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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Horacio Vanderbeet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcin Helderski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Horacio Vanderbeet has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Horacio Vanderbeet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcin Helderski!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helderski tries for a takedown but Vanderbeet circles away easily
and Vanderbeet counters with a good low kick that Helderski was not able to check.
An inside leg kick lands from Vanderbeet.
Helderski avoids the body shot from Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet throws a low kick but it's checked well by Helderski.
An inside leg kick lands from Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet feints and then cracks Helderski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Helderski down.
Helderski fails to land with a series of punches.
Helderski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Helderski avoids the head kick by Vanderbeet.
Helderski closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Vanderbeet quickly recovers to half guard.
Helderski is pressing down on Vanderbeet's thigh, looking to free his foot. Vanderbeet is holding on for now.
Helderski is nestled in close to Vanderbeet, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vanderbeet looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helderski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Helderski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vanderbeet tries to kick Helderski off but Helderski keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Helderski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Helderski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Helderski throwing shots but Vanderbeet is blocking nicely.
Helderski is looking to take a break and control but Vanderbeet is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Helderski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet is trying to stand.
Vanderbeet regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Helderski.
Helderski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Helderski controls from within his opponent's guard.
Helderski throws an elbow that misses. Vanderbeet uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Helderski's guard. Nice move by Vanderbeet!
Helderski is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Vanderbeet frees his head nicely. Oh but Helderski has switched to an armbar! Vanderbeet is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Marcin Helderski!
A very excited looking Marcin Helderski 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Ovca Namjera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Brasileiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Brasileiro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 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
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ovca Namjera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Brasileiro!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brasileiro shoots and misses
and Namjera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Namjera shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Namjera was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Brasileiro tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Namjera wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Namjera has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Namjera connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brasileiro. Brasileiro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Namjera scores with a one two! Brasileiro had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Brasileiro doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Namjera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Namjera lands a nice hook to Brasileiro's body. Brasileiro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Namjera shoots in and bounces Brasileiro off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Namjera has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Namjera stands up and waves to Brasileiro to follow him.
Brasileiro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Namjera counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ovca Namjera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Brasileiro.
Namjera trying to control but Brasileiro is working from the bottom.
Namjera trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Namjera advances position into side control!
Namjera advances to mount.
Namjera is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Brasileiro is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ovca Namjera!
Ovca Namjera thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vanapa Animai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Natsisiwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kalle Natsisiwa enters the cage!
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212 lbs
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vanapa Animai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Natsisiwa!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Animai.
Natsisiwa scores with a jab. Animai acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Natsisiwa scores with a body shot.
Natsisiwa lands a lovely overhand right.
Animai shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Animai looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Natsisiwa is fending him off so far but Animai persists. Nope, Natsisiwa circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vanapa Animai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Animai shoots in and drives through. Natsisiwa sprawls well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Animai takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Natsisiwa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Animai is breathing heavily.
Animai closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Animai lands in his opponent's guard.
Animai prevents Natsisiwa from getting back to his feet.
Animai drops back looking for a leg! Natsisiwa is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Natsisiwa manages to kick Animai off! Animai jumps back into Natsisiwa's guard.
Animai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Natsisiwa is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natsisiwa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Animai stands and throws Natsisiwa's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Animai swings around for an armbar but Natsisiwa sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Animai's guard.
Natsisiwa seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Natsisiwa looking to pass the guard.
Animai has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Natsisiwa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natsisiwa wants to control from the top but Animai keeps moving.
Animai had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Natsisiwa defends it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Animai has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Natsisiwa should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Animai has tightened it up now! Natsisiwa should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Vanapa Animai!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Vanapa Animai waved his t-shirt featuring Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# 's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Thompistone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Stanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle Stanley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Travis Thompistone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kyle Stanley!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanley looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Stanley passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Thompistone misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Stanley cracks Thompistone with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Stanley working the ground and pound.
Thompistone takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stanley working the ground and pound.
Stanley looks up at the clock and then as Thompistone takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stanley smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Stanley is looking to take a break and control but Thompistone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stanley advances to full mount.
Stanley controlling from the full mount.
Stanley in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Stanley trying to control but Thompistone is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley unloading with bombs!
Stanley landing strikes from the mount.
Stanley in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
It looks like Travis Thompistone has been cut.
Stanley tries to control but Thompistone wriggling away.
Stanley raining down shots from the mount!
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!
Stanley in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Thompistone is rocked!
Stanley connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Oh Thompistone is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stanley landing strikes, looking to finish!
Stanley lands a big shot to the head and Thompistone winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kyle Stanley!
After winning the bout, Kyle Stanley 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Scott Gouken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Great Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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180 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Gouken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Great Smith!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gouken tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gouken checks a leg kick nicely.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gouken. That one must have hurt.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gouken was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Gouken scores with a spinning back kick!
Smith looks winded!
Gouken throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gouken connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That kick from Gouken tenderised Smith's leg. Smith is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gouken fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gouken lands a head kick. Smith smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gouken stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gouken scores with a jab to the head.
Gouken lets loose with a powerful body kick. Smith will feel that in the morning.
Gouken throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Smith takes one on the button.
Gouken connects with a body shot.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up with Gouken, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes Gouken against the cage but Gouken circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Gouken's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Smith falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Gouken!
Scott Gouken very nearly forgot to thank Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anze Kopitar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Baltozar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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 St Petersburg, Anze Kopitar!
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, Carlos Baltozar!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baltozar cracks Kopitar with an open hand slap.
It looks like Anze Kopitar has been cut.
Kopitar cracks Baltozar with an open hand slap.
Kopitar jabs at Baltozar's body.
Kopitar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Baltozar shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Baltozar showed some decent athleticism there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baltozar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kopitar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Baltozar is looking for a kimura here.
Kopitar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Baltozar.
Kopitar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Baltozar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baltozar is looking to advance position but Kopitar won't allow it.
Kopitar keeping control of the position.
Kopitar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kopitar trying to control from the bottom.
Baltozar trying to control from half guard but Kopitar is working away.
Baltozar is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kopitar has managed to free his arm - good work.
Baltozar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baltozar working over Kopitar with some ground and pound. Kopitar looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Baltozar wants to work for an arm triangle but Kopitar is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Baltozar prevents Kopitar from improving his position.
Baltozar seems to be looking for submissions.
Baltozar wants to work for an arm triangle but Kopitar is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kopitar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Baltozar is working away from the top position though.
Baltozar looks to land a strike but Kopitar avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kopitar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baltozar pushing down on Kopitar's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Baltozar is thwarting Kopitar's attempts to control the position.
Baltozar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kopitar's head.
Kopitar trying to control but Baltozar postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kopitar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kopitar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Baltozar postures up in Kopitar's guard and throws a big left but Kopitar blocks it.
Baltozar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Baltozar stands up over Kopitar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baltozar stopping the sweep attempt from Kopitar.
Kopitar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Baltozar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kopitar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Baltozar.
Baltozar postures up in Kopitar's guard and throws a big left but Kopitar blocks it.
Baltozar postures up in Kopitar's guard and throws a big left but Kopitar blocks it.
Kopitar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baltozar stopping the sweep attempt from Kopitar.
Kopitar keeping moving, preventing Baltozar from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Baltozar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anze Kopitar's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kopitar moves away from the strike by Baltozar.
Baltozar throws a hook but Kopitar avoids it easily.
Kopitar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kopitar misses with the combination.
Baltozar blocks a jab.
Baltozar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kopitar.
Baltozar throws a lazy right hand but Kopitar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kopitar throws a combination. Baltozar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Baltozar looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kopitar!
Kopitar can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopitar is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Baltozar's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kopitar won't allow Baltozar to pass to mount.
Kopitar trying to control from the bottom.
Kopitar is looking for a sweep. Baltozar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kopitar is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Baltozar's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Baltozar's back!
Baltozar is trying to break free.
Baltozar looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Baltozar prevents Kopitar from getting a body triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopitar is not going to allow Baltozar to sit and survive in this position.
Baltozar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Even with his hooks in, Kopitar manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Baltozar tries to escape the position.
Kopitar trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Baltozar doesn't escape.
Carlos Baltozar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kopitar tries to get the hooks in deep but Baltozar pushed the leg off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kopitar really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Baltozar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baltozar can't escape the position.
Baltozar manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kopitar's guard. Nice work there by Baltozar.
Kopitar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Baltozar is wriggling around trying to escape.
Baltozar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Baltozar is trying to escape the mount.
Baltozar regains half guard.
Kopitar is thwarting Baltozar's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kopitar is trying to control. Baltozar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baltozar looking for submissions off his back.
Kopitar wants to get back to his feet.
Baltozar actively working from the bottom here.
Baltozar wants to control but Kopitar is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baltozar flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Baltozar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kopitar is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Anze Kopitar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anze Kopitar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Baltozar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kopitar.
Baltozar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kopitar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baltozar misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Baltozar.
Kopitar looks to land a left hand but Baltozar moved out of range nicely.
Anze Kopitar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kopitar throws a jab when Baltozar was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Baltozar misses the target.
Baltozar slips under a jab from Kopitar.
Baltozar tries to clinch up.
Kopitar misses with a hook.
Kopitar throws a hook to the side of Baltozar's head but Baltozar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kopitar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baltozar missing with a left hand there. Kopitar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Kopitar misses.
Baltozar tries for a takedown but Kopitar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kopitar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kopitar tries to land a leg kick but Baltozar saw it coming and moves away.
Kopitar blocks a jab.
Baltozar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Anze Kopitar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kopitar keeps the fight on the outside.
Kopitar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baltozar.
Baltozar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kopitar missing with a left hand there. Baltozar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baltozar misses with a right hand
enabling Kopitar to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baltozar looks to land a right hand but Kopitar moved out of range.
Baltozar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kopitar.
Kopitar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baltozar.
Baltozar throws a hook but Kopitar blocks it.
Kopitar with a hook.
Baltozar ducks under a wild hook from Kopitar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kopitar looks to land a right hand but Baltozar moved out of range.
Kopitar throws a hook but Baltozar avoids it easily.
Kopitar misses with a straight right.
A jab from Kopitar misses.
Baltozar throws a poor cross that misses
and Kopitar counters with a two punch combo.
Baltozar throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kopitar misses with a looping left.
Kopitar throws a series of punches but Baltozar moves out of range.
Kopitar misses with a hook. Baltozar ducked under it nicely.
Kopitar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kopitar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Baltozar checks it well.
Baltozar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baltozar might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kopitar avoids the body shot from Baltozar.
Baltozar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baltozar slips a straight right by Kopitar.
Kopitar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kopitar throws a jab but it's blocked by Baltozar.
A big right from Kopitar misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Kopitar misses.
Baltozar doesn't manage to clinch there - Kopitar circles away.
Kopitar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kopitar looks to land a left hand but Baltozar moved out of range nicely.
A cross from Kopitar lands.
Baltozar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Horrible takedown by Baltozar or perhaps it was just good defense by Kopitar which made him look bad.
Kopitar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baltozar takes one to the side of the head.
Kopitar lands a nice hook to Baltozar's body. Baltozar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anze Kopitar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kopitar 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Anze Kopitar!
Anze Kopitar made sure to mention his sponsor, Vitality in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joni Vvit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joni Vvit has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joni Vvit!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vvit listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vvit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vvit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Anderson Silva has been cut.
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!
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vvit lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Vvit cracks Silva's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Silva slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Vvit can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joni Vvit!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Archie Cummings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Outfuh Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Archie Cummings!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Outfuh Blood!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cummings.
Blood misses with a hook.
Cummings moves out of range as Blood strikes.
Cummings throws a low kick but Blood moves out of range easily.
Blood lands an overhand right.
Cummings throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blood throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cummings loads up on a big right hand but Blood slips the punch.
Cummings uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blood.
Blood on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Blood darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cummings slips under a jab from Blood.
Cummings scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blood doesn't seem bothered though.
Blood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cummings.
Cummings just misses with a punch to the body.
Blood misses with a body shot.
Blood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blood thows a body shot but no joy.
Blood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cummings throws out the jab.
Cummings throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cummings misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood ducks under a wild hook from Cummings.
Good shot there by Blood.
Blood closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Decent striking displayed by Cummings there.
A telegraphed right hand from Blood misses the target.
Blood throws an overhand right that lands on Cummings's shoulder, as Cummings tries to avoid the shot.
Cummings chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cummings moves out of range of the leg kick from Blood.
Cummings uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blood.
Cummings on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cummings uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blood.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cummings connects with a leg kick. Blood looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cummings wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blood takes a swing at Cummings's ribcage but misses.
Blood swings for the body but Cummings moves out of range.
Blood slips a jab from Cummings.
Cummings pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cummings throws an overhand right that lands on Blood's shoulder, as Blood tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cummings throws a looping overhand right but Blood ducks down to avoid it.
Blood works Cummings's body with a nice hook.
Cummings slips a jab from Blood.
Blood throws a low kick but Cummings avoids it.
Cummings scores with a jab to the head.
Blood connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cummings scores with a leg kick.
Blood misses with a straight left.
Nice jab there from Cummings.
Cummings throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blood misses with a hook.
Cummings connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blood. Blood circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cummings lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cummings is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blood.
A swing and a miss from Cummings.
Blood swings for the body but Cummings moves out of range.
Cummings misses with an uppercut. Blood saw that one coming.
Cummings keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood ducks under a wild hook from Cummings.
Cummings keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blood looks to score with a jab to the body but Cummings is just out of range.
Cummings throws a lazy right hand but Blood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blood slips a straight right by Cummings.
Blood throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cummings counters with a one-two to the body.
A swing and a miss from Cummings.
Cummings lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blood's sensitive parts.
Blood tries to clinch but Cummings is having none of it.
Cummings misses with a hook.
Blood swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Blood connects with the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cummings. Blood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blood blocks a leg kick.
Cummings on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blood lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A cross from Cummings lands.
Cummings lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood throws a big shot that misses.
Blood thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cummings if he has to take too many more of those.
Cummings slips under a jab from Blood.
Cummings walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Blood takes a swing at Cummings's ribcage but misses.
Blood scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cummings misses with a series of wild punches.
Cummings drops his hands momentarily and Blood takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cummings fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blood has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cummings swats away the attempt to clinch by Blood.
The fighters circling - Blood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cummings lands a nice shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Blood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cummings.
Cummings's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blood under the eye.
Blood moves out of range of the strikes.
Cummings thows a left - swing and a miss!
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 Archie Cummings will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Blood on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Cummings throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blood walks into a straight right hand from Cummings.
Cummings throws a leg kick which misses Blood's front leg but catches the back leg as Blood tries to avoid it.
Cummings throws a right hand that Blood ducks under and follows up with a left that Blood also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Blood misses the target.
Cummings loads up on a big right hand but Blood slips the punch.
Blood lands a body shot.
Cummings lands with an overhand left.
Blood is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A shot to the liver by Blood. Beautiful body shot.
Blood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cummings swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cummings lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blood's sensitive parts.
Cummings misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cummings digs a good body shot into Blood's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cummings throws a big shot that misses.
Blood misses with a body shot
and Blood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blood lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Blood gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cummings.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood swings for the body but Cummings moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Cummings throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cummings tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blood was well out of range. Poor timing from Cummings.
Blood ducks under a wild hook from Cummings.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cummings avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cummings avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Archie Cummings is winning the standup battle so far.
Blood lands a jab to the head.
Blood dodges the punch combination from Cummings.
Cummings takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cummings moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Blood. That snapped Cummings's head back.
It looks like Archie Cummings has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blood scores with a hook.
Cummings uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blood.
Blood has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood tries to work over Cummings's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cummings blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cummings.
Cummings stalling.
Blood swings wildly with an uppercut but Cummings uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blood's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head punch on the inside from Cummings fails to land.
Blood content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cummings tries to circle away but Blood has him pinned against the cage.
Blood manages to break the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cummings. That's going to slow Blood down.
Blood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cummings was well out of range. Poor timing from Blood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cummings on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Blood missing with a left hand there. Cummings was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cummings throws a head kick that misses.
Cummings throws a hook but Blood avoids it easily.
Blood tries to clinch there but Cummings circles away.
Blood is looking to clinch.
Blood lands with a cross.
Blood lands a lovely overhand right.
Blood with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cummings misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Cummings misses its intended target.
Cummings stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blood.
Blood is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cummings throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blood checks a leg kick.
Cummings finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cummings throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Blood closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cummings throws a hook but Blood avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blood. Cummings does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blood thuds his right hand into Cummings's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cummings takes a jab right on the kisser.
Blood lands a jab to the nose.
Blood on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Blood thows a body shot but no joy.
Blood works the jab nicely.
Blood slips a jab from Cummings.
Cummings circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blood moves away from the strike by Cummings.
Blood has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cummings walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Blood connects with a right hand. Cummings shakes it off.
Blood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cummings was well out of range. Poor timing from Blood.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blood tests Cummings's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blood lands with a straight right. Cummings didn't see that one coming.
Cummings throws a low kick but Blood avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Outfuh Blood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Archie Cummings's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cummings.
Cummings throws out a loose jab but Blood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blood scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cummings lands with a right hand.
Blood blocks the body kick.
Blood misses with an uppercut.
Cummings walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Blood blocks a jab.
Blood throws a leg kick but Cummings sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cummings misses with a low kick as Blood jumps back.
Jab from Blood.
Blood tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blood moves out of range of the strikes.
Blood staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Blood misses its intended target.
Blood bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cummings.
Cummings swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood throws a jab when Cummings was well out of range.
Blood misses the shot to the body.
Blood throws a hook but Cummings avoids it easily.
Blood misses the shot to the body.
Cummings blocks a jab.
Blood misses with a wild body shot.
Cummings connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blood's hands.
Blood with a hook.
Blood thuds his shin into the meat of Cummings's side.
Blood swings for the body but Cummings moves out of range.
Blood misses with a low kick.
Blood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice combination there by Cummings.
Cummings scoring well with a low kick there.
Blood blocks a jab.
Blood throws a hook to the side of Cummings's head but Cummings sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cummings is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cummings swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blood.
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!
Cummings steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blood.
Cummings throws a lazy right hand but Blood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cummings.
Cummings thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blood's corner calls for a 1-2. Blood obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Blood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blood moves away from the strike by Cummings.
Blood feints and then cracks Cummings's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cummings down.
Cummings ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cummings throws a hook to the side of Blood's head but Blood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cummings throws a solid leg kick but Blood takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cummings.
Cummings misses with a hook.
Cummings takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blood connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cummings swats away the attempt to clinch by Blood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cummings swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cummings throws a shot from downtown. Blood moves away and avoids it.
Cummings throws a jab but it's blocked by Blood.
An inside leg kick lands from Cummings.
A jab from Cummings misses.
Blood blocks the body kick.
Blood keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Blood tests Cummings's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cummings waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blood.
Blood misses with a hook. Cummings ducked under it nicely.
Blood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cummings sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blood scores with a leg kick.
Blood tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cummings.
Blood moves out of range of the strikes.
Cummings looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cummings blocks a low kick nicely.
Cummings cracks Blood with an open hand slap.
A jab from Blood misses.
Blood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cummings.
Cummings staying out of range there.
Blood misses with a straight left.
Cummings misses with a hook.
Blood throws a looping overhand right but Cummings ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blood moves away from the strike by Cummings.
Cummings throws a jab but it's blocked by Blood.
Cummings shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blood ducks right into an uppercut from Cummings.
Cummings misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blood thows a body shot but no joy.
Blood just misses with a punch to the body.
Cummings connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blood's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Outfuh Blood just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Archie Cummings's cut.
That's time! Cummings's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Blood takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cummings takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cummings misses with a hook.
Cummings avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blood throws a jab when Cummings was well out of range.
A jab from Cummings misses.
Blood misses with a low kick.
Blood walks into a left hand.
Blood checks the leg kick nicely there.
Blood throws a hook to the side of Cummings's head but Cummings sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good work by Blood as he checks the leg kick.
Blood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blood moves in looking to clinch but Cummings pushes him off.
Cummings scores with a jab.
Blood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blood misses with a hook.
Blood scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cummings.
Cummings thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blood walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Blood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blood darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cummings takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Blood goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blood lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cummings just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cummings. That's going to slow Blood down.
Blood throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cummings jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blood lands a jab to Cummings's midsection.
Cummings throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blood on the side of the head.
Blood lands a jab to Cummings's midsection.
Cummings getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blood throws a jab but it's blocked by Cummings.
Cummings throws a body punch but Blood moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blood.
Cummings misses with a lunging right hand
and Blood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cummings is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Blood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cummings wants to slow Blood down by chopping away at his legs.
Blood works the jab nicely.
Blood scores with a body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Cummings fails to land with a series of punches.
Cummings misses with a series of wild punches.
Cummings misses with a straight right.
Cummings swinging wildly here.
Cummings uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blood throws a hook but Cummings avoids it easily.
Cummings feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bloods jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Blood fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cummings on the side of the head.
Cummings lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice uppercut lands for Blood. That snapped Cummings's head back.
Cummings gets tackled into the cage by Blood. Blood maintains the clinch.
Cummings misses with the head strike.
Blood misses with a body punch.
Cummings wants to get back to striking at distance but Blood won't allow it.
Cummings blocking some punches.
Blood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cummings looks to throw the jab but Blood is out of range.
Blood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Blood.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blood misses with a leg kick.
Blood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cummings.
Blood slips a straight right by Cummings.
Blood takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cummings doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cummings paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blood misses with a hook.
Blood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cummings sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blood drops his hands momentarily and Cummings takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cummings tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blood was well out of range. Poor timing from Cummings.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cummings pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cummings misses with an uppercut.
Blood misses the shot to the body.
Blood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cummings.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Outfuh Blood dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Archie Cummings's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cummings displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blood throws out the jab.
Cummings misses with a few strikes there.
Blood closes the distance and clinches.
Cummings presses Blood against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Blood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cummings.
Blood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cummings's elbow.
Cummings breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cummings.
Blood misses with a double jab.
Blood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cummings moves away.
Blood throws a hook but Cummings blocks it.
Cummings scores with a nice strike.
Cummings fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cummings misses the jab.
Blood throws a jab but it's blocked by Cummings.
Blood takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blood cracks a nice hook into Cummings's ribs.
Blood misses with a looping left.
Blood connects with a single shot there.
Cummings misses the shot to the body.
Cummings thows a leg kick but Blood checks it
and Blood counters with a stiff right hand.
Cummings throws a sloppy body shot
and Blood counters with a nice body shot.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Cummings misses with a looping left.
Cummings fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blood manages to avoid it.
Cummings uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blood.
Cummings throws a shot from downtown. Blood moves away and avoids it.
Cummings throws a hook but Blood blocks it.
Cummings misses with a low kick.
Blood shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cummings looks to land a right hand but Blood moved out of range.
Cummings 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.
Blood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Blood.
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!
Cummings lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blood misses the shot to the body.
Cummings gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cummings throws a low kick but Blood avoids it.
Cummings throws the left hand but Blood avoids the punch easily.
Blood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blood wants to clinch.
Blood avoids the body shot from Cummings.
Cummings pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood ducks under a wild hook from Cummings.
Blood misses with a looping right.
Blood lands a jab to the nose.
Blood looks to land a left hand but Cummings moved out of range nicely.
Cummings ducks right into an uppercut from Blood.
Blood attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Blood lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blood on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blood moves out of range as Cummings strikes.
Blood's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cummings under the eye.
Good standup being displayed there by Cummings as he connects with a hook.
Cummings lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cummings is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blood.
Blood throws a body punch but Cummings moves out of range.
Blood catches Cummings with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cummings loads up on a big right hand but Blood slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood takes a swing at Cummings's ribcage but misses.
Blood scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blood lands with a cross.
Cummings defending well as Blood loads up on a big left hand.
Blood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cummings was well out of range. Poor timing from Blood.
Cummings throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cummings throws a lazy right hand but Blood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cummings slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blood throws a jab when Cummings was well out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Blood.
Nice cross by Cummings.
Cummings just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cummings swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blood.
Cummings defending well as Blood loads up on a big left hand.
Blood's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cummings under the eye.
Archie Cummings has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cummings manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Outfuh Blood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blood 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 46:49
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 46:49
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Outfuh Blood!
Outfuh Blood is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Outfuh Blood, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Valko Hai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josef Jaeger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
163 lbs
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160 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Valko Hai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josef Jaeger!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaeger looks to score with a jab to the body but Hai is just out of range.
Hai slips under a jab from Jaeger.
Hai shoots for a double leg takedown but Jaeger sprawls well. He's pushed Hai's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hai looks to land a right hand but Jaeger moved out of range.
Hai moves away from the strike by Jaeger.
Jaeger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jaeger counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hai gets back to full guard.
Hai is trying to keep Jaeger in close.
Jaeger stands up over Hai, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jaeger distracts Hai with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaeger postures up.
Jaeger postures up and lands a big shot to Hai's brow.
Hai working for a triangle but Jaeger defends it easily.
Jaeger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jaeger has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hai is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jaeger chips away with some ground and pound.
Jaeger passes Hai's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hai manages to get to full guard.
Hai looking for a sweep. Not yet Hai, not yet.
Hai is working hard here to advance position.
Jaeger lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hai escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jaeger gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaeger postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hai is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jaeger defends well.
Jaeger landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hai controls Jaeger momentarily but Jaeger frees himself.
Jaeger cracks Hai with a solid left hand.
Jaeger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jaeger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hai is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hai working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jaeger doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jaeger manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jaeger controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hai looking for a sweep. Not yet Hai, not yet.
Hai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jaeger's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jaeger postures up.
Jaeger is working Hai over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jaeger connects with a couple of short punches.
Jaeger lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jaeger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hai not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hai working for a triangle but Jaeger defends it easily.
Hai wants to sweep here but Jaeger controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaeger content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hai working for a triangle but Jaeger defends it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaeger postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jaeger works over Hai with some ground and pound from guard.
Jaeger throwing strikes from guard but Hai blocks nicely.
Jaeger keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hai's head.
Jaeger trying to control the position from guard on top but Hai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jaeger scoring with some ground and pound.
Hai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hai tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josef Jaeger dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jaeger with a hook.
Hai has a takedown stuffed.
Hai connects with a single shot there.
Hai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jaeger.
Hai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jaeger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jaeger throws out the jab.
Hai shoots in for a double leg but Jaeger sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jaeger throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Valko Hai has been cut.
Hai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jaeger avoids the body shot from Hai.
Jaeger shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hai napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaeger cracks Hai with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jaeger is working Hai over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaeger is putting a hurting on Hai here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jaeger advances to full mount.
Jaeger working the ground and pound effectively.
Jaeger scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jaeger is landing with some decent strikes but Hai is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hai sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Jaeger landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jaeger looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hai manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hai controls Jaeger momentarily but Jaeger frees himself.
Jaeger chips away with some ground and pound.
Hai manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jaeger wants to hold on but Hai pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hai wants to control the pace but Jaeger is squirming around nicely.
Jaeger is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hai is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Jaeger can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Jaeger bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Jaeger trying to control the position from guard on top but Hai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jaeger content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jaeger scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hai keeping moving, preventing Jaeger from controlling successfully.
Jaeger got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hai has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jaeger has managed to get both his arms back between Hai's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaeger postures up in Hai's guard and throws a big left but Hai blocks it.
Hai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jaeger works over Hai with some ground and pound from guard.
Hai had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jaeger defends it easily.
Hai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jaeger.
Jaeger avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jaeger engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jaeger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hai is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jaeger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jaeger lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jaeger postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hai is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jaeger with a nice head shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hai is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hai seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jaeger does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hai is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jaeger defends it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hai lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josef Jaeger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Valko Hai's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hai just misses with a punch to the body.
Hai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaeger.
Jaeger lands a lovely overhand right.
Hai shoots for a takedown but Jaeger saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jaeger closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hai did well to prevent Jaeger getting side control.
Jaeger lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jaeger scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jaeger scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jaeger is trying to control the action in half guard but Hai is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full 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!
Hai trying to control here.
Jaeger prevents Hai from improving his position.
Jaeger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaeger scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jaeger is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jaeger passes the guard and advances to mount!
Jaeger looking to finish Hai with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hai!
Jaeger lands a nice shot to the head.
Jaeger unloading with bombs!
Jaeger lands a big shot there that rocks Hai but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hai is working to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jaeger dominating with strikes here.
Hai is rocked!
Hai takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Jaeger's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josef Jaeger! Josef Jaeger retains his lightweight title!
Josef Jaeger spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Karwoski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Murray might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to KO muzik. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
218 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirk Karwoski!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray checks a leg kick nicely.
Karwoski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Murray checks it well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Murray is defended easily by Karwoski.
Murray has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Karwoski finds it's way round the side to connect with Murray's head.
Murray ducks under a wild hook from Karwoski.
Karwoski takes a swing at Murray's ribcage but misses.
Murray throws a right hand that misses
and Karwoski counters with a low kick, right behind Murray 's knee.
Murray lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Murray.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Karwoski defending against the ground and pound.
Murray throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Murray wants to lay and pray for a moment but Karwoski keeps working.
Murray scoring with punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Murray.
Karwoski on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Karwoski avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Murray.
The ground and pound from Murray seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The referee asks Murray politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Murray prefers to stall for the moment though.
Karwoski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Murray fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Karwoski is looking to regain half guard here but Murray keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karwoski prevents Murray from improving position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Murray are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The strikes coming from Murray are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Murray is looking to take a break and control but Karwoski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Murray working the ground and pound.
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!
Murray working the ground and pound but Karwoski is defending the strikes.
Karwoski parries the strikes from Murray easily there. Murray is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Karwoski to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray tries to advance to mount but Karwoski denies him.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Murray works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Murray throws an elbow but Karwoski slips to the side and avoids it well.
Murray wants to lay and pray for a moment but Karwoski keeps working.
Karwoski tries to improve position but can't.
Murray is working Karwoski over with some ground and pound from side control.
Karwoski taking punishment in the form of punches.
Karwoski is trying to control Murray's posture but Murray avoids it.
Murray tries to advance to mount but Karwoski denies him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murray in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Murray throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Karwoski takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The strikes coming from Murray are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Murray misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Murray working the ground and pound but Karwoski is defending the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murray is chipping away with strikes.
Murray throws a strike aimed at the side of Karwoski's head but Karwoski avoids it well.
Murray working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Murray dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Murray moves out of range as Karwoski strikes.
Murray will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Murray here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Murray throws a lazy right hand but Karwoski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murray cracks a nice hook into Karwoski's ribs.
Murray misses with an uppercut.
Murray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karwoski misses with a straight left.
Murray works the jab nicely.
Karwoski throws a leg kick but Murray checks it.
Murray punishes Karwoski's body with a nice straight punch.
Murray scores with a nice head shot.
Murray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karwoski can do to turn this around?
Murray lands a nice shot that snaps Karwoski's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karwoski slips a jab from Murray.
Oooooh!!! Murray has knocked Karwoski down with a huge combo! Murray steps away and waves a wobbly Karwoski back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Karwoski is rocked!
It looks like Kirk Karwoski has been cut.
Murray misses with a takedown attempt - Karwoski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lee Murray is winning the standup battle so far.
Karwoski needs to keep his hands up - Murray had a free shot at his head there.
Karwoski is still on wobbly legs! Can Murray finish him?
Kirk Karwoski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Karwoski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Karwoski seems to have recovered his senses.
Murray throws a hook but Karwoski avoids it easily.
Karwoski blocks a head kick by Murray.
Murray misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murray. Karwoski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good exchange - Karwoski coming out on top.
Karwoski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Karwoski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murray shoots in but Karwoski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Murray drops Karwoski with a beautiful combination! Karwoski stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Murray is looking for the KO!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murray cracks Karwoski on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Karwoski falls backwards against the cage. Murray follows up with more strikes that drop Karwoski to his knees. Murray keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Karwoski! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Murray!
A relieved looking Lee Murray 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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pop
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