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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Shepel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Valera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Alexei Shepel has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexei Shepel!
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, The Valera!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valera blocks a head kick by Shepel.
Shepel lands with a nice body kick.
Valera shoots in but Shepel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shepel tries a head kick but it misses.
Valera blocks a head kick by Shepel.
Shepel throws a head kick that misses.
Shepel throws a head kick but Valera moves out of range.
Valera shoots for a takedown but Shepel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shepel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shepel leaves Valera with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Alexei Shepel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Valera.
Shepel tries a head kick but it misses.
Shepel misses with a body kick.
Shepel throws a head kick but Valera moves out of range.
Shepel throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Valera.
A head kick misses from Shepel.
Alexei Shepel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valera shoots in looking for a takedown but Shepel manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Valera's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Valera shoots in and gets a takedown into Shepel's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valera won't allow Shepel to get back to his feet.
Valera throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shepel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valera drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Valera jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Valera is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Shepel is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Shepel has escaped and now he's on top!
Valera working for a triangle but Shepel defends it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shepel is posturing up here but Valera has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Shepel tries to roll out but it's too tight and Shepel has to tap! Slick submission there by Valera!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). The Valera!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vergil Cry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Warton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warton is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Enae volare mezzo. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vergil Cry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jimmy Warton!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cry.
Warton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Warton.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cry is not content to let Warton control the position.
Cry is looking to regain half guard here but Warton keeps moving and retains side control.
Cry is working hard here to advance position.
Warton tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Warton goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Cry has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Warton but great work by Cry.
Cry looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Warton keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cry tries to move into full mount but can't pass Warton's legs.
Cry wants to control but Warton is keeping him busy.
Cry controlling the position from side mount.
Cry sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Warton is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cry is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Warton is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cry with the ground and pound but Warton regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Cry is thwarting Warton's attempts to control the position.
Warton is staying active underneath Cry, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cry trying to pass the guard but Warton defending well.
Cry is just content to waste time from the top position. Warton takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Cry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Warton keeping moving, preventing Cry from controlling successfully.
Cry tries to free his leg and advance position but Warton is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warton wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cry looking to sit in guard and control but Warton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cry keeping moving, preventing Warton from controlling successfully.
Cry is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Warton pushes Cry off looking to stand but Cry dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cry thows a huge punch but Warton dodges it nicely.
Cry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Warton keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vergil Cry dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cry lands a lovely overhand right.
Cry throws a hook but Warton blocks it.
Warton closes the distance and clinches up with Cry, looking for a takedown. Warton pushes Cry against the ropes but Cry circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cry avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cry shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cry trying to control from Warton's half guard. Warton has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Cry wants to control from the top but Warton keeps moving.
Warton being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cry trying to move into half guard but instead Warton has managed to sweep!
Cry keeping moving, preventing Warton from controlling successfully.
Warton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Warton might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cry kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Cry controls Warton momentarily but Warton frees himself.
Warton trying to control the position from guard on top but Cry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vergil Cry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Warton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cry manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cry controlling from the full mount.
Cry looking to control but Warton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cry has control of Warton's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Warton regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cry is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Warton to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Warton shrugs it off.
Warton is bucking up trying to escape but Cry cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cry throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Warton because Cry loaded up on that one.
Cry looking to control but Warton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Warton wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cry looking to ground and pound but Warton is blocking nicely.
Cry trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Warton manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Cry is working for a kimura but Warton is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cry trying to control from half guard but Warton is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vergil Cry dominated that second round.
That's time! Cry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Cry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Warton.
Warton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Warton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Warton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cry stalks Warton and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Warton's face. Warton staggers backwards, shaken.
Warton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Warton looks for a takedown but Cry sprawls well.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cry.
Cry looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Warton tries to escape but Cry is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Cry working the strikes but Warton uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Cry is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Warton gets full guard.
Cry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Warton is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cry stops Warton from standing up.
Cry trying to control the position from guard on top but Warton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cry looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Warton closes the distance and clinches up with Cry, looking for a takedown. Warton pushes Cry against the ropes but Cry circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jimmy Warton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cry throws a shot from downtown. Warton moves away and avoids it.
Jimmy Warton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warton fails with the takedown.
Vergil Cry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Warton.
Cry ducks right into an uppercut from Warton.
Warton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cry connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Warton scrambles back to his feet.
Warton lands a jab to the head.
Warton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cry moves away.
A slow jab from Warton misses its intended target.
Warton throws a leg kick but Cry checks it.
Cry moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Warton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Warton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cry stuffs the takedown.
Cry shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Warton defends it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Cry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cry jabs Warton right on the nose. Warton blinks but takes it well.
Warton bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cry lands with an uppercut that bounces Warton off the ropes and back into range.
Warton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cry defends it nicely.
Warton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cry throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Warton's waist but Warton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cry off to one side.
Warton misses with a hook.
Warton instigates a clinch.
Cry misses with a body punch.
Warton pulls guard successfully.
Warton wriggles free and stands up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vergil Cry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Warton shoots for a takedown but Cry saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jimmy Warton.
I think Cry 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vergil Cry!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zaubrek Ubrihayev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ubrihayev has chosen Kalinka maja as his entrance music. Chad Spencer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zaubrek Ubrihayev's chin.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Spencer!
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, Zaubrek Ubrihayev!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ubrihayev scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ubrihayev misses with a two punch combination.
Spencer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ubrihayev thuds his right hand into Spencer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ubrihayev throws a series of punches but Spencer moves out of range.
Spencer lands with a good body shot.
Spencer throws a series of punches but Ubrihayev moves out of range.
Ubrihayev looks to land a combination but Spencer avoids it well.
Spencer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ubrihayev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ubrihayev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spencer was well out of range. Poor timing from Ubrihayev.
Ubrihayev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spencer.
Spencer walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Ubrihayev misses.
Ubrihayev goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ubrihayev swings for the body but Spencer moves out of range.
Ubrihayev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ubrihayev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ubrihayev throws a right and a left that Spencer avoids nicely.
A swing and a miss from Spencer.
Ubrihayev dips to his left and cracks Spencer with an uppercut!
Spencer throws a jab but it's blocked by Ubrihayev.
Ubrihayev lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ubrihayev fails to land with a series of punches.
Ubrihayev scores with a three punch combo!
Ubrihayev throws a shot from downtown. Spencer moves away and avoids it.
A left and a right from Ubrihayev both land. Nice combination.
Spencer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ubrihayev slips a jab from Spencer.
Spencer misses with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spencer throws a body punch but Ubrihayev moves out of range.
Ubrihayev misses with a series of wild punches.
Ubrihayev lands with a straight right. Spencer didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ubrihayev slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ubrihayev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ubrihayev cracks Spencer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Spencer misses with a left hand
and Ubrihayev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A lazy left from Ubrihayev finds it's target.
Spencer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ubrihayev sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ubrihayev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab, jab by Ubrihayev - just one landing.
Ubrihayev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spencer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ubrihayev smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ubrihayev scores with a sloppy right hand. Spencer should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ubrihayev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ubrihayev misses with a body shot.
Ubrihayev tries to bum rush Spencer with a series of wild strikes but Spencer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ubrihayev!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A combination from Ubrihayev does no damage.
Spencer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spencer. Ubrihayev does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zaubrek Ubrihayev dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Ubrihayev swings for the body but Spencer moves out of range.
Ubrihayev lands with a shot to the body.
Spencer misses with a wild body shot.
Ubrihayev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Spencer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ubrihayev checks a low kick from Spencer.
Ubrihayev misses with a series of wild punches.
Spencer just misses with a punch to the body.
Spencer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Danga de danga de dang - Ubrihayev scores with a four punch combination!
Zaubrek Ubrihayev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ubrihayev lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ubrihayev.
Spencer is looking to wear down Ubrihayev with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ubrihayev bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Spencer's head backwards.
Spencer throws a front kick aimed at Ubrihayev's knee but Ubrihayev avoids it well.
Spencer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ubrihayev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ubrihayev misses with a two punch combination.
Ubrihayev missing with a left hand there. Spencer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ubrihayev shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Spencer eats them both and turns towards Ubrihayev to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Spencer might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ubrihayev throws a series of punches but Spencer moves out of range.
Ubrihayev avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ubrihayev swinging wildly here.
Ubrihayev connects with a nice looking jab.
Ubrihayev misses with a straight right.
Ubrihayev stuns Spencer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Spencer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ubrihayev jabs Spencer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Spencer thows a body shot but no joy.
Ubrihayev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ubrihayev moves out of range of the strikes.
Ubrihayev stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ubrihayev wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer avoids the body shot from Ubrihayev.
Spencer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ubrihayev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Spencer scrambles back to his feet.
Ubrihayev catches Spencer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A punch lands to the side of Spencer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ubrihayev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spencer throws out the jab.
Ubrihayev looks to land a combination but Spencer avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Ubrihayev. Those never looked like landing.
Spencer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ubrihayev counters with a one-two to the body.
Ubrihayev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spencer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ubrihayev misses with the combination.
Ubrihayev misses with a wild combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ubrihayev.
A big right from Ubrihayev misses.
Spencer drops his hands momentarily and Ubrihayev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Spencer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spencer throws a body punch but Ubrihayev moves out of range.
Spencer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zaubrek Ubrihayev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nice uppercut there from Ubrihayev.
Spencer drops his hands momentarily and Ubrihayev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Spencer tries a low kick but Ubrihayev avoids it.
Spencer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Spencer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ubrihayev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ubrihayev.
Ubrihayev misses the shot to the body.
Ubrihayev with a jab.
Spencer misses with a leg kick
and Ubrihayev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ubrihayev misses with a series of wild punches.
Ubrihayev tries to bum rush Spencer with a series of wild strikes but Spencer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Ubrihayev misses.
Ubrihayev just misses with a punch to the body.
Spencer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ubrihayev lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ubrihayev.
Ubrihayev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spencer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ubrihayev fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ubrihayev thuds his right hand into Spencer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Spencer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ubrihayev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Ubrihayev. No joy for Spencer on that attempt.
Horrible takedown by Spencer or perhaps it was just good defense by Ubrihayev which made him look bad.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Ubrihayev. Those never looked like landing.
Spencer walks into a left hand.
A left and a right from Ubrihayev both land. Nice combination.
Spencer is looking to score with low kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Ubrihayev. Those never looked like landing.
Spencer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ubrihayev throws a right and a left that Spencer avoids nicely.
Chad Spencer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zaubrek Ubrihayev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ubrihayev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spencer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ubrihayev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ubrihayev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spencer.
Spencer takes one to the chin there.
Spencer throws a hook to the side of Ubrihayev's head but Ubrihayev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spencer swings for the body but Ubrihayev moves out of range.
Spencer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ubrihayev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spencer doesn't seem bothered though.
Ubrihayev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ubrihayev connects with a nice looking jab.
Zaubrek Ubrihayev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ubrihayev connects with a body shot.
Spencer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ubrihayev checks a leg kick nicely.
A punch combination from Ubrihayev misses.
Spencer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ubrihayev checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ubrihayev scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ubrihayev lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ubrihayev.
Zaubrek Ubrihayev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ubrihayev connects with a nice looking jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zaubrek Ubrihayev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ubrihayev has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zaubrek Ubrihayev!
After winning the bout, Zaubrek Ubrihayev thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Sankara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Candy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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223 lbs
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211 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Sankara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Candy!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Sankara.
Sankara loads up on a big right hand but Candy slips the punch.
Sankara throws an off balance right hand
and Candy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Candy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice takedown defense from Candy. No joy for Sankara on that attempt.
Sankara throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sankara misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Sankara does no damage.
Sankara scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sankara lands some shots froms side control.
Candy is not content to let Sankara control the position.
Sankara prevents Candy from escaping the position.
Sankara wants to lay and pray for a moment but Candy keeps working.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sankara landing a few strikes.
Sankara has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sankara working the ground and pound.
Sankara working away.
Sankara looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Candy is avoiding damage well.
Candy is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sankara connects with a decent elbow.
Candy is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sankara connects with a decent elbow.
Sankara trying to control the action but Candy is working from the bottom.
Candy tries to buck Sankara off but Sankara is having none of it.
Sankara has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Candy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Candy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Candy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sankara scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Candy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sankara trying to control but Candy is having none of it.
Sankara with shots to the head and body - Candy looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sankara is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sankara working Candy over with strikes here.
Candy is rocked!
Sankara looking to control and managing it successfully.
Candy is still in real trouble! Can Sankara finish him?
Candy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Sankara! Candy is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Thomas Sankara!
Thomas Sankara 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Natsisiwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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208 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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rashad Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Natsisiwa!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Natsisiwa.
Evans scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Evans in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Evans throws an elbow but Natsisiwa slips to the side and avoids it well.
Natsisiwa avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Evans.
Evans lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Natsisiwa down.
Evans lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Natsisiwa avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Evans.
Natsisiwa takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sloppy strikes there by Evans.
Evans misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The strikes coming from Evans are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans misses with the ground and pound.
Natsisiwa takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Evans throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Natsisiwa defending against the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Evans.
Natsisiwa takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Evans throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Natsisiwa works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Evans throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Evans not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Evans throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natsisiwa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Evans.
Evans missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Evans throws a strike but Natsisiwa avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Evans with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Natsisiwa is trying to control the position but Evans postures up.
Evans throwing strikes but missing.
Evans throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Natsisiwa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Evans in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Natsisiwa working a defensive guard here.
Natsisiwa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Evans postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans is working Natsisiwa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Evans throwing strikes from guard but Natsisiwa blocks nicely.
Evans missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Evans is looking to work some ground and pound but Natsisiwa has wrist control.
Evans in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Natsisiwa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Evans. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Evans loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Natsisiwa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Natsisiwa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Evans with a flurry of punches that miss.
Evans throwing strikes but missing.
Evans throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Natsisiwa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natsisiwa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Evans.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Evans is looking to work some ground and pound but Natsisiwa has wrist control.
Evans stands up over Natsisiwa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Evans throws a big elbow that misses.
Evans postures up in Natsisiwa's guard and throws a big left but Natsisiwa blocks it.
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!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Evans's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Evans has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Evans missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Evans working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Evans landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans throwing strikes from guard but Natsisiwa blocks nicely.
Evans scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Evans dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Natsisiwa digs a good hook to Evans's body.
Evans moves away from the strike by Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Evans looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ground and pound from Evans.
Natsisiwa wants to improve his position but Evans is controlling well.
Evans sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Natsisiwa defending well though.
Evans not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Natsisiwa is trying to stand.
Evans missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Natsisiwa tries to roll over but Evans keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natsisiwa wants to control but Evans is keeping busy.
Evans tries to pass to full mount but Natsisiwa defends it.
Natsisiwa wants to get back to full guard.
Evans slips a nice elbow through Natsisiwa's hands, connecting with Natsisiwa's forehead.
Evans sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Natsisiwa defending well though.
Evans is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Evans thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Evans winds up and cracks Natsisiwa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Natsisiwa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Evans.
Rashad Evans overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Evans missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Natsisiwa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Evans.
Evans missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Evans missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Evans thows a huge punch but Natsisiwa dodges it nicely.
Evans throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Evans connects with a nice short shot to Natsisiwa's temple.
Natsisiwa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Natsisiwa wants to control but Evans is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Evans not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natsisiwa wants to improve his position but Evans is controlling well.
Evans throwing shots but Natsisiwa is blocking nicely.
Evans sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Natsisiwa defending well though.
Evans throwing shots but Natsisiwa is blocking nicely.
Evans thows a huge punch but Natsisiwa dodges it nicely.
Evans throwing shots but Natsisiwa is blocking nicely.
Evans winds up and cracks Natsisiwa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Evans throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Evans thows a huge punch but Natsisiwa dodges it nicely.
Evans looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Natsisiwa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Evans not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Natsisiwa defending well though.
Evans thows a huge punch but Natsisiwa dodges it nicely.
Evans lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evans throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Evans winds up and cracks Natsisiwa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Evans throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Evans not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Evans missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Evans thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Natsisiwa's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Evans dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Evans takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Evans doesn't manage to clinch there - Natsisiwa circles away.
Evans uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Natsisiwa.
Jab from Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa lands a jab to Evans's midsection.
Natsisiwa lands a glancing blow to the side of Evans's head.
Natsisiwa tries to clinch but Evans moves away
and Evans counters with a shoot takedown. Natsisiwa fights it but they end up in guard.
Evans with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
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!
Evans throws a big right hand that misses.
Natsisiwa has momentary wrist control but Evans slips an elbow through the middle.
Evans postures up in Natsisiwa's guard and throws a big left but Natsisiwa blocks it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Evans's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Evans throwing strikes but missing.
Evans throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Natsisiwa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Evans lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Evans working some strikes from top position.
Evans in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Evans postures up and lands a big shot to Natsisiwa's brow.
Evans postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Evans postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Evans postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Evans working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natsisiwa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Evans postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Evans accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evans postures up and lands a big shot to Natsisiwa's brow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Evans postures up and lands a big shot to Natsisiwa's brow.
Evans works over Natsisiwa with some ground and pound from guard.
Natsisiwa is trying to control the position but Evans postures up.
Evans throws a big right hand that misses.
Evans with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Evans with a flurry of punches that miss.
Evans stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Natsisiwa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natsisiwa wants to stand and escape but Evans is having none of it.
Natsisiwa keeping full guard, as Evans tries to pass.
Evans working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Evans works over Natsisiwa with some ground and pound from guard.
Evans connects with a couple of short punches.
Evans is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Natsisiwa can do to turn this around?
Evans throwing strikes but missing.
Natsisiwa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Evans's guard.
Natsisiwa stopping the sweep attempt from Evans.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans has Natsisiwa pulled in close to control his posture.
Kalle Natsisiwa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Natsisiwa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Evans sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A left and a right from Natsisiwa both land. Nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Natsisiwa misses with an uppercut
and Evans counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Evans throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Natsisiwa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rashad Evans showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Evans, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rashad Evans!
Rashad Evans really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Haigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Gouken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Haigh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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179 lbs
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Haigh!
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, Scott Gouken!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Haigh.
Haigh missing with a left hand there. Gouken was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gouken throws a series of punches but Haigh avoids them all with ease.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gouken, right into the meat.
Gouken slips a jab from Haigh.
Gouken throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gouken misses with a leg kick.
Haigh slips a straight right by Gouken.
Gouken fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Haigh.
Gouken shoots in but Haigh avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Haigh scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Scott Gouken has been cut.
Haigh is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gouken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gouken moves away from the strike by Haigh.
Gouken tries to work over Haigh's front leg with a kick but Haigh checks it.
Gouken scores with a three punch combo!
Gouken fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Haigh.
Haigh misses with a looping right.
Haigh misses with an uppercut. Gouken saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Gouken.
Gouken shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Haigh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haigh looks to throw the jab but Gouken is out of range.
Gouken lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Haigh lands a head shot.
Gouken goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gouken displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haigh throws out the jab.
Haigh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gouken throws a sloppy head kick and Haigh moves out of range easily.
Haigh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haigh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gouken uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haigh.
Haigh moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gouken misses with a series of wild punches.
Gouken closes the distance and clinches.
Gouken wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gouken can't get the takedown.
John Haigh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Gouken.
Haigh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gouken backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gouken tries to break the clinch but Haigh is controlling the position.
Gouken has had enough of the clinch but Haigh keeps him there for the moment.
A nice left hand lands by Haigh.
Gouken is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Haigh manages to break the clinch.
Gouken misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fighters circling - Haigh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gouken uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haigh.
Haigh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gouken counters with a body kick.
Haigh throws a hook but Gouken blocks it.
Gouken closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gouken lands in his opponent's guard.
Haigh is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gouken is controlling him.
Gouken stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Haigh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Haigh trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gouken trying to control the position from guard on top but Haigh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haigh manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gouken working to try and regain half guard.
Haigh lands a heavy elbow.
Gouken regains half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Haigh is trying to work for a kimura but Gouken is defending well.
Haigh trying to control from half guard but Gouken is working away.
Gouken tries to get to full guard but Haigh has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gouken trying to control from the bottom.
Gouken works his way to full guard. Good work.
Haigh controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gouken wants to get back to his feet but Haigh is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gouken looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haigh passes into half guard.
Gouken throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Gouken is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Haigh pulls his head out easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haigh lands strikes from half guard.
Haigh is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gouken has a hand on Haigh's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Haigh takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Gouken dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Gouken's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Haigh throws out a loose jab but Gouken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haigh misses with an uppercut.
Haigh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gouken goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Scott Gouken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gouken ducks under a wild hook from Haigh.
Gouken scores with a takedown into Haigh's guard.
Scott Gouken has got the better of the ground game so far.
Haigh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Haigh has his foot on Gouken's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gouken works his way back into a safe position though.
Haigh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Haigh trying to keep a closed guard but Gouken is proving a slippery customer.
Gouken looking to pass the guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haigh is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Gouken rolls with it to try and escape but Haigh cranks on the arm and Gouken is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Haigh!
John Haigh made sure to mention his sponsor, Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Outfuh Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corporal Punishment (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Punishment has chosen Paint it Black as his entrance music. Outfuh Blood has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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202 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Outfuh Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corporal Punishment!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Blood misses with a hook.
Blood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Punishment.
Blood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Punishment was well out of range. Poor timing from Blood.
Blood misses with a body punch
and Punishment counters by clinching up.
Punishment blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blood is trying to maintain a safe position but Punishment gets an underhook and turns Blood into the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Blood fails to land.
Blood tries to throw a body punch but Punishment avoids it by throwing Blood back against the ropes.
Blood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Punishment backwards.
Blood gets through Punishment's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood scores with a shoulder strike.
Punishment is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Blood working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blood swings wildly with an uppercut but Punishment uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Punishment takes a shot to the head.
Punishment tries to stall but Blood uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Good body shot from Blood.
Punishment blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Blood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punishment keeps control of Blood as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blood blocks an uppercut.
Blood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Punishment scores with a shot to the side of Blood's head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blood as Punishment tries to tie him up.
Blood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blood scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Punishment doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blood lands a slapping body shot.
Punishment moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Outfuh Blood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood takes a swing at Punishment's ribcage but misses.
Punishment with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blood to score with a decent uppercut.
Blood will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Blood forces Punishment back against the ropes and clinches.
Blood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Blood.
Punishment takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Blood creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blood lands a shoulder strike.
Punishment is trying to maintain a safe position but Blood gets an underhook and turns Punishment into the ropes.
Blood lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood misses with a punch on the inside.
Blood looking to stall.
Blood lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Punishment has Blood pushed against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Blood.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blood tries to throw a body punch but Punishment avoids it by throwing Blood back against the ropes.
Blood tries to throw a body punch but Punishment avoids it by throwing Blood back against the ropes.
Blood lands a left hand that snaps the head of Punishment backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Outfuh Blood 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.
Blood rushes Punishment and presses him up against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Blood as the two fighters clinch.
Punishment controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Blood fails to land.
Blood manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blood. Punishment does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Blood. That snapped Punishment's head back.
Punishment gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Blood is looking to wear down Punishment with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Blood lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punishment shoots in looking for a takedown. Blood tries to sprawl out of it but Punishment keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Blood manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Blood misses with a wild body shot.
Blood attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Blood cracks Punishment with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Blood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Punishment.
Blood throws a leg kick
and Punishment counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Punishment scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Punishment has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Punishment sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blood defending well though.
Blood is trying to stand up here but Punishment is controlling him well.
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!
Punishment tries to pass the half guard into mount. Blood knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Punishment missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Blood is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Punishment's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Punishment's back!
Blood controlling from the back.
Blood has the hooks in. Punishment is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Punishment is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood wants to stand up but Punishment is stuck to his back.
Will Blood go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blood stands up over his opponent. Punishment rolls into him though and grabs a leg, pulling Blood into his guard!
Punishment wants to stand up but Blood is controlling him.
Blood wants to stand but Punishment has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punishment wants to get back to his feet but Blood is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Punishment working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blood doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Blood manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Blood decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Punishment moves in looking to clinch but Blood pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Outfuh Blood 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. This is the final round!
Blood throws a solid leg kick but Punishment takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blood.
Blood misses with a body punch
letting Punishment counter with a right hand.
Blood misses with a hook to the body
and Punishment counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blood swings for the body but Punishment moves out of range.
Blood misses with a straight right.
Blood misses the shot to the body.
Blood misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Punishment counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Punishment looking to sit in guard and control but Blood gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Blood has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Punishment is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood being controlled here momentarily.
Corporal Punishment has got the better of the ground game so far.
Blood trying to stand up but can't free himself from Punishment's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Blood has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Blood drives through and clinches with Punishment against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blood throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Punishments head.
Outfuh Blood has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Blood lands with a light punch inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Blood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blood works on Punishment's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Blood is looking to control Punishment's arms but Punishment gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blood has his back to the ropes.
Blood lands a shoulder strike.
Blood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Punishment trying to stall but Blood improves his position.
Punishment's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Punishment blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Punishment backwards.
Blood pushes Punishment back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Blood misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Blood.
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blood is trying to break the clinch but Punishment has him pressed against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Blood lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Punishment taking a breather.
Blood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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!
Blood manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Punishment taking a breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
Outfuh Blood showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blood, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Outfuh Blood!
Outfuh Blood thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Dempsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson has chosen Mary had a little lamb as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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265 lbs
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255 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Dempsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dempsey.
Tyson ducks under a wild hook from Dempsey.
Tyson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dempsey sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dempsey connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dempsey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dempsey lands with a right hand.
Nice jab there from Tyson.
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!
Dempsey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dempsey throws a right and a left that Tyson avoids nicely.
Dempsey misses with a series of wild punches.
Tyson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dempsey.
Dempsey misses with a two punch combination.
Mike Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dempsey moves away.
Dempsey throws a right and a left that Tyson avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Dempsey.
Dempsey misses with a wild combination.
Tyson lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson thows a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Tyson does no damage.
Dempsey tries to sprawl but Tyson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tyson prevents Dempsey from standing back up.
Tyson 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. Dempsey tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Tyson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mike Tyson!
During a confident post fight interview, Mike Tyson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Karwoski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luc Lemay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lemay has chosen Gorguts - Obscura as his entrance music. Kirk Karwoski could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Luc Lemay's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirk Karwoski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luc Lemay!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lemay. Karwoski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Lemay.
Karwoski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Karwoski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Karwoski prevents Lemay from breaking the clinch.
Lemay managing to block the knees to the body from Karwoski.
Karwoski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Luc Lemay has been cut.
Karwoski prevents a body shot from Lemay.
Karwoski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lemay lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Lemay struggles to land a body shot inside as Karwoski controls his hands.
Karwoski prevents Lemay from breaking the clinch.
Karwoski stalling the fight.
Lemay lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lemay manages to break the clinch.
Lemay fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Karwoski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Karwoski misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemay throws a hook to the side of Karwoski's head but Karwoski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lemay misses with a straight left.
Lemay scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Karwoski doesn't seem bothered though.
Kirk Karwoski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lemay. Karwoski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lemay takes a swing at Karwoski's ribcage but misses.
Karwoski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Karwoski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lemay is out of range and Karwoski settles back down.
Lemay lands a glancing blow to the side of Karwoski's head.
Lemay ducks under a wild hook from Karwoski.
Lemay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Karwoski.
Lemay stuns Karwoski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Karwoski slips under a jab.
Lemay cracks Karwoski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemay connects with a right hand. Karwoski shakes it off.
Lemay throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Karwoski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lemay swings for the body but Karwoski moves out of range.
Karwoski slips under a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karwoski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lemay ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Karwoski slips under a jab.
Lemay thows a body shot but no joy.
Lemay wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lemay throws a big shot that misses.
Lemay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lemay swings for the body but Karwoski moves out of range.
Lemay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karwoski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karwoski gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lemay in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lemay loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lemay throwing strikes from guard but Karwoski blocks nicely.
Lemay is looking to work some ground and pound but Karwoski has wrist control.
Lemay throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Karwoski has Lemay pulled in close to control his posture.
Lemay throwing strikes from guard but Karwoski blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karwoski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lemay trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Karwoski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lemay on the ground.
Karwoski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lemay with a flurry of punches that miss.
Karwoski is trying to keep Lemay in close.
Lemay stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karwoski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Karwoski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lemay accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Karwoski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luc Lemay dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luc Lemay's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lemay slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lemay just misses with a punch to the body.
Lemay missing with a left hand there. Karwoski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lemay throws a body punch but Karwoski moves out of range.
Lemay is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Karwoski rather than just go for the knockout.
Karwoski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Karwoski.
Lemay misses with a body shot.
Karwoski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Karwoski looks to land a left hand but Lemay moved out of range nicely.
Lemay connects with the punch.
Lemay slips a jab and a cross from Karwoski.
Lemay missing with a left hand there. Karwoski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karwoski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Karwoski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karwoski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lemay dips to his left and cracks Karwoski with an uppercut!
Lemay throws a big shot that misses.
Karwoski is looking to clinch but Lemay is avoiding it.
Lemay throws a good cross that connects.
Karwoski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lemay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lemay cracks Karwoski with an open hand slap.
Karwoski gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Karwoski wants to control but Lemay passes easily into half guard.
Karwoski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemay wants to control but Karwoski is keeping him busy.
Lemay is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Karwoski is just riding it out for now. Lemay eventually gives up the hold.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lemay is trying to control. Karwoski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Karwoski is trying to maintain the position but Lemay is very close to passing his half guard.
Lemay thows a huge punch but Karwoski dodges it nicely.
Lemay landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemay is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Karwoski defends it well.
Nice strikes from Lemay there.
Lemay working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lemay looks to land a strike but Karwoski avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Lemay has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Karwoski is proving hard to escape from.
Lemay drops back looking for a leg! Karwoski is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Karwoski manages to kick Lemay off! Lemay jumps back into Karwoski's guard.
Lemay advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemay in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Lemay with the ground and pound but Karwoski regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Lemay throwing shots but Karwoski is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lemay is working for a kimura but Karwoski is defending it quite comfortably.
Lemay has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karwoski is staying active underneath Lemay, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luc Lemay showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luc Lemay's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Lemay just misses with a punch to the body.
Luc Lemay seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karwoski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lemay just misses with a punch to the body.
Lemay moves out of range of the leg kick from Karwoski.
Lemay jabs Karwoski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lemay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luc Lemay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lemay looks to throw the jab but Karwoski is out of range.
Karwoski walks into a straight right hand from Lemay.
Lemay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karwoski.
Karwoski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lemay scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lemay moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lemay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karwoski was well out of range. Poor timing from Lemay.
Karwoski tries to score with a low kick but Lemay moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karwoski moves away.
Karwoski misses with a straight right.
Nice shot by Lemay.
Karwoski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karwoski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Karwoski wants it to stay on the feet.
Lemay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Karwoski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lemay checks a leg kick.
Lemay scores with a body shot.
Karwoski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lemay.
Karwoski misses with a left hand
and Lemay counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lemay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good exchange - Lemay coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemay with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Karwoski lands with a shot to the body.
Karwoski scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Karwoski.
Karwoski misses with a wild body shot.
Lemay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Karwoski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karwoski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karwoski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lemay is able to avoid easily.
Karwoski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lemay scores with a nice strike.
Karwoski throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemay connects with a body shot that sends Karwoski's belly button to the back.
Karwoski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Karwoski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lemay swings widly with a right hand
letting Karwoski counter with a right hand.
Lemay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lemay cracks Karwoski with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lemay lands with a good body shot.
A shot to the body from Lemay misses
and Karwoski counters with a thumping low kick.
Lemay lands a nice looking body shot.
Lemay throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karwoski scores with a jab to the body.
Karwoski throws a lazy uppercut
and Lemay counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lemay misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Lemay.
Lemay walks into a straight right hand from Karwoski.
Lemay misses the jab.
Karwoski misses with an uppercut. Lemay saw that one coming.
Karwoski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karwoski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lemay.
Karwoski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Karwoski throws a body punch but Lemay moves out of range.
Karwoski just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big left from Lemay misses.
Karwoski tries to clinch up but Lemay circles away and keeps his distance.
Karwoski throws the left hand but Lemay avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Kirk Karwoski did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Luc Lemay's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Lemay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karwoski.
Karwoski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Karwoski fails to land with a series of punches.
Karwoski avoids the body shot from Lemay.
Karwoski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A left lands for Lemay.
Karwoski throws a low kick but Lemay moves out of range easily.
Karwoski throws a chopping leg kick but Lemay manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lemay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karwoski.
Karwoski blocks a jab.
Karwoski wants to land a leg kick but Lemay is out of range.
Lemay fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lemay scores with a takedown into Karwoski's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lemay accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Karwoski holds on and takes a little breather.
Lemay pushes down on Karwoski's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lemay throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Karwoski to regain full guard.
Lemay pushing down on Karwoski's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lemay is working for a submission of some sort.
Lemay throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemay looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lemay is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Karwoski has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lemay throwing shots but Karwoski is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemay is looking for a kimura but Karwoski is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lemay to get the leverage.
Karwoski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lemay.
Karwoski wants to control but Lemay is keeping busy.
Luc Lemay has got the better of the ground game so far.
Karwoski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Lemay.
Lemay not doing much here.
Lemay works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemay scores with a couple of short elbows.
Karwoski takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lemay landing a few strikes.
Lemay is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Karwoski has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lemay scores with punches from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lemay grinds an elbow into Karwoski's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luc Lemay dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Luc Lemay's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Karwoski drives through and clinches with Lemay against the ropes.
Lemay is trying to break the clinch but Karwoski is controlling him.
Lemay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Karwoski throws a punch but it's blocked by Lemay.
Lemay tries to pull guard but Karwoski won't allow it.
Karwoski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Lemay is trying to stall.
Karwoski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lemay is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Lemay avoids a wild elbow strike from Karwoski.
Karwoski breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karwoski thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karwoski 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.
Karwoski misses with a low kick.
Lemay swings for the body but Karwoski moves out of range.
Karwoski connects with an inside leg kick.
Lemay looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Karwoski is fending him off so far but Lemay persists. Nope, Karwoski circles away and we're back to standing.
Karwoski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lemay checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lemay misses with a jab to the body
and Karwoski counters with a crisp one two that drops Lemay! Karwoski thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Lemay to his feet! Lemay is in big trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karwoski throws a leg kick but Lemay sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Karwoski catches Lemay with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lemay is rocked!
Karwoski moves out of range of the strikes.
Lemay is still on wobbly legs! Can Karwoski finish him?
A big left from Lemay misses.
Lemay misses with a looping left.
Karwoski drops Lemay with a naaaaasty hook - Lemay is in real trouble here! Karwoski dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kirk Karwoski!
Kirk Karwoski retains his heavyweight title!
Kirk Karwoski made sure to mention his sponsor, Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# in his post fight interview.
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