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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Kringle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beaver Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kringle might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Wating on the world to change, by John Mayer. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
19 - 13 - 0 |
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165 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Kringle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Beaver Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne throws a low kick but Kringle avoids it.
Kringle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kringle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wayne swinging wildly here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kringle.
Wayne gets a clinch.
Wayne has Kringle pushed against the cage.
Kringle avoids the elbow strike from Wayne, against the cage.
Kringle avoids the elbow strike from Wayne, against the cage.
Wayne landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wayne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wayne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kringle.
Wayne throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wayne looking to stall.
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!
Kringle scores with a shot to the side of Wayne's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kringle lands a knee to the head.
Kringle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wayne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Chris Kringle has been cut.
Wayne crunches a lovely knee into Kringle's ribcage.
Kringle throws a head punch that misses.
Wayne missing with knees to the body.
Wayne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kringle's defenses.
Wayne tries to land knees in the clinch but Kringle avoids the damage to the body.
Wayne lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kringle.
Wayne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wayne lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kringle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kringle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kringle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wayne landing knees to the body.
Wayne is stalling here.
A short right from Kringle on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kringle swings wildly with an uppercut but Wayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wayne lands a damaging elbow.
Wayne using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kringle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wayne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wayne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kringle just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wayne's brow.
Wayne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kringle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kringle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kringle.
Kringle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wayne trying to land knees to the body.
Wayne lands an elbow inside that Kringle shrugs off.
Kringle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wayne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wayne landing knees to the body.
Kringle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wayne.
Wayne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wayne working Kringle over with knees to the body.
Kringle is breathing heavily.
Kringle takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wayne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kringle avoids it.
Wayne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kringle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wayne landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee calls for Wayne to work.
Kringle misses with an elbow strike.
Wayne's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Wayne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wayne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kringle avoids it.
Wayne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wayne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kringle avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Kringle.
Wayne trying to land knees to the body.
Kringle dodges an elbow strike from Wayne.
Wayne tries to land a knee to the head but Kringle blocks with his arms.
Wayne looking to stall.
Wayne scores a nice knee to the body.
Wayne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kringle is defending well for now.
Kringle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Wayne.
Kringle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wayne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kringle.
Kringle is leaning against Wayne and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wayne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kringle avoids it.
Kringle takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wayne is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kringle is keeping busy.
Wayne misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beaver Wayne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Kringle'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.
Kringle tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wayne moves into the clinch.
Kringle is leaning against Wayne and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kringle managing to block the knees to the body from Wayne.
A left hand lands to the body for Wayne.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kringle throws an elbow but misses.
Kringle managing to block the knees to the body from Wayne.
Wayne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wayne misses with a knee strike.
Wayne unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wayne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kringle blocks it with crossed arms.
Wayne lands a good knee to the midsection. Kringle won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kringle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wayne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kringle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kringle avoiding damage as Wayne throws knees to the body.
Wayne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kringle.
Kringle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wayne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kringle blocks an elbow strike.
Kringle throws a head punch that misses.
Wayne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wayne creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kringle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kringle throws a punch but it's blocked by Wayne.
Kringle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wayne trying to land knees to the body.
Wayne tries to land knees in the clinch but Kringle avoids the damage to the body.
Kringle throws a punch but it's blocked by Wayne.
Wayne lands an elbow inside that Kringle shrugs off.
Kringle throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kringle throws an elbow but misses.
Kringle managing to block the knees to the body from Wayne.
Wayne unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kringle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wayne missing with knees to the body.
Kringle avoids a wild elbow strike from Wayne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Wayne.
Wayne works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kringle avoiding damage as Wayne throws knees to the body.
Wayne looking to slow down the pace here.
Wayne avoids a wild elbow strike from Kringle.
Beaver Wayne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kringle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Waynes head.
Wayne leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kringle lands an elbow inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kringle.
Kringle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wayne lands a damaging elbow.
Kringle blocks a body shot from Wayne.
Kringle unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kringle takes a knee to the side of the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kringle fails to land.
Kringle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kringle scores with a shot to the side of Wayne's head.
Kringle takes an elbow to the temple.
Chris Kringle's cut is getting worse.
A short uppercut from Wayne.
Kringle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wayne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wayne managing to block the knees to the body from Kringle.
Wayne misses with an elbow over the top.
Kringle presses Wayne against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kringle misses with a punch on the inside.
Wayne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kringle can't find room to land a body shot as Wayne controls the action.
Wayne looking to throw knees to the head but Kringle is blocking nicely.
Wayne trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kringle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wayne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kringle avoids it.
Kringle blocks an elbow strike.
Wayne landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kringle managing to block the knees to the body from Wayne.
Kringle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wayne misses with the head strike.
Wayne is trying to maintain a safe position but Kringle gets an underhook and turns Wayne into the cage.
Wayne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wayne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kringle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wayne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kringle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wayne throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wayne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kringle's elbow.
Wayne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kringle putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wayne in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beaver Wayne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chris Kringle's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kringle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wayne.
Wayne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wayne has Kringle up against the cage in a clinch.
Wayne landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wayne tries to land knees in the clinch but Kringle avoids the damage to the body.
Wayne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wayne throws an elbow that misses.
Kringle managing to block the knees to the body from Wayne.
Wayne trying to control the position but instead, Kringle has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wayne into the cage.
Kringle has a couple of punches blocked by Wayne.
Kringle looking to throw knees to the head but Wayne is blocking nicely.
Kringle throws a punch but it's blocked by Wayne.
Kringle avoiding damage as Wayne throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kringle swings wildly with an uppercut but Wayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kringle trying to land knees to the body.
Wayne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wayne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wayne misses with a knee to the head.
Wayne swings wildly with an uppercut but Kringle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wayne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kringle avoids it.
Wayne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kringle misses with a knee to the head.
Kringle lands a shoulder strike.
Kringle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kringle avoids the elbow strike from Wayne, against the cage.
Kringle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wayne misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wayne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kringle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wayne looking to throw knees to the head but Kringle is blocking nicely.
Chris Kringle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wayne lands a body shot in the clinch.
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!
Kringle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wayne's face.
Kringle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wayne lands a knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kringle as Wayne tries to tie him up.
Wayne blocks an elbow strike from Kringle.
Beaver Wayne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kringle dodges an elbow strike from Wayne.
Kringle swings wildly with an uppercut but Wayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kringle misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kringle throws a head punch that misses.
Kringle tries to work over Wayne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kringle struggles to land a body shot inside as Wayne controls his hands.
Kringle swings wildly with an uppercut but Wayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kringle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kringle misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kringle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kringle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wayne blocks a body shot from Kringle.
Kringle working aggressively here.
Knees to the body from Wayne.
Kringle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kringle tries a knee to the head but Wayne blocks it.
Kringle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kringle tries to throw a body punch but Wayne avoids it by throwing Kringle back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Beaver Wayne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wayne has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beaver Wayne!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jargo Leek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melvin Manhoef could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jargo Leek's chin.
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187 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
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177 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Melvin Manhoef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jargo Leek!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leek tries to work over Manhoef's front leg with a kick but Manhoef checks it.
Leek digs a good hook to Manhoef's body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Manhoef checks a leg kick.
Manhoef's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Leek connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Manhoef scrambles back to his feet.
Leek scores with a three punch combo!
Jargo Leek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manhoef throws a half hearted mid kick.
Manhoef lands a slapping body shot.
Leek scores with a head kick.
Manhoef moves in looking to clinch but Leek pushes him off.
A leg kick checked by Leek.
Manhoef throws out a leg kick but Leek moves out of range and Manhoef only half commits.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Manhoef.
Leek thuds a left hand into Manhoef's body.
Leek connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leek fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Manhoef looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Manhoef moves out of range of the leg kick from Leek.
Leek moves into the clinch.
Leek blocks a body shot from Manhoef.
Manhoef blocking some punches.
Leek wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leek misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Leek.
Manhoef lands a right hand.
Leek misses with a punch on the inside.
Manhoef tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leek's elbow.
Leek throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Leek.
Leek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Manhoef fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manhoef misses with the head strike.
Manhoef blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leek misses with the head strike.
Leek misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Manhoef.
Leek scores with a shot to the side of Manhoef's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leek.
Leek manages to break the clinch.
Leek is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Manhoef.
Leek throws a series of punches but Manhoef moves out of range.
Leek rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Manhoef counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leek misses with a head kick.
Manhoef tries a head kick but it misses.
Leek slips a straight right by Manhoef.
Leek throws a low kick, looking for Manhoef's leg but Manhoef calmly moves out of range.
Manhoef slips a jab from Leek.
Manhoef ducks under a wild hook from Leek.
Leek connects with a leg kick. Manhoef looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leek.
Leek throws a body punch but Manhoef moves out of range.
Leek tries to clinch but Manhoef moves out of range.
Leek has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Manhoef.
Manhoef throws a sloppy head kick and Leek moves out of range easily.
Leek throws a leg kick but Manhoef moved away.
Manhoef misses with a low kick.
Leek tries to score with a low kick but Manhoef moves his leg out of the way.
Leek shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Leek misses with an uppercut.
Manhoef closes the distance and pushes Leek back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef lands a right hand.
Leek struggles to land a body shot inside as Manhoef controls his hands.
The referee calls for Manhoef to work.
Manhoef lands a hook that snaps the head of Leek backwards.
Manhoef lands with a left to the head.
Manhoef has a couple of punches blocked by Leek.
Manhoef has a couple of punches blocked by Leek.
Leek wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Leek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leek lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Leek lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Manhoef backwards.
Manhoef misses with a punch on the inside.
Leek pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Manhoef throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leek looks to throw the jab but Manhoef is out of range.
Leek lands with a right hand.
Manhoef fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Leek looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Manhoef is looking to slow Leek down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leek's jab looks to have found its range, popping Manhoef under the eye.
Manhoef loads up on a big right hand but Leek slips the punch.
Leek on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Manhoef. Manhoef obviously looking to wear him down.
Leek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manhoef.
Manhoef throws a nice head kick!
Leek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leek with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Manhoef has closed the distance and engaged Leek in a clinch.
Leek breaks from the clinch.
Leek tries to work over Manhoef's front leg with a kick but Manhoef checks it.
Manhoef turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Leek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leek misses with an attempted mid kick.
Manhoef throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manhoef walks into a jab.
Leek bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Manhoef's head backwards.
Manhoef takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Leek throws out a leg kick but Manhoef moves out of range and Leek only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jargo Leek dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Manhoef steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leek.
Manhoef cracks the inside of Leek's front leg.
Leek blocks a leg kick.
Leek throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Manhoef crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Leek - the referee stops the clock and Manhoef gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Leek. Manhoef manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Leek throws a leg kick but Manhoef checks it.
Leek looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Manhoef slips a jab from Leek.
Manhoef tries to land a leg kick but Leek saw it coming and moves away.
Leek walks forward, straight into a front kick from Manhoef.
Manhoef is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Leek will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Leek fails to land with a series of punches.
Manhoef lets loose with a powerful body kick. Leek will feel that in the morning.
Manhoef looks to throw the jab but Leek is out of range.
Manhoef ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leek scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Manhoef throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef throws a front kick aimed at Leek's knee but Leek avoids it well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Leek, right into the meat.
A clash of legs there as Manhoef blocks the low kick.
Manhoef stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Leek.
Manhoef loads up on a big right hand but Leek slips the punch.
Manhoef shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Leek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leek bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Manhoef's head backwards.
Manhoef tries a head kick but it misses.
Leek avoids a kick to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Leek sizes up Manhoef with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Leek is looking to slow Manhoef down with leg kicks.
Manhoef just misses with a punch to the body.
Leek checks a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Leek checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Leek misses with a straight right.
Leek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leek displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Good leg kick by Manhoef there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manhoef throws a jab but it's blocked by Leek.
Leek throws a leg kick that misses.
Manhoef tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Manhoef moves out of range of the body kick.
Leek throws out a leg kick but Manhoef moves out of range and Leek only half commits.
Manhoef throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manhoef takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Leek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manhoef manages to avoid it.
Leek motions for Manhoef to come forward. Leek throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Leek looks to score with a jab to the body but Manhoef is just out of range.
Leek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manhoef sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manhoef moves out of range of the leg kick from Leek.
Manhoef throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leek slips a jab from Manhoef.
Leek swats away the attempt to clinch by Manhoef.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Manhoef.
Leek on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Leek scores with a one two! Manhoef had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leek. Manhoef does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leek's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Leek throws a nice inside leg kick.
Leek looks to score with a jab to the body but Manhoef is just out of range.
Manhoef pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Leek checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Leek goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Leek throws a leg kick but Manhoef checks it.
Leek attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Manhoef misses with a hook.
Leek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manhoef was well out of range. Poor timing from Leek.
A punch combination from Leek misses.
Manhoef avoids the body shot from Leek.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef moves out of range as Leek strikes.
Manhoef moves out of range as Leek strikes.
Leek looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leek scores with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Leek.
Leek misses with a straight left.
Leek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Leek blocks the leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Manhoef ducks under a wild hook from Leek.
Manhoef tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leek scores with a kick to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manhoef throws a low kick, looking for Leek's leg but Leek calmly moves out of range.
Manhoef throws a half hearted mid kick.
Manhoef moves out of range of the leg kick from Leek.
Manhoef takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Manhoef buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jargo Leek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Leek throws a leg kick which misses Manhoef's front leg but catches the back leg as Manhoef tries to avoid it.
Manhoef dips to his left and cracks Leek with an uppercut!
Leek takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Manhoef.
Leek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manhoef was well out of range. Poor timing from Leek.
Manhoef dodges the punch combination from Leek.
Jargo Leek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Manhoef checks a leg kick nicely.
Leek misses with a body kick.
Leek misses with a wild combination.
Manhoef throws out a powerful jab.
Leek clobbers Manhoef with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Leek throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Manhoef fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Leek.
Leek pivots, looking for a leg kick but Manhoef is out of range and Leek settles back down.
Manhoef takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Manhoef takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A low kick from Leek misses
and Manhoef counters with a head kick. That will keep Leek thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Leek drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Leek is rocked!
Manhoef throws a quick inside leg kick.
Leek is still on wobbly legs! Can Manhoef finish him?
Manhoef misses with a wild body shot.
Manhoef fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Manhoef seems to be stalking Leek here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Leek drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Melvin Manhoef!
A very excited looking Melvin Manhoef made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mohamed al Hadj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Kvasov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Hadj comes to the cage accompanied by Hypnotized Lebanon. Kvasov has chosen Diskoteka avaria-Nebo as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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202 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohamed al Hadj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roman Kvasov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
al Hadj throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kvasov.
al Hadj throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Kvasov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
al Hadj scores with a sloppy right hand. Kvasov should have avoided that one.
al Hadj misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kvasov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kvasov jabs al Hadj to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kvasov throws a sloppy head kick and al Hadj moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut there from al Hadj.
Kvasov throws a low kick but it's checked well by al Hadj.
Nice defenses there by Kvasov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bone on bone clash there as al Hadj blocks the leg kick.
al Hadj throws a right and a left that Kvasov avoids nicely.
Kvasov feints and then cracks al Hadj's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow al Hadj down.
Kvasov misses with a wild body shot.
al Hadj checks a low kick from Kvasov.
al Hadj throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvasov misses the jab.
al Hadj throws a looping overhand right but Kvasov ducks down to avoid it.
al Hadj fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kvasov manages to avoid it.
A jab from Kvasov does it's job there.
It looks like Mohamed al Hadj has been cut.
A clash of legs there as al Hadj blocks the low kick.
Kvasov looks to score with a jab to the body but al Hadj is just out of range.
Good exchange - al Hadj coming out on top.
al Hadj closes the distance and clinches.
al Hadj tries to throw a body punch but Kvasov avoids it by throwing al Hadj back against the cage.
al Hadj prevents Kvasov from breaking the clinch.
Kvasov avoiding damage as al Hadj throws knees to the body.
al Hadj is struggling to control the position.
al Hadj makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kvasov is trying to break free.
Kvasov is trying to force a seperation but al Hadj has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice elbow from al Hadj.
It looks like Roman Kvasov has been cut.
al Hadj misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kvasov.
al Hadj throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kvasov blocks it with crossed arms.
Kvasov is trying to push al Hadj away but al Hadj has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knees to the body from al Hadj.
al Hadj throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A frustrated look appears on Kvasov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kvasov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
al Hadj throws an elbow but it's blocked.
al Hadj with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kvasov is looking to break free of the clinch but al Hadj has double underhooks.
Kvasov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kvasov throws a lazy head kick
and al Hadj counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
al Hadj avoids the body shot from Kvasov.
al Hadj throws a head kick that misses.
al Hadj lands a really nice looking cross but Kvasov seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj blocks a jab.
al Hadj swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kvasov tries to work over al Hadj's front leg with a kick but al Hadj checks it.
al Hadj dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kvasov throws a right hand that al Hadj ducks under and follows up with a left that al Hadj also avoids with ease.
al Hadj misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheers as al Hadj lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kvasov doesn't seem phased though.
al Hadj misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kvasov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from al Hadj.
Kvasov misses with an uppercut. al Hadj saw that one coming.
Kvasov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kvasov throws a right hand that al Hadj ducks under and follows up with a left that al Hadj also avoids with ease.
al Hadj works over Kvasov's head and body with a nice combination.
al Hadj tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
al Hadj is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj keeps Kvasov at a distance using the push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
al Hadj throws a wild body kick that Kvasov sees coming a mile off.
al Hadj blocks a head kick by Kvasov.
Kvasov misses with a hook.
Good shot there by Kvasov.
al Hadj slips a jab and a cross from Kvasov.
Kvasov throws a right hand that misses
and al Hadj counters with a one-two to the body.
Kvasov misses with a hook
and al Hadj counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kvasov tries to break the clinch but al Hadj is controlling the position.
al Hadj lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kvasov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
al Hadj throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for al Hadj.
al Hadj looks to throw an elbow but misses.
al Hadj pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
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 Mohamed al Hadj will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kvasov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kvasov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kvasov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but al Hadj manages to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by al Hadj.
Kvasov throws a shot from downtown. al Hadj moves away and avoids it.
Kvasov throws a head kick that half lands.
Kvasov keeps the fight on the outside.
al Hadj checks a leg kick.
Kvasov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but al Hadj is out of range.
Jab by al Hadj.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kvasov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A decent looking cross lands there for al Hadj.
Kvasov tries to land a leg kick but al Hadj saw it coming and moves away.
A low kick from Kvasov is predictable there
and al Hadj counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kvasov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
al Hadj lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvasov tests al Hadj's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kvasov throws a series of punches but al Hadj moves out of range.
al Hadj instigates a clinch.
Kvasov manages to break the clinch.
al Hadj scores with a leg kick.
Kvasov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
al Hadj connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kvasov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but al Hadj is out of range.
Kvasov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
al Hadj tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kvasov was well out of range. Poor timing from al Hadj.
Kvasov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
al Hadj moves out of range as Kvasov strikes.
al Hadj cracks Kvasov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kvasov throws a low kick, looking for al Hadj's leg but al Hadj calmly moves out of range.
Roman Kvasov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kvasov swinging wildly here.
al Hadj misses with an uppercut. Kvasov saw that one coming.
Kvasov slips a straight right by al Hadj.
A bone on bone clash there as al Hadj blocks the leg kick.
Kvasov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
al Hadj takes the fight into the clinch.
al Hadj throws an elbow that misses.
al Hadj manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kvasov managing to block the knees to the body from al Hadj.
Kvasov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Kvasov does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - al Hadj looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kvasov throws out a powerful jab.
al Hadj on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
al Hadj lands a leg kick that knocks Kvasov off balance momentarily.
al Hadj throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
al Hadj is looking to clinch.
al Hadj misses with a body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Kvasov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kvasov.
Kvasov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and al Hadj is able to avoid easily.
al Hadj instigates a clinch.
al Hadj throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kvasov avoids the elbow strike from al Hadj, against the cage.
Kvasov is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
al Hadj creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
al Hadj keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kvasov's efforts to push away.
al Hadj misses with an elbow over the top.
al Hadj tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
al Hadj looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kvasov manages to break the clinch.
Kvasov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kvasov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
al Hadj scores with a decent looking hook.
A leg kick checked by Kvasov.
Kvasov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from al Hadj finds it's way round the side to connect with Kvasov's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kvasov tries to bum rush al Hadj with a series of wild strikes but al Hadj uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kvasov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
al Hadj tries to land a front kick but Kvasov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roman Kvasov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
al Hadj scores with a jab.
al Hadj misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kvasov scores with a leg kick.
al Hadj dodges the punch combination from Kvasov.
Kvasov avoids the head kick by al Hadj.
Roman Kvasov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kvasov tries to land a leg kick but al Hadj saw it coming and moves away.
al Hadj misses with an uppercut. Kvasov saw that one coming.
Kvasov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
al Hadj tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kvasov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
al Hadj throws a right hand that Kvasov ducks under and follows up with a left that Kvasov also avoids with ease.
Kvasov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but al Hadj moves away.
Kvasov tries a head kick but it misses.
Kvasov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Hadj throws a nice outside leg kick.
al Hadj moves away from the strike by Kvasov.
al Hadj misses the shot to the body.
Kvasov throws a low kick, looking for al Hadj's leg but al Hadj calmly moves out of range.
Kvasov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kvasov misses with a straight left.
al Hadj is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
al Hadj scores with a head kick. Kvasov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
al Hadj connects with a nice looking jab.
Kvasov is rocked!
Kvasov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kvasov throws a low kick but al Hadj moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from al Hadj.
al Hadj moves out of range of the leg kick from Kvasov.
al Hadj throws a right and a left that Kvasov avoids nicely.
Kvasov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kvasov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
al Hadj lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kvasov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kvasov is still on wobbly legs! Can al Hadj finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
al Hadj clinches with his opponent.
Kvasov seems to have recovered his senses.
Kvasov manages to break the clinch.
al Hadj misses with a body kick.
al Hadj throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
al Hadj tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
al Hadj takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kvasov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
al Hadj lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kvasov will feel that in the morning.
Kvasov looks to land a right hand but al Hadj moved out of range.
Nice body kick from al Hadj.
Kvasov misses with a series of wild punches.
Kvasov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kvasov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvasov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kvasov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
al Hadj is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
al Hadj lands with a shot to the body.
Kvasov throws a looping overhand right but al Hadj ducks down to avoid it.
al Hadj bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kvasov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A big left from Kvasov misses.
al Hadj throws a sloppy head kick and Kvasov moves out of range easily.
Kvasov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kvasov moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj has managed to clinch.
Kvasov blocks the elbow strike.
Kvasov is trying to force a seperation but al Hadj has the dominant position.
Knees in the clinch landing for al Hadj.
al Hadj misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
al Hadj tries a knee to the head but Kvasov blocks it.
Kvasov is trying to break the clinch but al Hadj is controlling him.
Mohamed al Hadj has scored more points in the clinch so far.
al Hadj lands a knee to the body.
Kvasov is trying to break the clinch but al Hadj is controlling him.
al Hadj pushes off an throws an elbow but Kvasov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
al Hadj misses with an elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kvasov is looking to break free of the clinch but al Hadj has double underhooks.
al Hadj tries a body shot but Kvasov blocks it.
Kvasov is trying to break the clinch but al Hadj has him pressed against the cage.
al Hadj throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kvasov blocks it with crossed arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mohamed al Hadj showed his dominance in that final round.
Well al Hadj 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mohamed al Hadj!
In his post fight interview, Mohamed al Hadj started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Snuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snuka comes to the cage accompanied by Superfly -- Curtis Mayfield and Ice T . Jimmy Snuka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jimmy Snuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Duke Torres!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres forces Snuka back against the cage and clinches.
A short uppercut from Snuka.
Torres works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Snuka manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Torres manages to get himself to full guard.
Snuka wants to control from the top but Torres keeps moving.
Snuka wants to stand but Torres has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Torres working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Snuka doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Snuka manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Torres manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Snuka manages to get himself to full guard.
Torres wants to pass the guard but Snuka is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres wants to control from the top but Snuka keeps moving.
Snuka wants to sweep but no luck.
Snuka controlling the position.
Snuka wants to sweep but no luck.
Snuka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Torres looking to pass the guard.
Torres in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Torres in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Snuka wants to sweep but no luck.
Snuka manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Torres is looking to improve his position but Snuka isn't that keen on the idea.
Torres is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Torres is squirming around, avoiding Snuka's attempts to control the action.
Torres manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres regains full guard. Nicely done.
Snuka wants to control from the top but Torres keeps moving.
Torres has his hands on Snuka's head, controlling the position.
Torres can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Snuka controls the pace.
Torres looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jimmy Snuka just wasn't active enough.
Snuka takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Snuka scores with the left hand. Torres knows he should have avoided that one.
Torres avoids the body shot from Snuka.
Snuka lands a high kick!
It looks like Duke Torres has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Snuka counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Torres thinking.
Torres misses with a lunging right hand
and Snuka counters with a good low kick that Torres was not able to check.
Snuka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torres moves away.
Snuka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Snuka throws a body punch but Torres moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snuka loads up on a big right hand but Torres slips the punch.
Torres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Torres gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jimmy Snuka will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Duke Torres's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Snuka misses with a head kick.
Torres missing with a left hand there. Snuka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Snuka is looking to wear down Torres with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Torres thuds his right hand into Snuka's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Snuka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torres.
Torres shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Snuka pinned against the cage. Snuka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Snuka misses with a body shot.
Snuka misses the shot to the body.
Snuka is looking to land body kicks.
Snuka scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Snuka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Torres throws an off balance right hand
and Snuka counters with a crisp one two that drops Torres! Snuka thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Torres to his feet! Torres is in big trouble!
Torres is rocked!
Jimmy Snuka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres throws a looping overhand right but Snuka ducks down to avoid it.
Torres is still on wobbly legs! Can Snuka finish him?
Snuka throws a sloppy head kick and Torres moves out of range easily.
Torres seems to have recovered his senses.
Snuka lands a big head kick that sends Torres tumbling to the mat! Snuka takes a step backwards and waves Torres back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snuka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Torres clobbers Snuka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Torres.
Jimmy Snuka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duke Torres.
Torres keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Torres closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Snuka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Snuka throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres lands a hook to the side of the head.
Torres is trying to pull guard but Snuka has him pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Torres.
Torres working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Torres.
Torres is trying to stall.
Snuka lands an elbow that stopped Torres in his tracks for a moment.
Torres is looking to take this one to the mat.
Torres can't get the takedown.
Snuka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Duke Torres's cut even more.
Torres takes a knee right on the jaw!
Snuka scores with a knee to the head.
Torres working aggressively here.
Torres gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Torres throwing strikes from guard but Snuka blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres wants to control from the top but Snuka keeps moving.
Torres landing some decent shots from guard.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Snuka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snuka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Snuka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Torres's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Snuka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Snuka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Torres trying to control but Snuka is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Snuka is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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 Jimmy Snuka will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Duke Torres's cut.
That's time! Snuka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Snuka looks to land a combination. Torres sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Snuka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice straight punches there by Torres. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Torres.
Torres ducks under a wild hook from Snuka.
A telegraphed right hand from Snuka misses the target.
Snuka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torres moves away.
Snuka tries to sprawl but Torres drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Snuka is looking for a sweep. Torres is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Torres is taking a breather. Snuka says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Torres not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snuka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Torres.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torres looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Snuka is looking to escape.
Torres tries to pass the half guard into mount. Snuka knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Snuka wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Torres in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Snuka throws a leg kick that is checked
and Torres counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Torres misses with a hook
and Snuka counters with an inside leg kick.
Snuka tries a head kick but it misses.
Snuka throws a series of punches but Torres moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Snuka as Torres shoots in.
Snuka misses with a hook.
Snuka drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Torres drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
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!
Torres scoring with punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torres trying to control the position but Snuka is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Snuka kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Snuka is looking for a sweep.
Torres has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Snuka is trying to control Torres's posture but Torres avoids it.
Torres staying calm.
Snuka can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres wants to control but Snuka is keeping him busy.
Torres working the ground and pound.
Torres fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Torres wants to control but Snuka is keeping him busy.
Torres throwing strikes but Snuka manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torres regains half guard.
Duke Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torres manages to get to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Duke Torres comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Snuka has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Snuka!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bin JinJu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus Soderberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bin JinJu could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rufus Soderberg's chin.
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26
186 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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Excellent 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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bin JinJu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rufus Soderberg!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
JinJu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
JinJu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Soderberg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Soderberg fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging JinJu to the ground. Soderberg is now in JinJu's guard.
JinJu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Soderberg wants to control from the top but JinJu keeps moving.
JinJu looking for a guillotine here but Soderberg defends easily.
Soderberg wants to pass the guard but JinJu is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soderberg postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
JinJu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Soderberg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Soderberg stopping the sweep attempt from JinJu.
Soderberg 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.
JinJu has his foot on Soderberg's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Soderberg works his way back into a safe position though.
Soderberg passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Soderberg controls the position.
Soderberg trying to control the position but JinJu is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg tries to score with some ground and pound. JinJu controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
JinJu gets back to half guard.
Soderberg is pressing down on JinJu's thigh, looking to free his foot. JinJu is holding on for now.
Soderberg is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Soderberg is looking to take a break and control but JinJu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
JinJu tries to get to full guard but Soderberg has control of the leg.
Soderberg wants to control but JinJu is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
JinJu wants to control but Soderberg is keeping busy.
JinJu actively working from the bottom here.
Soderberg works his way into side control.
Soderberg is putting a hurting on JinJu here, landing some big shots from side control.
Soderberg is staying tight to JinJu's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Soderberg's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Soderberg misses with the ground and pound.
JinJu stops Soderberg from passing to mount.
Soderberg is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. JinJu knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
JinJu is looking for a sweep.
JinJu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Soderberg landing a few strikes.
Soderberg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Soderberg is trying to get an arm triangle but JinJu is defending well.
Soderberg looking to punish the body of his opponent here but JinJu is avoiding damage well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
JinJu tries to buck Soderberg off but Soderberg is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soderberg tries to move to mount but JinJu blocks the move with his legs.
JinJu manages to work his way to half guard, despite Soderberg's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus Soderberg dominated that round.
That's time! JinJu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Soderberg throws a body punch but JinJu moves out of range.
Soderberg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from JinJu.
Soderberg throws a body punch but JinJu moves out of range.
JinJu misses with a body shot.
JinJu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soderberg.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Soderberg.
Soderberg working the ground and pound.
Soderberg is trying to get an arm triangle but JinJu is defending well.
Rufus Soderberg has got the better of the ground game so far.
JinJu gets back to half guard.
JinJu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderberg is controlling the pace.
Soderberg scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Soderberg looks to land a strike but JinJu avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Soderberg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Soderberg slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Soderberg fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Soderberg slows the pace down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg is putting a hurting on JinJu here, landing some big shots from side control.
JinJu tries to bench press Soderberg off him but Soderberg keeps the position.
Soderberg tries to score with some ground and pound. JinJu controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
JinJu is not content to let Soderberg control the position.
JinJu manages to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soderberg wants to control but JinJu is keeping him busy.
JinJu is trying to get back to full guard.
JinJu is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Soderberg's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Soderberg's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg trying to control the action but JinJu just sinks the hooks in.
Soderberg breaks JinJu's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Soderberg scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Soderberg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. JinJu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
JinJu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Soderberg's guard.
Soderberg looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but JinJu puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
JinJu wants to take a breather but Soderberg is having none of it.
JinJu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Soderberg's head.
JinJu trying to pass the guard but Soderberg defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
JinJu moves nicely into side control.
Soderberg is looking for a sweep.
Soderberg is trying to control JinJu's posture but JinJu avoids it.
JinJu trying to control the action but Soderberg is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
JinJu scoring with punches from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soderberg is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus Soderberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Soderberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but JinJu manages to avoid it.
Soderberg fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Soderberg looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? JinJu is fending him off so far but Soderberg persists. Nope, JinJu circles away and we're back to standing.
JinJu tries to clinch but Soderberg is having none of it.
JinJu throws a head kick that misses.
JinJu throws a sloppy head kick and Soderberg moves out of range easily.
JinJu takes the fight into the clinch.
Soderberg tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. JinJu smiles and moves away.
Soderberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but JinJu was well out of range. Poor timing from Soderberg.
Soderberg throws a shot to the body.
Soderberg lands with a straight right. JinJu didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderberg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
JinJu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
JinJu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soderberg fails with the takedown.
Bin JinJu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rufus Soderberg.
Soderberg looks to throw the jab but JinJu is out of range.
JinJu throws a hook to the side of Soderberg's head but Soderberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
JinJu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soderberg.
Bin JinJu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Soderberg moves out of range of the body kick.
Rufus Soderberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soderberg comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Soderberg there.
Soderberg is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A leg kick checked by Soderberg.
Soderberg feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits JinJus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bin JinJu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg digs a good hook to JinJu's body.
Soderberg scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soderberg. JinJu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soderberg lands the left hand.
Soderberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but JinJu was well out of range. Poor timing from Soderberg.
Decent striking displayed by Soderberg there.
JinJu tries to clinch up.
JinJu slips a jab from Soderberg.
Soderberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Soderberg has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
JinJu tries to clinch but Soderberg is having none of it.
Soderberg scores with a shot to the body.
Soderberg blocks a head kick by JinJu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Soderberg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
JinJu wants to clinch but Soderberg slips to the side
enabling Soderberg to counter with a crisp jab.
Soderberg misses with a wild body shot.
Soderberg bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of JinJu's head.
Soderberg swings for the body but JinJu moves out of range.
Rufus Soderberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Soderberg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from JinJu.
Soderberg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
JinJu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soderberg.
Soderberg swats away the attempt to clinch by JinJu.
Soderberg shoots in but JinJu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Soderberg shoots in but JinJu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Soderberg looks to land a right hand but JinJu moved out of range.
Soderberg lands a lovely overhand right.
Soderberg loads up on a big right hand but JinJu slips the punch.
Soderberg connects with a nice looking jab.
JinJu slips under a jab.
Soderberg blocks a head kick by JinJu.
Soderberg blocks a head kick by JinJu.
JinJu misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
JinJu avoids the body shot from Soderberg.
Soderberg lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rufus Soderberg is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
JinJu avoids the body shot from Soderberg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rufus Soderberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Soderberg winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rufus Soderberg!
In his post fight interview, Rufus Soderberg gave a big smile as he said 'GOT you, you piece of shit.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kirill Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasi Leuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petrov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Iron Man. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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29
159 lbs
22 - 14 - 0 |
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28
153 lbs
22 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirill Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lasi Leuka!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Leuka has time to react.
Leuka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Leuka.
Lasi Leuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrov staying out of range there.
Petrov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Leuka under the eye.
Petrov wants to slow Leuka down by chopping away at his legs.
Leuka looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Petrov!
Leuka looking to finish with strikes here!
Petrov is working to get back to half guard.
Leuka with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leuka thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
BOOM! Leuka connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leuka trying to control but Petrov is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Leuka locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Petrov is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lasi Leuka!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Ivey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonid Guerra Salsido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivey kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Friday. Guerra Salsido has chosen Cuba Anthem as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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32
215 lbs
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28
219 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Phil Ivey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonid Guerra Salsido!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Guerra Salsido manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Guerra Salsido throws a hook but Ivey avoids it easily.
Ivey feints and then cracks Guerra Salsido's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Guerra Salsido down.
Ivey gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ivey is trying to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Ivey.
Ivey blocks an uppercut.
Ivey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ivey lands with a light punch inside.
Guerra Salsido is trying to break the clinch but Ivey is controlling him.
Guerra Salsido blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guerra Salsido has a couple of punches blocked by Ivey.
Guerra Salsido blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ivey lands an elbow that stopped Guerra Salsido in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ivey.
Guerra Salsido escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ivey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerra Salsido throws an overhand right that lands on Ivey's shoulder, as Ivey tries to avoid the shot.
Ivey takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Guerra Salsido throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ivey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ivey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ivey looks to land a left hand but Guerra Salsido moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Guerra Salsido misses the target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Guerra Salsido, right into the meat.
Ivey misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Guerra Salsido misses the target.
Ivey takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ivey lands a body shot.
Guerra Salsido takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Guerra Salsido on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Guerra Salsido looks to land a right hand but Ivey moved out of range.
Ivey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guerra Salsido paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guerra Salsido throws a right hand that misses
and Ivey counters with a head kick that drops Guerra Salsido to the mat! Guerra Salsido scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Guerra Salsido is rocked!
Ivey misses with a wild body shot.
Guerra Salsido is still on wobbly legs! Can Ivey finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerra Salsido swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ivey.
Guerra Salsido seems to have recovered his senses.
Ivey looks up at the clock. Bad move! Guerra Salsido lands a right hand from hell, dropping Ivey. Guerra Salsido pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonid Guerra Salsido!
Leonid Guerra Salsido bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pentti Hilkuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dryden Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pentti Hilkuri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dryden Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hilkuri looks to land a combination but Mitchell avoids it well.
Nice body punch from Mitchell.
Hilkuri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mitchell.
Hilkuri moves out of range as Mitchell throws a body kick.
Hilkuri walks into a jab.
Hilkuri throws a front kick aimed at Mitchell's knee but Mitchell avoids it well.
Mitchell avoids the head kick by Hilkuri.
Hilkuri misses with a body kick.
Mitchell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hilkuri has time to react.
Hilkuri throws a series of punches but Mitchell avoids them all with ease.
Mitchell has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Mitchell on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Mitchell fails to land.
Mitchell holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hilkuri is trying to force a seperation but Mitchell has the dominant position.
Mitchell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mitchell scores with a jab to the head.
Mitchell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hilkuri misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mitchell.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hilkuri.
Mitchell feints and then cracks Hilkuri's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hilkuri down.
Mitchell moves out of range of the body kick from Hilkuri.
Mitchell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mitchell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hilkuri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hilkuri has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mitchell.
Hilkuri looks to score with a jab to the body but Mitchell is just out of range.
Mitchell lands with a straight right. Hilkuri didn't see that one coming.
Hilkuri tries to work over Mitchell's front leg with a kick but Mitchell checks it.
Hilkuri fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mitchell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mitchell feints and then cracks Hilkuri's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hilkuri down.
Pentti Hilkuri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitchell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hilkuri slips under a jab.
Mitchell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mitchell tries to clinch but Hilkuri moves out of range.
Hilkuri throws a right hand that Mitchell ducks under and follows up with a left that Mitchell also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hilkuri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hilkuri blocks a head kick by Mitchell.
Mitchell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hilkuri looks to score with a jab to the body but Mitchell is just out of range.
Hilkuri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mitchell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hilkuri, pushing him back against the cage.
Hilkuri breaks from the clinch.
Hilkuri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mitchell blocks a leg kick.
Hilkuri tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mitchell is able to avoid easily.
A swing and a miss from Mitchell.
Mitchell avoids the body shot from Hilkuri.
Hilkuri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hilkuri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mitchell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hilkuri has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mitchell.
Hilkuri takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilkuri scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mitchell in his tracks.
Mitchell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hilkuri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mitchell.
Hilkuri throws a leg kick which misses Mitchell's front leg but catches the back leg as Mitchell tries to avoid it.
Hilkuri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mitchell manages to avoid it.
Hilkuri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hilkuri throws a series of punches but Mitchell avoids them all with ease.
Hilkuri thows a body shot but no joy.
Hilkuri throws a low kick but Mitchell moves out of range easily.
Mitchell misses with a looping left.
Mitchell scores with a hook.
Donk. Hilkuri catches Mitchell right on the button with a cross.
No joy there for Hilkuri, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A lazy body kick from Hilkuri
and Mitchell counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut there from Mitchell.
Hilkuri ducks right into an uppercut from Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Hilkuri misses
and Mitchell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hilkuri walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mitchell.
Mitchell connects with a solid leg kick.
Hilkuri tries to keep at a distance but Mitchell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hilkuri breaks the clinch.
Hilkuri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hilkuri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mitchell.
Hilkuri lands a head kick. Mitchell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mitchell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hilkuri momentarily.
Some bone on bone action there as Hilkuri checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hilkuri ducks under a wild hook from Mitchell.
Mitchell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mitchell is looking to slow Hilkuri down with leg kicks.
Hilkuri just misses with a punch to the body.
Hilkuri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mitchell circles away quickly and effectively.
Mitchell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dryden Mitchell 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.
Mitchell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hilkuri.
Mitchell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mitchell scores with a leg kick.
Hilkuri tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hilkuri scores with a punch to the head.
Hilkuri throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mitchell counters with a stiff right hand.
Pentti Hilkuri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hilkuri misses with a body kick.
Mitchell throws a front kick aimed at Hilkuri's knee but Hilkuri avoids it well.
Hilkuri goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
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!
Hilkuri lands an overhand right.
Mitchell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitchell. Hilkuri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hilkuri misses with a two punch combination.
Mitchell checks a leg kick.
Mitchell misses with a low kick.
Mitchell misses with a body shot.
Mitchell avoids the head kick by Hilkuri.
Hilkuri swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hilkuri misses with a low kick.
Hilkuri throws a hook but Mitchell avoids it easily.
Hilkuri is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mitchell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hilkuri throws a head kick that misses.
That kick from Mitchell tenderised Hilkuri's leg. Hilkuri is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mitchell scoring well with a low kick there.
Hilkuri throws an off balance right hand
and Mitchell counters with a solid body kick.
Hilkuri connects with the punch.
Mitchell tries to clinch but Hilkuri moves out of range.
Hilkuri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hilkuri takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mitchell scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hilkuri looks to land a left hand but Mitchell moved out of range nicely.
Hilkuri takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hilkuri blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilkuri avoids a kick to the body.
Hilkuri tries to land a leg kick but Mitchell saw it coming and moves away.
Mitchell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hilkuri.
Mitchell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hilkuri throws a jab but it's blocked by Mitchell.
Hilkuri takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hilkuri closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mitchell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hilkuri. Hilkuri circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A combination from Hilkuri does no damage.
Hilkuri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mitchell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dryden Mitchell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mitchell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hilkuri. Mitchell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hilkuri throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mitchell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mitchell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hilkuri looks to throw the jab but Mitchell is out of range.
Mitchell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilkuri tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hilkuri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hilkuri keeps Mitchell at a distance using the push kick.
Mitchell lands with a right hand.
Hilkuri misses the jab.
Hilkuri thows a body shot but no joy.
Mitchell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hilkuri with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mitchell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mitchell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mitchell moves out of range of the body kick.
Mitchell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hilkuri makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jab by Mitchell.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hilkuri feints a jab promting Mitchell to slip. Hilkuri then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mitchell slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mitchell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hilkuri cracks Mitchell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilkuri scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mitchell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hilkuri takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hilkuri has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mitchell.
Hilkuri misses with a body kick.
Hilkuri throws a body punch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Hilkuri misses with a right hand
and Hilkuri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hilkuri wants to land a leg kick but Mitchell is out of range.
Mitchell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mitchell feints and then cracks Hilkuri's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hilkuri down.
A low kick from Hilkuri is predictable there
and Mitchell counters with a nice leg kick.
Mitchell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hilkuri tries to score with a low kick but Mitchell moves his leg out of the way.
Hilkuri tries a low kick but Mitchell avoids it.
Hilkuri throws a leg kick but Mitchell moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dryden Mitchell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.
Mitchell connects with a crisp jab.
Hilkuri misses with a lunging right hand
and Mitchell counters with a stiff right hand.
Hilkuri ducks right into an uppercut from Mitchell.
Hilkuri throws a big shot that misses.
Hilkuri tries to land a body kick
and Mitchell counters with an outside leg kick.
Mitchell moves out of range as Hilkuri strikes.
Hilkuri walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mitchell throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mitchell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hilkuri stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mitchell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mitchell with a jab.
Mitchell moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mitchell swings wildly with an uppercut but Hilkuri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hilkuri is trying to break the clinch but Mitchell is controlling him.
Hilkuri has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mitchell pushes Hilkuri back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell tries to throw a body punch but Hilkuri avoids it by throwing Mitchell back against the cage.
Mitchell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mitchell has Hilkuri pressed against the cage, preventing Hilkuri from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hilkuri looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mitchell manages to break the clinch.
Hilkuri blocks a head kick by Mitchell.
Mitchell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hilkuri throws a shot from downtown. Mitchell moves away and avoids it.
Hilkuri walks into a stiff left hand from Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hilkuri on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hilkuri throws a head kick that misses.
Hilkuri takes a swing at Mitchell's ribcage but misses.
Hilkuri scores with a nice body kick.
Mitchell blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilkuri throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mitchell slips under a jab from Hilkuri.
Mitchell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hilkuri.
Mitchell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hilkuri walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mitchell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hilkuri misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hilkuri lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hilkuri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hilkuri lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hilkuri misses with a wild combination.
Hilkuri misses with a few strikes there.
Mitchell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mitchell blocks a leg kick.
Mitchell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mitchell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hilkuri.
Pentti Hilkuri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilkuri scores with a hook.
Hilkuri throws a lazy uppercut
and Mitchell counters with a low kick, right behind Hilkuri 's knee.
Mitchell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hilkuri doesn't seem bothered though.
Hilkuri walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mitchell.
Hilkuri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mitchell was well out of range. Poor timing from Hilkuri.
Mitchell is looking to clinch.
Mitchell lands a body shot.
Jab by Mitchell.
Hilkuri stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mitchell.
Hilkuri ducks right into an uppercut from Mitchell.
Good standup being displayed there by Mitchell as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitchell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hilkuri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hilkuri shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mitchell eats them both and turns towards Hilkuri to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hilkuri tries to land a front kick but Mitchell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilkuri misses with a straight right.
Mitchell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hilkuri throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hilkuri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hilkuri pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mitchell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hilkuri on the side of the head.
Mitchell throws a shot to the body.
Hilkuri pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mitchell lands with a slapping head kick.
Mitchell throws a half hearted mid kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Mitchell.
Hilkuri misses with a double jab.
Mitchell feints and then cracks Hilkuri's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hilkuri down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hilkuri throws a sloppy head kick
and Mitchell counters with a good low kick that Hilkuri was not able to check.
Mitchell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mitchell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mitchell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hilkuri, pushing him back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dryden Mitchell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mitchell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dryden Mitchell!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Loveladdy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loveladdy's entrance music is PANTERA - F*CKING HOSTILE. A fine choice. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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148 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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
18 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Forrest Loveladdy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Tatum!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatum dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tatum manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Loveladdy on his heels. He'll look to pass Loveladdy's guard now, I'm sure.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tatum throwing strikes but missing.
Tatum stopping the sweep attempt from Loveladdy.
Tatum is in close to Loveladdy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tatum throws a sloppy strike and Loveladdy has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Tatum is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Loveladdy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Forrest Loveladdy!
Forrest Loveladdy 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Sigvard Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Cain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aurelius comes to the cage accompanied by Marcia Carolus Rex. Scott Cain has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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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
23 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sigvard Aurelius!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Cain!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelius misses with a hook. Cain ducked under it nicely.
Aurelius scores with a leg kick.
Cain walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aurelius moves away.
Aurelius stuffs the takedown attempt from Cain. Cain gets slowly back to his feet.
Cain moves out of range of the body kick.
A lazy left from Cain finds it's target.
Aurelius dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cain. That did some damage!
Scott Cain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cain looking to score a takedown here. Aurelius is defending well but Cain drives through and ends up in Aurelius's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cain wants to control from the top but Aurelius keeps moving.
Aurelius wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cain preventing the sweep.
Aurelius keeping full guard, as Cain tries to pass.
Aurelius keeping moving, preventing Cain from controlling successfully.
Aurelius pulls Cain in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sigvard Aurelius wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Aurelius misses with a body kick.
Aurelius with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A right-left combo lands from Cain.
Aurelius tried to score with a low kick but Cain checks it.
Good leg kick by Cain there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A low kick from Cain is predictable there
and Aurelius counters with a thumping low kick.
Cain gets caught flat footed, as Aurelius shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cain wants to control but Aurelius passes easily into half guard.
Cain is trying to get back to full guard.
Aurelius throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aurelius throwing shots but Cain is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius trying to control the action but Cain is working from the bottom.
Aurelius wants to stand up but Cain is controlling the position.
Cain is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cain works his way to full guard. Good work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cain wants to sweep but no luck.
Aurelius wants to control from the top but Cain keeps moving.
Aurelius wanted to stand there but Cain had control of the position.
Cain working a defensive guard here.
Aurelius throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cain can't keep his opponent in guard - Aurelius advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Aurelius is keen to just control but Cain is a slippery customer.
Aurelius is really struggling to control Cain but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Cain tries to get to full guard but Aurelius has control of the leg.
Aurelius throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Aurelius wants to take a breather but Cain is having none of it.
Cain avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aurelius.
Cain trying to hold on to Aurelius's head to control him but Aurelius postures up.
Aurelius is keen to just control but Cain is a slippery customer.
Aurelius sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cain defending well though.
Cain 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Cain.
Cain tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cain sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Cain is looking for a sweep. Aurelius is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cain moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aurelius is looking to stand up but Cain won't let him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aurelius working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aurelius is looking to stand up but Cain won't let him.
Aurelius wants to pass the guard but Cain is keeping the position.
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 Sigvard Aurelius will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aurelius throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Aurelius looks for the body kick but Cain saw that one coming.
A leg kick checked by Cain.
Cain fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cain misses with a straight right.
Aurelius shoots in and drives through. Cain sprawls well.
Cain slaps away a takedown attempt from Aurelius, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Aurelius scoring well with a low kick there.
Aurelius misses with a kick to the body.
Aurelius throws a solid leg kick but Cain takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Aurelius.
Cain chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aurelius can pounce on him.
Cain scores with a jab. Aurelius acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A head kick misses from Cain.
Cain misses with the combination.
Aurelius is looking to chop away at Cain's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Aurelius throws out a loose jab but Cain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aurelius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cain.
Cain thows a body shot but no joy.
Cain drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cain throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Cain tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Aurelius throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Sigvard Aurelius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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!
Cain passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Aurelius!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius working to try and regain half guard.
Cain wants to take Aurelius's back here but Aurelius is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Cain unloading with bombs!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cain scoring with strikes but Aurelius is staying in there.
Aurelius really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cain tries to control but Aurelius wriggling away.
Aurelius is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cain swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Aurelius is now in Cain's guard. A big mistake from Cain there, giving up the dominant position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cain manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Aurelius wants to hold on but Cain pushes him away.
Cain looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Aurelius is trying to escape the mount but Cain keeps good control and instead manages to take Aurelius's back.
Aurelius trying to get back to his feet but Cain is in full control for now.
Cain is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Aurelius knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Aurelius for a finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cain looking to hold on to the position here but Aurelius rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Cain trying to control the position from guard on top but Aurelius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cain stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aurelius swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aurelius tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Aurelius wants to stand and escape but Cain is having none of it.
Cain trying to control the position from guard on top but Aurelius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cain lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aurelius is keeping the position for now.
Cain sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Aurelius's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Cain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Aurelius on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cain. Cain obviously looking to wear him down.
Cain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aurelius.
Cain throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Aurelius takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cain lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cain fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aurelius looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Scott Cain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aurelius lands with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cain is defended easily by Aurelius.
Cain is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Aurelius throws a right hand that misses
and Cain counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice body kick there by Aurelius.
A jab from Cain does it's job there.
Cain has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aurelius.
Cain fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cain dodges the punch combination from Aurelius.
An inside leg kick lands from Aurelius.
Cain throws a right hand that misses
and Aurelius counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cain looks to throw a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Aurelius shoots in looking for a takedown. Cain tries to sprawl out of it but Aurelius keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cain manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cain slips a straight right by Aurelius.
Cain buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Aurelius tries to work over Cain's front leg with a kick but Cain checks it.
Cain misses with a shot to the body
and Aurelius counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cain's knee momentarily.
Cain moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cain cracks Aurelius with a right hand to the side of the head.
Aurelius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cain lands a jab to Aurelius's midsection.
Cain throws a leg kick which misses Aurelius's front leg but catches the back leg as Aurelius tries to avoid it.
Aurelius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cain lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius avoids the body shot from Cain.
Cain just misses with a punch to the body.
Aurelius throws a nice looking combination but Cain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cain throws a push kick but Aurelius slaps the foot to one side.
Cain lands a leg kick that knocks Aurelius off balance momentarily.
Aurelius misses with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aurelius throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cain misses with a kick to the body.
Aurelius looks for the body kick but Cain saw that one coming.
Aurelius gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cain scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cain throws a combination. Aurelius tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Aurelius is looking to slow Cain down with leg kicks.
Cain is looking to clinch but Aurelius is avoiding it.
A telegraphed right hand from Cain misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius takes one to the side of the head.
Cain's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aurelius misses with a low kick.
Cain looks to score with a jab to the body but Aurelius is just out of range.
Cain connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Aurelius's hands.
Aurelius throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Aurelius needs to keep his hands up - Cain had a free shot at his head there.
Cain tries to clinch but Aurelius moves away
and Aurelius counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cain.
Cain throws a wild body kick that Aurelius sees coming a mile off.
Cain takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Aurelius swings for the body but Cain moves out of range.
Aurelius shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cain manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Aurelius sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cain has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Aurelius doesn't defend quickly enough and Cain has managed to lock this one up! Can Aurelius escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Cain on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Scott Cain!
Scott Cain is the new featherweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Scott Cain thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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