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PCL 121: Crossing the Acesines PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zach Didion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pithe Canthropus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Canthropus has chosen Pizzaman - Trippin' On Sunshine as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
22 - 17 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zach Didion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pithe Canthropus!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canthropus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A slow jab from Didion misses its intended target.
Some bone on bone action there as Canthropus checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Canthropus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Didion has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Didion fails in his attempt to clinch.
Canthropus checks a leg kick.
Didion throws a looping overhand right but Canthropus ducks down to avoid it.
Didion misses with a jab, cross combination.
Canthropus lands a big head kick that sends Didion tumbling to the mat! Canthropus takes a step backwards and waves Didion back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Didion is rocked!
It looks like Zach Didion has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Didion gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oh Didion is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Didion controlling the action here for a moment.
Didion wants to break the clinch but can't.
Didion blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Canthropus.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Didion.
Didion is trying to force a seperation but Canthropus has the dominant position.
Canthropus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Canthropus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Didion tries to break free but Canthropus pushes him back against the cage.
Didion seems to have got his legs back now.
Canthropus will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Didion up against the cage.
Didion pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canthropus has Didion pushed against the cage.
Canthropus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Canthropus lands a nice uppercut.
Didion misses with an elbow over the top.
Didion misses with a punch on the inside.
Didion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Didion lands an elbow inside that Canthropus shrugs off.
A short left from Canthropus.
Canthropus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Didion's defenses.
Canthropus blocks an elbow strike.
Didion breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Canthropus misses with an uppercut. Didion saw that one coming.
Nice jab there from Didion.
Canthropus is looking to score with low kicks.
A cross from Didion lands.
Canthropus staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Didion throws a body punch but Canthropus moves out of range.
Canthropus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Canthropus jabs at Didion's body.
Didion throws a right and a left that both miss.
Canthropus misses with a low kick.
Canthropus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Canthropus cracks a nice hook into Didion's ribs.
Canthropus throws a hook but Didion blocks it.
Didion lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Canthropus lands with a shot to the body.
Canthropus throws a leg kick that misses.
Canthropus misses with a body kick.
Canthropus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Didion lands an overhand right.
Canthropus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Canthropus slips a jab from Didion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Didion throws a hook to the side of Canthropus's head but Canthropus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Canthropus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Didion.
Canthropus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Didion.
A chopping leg kick lands by Canthropus.
Canthropus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An inside leg kick from Canthropus misses.
A clash of legs there as Didion blocks the low kick.
Didion tries a head kick but it misses.
Didion fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Canthropus on the side of the head.
Didion misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Canthropus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Didion takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Didion takes a swing at Canthropus's ribcage but misses.
Canthropus lands a leg kick that knocks Didion off balance momentarily.
Didion doesn't manage to clinch there - Canthropus circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Didion.
Didion takes a swing at Canthropus's ribcage but misses.
Canthropus lands a glancing blow to the side of Didion's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Didion clinches up with Canthropus and pushes him back against the cage.
Didion throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Canthropus landing knees to the body.
Canthropus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Didion.
Didion managing to block the knees to the body from Canthropus.
Canthropus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Didion.
Didion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Canthropus crunches a lovely knee into Didion's ribcage.
Canthropus misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Didion fails to land.
Canthropus dodges an elbow strike from Didion.
Canthropus blocking some punches.
Didion lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Didion throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pithe Canthropus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zach Didion's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Didion thuds his right hand into Canthropus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Canthropus throws a nice looking combination but Didion bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Didion tries to clinch but Canthropus moves away
and Canthropus counters with a slapping leg kick.
Didion throws the left hand but Canthropus avoids the punch easily.
Canthropus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Canthropus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Didion throws out the jab.
Canthropus lands a front kick.
Didion looks to land a right hand but Canthropus moved out of range.
Canthropus blocks a low kick nicely.
Canthropus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zach Didion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Didion tries a head kick but it misses.
Canthropus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Didion at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Canthropus misses with a low kick.
Didion walks into a jab.
A swing and a miss from Didion.
Canthropus misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canthropus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Didion in his tracks.
Didion connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Didion gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Canthropus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Didion backwards.
Didion is trying to break the clinch but Canthropus has him pressed against the cage.
Canthropus lands a body shot.
Canthropus drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Didion takes a knee right on the jaw!
Didion tries to land knees in the clinch but Canthropus avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Canthropus.
Canthropus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Didion is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Didion lands an elbow inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Canthropus blocks an elbow strike.
Didion lands a hook that snaps the head of Canthropus backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Didion.
Canthropus lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Didion.
Canthropus blocks an uppercut.
Canthropus trying to land knees to the body.
Canthropus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Didion.
Didion throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Didion.
Canthropus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Didion is defending well for now.
Didion pushes off an throws an elbow but Canthropus leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Didion softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Canthropus manages to break the clinch.
Canthropus throws a low kick but Didion moves out of range easily.
Didion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Canthropus on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jab from Didion.
Canthropus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus is looking to land body kicks.
Canthropus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Didion throws an overhand right that lands on Canthropus's shoulder, as Canthropus tries to avoid the shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Didion looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Canthropus sizes up Didion with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Didion has taken the fight to the clinch.
Canthropus can't find room to land a body shot as Didion controls the action.
Canthropus tries to throw a body punch but Didion avoids it by throwing Canthropus back against the cage.
Canthropus stalling in the clinch but Didion improves position.
Canthropus works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Canthropus won't allow Didion to sweep him here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Canthropus prevents Didion from getting back to his feet.
Canthropus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Canthropus looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Didion is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Didion looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Didion is working hard here to advance position.
Canthropus sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Didion's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Canthropus passes the guard and advances to mount!
Canthropus scoring with strikes but Didion is staying in there.
Canthropus lands a big elbow.
Canthropus misses with a head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Canthropus breaks from Didion's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Canthropus lands a big shot there that rocks Didion but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Didion is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pithe Canthropus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zach Didion's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Didion is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Canthropus.
Didion tries to clinch but Canthropus is having none of it.
Canthropus misses with a two punch combination.
Canthropus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Didion finds it's way round the side to connect with Canthropus's head.
Canthropus checks a low kick from Didion.
Didion drops his hands momentarily and Canthropus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Canthropus in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Didion dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Didion throws a right and a left that Canthropus avoids nicely.
Didion fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Canthropus throws a leg kick which misses Didion's front leg but catches the back leg as Didion tries to avoid it.
Canthropus avoids the body shot from Didion.
Didion is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Canthropus misses with a head kick.
Canthropus scores with a body shot.
Canthropus moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canthropus misses with an uppercut. Didion saw that one coming.
Canthropus tries a head kick but it misses.
Canthropus is looking to score with low kicks.
Didion scores with a three punch combo!
A punch lands to the side of Didion 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Didion lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Canthropus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Didion rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Canthropus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Didion tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Canthropus counters with a thumping low kick.
The fighters circling - Didion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Canthropus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fighters circling - Didion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Canthropus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Didion's calf.
Didion doesn't manage to clinch there - Canthropus circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Didion misses with a hook
and Canthropus counters nicely by changing levels and landing 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!
Didion 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.
Canthropus throws out a leg kick but Didion moves out of range and Canthropus only half commits.
Canthropus slips a straight right by Didion.
Didion blocks the body kick.
Canthropus throws the kick towards the body but Didion avoids it.
Pithe Canthropus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice combination there by Didion.
Didion avoids the head kick by Canthropus.
Didion moves out of range of the strikes.
Didion ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Canthropus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Didion swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good shot there by Canthropus.
Didion avoids the body shot from Canthropus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Didion on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Canthropus. Canthropus obviously looking to wear him down.
Canthropus scores with a decent looking hook.
Canthropus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Canthropus there as he acknowledges the shot.
Canthropus keeps Didion at a distance using the push kick.
Didion wants to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Canthropus.
Pithe Canthropus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Didion throws a big shot that misses.
Canthropus is looking to chop away at Didion's legs.
Didion darts in trying to clinch
and Canthropus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zach Didion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Didion checks the leg kick.
Canthropus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Didion misses with a wild combination.
Canthropus misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Didion looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Canthropus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Canthropus dodges the punch combination from Didion.
Canthropus connects with an inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Canthropus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Didion. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Canthropus swings for the body but Didion moves out of range.
Canthropus takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pithe Canthropus.
I've got Canthropus winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pithe Canthropus!
Pithe Canthropus very nearly forgot to thank Polskie Odżywki/ Polish Nutrition [PL] amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jake LaMotta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanley Stuus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LaMotta comes to the cage accompanied by Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
33 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake LaMotta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stanley Stuus!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stuus.
LaMotta gets in close and instigates a clinch.
LaMotta keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stuus's efforts to push away.
LaMotta is trying to force a seperation but Stuus has the dominant position.
LaMotta lands a knee to the body.
LaMotta has Stuus pressed against the cage, preventing Stuus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stuus is trying to force a seperation but LaMotta has the dominant position.
A shot in the inside from LaMotta.
LaMotta lands a hook that snaps the head of Stuus backwards.
LaMotta lands a right hand.
LaMotta working aggressively here.
LaMotta lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stuus backwards.
LaMotta landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from LaMotta.
Stuus is working LaMotta over against the cage.
Stuus manages to break the clinch.
Stuus swats away the attempt to clinch by LaMotta.
Stuus tries to keep at a distance but LaMotta has taken the fight into the clinch.
LaMotta misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaMotta stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A knee to the head by LaMotta.
LaMotta trying to stall but Stuus improves his position.
Stuus manages to break the clinch.
LaMotta darts in trying to clinch
and Stuus counters with a good low kick that LaMotta was not able to check.
LaMotta closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stuus counters with a thumping low kick.
Stuus circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stuus counters with a solid body kick.
LaMotta tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stuus counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaMotta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stuus.
LaMotta tries to clinch up
and Stuus counters with a nice double leg into guard.
LaMotta is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stuus is controlling him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stuus trying to control but LaMotta is working from the bottom.
LaMotta is looking to stand up but Stuus isn't so interested in that idea.
Stuus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stuus prevents LaMotta from getting back to his feet.
LaMotta pushes Stuus off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stuus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stuus circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stuus counters with a body kick.
LaMotta tries to clinch up
and Stuus makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. LaMotta really felt that one!
LaMotta darts in trying to clinch
and Stuus counters with a straight right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Stuus.
LaMotta looks to clinch
and Stuus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps LaMotta thinking.
Jake LaMotta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stuus throws a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaMotta is looking to clinch.
Stuus throws a half hearted mid kick.
LaMotta tries to clinch but Stuus moves away
and Stuus counters by clinching up.
Stuus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stuus has had enough of the clinch but LaMotta keeps him there for the moment.
LaMotta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stuus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
LaMotta tries to throw a body punch but Stuus avoids it by throwing LaMotta back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stuus manages to break the clinch.
Stuus looks for the body kick but LaMotta saw that one coming.
LaMotta darts in trying to clinch
and Stuus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
LaMotta closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stuus counters with a left to the body.
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 Jake LaMotta will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A jab from Stuus finds it's way through LaMotta's defenses.
LaMotta moves out of range of the body kick from Stuus.
LaMotta moves into range and clinches up with Stuus.
Stuus gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
LaMotta lands with a right to the head.
LaMotta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
LaMotta darts in trying to clinch
and Stuus counters with a nice low kick that buckles LaMotta's knee momentarily.
LaMotta closes the distance but Stuus moves to the side
and Stuus counters with a big head kick but LaMotta shrugs it off.
LaMotta tries to clinch but Stuus moves away
and Stuus counters with an inside leg kick.
LaMotta closes the distance but Stuus moves to the side
and Stuus finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - LaMotta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
LaMotta tries to clinch
and Stuus counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. LaMotta is defending well for now.
LaMotta throws a punch but it's blocked by Stuus.
LaMotta lands a hook to the side of the head.
LaMotta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from LaMotta as the two fighters clinch.
Stuus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
LaMotta moves into range and clinches up with Stuus.
LaMotta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
LaMotta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
LaMotta takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice right hand lands inside from LaMotta.
Nice elbow from Stuus.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for LaMotta.
Stuus manages to break the clinch.
LaMotta looks to clinch
and Stuus counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stuus misses with a kick to the body.
LaMotta avoids the body shot from Stuus.
Stuus feints a jab promting LaMotta to slip. Stuus then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. LaMotta slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jake LaMotta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stuus.
Stuus misses with a kick to the body.
LaMotta has closed the distance and engaged Stuus in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
LaMotta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stanley Stuus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
LaMotta wants to clinch
and Stuus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stuus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. LaMotta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
LaMotta moves to clinch but Stuus breaks away
and Stuus counters with an outside leg kick.
Stuus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stuus circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stuus counters with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaMotta closes the distance but Stuus moves to the side
and Stuus counters with a shoot takedown. LaMotta fights it but they end up in guard.
Stuus won't allow LaMotta to get back to his feet.
Stuus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stuus trying to move into half guard but instead LaMotta has managed to sweep!
LaMotta has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Stuus is proving hard to escape from.
LaMotta stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
LaMotta tries to clinch but Stuus moves away
and Stuus counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stuus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
LaMotta tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Stuus counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stuus looking to sit in guard and control but LaMotta gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stuus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
LaMotta decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Stuus, up you get!
LaMotta closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stuus counters with a nice kick to the body.
LaMotta looks to clinch
and Stuus counters with a straight right hand.
LaMotta moves to clinch but Stuus breaks away
and Stuus counters with a big head kick but LaMotta shrugs it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stuus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stuus scoring well with a low kick there.
Stuus lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanley Stuus 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!
Stuus circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stuus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps LaMotta thinking.
Stuus closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Stuus throwing strikes but LaMotta manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
LaMotta decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Stuus closes the distance and pushes LaMotta back into the cage.
LaMotta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
LaMotta wants to stall.
Stuus is trying to push LaMotta away but LaMotta has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
LaMotta lands a shot to the body.
LaMotta misses with some punches.
Stuus breaks from the clinch.
LaMotta moves to clinch but Stuus breaks away
and Stuus finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuus works LaMotta's body with a nice hook.
Stuus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but LaMotta avoids it really well and circles away.
Stuus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. LaMotta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stuus's jab looks to have found its range, popping LaMotta under the eye.
LaMotta closes the distance but Stuus moves to the side
and Stuus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stuus keeps the fight on the outside.
LaMotta tries to clinch but Stuus moves away
and Stuus counters with a big head kick but LaMotta shrugs it off.
LaMotta tries to clinch but Stuus moves away
and Stuus counters with a nice body shot.
LaMotta wants to clinch but Stuus slips to the side
and Stuus counters with a thumping low kick.
Stuus keeps LaMotta at a distance using the push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaMotta darts in trying to clinch
and Stuus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A solid body kick from Stuus.
LaMotta tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stuus counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
LaMotta is trying to buck Stuus off.
Stuus postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Stuus creates some space and throws a big elbow, but LaMotta sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
LaMotta is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stuus with the ground and pound but LaMotta regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Stuus is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and LaMotta reverses the position - he's now on top in Stuus's guard.
Stuus is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and LaMotta defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
LaMotta wants to get up but he can't break Stuus's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Stuus has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but LaMotta can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
LaMotta wants to get up but he can't break Stuus's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
LaMotta gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
LaMotta darts in trying to clinch
and Stuus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaMotta tries to clinch but Stuus is having none of it.
LaMotta wants to clinch but Stuus slips to the side
and Stuus counters with a solid body kick.
Stuus is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down LaMotta rather than just go for the knockout.
LaMotta closes the distance but Stuus moves to the side
and Stuus counters with an inside leg kick.
LaMotta darts in trying to clinch
and Stuus counters with an outside leg kick.
LaMotta tries to clinch but Stuus moves away
and Stuus counters with a body kick that stops LaMotta in his tracks momentarily.
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.
Stuus thumps LaMotta with a low kick.
LaMotta closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stuus counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stanley Stuus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stuus 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stanley Stuus!
Stanley Stuus very nearly forgot to thank ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 (5% Laundry SALE) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Hefner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor comes to the cage accompanied by Jump Around by House of Pain. Hefner has chosen Puff The Magic Dragon 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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167 lbs
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryan Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hugh Hefner!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hefner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Taylor enables Hefner to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Taylor manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Taylor is trying to keep Hefner in close.
Hefner chips away with some ground and pound.
Taylor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hefner drops back, looking for a kneebar! Taylor looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Taylor looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Taylor!
You can see the frustration on Hefner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hefner takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hefner is trying to control Taylor's posture but Taylor avoids it.
Taylor throwing shots but missing, from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Taylor is looking to take a break and control but Hefner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hefner is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Taylor is putting a hurting on Hefner here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hefner struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Taylor working the ground and pound from side control.
Hefner wants to control but Taylor postures up.
Taylor in side control, throwing shots but Hefner defends.
Taylor connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hefner some visible discomfort.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
You can see the frustration on Hefner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Taylor is putting a hurting on Hefner here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor looks up at the clock and then as Hefner takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Taylor smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hefner struggling a bit here.
Hefner tries to bench press Taylor off him but Taylor keeps the position.
Taylor is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hefner has escaped the position, nice work there.
Taylor tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Taylor has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Taylor working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Taylor is working Hefner over with some ground and pound from side control.
Taylor connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hefner some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hefner wants to control but Taylor postures up.
Hefner manages to work his way to half guard, despite Taylor's best efforts.
Hefner looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hefner manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Taylor looking to pass the guard.
Taylor trying to control but Hefner is working from the bottom.
Hefner has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Taylor can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hefner controls Taylor momentarily but Taylor frees himself.
Taylor stands up over Hefner, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor working some strikes from top position.
Taylor connects with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hefner trying to keep a closed guard but Taylor is proving a slippery customer.
Taylor postures up in Hefner's guard and throws a big left but Hefner blocks it.
Hefner is looking to stand up but Taylor isn't so interested in that idea.
Taylor trying to control but Hefner is working from the bottom.
Hefner had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Taylor defends it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hefner's head.
Taylor content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Taylor dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hefner.
Taylor misses with an uppercut. Hefner saw that one coming.
Hefner has managed to clinch.
Taylor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taylor throws a punch but it's blocked by Hefner.
Taylor drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hefner pulls his leg out and moves away.
Taylor pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Taylor thows a body shot but no joy.
Taylor throws a shot from downtown. Hefner moves away and avoids it.
A punch combination from Hefner misses.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hefner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hefner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Taylor swivels and escapes.
Hefner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taylor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hefner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taylor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hefner shoots in looking for a takedown. Taylor tries to sprawl out of it but Hefner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Taylor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hefner moves out of range as Taylor strikes.
Taylor throws a lazy right hand but Hefner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taylor lands a body shot.
Hefner scores a takedown into full mount!
Taylor is trying desperately to improve position.
Taylor is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Taylor in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Taylor really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hefner with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hefner punishing his opponent with strikes.
Taylor keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hefner looking to secure an arm triangle but Taylor defends it well.
Hefner looking to finish Taylor with some ground and pound. This is bad for Taylor!
Hefner wants to finish this one by submission but Taylor is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hefner.
Taylor is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Taylor is working hard here to advance position.
Hefner dominating with strikes here.
Hefner is landing with some decent strikes but Taylor is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ryan Taylor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Taylor is looking to improve his position.
Hefner is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Taylor has managed to free his arm - good work.
Taylor gets back to full guard.
Taylor 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.
Hefner working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Taylor is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Taylor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Taylor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hefner postures up.
Hefner pushes down on Taylor's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hefner is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Taylor defends it well.
Taylor gets back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hefner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Taylor trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Hefner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hefner.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hefner.
Hefner scores with a shot to the body.
Hefner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taylor throws out the jab.
Taylor tries a low kick but Hefner avoids it.
Taylor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hefner throws a leg kick that misses.
Taylor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown by Hefner or perhaps it was just good defense by Taylor which made him look bad.
Taylor works over Hefner's head and body with a nice combination.
Taylor leaves Hefner with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ryan Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugh Hefner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hefner looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Hefner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Taylor working the head with strikes.
Taylor throws an elbow but Hefner slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hefner is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Taylor is controlling him well.
Hefner taking a bit of punishment here - Taylor scoring with strikes.
Hefner is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Taylor working the ground and pound from side control.
Taylor working the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hefner manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hefner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Taylor striking from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is pressing down on Hefner's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hefner pushing down on Taylor's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Taylor tries to roll over but Hefner keeps him under control.
Hefner winds up and cracks Taylor with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Taylor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Taylor moves into full guard.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Hefner from controlling successfully.
Hefner scoring with punches to the head and body.
Taylor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Taylor with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hefner regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hefner had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Taylor defends it easily.
Hefner working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Taylor doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Taylor manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Taylor with a flurry of punches that miss.
Taylor throws a strike but Hefner rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Taylor is trying to keep Hefner in close.
Taylor wants to sweep here but Hefner controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hefner pushes down on Taylor's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hefner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hefner is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hefner working over Taylor with some ground and pound. Taylor looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hefner is looking for a kimura here.
Hefner prevents Taylor from improving his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor trying to control but Hefner postures up.
Taylor is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Taylor showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Taylor 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Taylor!
Ryan Taylor took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Boy Dahlia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Potkukelkka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dahlia comes to the cage accompanied by For Everything A Reason by Carina Round. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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24
154 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boy Dahlia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Potkukelkka!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potkukelkka will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dahlia misses with a left hand
enabling Potkukelkka to counter with a crisp jab.
Dahlia tries to land a front kick but Potkukelkka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dahlia wants to clinch.
Potkukelkka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Dahlia. Those never looked like landing.
Dahlia missing with a left hand there. Potkukelkka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Potkukelkka tries a low kick but Dahlia avoids it.
No joy there for Dahlia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dahlia.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
You can see the frustration on Potkukelkka's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Potkukelkka is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potkukelkka wants to control but Dahlia postures up.
Potkukelkka is looking to reverse the position.
Dahlia trying to control the action but Potkukelkka is working from the bottom.
Potkukelkka can't do much from the bottom here.
Potkukelkka is looking to reverse the position.
Potkukelkka regains half guard.
Dahlia prevents Potkukelkka from improving his position.
Potkukelkka wants to get back to full guard but Dahlia has mounted him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potkukelkka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dahlia throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Potkukelkka because Dahlia loaded up on that one.
Potkukelkka regains half guard.
Dahlia is working for a submission of some sort.
Dahlia is keen to just control but Potkukelkka is a slippery customer.
Dahlia is working for a kimura but Potkukelkka is defending it quite comfortably.
Potkukelkka is pressing down on Dahlia's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potkukelkka is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Potkukelkka working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dahlia doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dahlia manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dahlia is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Potkukelkka is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Potkukelkka has escaped and now he's on top!
Dahlia is looking for a triangle but Potkukelkka pushes his legs off easily.
Potkukelkka stands up over Dahlia, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dahlia keeping moving, preventing Potkukelkka from controlling successfully.
Potkukelkka stays in close to Dahlia's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potkukelkka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dahlia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Potkukelkka scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dahlia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Potkukelkka doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Potkukelkka manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dahlia looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Potkukelkka passes into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dahlia is trying to escape the position but Potkukelkka is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Potkukelkka is putting a hurting on Dahlia here, landing some big shots from side control.
Potkukelkka trying to control the action but Dahlia is working from the bottom.
Potkukelkka is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dahlia has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Potkukelkka dominated that round.
That's time! Dahlia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Potkukelkka closes the distance and clinches up with Dahlia, looking for a takedown. Potkukelkka pushes Dahlia against the cage but Dahlia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Potkukelkka throws a shot from downtown. Dahlia moves away and avoids it.
Potkukelkka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boy Dahlia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Potkukelkka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dahlia swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dahlia throws a nice looking combination but Potkukelkka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Potkukelkka throws a leg kick which misses Dahlia's front leg but catches the back leg as Dahlia tries to avoid it.
Dahlia connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dahlia scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A solid leg kick lands there for Dahlia.
Potkukelkka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Potkukelkka. No joy for Dahlia on that attempt.
Potkukelkka throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Potkukelkka.
Potkukelkka keeps the fight on the outside.
Potkukelkka is looking to chop away at Dahlia's legs.
Dahlia is looking to clinch.
Potkukelkka takes a swing at Dahlia's ribcage but misses.
Potkukelkka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Potkukelkka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dahlia scores with the left hand. Potkukelkka knows he should have avoided that one.
Potkukelkka looks to land a right hand but Dahlia moved out of range.
Dahlia checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Potkukelkka throws a low kick, looking for Dahlia's leg but Dahlia calmly moves out of range.
Boy Dahlia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potkukelkka looks to land a body kick but Dahlia moved away.
Potkukelkka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dahlia was well out of range. Poor timing from Potkukelkka.
Potkukelkka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Potkukelkka throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Dahlia counters with a nice uppercut.
Potkukelkka swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Potkukelkka 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Potkukelkka throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Potkukelkka fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dahlia checks it well.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dahlia.
Dahlia is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A big right from Dahlia misses.
Dahlia swings for the body but Potkukelkka moves out of range.
Potkukelkka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dahlia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potkukelkka misses with a leg kick.
Dahlia takes a swing at Potkukelkka's ribcage but misses.
Potkukelkka throws a low kick but Dahlia avoids it.
Dahlia misses with a leg kick
and Potkukelkka makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dahlia moves out of range of the body kick.
Potkukelkka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dahlia throws out a leg kick but Potkukelkka moves out of range and Dahlia only half commits.
Dahlia throws a head kick but Potkukelkka moves out of range.
Potkukelkka will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A low kick from Dahlia misses
and Potkukelkka counters with a slapping leg kick.
Potkukelkka walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dahlia checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Potkukelkka throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potkukelkka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Potkukelkka throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Potkukelkka.
Potkukelkka scores with a body shot.
Dahlia blocks a head kick by Potkukelkka.
Potkukelkka moves out of range as Dahlia strikes.
Dahlia moves in looking to clinch but Potkukelkka pushes him off.
Dahlia throws a body kick that misses.
Potkukelkka throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dahlia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Potkukelkka lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Potkukelkka dodges the punch combination from Dahlia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Potkukelkka 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!
Dahlia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Potkukelkka 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 Dahlia has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dahlia and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dahlia throws a solid leg kick but Potkukelkka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dahlia.
Potkukelkka will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dahlia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Potkukelkka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dahlia.
A swing and a miss from Potkukelkka.
Potkukelkka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dahlia.
Dahlia misses with a takedown attempt - Potkukelkka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Potkukelkka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Potkukelkka shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dahlia as he jumps to the side.
Potkukelkka scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahlia takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Potkukelkka is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dahlia rather than just go for the knockout.
Potkukelkka throws the kick towards the body but Dahlia avoids it.
Potkukelkka just misses with a punch to the body.
Dahlia misses with a straight right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Potkukelkka.
Potkukelkka just misses with a punch to the body.
Dahlia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Potkukelkka as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boy Dahlia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dahlia fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dahlia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dahlia tries to work over Potkukelkka's front leg with a kick but Potkukelkka checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potkukelkka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dahlia throws a hook but Potkukelkka avoids it easily.
Nice body kick there by Dahlia.
Dahlia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Potkukelkka as he avoids it easily.
James Potkukelkka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Potkukelkka tries to move into range but Dahlia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dahlia lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A good leg kick by Potkukelkka.
A leg kick checked by Dahlia.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dahlia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Potkukelkka throws a head kick but Dahlia moves out of range.
Dahlia moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dahlia misses with a combination
and Potkukelkka counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dahlia takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Potkukelkka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dahlia.
A thudding body kick lands there by Potkukelkka!
Potkukelkka cracks the inside of Dahlia's front leg.
Dahlia will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Potkukelkka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dahlia forces Potkukelkka back against the cage and clinches.
Dahlia missing with knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potkukelkka manages to break the clinch.
James Potkukelkka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Potkukelkka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Potkukelkka scores with a body shot.
Boy Dahlia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Potkukelkka throws a head kick but Dahlia moves out of range.
Potkukelkka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Potkukelkka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dahlia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Potkukelkka. Potkukelkka obviously looking to wear him down.
Dahlia misses with a body shot.
Potkukelkka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dahlia.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body kick from Potkukelkka.
Dahlia closes the distance and pushes Potkukelkka back into the cage.
Potkukelkka dodges an elbow strike from Dahlia.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Potkukelkka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Potkukelkka winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Potkukelkka!
James Potkukelkka made sure to mention his sponsor, FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Willie Manuawillie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uno Louner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manuawillie comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Wayne Feat. Eminem - Drop The World!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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183 lbs
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World class boxer
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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 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Willie Manuawillie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Uno Louner!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louner misses with a straight right.
Manuawillie with a hook.
Manuawillie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Louner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Manuawillie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Louner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Louner cracks Manuawillie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Manuawillie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Louner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Manuawillie looking to throw knees to the head but Louner is blocking nicely.
Louner fails to pull guard.
Louner scores with a hook to the body.
Manuawillie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manuawillie moves out of range as Louner strikes.
A cross from Manuawillie lands.
Louner shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Manuawillie is concentrating on defense, preventing Louner from advancing position.
Manuawillie gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuawillie keeping moving, preventing Louner from controlling successfully.
Manuawillie pulls Louner in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Manuawillie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Louner throws a right hand that Manuawillie ducks under and follows up with a left that Manuawillie also avoids with ease.
Manuawillie is looking to clinch.
Manuawillie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Manuawillie lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Louner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manuawillie moves away.
Manuawillie throws a hook but Louner avoids it easily.
Manuawillie slips a jab from Louner.
Manuawillie has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Manuawillie.
Manuawillie lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Uno Louner has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuawillie tries to work over Louner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manuawillie missing with knees to the body.
Louner has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Manuawillie avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Manuawillie.
Louner wants a takedown.
Willie Manuawillie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uno Louner.
Manuawillie with a knee to the head.
Manuawillie tries to land a knee to the head but Louner blocks with his arms.
Manuawillie lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Manuawillie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manuawillie connects with a solid leg kick.
Louner misses with the combination.
Manuawillie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Louner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Manuawillie scoring well with a low kick there.
Manuawillie is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Manuawillie thuds his shin into the meat of Louner's side.
Manuawillie keeps Louner at a distance using the push kick.
Manuawillie thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Manuawillie counters with a straight right hand.
Manuawillie tries to land a leg kick but Louner saw it coming and moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Manuawillie.
Manuawillie misses with a leg kick
and Louner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manuawillie is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Louner shoots in but Manuawillie avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Manuawillie scores with a jab to the jaw.
Manuawillie clinches with his opponent.
Louner lands a takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Manuawillie is on top in guard.
Manuawillie controlling from the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manuawillie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Louner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Manuawillie will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louner trying to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Uno Louner was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A jab lands there for Louner.
Manuawillie scores with a decent looking hook.
Manuawillie thumps Louner with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willie Manuawillie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Uno Louner'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.
Louner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Manuawillie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Louner closes this distance looking for a takedown but Manuawillie circles away.
Manuawillie thuds his right hand into Louner's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Louner misses with a two punch combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Manuawillie.
Manuawillie keeps Louner at a distance using the push kick.
Manuawillie misses with a head kick.
Willie Manuawillie is winning the standup battle so far.
Manuawillie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Manuawillie thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab by Manuawillie.
Manuawillie wants to clinch but Louner slips to the side
and Louner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab by Manuawillie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left lands for Louner.
Manuawillie looks to land a right hand but Louner moved out of range.
Manuawillie misses with a straight right.
Jab, jab by Manuawillie - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louner scores with a nice right hand.
Manuawillie misses with a low kick as Louner jumps back.
Louner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Louner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Louner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manuawillie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Louner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Manuawillie.
Willie Manuawillie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manuawillie throws a hook but Louner avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Louner misses the target.
Manuawillie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A decent looking cross lands there for Louner.
Louner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manuawillie.
Louner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Manuawillie misses with a leg kick.
Manuawillie wants to clinch.
Manuawillie lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuawillie moves into the clinch successfully.
Manuawillie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Manuawillie misses with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manuawillie moves forwards but Louner connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Manuawillie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Manuawillie 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 Louner has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Louner and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Louner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Manuawillie throws out the jab.
Manuawillie blocks a jab.
Louner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Louner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Manuawillie counters with a slapping leg kick.
Louner misses with a hook. Manuawillie ducked under it nicely.
Louner takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Uno Louner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Manuawillie as he connects with a hook.
Louner misses with a hook. Manuawillie ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Manuawillie.
Louner connects with a body shot that sends Manuawillie's belly button to the back.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Louner checks a leg kick.
Manuawillie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Louner loads up on a big right hand but Manuawillie slips the punch.
Louner throws a right hand that misses
and Manuawillie counters with a body kick that stops Louner in his tracks momentarily.
Louner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manuawillie.
Good leg kick by Manuawillie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Manuawillie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Louner.
Louner scores with a three punch combo!
Louner's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Manuawillie, right into the meat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Manuawillie - that will leave a mark!
Louner is breathing heavily.
Louner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manuawillie moves out of range as Louner strikes.
Manuawillie fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Louner on the side of the head.
Louner has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Manuawillie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Manuawillie scores with a push kick.
Manuawillie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Manuawillie tries to clinch but Louner is having none of it.
Manuawillie misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Manuawillie does it's job there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Manuawillie, right into the meat.
Louner avoids the body shot from Manuawillie.
Manuawillie throws a head kick but Louner moves out of range.
Manuawillie fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Louner is out of range.
Louner throws a hook but Manuawillie blocks it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Manuawillie.
Manuawillie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Louner throws out the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manuawillie works Louner's body with a nice hook.
Manuawillie has closed the distance and engaged Louner in a clinch.
Louner is trying to break the clinch but Manuawillie is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willie Manuawillie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Uno Louner's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Manuawillie.
Louner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Louner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manuawillie was well out of range. Poor timing from Louner.
Manuawillie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Manuawillie instigates a clinch.
A short right from Manuawillie on the inside.
Manuawillie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Louner fails to pull guard.
Louner changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Manuawillie fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Donk. Manuawillie catches Louner right on the button with a cross.
Louner thuds his right hand into Manuawillie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Manuawillie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Manuawillie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Manuawillie fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Louner checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuawillie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Manuawillie connects with a nasty looking knee right to Louner's face.
Louner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Manuawillie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Louner scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Louner moves out of range as Manuawillie throws a body kick.
Manuawillie misses with a body shot
and Louner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Manuawillie lands with a straight right. Louner didn't see that one coming.
Manuawillie tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid body kick from Manuawillie.
Louner blocks a low kick nicely.
Manuawillie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Louner was well out of range. Poor timing from Manuawillie.
Manuawillie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Louner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuawillie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Louner throws out the jab.
Louner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Manuawillie.
Louner might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A slapping leg kick lands for Manuawillie.
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!
Louner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Louner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Manuawillie.
Manuawillie throws a hook but Louner avoids it easily.
Louner shoots in for a takedown but Manuawillie shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Willie Manuawillie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uno Louner.
Louner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fight stays on the outside here - Manuawillie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Louner connects with a crisp jab.
Louner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Manuawillie's hands.
Manuawillie 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.
Manuawillie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Louner.
Louner misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Louner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Manuawillie throws out a leg kick but Louner moves out of range and Manuawillie only half commits.
A good leg kick by Manuawillie.
Manuawillie throws a hook but Louner blocks it.
Louner throws a hook but Manuawillie blocks it.
Louner throws a poor cross that misses
and Manuawillie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Louner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manuawillie.
Louner missing with a left hand there. Manuawillie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Louner scores with a body shot.
Manuawillie dips to his left and cracks Louner with an uppercut!
Louner avoids the head kick by Manuawillie.
Manuawillie throws a right hand that Louner ducks under and follows up with a left that Louner also avoids with ease.
Louner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Manuawillie counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Manuawillie. Louner shrugs it off though.
Louner misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manuawillie loads up on a big right hand but Louner slips the punch.
Manuawillie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Manuawillie misses with a looping right.
Manuawillie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Manuawillie wants to clinch.
Manuawillie tries to clinch up but Louner circles away and keeps his distance.
Uno Louner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manuawillie blocks a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Louner slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice shot by Manuawillie.
Louner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Willie Manuawillie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Manuawillie, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willie Manuawillie!
Post fight, Willie Manuawillie stared into the camera and said 'You all know what I want after a hard fought battle? Auntie Nellie's malasadas! Remember no be silly vote Willie!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pes Barbos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rap Reiplinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
240 lbs
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29
254 lbs
22 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pes Barbos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rap Reiplinger!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reiplinger lands a lovely overhand right.
Barbos misses with a wild combination.
Reiplinger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barbos misses the shot to the body.
Barbos clinches.
Reiplinger tries to work over Barbos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbos takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Pes Barbos has been cut.
Barbos jumps guard but Reiplinger stands there with Barbos around his waist. Barbos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Reiplinger landing knees to the head.
Reiplinger creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reiplinger missing with knees to the body.
Barbos stalling the fight.
Reiplinger gets underhooks to prevent Barbos's takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reiplinger lands a body punch.
Reiplinger misses with an elbow strike.
Barbos is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pes Barbos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reiplinger utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reiplinger lands a nice knee to the body.
Barbos is breathing heavily.
Reiplinger lands an elbow inside that Barbos shrugs off.
Barbos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barbos takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reiplinger has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Barbos avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reiplinger.
Reiplinger is working Barbos over against the cage.
Reiplinger lands a knee to the head.
Reiplinger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barbos's defenses.
Reiplinger keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barbos's efforts to push away.
Reiplinger connects with a knee to the head.
Reiplinger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barbos blocks the elbow strike.
Reiplinger lands an elbow inside that Barbos shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reiplinger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barbos is trying to pull guard but Reiplinger turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barbos.
Barbos managing to block the knees to the body from Reiplinger.
Barbos pressing his opponent against the cage.
Barbos trying to control the position but instead, Reiplinger has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barbos into the cage.
Reiplinger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barbos avoids it.
Nice elbow from Reiplinger.
Reiplinger prevents the takedown attempt.
Barbos jumps guard but Reiplinger turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Reiplinger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barbos avoids it.
Reiplinger lands with a short shot to the head.
Barbos is trying to pull guard but Reiplinger has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbos.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reiplinger.
Reiplinger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barbos is defending well for now.
Reiplinger unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reiplinger missing with knees to the body.
Barbos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reiplinger is defending well for now.
Reiplinger lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reiplinger trying to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Reiplinger.
Reiplinger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reiplinger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barbos managing to block the knees to the body from Reiplinger.
Barbos has had enough of the clinch but Reiplinger keeps him there for the moment.
Reiplinger trying to land knees to the body.
Reiplinger works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Barbos holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reiplinger makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Barbos pulls Reiplinger in close to his closed guard and prevents Reiplinger from doing any damage or advancing position.
Reiplinger wants to pass the guard but Barbos is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reiplinger is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Reiplinger advances to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barbos is pressing down on Reiplinger's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Reiplinger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barbos pulls Reiplinger in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rap Reiplinger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pes Barbos'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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reiplinger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barbos tries to close the distance and clinch but Reiplinger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reiplinger cracks Barbos with a hook to the temple - Barbos is on wobbly legs here! Reiplinger swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Barbos falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Reiplinger wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rap Reiplinger!
An intense looking Rap Reiplinger took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'not only did I win, but I'm pretty sure I gave him herpes!! POI DOGGGG!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yoko Gushiken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wiggum Ralph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wiggum Ralph 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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26
135 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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140 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoko Gushiken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wiggum Ralph!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gushiken misses the shot to the body.
Ralph misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ralph lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ralph throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gushiken stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ralph throws a low kick but Gushiken moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Gushiken.
Ralph tries to clinch but Gushiken moves out of range.
Gushiken swings for the body but Ralph moves out of range.
Ralph avoids the body shot from Gushiken.
Gushiken walks into a left hand.
Ralph throws a low kick but Gushiken moves out of range easily.
Gushiken moves out of range of the strikes.
Gushiken fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ralph attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ralph takes the fight into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ralph tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ralph tries to work over Gushiken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ralph trying to control the position but instead, Gushiken has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ralph into the cage.
Gushiken tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gushiken has Ralph pressed against the cage, preventing Ralph from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gushiken.
Gushiken lands with a light punch inside.
Gushiken lands an uppercut.
Ralph taking a breather.
Ralph is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gushiken lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gushiken blocking some punches.
Ralph is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A head punch on the inside from Gushiken fails to land.
A hook to the body from Gushiken.
Ralph tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Gushiken.
Gushiken is leaning against Ralph and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Gushiken on the inside.
Ralph looking to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gushiken.
Ralph looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gushiken struggles to land a body shot inside as Ralph controls his hands.
Gushiken prevents Ralph from breaking the clinch.
Gushiken lands a nice uppercut.
Ralph fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ralph misses with some punches.
Ralph taking a breather.
A short right from Gushiken.
Gushiken misses with a body punch.
Ralph tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ralph wants to break free but Gushiken has control.
Gushiken misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gushiken prevents a body shot from Ralph.
Ralph misses with a punch to the body.
Gushiken lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gushiken.
Gushiken is leaning against Ralph and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gushiken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gushiken content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gushiken lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ralph is trying to force a seperation but Gushiken has the dominant position.
Ralph can't find room to land a body shot as Gushiken controls the action.
Gushiken leaning against his opponent.
Ralph has had enough of the clinch but Gushiken keeps him there for the moment.
Ralph working aggressively here.
Ralph misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Gushiken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ralph swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gushiken lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ralph backwards.
Gushiken taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ralph goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gushiken softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ralph misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ralph swings wildly with an uppercut but Gushiken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gushiken manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ralph tries to circle away but Gushiken has him pinned against the cage.
Ralph tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gushiken lands a body shot.
Gushiken throws a head punch that misses.
Gushiken is struggling to control the position.
A short right from Gushiken on the inside.
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 Yoko Gushiken will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ralph keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gushiken is looking to wear down Ralph with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gushiken misses with a low kick as Ralph jumps back.
Gushiken checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ralph dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gushiken. That did some damage!
Ralph tries to work over Gushiken's front leg with a kick but Gushiken checks it.
Gushiken looks to throw the jab but Ralph is out of range.
A combination from Ralph does no damage.
Ralph takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gushiken lands with a shot to the body.
Ralph throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gushiken blocks a jab.
Gushiken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ralph.
Gushiken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ralph manages to avoid it.
Gushiken will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gushiken connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ralph fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ralph throws a head kick that misses.
Ralph chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ralph takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A lazy left from Ralph finds it's target.
Gushiken throws a hook to the side of Ralph's head but Ralph sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gushiken swings for the body but Ralph moves out of range.
Ralph throws a shot from downtown. Gushiken moves away and avoids it.
Ralph takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gushiken scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ralph on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ralph avoids the body shot from Gushiken.
Ralph wants to clinch.
Gushiken misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ralph throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gushiken misses with a body shot.
Ralph lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gushiken has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ralph.
Gushiken throws a good cross that connects.
Ralph misses the shot to the body.
Gushiken throws a leg kick which misses Ralph's front leg but catches the back leg as Ralph tries to avoid it.
Ralph connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gushiken. Gushiken circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ralph misses the jab.
Yoko Gushiken is winning the standup battle so far.
Gushiken fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ralph on the side of the head.
Gushiken avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ralph scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ralph dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ralph's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gushiken connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ralph scrambles back to his feet.
Gushiken drops Ralph with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ralph looks back up at him and smiles so Gushiken waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Ralph is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gushiken cracks Ralph with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Ralph tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Gushiken pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Ralph is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoko Gushiken!
Yoko Gushiken 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Athan Stamatis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ami Dent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Stamatis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lose Yourself. Dent has chosen DJ Madman - Meisje zo lelijk als de nacht as his entrance music. Ami Dent has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
184 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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29
184 lbs
25 - 14 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Athan Stamatis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Ami Dent!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dent throws a right hand that misses
and Stamatis counters with an inside leg kick.
Stamatis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dent looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dent shoots for a takedown but Stamatis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dent chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dent doesn't manage to clinch there - Stamatis circles away.
Stamatis walks into a stiff left hand from Dent.
Dent is looking to clinch but Stamatis is avoiding it.
Stamatis throws a leg kick but Dent sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stamatis feints and then cracks Dent's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dent down.
Stamatis looks to land a body kick but Dent moved away.
Dent misses with a wild combination.
Dent throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stamatis on the side of the head.
Dent misses with an uppercut.
Dent closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Stamatis did well to prevent Dent getting side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stamatis holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamatis won't allow Dent to pass to mount.
Stamatis moves into full guard.
Dent distracts Stamatis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dent trying to control but Stamatis is working from the bottom.
Dent postures up in Stamatis's guard and throws a big left but Stamatis blocks it.
Stamatis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dent gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dent wants to control from the top but Stamatis keeps moving.
Dent throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stamatis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stamatis trying to control the position.
Stamatis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dent is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dent wants to control from the top but Stamatis keeps moving.
Dent wants to pass the guard but Stamatis is keeping the position.
Stamatis wants to sweep but no luck.
Dent wants to control from the top but Stamatis keeps moving.
Dent working some strikes from top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dent trying to control but Stamatis is working from the bottom.
Dent pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stamatis is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stamatis looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ami Dent wasn't active enough on the ground.
A swing and a miss from Dent.
Dent uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stamatis.
Dent pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stamatis avoids the body shot from Dent.
Dent throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stamatis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stamatis feints and as Dent raises his hands in defense, Stamatis changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stamatis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dent had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stamatis defends it easily.
Stamatis passes Dent's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dent gets full guard.
Dent manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
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!
Stamatis holds of for dear life.
Dent is landing with some decent strikes but Stamatis is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dent has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stamatis working to try and regain half guard.
Dent looking to control but Stamatis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dent looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ami Dent dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dent tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stamatis throws the left hand but Dent avoids the punch easily.
Dent connects with a body shot.
Stamatis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dent.
Dent tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stamatis was well out of range. Poor timing from Dent.
Stamatis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stamatis throws a big shot that misses.
Dent ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dent doesn't manage to clinch there - Stamatis circles away.
Nice jab there from Stamatis.
Dent tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dent thows a body shot but no joy.
Stamatis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dent misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamatis slips a straight right by Dent.
Some bone on bone action there as Stamatis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stamatis blocks a head kick by Dent.
Dent throws a hook but Stamatis blocks it.
Stamatis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dent slips under a jab from Stamatis.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stamatis. Dent does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stamatis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dent takes a swing at Stamatis's ribcage but misses.
Dent on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dent misses with a few strikes there.
Stamatis throws a leg kick but Dent sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dent takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dent throws a jab but it's blocked by Stamatis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Stamatis misses.
Stamatis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dent misses with a body shot.
Dent cracks a nice hook into Stamatis's ribs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Stamatis. Dent shrugs it off though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dent checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Stamatis gets a takedown into half guard.
Dent pushes Stamatis off and gets back to his feet.
Dent on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stamatis. Stamatis obviously looking to wear him down.
Stamatis feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dent isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Stamatis stacks Dent on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Stamatis!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dent takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Stamatis stands up and beckons Dent to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Dent.
An inside leg kick lands from Stamatis.
Stamatis thumps Dent with a low kick.
A solid body kick from Stamatis.
Dent tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dent misses with a body shot.
Dent takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dent is breathing heavily.
Stamatis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dent checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dent's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dent rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stamatis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Athan Stamatis is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stamatis cracks Dent with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stamatis scores with a nice right hand.
Stamatis throws a chopping leg kick but Dent manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stamatis throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dent was covering up waiting for the punch and Stamatis finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dent throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dent wants to sweep here but Stamatis controlling him for the moment.
Dent utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Athan Stamatis dominated that second round.
That's time! Stamatis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Dent blocks the leg kick.
Dent fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stamatis manages to avoid it.
Dent tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stamatis swivels and escapes.
A clash of legs there as Dent blocks the low kick.
Stamatis throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Stamatis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dent avoids the head kick by Stamatis.
Stamatis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stamatis wants it to stay on the feet.
Stamatis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dent.
Stamatis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stamatis defending well as Dent loads up on a big left hand.
Dent is looking to clinch.
Dent takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stamatis misses with a low kick as Dent jumps back.
Stamatis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamatis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dent's sensitive parts.
Dent misses the shot to the body.
Stamatis throws a solid leg kick but Dent takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stamatis.
Stamatis looks to score with a jab to the body but Dent is just out of range.
A good leg kick by Stamatis.
Stamatis tries to score with a low kick but Dent moves his leg out of the way.
Some wild striking there from Dent.
Stamatis slips a jab and a cross from Dent.
The fighters circling - Dent throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dent looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stamatis is fending him off so far but Dent persists. Nope, Stamatis circles away and we're back to standing.
Athan Stamatis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ami Dent.
Stamatis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stamatis slips under a jab from Dent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stamatis lands with a good body shot.
Dent walks into a jab.
Stamatis motions for Dent to come forward. Stamatis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stamatis ducks under a wild hook from Dent.
Dent swings widly with a right hand
and Stamatis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dent thinking.
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!
Stamatis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dent takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stamatis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dent moves out of range of the body kick.
Stamatis throws a leg kick but Dent moved away.
Stamatis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dent takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dent throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dent steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stamatis.
Dent is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stamatis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Stamatis darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Stamatis trying to control the action but Dent is working from the bottom.
Stamatis looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dent keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dent trying to control here.
Stamatis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dent tries to get to full guard but Stamatis has control of the leg.
Dent moves into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stamatis wants to control from the top but Dent keeps moving.
Stamatis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dent is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Athan Stamatis clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dent swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Dent throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stamatis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dent swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Dent as he connects with a hook.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Stamatis. Dent shrugs it off though.
Stamatis avoids the body shot from Dent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dent. Stamatis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dent thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab from Dent.
Stamatis lands a right hook to the body.
Stamatis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dent has time to react.
Stamatis misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamatis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dent tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stamatis swivels and escapes.
Dent is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Stamatis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dent.
Stamatis gets a takedown into half guard.
Stamatis is trying to control. Dent wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dent tries to roll over but Stamatis keeps him under control.
Stamatis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dent does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dent manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Stamatis connects with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stamatis engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dent looking for a sweep. Not yet Dent, not yet.
Dent is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dent manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dent working for a submission but Stamatis is keeping him at bay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dent scoring with strikes but Stamatis is staying in there.
Stamatis is desperately trying to improve his position but Dent has a good base and remains in mount.
Dent avoids the attempt from Stamatis to control.
Dent wants to control the pace but Stamatis is squirming around nicely.
Stamatis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dent scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Stamatis?
Stamatis is looking to get to half guard.
Stamatis tries to hold on but Dent pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dent is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dent looking to finish Stamatis with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stamatis!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dent is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Stamatis is rocked!
Stamatis is looking to improve his position but Dent isn't that keen on the idea.
Oh Stamatis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dent cracks Stamatis with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ami Dent!
Ami Dent is the new welterweight champion!
Ami Dent thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Kovalenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Kovalenko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Steele!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovalenko throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Steele to counter with a crisp jab.
Steele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kovalenko connects with a right hand. Steele shakes it off.
It looks like Dan Steele has been cut.
Steele takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kovalenko lands a leg kick that knocks Steele off balance momentarily.
Kovalenko checks the leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kovalenko, right into the meat.
Steele steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kovalenko.
Kovalenko with a jab.
Kovalenko looks to land a right hand but Steele moved out of range.
Kovalenko pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Steele back to the cage. Kovalenko follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nikolai Kovalenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kovalenko lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Steele can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Kovalenko and Steele drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Kovalenko.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikolai Kovalenko!
Nikolai Kovalenko retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Nikolai Kovalenko made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ana Conda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conda comes to the cage accompanied by Los Bastardos Finlandeses - Acapulco. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ana Conda!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Riggs!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conda lunges at Riggs with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Riggs's hand.
Riggs defending well as Conda loads up on a big left hand.
Riggs looks to land a left hand but Conda moved out of range nicely.
Riggs misses with an uppercut.
Riggs swings away with a body shot that misses
and Conda counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Conda drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Conda tries to free his leg and advance position but Riggs is retaining full guard.
Conda throws a big right hand that misses.
Conda throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Riggs works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Conda is looking to work some ground and pound but Riggs has wrist control.
Conda tries to free his leg and advance position but Riggs is retaining full guard.
Conda stopping the sweep attempt from Riggs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conda has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Conda trying to control but Riggs is working from the bottom.
Conda looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conda throwing strikes but missing.
Conda tries to free his leg and advance position but Riggs is retaining full guard.
Riggs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Conda.
Conda seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Riggs wants to sweep but no luck.
Conda is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A big right from Riggs misses.
Conda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Riggs lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Conda at a distance.
Riggs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Riggs loads up on a big right hand but Conda slips the punch.
Derek Riggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conda moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs throws a lazy right hand but Conda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Riggs throws an overhand right that lands on Conda's shoulder, as Conda tries to avoid the shot.
Riggs takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conda looks to land a left hand but Riggs moved out of range nicely.
Conda misses with a hook.
Conda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Riggs.
Riggs misses with a left hand
and Conda counters with a stiff right hand.
Conda ducks under a wild hook from Riggs.
Conda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Riggs throws out the jab.
Conda keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Riggs scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Derek Riggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Conda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Riggs.
Conda throws a nice outside leg kick.
Conda feints and then cracks Riggs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Riggs down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conda throws a jab but it's blocked by Riggs.
Conda scores with a nice head shot.
Conda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Conda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riggs.
Conda shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Riggs manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Conda stays in close to Riggs's body and controls the position.
Riggs is trying to control the position but Conda postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Conda throws a big right hand that misses.
Conda wants to control from the top but Riggs keeps moving.
Riggs 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.
Conda postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Conda looks to land a body kick but Riggs moved away.
Conda lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Riggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Conda getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A nice inside leg kick there by Conda. That's going to slow Riggs down.
Riggs looks gassed!
Riggs misses the shot to the body.
Conda cracks Riggs with a good jab.
Riggs gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Conda.
Riggs blocks the body kick.
Riggs misses with a hook
and Conda counters with a takedown into side control.
Conda working the head with strikes.
Conda lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Conda trying to control the position but Riggs is working away.
Conda is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Riggs is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Riggs is trying to control Conda's posture but Conda avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ana Conda dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Riggs blocks a jab.
Conda slips a jab from Riggs.
Conda lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Conda will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Riggs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Conda.
Conda slips a jab and a cross from Riggs.
Riggs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Conda lands a front kick.
Conda looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Conda darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Riggs ducks under a wild hook from Conda.
Ana Conda is winning the standup battle so far.
Conda dips to his left and cracks Riggs with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Riggs.
Riggs ducks under a wild hook from Conda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Riggs.
Riggs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Conda looks to land a left hand but Riggs moved out of range nicely.
Riggs lands a nice shot that snaps Conda's head back.
Conda staying out of range there.
Riggs takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Riggs stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Conda slips a straight right by Riggs.
Conda lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Riggs throws an off balance right hand
and Conda counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Riggs is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Conda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Riggs swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Conda.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conda connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Riggs lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A slow jab from Riggs misses its intended target.
Conda fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Conda throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Conda moves out of range of the strikes.
Conda thuds his right hand into Riggs's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Conda. Riggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Conda throws a nice looking combination but Riggs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Riggs with a nice cross.
Conda takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Conda cracks Riggs with an open hand slap.
Riggs misses with a straight right.
Conda jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs blocks the body kick.
Conda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Conda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Riggs rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Conda to counter with a crisp jab.
Crunch! Conda slams his shin into Riggs's torso.
Riggs misses with a left hand
and Conda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Riggs is rocked!
Riggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Conda is just out of range.
Riggs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Conda.
Conda lands with a kick to the ribs.
Riggs throws a jab but it's blocked by Conda.
Conda scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Conda misses with a hook.
Conda drives through with a takedown into guard.
Riggs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conda sitting in guard here, content to control.
Conda is working Riggs over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Riggs keeping full guard, as Conda tries to pass.
Riggs wants to sweep here but Conda controlling him for the moment.
Riggs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Conda.
Riggs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Conda works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Riggs wants to get back to full guard.
Conda is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Riggs!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Conda landing shots from mount.
Conda has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Riggs's face.
Conda lands a nice shot to the head.
Riggs is still in real trouble! Can Conda finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riggs is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ana Conda dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Conda ducks under a wild hook from Riggs.
Riggs seems to have recovered his senses.
Riggs misses the shot to the body.
Riggs throws a jab but it's blocked by Conda.
Riggs misses with a right hand
and Conda counters with a stiff right hand.
Conda blocks a jab.
Riggs misses with an uppercut. Conda saw that one coming.
Conda lands a nice hook to Riggs's body. Riggs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Riggs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Conda.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Conda, right into the meat.
Riggs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Conda scores with a nice body kick.
Conda scores with a jab. Riggs acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Conda.
Conda lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Conda fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Riggs looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Conda scores with a hook to the body. Riggs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Conda scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Conda scores with a nice body kick.
Riggs gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Conda.
Conda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Riggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Riggs 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Conda drops Riggs with a huge uppercut! Riggs drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Conda is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ana Conda!
Ana Conda is the new lightweight champion!
A victorious Ana Conda thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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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
100% |
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