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*NGF 50* Season 5 Finale PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marrok Crotale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Third Dag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marrok Crotale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Third Dag!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crotale lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crotale pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crotale throws an overhand right that lands on Dag's shoulder, as Dag tries to avoid the shot.
Crotale rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dag holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dag changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Crotale fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dag misses with a takedown attempt
and Crotale counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dag looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dag utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Crotale showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dag keeping moving, preventing Crotale from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dag looking for a guillotine here but Crotale defends easily.
Dag trying to keep a closed guard but Crotale is proving a slippery customer.
Dag working for a triangle but Crotale defends it easily.
Crotale stopping the sweep attempt from Dag.
Dag escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Crotale gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crotale is fighting to break Dag's control of his arms but Dag is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crotale trying to control but Dag is working from the bottom.
Crotale will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Crotale working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Crotale is working Dag over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Crotale postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dag is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Crotale defends well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crotale is sitting in close to Dag's body. Dag has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Crotale is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Crotale is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Dag.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Third Dag!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Burczymucha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burczymucha comes to the cage accompanied by Their Law. Diego Brandao has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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145 lbs
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153 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stefan Burczymucha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Brandao!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandao scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brandao lands a slapping body shot.
Burczymucha walks into a jab.
Brandao looks to score with a jab to the body but Burczymucha is just out of range.
Burczymucha throws a quick inside leg kick.
Burczymucha clinches up against the cage.
Brandao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brandao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burczymucha pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brandao moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Brandao scores with a one two! Burczymucha had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Brandao fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
Burczymucha takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Brandao on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Brandao lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Burczymucha is fending him off so far but Brandao persists. Nope, Burczymucha circles away and we're back to standing.
Brandao cracks Burczymucha with an open hand slap.
Brandao throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Burczymucha counters with a thumping low kick.
Burczymucha leaves Brandao with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Burczymucha walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Burczymucha swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Burczymucha misses with a low kick.
Burczymucha tries a low kick but Brandao avoids it.
Diego Brandao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burczymucha on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brandao throws a shot from downtown. Burczymucha moves away and avoids it.
Brandao takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao works over Burczymucha's head and body with a nice combination.
Burczymucha takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brandao throws an off balance right hand
and Burczymucha counters with an inside leg kick.
Brandao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Burczymucha stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brandao swats away the attempt to clinch by Burczymucha.
Burczymucha has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brandao finds it's way round the side to connect with Burczymucha's head.
Burczymucha takes a swing at Brandao's ribcage but misses.
Brandao digs a good hook to Burczymucha's body.
Burczymucha takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Burczymucha needs to keep his hands up - Brandao had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burczymucha throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Burczymucha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brandao throws out the jab.
Brandao scores with a shot to the body.
Brandao connects with a single shot there.
A right-left combo lands from Brandao.
Burczymucha explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Brandao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burczymucha throws a leg kick but Brandao moved away.
Brandao is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Burczymucha had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Brandao has his takedown stuffed
and Burczymucha counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stefan Burczymucha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Brandao.
Burczymucha throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brandao scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao throws a series of punches but Burczymucha avoids them all with ease.
Burczymucha wants to clinch up but Brandao keeps it at a distance.
Brandao throws a jab but it's blocked by Burczymucha.
Brandao throws a looping overhand right but Burczymucha ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Brandao misses its intended target.
Burczymucha takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burczymucha lands a front kick.
Burczymucha buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stefan Burczymucha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brandao shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Burczymucha sprawls well. Burczymucha wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brandao gets slowly back to his feet.
Burczymucha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Brandao dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brandao punishes Burczymucha's body with a nice straight punch.
Brandao avoids the head kick by Burczymucha.
Burczymucha lands with a slapping head kick.
Brandao jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brandao connects with a nice looking jab.
Brandao avoids the body shot from Burczymucha.
Burczymucha needs to keep his hands up - Brandao had a free shot at his head there.
Brandao throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Burczymucha gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brandao.
Burczymucha needs to keep his hands up - Brandao had a free shot at his head there.
Brandao smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burczymucha takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burczymucha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brandao takes a swing at Burczymucha's ribcage but misses.
Burczymucha has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Burczymucha there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brandao lands with a nice body punch.
Brandao moves into range and connects with a jab.
Brandao connects with a right hand. Burczymucha shakes it off.
Brandao thuds a left hand into Burczymucha's body.
Brandao's jab looks to have found its range, popping Burczymucha under the eye.
Burczymucha is rocked!
Burczymucha looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Brandao drops Burczymucha with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Burczymucha! Brandao dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Brandao!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Almdudler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andreas Almdudler told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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155 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andreas Almdudler!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Almdudler looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Almdudler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reynolds getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Almdudler closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Reynolds is looking to regain half guard here but Almdudler keeps moving and retains side control.
Reynolds gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reynolds working to try and regain half guard.
Reynolds is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Almdudler postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Reynolds looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Almdudler lands a heavy elbow.
Almdudler fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds taking shots to the head.
Almdudler throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Reynolds because Almdudler loaded up on that one.
Reynolds really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Almdudler controlling his opponent.
Almdudler landing punches.
Reynolds is bucking up trying to escape but Almdudler cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Reynolds sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Reynolds is looking to improve his position.
Almdudler with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Almdudler not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almdudler controlling the pace.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reynolds trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Almdudler drives through with a takedown into Reynolds's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Almdudler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Almdudler has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Reynolds tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Almdudler wants to control from the top but Reynolds keeps moving.
Almdudler is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Almdudler won't allow Reynolds to sweep him here.
Almdudler wants to control from the top but Reynolds keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Andreas Almdudler was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Reynolds missing with a left hand there. Almdudler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reynolds scores with a three punch combo!
Almdudler scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Reynolds is looking to reverse the position.
Almdudler tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Almdudler cracks Reynolds with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Reynolds tries to improve position but can't.
Reynolds is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Almdudler off and has taken his back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Almdudler turns into Reynolds and is now in his guard.
Reynolds keeping moving, preventing Almdudler from controlling successfully.
Reynolds looking for a sweep. Not yet Reynolds, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almdudler wants to control from the top but Reynolds keeps moving.
Almdudler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Almdudler is working Reynolds over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Reynolds is trying to control the position but Almdudler postures up.
Almdudler is working Reynolds over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Almdudler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reynolds manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Almdudler manages to get himself to full guard.
Reynolds looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reynolds throwing strikes but missing.
Reynolds preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andreas Almdudler 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.
Almdudler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reynolds dodges the punch combination from Almdudler.
Almdudler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reynolds paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Almdudler scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Almdudler.
Reynolds swats away the attempt to clinch by Almdudler.
Almdudler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reynolds circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mark Reynolds is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Almdudler misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Reynolds stuffs the takedown attempt from Almdudler. Almdudler gets slowly back to his feet.
Almdudler is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds works Almdudler's body with a nice hook.
Reynolds circles away from the clinch attempt
and Reynolds counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Almdudler tries to clinch up.
Reynolds tries to keep at a distance but Almdudler has taken the fight into the clinch.
Reynolds presses Almdudler against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reynolds manages to break the clinch.
Almdudler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reynolds.
Reynolds throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Almdudler is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almdudler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reynolds misses with a wild combination.
Mark Reynolds is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Almdudler changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Reynolds tries to avoid it but Almdudler manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Reynolds to the ground. Reynolds escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mark Reynolds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andreas Almdudler.
Almdudler tries to clinch there but Reynolds circles away.
Almdudler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reynolds looks to land a right hand but Almdudler moved out of range.
Almdudler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reynolds fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Andreas Almdudler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reynolds throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reynolds misses with a hook. Almdudler ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almdudler gets a clinch.
Reynolds is looking to break free of the clinch but Almdudler has double underhooks.
Almdudler is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Almdudler wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reynolds misses with a hook to the ribs.
Almdudler is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Reynolds gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Reynolds is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Almdudler is keeping busy.
Almdudler goes for a takedown attempt but Reynolds pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Almdudler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Reynolds circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reynolds throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almdudler closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Almdudler lands in his opponent's guard.
Almdudler trying to control but Reynolds is working from the bottom.
Almdudler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Almdudler lands a couple of digs.
Almdudler wants to control from the top but Reynolds keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reynolds utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Almdudler throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Almdudler postures up in Reynolds's guard and throws a big left but Reynolds blocks it.
Reynolds has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Andreas Almdudler will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Reynolds throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Almdudler shoots in for a double leg but Reynolds sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Reynolds throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Almdudler counters by moving into the clinch.
Reynolds lands a hook that snaps the head of Almdudler backwards.
Almdudler wants a takedown.
Reynolds presses Almdudler against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reynolds pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Almdudler shoots in for a takedown but Reynolds shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mark Reynolds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andreas Almdudler.
Almdudler moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Almdudler darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Reynolds is refusing to be controlled, as Almdudler sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almdudler throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Almdudler not doing much here.
Reynolds is controlling Almdudler's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Almdudler thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reynolds's head.
Almdudler seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Reynolds does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Almdudler trying to control the pace.
Andreas Almdudler has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Andreas Almdudler wasn't active enough on the ground.
Almdudler doesn't manage to clinch there - Reynolds circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Almdudler stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Almdudler has closed the distance and engaged Reynolds in a clinch.
Reynolds lands an uppercut.
Reynolds prevents the takedown attempt.
Reynolds wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reynolds taking a breather.
Reynolds lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reynolds trying to stall but Almdudler improves his position.
Reynolds lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reynolds prevents a body shot from Almdudler.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Almdudler.
Reynolds lands a hook that snaps the head of Almdudler backwards.
Reynolds is looking to control Almdudler's arms but Almdudler gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reynolds has his back to the cage.
Reynolds working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Reynolds - that landed with a thud.
Almdudler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice left hand lands by Reynolds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds lands a nice shot to the body.
Reynolds manages to break the clinch.
Almdudler looks to land a combination but Reynolds avoids it well.
Reynolds connects with a good right hand that stumbles Almdudler. Almdudler circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mark Reynolds has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andreas Almdudler is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jab, jab by Reynolds - just one landing.
Almdudler is rocked!
Reynolds is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Almdudler closes the distance looking to clinch
and Reynolds scores with a counter punch that sends Almdudler to the canvas! Reynolds smells blood - he's punishing Almdudler with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Almdudler has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Reynolds!
Mark Reynolds thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matti Teitsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Yurinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yurinov has chosen Autechre - Gantz Graf as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Boris Yurinov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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135 lbs
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146 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Teitsi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boris Yurinov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teitsi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Teitsi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yurinov misses with a low kick.
Teitsi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yurinov sprawls well. Yurinov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Teitsi gets slowly back to his feet.
Teitsi throws a body punch but Yurinov moves out of range.
Teitsi thows a body shot but no joy.
Teitsi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yurinov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Teitsi clinches up against the cage.
Yurinov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Teitsi just leaning against Yurinov, taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Yurinov.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yurinov working aggressively here.
Yurinov has a couple of punches blocked by Teitsi.
Yurinov scores with a knee to the head.
Yurinov blocks a body shot from Teitsi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yurinov misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yurinov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Teitsi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An inside leg kick from Yurinov misses.
Teitsi shoots in looking for a takedown. Yurinov tries to sprawl out of it but Teitsi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yurinov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matti Teitsi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yurinov throws a body punch but Teitsi moves out of range.
Yurinov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yurinov.
Yurinov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Teitsi.
Yurinov gets caught napping as Teitsi dives in and scores a takedown. Yurinov manages to retain guard.
Teitsi trying to control the position from guard on top but Yurinov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Teitsi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yurinov pulls Teitsi in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yurinov wants to get back to his feet but Teitsi passes into half guard.
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!
Teitsi throws a strike but Yurinov avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Teitsi trying to control but Yurinov is working from the bottom.
Yurinov kicks Teitsi off and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi avoids the body shot from Yurinov.
Yurinov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Teitsi to score with a decent uppercut.
Teitsi avoids the head kick by Yurinov.
Teitsi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A solid body kick from Yurinov.
Yurinov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yurinov thows a body shot but no joy.
Yurinov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Teitsi moves away.
Teitsi lands a jab to Yurinov's midsection.
Yurinov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teitsi.
Teitsi pushes Yurinov up against the cage in a clinch.
Yurinov presses Teitsi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Teitsi struggles to land a body shot inside as Yurinov controls his hands.
A short right from Teitsi.
Yurinov swings wildly with an uppercut but Teitsi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yurinov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yurinov misses with a knee to the head.
Teitsi has a couple of punches blocked by Yurinov.
Yurinov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yurinov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Teitsi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yurinov.
Yurinov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Teitsi has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Teitsi.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yurinov pushes Teitsi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Teitsi tries a body shot but Yurinov blocks it.
Teitsi prevents a body shot from Yurinov.
Yurinov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Teitsi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yurinov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yurinov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yurinov letting Teitsi take a breather here.
Teitsi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Yurinov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yurinov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Teitsi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yurinov swings widly with a right hand
and Teitsi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Teitsi.
Yurinov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yurinov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Teitsi.
Teitsi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Teitsi misses with the head strike.
Yurinov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Teitsi lands a hook that snaps the head of Yurinov backwards.
Teitsi works on Yurinov's body with a couple of short punches.
Teitsi blocking some punches.
Teitsi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Yurinov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yurinov is leaning against Teitsi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yurinov tries to break the clinch but Teitsi is controlling the position.
Teitsi tries to work over Yurinov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teitsi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Teitsi lands with a left to the head.
Yurinov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yurinov misses with a body punch.
Teitsi lands with a short shot to the head.
Teitsi trying to stall but Yurinov improves his position.
Yurinov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Teitsi lands a left hand.
Teitsi is stalling here.
Teitsi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Teitsi struggles to land a body shot inside as Yurinov controls his hands.
Yurinov blocks an uppercut.
Yurinov is trying to stall.
Teitsi misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi misses with a punch to the body.
Yurinov blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short body shot lands from Teitsi as the two fighters clinch.
Teitsi tries to throw a body punch but Yurinov avoids it by throwing Teitsi back against the cage.
Yurinov scores with a shoulder strike.
Teitsi misses with a punch to the body.
Teitsi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yurinov scores with a hook to the body.
Yurinov tries to break the clinch but Teitsi is controlling the position.
Yurinov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Teitsi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yurinov.
Teitsi lands with a nice body punch.
Yurinov looks for the body kick but Teitsi saw that one coming.
Yurinov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yurinov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yurinov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yurinov, right into the meat.
Teitsi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yurinov connects with a solid leg kick.
Teitsi tries to clinch there but Yurinov circles away.
Teitsi is looking to wear down Yurinov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Teitsi throws a hook to the side of Yurinov's head but Yurinov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boris Yurinov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yurinov slips under a jab from Teitsi.
Yurinov throws a body punch but Teitsi moves out of range.
Teitsi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yurinov.
Boris Yurinov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yurinov scores with the left hand. Teitsi knows he should have avoided that one.
Teitsi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Teitsi throws a jab but it's blocked by Yurinov.
Yurinov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Teitsis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yurinov throws a leg kick
and Teitsi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yurinov feints and then cracks Teitsi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Teitsi down.
Teitsi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Yurinov.
Boris Yurinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yurinov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yurinov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Teitsi blocks a low kick nicely.
Teitsi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Yurinov is looking to reverse the position.
Teitsi is looking to take a break and control but Yurinov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Teitsi taking a breather here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yurinov is not content to let Teitsi control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matti Teitsi 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!
Teitsi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Yurinov thows a body shot but no joy.
Teitsi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Teitsi throws out a loose jab but Yurinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Teitsi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yurinov.
Teitsi misses with a hook. Yurinov ducked under it nicely.
Yurinov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Teitsi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Teitsi is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Yurinov's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Teitsi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yurinov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yurinov lands a jab.
Yurinov lunges at Teitsi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Teitsi's hand.
Teitsi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Teitsi walks into a left hand.
Yurinov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Teitsi rushes Yurinov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Matti Teitsi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yurinov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Teitsi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Teitsi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Teitsi tries to work over Yurinov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Teitsi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yurinov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A body shot lands from Teitsi.
Yurinov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Teitsi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yurinov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yurinov can't find room to land a body shot as Teitsi controls the action.
Teitsi lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Yurinov on the inside.
Teitsi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yurinov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yurinov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Teitsi up against the cage.
Teitsi misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yurinov's elbow.
Teitsi working aggressively here.
Teitsi looking to slow down the pace here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Teitsi lands a shoulder strike.
Teitsi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yurinov is looking to control Teitsi's arms but Teitsi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yurinov has his back to the cage.
Yurinov lands a right hand.
Teitsi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Teitsi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yurinov tries to work over Teitsi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Teitsi lands with a light punch inside.
A right hand to the body from Teitsi.
A left hand lands to the body for Teitsi.
Teitsi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yurinov has a couple of punches blocked by Teitsi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yurinov lands an uppercut.
Yurinov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yurinov throws the kick towards the body but Teitsi avoids it.
Yurinov slips under a jab from Teitsi.
Teitsi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yurinov tests Teitsi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yurinov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Teitsi's calf.
Yurinov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Teitsi misses with the combination.
Yurinov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Teitsi ducks right into an uppercut from Yurinov.
A punch lands to the side of Yurinov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Teitsi misses.
Teitsi throws a right hand that Yurinov ducks under and follows up with a left that Yurinov also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Teitsi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Teitsi takes a swing at Yurinov's ribcage but misses.
Teitsi is looking to clinch but Yurinov is avoiding it.
Yurinov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Teitsi scores with a nice right hand.
A clash of legs there as Teitsi blocks the low kick.
Teitsi throws a lazy right hand but Yurinov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Teitsi works the jab nicely.
Teitsi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yurinov.
Yurinov throws an overhand right that lands on Teitsi's shoulder, as Teitsi tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Teitsi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yurinov's waist but Yurinov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Teitsi off to one side.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yurinov!
Yurinov ducks under a wild hook from Teitsi.
Yurinov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Teitsi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Matti Teitsi.
I think Teitsi 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matti Teitsi!
A less than humble Matti Teitsi misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Facaloto Gals (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Facaloto Gals is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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190 lbs
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189 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeff Glover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Facaloto Gals!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gals takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Glover looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Glover swings for the body but Gals moves out of range.
Gals uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Glover.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Glover crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gals - the referee stops the clock and Glover gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gals. Glover manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Glover waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gals.
Gals moves out of range as Glover strikes.
Gals looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Glover fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gals looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glover scores with a hook to the body. Gals takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gals wants to clinch up but Glover keeps it at a distance.
Glover lands a hook that stumbles Gals back into the cage. Glover follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Gals to the canvas! Glover pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Gals has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jeff Glover!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kert Nigobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogerio Mustacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mustacho has chosen Los Lobos - Canción Del Mariachi as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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213 lbs
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211 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kert Nigobson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rogerio Mustacho!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nigobson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nigobson swats away the attempt to clinch by Mustacho.
Mustacho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nigobson.
Mustacho is looking to clinch.
Mustacho scoring well with a low kick there.
Nigobson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mustacho stuffs the takedown attempt from Nigobson. Nigobson gets slowly back to his feet.
Nigobson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nigobson checks a low kick from Mustacho.
Mustacho fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nigobson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nigobson throws a hook but Mustacho blocks it.
Nigobson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mustacho misses with a hook.
Mustacho misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustacho gets caught napping as Nigobson dives in and scores a takedown. Mustacho manages to retain guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mustacho pulls Nigobson in close to prevent any damage.
Nigobson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mustacho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nigobson landing with the ground and pound.
Nigobson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mustacho utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nigobson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nigobson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Mustacho to regain full guard.
Nigobson looking to sit in guard and control but Mustacho gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nigobson keeping moving, preventing Mustacho from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nigobson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mustacho trying to control but Nigobson is working from the bottom.
Mustacho stands up over Nigobson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nigobson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mustacho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nigobson is keeping the position for now.
Mustacho trying to control but Nigobson is working from the bottom.
Mustacho looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nigobson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rogerio Mustacho hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nigobson fails to land with a series of punches.
Mustacho wants to clinch.
Mustacho lands a front kick.
Nigobson misses with a hook. Mustacho ducked under it nicely.
Mustacho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nigobson.
A leg kick checked by Nigobson.
Nigobson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mustacho is trying to defend but Nigobson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mustacho trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nigobson wants to take a breather but Mustacho is having none of it.
Nigobson 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.
Mustacho pushes Nigobson off looking to stand but Nigobson dives back in and keeps control.
Mustacho tries to get to full guard but Nigobson has control of the leg.
Nigobson wants to control but Mustacho is keeping him busy.
Nigobson thows a huge punch but Mustacho dodges it nicely.
Mustacho avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nigobson.
Mustacho works his way to full guard. Good work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mustacho wants to sweep but no luck.
Nigobson scoring with punches to the head and body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mustacho keeping moving, preventing Nigobson from controlling successfully.
Mustacho is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kert Nigobson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mustacho lands a front kick.
Nigobson misses with a looping left.
Mustacho closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nigobson tries to bench press Mustacho off him but Mustacho keeps the position.
Nigobson struggling a bit here.
Nigobson dodges the ground and pound from Mustacho.
Mustacho wants to control but Nigobson is keeping him busy.
Nigobson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mustacho off and has taken his back!
Can Mustacho hold on?! Nigobson is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Mustacho tries to escape the position.
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!
Mustacho trying to control the position but Nigobson manages to sink in the hooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustacho looking very determined here, making life difficult for Nigobson.
Nigobson scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Mustacho is looking for a way out.
Nigobson punches the canvas rather than the man.
Mustacho manages to reverse the position and now he's in Nigobson's guard. Nice work there by Mustacho.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mustacho trying to control the position from guard on top but Nigobson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nigobson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mustacho cracks Nigobson with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nigobson looking for a sweep. Not yet Nigobson, not yet.
Nigobson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mustacho wants to control from the top but Nigobson keeps moving.
Nigobson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mustacho preventing the sweep.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rogerio Mustacho was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Mustacho stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mustacho wants it to stay on the feet.
Nigobson motions for Mustacho to come forward. Nigobson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mustacho is looking to land body kicks.
Mustacho fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nigobson.
Nigobson throws a leg kick but Mustacho checks it.
Mustacho tries to score with a low kick but Nigobson moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho misses with a body kick.
Nigobson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nigobson misses with an elbow over the top.
Nigobson is trying to pull guard but Mustacho has him pressed against the cage.
Mustacho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mustacho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nigobson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Nigobson manages to end up in side control.
Nigobson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Nigobson trying to control the position but Mustacho is working away.
Mustacho is looking to regain half guard here but Nigobson keeps moving and retains side control.
Mustacho is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Mustacho is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nigobson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kert Nigobson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nigobson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nigobson is putting a hurting on Mustacho here, landing some big shots from side control.
Nigobson working away.
Nigobson throwing strikes but Mustacho manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nigobson is looking to regain half guard here but Mustacho keeps moving and retains side control.
Nigobson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mustacho off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kert Nigobson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mustacho throws a push kick but Nigobson slaps the foot to one side.
Mustacho slips under a jab.
Nigobson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mustacho sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nigobson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mustacho looks to throw the jab but Nigobson is out of range.
Nigobson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nigobson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mustacho but Mustacho pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mustacho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nigobson shoots in for a takedown but Mustacho shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kert Nigobson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mustacho is looking to slow Nigobson down with leg kicks.
Mustacho scoring well with a low kick there.
Mustacho is looking to clinch but Nigobson is avoiding it.
Mustacho walks into a straight right hand from Nigobson.
Nigobson loads up on a big right hand but Mustacho slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nigobson fails with the takedown.
Mustacho ducks under a wild hook from Nigobson.
Nigobson has closed the distance and engaged Mustacho in a clinch.
Nigobson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mustacho is defending well.
Mustacho digs a right hand into Nigobson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nigobson's gas tank.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mustacho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nigobson throws a head punch that misses.
Mustacho throws a head punch that misses.
Mustacho scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mustacho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nigobson is trying to maintain a safe position but Mustacho gets an underhook and turns Nigobson into the cage.
Nigobson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nigobson tries to break free but Mustacho pushes him back against the cage.
Mustacho pushes Nigobson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mustacho lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nigobson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mustacho.
Mustacho lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nigobson or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nigobson takes a shot to the head.
Mustacho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mustacho throws a head kick that misses
and Nigobson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nigobson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mustacho tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Nigobson is in Mustacho's guard.
Nigobson throws an elbow that misses. Mustacho uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nigobson's guard. Nice move by Mustacho!
Mustacho cracks Nigobson with a solid left hand.
Mustacho won't allow Nigobson to sweep him here.
Nigobson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mustacho really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rogerio Mustacho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nigobson landing strikes from the mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Nigobson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Nigobson trying to control but Mustacho is having none of it.
Mustacho flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Mustacho is working to get back to half guard.
Nigobson tries to control but Mustacho wriggling away.
Nigobson looking to finish Mustacho with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mustacho!
Nigobson with shots to the head and body - Mustacho looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nigobson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nigobson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mustacho tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nigobson lands a big shot there that rocks Mustacho but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mustacho tries to reverse the position but Nigobson maintains control.
Nigobson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mustacho because Nigobson loaded up on that one.
Mustacho wants to hold on but Nigobson pushes him away.
Mustacho is squirming around, avoiding Nigobson's attempts to control the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nigobson cracks Mustacho with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Nigobson dominating with strikes here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kert Nigobson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nigobson, 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kert Nigobson!
After winning the bout, Kert Nigobson 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Koji Murosaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Makoto Shibasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murosaki comes to the cage accompanied by Lady Marmalade. Shibasaki has chosen Genki Sudo - 'Mind Shift' as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Koji Murosaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Makoto Shibasaki!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Murosaki misses.
Murosaki misses the jab.
Shibasaki changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Murosaki looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
An elbow from Shibasaki crashes against the mat.
Shibasaki has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Murosaki!
Murosaki is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Shibasaki thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Murosaki wants to hold on but Shibasaki pushes him away.
Shibasaki putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Murosaki really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murosaki tries to hold on but Shibasaki pushes him away.
Murosaki is working to get back to half guard.
Shibasaki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by Shibasaki.
Shibasaki trying to control but Murosaki is having none of it.
Shibasaki dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shibasaki connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Shibasaki lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Shibasaki landing strikes from the mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shibasaki with good strikes from the mount here!
Murosaki taking shots to the head.
Shibasaki goes for an armbar but Murosaki turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Murosaki.
Murosaki passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murosaki is keen to just control but Shibasaki is a slippery customer.
Murosaki passes the guard and advances to mount!
Shibasaki wants to hold on but Murosaki pushes him away.
Shibasaki is desperately trying to improve his position but Murosaki has a good base and remains in mount.
Murosaki is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Shibasaki has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Murosaki is trying to control here but Shibasaki has managed to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shibasaki tries to roll over but Murosaki keeps him under control.
Murosaki is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Shibasaki reverses the position - he's now on top in Murosaki's guard.
Shibasaki wants to control from the top but Murosaki keeps moving.
Shibasaki sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Murosaki doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Shibasaki paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Murosaki - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Koji Murosaki!
Koji Murosaki decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Heath Marcum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross has chosen Pain - Shut your mouth as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Heath Marcum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artur Ross!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcum throws a lazy right hand but Ross sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marcum swats away the attempt to clinch by Ross.
Marcum shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Marcum sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ross defending well though.
Ross keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Marcum missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Marcum missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Marcum 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.
Ross keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Marcum throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ross keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Marcum not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Marcum missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcum is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Ross pulls Marcum in close to prevent any damage.
Marcum landing with the ground and pound.
Marcum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Marcum won't allow Ross to sweep him here.
Marcum postures up in Ross's guard and throws a big left but Ross blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marcum accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ross is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Marcum wants to control from the top but Ross keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ross looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marcum is one step ahead there.
Marcum trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ross avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Marcum trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Marcum postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marcum postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marcum postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marcum slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Marcum in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcum landing strikes.
Marcum lands a nice forearm strike.
Marcum working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Marcum is putting a hurting on Ross here, landing some big shots from side control.
Marcum postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Marcum in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ross takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ross is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ross is rocked!
Marcum trying to control the action but Ross is working from the bottom.
Marcum misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcum throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Marcum trying to control the action but Ross is working from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Marcum are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Marcum misses with the ground and pound.
Check out the look on Marcum's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ross parries the strikes from Marcum easily there. Marcum is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ross to escape.
Marcum scoring with punches and elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marcum tries to score with some ground and pound. Ross controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ross taking a bit of punishment here - Marcum scoring with strikes.
Ross is still in real trouble! Can Marcum finish him?
Ross taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heath Marcum dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ross wants to clinch up but Marcum keeps it at a distance.
Ross seems to have recovered his senses.
Ross slaps away a takedown attempt from Marcum, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Marcum shoots in looking for a takedown. Ross tries to sprawl out of it but Marcum keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ross manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ross tries to clinch but Marcum moves out of range.
Ross tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Marcum manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ross tries to clinch there but Marcum circles away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ross.
Ross tries to clinch there but Marcum circles away.
Marcum misses with the combination.
Ross forces Marcum back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ross takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Marcum is trying to pull guard but Ross has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heath Marcum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marcum drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ross gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Marcum has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ross avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ross pressing his opponent against the cage.
Marcum jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ross walks away with a smile on his face. Marcum gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Marcum keeps the fight on the outside.
Artur Ross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ross looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marcum tries for a takedown but Ross sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcum shoots in for a takedown but Ross shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ross tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marcum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marcum throws a lazy right hand but Ross sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marcum tries for a takedown but Ross sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ross fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ross fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Ross. No joy for Marcum on that attempt.
Marcum tries to keep at a distance but Ross has taken the fight into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Ross.
Marcum fails to pull guard.
Marcum fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcum is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ross digs a right hand underneath Marcum's ribcage. Marcum let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ross landing knees to the head.
It looks like Heath Marcum has been cut.
Ross has Marcum pressed against the cage.
Ross with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ross is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ross misses with a knee strike.
Ross lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marcum.
Ross scores with a knee to the head.
Marcum tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ross is pushing Marcum up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ross lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marcum is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ross to keep the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcum tries for a takedown. No joy.
Marcum tries for a takedown but Ross manages to get underhooks.
A short right from Ross.
Ross lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marcum is rocked!
Ross working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh Marcum is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ross will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marcum up against the cage.
A short right from Ross.
Ross throws a big uppercut that drops Marcum! More strikes from Ross and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Marcum lies dazed against the cage as Ross celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Artur Ross!
A very excited looking Artur Ross made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jima Jamm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milan Savic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milan Savic will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jima Jamm!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Milan Savic!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savic lands with a right hand.
Savic misses with a hook
and Jamm counters with a low kick, right behind Savic 's knee.
Savic misses with a takedown attempt - Jamm sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Savic blocks the leg kick.
Savic connects with the punch.
Savic throws a big shot that misses.
Savic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jamm under the eye.
Jamm tries to clinch up but Savic circles away and keeps his distance.
Savic just misses with a punch to the body.
Jamm throws a shot from downtown. Savic moves away and avoids it.
Jamm lands a leg kick that knocks Savic off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jamm shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Savic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jamm.
Jamm ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Savic misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savic throws a shot from downtown. Jamm moves away and avoids it.
Savic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jamm was well out of range. Poor timing from Savic.
A punch combination from Jamm misses.
Savic throws a lazy right hand but Jamm sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Savic throws a jab when Jamm was well out of range.
Jamm fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Savic, pushing him back against the cage.
Savic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jamm.
Still in the clinch, Jamm scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jamm's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jamm thows a body shot but no joy.
Savic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jamm was well out of range. Poor timing from Savic.
Savic lands a lovely overhand right.
Jamm avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Savic or perhaps it was just good defense by Jamm which made him look bad.
Jamm takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jab by Jamm.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Savic lands a right hook to the body.
Savic misses with a wild combination.
Savic lands a body shot.
Jamm misses the shot to the body.
Savic looks to land a right hand but Jamm moved out of range.
Jamm cracks the inside of Savic's front leg.
Jamm throws a body punch but Savic moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savic thuds a left hand into Jamm's body.
Jamm staying out of range there.
Savic misses with a left hand
and Jamm counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Milan Savic has been cut.
Savic looks to land a left hand but Jamm moved out of range nicely.
Jamm motions for Savic to come forward. Jamm throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Savic fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jamm to the ground. Savic is now in Jamm's guard.
Jamm is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jamm might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jamm escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Savic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Savic content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jamm wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamm is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Savic trying to control but Jamm is working from the bottom.
Jamm is trying to keep Savic in close.
Jamm escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Savic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Savic trying to control but Jamm is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jima Jamm will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Milan Savic's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Savic clinches with his opponent.
Jamm pushes Savic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Savic.
Savic wants to break free but Jamm has control.
Jamm throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Savics head.
Savic managing to block the knees to the body from Jamm.
Jamm softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Savic is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jamm breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Savic throws a series of punches but Jamm avoids them all with ease.
Savic throws the left hand but Jamm avoids the punch easily.
Jamm cracks Savic with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Jamm has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Savic to stand back up!
Savic is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Savic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Savic is still on wobbly legs! Can Jamm finish him?
Jamm lands a brutal uppercut that launches Savic off his feet! Savic tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jima Jamm!
Jima Jamm is the new middleweight champion!
Jima Jamm took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, BioPharm Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Firco Nowack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Kalashnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalashnikov has chosen Leningrad Cowboys - Those Were The Days as his entrance music. Firco Nowack has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
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235 lbs
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Dangerous knees
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Firco Nowack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vadim Kalashnikov!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nowack closes the distance and clinches.
Kalashnikov avoiding damage as Nowack throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kalashnikov.
Nowack keeps control of Kalashnikov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nowack tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kalashnikov tries to land a knee to the head but Nowack blocks with his arms.
Kalashnikov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kalashnikov obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kalashnikov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kalashnikov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kalashnikov lands with a light punch inside.
Nowack is breathing heavily.
Kalashnikov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kalashnikov lands a body punch.
Kalashnikov lands a right hand.
Good body shot from Kalashnikov.
Good body shot from Kalashnikov.
A body shot lands from Kalashnikov.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kalashnikov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kalashnikov with a knee to the head.
Kalashnikov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kalashnikov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nowack's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalashnikov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right from Kalashnikov on the inside.
Kalashnikov lands a nice shot to the body.
Kalashnikov pushes Nowack back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kalashnikov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kalashnikov gets through Nowack's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kalashnikov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kalashnikov scores with a shoulder strike.
Kalashnikov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kalashnikov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A knee to the head by Kalashnikov.
Nowack trying to control the position but instead, Kalashnikov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nowack into the cage.
Kalashnikov lands a nice uppercut.
Kalashnikov lands a nice shot to the body.
Kalashnikov scores a nice knee to the body.
Kalashnikov lands a shot to the body.
Kalashnikov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nowacks head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kalashnikov.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kalashnikov.
Kalashnikov scores with a shot to the side of Nowack's head.
Nowack is rocked!
Kalashnikov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh Nowack is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kalashnikov lands with a short shot to the head.
Kalashnikov lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Nowack to his knees! Kalashnikov keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vadim Kalashnikov!
A relieved looking Vadim Kalashnikov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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