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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cassius Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Fenili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payne comes to the cage accompanied by Paul Oakenfold - Ready Steady Go. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
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163 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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Granite chin |
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cassius Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gabriel Fenili!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne shoots in for a double leg but Fenili sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Payne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fenili manages to avoid it.
Payne lands a body shot.
Fenili throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fenili thows a body shot but no joy.
Payne misses with the combination.
Payne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Payne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Payne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fenili moves away.
Payne gets a double leg takedown into Fenili's guard.
Payne trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Payne thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fenili is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Payne is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Fenili is tapping! Great win for Payne!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Cassius Payne!
Cassius Payne seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ezra Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Honey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Honey has chosen Cruising in Miami by Bass 305 as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ezra Ray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hugh Honey!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honey misses with a series of wild punches.
Honey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Honey throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ray's waist but Ray gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Honey off to one side.
Honey swings widly with a right hand
and Ray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Honey on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ray throws a head kick that misses.
Ray stuffs the takedown.
Ray takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Honey slips a jab from Ray.
Honey scores with a nice head shot.
Ray defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Honey.
Ezra Ray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugh Honey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honey misses with an uppercut. Ray saw that one coming.
Honey doesn't manage to clinch there - Ray circles away.
Honey throws an overhand right that lands on Ray's shoulder, as Ray tries to avoid the shot.
Honey throws a leg kick
and Ray counters with a nice leg kick.
Honey digs a good body shot into Ray's ribs.
Ray throws a sloppy head kick and Honey moves out of range easily.
Honey slips a straight right by Ray.
Honey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Honey throws a jab when Ray was well out of range.
Ray keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ray looks to score with a jab to the body but Honey is just out of range.
Honey cracks Ray with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Honey takes a head kick and keeps coming.
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!
Honey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Honey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Honey misses with an uppercut.
Honey throws a hook but Ray blocks it.
Honey loads up on a big right hand but Ray slips the punch.
Honey bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ray's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honey throws a series of punches but Ray moves out of range.
Ray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Honey thows a body shot but no joy.
Ray throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Honey's head.
Ray misses with a body shot.
Ray tests Honey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Honey throws a nice looking combination but Ray bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Honey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Honey misses.
Ray lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honey misses with a hook. Ray ducked under it nicely.
That kick from Ray tenderised Honey's leg. Honey is trying to keep his angry face on.
Honey misses with a right hand
and Ray counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Honey shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Honey moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ray keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Honey tries to clinch but Ray is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Honey.
Ray connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Honey momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Honey. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Honey dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Honey looks for a takedown but Ray sprawls well.
Honey connects with a right hand. Ray shakes it off.
Honey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Honey looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ray misses with a head kick.
Ray showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Honey.
Ray bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Honey's head.
Honey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ray.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honey wants to clinch up but Ray keeps it at a distance.
Honey misses with a takedown attempt
and Ray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ezra Ray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugh Honey.
Honey lands an overhand right.
Honey shoots in looking for a takedown. Ray tries to sprawl out of it but Honey keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ray manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Honey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Honey throws out a loose jab but Ray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ray scores with a decent looking hook.
Ray with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honey slips a straight right by Ray.
Honey moves out of range of the strikes.
Honey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ray connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ray misses with a hook. Honey ducked under it nicely.
Honey lands a nice looking body shot.
Honey throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ray tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ray is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The fighters circling - Honey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Honey connects with a leg kick. Ray looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honey throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ray counters with a nice low kick that buckles Honey's knee momentarily.
Honey misses with a hook. Ray ducked under it nicely.
Ray avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ray dodges the punch combination from Honey.
Ray moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Honey doesn't manage to clinch there - Ray circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Honey.
Honey misses with a right hand
and Ray counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Honey darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Honey has his takedown stuffed
letting Ray counter with a right hand.
Honey throws a lazy right hand but Ray sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Honey looks to land a combination but Ray avoids it well.
Ray lands a lovely overhand right.
Honey is looking to land body kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ray lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Honey ducks under a wild hook from Ray.
No luck for Honey with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Honey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Honey staying out of range there.
Honey misses with a body shot.
Ray slips a jab and a cross from Honey.
Honey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ray connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Honey changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ray tries to avoid it but Honey manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ray to the ground. Ray escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ray checks a low kick from Honey.
Ray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Honey.
Honey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honey thuds a left hand into Ray's body.
Ray is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Honey moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hugh Honey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ray throws a head kick that half lands.
Ray with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Honey takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ray circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ray moves out of range as Honey strikes.
Honey doesn't manage to clinch there - Ray circles away.
Honey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ray counters with a head kick. That will keep Honey thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The fight stays on the outside here - Honey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ezra Ray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honey throws an overhand right that lands on Ray's shoulder, as Ray tries to avoid the shot.
Honey moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ray displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Honey.
Ray throws a shot from downtown. Honey moves away and avoids it.
Honey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Honey blocks a head kick by Ray.
Honey defending well as Ray loads up on a big left hand.
Hugh Honey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Honey throws a right and a left that Ray avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honey slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Honey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ray circles away.
Ezra Ray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugh Honey.
Honey fails with a takedown attempt.
Ray keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Honey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Honey throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A good leg kick by Ray.
Honey takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ray stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Honey ducks under a wild hook from Ray.
Honey misses with a body shot
and Ray counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ray feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Honey's calf.
Ray misses with a body shot.
Honey thows a left - swing and a miss!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Honey is looking to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ezra Ray.
Well Honey has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugh Honey!
Post fight, Hugh Honey took to the microphone: 'Meet my fists...Honey and Vinegar. Somebody roll me a victory blunt!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fair Child (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodolfo Gusman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
197 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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191 lbs
20 - 13 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fair Child!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodolfo Gusman!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gusman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Child.
Child swinging wildly here.
Child takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gusman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Child manages to avoid it.
Gusman connects with a jab.
It looks like Fair Child has been cut.
Gusman tries to clinch but Child moves out of range.
Gusman misses with a low kick.
Child pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gusman has managed to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Child misses with a knee to the head.
Gusman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Child throws a hook but Gusman blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Gusman misses the target.
Gusman throws a combination that misses
and Child counters with a two punch combo.
A jab from Gusman misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gusman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gusman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Child swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Child moves in looking to clinch but Gusman pushes him off.
Gusman connects with a nice looking jab.
Fair Child seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Child fails to land with a series of punches.
Child tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Child throws a sloppy body shot
and Gusman counters with a nice uppercut.
Child just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Gusman misses.
Child pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gusman is out of range and Child settles back down.
Good leg kick by Gusman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Child throws an off balance right hand
and Gusman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Child's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gusman passes into half guard.
Child trying to control but Gusman postures up.
Gusman is pressing down on Child's thigh, looking to free his foot. Child is holding on for now.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gusman in particular looking to stall.
Child makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Child.
Child utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gusman won't allow Child to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Child is working hard here to advance position.
Gusman throws a strike but Child rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Child is looking to work some ground and pound but Gusman has wrist control.
Child wants to pass the guard but Gusman is keeping the position.
Gusman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Child.
Child throws a strike but Gusman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gusman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gusman is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Child looking for a sweep. Not yet Child, not yet.
Gusman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gusman throwing strikes but missing.
Gusman is working Child over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gusman postures up and lands a big shot to Child's brow.
Gusman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Child is on top in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gusman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Child.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Child throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gusman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodolfo Gusman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fair Child's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Horrible takedown by Gusman or perhaps it was just good defense by Child which made him look bad.
Child takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Child throws a series of punches but Gusman avoids them all with ease.
Gusman checks a low kick from Child.
Child leaves Gusman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gusman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Child.
Gusman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Child scores with a four punch combination!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Child is defended easily by Gusman.
Child looks for a takedown but Gusman sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusman misses with a low kick as Child jumps back.
Gusman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Child circles away quickly and effectively.
Gusman misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Child.
Child takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice defenses there by Child.
Gusman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Child finds it's way round the side to connect with Gusman's head.
Gusman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Child shoots in looking for a takedown but Gusman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Child's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fair Child. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Child cracks Gusman with an open hand slap.
Gusman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Child circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Child swats away the attempt to clinch by Gusman.
Gusman tries to clinch up.
Gusman scores with a jab to the body.
Child looks to score with a jab to the body but Gusman is just out of range.
Gusman ducks down and throws a hook 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!
Gusman moves away from the strike by Child.
Gusman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gusman throws a leg kick which misses Child's front leg but catches the back leg as Child tries to avoid it.
Child lands with an overhand left.
Child throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gusman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gusman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Child is able to avoid easily.
Gusman bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusman moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Gusman in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Gusman works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Gusman looks up at the clock and then as Child takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gusman smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Child is trying to control Gusman's posture but Gusman avoids it.
Child is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Gusman throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Child taking a bit of punishment here - Gusman scoring with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gusman is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gusman wants to control but Child is keeping him busy.
Gusman sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Child is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gusman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Child keeps working.
Child dodges the ground and pound from Gusman.
Gusman scoring with punches and elbows.
A lull in the action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodolfo Gusman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fair Child's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Child throws the left hand but Gusman avoids the punch easily.
Donk. Child catches Gusman right on the button with a cross.
Gusman connects with a leg kick. Child looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Child misses with a wild body shot.
Gusman throws a lazy body kick
and Child counters with a series of strikes. Gusman will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gusman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Child lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gusman.
Gusman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gusman is looking to take a break and control but Child is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gusman is putting a hurting on Child here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusman lands some shots froms side control.
Gusman working away.
Gusman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Child keeps working.
Gusman cracks Child with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Gusman cracks Child with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Gusman landing a few strikes.
Gusman in side control lands a decent elbow.
Fair Child's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Child tries to improve position but can't.
Rodolfo Gusman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gusman throwing strikes but Child manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Gusman wants to control but Child postures up.
Child goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Gusman has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Child but great work by Gusman.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Child takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Fair Child's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fair Child's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rodolfo Gusman!
Rodolfo Gusman thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Romano S (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amos Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amos Green told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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160 lbs
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153 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Romano S!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Amos Green!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
S misses with the combination.
S walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
S looks to land a combination but Green avoids it well.
S takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
S throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
S fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Green manages to avoid it.
S takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
S throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
S feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Greens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
S throws a body punch but Green moves out of range.
Green avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
S throws a shot from downtown. Green moves away and avoids it.
S is looking to clinch.
S misses with a straight left.
Green scores with a head kick.
It looks like Romano S has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
S misses with a few strikes there.
S is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Green.
Green throws a leg kick which misses S's front leg but catches the back leg as S tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
S showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Green.
Green thumps S with a low kick.
Green scores with a nice right hand.
S throws a shot to the body.
Green shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. S eats them both and turns towards Green to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
S throws out a loose jab but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
S throws a poor cross that misses
and Green counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Green thumps S with a low kick.
Green stuns S with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
S tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Green was well out of range. Poor timing from S.
Green ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
Green missing with a left hand there. S was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good shot there by Green.
S is rocked!
Green drops S with a naaaaasty hook - S is in real trouble here! Green dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amos Green!
Amos Green decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peeta Mellark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerard Esqueda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Esqueda has chosen Cant del Barça as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Gerard Esqueda has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Peeta Mellark's chin.
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168 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peeta Mellark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gerard Esqueda!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mellark ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Esqueda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mellark circles away quickly and effectively.
Esqueda throws a lazy right hand but Mellark sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mellark misses with a hook. Esqueda ducked under it nicely.
Esqueda tests Mellark's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Esqueda misses with a wild body shot.
Mellark waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Esqueda.
Esqueda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mellark was well out of range. Poor timing from Esqueda.
Mellark looks to land a body kick but Esqueda moved away.
Mellark circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mellark throws an overhand right that lands on Esqueda's shoulder, as Esqueda tries to avoid the shot.
Mellark walks into a left hand.
Mellark moves forwards but Esqueda connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mellark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donk. Mellark catches Esqueda right on the button with a cross.
Mellark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Esqueda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mellark misses with a jab, cross combination.
Esqueda jabs at Mellark's body.
Esqueda throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Mellark - just one landing.
Mellark closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from Mellark.
It looks like Gerard Esqueda has been cut.
Mellark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Esqueda misses with some punches.
Esqueda lands a hook that snaps the head of Mellark backwards.
Mellark misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Esqueda.
Mellark is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Esqueda is defending well.
Esqueda prevents the takedown attempt.
Mellark tries to score a body lock takedown but Esqueda shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peeta Mellark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Esqueda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Esqueda pushes Mellark back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Esqueda displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mellark up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Esqueda as Mellark tries to tie him up.
Mellark tries to land knees in the clinch but Esqueda avoids the damage to the body.
Esqueda lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Esqueda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Esqueda stops a takedown attempt from Mellark.
Esqueda swings wildly with an uppercut but Mellark uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Esqueda.
Mellark lands a hook that snaps the head of Esqueda backwards.
Esqueda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Esqueda has a couple of punches blocked by Mellark.
Esqueda has Mellark pushed against the cage.
Mellark lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Esqueda.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mellark's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Esqueda throws a hook but Mellark avoids it easily.
Esqueda tries to clinch there but Mellark circles away.
Esqueda takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Esqueda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mellark misses with a low kick.
Esqueda moves out of range of the body kick from Mellark.
Mellark scores with a nice strike.
Esqueda avoids a kick to the body.
Mellark misses with a head kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mellark.
Esqueda lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mellark at a distance.
Esqueda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mellark.
Esqueda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mellark circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mellark swings for the body but Esqueda moves out of range.
Esqueda scores with a jab to the body.
Esqueda changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Esqueda looks to land a right hand but Mellark moved out of range.
Esqueda shoots in for a double leg but Mellark sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mellark.
Esqueda connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mellark momentarily.
Mellark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Esqueda throws out the jab.
Mellark rushes Esqueda and presses him up against the cage.
Mellark is trying to push Esqueda away but Esqueda has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Esqueda misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mellark blocks an uppercut.
Mellark throws a punch but it's blocked by Esqueda.
Mellark tries to throw a body punch but Esqueda avoids it by throwing Mellark back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gerard Esqueda will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gerard Esqueda's cut.
That's time! Mellark's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Esqueda fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gerard Esqueda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Esqueda checks a leg kick.
Mellark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Esqueda throws out the jab.
Esqueda misses with a series of wild punches.
Esqueda jabs Mellark right on the nose. Mellark blinks but takes it well.
Mellark is rocked!
Mellark jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Oh Mellark is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Esqueda shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! Mellark is on queer street and Esqueda is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Gerard Esqueda!
Gerard Esqueda really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that $10 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josef Dietrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rampe Rovio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rovio has chosen Eläkeläiset- Ranttalihumppa as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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29
179 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Josef Dietrich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rampe Rovio!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rovio blocks a low kick nicely.
Dietrich throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rovio throws a leg kick which misses Dietrich's front leg but catches the back leg as Dietrich tries to avoid it.
Dietrich looks to clinch
and Rovio counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rovio tries to free his leg and advance position but Dietrich is retaining full guard.
Dietrich tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dietrich working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rovio doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rovio manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dietrich has his feet on Rovio's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rovio scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rovio connects with a leg kick. Dietrich looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rovio bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dietrich misses with a low kick.
Dietrich keeps the fight on the outside.
Dietrich looks to land a combination but Rovio avoids it well.
Dietrich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rovio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dietrich.
Dietrich tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rovio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rovio pushes Dietrich away with a front kick.
Rovio tries a head kick but it misses.
Dietrich blocks a head kick by Rovio.
Dietrich darts in trying to clinch
and Rovio counters with a good low kick that Dietrich was not able to check.
Dietrich misses with a left hand
letting Rovio counter with a right hand.
Dietrich pushes Rovio away with a front kick.
Dietrich shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josef Dietrich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dietrich throws a body kick that misses.
Dietrich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rovio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dietrich on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rovio. Rovio obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dietrich misses with a low kick.
Dietrich smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dietrich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rovio lands a jab to the head.
Josef Dietrich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rovio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dietrich, pushing him back against the cage.
Rovio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Decent striking displayed by Dietrich there.
Rovio lands a nice hook to Dietrich's body. Dietrich takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dietrich moves in looking to clinch but Rovio pushes him off.
Dietrich changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rovio looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rovio manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich thows a huge punch but Rovio dodges it nicely.
Dietrich scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rovio flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Dietrich looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dietrich is thwarting Rovio's attempts to control the position.
Dietrich takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rovio is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dietrich thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rovio's head.
Dietrich is working for a submission of some sort.
Rovio is pressing down on Dietrich's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rovio looking for a sweep. Not yet Rovio, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rovio wants to stand up but Dietrich is controlling him.
Dietrich stopping the sweep attempt from Rovio.
Rovio wants to stand but Dietrich is controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dietrich trying to control the position from guard on top but Rovio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dietrich passes Rovio's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rampe Rovio will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rovio checks the leg kick.
Dietrich moves away from the strike by Rovio.
Dietrich shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rovio as he jumps to the side.
Rovio checks a leg kick nicely.
Dietrich scores with a punch to the head.
Dietrich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rovio's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dietrich connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rovio scrambles back to his feet.
Dietrich attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dietrich looks to clinch
and Rovio counters with an inside leg kick.
Dietrich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dietrich blocks the body kick.
Dietrich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rovio avoids the head kick by Dietrich.
Dietrich lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dietrich tries to clinch there but Rovio circles away.
Rovio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rovio looks to score with a jab to the body but Dietrich is just out of range.
Dietrich shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dietrich fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rovio checks it well.
Rovio changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dietrich looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dietrich on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Dietrich is not content to let Rovio control the position.
Rovio working the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rovio is looking to take a break and control but Dietrich is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Rovio is looking to take a break and control but Dietrich is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dietrich tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rovio wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich taking a bit of punishment here - Rovio scoring with strikes.
Dietrich sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Rovio looks to land a strike but Dietrich avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Dietrich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dietrich is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rovio lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rovio pushing down on Dietrich's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich is staying active underneath Rovio, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dietrich is trying to get back to full guard.
Dietrich gets back to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rovio accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dietrich has his foot on Rovio's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rovio works his way back into a safe position though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dietrich utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rovio postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rovio 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rampe Rovio 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. This is the final round!
Rovio swings for the body but Dietrich moves out of range.
Dietrich needs to keep his hands up - Rovio had a free shot at his head there.
Rovio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dietrich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rovio throws a hook to the side of Dietrich's head but Dietrich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rovio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rovio drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dietrich is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rovio defends well.
Rovio must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rovio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rovio's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dietrich had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rovio defends it easily.
Rampe Rovio has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rovio trying to control the position from guard on top but Dietrich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rovio distracts Dietrich with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rovio trying to control the position from guard on top but Dietrich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dietrich working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rovio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dietrich is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rovio slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rovio is looking for a triangle but Dietrich pushes his legs off easily.
Dietrich scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dietrich working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dietrich stopping the sweep attempt from Rovio.
Dietrich advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rovio avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dietrich.
Rovio tries to roll over but Dietrich keeps him under control.
Rampe Rovio is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rovio moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rovio working a defensive guard here.
Dietrich trying to control but Rovio is working from the bottom.
Josef Dietrich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich throwing strikes but missing.
Dietrich throwing strikes from guard but Rovio blocks nicely.
Rovio is adopting a defensive guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rampe Rovio has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Rovio connects with a leg kick. Dietrich looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dietrich misses with a series of wild punches.
Dietrich swings widly with a right hand
and Rovio counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rampe Rovio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rovio has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rampe Rovio!
During a confident post fight interview, Rampe Rovio thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trey Dakota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BeeJay Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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183 lbs
19 - 13 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trey Dakota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, BeeJay Penn!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dakota swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Penn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dakota scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dakota throws a low kick but Penn avoids it.
Dakota throws a low kick but Penn moves out of range easily.
Dakota connects with a looping right hand.
Dakota misses with a low kick.
Dakota moves forwards but Penn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Penn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dakota throws a leg kick that misses.
Dakota looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Dakota pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dakota ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dakota throws a head kick that misses.
Penn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dakota goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dakota takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
Penn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dakota's waist but Dakota gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Penn off to one side.
Penn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dakota scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Penn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Penn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dakota throws a front kick aimed at Penn's knee but Penn avoids it well.
Dakota fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Dakota is just out of range.
Dakota steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Penn.
That kick from Dakota tenderised Penn's leg. Penn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dakota lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Trey Dakota is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dakota just misses with a punch to the body.
Penn thuds his right hand into Dakota's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Penn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dakota misses the jab.
Dakota misses with a hook. Penn ducked under it nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Dakota finds it's way through Penn's defenses.
Penn scores with the left hand. Dakota knows he should have avoided that one.
Dakota tries to land a leg kick but Penn saw it coming and moves away.
Dakota is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Penn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dakota finds it's way round the side to connect with Penn's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn looks to land a right hand but Dakota moved out of range.
Good exchange - Penn coming out on top.
Penn throws out a loose jab but Dakota uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dakota is out of range.
Dakota takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Penn works the jab nicely.
Dakota ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dakota throws a hook but Penn avoids it easily.
Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dakota fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Penn on the side of the head.
Dakota finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Penn throws a body punch but Dakota moves out of range.
Dakota takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dakota misses with a wild combination.
Penn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good shot there by Penn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
Penn shoots for a double leg takedown but Dakota sprawls well. He's pushed Penn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Trey Dakota has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BeeJay Penn.
Dakota scores with a hook to the body. Penn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Penn keeps the fight on the outside.
Dakota lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A looping hook to the body misses from Penn. Dakota does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dakota lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dakota scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dakota ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Dakota is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dakota clinches up with Penn and pushes him back against the cage.
Dakota working aggressively here.
Penn breaks from the clinch.
Dakota is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Penn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dakota throws a low kick but Penn avoids it.
Dakota throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dakota fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Penn manages to avoid it.
Dakota scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a combination
and Dakota counters with a straight right hand.
Dakota really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Penn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dakota.
Penn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Penn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A swing and a miss from Penn.
A leg kick checked by Penn.
Penn shoots in and bounces Dakota off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dakota keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dakota wants to sweep but no luck.
Penn stays in close to Dakota's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BeeJay Penn dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dakota uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Penn has time to react.
Dakota misses with a looping left.
Dakota catches Penn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dakota was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
Dakota tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Dakota.
Penn scores with a jab.
Dakota throws a chopping leg kick but Penn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dakota slips a jab and a cross from Penn.
Penn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Penn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penn misses with a low kick as Dakota jumps back.
Dakota misses with a two punch combination.
Dakota throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Penn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
BeeJay Penn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Penn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dakota to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn misses with a straight left.
Penn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Penn lands a slapping body shot.
That kick from Penn tenderised Dakota's leg. Dakota is trying to keep his angry face on.
Penn slips a straight right by Dakota.
Dakota ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
Penn misses the jab.
No joy there for Penn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Penn connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dakota throws a jab but it's blocked by Penn.
Penn misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Penn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Penn throws a body punch but Dakota moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Penn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dakota keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Penn throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Penn misses.
Dakota takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
Dakota cracks Penn with a good jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Penn.
Penn gets the takedown into side control.
Dakota trying his best to control but Penn has mounted him.
Penn looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dakota is squirming around, avoiding Penn's attempts to control the action.
Dakota wants to hold on but Penn pushes him away.
Penn looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn looking to control but Dakota is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. BeeJay Penn wasn't active enough on the ground.
Dakota throws a shot from downtown. Penn moves away and avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dakota.
Dakota throws a head kick that misses.
Penn shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dakota defends it nicely.
Dakota lunges at Penn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Penn's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dakota on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dakota showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Penn.
Dakota takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dakota tries to score with a low kick but Penn moves his leg out of the way.
Penn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Penn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Penn checks a leg kick.
Dakota throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice shot lands for Dakota.
Dakota throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Penn on the side of the head.
Penn throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dakota.
Dakota misses with a body shot.
Penn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Penn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dakota under the eye.
A solid leg kick lands there for Penn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BeeJay Penn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dakota doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Penn fails to land with a series of punches.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dakota manages to avoid it.
Dakota scores with a kick to the body.
Dakota with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Penn to score with a decent uppercut.
Penn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Penn missing with a left hand there. Dakota was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dakota throws a hook to the side of Penn's head but Penn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Penn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dakota checks it well.
Dakota wants to clinch up but Penn keeps it at a distance.
Penn throws a lazy uppercut
and Dakota counters with a left and a right that stings Penn.
Penn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn loads up on a big right hand but Dakota slips the punch.
Dakota lands a jab to Penn's midsection.
Dakota defending well as Penn loads up on a big left hand.
Penn avoids the head kick by Dakota.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dakota.
Dakota takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Penn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Penn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dakota sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dakota tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Penn is able to avoid easily.
Penn throws a hook but Dakota avoids it easily.
Penn throws a nice looking combination but Dakota bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dakota scores with a hook to the body. Penn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dakota lands with an uppercut that bounces Penn off the cage and back into range.
Penn checks a leg kick nicely.
Dakota misses with a body kick.
Dakota scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Penn throws a jab when Dakota was well out of range.
Penn looks to land a combination but Dakota avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dakota throws a jab but it's blocked by Penn.
Dakota connects with a body shot.
Penn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Penn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Penn misses with a low kick.
Dakota scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dakota uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
Penn throws a looping overhand right but Dakota ducks down to avoid it.
Dakota throws a hook to the side of Penn's head but Penn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dakota misses with a hook.
Dakota connects with a body shot that sends Penn's belly button to the back.
Dakota throws a quick inside leg kick.
Penn blocks a head kick by Dakota.
Dakota looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Penn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dakota takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Trey Dakota has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dakota misses with a body shot.
Dakota misses with a looping left.
Penn defending well as Dakota loads up on a big left hand.
Dakota keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Dakota throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dakota scores with a hook.
Dakota slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Penn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
BeeJay Penn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Penn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Penn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dakota.
Dakota stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dakota uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Penn.
A punch lands to the side of Penn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A big right from Dakota misses.
Penn lands with a nice body punch.
Penn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dakota is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dakota is squirming around, avoiding Penn's attempts to control the action.
Dakota is working to get back to half guard.
Penn controlling the pace for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penn blocks Dakota's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Trey Dakota.
I think Penn 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BeeJay Penn!
After winning the bout, BeeJay Penn 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mad Max (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Bruens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bruens's choice of entrance music: River Below. Mad Max has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mad Max!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Bruens!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Max throws a leg kick but Bruens sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Max. That snapped Bruens's head back.
Bruens throws a solid leg kick but Max takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bruens.
Bruens scores with a punch to the head.
Bruens throws a leg kick
and Max counters with a takedown into side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Max tries to advance to mount but Bruens denies him.
Max is looking to take a break and control but Bruens is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Max will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bruens is being controlled here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruens is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Max wants to control but Bruens is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Mad Max has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bruens cracks Max with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bruens misses with a looping right.
Max lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Paul Bruens has been cut.
Max is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bruens sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bruens moves out of range of the leg kick from Max.
Max throws a lazy body kick
and Bruens counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Max thinking.
Bruens swings for the body but Max moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Max misses with the body kick
and Bruens counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bruens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Max throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bruens counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Max tries to land a body kick
and Bruens counters with a nice leg kick.
Bruens keeps the fight on the outside.
Bruens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Max.
Max shoots in for a takedown but Bruens shows good takedown defense.
Max darts in and clinches Bruens up against the cage.
Bruens misses with the head strike.
Bruens working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bruens goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bruens swings wildly with an uppercut but Max uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruens lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bruens lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Max tries to work over Bruens's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bruens scores with a shot to the side of Max's head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bruens wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bruens tries to work over Max's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bruens goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruens tries a body shot but Max blocks it.
Bruens tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bruens misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bruens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bruens circles away from the clinch attempt.
Max is looking to clinch.
Bruens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Max.
Max throws a leg kick but Bruens checks it.
Bruens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Max manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Max tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bruens manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Max misses with a head kick.
Max explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mad Max dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Bruens's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bruens looks to score with a jab to the body but Max is just out of range.
Max throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mad Max is winning the standup battle so far.
Max closes the distance and clinches up with Bruens, looking for a takedown. Max pushes Bruens against the cage but Bruens circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Max looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Max is defended easily by Bruens.
Max tries to clinch but Bruens moves out of range.
Mad Max is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Max falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bruens counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruens cracks the inside of Max's front leg.
Max swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bruens swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Max uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruens.
Max throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bruens counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bruens.
Max wants to sweep but no luck.
Max being controlled here, momentarily.
Max keeping moving, preventing Bruens from controlling successfully.
Max is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruens trying to control but Max is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Max is trying to keep Bruens in close.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Paul Bruens wasn't active enough on the ground.
Max looks to score with a jab to the body but Bruens is just out of range.
Max sizes up Bruens with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Max doesn't manage to clinch there - Bruens circles away.
Bruens scores with a head kick.
Max throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruens scores with a jab to the body.
Max shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bruens sprawls well. Bruens wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Max gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mad Max. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Max chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bruens can pounce on him.
Max misses with a body kick.
Max misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Max.
Max throws a head kick but Bruens moves out of range.
Bruens throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Max sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bruens is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Max rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Max misses with a jab, cross combination.
No luck for Max with that takedown attempt.
Bruens thows a body shot but no joy.
Bruens is looking to clinch but Max is avoiding it.
Max moves into the clinch successfully.
Bruens digs a right hand underneath Max's ribcage. Max let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bruens.
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.
Max prevents a body shot from Bruens.
Bruens lands a right hand.
Bruens breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Bruens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paul Bruens's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bruens moves out of range as Max throws a body kick.
Bruens looks to score with a jab to the body but Max is just out of range.
Bruens slips a jab from Max.
Bruens lands a slapping body shot.
Max checks a low kick from Bruens.
Max moves out of range as Bruens throws a body kick.
Max tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bruens counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bruens 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 Max has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Max and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Max fails with a takedown attempt.
Max takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Max throws a head kick that misses.
Max shoots in for a takedown but Bruens shows good takedown defense.
Bruens displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Max.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mad Max. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Max shoots in looking for a takedown but Bruens manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Max's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sloppy strikes from Bruens. Those never looked like landing.
Nice jab there from Max.
Max scores a takedown into full mount!
Bruens working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Max avoids the attempt from Bruens to control.
Max prevents Bruens from getting the reversal.
Bruens tries to hold on but Max pushes him away.
Bruens is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Bruens really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruens is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Max content just to control the position here.
Bruens is wriggling around trying to escape.
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.
Max is landing with some decent strikes but Bruens is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Max can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bruens is looking to escape.
Bruens working to try and regain half guard.
Max takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Max prevents Bruens from getting the reversal.
Max controlling from mount.
Bruens is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Max looking to control but Bruens is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Max controlling from the full mount.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bruens tries to lock up and control but Max gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bruens is working to get back to half guard.
Bruens is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bruens tries to lock up and control but Max gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bruens is desperately trying to improve his position but Max has a good base and remains in mount.
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.
Bruens wants to hold on but Max pushes him away.
Max controlling the position easily from mount.
Max lands a big elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mad Max.
I think Max 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mad Max!
Mad Max decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
60% |
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