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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mic Hael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohamed al Hadj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Hadj has chosen Hypnotized Lebanon as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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190 lbs
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Great wrestler
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
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Mic Hael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohamed al Hadj!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
al Hadj darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
al Hadj wants to clinch up but Hael keeps it at a distance.
al Hadj lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hael will feel that in the morning.
al Hadj has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hael.
al Hadj checks the leg kick.
Hael thows a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hael.
al Hadj throws a combination. Hael tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
al Hadj tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hael paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hael jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Hael does it's job there.
Mic Hael seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hael. That's going to slow al Hadj down.
al Hadj on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hael misses with a body shot.
Hael throws a jab but it's blocked by al Hadj.
al Hadj takes one on the button.
Hael misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Hadj throws a body punch but Hael moves out of range.
Hael misses with a straight left.
al Hadj forces Hael back against the cage and clinches.
al Hadj misses with an elbow strike.
Hael scores with a shot to the side of al Hadj's head.
Hael pulls guard effortlessly.
Hael looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! al Hadj has picked Hael up and slammed him! Hael can't keep hold of the triangle and al Hadj manages to pass to side control!
Hael is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
al Hadj working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
al Hadj wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hael keeps working.
al Hadj working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hael is looking for a sweep.
Hael sneaks back into half guard.
Hael looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
al Hadj throwing shots but Hael is blocking nicely.
al Hadj is thwarting Hael's attempts to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hael manages to get to full guard.
Hael wants to sweep here but al Hadj controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hael looking to control.
al Hadj missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hael is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and al Hadj defends well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hael working a defensive guard here.
Hael wants to sweep here but al Hadj controlling him for the moment.
al Hadj has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hael is proving hard to escape from.
Hael is trying to control the position but al Hadj postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hael avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hael isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. al Hadj stacks Hael on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by al Hadj!
al Hadj throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hael is looking to regain half guard here but al Hadj keeps moving and retains side control.
Hael wants to control but al Hadj postures up.
Hael manages to work his way to half guard, despite al Hadj's best efforts.
Hael works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hael is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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!
Hael is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! al Hadj has his hands clasped together but Hael extends an breaks al Hadj's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Hael.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mic Hael!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julio Driggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hy Wiener (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wiener has chosen Fok Julle Naaiers as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Julio Driggs has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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173 lbs
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181 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Great elbows
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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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julio Driggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hy Wiener!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Driggs looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wiener lands a leg kick that knocks Driggs off balance momentarily.
Driggs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wiener paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wiener connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Driggs connects with an inside leg kick.
Wiener rushes Driggs and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Driggs is trying to stall.
Driggs working aggressively here.
Wiener blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Driggs just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wiener's brow.
Wiener prevents a body shot from Driggs.
Wiener scores with a shot to the side of Driggs's head.
Wiener creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Driggs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wiener is trying to stall.
Driggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiener manages to pull guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Driggs wanted to stand there but Wiener had control of the position.
Wiener trying to control the position.
Driggs wants to stand but Wiener is controlling his posture from full guard.
Wiener not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Driggs trying to control but Wiener is working from the bottom.
Driggs not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Julio Driggs just wasn't active enough.
Wiener takes one to the chin there.
Wiener has closed the distance and engaged Driggs in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wiener misses with the head strike.
Driggs slowing the pace effectively.
Driggs scores with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiener fails to pull guard.
Wiener misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Driggs working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wiener throws a head punch that misses.
Wiener misses with some punches.
Wiener breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Driggs lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Driggs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Driggs.
Wiener misses with a looping left.
Wiener throws a head kick but Driggs moves out of range.
A lazy left from Driggs finds it's target.
Driggs scores with a shot to the body.
Wiener throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Driggs counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Driggs lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wiener doesn't seem phased though.
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!
Driggs blocks a head kick by Wiener.
Hy Wiener seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Driggs.
Wiener takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wiener misses with a looping right.
Wiener swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Driggs counters with an inside leg kick.
Wiener looks winded!
Driggs turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Driggs throws a shot to the body.
Julio Driggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Driggs lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Driggs connects with a body shot that sends Wiener's belly button to the back.
A cross from Driggs lands.
Nice cross by Driggs.
Wiener is rocked!
Driggs closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Wiener! Driggs dives in looking to finish! Wiener is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julio Driggs!
During a confident post fight interview, Julio Driggs thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dixon Manners (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manners comes to the cage accompanied by Lonely Boy. Duke Riley acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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265 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Powerful |
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dixon Manners!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Duke Riley!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley misses with a wild combination.
Manners misses with a takedown attempt - Riley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Manners throws a body punch but Riley moves out of range.
Manners fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Riley to the ground. Manners is now in Riley's guard.
Manners trying to control the position from guard on top but Riley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manners looking to sit in guard and control but Riley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Manners is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Riley is aware though and is defending well.
Riley trying to control but Manners is working from the bottom.
Riley gets to his feet - Manners follows without any prompting.
Manners swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manners takes a swing at Riley's ribcage but misses.
Manners lands with a shot to the body.
Riley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manners manages to avoid it.
Manners moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Duke Riley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manners scores with a punch to the head.
Manners fails to land with a series of punches.
Manners will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dixon Manners seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manners misses with a wild body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Manners crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Riley - the referee stops the clock and Manners gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Riley. Manners manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riley jabs Manners to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Riley moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Dixon Manners has been cut.
Riley scores with a punch to the head.
Manners takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Manners is breathing heavily.
Riley throws a head kick but Manners moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Riley misses.
Manners fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dixon Manners. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manners throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Manners ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riley moves away.
Riley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Manners connects with a body shot.
Manners is looking to wear down Riley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Manners swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Manners scores with a jab to the body.
Riley moves out of range of the strikes.
Manners misses with a body shot.
Riley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Riley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Manners misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley just misses with a punch to the body.
Riley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Manners throws out the jab.
Manners fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riley manages to avoid it.
Riley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Riley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riley scores with a decent looking hook.
Riley misses with a kick to the body.
Riley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manners.
Manners lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manners.
Riley stuffs the takedown attempt from Manners. Manners gets slowly back to his feet.
Manners throws a hook but Riley blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley defending well as Manners loads up on a big left hand.
Riley lands a nice shot to the body.
Manners scores with the left hand. Riley knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice body punch from Manners.
Riley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Manners on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Manners swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manners walks into a stiff left hand from Riley.
Manners lands with a nice body punch.
Manners will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riley throws a right and a left that Manners avoids nicely.
A slow jab from Manners misses its intended target.
Manners scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Duke Riley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dixon Manners's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Manners tests Riley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Manners throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riley throws a wild body kick that Manners sees coming a mile off.
Riley lands a really nice looking cross but Manners seems unphased.
Dixon Manners is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Manners throws a body punch but Riley moves out of range.
Riley tries a head kick but it misses.
Riley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Manners doesn't seem bothered though.
Manners throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manners swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manners throws an off balance right hand
and Manners takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Manners tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riley was well out of range. Poor timing from Manners.
Sloppy strikes from Riley. Those never looked like landing.
Riley looks to throw the jab but Manners is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley just misses with a punch to the body.
Riley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manners manages to avoid it.
Manners looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Manners misses with a wild body shot.
Riley misses with a head kick.
Riley slaps away a takedown attempt from Manners, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Riley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Riley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A right-left combo lands from Riley.
The crowd cheers as Riley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Manners doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manners looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Riley!
Manners tries to control but Riley wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manners working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Riley defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Manners.
Manners is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Manners manages to capitalize on a mistake by Riley to take his back!
Manners is working for a rear naked choke. Riley is not defending it well and Manners has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Riley refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Riley's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dixon Manners!
Dixon Manners decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Whonjon William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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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
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tom Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Whonjon William!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by William.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and William cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
William closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
Tom Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
William keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Jones throws a chopping leg kick but William manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
William misses with a double jab
and Jones counters with a nice body kick.
Jones misses with a kick to the body.
Jones looks for the body kick but William saw that one coming.
William takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
William will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
William 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.
Jones looks to land a body kick but William moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jones tries to score with a low kick but William moves his leg out of the way.
William looking to score a takedown here. Jones is defending well but William drives through and ends up in Jones's guard.
William trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
William connects with a couple of short punches.
William trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones is looking to stand up but William isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
William trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
William wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Whonjon William wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jones throws a head kick but William moves out of range.
Jones lands a nice looking body kick.
William's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jones connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! William scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jones staying out of range there.
William connects with a body shot.
Jones throws a leg kick
and William counters with a lovely straight right hand!
William tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
William misses with a looping right.
William takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones throws a wild body kick that William sees coming a mile off.
Jones lands with a kick to the temple. William shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jones misses with a body kick.
William shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jones is trying to defend but William finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jones is concentrating on defense, preventing William from advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones trying to control here.
William with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jones is staying active underneath William, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
William fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tom Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Whonjon William.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones catches William with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jones misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
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 Tom Jones will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
William blocks the body kick.
Jones tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and William is able to avoid easily.
William moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones avoids the body shot from William.
Jones lands with a nice body kick.
Tom Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
William tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten William somewhat.
A looping hook to the body misses from William. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
William looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
William doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
William tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
William misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William takes a jab right on the kisser.
William uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones thumps William with a low kick.
William throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by William.
William tries to score with some ground and pound. Jones controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jones trying to control but William flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
William misses with punches from the back.
Jones wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
Jones is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William controlling the pace for now.
Jones is working to get back to half guard.
William sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
William punishing his opponent with strikes.
William won't let Jones get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Jones is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
William wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is bucking up trying to escape but William cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
It looks like Tom Jones has been cut.
William lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jones hang on?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
William with the ground and pound from mount.
William won't let Jones get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
William avoids the attempt from Jones to control.
William punching from mount but Jones doing a good job of avoiding damage.
William avoids the attempt from Jones to control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
William has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jones's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
William lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
William with shots to the head and body - Jones looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jones is rocked!
Tom Jones's cut is getting worse.
Jones is desperately trying to improve his position but William has a good base and remains in mount.
Jones takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Oh Jones is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oooh a big shot lands for William! Jones is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Whonjon William!
During a confident post fight interview, Whonjon William thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cold Cat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yushin Okami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okami has chosen EMF - Unbelieveble as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Yushin Okami has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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203 lbs
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195 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 2, fighting out of London, Cold Cat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yushin Okami!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okami cracks Cat with a good jab.
Cat scores with a body shot.
Cat shoots in but no luck this time.
Okami throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Okami swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cat counters with a slapping leg kick.
Okami shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cat as he jumps to the side.
Cat is looking to clinch.
Okami lands with a shot to the body.
Cat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Okami throws a right and a left that Cat avoids nicely.
Okami throws the left hand but Cat avoids the punch easily.
Cat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okami feints a jab promting Cat to slip. Okami then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cat slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cat misses with a wild body shot.
Cat scores with a nice right hand.
Cat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Okami swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Okami shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Okami is looking to take a break and control but Cat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Okami thows a huge punch but Cat dodges it nicely.
Okami is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cat looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Okami is looking to take a break and control but Cat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cat is trying to control but can't.
Okami trying to control the pace.
Okami really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cat. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Okami has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Yushin Okami.
Cat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Okami.
Cat scores with a nice strike.
No luck for Okami with that takedown attempt.
Okami throws a series of punches but Cat moves out of range.
Cat takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okami has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Okami throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good shot there by Cat.
Yushin Okami seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okami looks to land a right hand but Cat moved out of range.
Okami is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cat.
Okami swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Okami loads up on a big right hand but Cat slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okami misses with a hook. Cat ducked under it nicely.
Cat slips under a jab.
Cat connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cat throws a leg kick but Okami sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Okami rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cat clinches.
Okami misses with the head strike.
Cat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Okami is defending well for now.
Cat lands a nice elbow.
Okami lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cat backwards.
A short right from Cat.
Nice elbow from Cat.
Okami breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Okami misses with a few strikes there.
Jab, jab by Okami - just one landing.
Okami misses with an uppercut
and Cat counters with a low kick, right behind Okami 's knee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cat wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okami throws a right hand that misses
and Cat counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Okami looks winded!
Cat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Okami.
Okami misses with an uppercut. Cat saw that one coming.
Cat lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Okami at a distance.
Okami throws a nice looking combination but Cat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cat tries to clinch but Okami moves out of range.
Okami throws a poor cross that misses
and Cat counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That kick from Cat tenderised Okami's leg. Okami is trying to keep his angry face on.
Okami keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cat is looking to clinch.
Cat comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Okami takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cat scores with a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cat, right into the meat.
Cat throws a leg kick which misses Okami's front leg but catches the back leg as Okami tries to avoid it.
Cat is looking to wear down Okami with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cat with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cat lands with a straight right. Okami didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cold Cat dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cat connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cat tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Okami manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cat lands with an uppercut that bounces Okami off the cage and back into range.
Cat moves into the clinch.
A short right from Cat on the inside.
Cat taking a breather.
Okami has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Okami tries to break free but Cat pushes him back against the cage.
Cat landing knees to the head.
It looks like Yushin Okami has been cut.
A short left from Cat.
Cat scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cat lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cat is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cat scores a nice knee to the body.
Cat gets through Okami's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Okami is trying to break the clinch but Cat is controlling him.
Cat tries a knee to the head but Okami blocks it.
Okami lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cat or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cat working aggressively here.
Cat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Okami is trying to force a seperation but Cat has the dominant position.
Cat lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Okami backwards.
Okami is trying to stall.
Cat is defending well against a takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cat creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Okami.
A nice left hand lands by Cat.
Okami can't break the clinch.
Cat scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Okami throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Okami pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Okami lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
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!
Cat lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cat fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Okami.
Cat changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Okami looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Okami takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Okami is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Okami takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Okami wants to control but Cat postures up.
Cat tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cat working the ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okami can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cat working the head and body with strikes.
Cat wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Okami, who protects the arm well.
Cat cracks Okami with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Cat lands a few punches from side control.
Cat connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Okami some visible discomfort.
Cat throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Cat is chipping away with strikes.
Cold Cat overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on Okami's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cat lands some shots froms side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okami is trying to control Cat's posture but Cat avoids it.
Cat landing a few strikes.
Cat 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.
Cat trying to control the position but Okami is working away.
Cat in side control, throwing shots but Okami defends.
Cat working the ground and pound from side control.
Cat lands a decent elbow from side control.
Cat in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okami wants to control but Cat postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cold Cat dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yushin Okami's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cat, right into the meat.
Cat lands an overhand right.
Cat misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Okami.
A slow jab from Okami misses its intended target.
Okami tries to bum rush Cat with a series of wild strikes but Cat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Okami's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Okami misses with a takedown attempt - Cat sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Okami throws a shot from downtown. Cat moves away and avoids it.
Cat scores with a nice head shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cat. That's going to slow Okami down.
Cat tests Okami's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Okami is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cat, as that shot connected.
Okami is still on wobbly legs! Can Cat finish him?
Nice body punch from Cat.
Cat lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Okami falls backwards - clearly groggy! Cat dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cold Cat!
Cold Cat took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Titan Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Snoozer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carver comes to the cage accompanied by UGK - Touched. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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30
185 lbs
13 - 2 - 1 |
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28
186 lbs
16 - 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
13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Titan Carver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Snoozer!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Snoozer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Carver tries to land a front kick but Snoozer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Snoozer scores with a shot to the body.
Carver throws a hook but Snoozer avoids it easily.
Snoozer throws a hook to the side of Carver's head but Carver sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carver takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carver throws a combination that misses
letting Snoozer counter with a right hand.
Carver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Snoozer.
Carver on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Snoozer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice body kick there by Carver.
Carver throws a right hand that misses
and Snoozer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Snoozer misses with a few strikes there.
Snoozer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snoozer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Carver slaps away a takedown attempt from Snoozer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Snoozer moves away from the strike by Carver.
Snoozer gets a double leg takedown into Carver's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snoozer looking to pass the guard.
Snoozer pushes down on Carver's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Snoozer throws a strike but Carver avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Snoozer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Snoozer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Snoozer passes Carver's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Snoozer is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Carver sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snoozer is looking to advance position but Carver won't allow it.
Snoozer trying to control the action but Carver is working from the bottom.
Carver trying to control here.
Snoozer wants to advance to full mount but Carver doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Carver keeping full guard, as Snoozer tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snoozer sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Carver's guard.
Carver regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Snoozer.
Snoozer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carver is keeping the position for now.
Snoozer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snoozer works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Snoozer seems to be looking for submissions.
Carver trying to control from the bottom.
Carver is staying active underneath Snoozer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snoozer is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Carver!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poor strikes thrown by Snoozer there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Snoozer dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Snoozer with a jab.
Carver misses with a body kick.
Carver loads up on a big right hand but Snoozer slips the punch.
Snoozer throws a shot to the body.
Snoozer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carver shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Snoozer eats them both and turns towards Carver to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Sam Snoozer has been cut.
Carver throws a right hand that Snoozer ducks under and follows up with a left that Snoozer also avoids with ease.
Carver throws a looping overhand right but Snoozer ducks down to avoid it.
Carver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snoozer.
The fighters circle momentarily. Snoozer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Carver is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Snoozer's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Snoozer drops his hands for a split second and Carver immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Snoozer face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Carver follows up with a right hand that knocks Snoozer into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Titan Carver!
Titan Carver decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John England (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John England is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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294 lbs
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288 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John England!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Fred Lee!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
England throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Lee bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of England's head.
Fred Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee throws a low kick but it's checked well by England.
Lee blocks a jab.
Lee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
England throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lee counters with a head kick. That will keep England thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A punch combination from England misses.
England staying out of range there.
England misses with a few strikes there.
Lee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
England swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lee throws the left hand but England avoids the punch easily.
England misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
England with a nice cross.
England on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but England is just out of range.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but England manages to avoid it.
Lee lunges at England with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by England's hand.
Lee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. England looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but England manages to avoid it.
A jab from Lee finds it's way through England's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from England misses the target.
England has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lee.
England is breathing heavily.
England walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
England throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a nice looking kick to the body. England takes a step back to recover.
England takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lee has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lee lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lee defending well as England loads up on a big left hand.
England ducks right into an uppercut from Lee.
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
Lee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
England closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lee lunges in with a left hook that violently twists England head around and knocks him out cold! Lee hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fred Lee!
Fred Lee seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vevrin Betlach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Cain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Betlach comes to the cage accompanied by Higher Ground. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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32
145 lbs
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155 lbs
23 - 10 - 2 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vevrin Betlach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Cain!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Betlach throws a body kick that misses.
Cain has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cain has a couple of punches blocked by Betlach.
Cain working aggressively here.
Betlach lands a hook to the side of the head.
Betlach avoiding damage.
Betlach blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cain has a couple of punches blocked by Betlach.
Cain is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cain makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Cain - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Cain.
Cain lands a hook to the side of the head.
Betlach tries a body shot but Cain blocks it.
Betlach pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cain throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Betlach digs a good hook to Cain's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Cain.
Cain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Betlach.
Betlach 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.
Danga de danga de dang - Betlach scores with a four punch combination!
Betlach swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Betlach looks to land a right hand but Cain moved out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cain.
Cain misses with a two punch combination.
Betlach connects with a body shot that sends Cain's belly button to the back.
Cain takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Betlach lands a jab to Cain's midsection.
Betlach has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cain.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cain thumps Betlach with a low kick.
Betlach misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Betlach lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cain will feel that in the morning.
Betlach throws a good cross that connects.
Betlach lands a leg kick that knocks Cain off balance momentarily.
Cain comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Betlach is looking to wear down Cain with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cain throws a hook to the side of Betlach's head but Betlach sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cain has his takedown stuffed
and Betlach counters with a solid body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Betlach. That's going to slow Cain down.
Betlach takes a swing at Cain's ribcage but misses.
Cain throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Betlach.
Cain lands a leg kick that knocks Betlach off balance momentarily.
Betlach avoids the head kick by Cain.
Betlach lands a head shot.
A jab from Betlach misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betlach misses the jab.
Betlach takes a swing at Cain's ribcage but misses.
Betlach moves out of range of the strikes.
Cain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Betlach was well out of range. Poor timing from Cain.
Cain ducks under a wild hook from Betlach.
Cain has managed to clinch.
Cain letting Betlach take a breather here.
Betlach manages to break the clinch.
Scott Cain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cain looks to land a right hand but Betlach moved out of range.
Cain tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cain shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cain was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Betlach keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cain is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Betlach can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betlach wants to hold on but Cain pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cain trying to control but Betlach is having none of it.
Cain moves to the back.
Betlach wants to control his opponent's hands but Cain gets his hands free.
Betlach fending off the submission attempt from Cain.
Cain has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cain is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Betlach breaks Cain's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Scott Cain will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cain takes a swing at Betlach's ribcage but misses.
Cain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cain misses with a few strikes there.
Betlach throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Cain to counter with a crisp jab.
Cain tries to work over Betlach's front leg with a kick but Betlach checks it.
Cain cracks a nice hook into Betlach's ribs.
Cain shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Betlach pinned against the cage. Betlach gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A head kick misses from Betlach.
Cain connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Betlach moves out of range as Cain throws a body kick.
Cain shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Betlach slips a jab and a cross from Cain.
Cain moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vevrin Betlach is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betlach avoids a kick to the body.
Cain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cain scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cain misses with an uppercut.
Cain chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Betlach can pounce on him.
Betlach lands a leg kick that knocks Cain off balance momentarily.
Betlach walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Betlach misses with a few strikes there.
Betlach misses with a low kick.
Betlach swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cain misses with a series of wild punches.
Betlach throws a looping overhand right but Cain ducks down to avoid it.
Betlach 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.
Betlach blocks a head kick by Cain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Betlach throws a body punch but Cain moves out of range.
Betlach moves out of range as Cain strikes.
Betlach throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cain changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Betlach tries to avoid it but Cain manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Betlach to the ground. Betlach escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cain!
Cain misses with a low kick as Betlach jumps back.
Cain walks into a stiff left hand from Betlach.
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!
Cain lands a nice shot that snaps Betlach's head back.
Betlach swings widly with a right hand
and Cain counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cain tries a low kick but Betlach avoids it.
Betlach throws a front kick aimed at Cain's knee but Cain avoids it well.
Cain's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Betlach connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cain scrambles back to his feet.
Cain is looking to chop away at Betlach's legs.
Cain buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betlach scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice jab there from Cain.
Betlach pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cain is out of range and Betlach settles back down.
Betlach will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Betlach showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cain.
Betlach throws a hook but Cain avoids it easily.
Cain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Betlach.
Betlach swings for the body but Cain moves out of range.
Betlach misses with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Betlach. That's going to slow Cain down.
Cain connects with a right hand. Betlach shakes it off.
Nice shot lands for Cain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cain misses with a kick to the body.
Cain throws the kick towards the body but Betlach avoids it.
Betlach misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A low kick from Cain is predictable there
and Betlach makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cain throws a jab when Betlach was well out of range.
Betlach leaves Cain with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vevrin Betlach has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Cain.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Betlach missing with a left hand there. Cain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cain looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Betlach just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Betlach scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cain throws the kick towards the body but Betlach avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Betlach. That's going to slow Cain down.
Crunch! Cain slams his shin into Betlach's torso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Vevrin Betlach will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cain crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Betlach - the referee stops the clock and Cain gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Betlach. Cain manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A telegraphed right hand from Betlach misses the target.
Betlach tests Cain's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cain tries to work over Betlach's front leg with a kick but Betlach checks it.
Betlach throws a big shot that misses.
Cain lands a leg kick that knocks Betlach off balance momentarily.
Betlach is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Betlach missing with a left hand there. Cain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Betlach walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Betlach.
Betlach throws a solid leg kick but Cain takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Betlach.
Cain dodges the punch combination from Betlach.
Betlach walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Betlach enables Cain to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Betlach manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betlach working a defensive guard here.
Cain seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Cain throws a big right hand that misses.
Betlach throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Betlach controls Cain momentarily but Cain frees himself.
Cain tries to stand but Betlach is controlling from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cain wants to control from the top but Betlach keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Betlach keeping full guard, as Cain tries to pass.
Betlach is looking for a triangle but Cain pushes his legs off easily.
Cain wants to pass the guard but Betlach is keeping the position.
Betlach not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Betlach is keeping the position for now.
Cain advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betlach prevents Cain from moving into mount.
Betlach is looking for a sweep.
Cain is chipping away with strikes.
Cain thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Betlach tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cain is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Betlach has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cain working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cain tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cain has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Betlach manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cain's best efforts.
Cain is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Betlach reverses the position - he's now on top in Cain's guard.
Betlach wants to pass the guard but Cain is keeping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Betlach throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Cain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cain has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Cain!
An out of breath Scott Cain thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Loveladdy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirill Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loveladdy comes to the cage accompanied by PANTERA - F*CKING HOSTILE. Petrov has chosen Iron Man as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Forrest Loveladdy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirill Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov checks a low kick from Loveladdy.
Petrov slips a straight right by Loveladdy.
Forrest Loveladdy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Petrov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Loveladdy tries to clinch up
and Petrov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Petrov.
Loveladdy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Petrov manages to get himself to full guard.
Loveladdy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Loveladdy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Loveladdy throws a big elbow that misses.
Petrov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petrov working for a triangle but Loveladdy defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Loveladdy.
Loveladdy trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petrov is looking to sweep but instead, Loveladdy has passed into half guard.
Petrov lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Loveladdy moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Petrov.
Loveladdy has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Petrov shoots for a double leg takedown but Loveladdy sprawls well. He's pushed Petrov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Loveladdy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Loveladdy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Loveladdy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loveladdy throws a sloppy head kick and Petrov moves out of range easily.
Petrov 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.
A big left from Loveladdy misses.
Loveladdy throws a wild body kick that Petrov sees coming a mile off.
Loveladdy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Petrov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Petrov dives in and grabs Loveladdy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Loveladdy pushes down on Petrov's head and hops out.
Loveladdy ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Petrov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Loveladdy is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Petrov misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Loveladdy holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Petrov tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Petrov with good strikes from the mount here!
Petrov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Loveladdy hang on?
Petrov prevents Loveladdy from getting the reversal.
Loveladdy is bucking up trying to escape but Petrov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Loveladdy is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loveladdy regains half guard.
Petrov prevents Loveladdy from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov drops an elbow to the side of Loveladdy's head.
Loveladdy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Loveladdy is defending against the submission attempts here by Petrov.
Petrov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Petrov seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Loveladdy has recovered full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Petrov with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kirill Petrov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Petrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Loveladdy was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrov.
Petrov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Loveladdy.
Petrov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Loveladdy.
Loveladdy swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
Loveladdy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Petrov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Loveladdy at a distance.
Loveladdy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Loveladdy thows a body kick. Petrov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Loveladdy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Petrov with a poor takedown
and Loveladdy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loveladdy is looking to land body kicks.
Petrov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Forrest Loveladdy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Petrov cracks Loveladdy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Loveladdy avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Petrov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Loveladdy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Petrov somewhat.
Loveladdy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrov misses with a wild body shot.
Loveladdy takes the fight into the clinch.
Petrov blocking some punches.
Petrov misses with a knee to the head.
Petrov fails to pull guard.
Forrest Loveladdy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirill Petrov.
Petrov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Loveladdy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Petrov manages to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy advances position into side control!
Petrov is trying to get back to half guard.
Loveladdy wants to control but Petrov is keeping him busy.
Petrov on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Loveladdy cracks Petrov with a big right hand but Petrov just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loveladdy in side control lands a decent elbow.
Loveladdy scores with a couple of short elbows.
You can see the frustration on Petrov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Loveladdy misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy decides to stand back up.
Loveladdy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Loveladdy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Loveladdy trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petrov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Loveladdy scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Petrov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Loveladdy has time to react.
Loveladdy moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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!
Loveladdy throws the left hand but Petrov avoids the punch easily.
Loveladdy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Petrov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Loveladdy manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Petrov on his heels. He'll look to pass Petrov's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loveladdy looking to sit in guard and control but Petrov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Loveladdy looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Petrov passes into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Loveladdy dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Petrov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Loveladdy misses with a double jab
and Petrov counters by moving into the clinch.
Petrov working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Petrov misses with a body punch.
Petrov is trying to pull guard but Loveladdy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Loveladdy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Loveladdy misses with a punch on the inside.
Petrov lands a right hand.
Loveladdy blocking some punches.
Loveladdy misses with a punch to the body.
Loveladdy can't find room to land a body shot as Petrov controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loveladdy tries to work over Petrov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Petrov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Loveladdy backwards.
Loveladdy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Loveladdy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Loveladdy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Petrov has Loveladdy pressed against the cage.
Loveladdy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petrov has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Loveladdy uses from the top position.
Loveladdy trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Loveladdy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Petrov is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Petrov wants to sweep here but Loveladdy controlling him for the moment.
Loveladdy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Loveladdy throwing strikes from guard but Petrov blocks nicely.
Loveladdy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Loveladdy's best efforts.
Loveladdy is trying to control the action in half guard but Petrov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Loveladdy thows a huge punch but Petrov dodges it nicely.
Loveladdy 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.
Loveladdy works his way into side control.
Petrov is trying to control Loveladdy's posture but Loveladdy avoids it.
Petrov is not content to let Loveladdy control the position.
Loveladdy working the head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Loveladdy's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Loveladdy cracks Petrov with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov can't do much from the bottom here.
Loveladdy moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Petrov parries the strikes from Loveladdy easily there. Loveladdy is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Petrov to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petrov throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Loveladdy working the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Forrest Loveladdy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Loveladdy 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Forrest Loveladdy!
Forrest Loveladdy decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lager Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sigvard Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assassin comes to the cage accompanied by yes. Aurelius has chosen Marcia Carolus Rex as his entrance music. Lager Assassin has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Lager Assassin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sigvard Aurelius!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assassin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Assassin throws a jab but it's blocked by Aurelius.
Assassin throws an overhand right that lands on Aurelius's shoulder, as Aurelius tries to avoid the shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aurelius.
A big left from Assassin misses.
Aurelius throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Assassin misses with a takedown attempt - Aurelius sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lager Assassin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Assassin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Assassin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Aurelius motions for Assassin to come forward. Aurelius throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aurelius takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius cracks the inside of Assassin's front leg.
Assassin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aurelius at a distance.
Assassin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Assassin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horrible takedown by Assassin or perhaps it was just good defense by Aurelius which made him look bad.
Aurelius instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Aurelius.
Assassin jumps guard but Aurelius turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lager Assassin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Assassin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aurelius has him pressed against the cage.
Assassin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aurelius is leaning against Assassin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assassin throws a punch but it's blocked by Aurelius.
Aurelius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Assassin scores with a shot to the side of Aurelius's head.
Assassin jumps guard and drags Aurelius to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Assassin keeping full guard, as Aurelius tries to pass.
Assassin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
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!
Aurelius looking to sit in guard and control but Assassin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Aurelius is adopting a defensive guard.
Assassin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin trying to control but Aurelius is working from the bottom.
Assassin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Aurelius working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Assassin.
Assassin throwing strikes from guard but Aurelius blocks nicely.
Assassin 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.
Assassin throwing strikes from guard but Aurelius blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Assassin throws a big right hand that misses.
Assassin throws an elbow that misses. Aurelius uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Assassin's guard. Nice move by Aurelius!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Assassin trying to control the position.
Aurelius wants to control from the top but Assassin keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assassin keeping full guard, as Aurelius tries to pass.
Assassin trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sigvard Aurelius.
Aurelius digs a good hook to Assassin's body.
Aurelius takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheers as Assassin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Aurelius doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aurelius feints and then cracks Assassin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Assassin down.
Aurelius looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Assassin looks to throw the jab but Aurelius is out of range.
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 Lager Assassin will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Aurelius is looking to chop away at Assassin's legs.
Aurelius takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Aurelius falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Assassin to counter with a crisp jab.
Assassin misses with a straight left.
Aurelius avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slapping body kick lands there for Aurelius.
Assassin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Aurelius. That one must have hurt.
Aurelius ducks under a wild hook from Assassin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Assassin.
Sigvard Aurelius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Assassin loads up on a big right hand but Aurelius slips the punch.
Aurelius delivers a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Assassin.
Assassin throws a solid leg kick but Aurelius takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Assassin.
Good standup being displayed there by Aurelius as he connects with a hook.
A jab lands there for Assassin.
Aurelius misses with a body kick.
Aurelius rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Assassin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Assassin misses with a right hand
and Aurelius counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assassin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Aurelius swivels and escapes.
A head kick misses from Aurelius.
Assassin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aurelius counters with an outside leg kick.
Assassin throws a series of punches but Aurelius avoids them all with ease.
Assassin misses with a takedown
and Aurelius counters with a good low kick that Assassin was not able to check.
Aurelius tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Assassin misses.
Sigvard Aurelius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Assassin throws a right hand that misses
and Aurelius counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin catches Aurelius with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Aurelius delivers a nice body kick.
Aurelius throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Aurelius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aurelius throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Assassin throws a jab but it's blocked by Aurelius.
Assassin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Aurelius counters with a big head kick but Assassin shrugs it off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lager Assassin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Assassin throws a hook but Aurelius avoids it easily.
Assassin misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assassin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A leg kick checked by Assassin.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aurelius.
Sigvard Aurelius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aurelius throws a shot from downtown. Assassin moves away and avoids it.
Assassin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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!
Aurelius takes one to the side of the head.
Aurelius looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Assassin throws a one two combo.
Assassin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Aurelius dodges the punch combination from Assassin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sigvard Aurelius will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Aurelius lands a front kick.
Good work by Aurelius as he checks the leg kick.
Assassin connects with a looping right hand.
Aurelius fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Assassin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Assassin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Aurelius misses with a wild combination.
A big right from Assassin misses.
Assassin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Assassin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aurelius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin misses with a body shot
and Aurelius counters with a thumping low kick.
Aurelius swings for the body but Assassin moves out of range.
Aurelius lands with a nice body kick.
Aurelius misses with a double jab
and Assassin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aurelius lands a nice looking kick to the body. Assassin takes a step back to recover.
Assassin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Aurelius momentarily.
Aurelius throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assassin gets a takedown into half guard.
Aurelius regains full guard. Nicely done.
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!
Assassin trying to control but Aurelius is working from the bottom.
Assassin scoring with some ground and pound.
Aurelius looking for a sweep. Not yet Aurelius, not yet.
Aurelius manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Assassin manages to get himself to full guard.
Aurelius trying to control the position from guard on top but Assassin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aurelius is stalling in the full guard.
Aurelius throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Assassin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Aurelius seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lager Assassin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Assassin is looking for a triangle but Aurelius pushes his legs off easily.
Assassin keeping full guard, as Aurelius tries to pass.
Assassin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Assassin working for a triangle but Aurelius defends it easily.
Aurelius trying to control the position from guard on top but Assassin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius wanted to stand there but Assassin had control of the position.
Aurelius trying to control but Assassin is working from the bottom.
Aurelius wants to pass the guard but Assassin is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Sigvard Aurelius hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Assassin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Sigvard Aurelius just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Assassin throws a right hand that Aurelius ducks under and follows up with a left that Aurelius also avoids with ease.
Aurelius's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Assassin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Aurelius scrambles back to his feet.
Aurelius throws a low kick but it's checked well by Assassin.
Assassin misses with a series of wild punches.
Assassin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Assassin looks to land a left hand but Aurelius moved out of range nicely.
Assassin loads up on a big right hand but Aurelius slips the punch.
Jab from Assassin.
Aurelius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Assassin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Assassin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aurelius lands a nice looking kick to the body. Assassin takes a step back to recover.
Assassin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aurelius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Assassin takes a swing at Aurelius's ribcage but misses.
Good leg kick by Aurelius there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Assassin thows a body shot but no joy.
Aurelius connects with a solid leg kick.
Aurelius misses with an uppercut. Assassin saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assassin throws a lazy right hand but Aurelius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aurelius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aurelius takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Aurelius throws a low kick but it's checked well by Assassin.
Aurelius rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Assassin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
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!
Aurelius stalks Assassin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Assassin's face. Assassin staggers backwards, shaken.
Aurelius misses with a low kick.
No luck for Assassin with that takedown attempt.
Aurelius throws a low kick but Assassin moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius ducks under a wild hook from Assassin.
Aurelius misses with a right hand
and Assassin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aurelius turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aurelius thumps Assassin with a low kick.
Assassin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aurelius moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Aurelius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aurelius tried to score with a low kick but Assassin checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assassin looks to throw the jab but Aurelius is out of range.
Assassin throws a lazy uppercut
and Aurelius counters with a nice leg kick.
Aurelius throws a half hearted mid kick.
Assassin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Assassin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Assassin throws a lazy right hand but Aurelius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aurelius misses with a low kick.
Aurelius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aurelius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sigvard Aurelius dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Assassin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Aurelius jabs Assassin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Aurelius scores with a kick to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Assassin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aurelius lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A punch combination from Aurelius misses.
Aurelius takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aurelius, right into the meat.
Assassin misses with a takedown attempt - Aurelius sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Aurelius fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Assassin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Assassin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius lets loose with a powerful body kick. Assassin will feel that in the morning.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Assassin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Aurelius tries to avoid it but Assassin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Aurelius to the ground. Aurelius escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Aurelius lands a jab.
Aurelius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Assassin.
A big right from Assassin misses.
Aurelius lands a high kick!
Aurelius checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sigvard Aurelius is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assassin checks a leg kick.
Assassin fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lager Assassin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aurelius slips under a jab from Assassin.
Aurelius ducks under a wild hook from Assassin.
A jab lands there for Assassin.
Assassin ducks under a wild hook from Aurelius.
Assassin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aurelius checks a low kick from Assassin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Assassin's sensitive parts.
Aurelius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Assassin.
Aurelius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Assassin.
Aurelius avoids a kick to the body.
Aurelius has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Aurelius slips a jab and a cross from Assassin.
Assassin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Assassin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Assassin throws a combination that misses
and Aurelius counters with a slapping leg kick.
Assassin looks to throw the jab but Aurelius is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius throws a good cross that connects.
Lager Assassin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Assassin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Assassin misses with a combination
and Aurelius counters with a good low kick that Assassin was not able to check.
Assassin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Aurelius blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Assassin misses with an uppercut
and Aurelius counters with a low kick, right behind Assassin 's knee.
Assassin throws a jab but it's blocked by Aurelius.
Aurelius throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sigvard Aurelius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Aurelius has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 47:49
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 46:50
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sigvard Aurelius!
Sigvard Aurelius is the new featherweight champion!
Sigvard Aurelius took some time post fight to say the following; '...'.
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