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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Josef Urrah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harrold Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urrah comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - Oney. Scott has chosen RAWR as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josef Urrah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harrold Scott!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urrah clobbers Scott with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Scott tries to clinch there but Urrah circles away.
Urrah lands with a cross.
Urrah with a hook.
Urrah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Urrah blocks a head kick by Scott.
Urrah throws a right and a left that Scott avoids nicely.
Scott throws a right hand that Urrah ducks under and follows up with a left that Urrah also avoids with ease.
Urrah tried to score with a low kick but Scott checks it.
Scott misses with a body shot.
Harrold Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch but Urrah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Urrah gets tackled into the cage by Scott. Scott maintains the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Urrah's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Urrah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Urrah looks to score with a jab to the body but Scott is just out of range.
Scott wants to clinch but Urrah slips to the side
letting Urrah counter with a right hand.
Urrah avoids the head kick by Scott.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urrah throws a leg kick that misses.
Scott takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harrold Scott is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scott tries to clinch but Urrah is having none of it.
Scott darts in and clinches Urrah up against the cage.
Urrah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scott shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Urrah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scott manages to avoid it.
Urrah throws a body punch but Scott moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Urrah.
Scott tries to clinch there but Urrah circles away.
Urrah misses with the combination.
Urrah sizes up Scott with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Urrah is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Urrah misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urrah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scott is looking to clinch but Urrah is avoiding it.
Scott fails in his attempt to clinch.
Urrah pivots, looking for a leg kick but Scott is out of range and Urrah settles back down.
Scott tries to clinch there but Urrah circles away.
Scott is looking to clinch.
Urrah wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Scott tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Urrah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Scott tries to clinch but Urrah moves out of range.
Urrah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scott.
Scott tries to clinch but Urrah moves out of range.
Urrah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Urrah is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Urrah misses with a body shot.
Scott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urrah looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Scott!
Urrah passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Scott!
Urrah working for a submission but Scott is keeping him at bay.
Urrah connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Urrah lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Urrah looking to finish with strikes here!
Urrah punching from mount but Scott doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Scott is in a horrible position here. Urrah smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Urrah will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
You get the feeling that Scott really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Scott avoids a series of strikes thrown by Urrah.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott taking shots to the head.
Urrah trying to control but Scott is having none of it.
Urrah scoring with strikes but Scott is staying in there.
Scott is rocked!
Urrah jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Scott manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Scott is still in real trouble! Can Urrah finish him?
Scott is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Urrah scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Scott is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Urrah can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josef Urrah!
Josef Urrah took some time post fight to say the following; 'Meat is murder!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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158 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dirk Diggler!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds throws a lazy right hand but Diggler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diggler tries to work over Reynolds's front leg with a kick but Reynolds checks it.
Diggler fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Reynolds misses.
Diggler takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Reynolds takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Diggler is looking to slow Reynolds down with leg kicks.
Diggler connects with a looping right hand.
Diggler moves forwards but Reynolds connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Diggler throws a looping overhand right but Reynolds ducks down to avoid it.
Diggler is looking to slow Reynolds down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reynolds misses with a double jab.
Reynolds ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reynolds gets tackled into the cage by Diggler. Diggler maintains the clinch.
Reynolds is trying to stall.
Diggler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggler fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reynolds is out of range.
Diggler slips a jab and a cross from Reynolds.
Reynolds works Diggler's body with a nice hook.
Diggler darts in and clinches Reynolds up against the cage.
Reynolds blocks an elbow strike from Diggler.
Diggler tries a body shot but Reynolds blocks it.
Diggler lands an elbow inside.
Diggler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reynolds has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reynolds trying to control the position but instead, Diggler has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reynolds into the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Reynolds.
Diggler throws an elbow that misses.
Reynolds lands a left hand.
Diggler lands with a short shot to the head.
Reynolds lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diggler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Diggler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diggler scores with the left hand. Reynolds knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reynolds misses with a looping right.
Diggler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mark Reynolds is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reynolds misses with an uppercut. Diggler saw that one coming.
Reynolds feints a jab promting Diggler to slip. Reynolds then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Diggler slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Diggler is rocked!
Diggler throws a front kick aimed at Reynolds's knee but Reynolds avoids it well.
Nice jab there from Reynolds.
Diggler is still on wobbly legs! Can Reynolds finish him?
Reynolds will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diggler tests Reynolds's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reynolds ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diggler moves away.
Diggler seems to have recovered his senses.
Diggler misses with a double jab.
Diggler tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Diggler covering up! Reynolds comes in with a big uppercut and Diggler goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mark Reynolds!
A victorious Mark Reynolds thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armand Battailen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: If you smell what the Rock is Cooking. Dwayne Johnson 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Armand Battailen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dwayne Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battailen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Johnson tries to score with a low kick but Battailen moves his leg out of the way.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Battailen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Battailen throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Battailen.
Johnson defending well as Battailen loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Battailen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Battailen moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnson, as that shot connected.
Nice defenses there by Battailen.
Battailen staying out of range there.
Johnson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Johnson cracks Battailen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Battailen misses with a leg kick.
Battailen motions for Johnson to come forward. Battailen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Battailen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Crunch! Battailen slams his shin into Johnson's torso.
Battailen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Battailen.
Johnson walks into a left hand.
Battailen scores with a leg kick.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Battailen's shoulder, as Battailen tries to avoid the shot.
Battailen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Good leg kick by Battailen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Johnson looks winded!
Battailen throws a good cross that connects.
Battailen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Battailen finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson's head.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Battailen moved out of range nicely.
Battailen stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Battailen can pounce on him.
Battailen misses with a wild combination.
Battailen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Battailen delivers a nice body kick.
Battailen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johnson throws a jab when Battailen was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battailen cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Battailen. That snapped Johnson's head back.
Battailen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Johnson eats them both and turns towards Battailen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Battailen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
A good leg kick by Battailen.
Battailen scores with a punch to the head.
Battailen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Battailen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Battailen.
A nice inside leg kick there by Battailen. That's going to slow Johnson down.
Battailen misses with a hook.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Battailen, as that shot connected.
Johnson throws a jab when Battailen was well out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Battailen. That's going to slow Johnson down.
Johnson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Battailen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping body kick lands there for Battailen.
Battailen connects with a leg kick. Johnson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Battailen thows a body kick. Johnson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A jab from Battailen finds it's way through Johnson's defenses.
Battailen misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Battailen lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Battailen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
Battailen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crunch! Battailen slams his shin into Johnson's torso.
Battailen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Battailen throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battailen cracks Johnson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Battailen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Battailen, right into the meat.
Battailen throws a front kick that sends Johnson stumbling back into the cage.
A punch lands to the side of Johnson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Battailen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johnson lands with a straight right. Battailen didn't see that one coming.
Johnson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Battailen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson avoids a kick to the body.
Battailen slips under a jab.
Battailen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Battailen throws a one two combo.
Battailen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Battailen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Johnson under the eye.
Battailen tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armand Battailen dominated that round.
That's time! Battailen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Battailen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Battailen here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Battailen throws a head kick that misses.
Armand Battailen is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson scores with a jab to the body.
Battailen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Battailen.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Battailen avoids a kick to the body.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Battailen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Johnson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Battailen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johnson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Battailen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A head kick misses from Battailen.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Battailen moves away and avoids it.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Battailen is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Battailen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Battailen.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Battailen ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Battailen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Johnson tries to clinch but Battailen is having none of it.
Nice defenses there by Battailen.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Battailen.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Battailen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Battailen.
Battailen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Johnson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Battailen has got the better of the exchanges.
Battailen throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
The fighters circle momentarily. Battailen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Battailen lands a lovely overhand right.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Battailen just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a wild body kick that Battailen sees coming a mile off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Battailen, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Battailen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Battailen blocks a jab.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Battailen avoids nicely.
Battailen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Battailen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Battailen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Battailen cracks Johnson with a good jab.
Battailen lands a jab to Johnson's midsection.
Battailen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johnson momentarily.
Battailen fakes the leg kick and cracks Johnson in the body.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Battailen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Battailen. Battailen obviously looking to wear him down.
Johnson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Battailen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body
and Battailen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Battailen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Battailen scores with a body shot.
Battailen lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Battailen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Johnson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice body kick there by Battailen.
Johnson walks into a straight right hand from Battailen.
Johnson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Battailen.
Battailen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Battailen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Johnson if he has to take too many more of those.
A nice leg kick lands there from Battailen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Battailen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Battailen scores with a three punch combo!
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Battailen. Battailen obviously looking to wear him down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Battailen - that will leave a mark!
Battailen connects with an inside leg kick.
Johnson misses with a leg kick
and Battailen counters with a big head kick but Johnson shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Johnson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That kick from Battailen tenderised Johnson's leg. Johnson is trying to keep his angry face on.
A thudding body kick lands there by Battailen!
Johnson ducks right into an uppercut from Battailen.
Battailen misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Battailen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nice jab there from Battailen.
Battailen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Battailen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Battailen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Battailen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Battailen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Battailen lands a head shot.
Battailen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Battailen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armand Battailen dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
That kick from Battailen tenderised Johnson's leg. Johnson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Battailen lands a two punch combo.
Battailen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Battailen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Battailen throws a chopping leg kick but Johnson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Johnson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Battailen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johnson scrambles back to his feet.
Battailen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson avoids the head kick by Battailen.
Battailen pushes Johnson away with a front kick.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Battailen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnson throws the left hand but Battailen avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Battailen finds it's way through Johnson's defenses.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Battailen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Battailen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Battailen throws a low kick, looking for Johnson's leg but Johnson calmly moves out of range.
Battailen throws a chopping leg kick but Johnson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Battailen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Battailen scores with a leg kick.
Battailen scores with a jab to the head.
Johnson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Battailen lands a nice looking body shot.
Battailen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Battailen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Battailen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Battailen moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Battailen lands a nice shot that snaps Johnson's head back.
Johnson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battailen throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Battailen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Battailen scores with a decent looking hook.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Battailen cracks Johnson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Battailen moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
Johnson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Battailen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react.
Battailen scores with a nice strike.
Johnson looks to land a body kick but Battailen moved away.
Battailen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Battailen defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Battailen. That's going to slow Johnson down.
Battailen staying out of range there.
Battailen throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
Battailen misses with a body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Battailen blocks the leg kick.
Battailen moves out of range of the body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Battailen, right into the meat.
Battailen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Battailen throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson tries to bum rush Battailen with a series of wild strikes but Battailen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That kick from Battailen tenderised Johnson's leg. Johnson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dwayne Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Battailen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battailen is looking to slow Johnson down with leg kicks.
Battailen lands with an overhand left.
Battailen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Battailen tries a head kick but it misses.
Battailen tried to score with a low kick but Johnson checks it.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Battailen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Battailen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Battailen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Johnson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Battailen's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Battailen.
Johnson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Battailen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Johnson throws a jab when Battailen was well out of range.
Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Battailen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Armand Battailen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Battailen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armand Battailen!
Armand Battailen gave a mention to Torment Fightwear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bennie Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Dulin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Dulin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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185 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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bennie Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Dulin!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dulin has managed to clinch.
Dulin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wilson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dulin is looking to clinch.
Wilson looks to land a left hand but Dulin moved out of range nicely.
Dulin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wilson looks for a takedown but Dulin sprawls well.
Dulin tries to clinch but Wilson moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Wilson misses the target.
Wilson throws a hook to the side of Dulin's head but Dulin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dulin rushes Wilson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wilson avoids a wild elbow strike from Dulin.
Wilson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wilson takes an elbow to the temple.
Wilson avoids the elbow strike from Dulin, against the cage.
Dulin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dulin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dulin lands an elbow inside.
Wilson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short left from Wilson.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dulin.
Dulin lands a nice elbow.
Dulin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dulin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wilson avoids the elbow strike from Dulin, against the cage.
Dulin lands an elbow that stopped Wilson in his tracks for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dulin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wilson's brow.
Dulin taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilson.
Wilson blocks an elbow strike.
Dulin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dulin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wilson blocks an elbow strike.
Dulin throws an elbow that misses.
Dulin blocks an uppercut.
Dulin misses with an elbow over the top.
Dulin has Wilson pressed against the cage, preventing Wilson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dulin lands an elbow that stopped Wilson in his tracks for a moment.
Wilson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dulin backwards.
Wilson blocks the elbow strike.
Dulin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wilson is defending well for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dulin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dulin looking to throw knees to the head but Wilson is blocking nicely.
Dulin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dulin misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wilson working aggressively here.
Dulin lands an elbow inside.
Wilson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dulin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dulin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wilson's defenses.
Dulin avoiding damage.
Wilson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dulin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dulin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wilson throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Dulin counter with a right hand.
Wilson is rocked!
Dulin instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oh Wilson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dulin lands a big knee! That's hurt Wilson! Oh, he's all over the place! Dulin lands another knee that sends Wilson to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Dulin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jongsanan Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jongsanan Fairtex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairtex takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Petrov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Petrov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fairtex is out of range and Petrov settles back down.
Fairtex lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fairtex throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Petrov throws a lazy right hand but Fairtex sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fairtex throws a jab when Petrov was well out of range.
Petrov misses with a low kick.
A left and a right from Fairtex both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrov misses with a straight left.
Fairtex misses the shot to the body.
Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Fairtex is just out of range.
Fairtex tries to clinch up but Petrov circles away and keeps his distance.
Fairtex ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Petrov lands a jab to the head.
Fairtex takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Petrov missing with a left hand there. Fairtex was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Petrov misses.
Petrov avoids the body shot from Fairtex.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fairtex dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fairtex looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fairtex uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrov.
Fairtex on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Petrov throws a series of punches but Fairtex moves out of range.
Fairtex misses with a looping right.
Petrov looks to throw the jab but Fairtex is out of range.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jongsanan Fairtex is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fairtex moves away.
Petrov lands a body shot.
Petrov slips under a jab from Fairtex.
Petrov dips to his left and cracks Fairtex with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fairtex swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov avoids the body shot from Fairtex.
Horrible takedown by Petrov or perhaps it was just good defense by Fairtex which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Fairtex.
Petrov scores with a jab.
Fairtex throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
Fairtex is looking to wear down Petrov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fairtex needs to keep his hands up - Petrov had a free shot at his head there.
Fairtex scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Petrov misses with a body shot.
Petrov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Petrov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fairtex checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Petrov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Petrov throws a low kick but Fairtex avoids it.
Petrov missing with a left hand there. Fairtex was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fairtex steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Fairtex moves away from the strike by Petrov.
Fairtex has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fairtex is rocked!
Petrov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fairtex stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Petrov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fairtex manages to avoid it.
Fairtex ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Fairtex takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fairtex takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice body punch from Petrov.
Fairtex gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Fairtex tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Petrov is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Fairtex buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Fairtex!! Fairtex is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Petrov throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pavel Petrov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Fry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Varshik Gerich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gerich is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Drugwhore. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Fry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Varshik Gerich!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fry throws a low kick, looking for Gerich's leg but Gerich calmly moves out of range.
Gerich fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fry.
Fry misses with a low kick.
Fry on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gerich throws a shot from downtown. Fry moves away and avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fry lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gerich has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gerich and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gerich thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fry if he has to take too many more of those.
Gerich throws a push kick but Fry slaps the foot to one side.
Fry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gerich is looking to score with low kicks.
Fry gets caught flat footed, as Gerich shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gerich wants to pass the guard but Fry is keeping the position.
Fry managing to control the position.
Fry on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fry tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fry wants to improve his position but instead Gerich has moved into half guard.
Gerich works his way into full mount!
Fry is trying desperately to improve position.
Fry tries to hold on but Gerich pushes him away.
Gerich working for a guillotine from mount but Fry is in no mood to give up.
Gerich prevents Fry from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerich wants to control the pace but Fry is squirming around nicely.
Fry keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gerich with a couple of short strikes.
Gerich with shots to the head and body - Fry looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gerich sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Gerich working Fry over with strikes here.
Gerich looking to finish with strikes here!
Gerich throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fry tries to reverse the position but Gerich maintains control.
Gerich is landing with some decent strikes but Fry is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gerich with shots to the head and body - Fry looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fry is working to get back to half guard.
Gerich landing shots from mount.
Fry blocking the ground and pound.
Gerich scoring with strikes but Fry is staying in there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fry avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gerich.
Fry is working to get back to half guard.
Fry taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerich trying to control but Fry is having none of it.
Gerich working the ground and pound effectively.
Gerich is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gerich raining down shots from the mount!
Gerich throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gerich misses with a head shot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gerich throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fry is bucking up trying to escape but Gerich cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gerich fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gerich misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Varshik Gerich dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gerich misses with the combination.
Fry throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gerich.
Fry swats away the attempt to clinch by Gerich.
Fry tries a head kick but it misses.
Fry looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fry connects with a leg kick. Gerich looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fry throws a body punch but Gerich moves out of range.
Gerich tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fry swivels and escapes.
Gerich throws a head kick that misses.
Fry tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fry misses with a low kick.
Gerich fails to land the takedown.
Fry checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fry.
Gerich walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fry checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fry connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gerich throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fry's head.
A slow jab from Gerich misses its intended target.
Gerich's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fry connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gerich scrambles back to his feet.
Fry misses with a body kick.
Fry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gerich manages to avoid it.
A jab from Gerich misses.
Fry swings for the body but Gerich moves out of range.
Gerich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Varshik Gerich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gerich scores with a nice body kick.
Gerich checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerich steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fry. That one must have hurt.
Gerich throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gerich checks a low kick from Fry.
Gerich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gerich throws a leg kick which misses Fry's front leg but catches the back leg as Fry tries to avoid it.
Fry misses with a low kick.
Gerich looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fry misses with a low kick.
Jack Fry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fry throws a leg kick
and Fry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gerich.
Fry thows a body kick. Gerich tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gerich thumps Fry with a low kick.
Gerich tries to score with a low kick but Fry moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Gerich.
Gerich tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gerich takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gerich moves out of range of the body kick.
Gerich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fry.
Jack Fry is winning the standup battle so far.
Gerich tries a head kick but it misses.
Gerich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gerich.
Fry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fry tries to land a leg kick but Gerich saw it coming and moves away.
Gerich fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fry checks it well.
Fry tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gerich tries to clinch but Fry moves out of range.
Fry is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fry misses with the body kick
and Gerich counters with a low kick, right behind Fry 's knee.
Fry misses with a low kick.
Horrible takedown by Gerich or perhaps it was just good defense by Fry which made him look bad.
Jack Fry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Varshik Gerich.
Gerich rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fry misses with a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Fry checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fry fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gerich checks it well.
Fry fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gerich is out of range.
Gerich throws a nice inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gerich fails with a takedown attempt.
Fry throws a body kick that misses
and Gerich counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gerich moves out of range of the body kick from Fry.
Gerich motions for Fry to come forward. Gerich throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
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 Jack Fry will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Gerich checks the leg kick.
Gerich is looking to score with low kicks.
Varshik Gerich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fry thumps Gerich with a low kick.
Gerich takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A clash of legs there as Gerich blocks the low kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gerich. Fry shrugs it off though.
Fry chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gerich can pounce on him.
Gerich shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fry defends it nicely.
Gerich blocks a leg kick.
Gerich moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fry motions for Gerich to come forward. Fry throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Gerich blocks the low kick.
Gerich tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gerich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gerich fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fry fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gerich.
A low kick from Fry is predictable there
and Gerich counters with a leg kick.
Gerich lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fry's sensitive parts.
Gerich blocks a low kick nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gerich.
An inside leg kick from Gerich misses.
Fry throws a leg kick but Gerich sees it coming and moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Gerich.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fry throws a head kick but Gerich moves out of range.
Gerich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gerich shoots in looking for a takedown but Fry manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gerich's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jack Fry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Varshik Gerich.
Good work by Gerich as he checks the leg kick.
Fry tries to score with a low kick but Gerich moves his leg out of the way.
Fry throws a solid leg kick but Gerich takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fry.
Fry misses with a straight left.
Gerich throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gerich connects with a high kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid body kick from Gerich.
Fry throws a sloppy head kick
and Gerich finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fry keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fry misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fry moves out of range of the body kick.
Gerich fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fry fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gerich checks it well.
Gerich fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fry moves out of range of the body kick from Gerich.
Fry throws a shot from downtown. Gerich moves away and avoids it.
Fry attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fry misses with a wild combination.
Gerich scores with a kick to the body.
Fry swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gerich shoots in but no luck this time.
Fry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fry moves out of range of the body kick.
Gerich takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gerich throws a nice inside leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Gerich or perhaps it was just good defense by Fry which made him look bad.
Gerich will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fry will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gerich pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fry is out of range and Gerich settles back down.
Fry lands a front kick.
Gerich is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fry sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fry throws a head kick but Gerich moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fry tries to work over Gerich's front leg with a kick but Gerich checks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gerich misses with a body kick.
Fry lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gerich will feel that in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jack Fry.
I think Fry 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Fry!
An out of breath Jack Fry thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lance Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clean Jaude Damn Vame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rock comes to the cage accompanied by PSY - Gangnam Style. Damn Vame has chosen ADVANCED TRAINING as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lance Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clean Jaude Damn Vame!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damn Vame throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Damn Vame throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rock misses with a body kick.
Rock stalks Damn Vame and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Damn Vame's face. Damn Vame staggers backwards, shaken.
Damn Vame throws a chopping leg kick but Rock manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Damn Vame throws a head kick that misses.
Damn Vame gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rock.
Damn Vame pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Damn Vame defending well as Rock loads up on a big left hand.
Damn Vame on the wrong end of a nice jab.
An inside leg kick from Damn Vame misses.
Rock throws out a leg kick but Damn Vame moves out of range and Rock only half commits.
Rock throws a leg kick that misses.
Rock throws a body punch but Damn Vame moves out of range.
Damn Vame throws a head kick that misses
and Rock counters with a 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!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Damn Vame tries to buck Rock off but Rock is having none of it.
Rock trying to control the action but Damn Vame is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damn Vame struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rock in side control, throwing shots but Damn Vame defends.
Damn Vame manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rock is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rock wants to take a breather but Damn Vame is having none of it.
Rock prevents Damn Vame from improving his position.
Rock tries to pass the half guard into mount. Damn Vame knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Damn Vame moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damn Vame manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rock wants to control but Damn Vame is having none of it.
Damn Vame landing strikes from the mount and Rock is in trouble!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rock wants to control but Damn Vame is having none of it.
Rock sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Damn Vame thows a huge punch but Rock dodges it nicely.
Rock blocking the ground and pound attempt from Damn Vame.
Rock is doing well to control the position and prevent Damn Vame from advancing to side control.
Damn Vame not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock wants to improve his position but Damn Vame is controlling well.
Damn Vame drops an elbow to the side of Rock's head.
Damn Vame is trying to control the action in half guard but Rock is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Damn Vame throwing shots but Rock is blocking nicely.
Damn Vame looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rock with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rock is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Damn Vame trying to control from Rock's half guard. Rock has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Damn Vame in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Damn Vame looking to sit in guard and control but Rock gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rock accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damn Vame tries to strike from the bottom.
Rock postures up and lands a big shot to Damn Vame's brow.
Damn Vame is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Damn Vame manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rock manages to get himself to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rock is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Damn Vame tries to free his leg and advance position but Rock is retaining full guard.
Damn Vame trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Damn Vame has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rock wants to sweep here but Damn Vame controlling him for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
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 Lance Rock will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Damn Vame throws a head kick that Rock semi-blocks.
A head kick from Damn Vame lands but Rock takes it in his stride.
It looks like Lance Rock has been cut.
Rock blocks a head kick by Damn Vame.
Rock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Damn Vame.
Damn Vame lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rock connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rock throws a leg kick but Damn Vame sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Damn Vame thuds his right hand into Rock's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rock is rocked!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Damn Vame! Rock is out on his feet! Damn Vame rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Rock is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Rock is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clean Jaude Damn Vame!
A relieved looking Clean Jaude Damn Vame thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Alekseev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Polish Engineer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alekseev comes to the cage accompanied by Imperium. Polish Engineer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Oleg Alekseev's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Alekseev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Polish Engineer!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Engineer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Oleg Alekseev has been cut.
Engineer takes a swing at Alekseev's ribcage but misses.
Engineer thows a body shot but no joy.
Alekseev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Engineer.
Alekseev checks a leg kick nicely.
Alekseev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Alekseev misses with a double jab
and Engineer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Alekseev.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Engineer misses.
Alekseev walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice jab there from Alekseev.
Engineer throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Engineer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alekseev manages to avoid it.
Engineer slaps away a takedown attempt from Alekseev, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Engineer works Alekseev's body with a nice hook.
Alekseev closes this distance looking for a takedown but Engineer circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oleg Alekseev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alekseev drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Alekseev drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Engineer manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Alekseev has Engineer in his guard.
Alekseev seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Engineer stopping the sweep attempt from Alekseev.
Alekseev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Engineer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Engineer trying to control the position from guard on top but Alekseev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Engineer is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Engineer won't allow Alekseev to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alekseev keeping moving, preventing Engineer from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Polish Engineer hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Alekseev checks a leg kick nicely.
Polish Engineer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Engineer misses.
Alekseev takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Engineer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Engineer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Oleg Alekseev's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Engineer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alekseev was well out of range. Poor timing from Engineer.
Alekseev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Engineer throws a looping overhand right but Alekseev ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alekseev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Engineer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alekseev scrambles back to his feet.
Alekseev shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Engineer sprawls well. Engineer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alekseev gets slowly back to his feet.
Alekseev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice takedown defense from Engineer. No joy for Alekseev on that attempt.
Engineer misses the body punch
and Alekseev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alekseev walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alekseev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Engineer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Engineer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Polish Engineer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oleg Alekseev's cut.
That's time! Alekseev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Engineer closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Alekseev! Engineer dives in looking to finish! Alekseev is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Polish Engineer!
Polish Engineer seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yusuke Urameshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allan Starsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urameshi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Styles P & Uncle Murda - Poppin Bottle. The crowd seem to be enjoying Starsky's choice of entrance music: Sabaton - 40 : 1. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yusuke Urameshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Allan Starsky!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Urameshi.
Urameshi needs to keep his hands up - Starsky had a free shot at his head there.
Starsky with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Urameshi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Starsky tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Starsky ducks under a wild hook from Urameshi.
Starsky misses with a body kick.
Urameshi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Urameshi checks a low kick from Starsky.
Urameshi throws a leg kick but Starsky checks it.
Starsky throws a wild body kick that Urameshi sees coming a mile off.
Urameshi throws a push kick but Starsky slaps the foot to one side.
Starsky tries a low kick but Urameshi avoids it.
Urameshi connects with the punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Starsky checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Urameshi - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Starsky scoring well with a low kick there.
Starsky has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Urameshi.
Urameshi checks the leg kick.
Starsky throws a leg kick that is checked
and Urameshi counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Starsky is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Starsky misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Urameshi.
A nice leg kick lands there from Starsky.
Urameshi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Starsky lands a really nice looking cross but Urameshi seems unphased.
Starsky attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Starsky moves out of range of the body kick from Urameshi.
An inside leg kick from Starsky misses.
Urameshi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Urameshi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Starsky scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Starsky misses with a looping right.
Starsky takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Urameshi cracks a nice hook into Starsky's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Urameshi.
Starsky with a hook.
Starsky steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Urameshi. That one must have hurt.
Urameshi throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Starsky finds it's way round the side to connect with Urameshi's head.
Starsky throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Starsky uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Urameshi has time to react.
Urameshi blocks a low kick nicely.
Starsky looks to land a left hand but Urameshi moved out of range nicely.
Starsky drops Urameshi with a huge uppercut! Urameshi drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Starsky is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Allan Starsky!
Allan Starsky decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scotty Bennet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noob Saibot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saibot has chosen Mortal Kombat: Noob Saibot Fatalities as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scotty Bennet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Noob Saibot!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennet throws a chopping leg kick but Saibot manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bennet gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Saibot rushes Bennet and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bennet digs a right hand underneath Saibot's ribcage. Saibot let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Saibot has a couple of punches blocked by Bennet.
Bennet blocking some punches.
Saibot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bennet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saibot presses Bennet against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bennet blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennet.
A short right from Bennet on the inside.
Saibot tries to throw a body punch but Bennet avoids it by throwing Saibot back against the cage.
Saibot tries to throw a body punch but Bennet avoids it by throwing Saibot back against the cage.
Saibot misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet stalls.
Saibot prevents a body shot from Bennet.
Bennet scores with a shot to the side of Saibot's head.
Saibot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bennet lands a right hand.
Saibot avoiding damage.
Bennet effectively controlling the action here.
Saibot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bennet lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Saibot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saibot working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saibot.
Saibot displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bennet up against the cage.
Bennet lands a shoulder strike.
Bennet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saibot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bennet sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saibot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bennet lands a nice leg kick that just misses Saibot's sensitive parts.
Bennet fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Saibot has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saibot shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bennet pinned against the cage. Bennet gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Saibot staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Saibot. That did some damage!
Bennet throws a body punch but Saibot moves out of range.
Saibot throws a hook to the side of Bennet's head but Bennet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saibot clinches.
Bennet lands an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bennet takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bennet swings wildly with an uppercut but Saibot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennet is pushing Saibot up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Saibot can't find room to land a body shot as Bennet controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saibot misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Saibot on the inside.
Saibot swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saibot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saibot swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saibot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saibot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bennet's elbow.
Bennet throws a punch but it's blocked by Saibot.
A short right from Bennet on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short left from Saibot.
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!
Saibot blocking some punches.
Bennet's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Noob Saibot will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Saibot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saibot throws an overhand right that lands on Bennet's shoulder, as Bennet tries to avoid the shot.
Saibot rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bennet counters with a thumping low kick.
Saibot has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bennet.
Bennet moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Saibot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bennet.
Saibot closes the distance but Bennet moves to the side
and Bennet counters with a nice leg kick.
Saibot has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Saibot there as he acknowledges the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bennet digs a good hook to Saibot's body.
Saibot avoids the body shot from Bennet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saibot throws a hook but Bennet blocks it.
Saibot takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Saibot is breathing heavily.
Bennet Rushes Saibot and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Saibot is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Bennet Piles on the pressure and Saibot crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scotty Bennet!
A pretty intense looking Scotty Bennet took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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