhoven with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Van Duijnhoven landing knees to the head.
Van Duijnhoven lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Van Duijnhoven lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pinto tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Van Duijnhoven smiles and moves away.
Horrible takedown by Pinto or perhaps it was just good defense by Van Duijnhoven which made him look bad.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Duijnhoven.
Van Duijnhoven connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Pinto to the floor! Van Duijnhoven dives in looking for the finish!
Van Duijnhoven prevents Pinto from improving his position.
Van Duijnhoven knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pinto on the ground.
Van Duijnhoven scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Van Duijnhoven connects with a nice short shot to Pinto's temple.
Pinto actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto is trying to get back to full guard.
Van Duijnhoven trying to control from half guard but Pinto is working away.
Van Duijnhoven missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Van Duijnhoven will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Van Duijnhoven lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pinto manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Van Duijnhoven controlling from the top position.
Van Duijnhoven missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pinto has momentary wrist control but Van Duijnhoven slips an elbow through the middle.
Pinto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Van Duijnhoven doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Pinto is tightening it up a little... Van Duijnhoven has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Van Duijnhoven reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Van Duijnhoven taps out! Nice BJJ there by Pinto!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Antonio Pinto Pinto!
A relieved looking Antonio Pinto Pinto 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Alen Delon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delon comes to the cage accompanied by Prayer Of The Refugee. Diaz has chosen Edo. G - Like That 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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204 lbs
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alen Delon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delon circles away from the clinch attempt
and Delon decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Diaz's guard.
Delon trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Delon is posturing up here but Diaz has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Delon tries to roll out but it's too tight and Delon has to tap! Slick submission there by Diaz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nick Diaz!
Post fight, Nick Diaz took to the microphone: 'I think smoking pot is good for mixed martial artists. It’s a new day and age, this is, uh, the year … Fuck year is it? I don’t know, because I’ve been training and smoking pot like I should, instead of paying attention to other bullshit, which I don’t do.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Cat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speed's entrance music is Trivium / Shogun. A fine choice. 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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275 lbs
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265 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cameron Speed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Cat!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speed throws a push kick but Cat slaps the foot to one side.
Cat misses with a series of wild punches.
Speed shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Speed showed some decent athleticism there.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cat is pressing down on Speed's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Speed wants to pass the guard but Cat is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cat bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Speed's guard.
Speed is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cat is aware though and is defending well.
Cat controlling from the top position.
Cat wants to control from the top but Speed keeps moving.
Speed wants to improve his position but instead Cat has moved into half guard.
Speed wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cat trying to control from half guard but Speed is working away.
Cat lands with a punch from half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Speed wants to control but Cat is keeping busy.
Speed is looking to improve his position.
Cat sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Speed defending well though.
Speed avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cat.
Speed is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Speed works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cat got a little sloppy there for a moment and Speed has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cat has managed to get both his arms back between Speed's legs - danger averted.
Speed looking to control but Cat passes into half guard.
Speed gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cat looking to sit in guard and control but Speed gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cat preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cat throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Speed preventing the sweep.
Cat is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Speed frees his head nicely. Oh but Cat has switched to an armbar! Speed is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Tom Cat!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sigvard Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Rankinstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aurelius comes to the cage accompanied by Marcia Carolus Rex. Rankinstein comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Going Back To Cali by LL Cool J kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Sigvard Aurelius has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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130 lbs
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147 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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World class 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
20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sigvard Aurelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Derrick Rankinstein!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rankinstein tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Aurelius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aurelius swings for the body but Rankinstein moves out of range.
Rankinstein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aurelius.
Aurelius moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Derrick Rankinstein has been cut.
Aurelius connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aurelius is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rankinstein sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rankinstein is looking to clinch.
Rankinstein moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rankinstein bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Aurelius's head.
Aurelius misses the shot to the body.
Rankinstein tries to land a front kick but Aurelius steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice defenses there by Rankinstein.
Rankinstein looks to land a left hand but Aurelius moved out of range nicely.
Aurelius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rankinstein manages to avoid it.
Rankinstein lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius throws a front kick aimed at Rankinstein's knee but Rankinstein avoids it well.
Aurelius throws a leg kick but Rankinstein moved away.
Rankinstein on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rankinstein shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A slow jab from Rankinstein misses its intended target.
Rankinstein looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Aurelius wants to control but Rankinstein is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Aurelius wants to improve his position but Rankinstein is controlling well.
Rankinstein is looking for a kimura here.
Rankinstein is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rankinstein throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Aurelius to regain full guard.
Rankinstein preventing the sweep.
Aurelius manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rankinstein bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Rankinstein postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rankinstein landing some decent shots from guard.
Rankinstein working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rankinstein working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rankinstein cracks Aurelius with a solid left hand.
Aurelius wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aurelius punching from the bottom.
Aurelius wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rankinstein drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Aurelius dives on top into guard.
Aurelius looking to pass the guard.
Rankinstein is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Aurelius defends well.
Rankinstein keeping moving, preventing Aurelius from controlling successfully.
Rankinstein throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Aurelius escapes and throws Rankinstein's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rankinstein to see if he's OK.
Rankinstein is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rankinstein takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rankinstein tries to buck Aurelius off but Aurelius is having none of it.
Aurelius working the body and head with strikes.
Aurelius scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rankinstein to see if he's OK.
Aurelius lands an elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aurelius in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Rankinstein is rocked!
Rankinstein on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Rankinstein is still in real trouble! Can Aurelius finish him?
Rankinstein is trying to get back to half guard.
Aurelius controlling the position.
Rankinstein is trying to get back to half guard.
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 Sigvard Aurelius will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Derrick Rankinstein's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Aurelius closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Rankinstein! Aurelius dives in looking to finish! Rankinstein is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sigvard Aurelius!
Sigvard Aurelius took some time post fight to say the following; '...'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demo Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutten comes to the cage accompanied by El Guapo Likes to Dance. Man has chosen THE PRODIGY - voodoo people as his entrance music. Demo Man is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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197 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bas Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Demo Man!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten gets a clinch.
Man on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rutten stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rutten misses with an elbow over the top.
Rutten lands with a left to the head.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Rutten.
Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Rutten controls his hands.
Rutten unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rutten misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Man escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rutten swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man tries to move into range but Rutten moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rutten throws a head kick but Man moves out of range.
Rutten waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Man.
Rutten tries a head kick but it misses.
Rutten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rutten scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Rutten coming out on top.
Rutten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rutten avoids the body shot from Man.
Rutten lands a nice leg kick that just misses Man's sensitive parts.
Man misses the jab.
Rutten fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Man throws a hook to the side of Rutten's head but Rutten sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Man lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice defenses there by Rutten.
Man throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man swings for the body but Rutten moves out of range.
Rutten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Rutten finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Man chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rutten can pounce on him.
Rutten looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a series of punches but Rutten avoids them all with ease.
Rutten's jab looks to have found its range, popping Man under the eye.
Man checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A slow jab from Man misses its intended target.
Man misses with a hook to the body
and Rutten counters with a leg kick.
Man stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rutten.
Rutten looks to land a combination but Man avoids it well.
Rutten fails with an attempt to clinch.
Man throws an overhand right that lands on Rutten's shoulder, as Rutten tries to avoid the shot.
Rutten looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rutten turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rutten slips a jab and a cross from Man.
Man pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rutten tries to clinch but Man is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man loads up on a big right hand but Rutten slips the punch.
Rutten throws a shot to the body.
Rutten lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rutten throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Demo Man has been cut.
Bas Rutten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutten moves in looking to clinch but Man pushes him off.
Rutten lands a two punch combo.
Rutten avoids the body shot from Man.
A jab from Man finds it's way through Rutten's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rutten.
Man ducks right into an uppercut from Rutten.
Man dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Man lands a big uppercut and Rutten crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Rutten looks OK. Man waves Rutten back to his feet!
Rutten is rocked!
Man goes for a small jab and connects. Now Man goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Rutten stumbles back but Man runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Rutten to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Rutten will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Demo Man!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sebastien Linne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dis Tion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linne comes to the cage accompanied by Arcturus - The Chaos Path. Tion is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Prodigy 'Omen' . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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34
165 lbs
23 - 9 - 0 |
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28
184 lbs
22 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebastien Linne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dis Tion!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Linne. That's going to slow Tion down.
Tion moves into range and connects with a jab.
Linne clinches with his opponent.
Tion is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Linne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Linne throws a head punch that misses.
Tion lands a left hand that snaps the head of Linne backwards.
Linne lands an uppercut.
Tion lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tion on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Linne scores with a shot to the side of Tion's head.
Linne lands an elbow that stopped Tion in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Dis Tion has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tion working aggressively here.
Linne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tion blocks a body shot from Linne.
Linne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tion.
Tion is looking to control Linne's arms but Linne gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tion has his back to the cage.
Linne can't find room to land a body shot as Tion controls the action.
Tion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tion blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Linne struggles to land a body shot inside as Tion controls his hands.
Linne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tion manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Linne.
Linne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tion lands with a light punch inside.
Tion slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Linne just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tion's brow.
Linne lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee calls for Tion to work.
Tion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Linne misses with the head strike.
Tion managing to block the knees to the body from Linne.
Tion misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tion lands a left hand that snaps the head of Linne backwards.
Linne misses with a punch to the body.
Linne lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tion.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Linne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tion avoids it.
Linne lands a shoulder strike.
Tion stalling against the cage.
Tion lands a right hand.
Tion cracks Linne with a nice body shot.
Tion blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tion works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Linne misses with the head strike.
Linne pushes off an throws an elbow but Tion leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Linne works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Linne misses with an elbow over the top.
Tion misses with the head strike.
Tion misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tion is looking to control Linne's arms but Linne gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tion has his back to the cage.
Linne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tion misses with a hook to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tion blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Linne.
Linne throws a head punch that misses.
Linne tries to break the clinch but Tion is controlling the position.
Tion dodges an elbow strike from Linne.
Tion avoiding damage.
Linne has a couple of punches blocked by Tion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linne prevents a body shot from Tion.
Tion misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastien Linne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dis Tion'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.
Tion takes one to the side of the head.
Linne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tion.
Linne tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Tion misses.
Tion tries to close the distance and clinch up but Linne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tion takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Linne was well out of range. Poor timing from Tion.
Tion on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tion defending well as Linne loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick misses from Linne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linne swings for the body but Tion moves out of range.
Linne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Linne.
Tion takes a swing at Linne's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Linne.
Tion misses the shot to the body.
Tion 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.
Tion connects with a body shot that sends Linne's belly button to the back.
Linne instigates a clinch.
Tion lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tion will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Linne up against the cage.
Tion scores with a shoulder strike.
Linne lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tion avoiding damage.
Linne misses with the head strike.
Tion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Linne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Linne lands an elbow inside.
Linne tries to work over Tion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Linne swings wildly with an uppercut but Tion uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tion swings wildly with an uppercut but Linne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Linne lands an elbow that stopped Tion in his tracks for a moment.
Linne lands an elbow just above Tion 's eye.
Linne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tion's elbow.
Linne lands a right hand.
Linne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tion is defending well for now.
Linne tries to land knees in the clinch but Tion avoids the damage to the body.
Tion taking a breather.
Come on Tion - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Linne blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Linne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Linne misses with an elbow over the top.
Sebastien Linne has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tion avoiding damage.
Linne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Linne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Linne throws an elbow but it misses.
Tion avoids a wild elbow strike from Linne.
Tion prevents Linne from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tion fails to land.
Tion looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tion lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Tion with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastien Linne dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dis Tion's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Linne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tion punishes Linne's body with a nice straight punch.
Linne avoids the body shot from Tion.
Tion takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tion throws a combination that misses
letting Linne counter with a right hand.
Linne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tion gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Linne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Tion.
Tion throws a knee to the head but misses.
Linne trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linne lands with a short shot to the head.
Tion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Linne pushes Tion back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Linne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tion lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Linne backwards.
Linne misses with a punch to the body.
Tion throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tion misses with a body punch.
Linne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Linne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tion is defending well for now.
Tion avoiding damage.
Linne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tion is defending well for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Linne.
Sebastien Linne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tion backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tion throws an elbow but misses.
Linne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tion misses with some punches.
Tion landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tion swings wildly with an uppercut but Linne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Tion.
Linne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tion slowing the pace effectively.
Tion tries to work over Linne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linne blocks an uppercut.
Tion throws a punch but it's blocked by Linne.
Tion lands a nice shot to the body.
Dis Tion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tion.
Tion holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linne can't find room to land a body shot as Tion controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dis Tion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Linne has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sebastien Linne!
In his post fight interview, Sebastien Linne gave a big smile as he said '...'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tycho Branco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vevrin Betlach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Branco comes to the cage accompanied by Feel Happiness. Betlach has chosen Higher Ground as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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27
141 lbs
10 - 2 - 1 |
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145 lbs
29 - 12 - 0 |
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World class MT
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World class MT
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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
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tycho Branco!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vevrin Betlach!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Branco thows a body shot but no joy.
Branco misses with a body shot.
Branco is looking to slow Betlach down with leg kicks.
Branco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Betlach moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Branco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Branco takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Betlach shoots in and drives through. Branco sprawls well.
Betlach tests Branco's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Branco throws a half hearted mid kick.
Betlach takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice uppercut there from Betlach.
A bone on bone clash there as Betlach blocks the leg kick.
Betlach works Branco's body with a nice hook.
Branco scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Branco throws a sloppy head kick
and Betlach counters with a nice kick to the body.
Branco takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Branco on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betlach throws a hook to the side of Branco's head but Branco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Betlach pushes Branco away with a front kick.
Betlach lands a head kick!
Betlach misses with a leg kick
and Branco counters with a low kick, right behind Betlach 's knee.
Betlach slips under a jab.
Branco lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Branco scores with a leg kick.
Branco ducks right into an uppercut from Betlach.
Betlach cracks Branco with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Branco lands with an uppercut that bounces Betlach off the cage and back into range.
Betlach misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Betlach blocks a leg kick.
Betlach fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Branco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Betlach 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.
Betlach avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Branco bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Betlach cracks Branco with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Branco feints and then cracks Betlach's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Betlach down.
Betlach throws a chopping leg kick but Branco manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Branco scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice shot by Betlach.
Nice defenses there by Branco.
Branco lands an overhand right.
Branco thows a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick from Branco misses.
Branco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Betlach thows a body shot but no joy.
Branco throws out a leg kick but Betlach moves out of range and Branco only half commits.
Branco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Betlach misses with a low kick.
Branco closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betlach lands with a short shot to the head.
Branco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Branco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Branco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Betlach is trying to force a seperation but Branco has the dominant position.
Branco blocks an uppercut.
Betlach has had enough of the clinch but Branco keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Branco.
Betlach managing to block the knees to the body from Branco.
Branco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Branco checks a low kick from Betlach.
Branco fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Betlach has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Betlach lands with a thumping leg kick.
Branco throws out a leg kick but Betlach moves out of range and Branco only half commits.
Branco wants to clinch but Betlach slips to the side
and Betlach counters with a low kick, right behind Branco 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Branco throws a sloppy head kick and Betlach moves out of range easily.
Branco moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Branco looks to land a body kick but Betlach moved away.
Branco rushes Betlach and presses him up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Branco lands a left hand that snaps the head of Betlach backwards.
Betlach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Betlach manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Betlach is trying to keep Branco in close.
Branco got a little sloppy there for a moment and Betlach has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Branco has managed to get both his arms back between Betlach's legs - danger averted.
Betlach tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Branco controlling from the top position.
Betlach lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Branco!
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 Tycho Branco will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Branco throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Betlach counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Betlach's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Branco throws a leg kick but Betlach moved away.
Branco throws a nice inside leg kick.
Branco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Betlach is looking to score with low kicks.
Tycho Branco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Branco tries a head kick but it misses.
Branco tries to clinch up.
Betlach dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Betlach punishes Branco's body with a nice straight punch.
Betlach scores with a jab to the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Branco. Beautiful body shot.
Betlach cracks Branco with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Branco misses with a low kick.
Betlach looks to land a right hand but Branco moved out of range.
Betlach missing with a left hand there. Branco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Branco takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branco throws a wild body kick that Betlach sees coming a mile off.
Branco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Betlach.
Betlach moves out of range of the body kick.
Betlach throws a leg kick which misses Branco's front leg but catches the back leg as Branco tries to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Branco.
Branco tries to land a body kick
and Betlach counters with a nice uppercut.
Betlach walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Branco checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Betlach explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Betlach misses with a straight left.
Branco throws a lazy body kick
enabling Betlach to counter with a crisp jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Betlach.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Betlach throws a hook to the side of Branco's head but Branco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Branco throws a shot from downtown. Betlach moves away and avoids it.
Branco on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Betlach just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branco avoids the body shot from Betlach.
Betlach throws a big shot that misses.
Branco slips under a jab from Betlach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Branco takes one on the button.
Betlach misses with a straight right.
Betlach on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Betlach blocks a head kick by Branco.
Betlach throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Branco sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick from Betlach misses.
Branco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Betlach.
A low kick from Branco misses
and Betlach counters with an outside leg kick.
Branco throws a push kick but Betlach slaps the foot to one side.
Betlach checks the leg kick.
Branco fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Betlach lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betlach connects with a looping right hand.
A low kick from Betlach misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Branco lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Betlach misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Betlach misses.
Vevrin Betlach seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good work by Branco as he checks the leg kick.
Branco throws a head kick that misses
and Betlach counters with a slapping leg kick.
Betlach misses with a body kick.
Betlach tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Branco throws a half hearted mid kick.
Branco scores with a sloppy right hand. Betlach should have avoided that one.
Good leg kick by Branco there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Branco connects with a leg kick. Betlach looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A swing and a miss from Betlach.
Branco throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betlach pivots, looking for a leg kick but Branco is out of range and Betlach settles back down.
Branco ducks under a wild hook from Betlach.
Betlach moves out of range of the body kick from Branco.
Betlach tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Branco tries a low kick but Betlach avoids it.
Betlach throws a jab when Branco was well out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Betlach lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Betlach on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Betlach throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Branco 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 Betlach has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Betlach and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice defenses there by Branco.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Branco throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Branco tries to land a body kick
and Betlach counters with an inside leg kick.
Branco tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vevrin Betlach showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Betlach.
Betlach takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Branco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Betlach moves away.
Branco has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Branco there as he acknowledges the shot.
Branco misses with a jab to the body
and Betlach counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Branco is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Branco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Branco on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Betlach. Betlach obviously looking to wear him down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Branco.
Branco throws out a loose jab but Betlach uses good head movement to avoid it.
Branco staying out of range there.
Betlach uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Branco.
Betlach avoids a kick to the body.
Betlach moves out of range of the body kick.
Betlach throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Branco throws a leg kick
and Betlach cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betlach looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big left from Branco misses.
Branco tries to clinch there but Betlach circles away.
Branco attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Branco misses with a straight left.
Betlach throws a leg kick that misses.
Betlach 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.
Betlach takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Branco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Betlach.
Betlach connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Branco staying out of range there.
Betlach throws out a loose jab but Branco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Branco looks for the body kick but Betlach saw that one coming.
Branco takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Betlach takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branco connects with a leg kick. Betlach looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Branco takes a swing at Betlach's ribcage but misses.
Branco connects with a leg kick. Betlach looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Betlach tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Betlach scores with a nice head shot.
Branco throws a front kick aimed at Betlach's knee but Betlach avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Branco is looking to clinch.
Betlach throws a jab when Branco was well out of range.
Branco fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Branco misses with a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Betlach blocks the leg kick.
Branco throws a right hand that misses
and Betlach counters with a nice leg kick.
Betlach looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Betlach takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Branco chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Betlach can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betlach is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Branco.
Betlach misses with a right hand
and Branco counters with a head kick. That will keep Betlach thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Betlach tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Branco is able to avoid easily.
Branco lands a jab to Betlach's midsection.
Branco slips under a jab.
Good work by Betlach as he checks the leg kick.
Betlach misses with a body shot.
Betlach throws a half hearted mid kick.
Branco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Branco throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Branco looks to throw the jab but Betlach is out of range.
Branco looks to score with a jab to the body but Betlach is just out of range.
Branco is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betlach will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice defenses there by Branco.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Branco, right into the meat.
Betlach closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Branco looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Branco throws a leg kick but Betlach sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Branco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Betlach.
Betlach keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Betlach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Branco moves away.
Branco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Betlach throws a leg kick which misses Branco's front leg but catches the back leg as Branco tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice straight punches there by Betlach. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Betlach.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Betlach 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 Branco has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Branco and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Branco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Betlach connects with a leg kick. Branco looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Tycho Branco did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Betlach tests Branco's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Branco looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice defenses there by Branco.
Betlach's jab looks to have found its range, popping Branco under the eye.
Betlach scores with a hook to the body. Branco takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Betlach throws a hook but Branco avoids it easily.
Betlach throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Branco throws a push kick but Betlach slaps the foot to one side.
Branco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Branco throws a half hearted mid kick.
Betlach lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Betlach lands a nice looking body kick.
Betlach moves out of range as Branco throws a body kick.
Branco looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betlach fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Betlach misses with a body shot.
Branco cracks Betlach with an open hand slap.
Betlach slips a jab from Branco.
Branco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Betlach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Branco moves away.
Branco is looking to wear down Betlach with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Betlach.
Nice uppercut lands for Branco. That snapped Betlach's head back.
Betlach lands a leg kick that knocks Branco off balance momentarily.
Betlach takes a kick to the side of the head.
Branco finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Betlach lands with an overhand left.
Betlach lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Betlach blocks the body kick.
Branco 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Branco throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Betlach staying out of range there.
Branco throws a leg kick but Betlach sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Betlach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Betlach finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Betlach jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Branco slips a jab from Betlach.
Branco looks to land a body kick but Betlach moved away.
Branco ducks under a wild hook from Betlach.
Branco has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Betlach.
Betlach looks for a takedown but Branco sprawls well.
Branco misses with a leg kick.
Branco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Branco moves away from the strike by Betlach.
Branco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Betlach throws a nice outside leg kick.
Branco thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Betlach if he has to take too many more of those.
Branco's corner calls for a 1-2. Branco obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Branco tries a head kick but it misses.
Branco misses with a wild body shot.
Betlach takes one on the button.
Branco looks for the body kick but Betlach saw that one coming.
Betlach just misses with a punch to the body.
Branco checks the leg kick nicely there.
Betlach connects with a crisp jab.
Betlach dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Branco. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betlach pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Branco is looking to land body kicks.
Branco will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Branco thows a body shot but no joy.
Branco fakes the leg kick and cracks Betlach in the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Branco darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Betlach stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Branco.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Branco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Betlach has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Branco.
Branco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some bone on bone action there as Branco checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Betlach ducks under a wild hook from Branco.
Betlach 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.
Branco throws a head kick that Betlach semi-blocks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Vevrin Betlach will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Betlach checks a leg kick.
Betlach just misses with a punch to the body.
That kick from Betlach tenderised Branco's leg. Branco is trying to keep his angry face on.
Branco takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Betlach throws a leg kick but Branco checks it.
Branco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Branco on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Betlach jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Branco lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Branco throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Betlach throws out a loose jab but Branco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Betlach moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Branco misses.
Branco connects with a single shot there.
Betlach misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branco throws a leg kick but Betlach checks it.
Betlach lands a nice hook to Branco's body. Branco takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jab from Betlach.
Betlach lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Branco tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Betlach throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Branco goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Branco checks the leg kick nicely there.
Branco takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Branco misses with an attempted mid kick.
Betlach keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Betlach looks for the body kick but Branco saw that one coming.
Betlach tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Branco takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branco is working Betlach over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Branco fails to land.
Betlach's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good work by Branco as he checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Branco.
Betlach misses with a low kick.
Branco misses with a body shot.
Branco throws a leg kick but Betlach moved away.
Betlach lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Betlach scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Branco doesn't seem bothered though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Betlach.
Branco throws a head kick that half lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betlach is looking to slow Branco down with leg kicks.
Betlach checks a low kick from Branco.
Branco checks a leg kick nicely.
Some wild striking there from Branco.
A looping hook to the body misses from Betlach. Branco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Branco throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Betlach.
Betlach fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Branco is out of range.
A low kick from Branco misses
and Betlach counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Branco checks a low kick from Betlach.
Branco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Betlach swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Betlach avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Branco needs to keep his hands up - Betlach had a free shot at his head there.
Branco misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Branco throws a leg kick but Betlach checks it.
Branco tries to clinch but Betlach is having none of it.
Branco wants to clinch up but Betlach keeps it at a distance.
Branco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Betlach.
Branco misses with an uppercut.
Branco blocks a jab.
Betlach missing with a left hand there. Branco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Branco misses with a body shot
and Betlach counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A leg kick checked by Branco.
Betlach lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Betlach swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Branco.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Branco misses with a low kick as Betlach jumps back.
Branco throws a low kick but it's checked well by Betlach.
Branco is looking to clinch but Betlach is avoiding it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vevrin Betlach.
I think Betlach has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 45:50
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 47:49
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vevrin Betlach!
Vevrin Betlach is the new bantamweight champion!
After winning the bout, Vevrin Betlach thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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