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RFC 10: Nowak vs Cony PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Augustus Autumn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fighting Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Autumn comes to the cage accompanied by Dixie. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Augustus Autumn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fighting Fury!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury rushes Autumn and presses him up against the cage.
Fury lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fury on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Autumn managing to block the knees to the body from Fury.
Autumn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Autumn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Autumn pushes Fury up against the cage in a clinch.
Fury with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fury scores a nice knee to the body.
Fury lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Autumn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Autumn landing knees to the head.
Autumn is looking to control Fury's arms but Fury gets an underhook and turns him. Now Autumn has his back to the cage.
Fury throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Autumn tries to land a knee to the head but Fury blocks with his arms.
Fury with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fury throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fury with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fury lands an elbow just above Autumn 's eye.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fury as Autumn tries to tie him up.
Fury lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Autumn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fury gets tackled into the cage by Autumn. Autumn maintains the clinch.
Autumn misses with a knee strike.
Fury missing with knees to the body.
Autumn decides to pull guard.
Autumn wants to stand up but Fury is controlling him.
Fury throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Autumn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Autumn is on top in guard.
Autumn trying to control the position from guard on top but Fury is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fury is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Autumn stands up from Fury's guard - Autumn perhaps looking for a knockout.
Fury has closed the distance and engaged Autumn in a clinch.
Autumn is trying to push Fury away but Fury has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fury has Autumn pressed against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fury tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Autumn avoids it.
Fury looks winded!
Autumn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fury putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Autumn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Autumn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fury blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fury misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Autumn.
Fury unloads a knee to the mid-section. Autumn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Autumn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fury avoids it.
Fury tries a knee to the head but Autumn blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Autumn avoiding damage as Fury throws knees to the body.
Autumn blocks an elbow strike.
Autumn avoids the elbow strike from Fury, against the cage.
Autumn stalling in the clinch.
Autumn scores with a knee to the head.
Autumn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fury's face.
Fury pressing his opponent against the cage.
Autumn misses with an elbow strike.
Autumn manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Autumn wants to get back to his feet but Fury is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Autumn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fury.
Fury throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury wants to stand but Autumn is controlling his posture from full guard.
Fury stands and steps away. Autumn gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Autumn throws a sloppy head kick and Fury moves out of range easily.
Fury ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fury shoots in for a takedown but Autumn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fury clinches with his opponent.
Autumn misses with a knee to the head.
Autumn successfully pulls guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Autumn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fury stands up and waves to Autumn to follow him.
Fury moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fighting Fury will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Autumn rushes Fury and presses him up against the cage.
Fury trying to stall but Autumn improves his position.
Fury takes a knee right on the jaw!
Autumn misses with a knee to the head.
Autumn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Autumn has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Fury uses from the top position.
Autumn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fury throws a big right hand that misses.
Fury stops Autumn from standing up.
Autumn kicks Fury off and gets to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick misses from Autumn.
Fury closes the distance and pushes Autumn back into the cage.
Fury taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Autumn wants to stall.
Fury blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fury lands an elbow inside.
Fury lands a nice elbow.
Fury is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nice elbow from Fury.
Autumn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Autumn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fury manages to break the clinch.
Fury has closed the distance and engaged Autumn in a clinch.
Fury misses with a knee to the head.
Autumn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Autumn.
Fury on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Autumn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fury connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Autumn breaks from the clinch.
Autumn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fury moves into the clinch.
Autumn misses with a body punch.
Fury gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Autumn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fury avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A frustrated look appears on Fury's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Autumn manages to break the clinch.
Autumn gets tackled into the cage by Fury. Fury maintains the clinch.
Autumn is trying to maintain a safe position but Fury gets an underhook and turns Autumn into the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fury obliges.
Fury misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Autumn looking to slow down the pace here.
Fury misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury manages to break the clinch.
Fury clinches up against the cage.
Autumn with a knee to the head.
Fury lands an elbow just above Autumn 's eye.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Autumn scores with a knee to the head.
Autumn is looking to break free of the clinch but Fury has double underhooks.
Fury tries to pull guard but Autumn won't allow it.
Autumn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Autumn has managed to clinch.
Fury with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Autumn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Autumn lands with a kick to the temple. Fury shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Autumn has managed to clinch.
Autumn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Autumn avoiding damage as Fury throws knees to the body.
Autumn lands an elbow that stopped Fury in his tracks for a moment.
Fury throws an elbow that misses.
Autumn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Autumn rushes Fury and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Autumn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Autumn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fury on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Autumn scores a nice knee to the body.
Fury unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Autumn trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Autumn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fury gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Autumn controlling the action here for a moment.
Fury landing knees to the head.
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 Augustus Autumn will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Fury throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Autumn moves into the clinch successfully.
Autumn misses with a knee to the head.
Fury tries to land knees in the clinch but Autumn avoids the damage to the body.
Autumn tries to circle away but Fury has him pinned against the cage.
Nice elbow from Fury.
Fury lands an elbow inside.
Fury is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Autumn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Autumn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Autumn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Autumn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fury blocks a head kick by Autumn.
Fury clinches up with Autumn and pushes him back against the cage.
Fury has Autumn pressed against the cage, preventing Autumn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Autumn takes an elbow to the temple.
Autumn misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fury.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Autumn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Autumn misses with a knee strike.
Fury pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fury darts in and clinches Autumn up against the cage.
Autumn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Autumn misses with a knee to the head.
Fury lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Autumn taking a breather.
Fury lands an elbow that stopped Autumn in his tracks for a moment.
Autumn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fury scores a nice knee to the body.
Fury's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fury clinches.
Fury lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fury is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Autumn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury is looking to break free of the clinch but Autumn has double underhooks.
Autumn throws an elbow but it misses.
Autumn landing knees to the head.
Autumn manages to break the clinch.
Fighting Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fury gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fury throws an elbow but misses.
Fury's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fury blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fury tries to land a knee to the head but Autumn blocks with his arms.
Autumn blocks the elbow strike.
Autumn'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.
Autumn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Autumn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fighting Fury seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fury prevents Autumn from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Autumn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fury avoids it.
Fury working Autumn over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fury obliges.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Autumn misses with a knee to the head.
Fury breaks from the clinch.
Autumn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Autumn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fury is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Autumn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Fury throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Autumn blocks it with crossed arms.
Autumn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fury has closed the distance and engaged Autumn in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Autumn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fury's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Autumn tries a knee to the head but Fury blocks it.
Autumn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fury lands an elbow inside.
Fury effectively controlling the action here.
Fury throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Autumn blocks it with crossed arms.
Autumn trying to land knees to the body.
Fury tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Autumn avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Autumn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fury walks away with a smile on his face. Autumn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Autumn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Autumn with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fury manages to break the clinch.
Fury moves into the clinch.
Fury missing with knees to the body.
Fury blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Fighting Fury.
I think Fury has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Fighting Fury!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafeal Heimlech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Iumi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iumi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bob Marley - Stir It Up. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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260 lbs
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rafeal Heimlech!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carl Iumi!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iumi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Iumi looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Heimlech avoids a punch combination nicely.
Heimlech shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Iumi as he jumps to the side.
Iumi looks to land a combination but Heimlech avoids it well.
Iumi leaves Heimlech with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Heimlech lands a high kick!
Heimlech shoots in and bounces Iumi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Heimlech postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Heimlech throws a big elbow that misses.
Heimlech has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heimlech throwing strikes but missing.
Iumi wants to stand but Heimlech is controlling the position.
Heimlech throwing strikes from guard but Iumi blocks nicely.
Heimlech throws a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Heimlech postures up in Iumi's guard and throws a big left but Iumi blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimlech postures up in Iumi's guard and throws a big left but Iumi blocks it.
Heimlech loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Heimlech missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Heimlech throws a big right hand that misses.
Heimlech postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Heimlech loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heimlech throwing strikes from guard but Iumi blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heimlech trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Heimlech won't allow Iumi to get back to his feet.
Iumi keeping full guard, as Heimlech tries to pass.
Heimlech postures up and lands a big shot to Iumi's brow.
Heimlech throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Iumi wants to stand and escape but Heimlech is having none of it.
Heimlech lands a couple of digs.
Heimlech postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Heimlech could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Iumi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Heimlech working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Heimlech lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heimlech throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Heimlech trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Iumi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Heimlech postures up in Iumi's guard and throws a big left but Iumi blocks it.
Iumi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Heimlech.
Heimlech postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Iumi has momentary wrist control but Heimlech slips an elbow through the middle.
Heimlech scoring with punches to the head and body.
Heimlech won't allow Iumi to get back to his feet.
Heimlech throws a big elbow that misses.
Heimlech missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Heimlech trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Heimlech loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Heimlech working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Iumi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Heimlech in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Iumi wants to get back to his feet but Heimlech is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iumi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Heimlech throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Iumi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Heimlech is looking to work some ground and pound but Iumi has wrist control.
Heimlech trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Iumi wants to stand but Heimlech is controlling the position.
Heimlech stands up and waves to Iumi to follow him.
Heimlech tries to clinch but Iumi moves out of range.
Heimlech fails with an attempt to clinch.
Iumi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Heimlech counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Heimlech.
Heimlech can't find room to land a body shot as Iumi controls the action.
Heimlech wants to take the fight to the mat but Iumi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafeal Heimlech. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Iumi prevents a body shot from Heimlech.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heimlech has Iumi pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Heimlech pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Iumi tumbling to the mat - Heimlech dives into Iumi's guard.
Iumi wants to get back to his feet but Heimlech is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iumi is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Heimlech decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Iumi, up you get!
Carl Iumi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Heimlech closes the distance and clinches up with Iumi, looking for a takedown. Heimlech pushes Iumi against the cage but Iumi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Heimlech instigates a clinch.
Heimlech is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Iumi to keep the fight standing.
Heimlech has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Iumi uses from the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Iumi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafeal Heimlech dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Heimlech tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Iumi misses with a few strikes there.
Heimlech shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Iumi pinned against the cage. Iumi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Iumi looks to land a combination but Heimlech avoids it well.
Heimlech clinches with his opponent.
Heimlech is looking for a takedown.
Iumi gets underhooks to prevent Heimlech's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafeal Heimlech. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heimlech is looking for a takedown.
Iumi is trying to push Heimlech away but Heimlech has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Heimlech jumps guard but Iumi stands there with Heimlech around his waist. Heimlech gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Heimlech is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Iumi to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimlech drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Iumi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Heimlech is trying to pull guard but Iumi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Heimlech keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Iumi's efforts to push away.
Heimlech manages to break the clinch.
Heimlech shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Iumi but Iumi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Iumi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Iumi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Heimlech turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heimlech shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Iumi pinned against the cage. Iumi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Heimlech clinches.
Heimlech tries to pull guard but Iumi holds him up against the cage and eventually Heimlech drops back down to his feet.
Iumi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Iumi is trying to force a seperation but Heimlech has the dominant position.
Heimlech is looking for a takedown.
Iumi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Heimlech is working for takedown but Iumi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Heimlech goes for a takedown in the clinch but Iumi prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iumi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Heimlech tries to pull guard but Iumi holds him up against the cage and eventually Heimlech drops back down to his feet.
Heimlech is looking to take this one to the mat.
Iumi is trying to break free.
Heimlech wants to take the fight to the mat but Iumi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Heimlech stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Iumi is looking to break free of the clinch but Heimlech has double underhooks.
Heimlech looking for a takedown.
Heimlech tries to pull guard but Iumi won't allow it.
Heimlech wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Iumi has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iumi gets underhooks to prevent Heimlech's takedown attempt.
Heimlech tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Iumi smiles and moves away.
Iumi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Heimlech shoots for a double leg takedown but Iumi sprawls well. He's pushed Heimlech's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Iumi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Iumi clinches up with Heimlech and pushes him back against the cage.
Heimlech misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Iumi tries to circle away but Heimlech has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heimlech tries for a takedown but Iumi manages to get underhooks.
Heimlech fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Heimlech goes for a takedown in the clinch but Iumi prevents it.
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 Rafeal Heimlech will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Iumi throws a right and a left that Heimlech avoids nicely.
Iumi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carl Iumi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heimlech closes the distance and clinches.
Heimlech tries to pull guard but Iumi holds him up against the cage and eventually Heimlech drops back down to his feet.
Iumi has had enough of the clinch but Heimlech keeps him there for the moment.
Heimlech is looking for a takedown.
Heimlech has Iumi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Iumi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafeal Heimlech. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heimlech jumps guard but Iumi stands there with Heimlech around his waist. Heimlech gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Heimlech has Iumi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Iumi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Heimlech has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rafeal Heimlech has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iumi working hard to break the clinch.
Heimlech working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Heimlech fails to land.
Iumi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Heimlech.
Heimlech keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Iumi's efforts to push away.
Heimlech escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heimlech moves into the clinch successfully.
Heimlech drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Iumi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heimlech working hard to break the clinch.
Heimlech tries for a takedown but Iumi manages to get underhooks.
Heimlech tries to throw a body punch but Iumi avoids it by throwing Heimlech back against the cage.
Iumi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Iumi misses with a series of wild punches.
Heimlech tries to close the distance and clinch but Iumi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Heimlech tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Heimlech drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rafeal Heimlech overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Heimlech throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Iumi is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iumi dodges the ground and pound from Heimlech.
Heimlech tries to advance to mount but Iumi denies him.
Iumi explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Iumi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Iumi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Heimlech tries to clinch up.
Heimlech slips a jab and a cross from Iumi.
Heimlech rushes Iumi and presses him up against the cage.
Heimlech tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Iumi is trying to push Heimlech away but Heimlech has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Heimlech tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Iumi smiles and moves away.
Iumi scores with a three punch combo!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heimlech shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Iumi pinned against the cage. Iumi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Iumi throws a series of punches but Heimlech moves out of range.
Iumi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Heimlech circles away quickly and effectively.
Heimlech fails to land the takedown.
Rafeal Heimlech is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Iumi throws a right and a left that Heimlech avoids nicely.
Iumi misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iumi tries to close the distance and clinch but Heimlech swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
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!
Iumi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carl Iumi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Iumi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Heimlech counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafeal Heimlech showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Heimlech 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafeal Heimlech!
Rafeal Heimlech 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Clinton Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Leone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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182 lbs
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clinton Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miguel Leone!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davies walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Leone checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Davies looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Davies misses with a wild body shot.
Davies moves into range and connects with a jab.
Leone blocks a head kick by Davies.
Leone checks the leg kick.
Davies motions for Leone to come forward. Davies throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Davies scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Davies thuds his shin into the meat of Leone's side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davies.
Good shot there by Davies.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leone avoids the head kick by Davies.
Leone has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Davies.
Leone looks winded!
Davies scores with a body shot.
Davies keeps Leone at a distance using the push kick.
Davies fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Leone has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Leone moves forwards but Davies connects with a nice, crisp jab.
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!
Davies misses with a few strikes there.
Nice shot by Davies.
A jab lands there for Davies.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies lands a big uppercut and Leone crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Leone looks OK. Davies waves Leone back to his feet!
Leone is rocked!
Davies cracks Leone with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Leone tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Davies pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Leone is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clinton Davies!
Clinton Davies 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Alchuk Andromov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Samuilov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samuilov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Flipsyde - Someday. Alchuk Andromov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alchuk Andromov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Samuilov!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samuilov shoots in and drives through. Andromov sprawls well.
Andromov lands a lovely overhand right.
Samuilov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Samuilov lands a couple of elbows.
Andromov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Andromov tries to get out of the position.
Andromov wants to stand and escape but Samuilov is having none of it.
Samuilov trying to control but Andromov is working from the bottom.
Andromov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Samuilov on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andromov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Samuilov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Andromov is keeping the position for now.
Andromov is looking to stand up but Samuilov isn't so interested in that idea.
Samuilov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Andromov's guard.
Samuilov is trying to control. Andromov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuilov wants to pass to mount but Andromov is defending the position.
Samuilov stops Andromov from getting back to his feet.
Samuilov wants to free his trapped foot but Andromov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Andromov pushes Samuilov off looking to stand but Samuilov dives back in and keeps control.
Andromov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Samuilov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Samuilov stops Andromov from getting back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A combination from Andromov does no damage.
Andromov works the jab nicely.
No joy there for Andromov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Samuilov rushes Andromov and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andromov breaks the clinch.
Samuilov dives in and grabs Andromov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Andromov pushes down on Samuilov's head and hops out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Samuilov shoots in for a takedown but Andromov shows good takedown defense.
Alchuk Andromov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Samuilov.
Andromov throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Samuilov colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Andromov as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Samuilov is left battered and dazed whilst Andromov and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alchuk Andromov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dulsan Kuciak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richie Walpole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richie Walpole has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
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212 lbs
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dulsan Kuciak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richie Walpole!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuciak avoids the head kick by Walpole.
Walpole fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kuciak looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Walpole throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good shot there by Walpole.
It looks like Dulsan Kuciak has been cut.
Kuciak is breathing heavily.
Walpole scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Walpole throws a nice inside leg kick.
Walpole drops Kuciak with a beautiful combination! Kuciak stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Walpole is looking for the KO!
Kuciak walks forward, straight into a front kick from Walpole.
Walpole feints a jab and as Kuciak dips his head, Walpole unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Kuciak right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Kuciak falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Walpole smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Richie Walpole!
A very excited looking Richie Walpole 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Sirenni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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190 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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tommy Sirenni!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz lands a really nice looking cross but Sirenni seems unphased.
Nick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sirenni lands a nice hook to Diaz's body. Diaz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sirenni scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sirenni working the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sirenni wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
Diaz is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sirenni scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sirenni trying to pass the guard but Diaz defending well.
Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sirenni wants to pass the guard but Diaz is defending well.
Diaz wants to improve his position but Sirenni is controlling well.
Sirenni tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
Diaz gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sirenni lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Diaz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sirenni's guard.
Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sirenni is keeping the position for now.
Diaz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Diaz forces his way into half guard.
Diaz wants to pass the guard but Sirenni is defending well.
Diaz is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Diaz looking to control but Sirenni is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirenni is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sirenni wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Diaz.
Sirenni is controlling an arm, preventing Diaz from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sirenni is looking to escape.
Diaz is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Diaz extends the arm and Sirenni is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nick Diaz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Laurinaitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Ruddock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Ruddock has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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284 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Laurinaitis !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Ruddock!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laurinaitis shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ruddock eats them both and turns towards Laurinaitis to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Tom Ruddock has been cut.
Laurinaitis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Laurinaitis checks the leg kick.
Laurinaitis loads up on a big right hand but Ruddock slips the punch.
Laurinaitis misses with a few strikes there.
Laurinaitis throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruddock.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laurinaitis misses with a lunging right hand
and Ruddock counters by moving into the clinch.
Ruddock lands a right hand.
Ruddock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ruddock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laurinaitis .
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nice body punch from Ruddock - that landed with a thud.
Laurinaitis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ruddock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Laurinaitis is breathing heavily.
A short body shot lands from Ruddock as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ruddock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Bob Laurinaitis has been cut.
Ruddock landing knees to the body.
Ruddock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ruddock scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruddock lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ruddock works on Laurinaitis 's body with a couple of short punches.
Ruddock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ruddock lands a shot to the body.
Ruddock lands an elbow inside that Laurinaitis shrugs off.
Ruddock lands an elbow inside that Laurinaitis shrugs off.
Bob Laurinaitis 's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruddock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Laurinaitis is rocked!
Laurinaitis takes an elbow to the temple.
Oh Laurinaitis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bob Laurinaitis 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bob Laurinaitis 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tom Ruddock!
Tom Ruddock thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michal Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Cony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nowak comes into the arena with Juno Reactor - Pistolero blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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188 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michal Nowak!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joseph Cony!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nowak fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cony, pushing him back against the cage.
Nowak landing knees to the head.
Nowak pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cony has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nowak after a bit of a struggle.
Knees to the body from Nowak.
Cony takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nowak prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nowak lands a good knee to the midsection. Cony won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nowak with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nowak unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cony looks winded!
Nowak lands a knee to the head.
Cony takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nowak connects with a knee to the head.
Nowak lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nowak working Cony over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowak utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nowak landing knees to the head.
Cony should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Cony takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nowak scores with a knee to the head.
Nowak lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nowak prevents the takedown attempt.
Michal Nowak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Cony.
Nowak with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cony is rocked!
Nowak utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
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!
Nowak connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cony's face.
Cony is still on wobbly legs! Can Nowak finish him?
Nowak scores with a knee to the head.
Cony seems to have recovered his senses.
Nowak holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Nowak for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Nowak seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Nowak lands a nice knee to the body.
Nowak crunches a lovely knee into Cony's ribcage.
Nowak connects with a knee to the head.
Nowak working Cony over with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Nowak.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Michal Nowak.
Nowak chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nowak feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cony's calf.
Nowak has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowak with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nowak connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cony's face.
Nowak scores with a knee to the head.
Cony takes a knee right on the jaw!
The referee is keeping an eye on Nowak - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nowak connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cony's face.
Nowak connects with a knee to the head.
Nowak lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Nowak.
Nowak stalling against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowak crunches a lovely knee into Cony's ribcage.
Nowak lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nowak obliges.
Nowak has Cony pressed against the cage.
Nowak with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nowak scores with a knee to the head.
Cony tries to score a body lock takedown but Nowak shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nowak putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cony in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nowak landing knees to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nowak manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nowak using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Nowak 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.
Nowak lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nowak moves into the clinch successfully.
Cony is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nowak utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nowak lands a knee to the body.
Nowak stalling.
Nowak unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nowak connects with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nowak holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nowak lands a good knee to the midsection. Cony won't want to take too many of those.
Cony is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowak slowing the pace effectively.
Nowak lands a knee to the head.
Nowak lands a knee to the body.
Cony drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nowak gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nowak landing knees to the body.
Cony takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nowak putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cony in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nowak stalling the fight.
Nowak with a knee to the head.
Nowak is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nowak landing knees to the head.
Nowak connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowak scores with a knee to the head.
Nowak landing knees to the head.
Nowak leaning against his opponent.
Nowak lands a good knee to the midsection. Cony won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Nowak.
Nowak lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nowak scores a nice knee to the body.
Cony takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nowak scores a nice knee to the body.
Nowak lands a good knee to the midsection. Cony won't want to take too many of those.
Nowak effectively controlling the action here.
Cony tries to score a body lock takedown but Nowak shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Michal Nowak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Cony.
Nowak connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cony is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nowak taking a breather.
Nowak landing knees to the body.
Nowak unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nowak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cony can do to turn this around?
Nowak lands a knee to the head.
Nowak crunches a lovely knee into Cony's ribcage.
Cony takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nowak lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nowak with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nowak is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nowak scores with a knee to the head.
Nowak lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowak is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nowak landing knees to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cony tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nowak content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nowak with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nowak obliges.
Nowak crunches a lovely knee into Cony's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Nowak.
Nowak landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Nowak dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cony looks for a takedown but Nowak sprawls well.
Nowak clinches up with Cony and pushes him back against the cage.
Cony looking for a takedown.
Nowak is stalling here.
Cony has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nowak is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Michal Nowak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Cony.
Cony is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nowak scores with a knee to the head.
Cony takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cony takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nowak lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nowak lands a knee to the body.
Michal Nowak has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nowak lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cony tries for a takedown but Nowak manages to get underhooks.
Cony takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nowak scores with a knee to the head.
Nowak stalls.
Nowak working Cony over with knees to the body.
Nowak unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cony lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nowak landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cony takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nowak landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nowak with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nowak is pushing Cony up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowak connects with a knee to the head.
Cony is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nowak is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nowak landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nowak lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nowak connects with a knee to the head.
Nowak leaning against his opponent.
Nowak gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cony.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nowak obliges.
Nowak with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowak lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Nowak.
Cony wants a takedown.
Nowak stalling against the cage.
Cony is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nowak is defending well.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nowak.
Nowak landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nowak scores with a knee to the head.
Nowak using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nowak landing knees to the body.
Nowak utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nowak gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cony.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Nowak.
Nowak lands a knee to the head.
Cony is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nowak landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nowak landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nowak with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cony takes a knee right on the jaw!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cony can't get the takedown.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Nowak clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cony is defended easily by Nowak.
Nowak fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cony.
Nowak gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cony to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cony won't allow Nowak to get back to his feet.
Cony is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Nowak looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cony drops back, looking for a kneebar! Nowak looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Nowak looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Nowak!
Nowak knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cony on the ground.
Nowak tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowak trying to control the action but Cony is working from the bottom.
Cony manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cony wants to work for an arm triangle but Nowak is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cony seems to be looking for submissions.
Cony stops Nowak from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cony seems to be looking for submissions.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
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!
Cony is working for a kimura but Nowak is defending it quite comfortably.
Cony prevents Nowak from standing back up.
Cony in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Nowak tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Cony!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joseph Cony!
Joseph Cony is the new middleweight champion!
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