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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruubens Cartnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Molotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Molotov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Iron Fist. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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205 lbs
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236 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruubens Cartnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Molotov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartnell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Igor Molotov has been cut.
Molotov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sloppy strikes from Cartnell. Those never looked like landing.
Molotov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cartnell tests Molotov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Molotov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Molotov fails to land with a series of punches.
Cartnell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cartnell throws a series of punches but Molotov moves out of range.
Cartnell drives through and clinches with Molotov against the ropes.
Cartnell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Molotov or not.
Molotov fails to pull guard.
Molotov wants a takedown but no success here.
Cartnell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Molotov is trying to push Cartnell away but Cartnell has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Molotov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ruubens Cartnell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Molotov.
Cartnell stops a takedown attempt from Molotov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molotov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cartnell scores with a hook to the body.
Molotov looks gassed!
Cartnell is pushing Molotov up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cartnell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Molotovs head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cartnell.
Cartnell lands a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cartnell.
Cartnell lands a hook that snaps the head of Molotov backwards.
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!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cartnell.
Cartnell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Molotov backwards.
Molotov letting Cartnell take a breather here.
Cartnell presses Molotov against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Cartnell.
Cartnell breaks the clinch.
Cartnell goes for a small jab and connects. Now Cartnell goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Molotov stumbles back but Cartnell runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Molotov to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Molotov will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ruubens Cartnell!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ruubens Cartnell waved his t-shirt featuring FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victree Myne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shizuka Uesugi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shizuka Uesugi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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249 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victree Myne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shizuka Uesugi!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Myne is predictable there
and Uesugi counters with a nice uppercut.
Myne walks into a jab.
A punch combination from Myne misses.
Uesugi lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Myne 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.
Myne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Uesugi.
Uesugi throws a head kick but Myne moves out of range.
Uesugi scores with a shot to the body.
Myne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Uesugi.
Myne avoids the head kick by Uesugi.
Uesugi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Myne throws a right and a left that Uesugi avoids nicely.
Myne throws a series of punches but Uesugi moves out of range.
Uesugi slips a jab and a cross from Myne.
Uesugi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uesugi avoids the head kick by Myne.
Victree Myne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uesugi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Uesugi lands a right hook to the body.
Uesugi lands a nice looking body kick.
Myne is breathing heavily.
Uesugi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Myne digs a good body shot into Uesugi's ribs.
Myne takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Myne is predictable there
and Uesugi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Myne misses with an uppercut
and Uesugi counters with a right hand to the body.
Myne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Uesugi.
Myne walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Myne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Uesugi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters circling - Myne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Myne gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Myne looks to land a body kick but Uesugi moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Myne shoots in looking for a takedown. Uesugi tries to sprawl out of it but Myne keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Uesugi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Uesugi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Myne takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Crunch! Uesugi slams his shin into Myne's torso.
Myne 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.
Uesugi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Myne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Myne steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Uesugi. That one must have hurt.
Uesugi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Uesugi's corner calls for a 1-2. Uesugi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Uesugi tries a head kick but it misses.
Uesugi connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi lands a lovely overhand right.
Uesugi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A cross from Uesugi lands.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Uesugi, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uesugi lands with a nice body kick.
Myne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Myne needs to keep his hands up - Uesugi had a free shot at his head there.
Myne is rocked!
Myne throws a low kick, looking for Uesugi's leg but Uesugi calmly moves out of range.
Uesugi scores with a leg kick.
Uesugi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Uesugi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Uesugi lands a big head kick that sends Myne tumbling to the mat! Uesugi takes a step backwards and waves Myne back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Myne is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Uesugi scoring well with a low kick there.
That kick from Uesugi tenderised Myne's leg. Myne is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi lands a leg kick that knocks Myne off balance momentarily.
Myne seems to have got his legs back now.
Uesugi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Myne on the side of the head.
A low kick from Myne misses
and Uesugi counters with a hugh head kick that removes Myne from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Shizuka Uesugi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taneli Hauki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Guns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hauki comes to the ring accompanied by Kyuss - Green Machine. Leroy Guns is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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197 lbs
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190 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taneli Hauki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leroy Guns!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guns closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hauki circles away.
Hauki misses with a straight left.
Hauki lands with a shot to the body.
A solid body kick from Hauki.
Hauki slaps away a takedown attempt from Guns, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Guns closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hauki circles away.
Taneli Hauki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leroy Guns.
Hauki throws a looping overhand right but Guns ducks down to avoid it.
Guns swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hauki.
Jab, jab by Hauki - just one landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hauki throws a front kick that sends Guns stumbling back into the ropes.
Guns misses with a hook. Hauki ducked under it nicely.
Guns shoots in looking for a takedown. Hauki tries to sprawl out of it but Guns keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Hauki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guns shoots for a double leg takedown but Hauki sprawls well. He's pushed Guns's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Guns looks gassed!
A decent looking cross lands there for Guns.
Hauki cracks the inside of Guns's front leg.
Hauki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hauki takes a swing at Guns's ribcage but misses.
Hauki lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guns throws a series of punches but Hauki moves out of range.
Hauki drops Guns with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Guns looks back up at him and smiles so Hauki waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Guns is rocked!
Taneli Hauki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guns shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Guns is still on wobbly legs! Can Hauki finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hauki jabs Guns to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Guns walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Hauki! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Taneli Hauki!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dag Selectiona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Efrain Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Dag Selectiona has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dag Selectiona seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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201 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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dag Selectiona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Efrain Vera!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Selectiona drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Vera wants to control but Selectiona postures up.
Vera tries to buck Selectiona off but Selectiona is having none of it.
Selectiona wants to control but Vera is keeping him busy.
Vera tries to buck Selectiona off but Selectiona is having none of it.
Selectiona wants to stand but Vera has his arm trapped.
Vera is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Selectiona off and has taken his back!
Vera connects with a big shot to the side of Selectiona's head.
Vera gets his hands free as Selectiona looks to control.
Vera is punishing Selectiona with strikes - can he finish him?!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vera connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Selectiona to escape the position.
Selectiona looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Vera has his arm under Selectiona's chin here. Game over son! Vera squeezes tightly and Selectiona is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Efrain Vera!
An out of breath Efrain Vera thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Fenili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hopkins might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Coming home -Dirty money. Gabriel Fenili has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alex Hopkins's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gabriel Fenili!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hopkins prevents Fenili from improving his position.
Fenili gets back to full guard.
Hopkins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fenili swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hopkins is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fenili keeping full guard, as Hopkins tries to pass.
Hopkins will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fenili working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hopkins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hopkins manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fenili is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hopkins is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenili is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hopkins is looking to improve his position.
Fenili is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hopkins is just riding it out for now. Fenili eventually gives up the hold.
Fenili works his way into side control.
Fenili is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hopkins is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hopkins tries to buck Fenili off but Fenili is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fenili thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hopkins is looking for a sweep.
Hopkins sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fenili looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hopkins is trying to get back to full guard.
Hopkins is pressing down on Fenili's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fenili trying to control but Hopkins is working from the bottom.
Fenili works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fenili seems to be looking for submissions.
Hopkins tries to roll over but Fenili keeps him under control.
Hopkins makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hopkins.
Hopkins keeping moving, preventing Fenili from controlling successfully.
Hopkins is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fenili won't allow Hopkins to sweep him here.
Fenili is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fenili trying to control the position from guard on top but Hopkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fenili is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Gabriel Fenili has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Fenili moves into the clinch successfully.
Fenili pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Hopkins with that takedown attempt.
Fenili displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hopkins.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fenili fails with a takedown attempt.
Hopkins lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Fenili 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.
Hopkins looks to land a right hand but Fenili moved out of range.
A good leg kick by Hopkins.
Fenili avoids a kick to the body.
Alex Hopkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hopkins.
Fenili looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hopkins!
Hopkins is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fenili content just to control the position here.
Fenili manages to capitalize on a mistake by Hopkins to take his back!
Hopkins breaks Fenili's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Fenili working a defensive guard here.
Fenili working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hopkins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hopkins manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins advances position into side control!
Hopkins is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Fenili looks calm but he's in trouble here. Hopkins gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Fenili is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Hopkins lets go of the hold and Fenili can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alex Hopkins!
Alex Hopkins very nearly forgot to thank Hopkins Athletics amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Keijo Kerjalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Numero Cero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cero has chosen Hate Me Now - Nas as his entrance music. Numero Cero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
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160 lbs
13 - 8 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keijo Kerjalainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Numero Cero!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerjalainen tries to clinch but Cero is having none of it.
Cero avoids the head kick by Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cero makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kerjalainen really felt that one!
Cero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kerjalainen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kerjalainen misses with a body kick.
Cero lands a really nice looking cross but Kerjalainen seems unphased.
Cero throws a lazy right hand but Kerjalainen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Kerjalainen.
Cero uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cero misses with a hook.
Kerjalainen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cero throws a poor cross that misses
and Kerjalainen counters with an inside leg kick.
Cero scores with the left hand. Kerjalainen knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Keijo Kerjalainen has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cero throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kerjalainen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cero.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cero takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kerjalainen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kerjalainen throws a front kick that sends Cero stumbling back into the ropes.
Kerjalainen is looking to score with low kicks.
Cero takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cero looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kerjalainen takes the fight into the clinch.
Good body shot from Cero.
Kerjalainen tries to land knees in the clinch but Cero avoids the damage to the body.
Cero avoiding damage.
Kerjalainen lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Cero creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kerjalainen has a couple of punches blocked by Cero.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cero is trying to maintain a safe position but Kerjalainen gets an underhook and turns Cero into the ropes.
Kerjalainen has a couple of punches blocked by Cero.
Cero tries a body shot but Kerjalainen blocks it.
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!
Kerjalainen tries to stall but Cero uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cero blocks an elbow strike from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kerjalainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kerjalainen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ceros head.
Kerjalainen pushes Cero back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Kerjalainen misses with a punch to the body.
Kerjalainen struggles to land a body shot inside as Cero controls his hands.
Cero manages to break the clinch.
Cero has closed the distance and engaged Kerjalainen in a clinch.
Kerjalainen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kerjalainen tries to throw a body punch but Cero avoids it by throwing Kerjalainen back against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen throws a punch but it's blocked by Cero.
Kerjalainen working Cero over with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kerjalainen.
Cero managing to block the knees to the body from Kerjalainen.
Cero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cero swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cero scores with a punch to the head.
Cero checks a low kick from Kerjalainen.
Cero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kerjalainen.
Cero misses with a looping right.
Kerjalainen moves out of range as Cero strikes.
Cero keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cero keeps the fight on the outside.
Cero tests Kerjalainen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen slips under a jab.
Kerjalainen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
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!
Cero sizes up Kerjalainen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kerjalainen checks the leg kick.
A combination from Kerjalainen does no damage.
Cero throws a head kick but Kerjalainen moves out of range.
Kerjalainen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kerjalainen moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kerjalainen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kerjalainen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kerjalainen tries a body shot but Cero blocks it.
Cero has Kerjalainen pressed against the ropes.
Kerjalainen throws a head punch that misses.
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 Keijo Kerjalainen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Keijo Kerjalainen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kerjalainen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cero lands with a hook. Kerjalainen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cero misses with a left hand
and Kerjalainen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Cero is looking to land body kicks.
Cero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kerjalainen dips to his left and cracks Cero with an uppercut!
Cero tries to work over Kerjalainen's front leg with a kick but Kerjalainen checks it.
Cero keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cero connects with a leg kick. Kerjalainen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cero clobbers Kerjalainen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cero throws a right and a left that Kerjalainen avoids nicely.
Kerjalainen tries to clinch but Cero is having none of it.
Nice uppercut lands for Kerjalainen. That snapped Cero's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerjalainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Numero Cero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kerjalainen ducks under a wild hook from Cero.
Kerjalainen tries to work over Cero's front leg with a kick but Cero checks it.
Cero listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kerjalainen scoring well with a low kick there.
Numero Cero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cero throws a low kick but Kerjalainen avoids it.
Cero throws a jab but it's blocked by Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kerjalainen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cero.
Cero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kerjalainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cero misses the shot to the body.
Kerjalainen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cero counters with a nice uppercut.
Cero blocks the body kick.
Kerjalainen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cero goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kerjalainen is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cero connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kerjalainen. Kerjalainen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Oh Kerjalainen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cero misses with an uppercut
and Kerjalainen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kerjalainen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kerjalainen clinches up with Cero and pushes him back against the ropes.
Kerjalainen seems to have got his legs back now.
Cero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kerjalainen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kerjalainen misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen tries to throw a body punch but Cero avoids it by throwing Kerjalainen back against the ropes.
Cero lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cero.
Kerjalainen misses with a punch on the inside.
Kerjalainen struggles to land a body shot inside as Cero controls his hands.
Kerjalainen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kerjalainen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cero struggles to land a body shot inside as Kerjalainen controls his hands.
Cero tries to stall but Kerjalainen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kerjalainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kerjalainen clinches up with Cero and pushes him back against the ropes.
Kerjalainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cero blocks a body shot from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cero stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen can't find room to land a body shot as Cero controls the action.
Kerjalainen tries to throw a body punch but Cero avoids it by throwing Kerjalainen back against the ropes.
Keijo Kerjalainen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cero trying to control the position but instead, Kerjalainen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cero into the ropes.
Cero takes an elbow to the temple.
Kerjalainen misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kerjalainen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cero.
Kerjalainen misses with the head strike.
Cero prevents a body shot from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kerjalainen lands a shoulder strike.
Kerjalainen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kerjalainen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cero is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kerjalainen is keeping busy.
Kerjalainen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ceros head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijo Kerjalainen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Keijo Kerjalainen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Good leg kick by Cero there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kerjalainen wants to clinch
enabling Cero to counter with a crisp jab.
Kerjalainen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kerjalainen is looking to slow Cero down with leg kicks.
Kerjalainen dodges the punch combination from Cero.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cero.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kerjalainen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cero tries to clinch up.
Kerjalainen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cero throws a right hand that misses
and Kerjalainen counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Cero as he connects with a hook.
Kerjalainen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cero checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen throws a sloppy head kick and Cero moves out of range easily.
Cero thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick misses from Cero.
Cero misses the jab.
Cero getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kerjalainen is looking to chop away at Cero's legs.
Cero misses with a looping right.
Cero scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen throws the left hand but Cero avoids the punch easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Cero blocks the leg kick.
Kerjalainen throws a head kick but Cero moves out of range.
Cero instigates a clinch.
Kerjalainen is trying to push Cero away but Cero has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Kerjalainen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Cero there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick by Cero misses
and Kerjalainen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cero tries a head kick but it misses.
Cero lands with an uppercut that bounces Kerjalainen off the ropes and back into range.
Kerjalainen dodges the punch combination from Cero.
Kerjalainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cero.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice shot by Cero.
Kerjalainen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kerjalainen throws a nice looking combination but Cero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kerjalainen walks into a left hand.
Cero lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cero scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kerjalainen doesn't seem bothered though.
Kerjalainen misses with a body kick.
A jab from Cero misses.
Cero clinches.
Cero prevents a body shot from Kerjalainen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen blocks an uppercut.
Kerjalainen swings wildly with an uppercut but Cero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cero breaks from the clinch.
Jab from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen scores with a leg kick.
Kerjalainen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
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!
Cero closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kerjalainen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cero throws out the jab.
Cero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kerjalainen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kerjalainen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kerjalainen blocks a jab.
Kerjalainen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cero counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Numero Cero.
I think Kerjalainen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Keijo Kerjalainen!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Keijo Kerjalainen!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Keijo Kerjalainen!
Keijo Kerjalainen wins by unanimous decision!
Keijo Kerjalainen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alen Delon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delon's entrance music is Prayer Of The Refugee. A fine choice. Alen Delon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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204 lbs
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198 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alen Delon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Apollo Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Anderson wants to slow Delon down by chopping away at his legs.
Delon throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
Anderson scoring well with a low kick there.
Anderson dips to his left and cracks Delon with an uppercut!
Delon 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.
Delon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Anderson lands a nice looking body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Delon is defended easily by Anderson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alen Delon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Delon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Delon quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Delon wants to control but Anderson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Anderson trying to control from half guard but Delon is working away.
Anderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Delon defending well though.
Delon missing with punches from the bottom.
Delon is trying to stand back up but Anderson is controlling him
Delon manages to get to full guard.
Delon controls Anderson momentarily but Anderson frees himself.
Delon manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Anderson is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delon wants to control the pace but Anderson is squirming around nicely.
Anderson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Delon wants to control but Anderson has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson is trying to stand.
Anderson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Delon wants to take a breather but Anderson is having none of it.
Delon throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Anderson to regain full guard.
Delon throws a big elbow that misses.
Delon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delon postures up in Anderson's guard and throws a big left but Anderson blocks it.
Delon postures up in Anderson's guard and throws a big left but Anderson blocks it.
Delon won't allow Anderson to sweep him here.
Delon trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Delon throws a big elbow that misses.
Delon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Delon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Delon trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Delon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Delon prevents Anderson from getting back to his feet.
Delon throwing strikes from guard but Anderson blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Delon postures up in Anderson's guard and throws a big left but Anderson blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Delon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Delon lands a couple of digs.
Delon tries to free his leg and advance position but Anderson is retaining full guard.
Delon throws a big right hand that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Delon looking to pass the guard.
Delon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson wants to stand up but Delon is controlling him.
Anderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alen Delon 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.
Anderson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Delon has closed the distance and engaged Anderson in a clinch.
Delon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Anderson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Delons head.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Delon avoids the damage to the body.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Delon.
Anderson tries a body shot but Delon blocks it.
Anderson is leaning against Delon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Delon is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Anderson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Delon is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Anderson is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alen Delon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Delon controls his hands.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of Delon's head.
Delon prevents a body shot from Anderson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson landing knees to the head.
It looks like Alen Delon has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delon wants to take the fight to the mat but Anderson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Anderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A hook to the body from Anderson.
Anderson lands an uppercut.
Delon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Anderson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Anderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Delon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Delon blocks it with crossed arms.
Apollo Anderson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Anderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Delon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Anderson.
Anderson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Delon.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.
Delon has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Anderson after a bit of a struggle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Anderson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Anderson winds up and cracks Delon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Anderson lands strikes from half guard.
Anderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Delon defending well though.
Delon has hold of Anderson's hands but Anderson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Anderson lands strikes from half guard.
Delon kicks Anderson off and gets back to his feet.
Anderson throws out a leg kick but Delon moves out of range and Anderson only half commits.
Anderson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Anderson wants to land a leg kick but Delon is out of range.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Anderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson gets through Delon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Delon.
Anderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Anderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
Anderson lands with a left to the head.
Anderson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Delon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Delon controls his hands.
Delon has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Anderson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Delon keeps control of the position as Anderson tries to break free.
Anderson turns into Delon and is now in his guard.
Anderson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Delon looking for a sweep. Not yet Delon, not yet.
Anderson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Delon's head.
Delon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Delon is working hard here to advance position.
Anderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Delon is retaining full guard.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Delon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Delon is looking to sweep but instead, Anderson has passed into half guard.
Delon makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Delon.
Anderson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alen Delon's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Anderson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Anderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Anderson lands a right hand.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Delon.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Delon.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Delon controls the action.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Delon controls his hands.
Delon tries to score a body lock takedown but Anderson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Anderson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Delon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Anderson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson tries to work over Delon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A knee to the head by Anderson.
Anderson lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delon takes a shot to the head.
Anderson pushes Delon back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson digs a right hand into Delon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Delon's gas tank.
Anderson lands an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Anderson.
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!
Anderson pushes Delon back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Delon is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alen Delon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson works on Delon's body with a couple of short punches.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Anderson wants the takedown. Delon is fighting it off but Anderson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Delon's guard against the ropes.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Delon keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Anderson scoring with some ground and pound.
Anderson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Delon is looking to stand back up but Anderson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Delon.
Apollo Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anderson wants to pass to mount but Delon is defending the position.
Delon wants to get back to full guard.
Well, if Anderson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Delon is looking to improve his position.
Anderson is thwarting Delon's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delon wants to improve his position but Anderson is controlling well.
Anderson is keen to just control but Delon is a slippery customer.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Anderson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Delon kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anderson wants to land a leg kick but Delon is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anderson, right into the meat.
Anderson thumps Delon with a low kick.
Anderson throws a front kick aimed at Delon's knee but Delon avoids it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anderson. That's going to slow Delon down.
Anderson throws a solid leg kick but Delon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Anderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Anderson wants it to stay on the feet.
Anderson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Delon checks a leg kick.
Delon swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Delon checks it.
Alen Delon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson lands a body shot.
Anderson scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Delon on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Anderson lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Delon under the eye.
And that's the end of the fight!
Apollo Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Anderson 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Apollo Anderson!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Apollo Anderson!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Apollo Anderson!
Apollo Anderson wins by unanimous decision!
Apollo Anderson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Seven Sins™, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tolo Seia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Harkimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keijo Harkimo is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tolo Seia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keijo Harkimo!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seia slips under a jab.
Harkimo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harkimo moves in looking to clinch but Seia pushes him off.
Harkimo sizes up Seia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Tolo Seia has been cut.
Seia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harkimo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harkimo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Seia throws a jab but it's blocked by Harkimo.
Harkimo throws a leg kick
and Seia counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Keijo Harkimo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harkimo ducks under a wild hook from Seia.
Harkimo is looking to clinch.
Harkimo lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seia just misses with a punch to the body.
Harkimo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harkimo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Seia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A good leg kick by Seia.
Seia moves out of range of the body kick.
Harkimo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Harkimo misses with a hook
and Seia counters with a nice uppercut.
Seia darts in and clinches Harkimo up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Seia.
Seia lands a shot to the body.
Harkimo looks gassed!
Seia lands a shoulder strike.
Harkimo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Seia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Seia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Seia tries a knee to the head but Harkimo blocks it.
Seia misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Seia scores with a nice short uppercut.
A hook to the body from Seia.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Seia.
A short uppercut from Seia.
Harkimo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Seia holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Seia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Seia taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Seia.
Seia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harkimo backwards.
Seia taking a breather.
Seia works on Harkimo's body with a couple of short punches.
Seia lands a hook that snaps the head of Harkimo backwards.
Harkimo misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Seia.
Seia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harkimo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Seia scores with a shot to the side of Harkimo's head.
Seia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Seia is trying to maintain a safe position but Harkimo gets an underhook and turns Seia into the ropes.
Seia has a couple of punches blocked by Harkimo.
Seia misses with the head strike.
Seia drops Harkimo with a big knee straight up the middle! Harkimo is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Harkimo is rocked!
Seia thuds his shin into the meat of Harkimo's side.
Harkimo is still on wobbly legs! Can Seia finish him?
Harkimo is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Seia Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Harkimo is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tolo Seia!
After winning the bout, Tolo Seia thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Large (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Stigu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Large's entrance music is Blue - U Make Me Wanna . A fine choice. Stigu has chosen Sabrina-Boys as his entrance music. Mr Stigu acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Large!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mr Stigu!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stigu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Large doesn't manage to clinch there - Stigu circles away.
Stigu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Large misses with a hook. Stigu ducked under it nicely.
Stigu throws a shot from downtown. Large moves away and avoids it.
Stigu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Large misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stigu looks to throw the jab but Large is out of range.
Large walks into a stiff left hand from Stigu.
Large clinches with his opponent.
Large has Stigu pressed against the ropes, preventing Stigu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stigu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Large misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stigu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stigu misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stigu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Large tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stigu lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Large.
Stigu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stigu working aggressively here.
Large keeps control of Stigu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Large misses with a short punch on the inside.
Large tries to land knees in the clinch but Stigu avoids the damage to the body.
Large tries to pull guard but Stigu won't allow it.
Stigu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Large tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Large swings wildly with an uppercut but Stigu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stigu throws a head punch that misses.
Large struggles to land a body shot inside as Stigu controls his hands.
Large lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Large lands a body shot in the clinch.
Large jumps guard and drags Stigu to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stigu throws a big elbow that misses.
Large looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Large tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stigu throwing strikes but missing.
Large wants to sweep but no luck.
Large trying to keep a closed guard but Stigu is proving a slippery customer.
Large wants to sweep but no luck.
Stigu throws a big elbow that misses.
Large is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Stigu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Large is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Large has his hands on Stigu's head, controlling the position.
Large controls Stigu momentarily but Stigu frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bob Large wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A slow jab from Stigu misses its intended target.
Stigu looks to land a combination. Large sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Large swings for the body but Stigu moves out of range.
Stigu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Large misses with a kick to the body
and Stigu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Large is rocked!
Large is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Large is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Stigu just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Large has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mr Stigu!
Mr Stigu thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fincent LeBlond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Neely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LeBlond kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kari Tapio - Olen Suomalainen. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jack Neely enters the ring!
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255 lbs
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14 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fincent LeBlond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Neely!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LeBlond cracks Neely with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Neely misses with a wild body shot.
LeBlond is looking to slow Neely down with leg kicks.
Neely is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in LeBlond's half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
LeBlond is looking to improve his position.
Neely is looking to take a break and control but LeBlond is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Neely passes to full mount!
LeBlond is looking to improve his position but Neely isn't that keen on the idea.
Neely controlling the pace for now.
Neely lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
It looks like Fincent LeBlond has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neely lands a big elbow.
Neely connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fincent LeBlond's cut is getting worse.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fincent LeBlond's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jack Neely!
A relieved looking Jack Neely 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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