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*NGF 25* PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Yauch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yauch comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fight For Your Right To Party kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roy Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam Yauch!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake walks into a straight right hand from Yauch.
It looks like Roy Blake has been cut.
Yauch scores with a nice head shot.
Yauch drops Blake with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Blake looks back up at him and smiles so Yauch waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Blake is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yauch connects with a stiff jab that staggers Blake - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Adam Yauch!
Adam Yauch managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ultimate Fighting Gear, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Neeyo Collin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alf Hooker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collin's entrance music is Bagsakan - Collaboration. A fine choice. Alf Hooker is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Neeyo Collin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alf Hooker!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hooker tries a head kick but it misses.
Collin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hooker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Collin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hooker is trying to defend but Collin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Collin prevents Hooker from improving his position.
Hooker is trying to stand back up but Collin is controlling him
Collin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Collin lands strikes from half guard.
Hooker trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Collin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hooker works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hooker wants to sweep here but Collin controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collin works over Hooker with some ground and pound from guard.
Hooker keeping full guard, as Collin tries to pass.
Collin passes Hooker's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hooker is staying active underneath Collin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hooker is looking to control Collin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hooker avoid being mounted?
Collin wants to free his trapped foot but Hooker is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Collin looks to land a strike but Hooker avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hooker keeping moving, preventing Collin from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hooker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Collin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Collin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hooker is keeping the position for now.
Collin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Collin trying to control but Hooker is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Neeyo Collin.
Collin shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hooker napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Collin throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Collin throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hooker gets back to half guard.
Collin prevents Hooker from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Collin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hooker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Collin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Collin stops Hooker from getting back to his feet.
Collin works his way into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Hooker tries to buck Collin off but Collin is having none of it.
Hooker takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Hooker is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collin is looking to take a break and control but Hooker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hooker is trying to buck Collin off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Collin tries to score with some ground and pound. Hooker controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hooker is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Collin has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hooker dodges the ground and pound from Collin.
Hooker on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Collin lands a few punches from side control.
Hooker wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Collin landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hooker is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neeyo Collin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Collin avoids the head kick by Hooker.
Neeyo Collin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Collin throws a leg kick which misses Hooker's front leg but catches the back leg as Hooker tries to avoid it.
Hooker misses with a head kick.
Collin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Collin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Collin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Collin tries to clinch up.
Collin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Collin scores with a punch to the head.
Hooker is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Collin moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Neeyo Collin!
Neeyo Collin made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'First of all, I want to thank NGF for including me in their roster. Back there in Philippines, thank you fans for your unwavering support. Mabuhay atin ito! To all who watched here, expect the same excitement on my future fights as well. Thank you.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Razor Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Costas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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182 lbs
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Brawler
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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
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Razor Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miguel Costas!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bush darts in and clinches Costas up against the cage.
Bush ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bush no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Costas prevents Bush from getting back to his feet.
Bush kicks Costas off and gets to his feet.
Costas shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Costas was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bush is trying to escape the mount.
Costas looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Costas punching from mount but Bush doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bush blocking the ground and pound.
Costas won't let Bush get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bush can't escape the position.
Bush bucks Costas off and manages to get back to his feet!
Costas shoots in for a takedown but Bush shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Costas throws a body kick that misses.
Bush swats away the attempt to clinch by Costas.
Costas throws a leg kick but Bush sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Costas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Costas trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Bush connects with a couple of short punches.
Costas looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Bush has picked Costas up and slammed him! Costas can't keep hold of the triangle and Bush manages to pass to side control!
Costas is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bush's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Bush! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Costas has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Razor Bush!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lance Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Lescott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rock comes to the cage accompanied by PSY - Gangnam Style. Michael Lescott has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lance Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Lescott!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Rock finds it's way through Lescott's defenses.
Lescott throws a body punch but Rock moves out of range.
Lescott takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lescott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lescott tries to clinch but Rock moves out of range.
Lescott fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rock bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lescott's head.
Rock throws a jab when Lescott was well out of range.
A left and a right from Lescott both land. Nice combination.
Lescott throws a body kick that misses.
Nice shot by Rock.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lescott with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Rock counter with a right hand.
Lescott throws a body punch but Rock moves out of range.
Lescott misses with a few strikes there.
Lescott punishes Rock's body with a nice straight punch.
Lescott misses with a jab to the body
and Rock counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lescott.
Lescott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rock.
Rock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lescott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rock.
Rock stuns Lescott with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rock throws a shot from downtown. Lescott moves away and avoids it.
Rock moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lescott shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rock as he jumps to the side.
Rock throws a lazy uppercut
and Lescott counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rock scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lescott is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rock.
Lescott is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rock plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Lescott swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Lescott face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lance Rock!
Lance Rock seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mustafa Graf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lionel Cascara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mustafa Graf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lionel Cascara!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cascara changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Graf looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Graf is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Graf wants to get back to full guard.
Graf is staying active underneath Cascara, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cascara is thwarting Graf's attempts to control the position.
Graf is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Cascara is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Cascara prevents Graf from getting the reversal.
Cascara controlling the position easily from mount.
Graf wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cascara.
Cascara can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Graf is looking to escape.
Graf tries to hold on but Cascara pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cascara jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Graf manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cascara is looking to take a break and control but Graf is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Graf sneaks back into half guard.
Graf is staying active underneath Cascara, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cascara keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Graf is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cascara is trying to work for a kimura but Graf is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cascara tries to pass the half guard into mount. Graf knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Graf works his way to full guard. Good work.
Graf looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Graf not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cascara wants to control from the top but Graf keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graf working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Cascara has passed into half guard!
Cascara trying to control from Graf's half guard. Graf has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Cascara trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Graf bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cascara's guard.
Graf trying to control the position from guard on top but Cascara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cascara throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cascara keeping moving, preventing Graf from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graf postures up.
Cascara pulls Graf in close to prevent any damage.
Cascara tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cascara controls Graf momentarily but Graf frees himself.
Cascara looking for a sweep. Not yet Cascara, not yet.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Lionel Cascara wasn't active enough on the ground.
Graf throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Cascara tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Graf is in Cascara's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graf trying to control but Cascara is working from the bottom.
Cascara wants to sweep here but Graf controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Graf wants to control from the top but Cascara keeps moving.
Cascara pulls Graf in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lionel Cascara will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Graf gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cascara counters with a nice double leg into side control. Graf won't be happy with that.
Cascara cracks Graf with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Cascara controls the position from side control.
Cascara swings around for an armbar but Graf sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Cascara's guard.
Graf tries to free his leg and advance position but Cascara is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cascara is on top in guard.
Graf wants to sweep here but Cascara controlling him for the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graf working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cascara in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cascara tries to free his leg and advance position but Graf is retaining full guard.
Graf is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Graf is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cascara trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cascara postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cascara trying to control the position from guard on top but Graf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Graf looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cascara is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graf looking to control but Cascara passes into half guard.
Graf wants to get back to full guard but Cascara has passed into side control.
Cascara lands a nice forearm strike.
Lionel Cascara has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cascara remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Cascara trying to control the position but Graf is working away.
Cascara might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Graf kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cascara tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Graf sneaks back into half guard.
Cascara is keen to just control but Graf is a slippery customer.
Graf is trying to get back to full guard.
Graf is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Cascara is tapping! Great win for Graf!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mustafa Graf!
An out of breath Mustafa Graf thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Abbott Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armand Battailen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armand Battailen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Abbott Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Armand Battailen!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battailen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abbott Jr throws a looping overhand right but Battailen ducks down to avoid it.
Abbott Jr misses with a two punch combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Battailen.
Abbott Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Abbott Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Battailen.
Abbott Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Battailen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Abbott Jr is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Battailen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Abbott Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abbott Jr scores with the left hand. Battailen knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Armand Battailen has been cut.
Abbott Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abbott Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Abbott Jr throws a combination that misses
and Battailen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Abbott Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Abbott Jr is breathing heavily.
Abbott Jr walks forward, straight into a front kick from Battailen.
Battailen throws a nice outside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Battailen.
Nice body kick from Battailen.
An inside leg kick lands from Battailen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott Jr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Battailen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Battailen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Abbott Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Battailen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Battailen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Abbott Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Battailen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like David Abbott Jr has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abbott Jr throws a shot from downtown. Battailen moves away and avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Battailen.
Battailen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Abbott Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Battailen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Battailen.
Battailen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Abbott Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abbott Jr will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Abbott Jr throws a combination that misses
and Battailen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Battailen scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battailen lands with a nice body kick.
Battailen wants to clinch up but Abbott Jr keeps it at a distance.
Battailen has managed to clinch.
Battailen tries to land knees in the clinch but Abbott Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Battailen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Abbott Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Battailen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Battailen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Battailen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Abbott Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Abbott Jr tries for a takedown but Battailen manages to get underhooks.
Battailen looking to throw knees to the head but Abbott Jr is blocking nicely.
Battailen with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battailen landing knees to the head.
Battailen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Battailen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abbott Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Battailen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Abbott Jr's face.
Battailen tries a knee to the head but Abbott Jr blocks it.
Abbott Jr avoiding damage as Battailen throws knees to the body.
Battailen missing with knees to the body.
Battailen tries to land a knee to the head but Abbott Jr blocks with his arms.
Battailen tries to land a knee to the head but Abbott Jr blocks with his arms.
Battailen lands a nice knee to the body.
Battailen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Abbott Jr wants to take the fight to the mat but Battailen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battailen connects with a knee to the head.
Battailen trying to land knees to the body.
Battailen landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Battailen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Abbott Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Battailen misses with a knee to the head.
Battailen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Abbott Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Battailen.
Battailen misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abbott Jr wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Abbott Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abbott Jr is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Battailen is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armand Battailen dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Battailen scoring well with a low kick there.
Battailen has managed to clinch.
Battailen tries a knee to the head but Abbott Jr blocks it.
Battailen connects with a knee to the head.
Battailen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Abbott Jr avoiding damage as Battailen throws knees to the body.
Abbott Jr avoiding damage as Battailen throws knees to the body.
Abbott Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Battailen.
Battailen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Battailen lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Battailen obliges.
Battailen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battailen scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Battailen.
Battailen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Battailen scores with a knee to the head.
Battailen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Battailen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Abbott Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Battailen lands a good knee to the midsection. Abbott Jr won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Battailen lands a knee to the head.
Battailen landing knees to the body.
Battailen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Abbott Jr has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Battailen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Abbott Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battailen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Abbott Jr's face.
Battailen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Battailen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Battailen.
Battailen crunches a lovely knee into Abbott Jr's ribcage.
Battailen connects with a knee to the head.
Battailen working Abbott Jr over with knees to the body.
Battailen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Abbott Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Battailen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abbott Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Battailen with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battailen trying to land knees to the body.
Battailen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Battailen trying to land knees to the body.
Battailen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Abbott Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Abbott Jr is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Battailen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Battailen looking to throw knees to the head but Abbott Jr is blocking nicely.
Abbott Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Battailen lands a knee to the head.
Battailen misses with a knee strike.
Battailen with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Battailen obliges.
Battailen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Battailen tries a knee to the head but Abbott Jr blocks it.
Battailen looking to throw knees to the head but Abbott Jr is blocking nicely.
Battailen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Battailen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Battailen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Battailen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Battailen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abbott Jr is defending well for now.
Abbott Jr looking for a takedown.
A knee to the head by Battailen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armand Battailen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Abbott Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Battailen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Battailen lands a head kick. Abbott Jr smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Battailen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Abbott Jr looks to land a combination but Battailen avoids it well.
David Abbott Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abbott Jr misses with a double jab
and Battailen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Battailen avoids a punch combination nicely.
David Abbott Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Battailen takes the fight into the clinch.
Battailen looking to throw knees to the head but Abbott Jr is blocking nicely.
Battailen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Abbott Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Battailen scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Battailen lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battailen lands a knee to the head.
Battailen working Abbott Jr over with knees to the body.
Battailen landing knees to the head.
Battailen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Battailen.
Battailen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Battailen scores with a knee to the head.
Battailen misses with a knee to the head.
Abbott Jr changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Battailen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Battailen misses with the combination.
Abbott Jr misses with a combination
and Battailen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Abbott Jr is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Battailen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Battailen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Abbott Jr momentarily.
Abbott Jr throws a combination that misses
and Battailen counters with a leg kick.
Abbott Jr misses with a combination
and Battailen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Battailen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Abbott Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Battailen.
Abbott Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battailen clinches with his opponent.
Battailen tries to land a knee to the head but Abbott Jr blocks with his arms.
Battailen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Battailen tries a knee to the head but Abbott Jr blocks it.
Battailen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abbott Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Battailen scores with a knee to the head.
Battailen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Battailen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Battailen trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Battailen.
Battailen misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbott Jr is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Battailen is defending well.
Abbott Jr goes for a takedown in the clinch but Battailen prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Abbott Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Battailen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Battailen tries to land a knee to the head but Abbott Jr blocks with his arms.
Battailen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Battailen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Battailen misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Battailen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abbott Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
David Abbott Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Armand Battailen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Battailen tries to land knees in the clinch but Abbott Jr avoids the damage to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Armand Battailen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Battailen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 26:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armand Battailen!
Armand Battailen gave a mention to Torment Fightwear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Probert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ignat Kaigorodov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ignat Kaigorodov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Probert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ignat Kaigorodov!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Probert throws a leg kick but Kaigorodov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kaigorodov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Probert cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Probert fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kaigorodov on the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Probert, as that shot connected.
It looks like Ignat Kaigorodov has been cut.
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!
Kaigorodov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Probert to score with a decent uppercut.
Probert sends Kaigorodov crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Probert is motioning to the referee to let Kaigorodov up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Kaigorodov is rocked!
Probert slaps away a takedown attempt from Kaigorodov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kaigorodov is still on wobbly legs! Can Probert finish him?
Probert throws a pinpoint strike between Kaigorodov's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Kaigorodov crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Probert scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bob Probert!
Bob Probert took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Ultimate Fighting Gear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jambo Alvez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alpha Male (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alpha Male acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jambo Alvez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alpha Male!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Male tries to score with a low kick but Alvez moves his leg out of the way.
Alvez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Alvez.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Male pushes Alvez away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Alvez gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Alvez throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Male works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Male trying to control but Alvez postures up.
Alvez is stalling here. Male is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Alvez seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Male has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Alvez is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Male tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Male stands up and beckons Alvez to his feet.
Male is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Male lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Jambo Alvez has been cut.
Male swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Male keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Male lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alvez circles away quickly and effectively.
Male misses with a series of wild punches.
Male misses with a double jab.
Male looks to land a combination but Alvez avoids it well.
Male throws a head kick that misses.
Alvez shoots for a double leg takedown but Male sprawls well. He's pushed Alvez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Male lands a jab-cross combination.
Alvez swats away the attempt to clinch by Male.
Male darts in and clinches Alvez up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Male lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alvez backwards.
Male lands a right hand.
Male makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alvez misses with some punches.
Male throws a head punch that misses.
Male tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alvez throws a punch but it's blocked by Male.
Alvez can't find room to land a body shot as Male controls the action.
Male is pressed up against the cage. Alvez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Male down to the mat. Male avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jambo Alvez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvez gets tackled into the cage by Male. Male maintains the clinch.
Male swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alvez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Male's efforts to push away.
Alvez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Male's elbow.
Alvez throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Male scores with a nice short uppercut.
Male is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Alvez is trying to drag Male to the mat but Male just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Male misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Alvez.
Alvez tries to work over Male's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alvez lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Male pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alvez keeps the fight on the outside.
Alvez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Alvez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Male circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alvez throws a front kick aimed at Male's knee but Male avoids it well.
Male tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alvez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Male has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alvez finds it's way round the side to connect with Male's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alpha Male dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jambo Alvez'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.
Alvez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Male is fending him off so far but Alvez persists. Nope, Male circles away and we're back to standing.
Alvez lands a jab to Male's midsection.
Male fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alvez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Male sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Alvez somewhat.
Alvez fails to land with a series of punches.
Alvez dives in and scores a takedown into Male's guard.
Alvez chips away with some ground and pound.
Alvez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Male is trying to hold Alvez in close to prevent damage but Alvez has managed to pass into half guard.
Male trying to hold on to Alvez's head to control him but Alvez postures up.
Male wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvez looks to land a strike but Male avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Alvez is looking to work some ground and pound but Male has wrist control.
Male wants to stand but Alvez is controlling the position.
Alvez 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.
Male looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alvez is one step ahead there.
Male working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alvez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvez trying to control but Male is working from the bottom.
Male really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alvez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Male wants to stand but Alvez is controlling the position.
Male keeping moving, preventing Alvez from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Alvez controlling from the top position.
We're going to have a standup here because Jambo Alvez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Alvez shoots in for a takedown but Male shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jambo Alvez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Male throws a leg kick but Alvez moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Male closes the distance and clinches.
Male blocks an uppercut.
Alvez misses with a punch to the body.
Alvez misses with the head strike.
Alvez has Male pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Male manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Alvez wants a takedown but no success here.
Alvez goes for a takedown attempt but Male pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Alvez looking to score a takedown here. Male is defending well but Alvez drives through and ends up in Male's guard.
Male wants to stand and escape but Alvez is having none of it.
Alvez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Male wants to control the position but Alvez says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Alvez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Male taking some punishment here, with Alvez in his half guard.
Male is not content to let Alvez control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvez working Male over with strikes.
Male desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Alvez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alvez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jambo Alvez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jambo Alvez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Male cracks Alvez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Male tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Alvez counters with a three punch combo that has Male backing up. Male nods at Alvez to acknowledge the strikes.
Alpha Male seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvez misses with a two punch combination.
Male tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Male misses with a wild body shot.
Male is looking to clinch but Alvez is avoiding it.
Jambo Alvez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Male wants to clinch up but Alvez keeps it at a distance.
Alvez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Male pinned against the cage. Male gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Alvez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alvez misses with a hook
and Male counters with a series of strikes. Alvez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Male is looking to clinch but Alvez is avoiding it.
Male closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Male working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Male blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvez gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Male regains guard.
Jambo Alvez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alvez postures up.
Male working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alvez.
Alvez trying to control but Male is working from the bottom.
Alvez looking to pass the guard.
Male is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Alvez is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Alvez controlling the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alpha Male was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Alvez misses with a series of wild punches.
Alvez looks for a takedown but Male sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Male tries to clinch there but Alvez circles away.
Alvez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jambo Alvez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Male is looking to clinch but Alvez is avoiding it.
Male tries to clinch but Alvez is having none of it.
Male moves in looking to clinch but Alvez pushes him off.
Alvez swats away the attempt to clinch by Male.
Male instigates a clinch.
Alvez misses with a punch on the inside.
Male swings wildly with an uppercut but Alvez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Male pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Male tries to clinch
so Alvez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Alvez trying to control the position from guard on top but Male is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Male can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvez working some strikes from top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Male utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alvez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Male keeping moving, preventing Alvez from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alvez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jambo Alvez.
I think Alvez 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jambo Alvez!
Jambo Alvez tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Timonyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zbigniew Mlotek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timonyn comes to the cage accompanied by Cryin' Like A Bitch!! . Mlotek has chosen The Prodigy - Their Law as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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177 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Timonyn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zbigniew Mlotek!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timonyn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Timonyn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mlotek throws out the jab.
A combination from Timonyn does no damage.
Mlotek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Timonyn.
Mlotek slips a jab and a cross from Timonyn.
Timonyn looks to land a combination but Mlotek avoids it well.
Mlotek looks to land a right hand but Timonyn moved out of range.
Timonyn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Timonyn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Timonyn's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Timonyn duly obliges.
A big right from Mlotek misses.
Timonyn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mlotek gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Timonyn wants to break free but Mlotek has control.
Mlotek is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mlotek tries a body shot but Timonyn blocks it.
Mlotek misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Mlotek.
Mlotek is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mlotek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mlotek swings wildly with an uppercut but Timonyn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mlotek is trying to force a seperation but Timonyn has the dominant position.
Mlotek breaks from the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Mlotek. Those never looked like landing.
Mlotek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mlotek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mlotek misses with a looping right.
Mlotek closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Timonyn.
Timonyn gets through Mlotek's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Timonyn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Timonyn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Timonyn misses with the combination.
Mlotek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Timonyn misses with a few strikes there.
Timonyn misses with a few strikes there.
Timonyn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A combination from Timonyn does no damage.
Mlotek avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mlotek lands with a right hand.
It looks like Dmitry Timonyn has been cut.
Timonyn avoids the head kick by Mlotek.
Mlotek dodges the punch combination from Timonyn.
A jab from Mlotek misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mlotek misses with a lunging right hand
and Timonyn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mlotek misses with a wild body shot.
Timonyn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Timonyn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mlotek tries to clinch up but Timonyn circles away and keeps his distance.
Mlotek throws a big shot that misses.
Mlotek on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mlotek ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mlotek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Timonyn misses with the combination.
Mlotek throws a lazy right hand but Timonyn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A combination from Timonyn does no damage.
A right-left combo lands from Timonyn.
Timonyn ducks under a wild hook from Mlotek.
Timonyn fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Timonyn does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mlotek lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Timonyn circles away quickly and effectively.
Mlotek doesn't manage to clinch there - Timonyn circles away.
Mlotek tries a head kick but it misses.
Mlotek throws a hook to the side of Timonyn's head but Timonyn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mlotek throws a hook to the side of Timonyn's head but Timonyn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mlotek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mlotek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Timonyn.
Mlotek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Timonyn.
A head kick misses from Mlotek.
Timonyn keeps the fight on the outside.
Mlotek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Timonyn moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Timonyn.
Mlotek tries a head kick but it misses.
Mlotek is looking to clinch but Timonyn is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zbigniew Mlotek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dmitry Timonyn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Timonyn throws a right hand that Mlotek ducks under and follows up with a left that Mlotek also avoids with ease.
Timonyn throws a series of punches but Mlotek moves out of range.
Timonyn digs a good body shot into Mlotek's ribs.
Timonyn misses with a few strikes there.
Timonyn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Timonyn misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Timonyn.
Mlotek moves into range and clinches up with Timonyn.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Timonyn.
Mlotek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mlotek tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mlotek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Timonyn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mlotek swings wildly with an uppercut but Timonyn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mlotek tries a body shot but Timonyn blocks it.
Mlotek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mlotek using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Timonyn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Timonyn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mlotek plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Timonyn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mlotek misses with a double jab.
Mlotek throws a body punch but Timonyn moves out of range.
Mlotek wants to clinch up but Timonyn keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Timonyn misses.
Mlotek tries to clinch up but Timonyn circles away and keeps his distance.
Mlotek stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Timonyn throws a series of strikes that have Mlotek backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mlotek moves to clinch but Timonyn breaks away
and Timonyn counters with a left and a right that stings Mlotek.
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!
Timonyn scores with a one two! Mlotek had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Timonyn.
Mlotek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mlotek throws an off balance right hand
and Timonyn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Timonyn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Timonyn feints a jab promting Mlotek to slip. Timonyn then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mlotek slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Timonyn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mlotek counters with a big head kick but Timonyn shrugs it off.
Mlotek swings for the body but Timonyn moves out of range.
Timonyn misses with a wild combination.
Mlotek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Timonyn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Timonyn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mlotek circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Timonyn misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mlotek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No joy there for Timonyn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mlotek connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Timonyn's hands.
The fighters circling - Mlotek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mlotek misses with a double jab.
Mlotek misses with a hook. Timonyn ducked under it nicely.
A punch combination from Timonyn misses.
Timonyn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mlotek counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mlotek drives through and clinches with Timonyn against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mlotek tries a body shot but Timonyn blocks it.
Timonyn wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timonyn managing to block the knees to the body from Mlotek.
Mlotek scores with a hook to the body.
Mlotek tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mlotek is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Timonyn is keeping busy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Timonyn blocks a body shot from Mlotek.
Mlotek misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mlotek misses with the head strike.
Mlotek tries to circle away but Timonyn has him pinned against the cage.
Mlotek wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zbigniew Mlotek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dmitry Timonyn'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.
Timonyn looks to land a combination but Mlotek avoids it well.
A punch combination from Timonyn misses.
Zbigniew Mlotek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mlotek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dmitry Timonyn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mlotek misses with the combination.
Mlotek throws a head kick that misses.
Timonyn misses with a wild combination.
Mlotek throws a head kick that misses.
Timonyn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mlotek fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mlotek throws a shot to the body.
Mlotek moves to clinch but Timonyn breaks away
and Timonyn counters with a nice uppercut.
Mlotek doesn't manage to clinch there - Timonyn circles away.
Mlotek misses with a head kick.
Timonyn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mlotek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timonyn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Timonyn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mlotek tries to clinch there but Timonyn circles away.
Mlotek scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A combination from Timonyn does no damage.
Mlotek misses with a jab to the body
and Timonyn counters with a series of strikes. Mlotek will be more careful next time no doubt.
Timonyn blocks a head kick by Mlotek.
Timonyn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Timonyn stalks Mlotek and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mlotek's face. Mlotek staggers backwards, shaken.
Mlotek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mlotek takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mlotek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mlotek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mlotek throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Timonyn swinging wildly here.
Timonyn with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mlotek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Timonyn throws a series of punches but Mlotek moves out of range.
Mlotek tries to close the distance and clinch but Timonyn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Timonyn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mlotek slips a jab and a cross from Timonyn.
Timonyn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mlotek has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Timonyn misses with the combination.
Timonyn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mlotek tries a head kick but it misses.
Mlotek slips a jab and a cross from Timonyn.
Timonyn slips a jab from Mlotek.
Mlotek swings widly with a right hand
and Timonyn counters with a three punch combo that has Mlotek backing up. Mlotek nods at Timonyn to acknowledge the strikes.
Timonyn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timonyn misses with a few strikes there.
Mlotek closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Timonyn prevents a body shot from Mlotek.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mlotek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mlotek will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Timonyn up against the cage.
Mlotek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mlotek tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Timonyn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timonyn fails to land with a series of punches.
Timonyn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Timonyn misses with a double jab.
Mlotek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Timonyn does it's job there.
Timonyn blocks a head kick by Mlotek.
Mlotek just misses with a punch to the body.
Mlotek dodges the punch combination from Timonyn.
Timonyn ducks under a wild hook from Mlotek.
Timonyn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Timonyn moves out of range of the strikes.
Timonyn blocks a head kick by Mlotek.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Timonyn tries to bum rush Mlotek with a series of wild strikes but Mlotek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Timonyn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Zbigniew Mlotek just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Dmitry Timonyn'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.
Timonyn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mlotek circles away quickly and effectively.
Timonyn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mlotek.
Mlotek lands a jab.
Timonyn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mlotek misses with a head kick.
Timonyn misses with a series of wild punches.
Timonyn throws a right hand that Mlotek ducks under and follows up with a left that Mlotek also avoids with ease.
Mlotek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Timonyn.
Mlotek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Timonyn throws a series of strikes that have Mlotek backpedaling.
Timonyn throws a series of strikes that have Mlotek backpedaling.
Mlotek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mlotek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Mlotek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timonyn throws a nice looking combination but Mlotek bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mlotek misses with an uppercut.
Timonyn throws a nice looking combination but Mlotek bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mlotek misses with the combination.
Timonyn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Timonyn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mlotek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mlotek misses with a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mlotek.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mlotek. Timonyn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Timonyn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mlotek walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mlotek lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Timonyn circles away quickly and effectively.
Mlotek moves forwards but Timonyn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mlotek throws a head kick that misses.
Mlotek swings widly with a right hand
and Timonyn counters with a three punch combo that has Mlotek backing up. Mlotek nods at Timonyn to acknowledge the strikes.
Mlotek tries to close the distance and clinch but Timonyn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mlotek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mlotek tries a head kick but it misses.
Mlotek has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A punch combination from Timonyn misses.
Sloppy strikes from Timonyn. Those never looked like landing.
Mlotek walks into a jab.
Mlotek looks to land a right hand but Timonyn moved out of range.
Timonyn digs a good body shot into Mlotek's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Timonyn misses with a few strikes there.
Mlotek tries to clinch but Timonyn moves out of range.
Timonyn swinging wildly here.
Mlotek tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Timonyn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timonyn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Timonyn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Timonyn misses with a series of wild punches.
Mlotek slips a jab and a cross from Timonyn.
Timonyn misses with a two punch combination.
Timonyn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice jab there from Mlotek.
Timonyn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mlotek tries a head kick but it misses.
Timonyn misses with a two punch combination.
Timonyn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mlotek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Timonyn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timonyn misses with a series of wild punches.
Timonyn avoids the head kick by Mlotek.
Mlotek fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Timonyn, pushing him back against the cage.
Mlotek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mlotek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mlotek misses with a punch to the body.
Mlotek tries to land knees in the clinch but Timonyn avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Timonyn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Timonyn blocking some punches.
Mlotek wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Zbigniew Mlotek will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dmitry Timonyn's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mlotek misses with a series of wild punches.
Timonyn avoids the head kick by Mlotek.
Timonyn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mlotek.
Timonyn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mlotek moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mlotek wants to clinch up but Timonyn keeps it at a distance.
Mlotek tries to clinch but Timonyn is having none of it.
Mlotek misses the shot to the body.
Timonyn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mlotek. Timonyn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Timonyn staying out of range there.
Timonyn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mlotek misses with a series of wild punches.
Timonyn throws a one two combo.
Timonyn dodges the punch combination from Mlotek.
Mlotek is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Timonyn misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mlotek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Timonyn was well out of range. Poor timing from Mlotek.
Mlotek rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Timonyn counters with a one-two to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mlotek. Timonyn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mlotek missing with a left hand there. Timonyn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Timonyn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mlotek avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mlotek moves into the clinch successfully.
Mlotek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mlotek misses with a punch on the inside.
Timonyn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Timonyn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timonyn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mlotek throws a body punch but Timonyn moves out of range.
Mlotek tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Timonyn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mlotek throws a body punch but Timonyn moves out of range.
Mlotek misses with an uppercut. Timonyn saw that one coming.
Mlotek misses with a jab, cross combination.
Timonyn throws a nice looking combination but Mlotek bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mlotek throws a head kick but Timonyn moves out of range.
Timonyn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mlotek fails with an attempt to clinch.
Timonyn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mlotek misses with a hook. Timonyn ducked under it nicely.
Mlotek misses with an uppercut.
Mlotek misses the body punch
and Timonyn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mlotek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Timonyn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Timonyn misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mlotek looks to clinch
and Timonyn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No joy there for Timonyn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Timonyn lands with a nice combination. Mlotek backs away looking to recover.
Timonyn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mlotek's hands.
Timonyn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Timonyn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A combination from Timonyn does no damage.
Mlotek misses with an uppercut. Timonyn saw that one coming.
Timonyn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mlotek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Timonyn avoids the head kick by Mlotek.
Timonyn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mlotek.
A head kick misses from Mlotek.
Dmitry Timonyn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timonyn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Timonyn avoids the head kick by Mlotek.
Timonyn throws a one two combo.
Mlotek tries to clinch up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Timonyn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Timonyn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Timonyn throws a right and a left that Mlotek avoids nicely.
Mlotek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mlotek doesn't manage to clinch there - Timonyn circles away.
Timonyn throws a right and a left that Mlotek avoids nicely.
Zbigniew Mlotek is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Timonyn fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Timonyn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mlotek circles away quickly and effectively.
Timonyn blocks a head kick by Mlotek.
Timonyn takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mlotek connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Timonyn's hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zbigniew Mlotek.
Well Mlotek has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 46:50
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 47:50
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zbigniew Mlotek!
Zbigniew Mlotek is the new welterweight champion!
Zbigniew Mlotek thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Butrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tolek Banan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hannibal Butrovic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tolek Banan!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butrovic scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Banan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Butrovic cracks Banan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Banan is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butrovic scoring with strikes but Banan is staying in there.
Butrovic throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Butrovic 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.
Banan is trying desperately to improve position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banan tries to lock up and control but Butrovic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Butrovic prevents Banan from getting the reversal.
Butrovic lands a heavy elbow.
Banan manages to control the position for a moment.
Butrovic is landing with some decent strikes but Banan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butrovic looking to ground and pound but Banan is blocking nicely.
Butrovic lands a big elbow.
Butrovic throws some wild stikes that Banan manages to avoid easily.
Butrovic raining down shots from the mount!
Banan is squirming around, avoiding Butrovic's attempts to control the action.
Butrovic looking to ground and pound but Banan is blocking nicely.
Banan wants to control but Butrovic is having none of it.
Butrovic prevents Banan from getting the reversal.
Butrovic throwing strikes here but Banan is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Banan wants to hold on but Butrovic pushes him away.
Banan holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Butrovic tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Banan manages to regain half guard. Good work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Butrovic lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Banan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Banan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Banan wants to sweep but no luck.
Butrovic postures up in Banan's guard and throws a big left but Banan blocks it.
Banan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Banan is trying to keep Butrovic in close.
Butrovic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Banan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Banan is controlling Butrovic's posture.
Tolek Banan has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A slow jab from Banan misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic misses with the combination.
Tolek Banan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tolek Banan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Butrovic shoots in looking for a takedown but Banan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Butrovic's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Butrovic. Banan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Butrovic moves out of range as Banan strikes.
Banan wants to clinch.
Butrovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Banan throws out the jab.
Butrovic shoots in for a takedown but Banan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Butrovic changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Banan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Banan wants to control but Butrovic postures up.
Butrovic trying to control the action but Banan is working from the bottom.
Butrovic throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banan is being controlled here.
Banan defending against the ground and pound.
Butrovic tries to move into full mount but can't pass Banan's legs.
Banan is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Butrovic's best efforts.
Butrovic is looking to stall here but Banan recovers full guard.
Banan pulls Butrovic in close to his closed guard and prevents Butrovic from doing any damage or advancing position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banan keeping moving, preventing Butrovic from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannibal Butrovic dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Butrovic slips under a jab.
Butrovic shoots in but no luck this time.
Butrovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Butrovic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Banan as he jumps to the side.
Banan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from Banan does it's job there.
Banan misses with a hook. Butrovic ducked under it nicely.
Butrovic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hannibal Butrovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Banan.
Butrovic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Banan sprawls well. Banan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Butrovic gets slowly back to his feet.
Banan throws the left hand but Butrovic avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butrovic slips a jab from Banan.
Jab from Banan.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Butrovic.
Butrovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Banan.
Banan lands with a right hand.
Banan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Banan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Butrovic.
Banan with a nice cross.
Good standup being displayed there by Banan as he connects with a hook.
Banan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Butrovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Banan looks to land a right hand but Butrovic moved out of range.
Butrovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Butrovic gets the takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Butrovic wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Banan trying to control from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Banan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Butrovic.
Butrovic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Banan keeps working.
Banan is trying to control but Butrovic manages to pass to mount!
Banan slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hannibal Butrovic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Banan trying to control from the bottom.
Banan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Butrovic scores with a couple of nice shots.
Banan tries to roll over but Butrovic keeps him under control.
Butrovic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Banan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Butrovic slips a nice elbow through Banan's hands, connecting with Banan's forehead.
Butrovic tries to pass the half guard into mount. Banan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Banan trying to hold on to Butrovic's head to control him but Butrovic postures up.
Banan tries to roll over but Butrovic keeps him under control.
Banan won't allow Butrovic to pass to mount.
Butrovic is taking a breather. Banan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Butrovic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Banan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Butrovic's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Butrovic's back!
Butrovic is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Banan has got his arm under Butrovic's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Butrovic has spun round into Banan's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Banan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Banan has his hands on Butrovic's head, controlling the position.
Banan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Banan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tolek Banan.
Banan misses with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banan scores with a jab. Butrovic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tolek Banan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Butrovic misses the shot to the body.
Banan lands a really nice looking cross but Butrovic seems unphased.
Butrovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Banan.
Tolek Banan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Banan works the jab nicely.
Butrovic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Banan sprawls well. Banan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Butrovic gets slowly back to his feet.
Butrovic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Banan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Butrovic moves out of range as Banan strikes.
Banan lands a jab to Butrovic's midsection.
Butrovic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Banan misses with a double jab
and Butrovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Butrovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hannibal Butrovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Banan cracks Butrovic with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butrovic slips a straight right by Banan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banan walks into a stiff left hand from Butrovic.
Butrovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Banan throws a poor cross that misses
and Butrovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Banan jabs Butrovic right on the nose. Butrovic blinks but takes it well.
Butrovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Banan finds it's way through Butrovic's defenses.
Butrovic shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Banan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Banan looking for a sweep. Not yet Banan, not yet.
Butrovic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Banan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Butrovic postures up and lands a big shot to Banan's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butrovic makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Banan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Butrovic trying to control from the bottom.
Banan controlling the action here.
Banan trying to pass the guard but Butrovic defending well.
Butrovic is pressing down on Banan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Butrovic being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tolek Banan.
Butrovic doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Banan to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hannibal Butrovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banan cracks Butrovic with a good jab.
Banan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Butrovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Banan.
Butrovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Banan.
Banan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Banan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Butrovic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Butrovic shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Banan's guard.
Banan working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Butrovic is one step ahead there.
Butrovic is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Banan throws a head kick but Butrovic moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Butrovic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Butrovic there as he acknowledges the shot.
Banan tries to sprawl but Butrovic drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Banan wants to improve his position but Butrovic is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Tolek Banan just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Banan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Butrovic momentarily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Banan.
Banan throws out a loose jab but Butrovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Banan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Banan 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.
The fighters circle momentarily. Banan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Butrovic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Butrovic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Butrovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Banan.
Butrovic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Banan momentarily.
Butrovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Butrovic looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Banan slaps away a takedown attempt from Butrovic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Banan swings for the body but Butrovic moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Butrovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Banan throws out the jab.
Butrovic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Butrovic tries for a takedown but Banan circles away easily
and Banan counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hannibal Butrovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Butrovic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Banan tries to avoid it but Butrovic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Banan to the ground. Banan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Banan misses with a straight left.
Banan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Butrovic has time to react.
Butrovic is rocked!
Butrovic throws an overhand right that lands on Banan's shoulder, as Banan tries to avoid the shot.
Oh Butrovic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Butrovic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Butrovic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Banan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Banan misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banan throws a hook to the side of Butrovic's head but Butrovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Butrovic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Banan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Banan misses the jab.
Butrovic seems to have got his legs back now.
Banan connects with a body shot.
Banan misses with a body kick.
No joy there for Butrovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Butrovic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Banan lands a body shot.
Butrovic misses with a straight left.
Butrovic throws an off balance right hand
enabling Banan to counter with a crisp jab.
Butrovic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Banan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic has a takedown stuffed.
A decent looking cross lands there for Banan.
Nice sprawl there from Banan as Butrovic shoots in.
Butrovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Banan.
Butrovic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Butrovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Butrovic connects with a body shot.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Banan! Butrovic is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tolek Banan!
Tolek Banan is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Tolek Banan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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