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PCL 122: Mutiny at Hyphasis PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
14 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tito Henry!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry misses with a series of wild punches.
Bailey shoots for a double leg takedown but Henry sprawls well. He's pushed Bailey's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bailey doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Henry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bailey gets a takedown into half guard.
Henry looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bailey tries to pass to full mount but Henry defends it.
Bailey prevents Henry from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bailey trying to mount his opponent but Henry defends it.
Bailey trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Henry for as long as he can get away with.
Bailey is trying to control. Henry wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We're going to have a standup here because Bob Bailey wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bailey shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Henry sprawls well. Henry wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bailey gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Bailey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bailey drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Henry is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bailey is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bob Bailey.
Bailey shoots in for a takedown but Henry shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bailey tries to bum rush Henry with a series of wild strikes but Henry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bailey changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Henry tries to avoid it but Bailey manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Henry to the ground. Henry escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Henry swings for the body but Bailey moves out of range.
Henry slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Henry stuffs the takedown attempt from Bailey. Bailey gets slowly back to his feet.
Henry misses with a straight left.
Henry looks to score with a jab to the body but Bailey is just out of range.
Bailey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henry.
Bailey shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bailey passes Henry's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bailey wants to free his trapped foot but Henry is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bailey slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bailey tries to pass to full mount but Henry defends it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bailey passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Bailey dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The fighters circling - Henry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bailey defending well as Henry loads up on a big left hand.
Henry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bailey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bailey misses with a takedown attempt - Henry sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bailey fails with a takedown attempt.
Bailey fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Henry to the ground. Bailey is now in Henry's guard.
Bailey wants to control from the top but Henry keeps moving.
Bailey looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bailey wants to pass the guard but Henry is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey trying to move into half guard but instead Henry has managed to sweep!
Bailey is trying to keep Henry in close.
Bailey throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Bailey has Henry pulled in close to control his posture.
Henry wants to control from the top but Bailey keeps moving.
Henry won't allow Bailey to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry is looking to work some ground and pound but Bailey has wrist control.
Henry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Henry chips away with some ground and pound.
Bailey is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bailey wants to pass the guard but Henry is defending well.
Bailey is trying to control the action in half guard but Henry is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bailey working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bailey trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey trying to control from Henry's half guard. Henry has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Bob Bailey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bailey pushes down on Henry's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bailey is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Henry looks like he's trying to stand up.
Henry is breathing heavily.
Bailey sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey is looking to advance position but Henry won't allow it.
Bailey trying to control the pace.
Henry looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bailey is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Bailey dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Henry throws a hook but Bailey avoids it easily.
Bailey shoots in and drives through. Henry sprawls well.
Bailey looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bailey trying to control but Henry is working from the bottom.
Bailey postures up in Henry's guard and throws a big left but Henry blocks it.
Bailey works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bailey is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bailey wants to take a breather but Henry is having none of it.
Henry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Henry keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Henry wants to get back to his feet.
Bailey controlling the action here.
Bailey trying to control the action but Henry is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey wants to free his trapped foot but Henry is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tito Henry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref stands the fighters back up because Bob Bailey just wasn't active enough.
Henry just misses with a punch to the body.
Bailey tries for a takedown but Henry sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Henry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bailey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bailey fails with the takedown
and Henry counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Bailey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bailey shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Henry but Henry pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bailey moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bailey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bob Bailey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Henry lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey drives through with a takedown into Henry's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bailey wants to pass the guard but Henry is keeping the position.
Bailey trying to control the position from guard on top but Henry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henry is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bailey is controlling him.
Henry can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bailey controls the pace.
Henry is looking to stand up but Bailey isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Henry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bob Bailey has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Henry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bailey closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Henry did well to prevent Bailey getting side control.
Bailey working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bailey trying to control the pace.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Bailey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bailey, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Bailey!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Nevsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hungy Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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221 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Nevsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hungy Henry!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Nevsky with that takedown attempt.
Henry fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Nevsky to the ground. Henry is now in Nevsky's guard.
Henry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Henry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Henry looking to pass the guard.
Nevsky avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Henry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Henry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Henry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Henry wants to pass the guard but Nevsky is keeping the position.
Nevsky is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Henry rolls with it to try and escape but Nevsky cranks on the arm and Henry is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alexander Nevsky!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Spat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Duck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Spat!
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, Donald Duck!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duck looks to score with a jab to the body but Spat is just out of range.
Spat throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Duck avoids a punch combination nicely.
Spat tries to clinch up.
Duck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duck defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Spat.
Duck lands with a right hand.
Duck misses with a hook.
Spat tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duck paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Spat ducks right into an uppercut from Duck.
Spat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duck swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Duck thows a body shot but no joy.
Duck lands a head shot.
Donald Duck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duck circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spat closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Duck to the mat! Duck manages to get full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spat prevents Duck from getting back to his feet.
Spat slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Duck kicks Spat off and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duck just misses with a punch to the body.
Duck swings for the body but Spat moves out of range.
Duck throws a jab when Spat was well out of range.
Spat takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Donald Duck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duck throws a body punch but Spat moves out of range.
Spat misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Spat wants to clinch up but Duck keeps it at a distance.
Duck listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Spat lands a high kick!
Spat takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Spat drops his hands momentarily and Duck takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Duck dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Duck lands with a shot to the body.
Duck scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spat scores with a one two! Duck had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Donald Duck has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duck with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Spat tries to clinch up but Duck circles away and keeps his distance.
Duck keeps the fight on the outside.
Duck avoids the head kick by Spat.
Spat clinches up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Spat's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Spat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spat misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Spat. Those never looked like landing.
Spat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duck lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Spat at a distance.
Duck throws the left hand but Spat avoids the punch easily.
Duck fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fighters circling - Duck throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spat throws a right and a left that Duck avoids nicely.
Spat tries to clinch up but Duck circles away and keeps his distance.
Spat has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Spat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duck connects with a jab.
Duck cracks a nice hook into Spat's ribs.
Duck lands a nice shot to the body.
Spat on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Spat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duck.
Spat looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Spat is breathing heavily.
Duck dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spat closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Spat takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Spat on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Duck lands with a nice body punch.
Spat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Duck lands a head shot.
Duck bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Duck is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Spat had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duck scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Duck scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Spat shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Duck sprawls well. Duck wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Spat gets slowly back to his feet.
Duck dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spat takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Spat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Spat tries to clinch up but Duck circles away and keeps his distance.
Duck stuns Spat with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Duck throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duck. Spat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spat takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duck throws a shot to the body.
Spat looks to land a combination but Duck avoids it well.
Duck connects with a crisp jab.
Spat takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Duck dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donald Duck's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Spat ducks under a wild hook from Duck.
Duck lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Duck lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Spat at a distance.
Spat has managed to clinch.
Spat wants to get back to striking at distance but Duck won't allow it.
Duck goes for a takedown attempt but Spat pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Duck with a nice cross.
Duck misses with a shot to the body
and Spat counters with a series of strikes. Duck will be more careful next time no doubt.
Spat takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duck keeps the fight on the outside.
Duck just misses with a punch to the body.
Spat tries to clinch up but Duck circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice body punch from Duck.
Duck keeps the fight on the outside.
Duck scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duck lands with a right hand.
Donald Duck seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duck misses the shot to the body.
Spat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Spat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spat shoots in looking for a takedown. Duck tries to sprawl out of it but Spat keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Duck manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Duck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spat manages to avoid it.
Spat connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Duck momentarily.
Duck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spat was well out of range. Poor timing from Duck.
Spat takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Duck lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Spat misses with the combination.
Duck stuns Spat with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Duck misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Duck.
Duck throws a body punch but Spat moves out of range.
Spat looks to land a combination but Duck avoids it well.
Jack Spat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spat takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Duck stuffs the takedown attempt from Spat. Spat gets slowly back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duck.
Duck lands with an uppercut that bounces Spat off the cage and back into range.
Duck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spat takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Spat walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Duck lands a jab to Spat's midsection.
Duck is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Spat rather than just go for the knockout.
Duck avoids the head kick by Spat.
Duck lands an overhand right.
Duck keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Spat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duck lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spat on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Duck.
A jab from Duck finds it's way through Spat's defenses.
Spat throws a lazy right hand but Duck sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duck ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Duck throws a poor cross that misses
and Spat decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Duck's guard.
Spat trying to control but Duck is working from the bottom.
Spat wants to stand but Duck has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Duck is wriggling around but Spat manages to pass to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spat performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duck tries to kick Spat off but Spat keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Spat throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Spat lands with a punch from half guard.
Duck looks like he's trying to stand up.
Spat frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duck trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Donald Duck will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Donald Duck's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Spat looks to land a left hand but Duck moved out of range nicely.
Duck throws a hook but Spat avoids it easily.
Spat tries to clinch up.
Spat throws a sloppy head kick and Duck moves out of range easily.
Spat wants to clinch.
Duck jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spat looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Spat fails to land with a series of punches.
Duck lands with a straight right. Spat didn't see that one coming.
Duck digs a good hook to Spat's body.
Duck scores with a body shot.
Duck scores with a shot to the body.
Spat has a takedown stuffed.
Duck changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Spat drops his hands momentarily and Duck takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duck lands with a nice body punch.
Duck cracks Spat with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Spat throws a sloppy head kick and Duck moves out of range easily.
Spat throws a head kick that half lands.
Duck connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Spat takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Duck misses the shot to the body.
Spat looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Duck scores with a hook to the body. Spat takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Duck lands a jab to Spat's midsection.
Duck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spat.
Nice shot lands for Duck.
Duck lands a jab to Spat's midsection.
Duck misses with a body shot.
Spat looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duck stuns Spat with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Spat.
Duck scores with a jab to the jaw.
Spat tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Duck manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Spat takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Duck connects with the punch.
Duck thuds his right hand into Spat's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Duck takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Spat shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Spat was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
You get the feeling that Duck really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Jack Spat overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Spat wants to control the pace but Duck is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spat controlling the position easily from mount.
Duck is squirming around, avoiding Spat's attempts to control the action.
Jack Spat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spat controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jack Spat wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Duck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spat moves away.
Duck lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Spat is defended easily by Duck.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Spat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spat doesn't manage to clinch there - Duck circles away.
Spat tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Duck manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Duck misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Spat does no damage.
Spat tries to clinch but Duck is having none of it.
Spat tries to clinch but Duck moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duck feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Spats jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Spat takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Duck getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Duck tests Spat's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donald Duck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Duck winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donald Duck!
Donald Duck thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Kyril (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyril has chosen HS Rockers as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
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198 lbs
22 - 9 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Viktor Kyril!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice jab there from Henry.
Kyril misses with a leg kick.
Kyril tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henry was well out of range. Poor timing from Kyril.
Kyril tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Henry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kyril as he avoids it easily.
Kyril throws a chopping leg kick but Henry manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Henry tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kyril sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Henry somewhat.
Henry misses with a body shot.
Kyril scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry is looking to clinch.
Kyril connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kyril throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyril staying out of range there.
Kyril tries to move into range but Henry moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kyril. That's going to slow Henry down.
Henry looks to score with a jab to the body but Kyril is just out of range.
Viktor Kyril seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kyril turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kyril has taken the fight to the clinch.
Henry tries to score a body lock takedown but Kyril shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Henry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kyril.
Kyril misses with a punch to the body.
Henry is trying to pull guard but Kyril has him pressed against the cage.
Henry is breathing heavily.
Kyril pushes Henry back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyril putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Henry in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kyril with a knee to the head.
Kyril lands an elbow just above Henry 's eye.
Kyril keeps control of Henry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry jumps guard but Kyril turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Kyril on the inside.
Henry takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kyril lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kyril lands a shot to the body.
Kyril connects with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Kyril - that landed with a thud.
Kyril lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kyril connects with a nasty looking knee right to Henry's face.
Henry is rocked!
Kyril landing knees to the head.
Oh Henry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kyril creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kyril lands a left hand that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Kyril jerks Henry's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Henry drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Kyril goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Kyril because Henry was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Viktor Kyril!
A victorious Viktor Kyril thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dobryi Dag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phillip Barron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Barron's choice of entrance music: Dizzee Rascal - Bonkers. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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203 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dobryi Dag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 21 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phillip Barron!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barron fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dag on the side of the head.
Barron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dag scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Barron scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barron defending well as Dag loads up on a big left hand.
Dag swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barron counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dobryi Dag seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barron misses with a low kick.
Dag blocks a head kick by Barron.
Dag slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A head kick misses from Dag.
Dag misses with a double jab
and Barron counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dag's knee momentarily.
Barron throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dag works the jab nicely.
Barron takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barron on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barron throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dag.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dag throws a good cross that connects.
Barron does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dag ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barron moves away.
Barron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dag throws the kick towards the body but Barron avoids it.
Nice shot by Dag.
Barron on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barron with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dag to score with a decent uppercut.
Dobryi Dag is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dag takes a swing at Barron's ribcage but misses.
Dag scores with a nice strike.
Barron scores with a jab to the body.
Barron looks to land a right hand but Dag moved out of range.
Dag lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Dag, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dag tries to sprawl but Barron drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barron wants to take a breather but Dag is having none of it.
Barron looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Barron looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dag kicks Barron off and gets back to his feet.
Dag throws a body punch but Barron moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Barron 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dag fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barron manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Dag.
Barron ducks under a wild hook from Dag.
Dag lands with a shot to the body.
Barron moves out of range of the strikes.
Barron moves forwards but Dag connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barron takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barron misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Dag misses.
Dag takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dag slips a straight right by Barron.
Dag takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barron throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barron slips a jab from Dag.
Dag works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Barron shoots for a takedown but Dag saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barron takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Barron takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dag lands with a straight right. Barron didn't see that one coming.
Dag swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dag uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barron.
Barron throws a right and a left that Dag avoids nicely.
Barron pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dag is out of range and Barron settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dag works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dag.
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!
Dag throws a nice looking combination but Barron bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dag cracks Barron with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barron just misses with a punch to the body.
Dag walks into a straight right hand from Barron.
Some wild striking there from Dag.
Dag on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dag stuns Barron with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dag ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dag connects with a leg kick. Barron looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barron throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dag.
Dag is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dag moves out of range as Barron throws a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Dag.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dobryi Dag dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Barron misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dobryi Dag is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dag displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barron throws out the jab.
Barron pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dag is out of range and Barron settles back down.
Dag swings for the body but Barron moves out of range.
Dag throws a sloppy head kick and Barron moves out of range easily.
Dag throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barron takes a jab right on the kisser.
Barron throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Barron's corner calls for a 1-2. Barron obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dag connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barron momentarily.
Barron throws out a loose jab but Dag uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barron throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barron checks a low kick from Dag.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barron pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barron has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dag finds it's way round the side to connect with Barron's head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dag darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dag rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barron moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dag wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dag connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barron throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barron shoots for a takedown but Dag saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barron loads up on a big right hand but Dag slips the punch.
Barron has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barron fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barron wants to clinch up but Dag keeps it at a distance.
Dag goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dag tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Dag as he connects with a hook.
Barron throws a right and a left that Dag avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dag missing with a left hand there. Barron was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barron shoots in but no luck this time.
Dobryi Dag has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phillip Barron.
Barron walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dag throws a combination that misses
and Barron cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dag misses with a body shot.
Barron misses the shot to the body.
Barron on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barron misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dag jabs Barron to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barron takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barron showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dag.
Dag fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice body punch from Dag.
Dobryi Dag is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barron fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barron is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dag.
A nice combination there by Dag.
Barron ducks under a wild hook from Dag.
Nice jab there from Dag.
Barron moves in looking to clinch but Dag pushes him off.
Dag changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dag lands a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dag checks a leg kick.
Dag bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barron's head backwards.
Barron fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dag checks it well.
Barron fails with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dag. Barron does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dag.
Barron tries for a takedown but Dag sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dag is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dag scores with a nice head shot.
Dag misses with a jab to the body
and Barron counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barron looks to land a left hand but Dag moved out of range nicely.
Barron shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dag. Barron does a little dance to reset his feet.
A combination from Barron does no damage.
Dag connects with a crisp jab.
Dag connects with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice uppercut lands for Dag. That snapped Barron's head back.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dag.
Dag misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dobryi Dag dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dag bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barron's head backwards.
Dag getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Barron is rocked!
Barron throws a head kick that misses.
Dag connects with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Dag - just one landing.
Barron is still on wobbly legs! Can Dag finish him?
A combination from Dag does no damage.
Barron seems to have recovered his senses.
Dag fails to land with a series of punches.
Dag scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dag looks to throw the jab but Barron is out of range.
Barron fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dag manages to avoid it.
Dag ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dag.
Barron throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barron uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dag.
Barron misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barron scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barron throws a leg kick but Dag sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jab, jab by Dag - just one landing.
Barron uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dag.
Barron has a takedown stuffed.
Sloppy strikes from Barron. Those never looked like landing.
Dag misses with a double jab.
Dag slips a jab from Barron.
Dag ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barron moves away.
Barron waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dag.
Dag lands with a hook. Barron tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Barron takes one to the chin there.
Dag misses with a wild body shot.
Phillip Barron has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barron doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dag works Barron's body with a nice hook.
Dag lands a jab to the head.
Dag throws a leg kick but Barron checks it.
Barron slips a jab and a cross from Dag.
Dag swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dag lands with a good body shot.
Barron scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Barron throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dag moves out of range of the strikes.
Barron cracks a nice hook into Dag's ribs.
A slow jab from Barron misses its intended target.
Dag lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dag.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barron misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dag swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barron avoids the head kick by Dag.
Barron pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barron takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dag uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barron.
Barron on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barron is looking to score with low kicks.
Dag avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dag connects with a body shot that sends Barron's belly button to the back.
Jab, jab by Dag - just one landing.
Nice takedown defense from Dag. No joy for Barron on that attempt.
Dag cracks Barron with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barron's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dag connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barron scrambles back to his feet.
Barron takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barron pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dag punishes Barron's body with a nice straight punch.
Dag takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dag moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dag feints a jab promting Barron to slip. Dag then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Barron slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dag keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dobryi Dag is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barron takes a jab right on the kisser.
Barron takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dag looks to land a combination. Barron sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barron throws a head kick but Dag moves out of range.
Dag connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A jab from Dag finds it's way through Barron's defenses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dobryi Dag showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dag, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dobryi Dag!
Our winner, Dobryi Dag, 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leon Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pietro Falasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Falasco comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Se lento ancora il fulmine kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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199 lbs
15 - 9 - 2 |
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Solid boxing
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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
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leon Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pietro Falasco!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry misses with an uppercut.
Henry gets tackled into the cage by Falasco. Falasco maintains the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Falasco.
Falasco lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henry manages to break the clinch.
Henry throws out a loose jab but Falasco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Falasco keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Henry walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Leon Henry has been cut.
Falasco clinches up with Henry and pushes him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry tries to break the clinch but Falasco is controlling the position.
Falasco softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Henry as Falasco tries to tie him up.
Henry wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry tries to circle away but Falasco has him pinned against the cage.
Falasco tries to land knees in the clinch but Henry avoids the damage to the body.
Falasco makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Falasco keeps control of Henry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Falasco stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Falasco lands an elbow inside.
Henry is trying to break the clinch but Falasco is controlling him.
Henry is working for takedown but Falasco is calmly controlling the position for now.
Henry wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Falasco keeps control of Henry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Falasco stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Falasco lands a nice uppercut.
Henry drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Falasco lands a hook that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Falasco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Falasco.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Falasco lands a shoulder strike.
Falasco has Henry pressed against the cage, preventing Henry from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Falasco lands a body shot in the clinch.
Henry is breathing heavily.
Henry wants to break the clinch but can't.
Henry wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Falasco scores with a knee to the head.
Henry is trying to force a seperation but Falasco has the dominant position.
Falasco lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Falasco scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Falasco lands a nice elbow.
Falasco lands a nice elbow.
Leon Henry's cut is getting worse.
The referee calls for Falasco to work.
Henry is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Henry is looking to break free of the clinch but Falasco has double underhooks.
Falasco utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Falasco lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falasco lands an elbow that stopped Henry in his tracks for a moment.
Falasco landing knees to the body.
Falasco avoiding damage.
Falasco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Henry in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Falasco landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Falasco scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Falasco is stalling here.
The crowd are getting on Falasco's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Henry wants to break free but Falasco has control.
Henry is trying to break the clinch but Falasco is controlling him.
Falasco keeps control of Henry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Falasco - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Falasco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Henry's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falasco lands with a right to the head.
Falasco scores with a shoulder strike.
Leon Henry's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Henry looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Falasco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Henry's defenses.
Henry is trying to force a seperation but Falasco has the dominant position.
Falasco working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Henry is trying to force a seperation but Falasco has the dominant position.
Falasco scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Falasco lands an uppercut.
Henry is trying to push Falasco away but Falasco has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Falasco lands a shot to the body.
Falasco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Falasco stops a takedown attempt from Henry.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Henry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Falasco has Henry pressed against the cage, preventing Henry from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Falasco lands a nice uppercut.
Jeez, Leon Henry's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Falasco scores a nice knee to the body.
Falasco working the clinch nicely. Henry is working for position but Falasco cracks him with a big knee to the head! Henry crumples up against the cage and Falasco lands two more shots before the ref can save Henry! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Pietro Falasco!
Our winner, Pietro Falasco, 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Coogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Con Dumas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rob Coogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Con Dumas!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coogan tries to sprawl but Dumas drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Coogan is trying is best to control the position here.
Dumas is stalling here. Coogan is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Dumas seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Coogan has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Coogan is trying to get an arm triangle but Dumas is defending well.
Dumas can't do much from the bottom here.
Dumas is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Coogan is staying active.
Coogan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Coogan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dumas tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Coogan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coogan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Coogan trying to control the position but Dumas is working away.
Coogan advances to full mount.
Dumas tries to lock up and control but Coogan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dumas is trying to escape the mount.
Dumas is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coogan thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Dumas is trying desperately to improve position.
Dumas sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coogan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Coogan is working for a kimura but Dumas is defending it quite comfortably.
Dumas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Coogan is trying to control the action in half guard but Dumas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Coogan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dumas doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Coogan.
Dumas wants to control but Coogan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coogan is working for a submission of some sort.
Coogan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Coogan is thwarting Dumas's attempts to control the position.
Coogan seems to be looking for submissions.
Dumas regains full guard. Nicely done.
Coogan is sitting in close to Dumas's body. Dumas has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Coogan is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Coogan is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Dumas.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Con Dumas!
A victorious Con Dumas thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh Matson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Van der Laan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matson comes to the cage accompanied by Remember the name. Van der Laan has chosen Eazy-E ft. Tupac, The Game - How We Do as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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31
202 lbs
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195 lbs
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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
18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Matson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andre Van der Laan!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van der Laan lands with a straight right. Matson didn't see that one coming.
A head kick misses from Van der Laan.
Van der Laan swings for the body but Matson moves out of range.
Van der Laan thumps Matson with a low kick.
Matson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Van der Laan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Van der Laan is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Matson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Van der Laan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van der Laan is not content to let Matson control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van der Laan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Matson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Matson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Matson trying to control the position but Van der Laan is working away.
Matson is really struggling to control Van der Laan but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Van der Laan is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matson wants to control but Van der Laan is keeping him busy.
Matson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We're going to have a standup here because Josh Matson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Matson misses with a straight right.
Matson missing with a left hand there. Van der Laan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matson avoids the head kick by Van der Laan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van der Laan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van der Laan lands a body shot.
Van der Laan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matson moves away.
Van der Laan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van der Laan moves away.
Van der Laan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Matson.
Matson scores with a shot to the body.
Van der Laan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matson misses with a hook. Van der Laan ducked under it nicely.
Matson looks to land a body kick but Van der Laan moved away.
Andre Van der Laan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matson tries to bum rush Van der Laan with a series of wild strikes but Van der Laan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Matson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Van der Laan throws a shot from downtown. Matson moves away and avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Matson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Josh Matson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Van der Laan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Matson is out of range.
Van der Laan tries to clinch but Matson moves away
and Matson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by Matson.
Van der Laan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Matson connects with a looping right hand.
Van der Laan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Matson rather than just go for the knockout.
A low kick from Van der Laan misses
and Matson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Van der Laan misses the shot to the body.
Matson misses with a head kick.
Van der Laan misses with a low kick as Matson jumps back.
Van der Laan throws a hook but Matson avoids it easily.
Matson misses with a left hand
and Van der Laan counters with a solid body kick.
Van der Laan stuns Matson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
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!
Matson throws a leg kick which misses Van der Laan's front leg but catches the back leg as Van der Laan tries to avoid it.
Van der Laan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van der Laan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Matson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Van der Laan lands a jab to the head.
Van der Laan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Van der Laan moves out of range of the strikes.
Van der Laan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Matson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Matson throws a looping overhand right but Van der Laan ducks down to avoid it.
Van der Laan lands a slapping body shot.
Van der Laan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matson throws a combination. Van der Laan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Van der Laan scores with a head kick. Matson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
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!
Matson throws a body punch but Van der Laan moves out of range.
Matson punishes Van der Laan's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matson slips under a jab.
Van der Laan wants to land a leg kick but Matson is out of range.
Matson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van der Laan throws a head kick that misses.
Matson misses with a leg kick.
That kick from Van der Laan tenderised Matson's leg. Matson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Van der Laan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matson.
Van der Laan avoids the body shot from Matson.
Van der Laan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matson.
Van der Laan moves away from the strike by Matson.
Matson avoids the head kick by Van der Laan.
Andre Van der Laan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van der Laan motions for Matson to come forward. Van der Laan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Andre Van der Laan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van der Laan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matson throws a leg kick
and Van der Laan counters with a three punch combo that has Matson backing up. Matson nods at Van der Laan to acknowledge the strikes.
Matson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Van der Laan counters with a two punch combo.
Matson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Matson, right into the meat.
Matson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Matson lands with a hook. Van der Laan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Van der Laan misses with a double jab.
Matson looks for a takedown but Van der Laan sprawls well.
Matson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice jab there from Van der Laan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van der Laan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van der Laan checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan misses with a head kick.
Matson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Matson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van der Laan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Matson throws a leg kick but Van der Laan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Van der Laan loads up on a big right hand but Matson slips the punch.
Van der Laan swings for the body but Matson moves out of range.
Matson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Matson misses with a wild combination.
Matson delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van der Laan scores with a push kick.
Van der Laan lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Andre Van der Laan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Matson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Matson is looking to chop away at Van der Laan's legs.
Matson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Van der Laan checks the leg kick.
Matson lands an overhand right.
Matson checks a leg kick nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Matson misses the target.
Van der Laan jabs at Matson's body.
Matson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Van der Laan is able to avoid easily.
Matson misses with a shot to the body
and Van der Laan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Matson fails to land with a series of punches.
Van der Laan throws a leg kick which misses Matson's front leg but catches the back leg as Matson tries to avoid it.
Van der Laan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Matson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Matson avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matson throws a push kick but Van der Laan slaps the foot to one side.
Matson throws a lazy right hand but Van der Laan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matson throws a right and a left that Van der Laan avoids nicely.
Van der Laan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van der Laan misses with the combination.
Van der Laan lands a glancing blow to the side of Matson's head.
Matson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Van der Laan misses with a body shot.
Van der Laan throws a leg kick
and Matson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Van der Laan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Van der Laan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Van der Laan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan staying out of range there.
Matson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Van der Laan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Van der Laan circles away.
Matson staying out of range there.
Matson shoots in and drives through. Van der Laan sprawls well.
Matson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van der Laan connects with a body shot.
A lazy body kick from Van der Laan
and Matson counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van der Laan. That's going to slow Matson down.
Van der Laan throws a hook but Matson blocks it.
Matson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van der Laan was well out of range. Poor timing from Matson.
Van der Laan lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan connects with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Van der Laan's hands.
Van der Laan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Matson checks it well.
Matson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Van der Laan is out of range and Matson settles back down.
Van der Laan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van der Laan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Van der Laan tries to clinch up but Matson circles away and keeps his distance.
Van der Laan looks to score with a jab to the body but Matson is just out of range.
Van der Laan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Matson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Van der Laan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Van der Laan throws a head kick but Matson moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Matson.
Van der Laan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Van der Laan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matson throws a series of punches but Van der Laan avoids them all with ease.
A low kick from Matson misses
and Van der Laan counters with an outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matson scores with a jab to the body.
Van der Laan throws a sloppy head kick and Matson moves out of range easily.
Van der Laan throws a big shot that misses.
Van der Laan avoids the body shot from Matson.
Van der Laan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Van der Laan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matson misses with a low kick as Van der Laan jumps back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Matson misses.
Matson fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Matson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A low kick from Van der Laan misses
and Matson counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andre Van der Laan.
I think Van der Laan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Van der Laan!
In his post fight interview, Andre Van der Laan started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chaka Mababa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Katchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mababa comes into the arena with Street Fighting Man blaring out of the sound system. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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33
225 lbs
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222 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chaka Mababa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Katchenko!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mababa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mababa is looking to score with low kicks.
Mababa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Katchenko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mababa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mababa walks into a left hand.
Katchenko lands with a shot to the body.
Mababa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Katchenko finds it's way round the side to connect with Mababa's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Mababa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Katchenko needs to keep his hands up - Mababa had a free shot at his head there.
Katchenko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Katchenko scores with a sloppy right hand. Mababa should have avoided that one.
Mababa fails to land with a series of punches.
Mababa misses with a lunging right hand
and Mababa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Mababa got wobbled bad by a big combination! Katchenko presses forward with punches and knees until Mababa stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Mababa closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrei Katchenko!
A relieved looking Andrei Katchenko thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muhamad Alli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cpl. Sam Fender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Fender. Alli comes to the cage accompanied by De la Souls, by POS. Fender has chosen The Art of War as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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214 lbs
28 - 16 - 0 |
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218 lbs
28 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Muhamad Alli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cpl. Sam Fender!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alli fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cpl. Sam Fender seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fender tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Alli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alli throws a lazy right hand but Fender sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fender misses with a straight right.
Fender misses with a right hand
and Alli counters with a takedown into side control.
Fender is pushing Alli's head away, looking to escape. Alli manages to hold on to the position though.
Alli in side control, throwing shots but Fender defends.
Alli fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Fender avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Alli.
Alli tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Alli wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fender, who protects the arm well.
Fender managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Alli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fender tries to improve position but can't.
Alli trying to control the position but Fender is working away.
Fender struggling a bit here.
Alli trying to control the position but Fender is working away.
Alli goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Fender has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Alli but great work by Fender.
Fender throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fender controlling from side mount.
Fender has control of an arm but Alli manages to advance to Fender's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fender avoids the strikes from Alli.
Fender fending off the submission attempt from Alli.
Fender defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alli thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Fender turns into Alli and is now in his guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fender throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alli works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fender wants to control from the top but Alli keeps moving.
Alli not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Alli wants to sweep here but Fender controlling him for the moment.
Alli keeping moving, preventing Fender from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fender is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alli.
Alli tries to clinch up.
Fender shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Alli has a takedown stuffed.
Alli on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fender. Fender obviously looking to wear him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fender.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fender tries to keep at a distance but Alli has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fender avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muhamad Alli 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.
Fender throws a leg kick but Alli sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Alli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fender was well out of range. Poor timing from Alli.
Fender attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alli looks to throw the jab but Fender is out of range.
Alli scores with a jab to the jaw.
Alli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fender.
Fender connects with a high kick.
A cross from Fender lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fender.
Alli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alli avoids the body shot from Fender.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fender throws a big shot that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Fender 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fender lands a jab to Alli's midsection.
Alli checks a low kick from Fender.
A big left from Alli misses.
Fender throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Alli swinging wildly here.
Alli closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fender circles away.
Nice shot lands for Fender.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fender.
Fender misses with a low kick as Alli jumps back.
Alli scores with a sloppy right hand. Fender should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fender misses with a body kick.
Alli moves into the clinch successfully.
Fender swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fender misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alli manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Fender content to stall in guard here.
Alli is controlling Fender's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fender seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Alli on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fender misses with a straight left.
Fender attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fender throws a head kick that misses.
Fender throws a body punch but Alli moves out of range.
Fender forces Alli back against the cage and clinches.
Fender stalling.
Fender lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fender can't find room to land a body shot as Alli controls the action.
Alli is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fender pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fender stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fender tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alli avoids it.
Fender misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fender misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cpl. Sam Fender showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fender throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fender sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fender throws a body punch but Alli moves out of range.
Fender misses with a leg kick
and Alli counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fender thinking.
A left lands for Fender.
Fender defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alli.
Alli moves out of range of the body kick from Fender.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fender.
Fender moves out of range of the strikes.
Alli avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fender fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Fender misses
and Alli counters with a stiff right hand.
Fender keeps the fight on the outside.
Fender connects with an inside leg kick.
Alli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Alli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fender is looking to clinch but Alli is avoiding it.
Fender lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alli's sensitive parts.
Alli tests Fender's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alli checks a low kick from Fender.
Fender is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fender throws a head kick that misses
and Alli counters with a right hand to the body.
Fender moves out of range of the strikes.
Alli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fender.
Cpl. Sam Fender is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fender throws a leg kick that is checked
and Alli counters with a left to the body.
Alli on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fender connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alli scores with a jab. Fender acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fender feints and then cracks Alli's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alli down.
Fender looks to land a body kick but Alli moved away.
Fender connects with a nice looking jab.
Alli is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fender throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alli connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fender throws a head kick that misses
and Alli counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fender connects with a right hand. Alli shakes it off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fender, right into the meat.
Alli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fender manages to avoid it.
Alli checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cpl. Sam Fender seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick from Fender misses.
Alli on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fender. Fender obviously looking to wear him down.
Fender tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fender motions for Alli to come forward. Fender throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alli tries a head kick but it misses.
Alli shoots in but no luck this time.
Alli takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fender goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A low kick from Fender is predictable there
and Alli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alli checks a low kick from Fender.
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!
Fender connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fender swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alli.
Fender uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alli.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cpl. Sam Fender comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fender has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cpl. Sam Fender!
A very excited looking Cpl. Sam Fender made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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