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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bong Ki Duk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rorion Marcellado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ki Duk comes to the cage accompanied by north korea's national anthem. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Rorion Marcellado was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bong Ki Duk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rorion Marcellado!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ki Duk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ki Duk moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ki Duk.
Marcellado is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ki Duk is defending well.
Ki Duk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marcellado looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ki Duk scores with a shot to the side of Marcellado's head.
Ki Duk scores with a shoulder strike.
Marcellado is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marcellado.
Marcellado is still on wobbly legs! Can Ki Duk finish him?
Marcellado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marcellado blocks an uppercut.
Ki Duk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ki Duk misses with a punch on the inside.
Ki Duk lands a nice shot to the body.
Marcellado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marcellado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ki Duk fails to land.
Ki Duk creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Marcellado! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Ki Duk.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bong Ki Duk!
Post fight, Bong Ki Duk stared into the camera and said 'all hail president kim il-sung, our father, kim jong-il, and supreme leader kim jong-un. '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thiraphon Jr Phuttharaksa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meenny Vattalles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phuttharaksa comes to the cage accompanied by TP outro . Thiraphon Jr Phuttharaksa has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thiraphon Jr Phuttharaksa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Meenny Vattalles!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vattalles misses with an uppercut
and Phuttharaksa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Phuttharaksa moves out of range of the leg kick from Vattalles.
Vattalles lands a nice hook to Phuttharaksa's body. Phuttharaksa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vattalles scores with a shot to the body.
Meenny Vattalles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phuttharaksa moves forwards but Vattalles connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Phuttharaksa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vattalles displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Phuttharaksa.
Vattalles throws a low kick but Phuttharaksa avoids it.
Vattalles throws a jab when Phuttharaksa was well out of range.
Vattalles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phuttharaksa takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phuttharaksa fails with the takedown.
Phuttharaksa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vattalles swings for the body but Phuttharaksa moves out of range.
Vattalles keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiraphon Jr Phuttharaksa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A bone on bone clash there as Phuttharaksa blocks the leg kick.
Meenny Vattalles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vattalles misses with a hook.
Phuttharaksa closes the distance but Vattalles moves to the side
and Vattalles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vattalles misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phuttharaksa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vattalles but Vattalles pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Phuttharaksa is looking to clinch.
Vattalles fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vattalles looks to score with a jab to the body but Phuttharaksa is just out of range.
Phuttharaksa shoots in for a double leg but Vattalles sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Phuttharaksa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vattalles scores with a hook to the body. Phuttharaksa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vattalles misses with a hook. Phuttharaksa ducked under it nicely.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Phuttharaksa. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Vattalles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phuttharaksa manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vattalles lands a jab to Phuttharaksa's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phuttharaksa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vattalles is fending him off so far but Phuttharaksa persists. Nope, Vattalles circles away and we're back to standing.
Phuttharaksa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vattalles's waist but Vattalles gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Phuttharaksa off to one side.
Vattalles throws an overhand right that lands on Phuttharaksa's shoulder, as Phuttharaksa tries to avoid the shot.
Phuttharaksa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vattalles as he avoids it easily.
Phuttharaksa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vattalles.
Phuttharaksa shoots in for a takedown but Vattalles shows good takedown defense.
Phuttharaksa checks a leg kick.
Vattalles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vattalles scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Phuttharaksa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Phuttharaksa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vattalles tries to avoid it but Phuttharaksa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vattalles to the ground. Vattalles escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vattalles just misses with a punch to the body.
Vattalles throws out a powerful jab.
Vattalles throws an overhand right that lands on Phuttharaksa's shoulder, as Phuttharaksa tries to avoid the shot.
Vattalles lands with an uppercut that bounces Phuttharaksa off the cage and back into range.
Vattalles loads up on a big right hand but Phuttharaksa slips the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vattalles scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Phuttharaksa doesn't seem bothered though.
Vattalles lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vattalles's jab looks to have found its range, popping Phuttharaksa under the eye.
Phuttharaksa is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vattalles lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oh Phuttharaksa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice cross by Vattalles.
Vattalles punishes Phuttharaksa's body with a nice straight punch.
Phuttharaksa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meenny Vattalles dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Phuttharaksa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Phuttharaksa glances at the clock... BAM! Vattalles nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Phuttharaksa crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Phuttharaksa is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Meenny Vattalles!
A pretty intense looking Meenny Vattalles took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rubin Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Listen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Carter might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hurricane. Rubin Carter has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rubin Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jared Listen!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick from Carter.
Carter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Jared Listen has been cut.
Rubin Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter throws a sloppy body shot
and Listen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Listen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Carter throws a big shot that misses.
Carter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carter wants to clinch.
Carter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter misses with a body kick.
Listen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carter lands a head kick. Listen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Carter with a nice cross.
Listen misses with a wild body shot.
Listen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circle momentarily. Carter darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Carter wants to clinch.
Carter works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter scores with a jab.
Listen defending well as Carter loads up on a big left hand.
Listen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Carter. That one must have hurt.
Carter pushes Listen away with a front kick.
Carter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Listen.
Carter lands with a cross.
Carter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Carter misses with a double jab
and Listen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter swings for the body but Listen moves out of range.
Carter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Listen's head.
Carter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Carter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Listen.
Carter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A bone on bone clash there as Listen blocks the leg kick.
Carter throws a leg kick
and Listen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carter scores with a nice head shot.
That has opened up Jared Listen's cut even more.
Carter lands with a slapping head kick.
Listen is rocked!
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!
Carter finds Listen's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Listen flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Carter lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Listen will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rubin Carter!
Post fight, an emotional Rubin Carter said 'There is no one in this division who can beat me. Did i get your attention? Weerka Easterlund? Please, Fish..Yeah right, Torrez you wish, Murphey...id kill you. Rambo..Rolls Eyes, Listen pfft......NO ONE CAN BEAT ME '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wavy Davy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruslan Smirnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davy comes to the cage accompanied by The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil. The key to victory for Wavy Davy has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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142 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wavy Davy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ruslan Smirnov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smirnov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Davy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smirnov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Davy throws out a powerful jab.
Davy stuns Smirnov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Davy blocks a head kick by Smirnov.
Davy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Smirnov is out of range and Davy settles back down.
Smirnov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davy.
Davy tries to close the distance and clinch but Smirnov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Davy looks to score with a jab to the body but Smirnov is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davy ducks under a wild hook from Smirnov.
Smirnov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Davy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Smirnov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Smirnov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Davy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Davy clinches with his opponent.
Davy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smirnov's face.
It looks like Ruslan Smirnov has been cut.
Smirnov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Smirnov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smirnov.
Davy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smirnov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Davy.
A lazy left from Davy finds it's target.
Davy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smirnov just misses with a punch to the body.
Davy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smirnov circles away quickly and effectively.
Wavy Davy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smirnov thuds his right hand into Davy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davy thows a body shot but no joy.
Smirnov shoots in for a takedown but Davy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wavy Davy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruslan Smirnov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smirnov throws a hook to the side of Davy's head but Davy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Davy misses with a body shot
enabling Smirnov to counter with a crisp jab.
Smirnov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Davy lands a two punch combo.
Davy clinches up with Smirnov and pushes him back against the cage.
Davy prevents a takedown attempt there.
Smirnov is trying to force a seperation but Davy has the dominant position.
Davy pushes Smirnov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Smirnov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smirnov misses the jab.
Davy throws a lazy right hand but Smirnov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smirnov looks to throw the jab but Davy is out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smirnov throws a jab when Davy was well out of range.
Smirnov misses with a lunging right hand
and Davy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smirnov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Davy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Smirnov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Davy pinned against the cage. Davy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Davy throws out a leg kick but Smirnov moves out of range and Davy only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wavy Davy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruslan Smirnov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Davy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Davy gets caught flat footed, as Smirnov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Smirnov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Davy is on top in guard.
Davy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smirnov on the ground.
Smirnov controlling the position.
Davy is posturing up here but Smirnov has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Davy tries to roll out but it's too tight and Davy has to tap! Slick submission there by Smirnov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ruslan Smirnov!
Ruslan Smirnov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Igor Yakovchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ingemar Anders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yakovchenko comes to the cage accompanied by Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone. The crowd seem to be enjoying Anders's choice of entrance music: Gods Son. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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151 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Igor Yakovchenko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ingemar Anders!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anders misses with a looping left.
A jab from Yakovchenko does it's job there.
Yakovchenko is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Anders throws a right hand that Yakovchenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Yakovchenko also avoids with ease.
Anders moves out of range as Yakovchenko strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yakovchenko.
Anders throws a sloppy head kick and Yakovchenko moves out of range easily.
Yakovchenko lands with a cross.
Anders takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yakovchenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anders slips a jab from Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko digs a good hook to Anders's body.
Anders misses with a straight right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anders has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko misses the jab.
Anders walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko pushes Anders up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Yakovchenko.
Anders wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Anders tries to work over Yakovchenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Anders.
Yakovchenko tries a body shot but Anders blocks it.
Yakovchenko throws a head punch that misses.
Anders has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Anders softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yakovchenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anders's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anders looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yakovchenko loads up on a big right hand but Anders slips the punch.
Anders misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yakovchenko connects with an inside leg kick.
Anders throws a nice looking combination but Yakovchenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yakovchenko.
Nice defenses there by Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anders lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Anders scores with the left hand. Yakovchenko knows he should have avoided that one.
Anders stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko closes the distance and clinches.
Yakovchenko throws a head punch that misses.
Yakovchenko tries to work over Anders's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anders misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yakovchenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yakovchenko throws an elbow that misses.
Anders blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Yakovchenko fails to land.
Anders misses with a body punch.
Anders wants to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Yakovchenko.
Anders misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yakovchenko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anders backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A solid body kick from Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko scores with a nice body kick.
Yakovchenko connects with the punch.
Yakovchenko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Anders waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yakovchenko.
Anders stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yakovchenko throws a shot from downtown. Anders moves away and avoids it.
Anders throws a lazy head kick
and Yakovchenko counters with an outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yakovchenko.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anders misses with an uppercut. Yakovchenko saw that one coming.
Yakovchenko tries to clinch up.
Anders cracks a nice hook into Yakovchenko's ribs.
Igor Yakovchenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anders misses with a body shot.
Anders fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yakovchenko pushes Anders up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anders can't break the clinch.
Yakovchenko misses with the head strike.
Anders blocks an uppercut.
Anders tries to break free but Yakovchenko pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yakovchenko.
Anders scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Anders is trying to force a seperation but Yakovchenko has the dominant position.
Anders breaks the clinch.
Yakovchenko blocks a head kick by Anders.
Anders fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yakovchenko is out of range.
Anders jabs Yakovchenko right on the nose. Yakovchenko blinks but takes it well.
Yakovchenko looks to land a body kick but Anders moved away.
Yakovchenko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yakovchenko throws a push kick but Anders slaps the foot to one side.
Anders connects with a body shot.
Yakovchenko takes a swing at Anders's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Yakovchenko dominated that round.
That's time! Yakovchenko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Anders throws an overhand right that lands on Yakovchenko's shoulder, as Yakovchenko tries to avoid the shot.
Yakovchenko throws a hook to the side of Anders's head but Anders sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Igor Yakovchenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Yakovchenko throws a lazy right hand but Anders sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yakovchenko swings for the body but Anders moves out of range.
Anders avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yakovchenko tries to clinch but Anders is having none of it.
Anders scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yakovchenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anders sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anders misses with a body kick.
Yakovchenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yakovchenko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A cross from Yakovchenko lands.
Anders misses with a looping left.
Yakovchenko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Anders's head backwards.
A big right from Anders misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders avoids the body shot from Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko cracks Anders with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yakovchenko lands with a shot to the body.
Anders needs to keep his hands up - Yakovchenko had a free shot at his head there.
Anders throws a hook but Yakovchenko avoids it easily.
Yakovchenko lands a front kick.
Yakovchenko cracks Anders with an open hand slap.
Yakovchenko clinches with his opponent.
Anders has a couple of punches blocked by Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yakovchenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yakovchenko tries a body shot but Anders blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko has a couple of punches blocked by Anders.
Yakovchenko is looking to control Anders's arms but Anders gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yakovchenko has his back to the cage.
Anders struggles to land a body shot inside as Yakovchenko controls his hands.
Yakovchenko tries to throw a body punch but Anders avoids it by throwing Yakovchenko back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anders.
Anders is trying to break the clinch but Yakovchenko is controlling him.
Anders blocks an uppercut.
Yakovchenko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yakovchenko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Anders's efforts to push away.
Yakovchenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Anders uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yakovchenko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Anders.
Yakovchenko working aggressively here.
Yakovchenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Yakovchenko misses with a body punch.
Yakovchenko throws an elbow but it misses.
Igor Yakovchenko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Anders is trying to stall.
Yakovchenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anders lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yakovchenko or not.
Yakovchenko will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Anders up against the cage.
Anders takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders struggles to land a body shot inside as Yakovchenko controls his hands.
Anders avoiding damage as Yakovchenko throws knees to the body.
Yakovchenko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yakovchenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Yakovchenko fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Anders tries a body shot but Yakovchenko blocks it.
Yakovchenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anders wants to get back to striking at distance but Yakovchenko won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Yakovchenko fails to land.
Anders tries to break free but Yakovchenko pushes him back against the cage.
Anders tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yakovchenko's elbow.
Yakovchenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Anders has had enough of the clinch but Yakovchenko keeps him there for the moment.
Yakovchenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yakovchenko misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anders.
Yakovchenko tries a body shot but Anders blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Anders.
Anders can't find room to land a body shot as Yakovchenko controls the action.
Yakovchenko has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Yakovchenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yakovchenko working aggressively here.
Yakovchenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anders can't find room to land a body shot as Yakovchenko controls the action.
Anders tries to circle away but Yakovchenko has him pinned against the cage.
Yakovchenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anders wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yakovchenko has him pressed against the cage.
Anders escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko connects with a leg kick. Anders looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yakovchenko throws a hook to the side of Anders's head but Anders sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yakovchenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anders.
Anders takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Yakovchenko dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Anders throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Anders.
Anders swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yakovchenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anders.
Anders swats away the attempt to clinch by Yakovchenko.
Anders ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yakovchenko moves away.
Ingemar Anders is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anders waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko takes a swing at Anders's ribcage but misses.
Yakovchenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anders sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anders tries to move into range but Yakovchenko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Anders misses with a straight left.
Anders ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anders misses with a looping right.
Anders throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yakovchenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakovchenko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Anders staying out of range there.
Anders misses with the combination.
Anders avoids a kick to the body.
Donk. Yakovchenko catches Anders right on the button with a cross.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yakovchenko. That's going to slow Anders down.
Yakovchenko jabs at Anders's body.
Anders throws a front kick aimed at Yakovchenko's knee but Yakovchenko avoids it well.
Anders has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yakovchenko.
An inside leg kick lands from Yakovchenko.
Anders throws a looping overhand right but Yakovchenko ducks down to avoid it.
Yakovchenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yakovchenko misses with a hook. Anders ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders checks the leg kick.
Yakovchenko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Anders.
Yakovchenko darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yakovchenko lands a nice shot that snaps Anders's head back.
Anders looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yakovchenko connects with a crisp jab.
Anders just misses with a punch to the body.
Yakovchenko motions for Anders to come forward. Yakovchenko throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body punch from Anders.
The fighters circling - Yakovchenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anders's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Anders throws a right hand that Yakovchenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Yakovchenko also avoids with ease.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yakovchenko!
Yakovchenko slips a jab and a cross from Anders.
Anders takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yakovchenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yakovchenko lands with a shot to the body.
Yakovchenko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anders has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Anders misses with a right hand
and Yakovchenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Yakovchenko throws the kick towards the body but Anders avoids it.
Yakovchenko misses with a wild body shot.
Yakovchenko throws an overhand right that lands on Anders's shoulder, as Anders tries to avoid the shot.
Anders scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Yakovchenko missing with a left hand there. Anders was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anders has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anders moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Yakovchenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Anders is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yakovchenko fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Anders on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anders misses the shot to the body.
Yakovchenko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Anders on the side of the head.
Anders is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yakovchenko.
Anders pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yakovchenko needs to keep his hands up - Anders had a free shot at his head there.
Yakovchenko throws a shot from downtown. Anders moves away and avoids it.
Anders misses with a series of wild punches.
Anders cracks Yakovchenko with a good jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yakovchenko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anders.
Anders throws a chopping leg kick but Yakovchenko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jab from Yakovchenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Yakovchenko clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yakovchenko lands a jab.
Yakovchenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yakovchenko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yakovchenko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yakovchenko is looking to chop away at Anders's legs.
A lazy body kick from Yakovchenko
and Anders makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Anders waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yakovchenko.
Anders moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yakovchenko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A big right from Anders misses.
Anders scores with a jab to the body.
Anders takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yakovchenko misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Anders pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anders listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Anders throws a jab but it's blocked by Yakovchenko.
Anders misses the shot to the body.
Anders has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Anders misses with a hook
and Yakovchenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yakovchenko scores with a nice strike.
A punch lands to the side of Yakovchenko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Anders.
Anders lands an overhand right.
Anders defending well as Yakovchenko loads up on a big left hand.
Anders lands a nice hook to Yakovchenko's body. Yakovchenko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Anders throws a shot from downtown. Yakovchenko moves away and avoids it.
Anders takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yakovchenko misses with a looping left.
Yakovchenko moves into range and clinches up with Anders.
Yakovchenko can't find room to land a body shot as Anders controls the action.
Yakovchenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yakovchenko misses with a knee strike.
Yakovchenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anders's elbow.
Anders throws a head punch that misses.
Anders is trying to stall.
A shot in the inside from Anders.
Yakovchenko misses with a punch to the body.
Anders wants to get back to striking at distance but Yakovchenko won't allow it.
Anders can't break the clinch.
Yakovchenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anders breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko thows a body kick. Anders tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Yakovchenko connects with a jab.
Good work by Yakovchenko as he checks the leg kick.
Yakovchenko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Anders misses with a low kick.
Anders throws a jab but it's blocked by Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Anders misses with a wild combination.
Yakovchenko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Anders is out of range.
Anders misses with a wild combination.
Yakovchenko throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Anders is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Anders looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Anders there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Anders throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko lets loose with a powerful body kick. Anders will feel that in the morning.
Anders misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Yakovchenko misses its intended target.
Yakovchenko works the jab nicely.
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!
Anders with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yakovchenko to score with a decent uppercut.
Yakovchenko throws a shot from downtown. Anders moves away and avoids it.
Yakovchenko throws a good cross that connects.
Anders scores with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anders connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yakovchenko. Yakovchenko circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Anders lands with a right hand.
Yakovchenko scores with a spinning back kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Igor Yakovchenko will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Yakovchenko scores with a hook.
Anders throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anders tries a head kick but it misses.
Anders fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yakovchenko is out of range.
Yakovchenko scores with a push kick.
Anders throws a hook to the side of Yakovchenko's head but Yakovchenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anders throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yakovchenko connects with a looping right hand.
Jab by Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko lands a nice hook to Anders's body. Anders takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Anders misses with an uppercut. Yakovchenko saw that one coming.
Yakovchenko tests Anders's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yakovchenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders misses with a low kick as Yakovchenko jumps back.
Yakovchenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yakovchenko looks to land a body kick but Anders moved away.
Yakovchenko lands a jab.
Anders attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Anders pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yakovchenko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Anders is out of range.
Anders takes a swing at Yakovchenko's ribcage but misses.
Anders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yakovchenko manages to avoid it.
Anders lands a nice shot to the body.
Anders takes one to the chin there.
Nice defenses there by Yakovchenko.
Ingemar Anders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko connects with a body shot.
Yakovchenko stuns Anders with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yakovchenko closes the distance and pushes Anders back into the cage.
Yakovchenko keeps control of Anders as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Anders blocks a body shot from Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yakovchenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anders misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yakovchenko blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anders misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Yakovchenko.
Anders is trying to maintain a safe position but Yakovchenko gets an underhook and turns Anders into the cage.
Yakovchenko jumps guard.
Anders must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Yakovchenko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Anders preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko looking to control.
We're going to have a standup here because Igor Yakovchenko wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Anders takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Anders throws a half hearted mid kick.
Anders closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Anders throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Yakovchenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anders.
Anders lands a jab.
Yakovchenko lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anders pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anders is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Anders looks to land a right hand but Yakovchenko moved out of range.
Yakovchenko lands a lovely overhand right.
Yakovchenko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yakovchenko tried to score with a low kick but Anders checks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Yakovchenko.
Anders thuds a left hand into Yakovchenko's body.
Yakovchenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Anders circles away.
Yakovchenko moves out of range as Anders strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yakovchenko lands a jab to the head.
Yakovchenko lands with a nice body punch.
Igor Yakovchenko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anders misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Yakovchenko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yakovchenko 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 50:45
Judge William Gold scores the fight 50:45
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Yakovchenko!
Igor Yakovchenko retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Igor Yakovchenko, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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