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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Xu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gage Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xu comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Creeping Death. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roger Xu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gage Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xu with a nice cross.
Xu just misses with a punch to the body.
Xu moves to clinch but Thomas breaks away
and Thomas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Xu misses with a straight right.
Xu blocks a leg kick.
Xu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Xu tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by Xu.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thomas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Xu scoring well with a low kick there.
Xu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Xu doesn't manage to clinch there - Thomas circles away.
Thomas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Roger Xu has been cut.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Thomas.
Thomas throws a body kick that misses
and Xu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Xu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thomas swings widly with a right hand
and Xu counters with a head kick.
Xu looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
Xu tries to clinch
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Thomas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick from Thomas lands but Xu takes it in his stride.
Xu is rocked!
Thomas connects with a leg kick. Xu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xu.
Xu tries to bum rush Thomas with a series of wild strikes but Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thomas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Xu lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thomas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A hook to the body from Thomas.
Xu is breathing heavily.
Xu pushes off an throws an elbow but Thomas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thomas misses with an elbow over the top.
Xu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thomas is defending well for now.
Xu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thomas's defenses.
Xu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Xu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thomas's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas.
Xu tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
Thomas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Thomas.
Xu avoids the elbow strike from Thomas, against the cage.
Thomas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Xu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thomas avoids it.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Xu managing to block the knees to the body from Thomas.
Thomas lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with an elbow over the top.
Xu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thomas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thomas misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Thomas.
Xu is trying to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from Xu.
Thomas tries to land knees in the clinch but Xu avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Xu fails to land.
Xu can't find room to land a body shot as Thomas controls the action.
Xu misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomas lands a damaging elbow.
Xu gets through Thomas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Xu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thomas is defending well for now.
Thomas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Xu tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws an elbow but it misses.
Xu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thomas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right hand to the body from Xu.
Xu blocks the elbow strike.
Thomas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Xu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Xu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Xu lands a knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thomas as Xu tries to tie him up.
Thomas blocks an elbow strike from Xu.
Xu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Xu.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas missing with knees to the body.
Thomas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Xu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thomas.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thomas.
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 Roger Xu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roger Xu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thomas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Xu blocks the body kick.
Xu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thomas can pounce on him.
Xu lands with an uppercut that bounces Thomas off the cage and back into range.
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but Xu slips the punch.
Xu thows a body shot but no joy.
Roger Xu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas defending well as Xu loads up on a big left hand.
Thomas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thomas.
Xu is looking to chop away at Thomas's legs.
Xu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thomas.
Xu loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
Xu lands a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thomas is out of range and Xu settles back down.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Thomas rushes Xu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xu can't find room to land a body shot as Thomas controls the action.
Thomas pushes off an throws an elbow but Xu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Xu misses with some punches.
Thomas misses with an elbow over the top.
Xu pushes Thomas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Xu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Roger Xu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thomas decides to pull guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Xu engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Xu trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Thomas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Roger Xu just wasn't active enough.
Xu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Xu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Xu misses with a hook. Thomas ducked under it nicely.
Xu throws a right and a left that Thomas avoids nicely.
Xu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Xu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xu checks the leg kick.
Thomas looks to throw a body kick
and Xu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thomas's knee momentarily.
Thomas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Xu counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Thomas is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas ducks right into an uppercut from Xu.
Thomas is rocked!
Xu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Xu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Xu moves out of range.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xu manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xu scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thomas. That's going to slow Xu down.
Xu pushes Thomas up against the cage in a clinch.
Xu trying to land knees to the body.
Xu dodges an elbow strike from Thomas.
Come on Xu - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Xu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thomas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Xu blocks it with crossed arms.
Xu avoiding damage as Thomas throws knees to the body.
Thomas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Xu is defending well for now.
Xu blocks an elbow strike.
Xu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Xu avoids the elbow strike from Thomas, against the cage.
Thomas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Xu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xu lands a damaging elbow.
Thomas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Xu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thomas misses with a knee to the head.
Xu crunches a lovely knee into Thomas's ribcage.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Xu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Xu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thomas misses with some punches.
Xu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Xu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xu blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Xu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thomas lands a right hand.
Xu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thomas's defenses.
Thomas looking to throw knees to the head but Xu is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Xu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roger Xu's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Thomas tries to land a leg kick but Xu saw it coming and moves away.
Xu throws a shot to the body.
Thomas moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Xu.
Xu pushes Thomas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thomas is still on wobbly legs! Can Xu finish him?
Nice body punch from Xu.
Knees in the clinch landing for Xu.
Thomas seems to have recovered his senses.
Thomas crunches a lovely knee into Xu's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas blocks a body shot from Xu.
Xu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Xu lands a nice uppercut.
Xu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Xu lands a right hand.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thomas throws an elbow but misses.
Thomas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Xu lands a big right hand that drops Thomas! The killer instinct kicks in and Xu finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Xu!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roger Xu!
Roger Xu managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, 160!, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lars Thunstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Kringle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thunstrom comes to the cage accompanied by Prodigy - Spitfire. Kringle is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Wating on the world to change, by John Mayer. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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170 lbs
19 - 9 - 1 |
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168 lbs
18 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lars Thunstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Kringle!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kringle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thunstrom was well out of range. Poor timing from Kringle.
Thunstrom misses with a hook
and Kringle counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lars Thunstrom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Thunstrom.
A slow jab from Thunstrom misses its intended target.
Thunstrom has a takedown stuffed.
Kringle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kringle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thunstrom.
Thunstrom scores with a jab. Kringle acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kringle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kringle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thunstrom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kringle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thunstrom.
Thunstrom misses the shot to the body.
Thunstrom misses with a takedown attempt
and Kringle counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kringle slips a jab and a cross from Thunstrom.
Kringle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thunstrom moves away.
Thunstrom throws a hook but Kringle avoids it easily.
Kringle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kringle scores with a shot to the body.
Thunstrom scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kringle doesn't seem bothered though.
Thunstrom throws a hook to the side of Kringle's head but Kringle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kringle closes the distance and clinches.
Kringle scores a nice knee to the body.
Thunstrom is trying to pull guard but Kringle has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lars Thunstrom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short uppercut from Kringle.
Kringle lands with a left to the head.
Kringle blocks an uppercut.
Kringle lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunstrom is trying to maintain a safe position but Kringle gets an underhook and turns Thunstrom into the cage.
Thunstrom throws a punch but it's blocked by Kringle.
A head punch on the inside from Thunstrom fails to land.
Thunstrom tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kringle smiles and moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thunstrom scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kringle doesn't seem bothered though.
Thunstrom misses with a two punch combination.
Thunstrom moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kringle jabs Thunstrom to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kringle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thunstrom was well out of range. Poor timing from Kringle.
Kringle lands the left hand.
Kringle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunstrom just misses with a punch to the body.
Chris Kringle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kringle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kringle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thunstrom.
Kringle misses with a straight right.
Thunstrom looks to score with a jab to the body but Kringle is just out of range.
Thunstrom misses with a two punch combination.
Thunstrom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thunstrom lands a right hook to the body.
Kringle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thunstrom shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kringle pinned against the cage. Kringle gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thunstrom misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kringle throws a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kringle.
Kringle on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kringle throws a looping overhand right but Thunstrom ducks down to avoid it.
Kringle is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Thunstrom rather than just go for the knockout.
Kringle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kringle has Thunstrom up against the cage in a clinch.
Thunstrom prevents a body shot from Kringle.
Kringle blocks a body shot from Thunstrom.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thunstrom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thunstrom blocks an elbow strike.
Thunstrom tries a body shot but Kringle blocks it.
Kringle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Come on Thunstrom - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chris Kringle will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kringle connects with a nice looking jab.
Thunstrom looks to score with a jab to the body but Kringle is just out of range.
Thunstrom avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thunstrom slips under a jab from Kringle.
Kringle tried to score with a low kick but Thunstrom checks it.
Thunstrom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kringle.
Kringle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kringle tries to close the distance and clinch but Thunstrom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kringle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thunstrom throws out the jab.
Thunstrom dodges the punch combination from Kringle.
Thunstrom throws a jab when Kringle was well out of range.
Kringle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunstrom misses the shot to the body.
Thunstrom misses with an uppercut.
Thunstrom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kringle.
Kringle looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A clash of legs there as Thunstrom blocks the low kick.
Thunstrom throws an off balance right hand
and Kringle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kringle scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kringle gets caught napping as Thunstrom dives in and scores a takedown. Kringle manages to retain guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kringle wants to sweep here but Thunstrom controlling him for the moment.
Kringle has his hands on Thunstrom's head, controlling the position.
Thunstrom trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kringle has his hands on Thunstrom's head, controlling the position.
Thunstrom stopping the sweep attempt from Kringle.
Kringle is trying to control the position but Thunstrom postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Chris Kringle was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A swing and a miss from Thunstrom.
A big left from Thunstrom misses.
Thunstrom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kringle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kringle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thunstrom.
Thunstrom throws out a loose jab but Kringle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kringle keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kringle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kringle wants to slow Thunstrom down by chopping away at his legs.
Kringle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Thunstrom. Those never looked like landing.
Thunstrom scores with a hook to the body. Kringle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chris Kringle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kringle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thunstrom was well out of range. Poor timing from Kringle.
Kringle lands a head shot.
Kringle tries to land a leg kick but Thunstrom saw it coming and moves away.
Thunstrom shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kringle pinned against the cage. Kringle gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kringle sizes up Thunstrom with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kringle uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thunstrom has time to react.
Kringle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thunstrom.
Kringle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thunstrom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kringle.
Thunstrom shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kringle as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lars Thunstrom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kringle throws a body punch but Thunstrom moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thunstrom swings for the body but Kringle moves out of range.
Kringle stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Kringle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Are you kidding me?! Kringle ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Thunstrom clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chris Kringle!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dis Tion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tion has chosen The Prodigy 'Omen' as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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187 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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184 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Melvin Manhoef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dis Tion!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tion throws a lazy uppercut
and Manhoef counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Manhoef is looking to land body kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Tion blocks the leg kick.
That kick from Manhoef tenderised Tion's leg. Tion is trying to keep his angry face on.
Manhoef falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tion counters with a right hand to the body.
Melvin Manhoef seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tion finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tion misses the jab.
Tion chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Manhoef can pounce on him.
Tion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tion scores with a hook.
Tion misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Manhoef counters with a low kick, right behind Tion 's knee.
Tion wants to clinch.
Manhoef dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tion. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef throws a head kick that misses
and Tion counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Manhoef.
Manhoef bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tion's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Manhoef.
Tion gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tion blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tion lands with a light punch inside.
Tion working aggressively here.
Manhoef misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Manhoef.
Tion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef lands a left hand.
Tion has Manhoef pressed against the cage.
Tion letting Manhoef take a breather here.
Manhoef swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tion lands a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tion lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manhoef.
Tion throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Manhoefs head.
Manhoef swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tion pressing his opponent against the cage.
Manhoef lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tion's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Manhoef throws a head punch that misses.
Tion scores with a shoulder strike.
Manhoef tries to work over Tion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tion can't find room to land a body shot as Manhoef controls the action.
Manhoef swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manhoef lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tion backwards.
Manhoef misses with a punch on the inside.
Tion misses with some punches.
Manhoef throws a punch but it's blocked by Tion.
Manhoef fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tion throws a punch but it's blocked by Manhoef.
Tion leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tion throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Manhoefs head.
Tion gets through Manhoef's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tion tries to throw a body punch but Manhoef avoids it by throwing Tion back against the cage.
Tion blocking some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Tion.
Still in the clinch, Manhoef scores with a nice short uppercut.
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.
Manhoef on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tion is looking to control Manhoef's arms but Manhoef gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tion has his back to the cage.
Tion stalling in the clinch.
Tion lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dis Tion will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Manhoef misses with a wild body shot.
Tion swings for the body but Manhoef moves out of range.
Manhoef bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tion instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Tion.
Manhoef throws a punch but it's blocked by Tion.
Manhoef taking a breather.
Tion lands a body punch in the clinch.
Manhoef lands with a right to the head.
Manhoef lands with a short shot to the head.
Manhoef lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tion fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tion misses with the head strike.
Tion misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Manhoef fails to land.
Manhoef tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tion tries a body shot but Manhoef blocks it.
Manhoef tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Manhoef.
Manhoef throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tions head.
Manhoef lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Tion.
Manhoef lands a shoulder strike.
Tion blocking some punches.
Tion lands a nice shot to the body.
Manhoef lands a left hand.
A bit of stalling here from Manhoef.
Manhoef misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tion's elbow.
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!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Manhoef is working Tion over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tion.
Tion lands a shot to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tion - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tion tries a body shot but Manhoef blocks it.
Tion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tion stalls.
Manhoef stalls.
Tion lands a right hand that snaps the head of Manhoef backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Manhoef lands a hook to the side of the head.
Manhoef misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Manhoef.
Manhoef is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tion is keeping busy.
Manhoef misses with the head strike.
Manhoef blocks a body shot from Tion.
Tion misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tion throws a head punch that misses.
Tion stalling.
Manhoef fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tion misses with a punch to the body.
Manhoef fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Manhoef.
Tion is working Manhoef over against the cage.
Melvin Manhoef has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Manhoef throws a head punch that misses.
Tion softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Manhoef scores with a shot to the side of Tion's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manhoef doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tion tries to stall but Manhoef uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Manhoef is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tion is keeping busy.
Manhoef misses with a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Tion - that landed with a thud.
Manhoef tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tion's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melvin Manhoef dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tion throws a wild body kick that Manhoef sees coming a mile off.
Manhoef fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tion, pushing him back against the cage.
Tion misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Manhoef fails to land.
Manhoef working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Manhoef has a couple of punches blocked by Tion.
Manhoef misses with a punch on the inside.
Manhoef stalling in the clinch.
Tion taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manhoef.
Tion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Manhoef blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Manhoef lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tion backwards.
Tion misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Tion.
Tion works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Manhoef scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Tion.
Tion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tion dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manhoef lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head 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 head punch on the inside from Tion fails to land.
Manhoef lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Manhoef lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tion working aggressively here.
Manhoef works on Tion's body with a couple of short punches.
Manhoef misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Manhoef tries a body shot but Tion blocks it.
Tion pushes Manhoef back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Manhoef lands with a light punch inside.
Manhoef misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tion working aggressively here.
Manhoef lands a nice uppercut.
Tion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tion creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Manhoef's defenses.
Good body shot from Tion.
Tion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Manhoef misses with some punches.
Tion has Manhoef pressed against the cage.
Manhoef controlling the action here for a moment.
Manhoef misses with a short punch on the inside.
Manhoef looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef struggles to land a body shot inside as Tion controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Manhoef will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tion up against the cage.
Manhoef lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manhoef.
Tion lands with a short shot to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manhoef misses with a punch on the inside.
Tion blocks an uppercut.
Tion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manhoef lands a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Melvin Manhoef showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Manhoef has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melvin Manhoef!
Melvin Manhoef thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clint Foote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Cat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clint Foote had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clint Foote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Cat!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foote ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Foote moves out of range as Cat strikes.
Cat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Foote.
Foote cracks the inside of Cat's front leg.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cat darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Clint Foote has been cut.
Cat lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Foote backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foote throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Foote connects with a leg kick. Cat looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Foote throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cat.
Cat swinging wildly here.
Foote cracks Cat with a right hand to the side of the head.
Foote connects with a single shot there.
Foote dodges the punch combination from Cat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cat moves out of range of the leg kick from Foote.
Cat looks to land a right hand but Foote moved out of range.
Foote throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tom Cat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Foote is looking to clinch but Cat is avoiding it.
Foote connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cat momentarily.
Cat blocks a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Foote.
A big right from Cat misses.
Foote takes a swing at Cat's ribcage but misses.
Foote is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cat throws a right hand that Foote ducks under and follows up with a left that Foote also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cat misses with a body shot.
Foote loads up on a big right hand but Cat slips the punch.
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!
Foote ducks under a wild hook from Cat.
Nice defenses there by Cat.
Cat on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Foote moves in looking to clinch but Cat pushes him off.
Foote on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cat lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Foote circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Cat misses.
A lazy left from Foote finds it's target.
Foote misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cat.
Foote jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foote thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice sprawl there from Cat as Foote shoots in.
Foote shoots in and drives through. Cat sprawls well.
Cat rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Foote moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Foote tests Cat's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big left from Cat misses.
Foote is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cat.
Foote moves out of range as Cat strikes.
Cat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cat misses with the combination.
Foote dodges the punch combination from Cat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foote lands a leg kick that knocks Cat off balance momentarily.
Cat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Foote takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Some wild striking there from Foote.
Foote misses with a left hand
and Cat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foote scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cat doesn't seem bothered though.
Cat looks winded!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cat misses with a double jab.
Foote dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cat. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Foote dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clint Foote's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cat takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Foote.
Tom Cat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Foote pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Foote.
Cat thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cat looks to throw the jab but Foote is out of range.
Cat misses with a wild body shot.
Cat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Foote lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cat is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cat walks into a jab.
A jab from Foote misses.
Foote scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foote tries to clinch up.
Cat takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A shot to the liver by Foote. Beautiful body shot.
Foote scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Foote. Beautiful body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Cat might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Foote has got the better of the exchanges.
Foote dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cat takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Foote moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cat takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Foote.
Cat might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Foote pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Foote throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foote cracks a nice hook into Cat's ribs.
Cat takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Foote throws a leg kick which misses Cat's front leg but catches the back leg as Cat tries to avoid it.
Good exchange - Foote coming out on top.
Foote clinches up with Cat and pushes him back against the cage.
Cat wants to get back to striking at distance but Foote won't allow it.
Foote manages to break the clinch.
Foote throws a leg kick which misses Cat's front leg but catches the back leg as Cat tries to avoid it.
Foote thuds a left hand into Cat's body.
Foote scores with a push kick.
Foote closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foote working the body and head with strikes.
Cat tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Foote wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cat keeps working.
Foote is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cat can do to turn this around?
Cat is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Cat is rocked!
Foote is looking to take a break and control but Cat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Foote stalls from top position.
Foote cracks Cat with a big elbow.
Cat is still in real trouble! Can Foote finish him?
Foote wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cat keeps working.
Cat seems to have recovered his senses.
Foote lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foote scores with punches from side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Foote happy to just control the position for now.
Foote decides to stand back up.
Clint Foote seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cat misses with a right hand
and Foote counters with a big right hand! Oh Cat is in trouble here! Foote follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clint Foote!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Clint Foote made sure he mentioned [WOT] GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 !, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Snuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snuka has chosen Superfly -- Curtis Mayfield and Ice T as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taylor Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jimmy Snuka!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis throws a leg kick
and Snuka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Davis's knee momentarily.
Davis tries to work over Snuka's front leg with a kick but Snuka checks it.
Snuka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davis throws out the jab.
Snuka throws a leg kick but Davis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Taylor Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Snuka.
Davis misses with a straight right.
Davis throws the kick towards the body but Snuka avoids it.
Snuka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Davis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Snuka.
Snuka avoids the head kick by Davis.
Davis is looking to land body kicks.
Snuka walks into a jab.
Davis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Snuka throws a sloppy head kick and Davis moves out of range easily.
Good exchange - Davis coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Davis works Snuka's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis staying out of range there.
Snuka throws a leg kick but Davis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Snuka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davis scores with a kick to the body.
Snuka cracks Davis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Snuka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davis moves away.
Davis thuds his right hand into Snuka's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jab from Davis.
Davis misses with a left hand
and Snuka counters with a slapping leg kick.
Snuka ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Snuka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis misses with a kick to the body.
Davis pushes Snuka away with a front kick.
Snuka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Snuka checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Davis throws the left hand but Snuka avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with a wild combination.
Snuka thuds a left hand into Davis's body.
Davis throws a body kick that misses
and Snuka counters with a good, hard body kick but Davis shrugs it off.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Davis. Snuka shrugs it off though.
Davis cracks a nice hook into Snuka's ribs.
Davis misses with a kick to the body
and Snuka counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Snuka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Snuka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Davis throws a low kick, looking for Snuka's leg but Snuka calmly moves out of range.
A left lands for Snuka.
Snuka throws a hook to the side of Davis's head but Davis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Snuka tries to land a body kick
and Davis counters with an outside leg kick.
Davis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Davis looks for the body kick but Snuka saw that one coming.
Snuka jabs at Davis's body.
Davis misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Snuka tenderised Davis's leg. Davis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Snuka lands a really nice looking cross but Davis seems unphased.
A chopping leg kick lands by Snuka.
Snuka checks a low kick from Davis.
Snuka checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Snuka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davis.
Davis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Snuka takes a step back to recover.
A slow jab from Snuka misses its intended target.
Snuka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Snuka thows a leg kick but Davis checks it
and Davis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Davis misses with a body shot.
Davis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Snuka. That did some damage!
Davis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Davis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snuka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis swinging wildly here.
Snuka lands a jab-cross combination.
Snuka moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.
Snuka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Davis throws an overhand right that lands on Snuka's shoulder, as Snuka tries to avoid the shot.
Davis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Snuka counters with a nice uppercut.
Davis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Snuka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice body kick there by Davis.
Davis throws a series of punches but Snuka moves out of range.
Snuka lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Snuka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davis throws a jab but it's blocked by Snuka.
Davis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Davis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Snuka dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snuka was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis.
A big left from Snuka misses.
Snuka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Snuka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Snuka moves out of range as Davis throws a body kick.
Jimmy Snuka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Davis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Snuka.
Davis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Snuka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Snuka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Davis throws a leg kick but Snuka checks it.
Davis throws a right hand that Snuka ducks under and follows up with a left that Snuka also avoids with ease.
Snuka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Snuka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Davis.
Davis moves away from the strike by Snuka.
Snuka takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
Snuka lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Davis 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.
Snuka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Snuka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Snuka looks to land a body kick but Davis moved away.
Davis throws the left hand but Snuka avoids the punch easily.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Davis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Snuka.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Snuka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Davis.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some bone on bone action there as Davis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Davis looks to land a left hand but Snuka moved out of range nicely.
Davis misses with a combination
and Snuka counters with an outside leg kick.
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!
Snuka throws a head kick that misses.
Snuka on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with the body kick
and Snuka counters with a right hand to the body.
Snuka moves out of range of the body kick.
Davis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Snuka. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Snuka. That's going to slow Davis down.
Snuka blocks a low kick nicely.
Davis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Snuka finds it's way round the side to connect with Davis's head.
Snuka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
Davis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Snuka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Snuka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis throws a shot to the body.
Snuka scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Davis misses with a combination
and Snuka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Davis is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis connects with the punch.
Oh Davis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Snuka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
Jab, jab by Davis - just one landing.
Davis seems to have got his legs back now.
Snuka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Snuka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davis scores with a sloppy right hand. Snuka should have avoided that one.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Snuka misses with a body shot.
Snuka throws a low kick but it's checked well by Davis.
A jab from Davis misses.
Davis misses with a kick to the body.
Davis pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Snuka back to the cage. Davis follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davis has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nice defenses there by Snuka.
Snuka wants to clinch.
Snuka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Snuka has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Davis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snuka moves out of range as Davis strikes.
Davis swings for the body but Snuka moves out of range.
Davis throws a body kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Snuka lands with a shot to the body.
Davis misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Davis looks to land a left hand but Snuka moved out of range nicely.
Davis throws a lazy head kick
enabling Snuka to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davis misses with a low kick.
Snuka avoids the body shot from Davis.
Snuka is looking to clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Snuka darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jimmy Snuka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Snuka misses with a wild body shot.
Davis throws a hook to the side of Snuka's head but Snuka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Davis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Snuka lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Davis tries to land a leg kick but Snuka saw it coming and moves away.
Snuka swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Snuka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davis.
Snuka avoids the body shot from Davis.
Snuka lands a hook that stumbles Davis back into the cage. Snuka follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Davis to the canvas! Snuka pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Davis has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jimmy Snuka!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Pinto Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pinto comes to the cage accompanied by Bibiano Fernandes Highlights [HELLO JAPAN] . James Morgan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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200 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Pinto Pinto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pinto.
Pinto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morgan is fending him off so far but Pinto persists. Nope, Morgan circles away and we're back to standing.
Pinto manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Morgan on his heels. He'll look to pass Morgan's guard now, I'm sure.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pinto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pinto slips nicely into half guard.
Morgan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pinto is working away from the top position though.
Pinto works his foot free and advances to mount.
Pinto 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.
Pinto looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Pinto looking to ground and pound but Morgan is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morgan is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan tries to hold on but Pinto pushes him away.
Pinto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morgan is looking to escape.
Morgan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Morgan is bucking up trying to escape but Pinto cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morgan is looking to escape.
Pinto swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Morgan is now in Pinto's guard. A big mistake from Pinto there, giving up the dominant position!
Morgan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Morgan stopping the sweep attempt from Pinto.
Pinto is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Pinto keeps moving.
Morgan preventing the sweep.
Pinto manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Pinto trying to control but Morgan is having none of it.
Pinto throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinto tries to control but Morgan wriggling away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Morgan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pinto jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Morgan is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Morgan and Pinto has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Pinto is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Morgan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pinto tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pinto has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Pinto Pinto dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Morgan leaves Pinto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Morgan misses its intended target.
Morgan wants to clinch up but Pinto keeps it at a distance.
Pinto bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pinto has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Morgan!
Pinto working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Pinto has hold of Morgan's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Morgan manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Morgan holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Pinto tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan is squirming around, avoiding Pinto's attempts to control the action.
Antonio Pinto Pinto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pinto is working for a guillotine from mount but Morgan frees his head quite easily.
Pinto goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Morgan is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan preventing the sweep.
Pinto keeping moving, preventing Morgan from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan won't allow Pinto to sweep him here.
Morgan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pinto wants to sweep here but Morgan controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by James Morgan.
Pinto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morgan as he avoids it easily.
Pinto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pinto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morgan swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Pinto Pinto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pinto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Morgan but Morgan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pinto tries to score a power double leg takedown but Morgan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pinto somewhat.
Nice sprawl there from Morgan as Pinto shoots in.
James Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pinto closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pinto lands in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pinto is pushing down on Morgan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Morgan is fighting to maintain full guard but Pinto has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinto looking for a submission but Morgan manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Pinto looking to pass the guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan wants to get back to his feet but Pinto passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Pinto Pinto dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Pinto scores a takedown into full mount!
Pinto trying to control but Morgan is having none of it.
Pinto wants to finish this one by submission but Morgan is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Pinto.
Morgan wants to control but Pinto is having none of it.
Pinto is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Morgan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto wants to control the pace but Morgan is squirming around nicely.
Pinto working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Pinto looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Pinto wants to finish this one by submission but Morgan is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Pinto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Pinto looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Pinto wants to finish this one by submission but Morgan is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Pinto.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinto thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Morgan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto trying to control but Morgan is having none of it.
Morgan blocking the ground and pound.
Pinto raining down shots from the mount!
Morgan is squirming around, avoiding Pinto's attempts to control the action.
Pinto throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Antonio Pinto Pinto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinto working for a guillotine from mount but Morgan is in no mood to give up.
Pinto has hold of Morgan's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Morgan manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Pinto looking to control but Morgan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
James Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Pinto Pinto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pinto, 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Pinto Pinto!
Antonio Pinto Pinto thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Soa Palelei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John England (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palelei comes into the arena with Miracle - We Ain't Scared blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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257 lbs
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296 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Soa Palelei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John England!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palelei digs a good hook to England's body.
A good leg kick by England.
England lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Palelei sprawling to the canvas. England follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Palelei hang on?
It looks like Soa Palelei has been cut.
Palelei might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
England throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Palelei is trying to get back to full guard.
England throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Palelei blocking the ground and pound attempt from England.
Palelei kicks off England and gets to his feet.
Palelei thows a body shot but no joy.
England looks to score with a jab to the body but Palelei is just out of range.
Palelei 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.
Palelei defending well as England loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palelei blocks the body kick.
Palelei looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Palelei throws an uppercut from half a mile away. England sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Palelei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but England manages to avoid it.
Palelei scores with a jab to the body.
England misses with a left hand
and Palelei counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
England throws a predictable looking body shot
and Palelei counters with a nice low kick that buckles England's knee momentarily.
Palelei scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palelei pushes England up against the cage in a clinch.
Palelei keeps the fight in the clinch, despite England's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Palelei on the inside.
England wants to break the clinch but can't.
Palelei misses with a punch on the inside.
Palelei is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
England wants to get back to striking at distance but Palelei won't allow it.
Palelei can't find room to land a body shot as England controls the action.
Palelei lands with a left to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Palelei.
England is trying to break the clinch but Palelei is controlling him.
Palelei lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Palelei fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palelei tries a body shot but England blocks it.
Palelei swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Palelei lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Palelei struggles to land a body shot inside as England controls his hands.
Palelei misses with a hook to the ribs.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Palelei keeps control of England as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
England is trying to force a seperation but Palelei has the dominant position.
England blocks an uppercut.
England's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Palelei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
England misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palelei lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Palelei has England up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Palelei fails to land.
Palelei lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Palelei.
Palelei misses with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palelei breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Palelei tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
England uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palelei.
Palelei with a jab.
Palelei wants to clinch.
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 Soa Palelei will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Soa Palelei's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Palelei throws a hook to the side of England's head but England sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
England steps into range and cracks Palelei with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Palelei flops backwards and England dives into his guard looking to finish!
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!
Palelei trying to keep a closed guard but England is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
England wants to stand but Palelei has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
England throws a big elbow that misses.
England stops Palelei from standing up.
Palelei is trying to control the position from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Palelei has his feet on England's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palelei looks to throw the jab but England is out of range.
Palelei throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and England counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Palelei badly! England follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Palelei out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as England finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John England!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mr Bronze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastien Linne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linne has chosen Arcturus - The Chaos Path as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Mr Bronze has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mr Bronze seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Bronze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebastien Linne!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronze thuds his right hand into Linne's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bronze misses with a straight left.
Linne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Linne throws a hook but Bronze blocks it.
Bronze looks to score with a jab to the body but Linne is just out of range.
Bronze fails with a takedown attempt.
Linne connects with the punch.
Bronze throws a leg kick which misses Linne's front leg but catches the back leg as Linne tries to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Bronze. Those never looked like landing.
Linne tries to land a front kick but Bronze steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bronze fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Linne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronze fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Linne checks it well.
Linne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Linne misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bronze bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bronze throws a body kick that misses.
Bronze checks a low kick from Linne.
A head kick misses from Bronze.
Bronze swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A left lands for Linne.
Bronze misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronze scores with a spinning back kick!
Linne throws a sloppy head kick and Bronze moves out of range easily.
Linne throws a leg kick but Bronze moved away.
A big left from Linne misses.
Linne 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.
Bronze bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Linne takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bronze shoots for a takedown but Linne saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Bronze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bronze has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Linne misses
and Bronze connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bronze throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Linne moves away from the strike by Bronze.
Bronze turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Linne stuns Bronze with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Linne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bronze.
Linne throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bronze.
Bronze really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice uppercut there from Bronze.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linne throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bronze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Linne will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linne misses with a low kick as Bronze jumps back.
Bronze jabs Linne right on the nose. Linne blinks but takes it well.
Linne throws a sloppy head kick and Bronze moves out of range easily.
Linne throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Linne misses.
A slow jab from Linne misses its intended target.
Linne misses the shot to the body.
Bronze lands the left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bronze throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Bronze 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.
Linne lands a big head kick that sends Bronze tumbling to the mat! Linne takes a step backwards and waves Bronze back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bronze is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bronze looks to throw the jab but Linne is out of range.
Oh Bronze is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bronze blocks the body kick.
Linne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Linne is stalking Bronze. Bronze circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Linne, and it's lights out! Bronze really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sebastien Linne!
Post fight, Sebastien Linne took to the microphone: 'KUNG av Göteborg, bitch.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Baddusousus Fatherfockerusus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fatherfockerusus's entrance music is Born to be wild by Steppenwolf. A fine choice. Rivera is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Push it to the Limit - Rick Ross. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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179 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Baddusousus Fatherfockerusus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Junior Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fatherfockerusus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rivera walks into a left hand.
Fatherfockerusus tries to land a leg kick but Rivera saw it coming and moves away.
Fatherfockerusus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rivera manages to avoid it.
Rivera lands a leg kick that knocks Fatherfockerusus off balance momentarily.
Fatherfockerusus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rivera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fatherfockerusus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rivera.
Fatherfockerusus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fatherfockerusus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rivera.
Rivera throws out a leg kick but Fatherfockerusus moves out of range and Rivera only half commits.
Fatherfockerusus throws a right hand that Rivera ducks under and follows up with a left that Rivera also avoids with ease.
Rivera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rivera tries to bum rush Fatherfockerusus with a series of wild strikes but Fatherfockerusus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fatherfockerusus avoids the body shot from Rivera.
Fatherfockerusus moves out of range of the body kick.
Rivera bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fatherfockerusus's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fatherfockerusus avoids the head kick by Rivera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera ducks under a wild hook from Fatherfockerusus.
Rivera with a nice cross.
Fatherfockerusus lands a leg kick that knocks Rivera off balance momentarily.
Rivera tries to clinch but Fatherfockerusus is having none of it.
Fatherfockerusus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rivera scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rivera takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A leg kick checked by Rivera.
Rivera cracks the inside of Fatherfockerusus's front leg.
A slow jab from Fatherfockerusus misses its intended target.
Rivera scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fatherfockerusus doesn't seem bothered though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fatherfockerusus lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rivera has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rivera and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fatherfockerusus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fatherfockerusus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fatherfockerusus throws a body punch but Rivera moves out of range.
Fatherfockerusus stuns Rivera with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivera tests Fatherfockerusus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rivera lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rivera moves away from the strike by Fatherfockerusus.
Fatherfockerusus lands with a nice body punch.
Fatherfockerusus's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rivera under the eye.
Fatherfockerusus moves out of range of the body kick from Rivera.
Rivera dips to his left and cracks Fatherfockerusus with an uppercut!
Rivera moves out of range as Fatherfockerusus strikes.
Fatherfockerusus works the jab nicely.
Fatherfockerusus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fatherfockerusus moves out of range of the leg kick from Rivera.
A good leg kick by Fatherfockerusus.
Fatherfockerusus shoots in but Rivera avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rivera feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fatherfockerususs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rivera.
Rivera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fatherfockerusus jabs at Rivera's body.
Fatherfockerusus keeps the fight on the outside.
Fatherfockerusus works Rivera's body with a nice hook.
Fatherfockerusus scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ground and pound from Fatherfockerusus.
Fatherfockerusus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fatherfockerusus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ground and pound from Fatherfockerusus.
Fatherfockerusus is trying to control the action in half guard but Rivera is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fatherfockerusus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Fatherfockerusus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fatherfockerusus stalling away here and it's allowed Rivera to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Fatherfockerusus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fatherfockerusus looking to pass the guard.
Fatherfockerusus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fatherfockerusus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rivera works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fatherfockerusus postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fatherfockerusus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fatherfockerusus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baddusousus Fatherfockerusus dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rivera tries a head kick but it misses.
Rivera lands with a nice combination. Fatherfockerusus backs away looking to recover.
Nice body kick from Rivera.
Rivera looks to land a body kick but Fatherfockerusus moved away.
Fatherfockerusus moves out of range of the body kick.
Fatherfockerusus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rivera stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rivera lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good leg kick by Rivera there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fatherfockerusus scores with a nice right hand.
Fatherfockerusus throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fatherfockerusus lands a jab to Rivera's midsection.
Rivera throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fatherfockerusus feints and then cracks Rivera's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rivera down.
Baddusousus Fatherfockerusus is winning the standup battle so far.
Rivera lands a body shot.
Fatherfockerusus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fatherfockerusus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fatherfockerusus is able to avoid easily.
Rivera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rivera looks to throw the jab but Fatherfockerusus is out of range.
Fatherfockerusus lands a nice hook to Rivera's body. Rivera takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rivera has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rivera prevents a body shot from Fatherfockerusus.
Rivera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fatherfockerusus stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fatherfockerusus gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fatherfockerusus manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Fatherfockerusus 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.
Fatherfockerusus wants to sweep but no luck.
Fatherfockerusus has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Rivera doesn't defend quickly enough and Fatherfockerusus has managed to lock this one up! Can Rivera escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Fatherfockerusus on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Baddusousus Fatherfockerusus!
Post fight, an emotional Baddusousus Fatherfockerusus said 'Terror...hm...if you are then I,m antiterrorist.Good night'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyr Asgaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pentti Hilkuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Asgaard might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Oingo Boingo. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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26
199 lbs
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25
193 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class 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
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyr Asgaard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pentti Hilkuri!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asgaard misses with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Asgaard.
A shot to the liver by Asgaard. Beautiful body shot.
Hilkuri throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Asgaard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Asgaard blocks a low kick nicely.
The fighters circling - Hilkuri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hilkuri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hilkuri needs to keep his hands up - Asgaard had a free shot at his head there.
Hilkuri lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asgaard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hilkuri manages to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Asgaard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Asgaard.
Asgaard moves out of range of the strikes.
Hilkuri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Asgaard.
Hilkuri stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Asgaard.
Hilkuri throws a predictable looking body shot
and Asgaard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice cross by Asgaard.
Hilkuri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Asgaard.
Hilkuri moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Tyr Asgaard has been cut.
Asgaard shoots for a takedown but Hilkuri saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilkuri lands with a nice combination. Asgaard backs away looking to recover.
Hilkuri drops Asgaard with a beautiful combination! Asgaard stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hilkuri is looking for the KO!
Asgaard is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hilkuri digs a good body shot into Asgaard's ribs.
Asgaard is breathing heavily.
Hilkuri throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Asgaard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Asgaard misses with a leg kick.
Hilkuri connects with an inside leg kick.
Hilkuri lands a nice looking body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hilkuri.
Hilkuri lands a slapping body shot.
Pentti Hilkuri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hilkuri thumps Asgaard with a low kick.
Asgaard seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Hilkuri shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Asgaard is backing up but Hilkuri catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Asgaard covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Hilkuri Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pentti Hilkuri!
Pentti Hilkuri 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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