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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Kvasov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kvasov has chosen Diskoteka avaria-Nebo as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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202 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roman Kvasov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kvasov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henry scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Henry takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Henry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kvasov.
Henry swings for the body but Kvasov moves out of range.
Kvasov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kvasov cracks Henry with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Henry looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Kvasov finish him?
Henry is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry throws a hook but Kvasov blocks it.
Oh Henry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Henry.
Kvasov scores with a shot to the body.
Henry seems to have got his legs back now.
Kvasov is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Kvasov shuts the power down on Henry. Lights out, game over! Kvasov is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Roman Kvasov!
Roman Kvasov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igor Kotzlowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cowboy Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Kotzlowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cowboy Henry!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kotzlowski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Henry is pulling down on Kotzlowski's head. It's preventing any offense from Kotzlowski, at least for the moment.
Kotzlowski trying to control but Henry is working from the bottom.
Henry wants to stand and escape but Kotzlowski is having none of it.
Henry avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Henry can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kotzlowski controls the pace.
Kotzlowski throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotzlowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Henry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Igor Kotzlowski has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Henry. That snapped Kotzlowski's head back.
Kotzlowski lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kotzlowski is defended easily by Henry.
Henry throws a poor cross that misses
and Kotzlowski counters with a single leg into guard. Henry didn't expect that.
Henry is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kotzlowski is controlling him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kotzlowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Henry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kotzlowski wants to control from the top but Henry keeps moving.
Kotzlowski throwing strikes from guard but Henry blocks nicely.
Kotzlowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Henry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kotzlowski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kotzlowski wants to get up but he can't break Henry's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotzlowski postures up in Henry's guard and throws a big left but Henry blocks it.
Kotzlowski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kotzlowski preventing the sweep.
Kotzlowski drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Henry manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kotzlowski has Henry in his guard.
Henry lands a couple of elbows.
Henry is looking to work some ground and pound but Kotzlowski has wrist control.
Henry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kotzlowski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kotzlowski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Henry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kotzlowski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Henry lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Henry landing with the ground and pound.
Henry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Henry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Henry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kotzlowski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Henry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kotzlowski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Henry throws a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Henry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Henry working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
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 Igor Kotzlowski will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Henry shoots in for a double leg but Kotzlowski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice takedown defense from Henry. No joy for Kotzlowski on that attempt.
Henry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kotzlowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henry moves into the clinch successfully.
Kotzlowski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Henry's efforts to push away.
Henry drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kotzlowski gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Henry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Henry throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kotzlowski was covering up waiting for the punch and Henry finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kotzlowski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Henry's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotzlowski wants to control from the top but Henry keeps moving.
Kotzlowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Henry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kotzlowski wants to control from the top but Henry keeps moving.
Kotzlowski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kotzlowski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kotzlowski postures up in Henry's guard and throws a big left but Henry blocks it.
Henry trying to keep a closed guard but Kotzlowski is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kotzlowski trying to control but Henry is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kotzlowski forces his way into half guard.
Kotzlowski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kotzlowski working over Henry with some ground and pound. Henry looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kotzlowski tries to pass the half guard into mount. Henry knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kotzlowski trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry is refusing to be controlled, as Kotzlowski sits in half guard.
Henry is looking to improve his position.
Kotzlowski stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Henry to get to his feet.
Kotzlowski shoots and misses
and Henry counters by clinching up.
Henry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kotzlowski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kotzlowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Kotzlowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kotzlowski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Henry.
Henry lands a glancing blow to the side of Kotzlowski's head.
Kotzlowski has a takedown stuffed.
Henry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Henry. No joy for Kotzlowski on that attempt.
Kotzlowski throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Henry tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kotzlowski is in Henry's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kotzlowski throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kotzlowski stopping the sweep attempt from Henry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Kotzlowski dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kotzlowski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henry.
Kotzlowski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Henry as he jumps to the side.
Henry connects with the punch.
Kotzlowski has Henry up against the cage in a clinch.
Henry tries to break free but Kotzlowski pushes him back against the cage.
Henry working hard to break the clinch.
Kotzlowski keeps control of Henry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kotzlowski keeps control of Henry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Henry working hard to break the clinch.
Kotzlowski is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kotzlowski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Henry tries to circle away but Kotzlowski has him pinned against the cage.
Henry is trying to push Kotzlowski away but Kotzlowski has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Henry breaks from the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Henry. Those never looked like landing.
Igor Kotzlowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kotzlowski closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kotzlowski looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Henry won't allow Kotzlowski to pass to mount.
Henry is staying active underneath Kotzlowski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Henry slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Henry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kotzlowski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cowboy Henry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kotzlowski is looking to advance position but Henry has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kotzlowski?
Henry landing strikes from the mount.
Henry with shots to the head and body - Kotzlowski looks very uncomfortable down there.
Henry landing strikes from the mount.
Kotzlowski throwing hammer fists to the chest of Henry. What's that going to do exactly?
Henry working Kotzlowski over with strikes here.
Igor Kotzlowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry landing shots from mount.
Kotzlowski is rocked!
Kotzlowski takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Henry's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cowboy Henry!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denard Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvid Nordemar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arvid Nordemar will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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World class boxer
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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
14 - 9 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Denard Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arvid Nordemar!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nordemar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Black swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nordemar is looking to clinch but Black is avoiding it.
Black avoids the head kick by Nordemar.
Black swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Black misses with a straight right.
Nordemar closes the distance looking to clinch
and Black counters with a one-two to the body.
Nordemar doesn't manage to clinch there - Black circles away.
Nordemar tries to clinch
and Black counters with a series of strikes. Nordemar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Black throws out a loose jab but Nordemar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nordemar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Black paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nordemar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nordemar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Black cracks Nordemar with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Nordemar looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Black finish him?
Nordemar is rocked!
Black swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nordemar is still on wobbly legs! Can Black finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nordemar darts in trying to clinch
and Black counters with a right hand from hell and Nordemar is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Denard Black!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hans De Vries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Björn Giller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Vries's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Duke Lion. 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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157 lbs
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167 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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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
23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hans De Vries!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Björn Giller!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giller shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A head kick misses from Giller.
Giller misses with a body shot.
De Vries misses with the combination.
Giller punishes De Vries's body with a nice straight punch.
De Vries scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Giller rushes De Vries and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Giller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Giller.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Vries.
De Vries lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Giller backs up against the cage.
De Vries tries to keep at a distance but Giller has taken the fight into the clinch.
Giller lands an uppercut.
Giller tries for a takedown but De Vries manages to get underhooks.
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!
De Vries gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Giller.
Hans De Vries has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Björn Giller.
De Vries throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giller is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. De Vries can't fight it off and eventually Giller manages to take the fight to the floor. De Vries looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Giller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Vries has control of Giller's left arm, preventing Giller from doing any damage.
Giller throws a big right hand that misses.
Giller working some strikes from top position.
Giller postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giller wants to get up but he can't break De Vries's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
De Vries utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Giller trying to control the position from guard on top but De Vries is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Giller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as De Vries holds on and takes a little breather.
Giller is looking to work some ground and pound but De Vries has wrist control.
Giller cracks De Vries with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De Vries is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Vries preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Vries controls Giller momentarily but Giller frees himself.
Giller has gone for a leg lock! De Vries slips out almost immediately though and dives into Giller's guard.
De Vries lands a couple of decent looking shots.
De Vries throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Giller works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vries trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Giller manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Giller tries to stand but De Vries is controlling from the bottom.
Giller throws a big right hand that misses.
Giller postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giller throws an elbow that misses. De Vries uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Giller's guard. Nice move by De Vries!
De Vries throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Björn Giller dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
De Vries tried to score with a low kick but Giller checks it.
De Vries moves in looking to clinch but Giller pushes him off.
Giller throws a nice looking combination but De Vries bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Vries closes the distance and pushes Giller back into the cage.
Giller blocks a body shot from De Vries.
De Vries landing knees to the head.
Giller tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. De Vries smiles and moves away.
Giller throws the left hand but De Vries avoids the punch easily.
Good exchange - Giller coming out on top.
Björn Giller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Vries throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Vries misses with a looping left.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Giller checks a leg kick.
Giller on the wrong end of a nice jab.
De Vries throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Vries dodges the punch combination from Giller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Vries keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
De Vries throws a front kick aimed at Giller's knee but Giller avoids it well.
Giller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Vries moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hans De Vries seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giller drives through and clinches with De Vries against the cage.
De Vries swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Giller has De Vries pressed against the cage.
Giller has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by De Vries after a bit of a struggle.
De Vries swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Vries misses with some punches.
Giller is looking for a takedown.
Hans De Vries has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Björn Giller.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Giller.
Giller manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
De Vries passes Giller's left leg - he's now in half guard.
De Vries lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vries seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Giller does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Giller is looking to control De Vries's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Giller avoid being mounted?
De Vries missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Vries wants to pass to mount but Giller is defending the position.
Giller is trying to control but can't.
Björn Giller has got the better of the ground game so far.
De Vries wants to free his trapped foot but Giller is holding on for dear life with his legs.
De Vries throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Giller to regain full guard.
De Vries looking to pass the guard.
De Vries has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
De Vries cracks Giller with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giller pulls De Vries in close to his closed guard and prevents De Vries from doing any damage or advancing position.
De Vries wants to control from the top but Giller keeps moving.
Giller controls De Vries momentarily but De Vries frees himself.
De Vries throws a strike but Giller rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
De Vries wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giller throwing strikes from guard but De Vries blocks nicely.
Giller wants to pass the guard but De Vries is keeping the position.
De Vries has his hands on Giller's head, controlling the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Giller decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Vries blocking the ground and pound attempt from Giller.
Giller is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
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 Hans De Vries will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Giller closes the distance and clinches.
De Vries throws an elbow that misses.
De Vries tries to score a body lock takedown but Giller shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
With the fighters up against the cage, De Vries throws an elbow but misses.
De Vries is fighting off a takedown attempt but Giller is just too persistent for him and manages to trip De Vries to the mat. De Vries regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Giller trying to stand up but can't free himself from De Vries's guard.
Giller wants to stand and escape but instead De Vries has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Giller looking for a sweep. Not yet Giller, not yet.
De Vries postures up in Giller's guard and throws a big left but Giller blocks it.
De Vries postures up and lands a big shot to Giller's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Giller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
De Vries with a nice head shot there.
Giller looking for a sweep. Not yet Giller, not yet.
Giller is trying to keep De Vries in close.
De Vries with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
De Vries trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Giller manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
De Vries preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Giller lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giller with a flurry of punches that miss.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now De Vries is on top in guard.
Giller has momentary wrist control but De Vries slips an elbow through the middle.
De Vries preventing the sweep.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giller lands a decent shot there.
De Vries preventing the sweep.
De Vries throws a big elbow that misses.
De Vries advances position into side control!
Giller can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giller tries to bench press De Vries off him but De Vries keeps the position.
Giller is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked De Vries off and has taken his back!
De Vries trying to survive by controlling the hands.
Giller missing with strikes from the back.
Giller is not going to allow De Vries to sit and survive in this position.
Giller struggling to land strikes to the head as De Vries covers up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giller missing with strikes from the back.
Giller throws strikes from the back but De Vries rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by De Vries.
Giller is looking to work some ground and pound but De Vries has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Giller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Vries avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Giller throws an elbow that misses. De Vries uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Giller's guard. Nice move by De Vries!
And that's the end of the fight!
Björn Giller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Giller has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Björn Giller!
Björn Giller was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benedikt Pushkar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Pitbull (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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290 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benedikt Pushkar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Pitbull!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pushkar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pitbull sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pushkar misses with a takedown attempt - Pitbull sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pitbull swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice takedown defense from Pitbull. No joy for Pushkar on that attempt.
Pitbull tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pushkar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pushkar avoids the head kick by Pitbull.
A shot to the liver by Pitbull. Beautiful body shot.
Pitbull digs a good hook to Pushkar's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pushkar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pitbull thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pushkar throws an overhand right that lands on Pitbull's shoulder, as Pitbull tries to avoid the shot.
Pitbull misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull avoids the body shot from Pushkar.
Pushkar misses with an uppercut.
Pitbull tries to clinch but Pushkar is having none of it.
Pushkar throws a head kick that misses.
Pushkar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pitbull's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pushkar.
Johnny Pitbull is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pitbull attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A swing and a miss from Pitbull.
Pushkar looks to score with a jab to the body but Pitbull is just out of range.
Pushkar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Pushkar misses.
Pushkar misses with a takedown
and Pitbull counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benedikt Pushkar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pushkar is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pitbull clinches up against the cage.
Pitbull throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pushkar goes for a takedown attempt but Pitbull pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pushkar blocks a jab.
Pushkar darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pitbull pushes Pushkar off looking to stand but Pushkar dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pushkar with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pitbull tries to kick Pushkar off but Pushkar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pushkar wants to control but Pitbull is keeping him busy.
Pitbull is trying to stand back up but Pushkar is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pushkar moves nicely into side control.
Pitbull tries to escape but Pushkar is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pushkar wants to control but Pitbull is keeping him busy.
Pitbull is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Pushkar is controlling him well.
Pushkar trying to control the action but Pitbull is working from the bottom.
Pushkar is really struggling to control Pitbull but he's trying to hold on to the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pitbull is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Pushkar has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Pitbull dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pitbull swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pitbull misses with an uppercut.
Johnny Pitbull is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pitbull avoids a kick to the body.
Pushkar tried to score with a low kick but Pitbull checks it.
Johnny Pitbull seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pitbull finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pitbull jabs Pushkar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pushkar walks into a left hand.
It looks like Benedikt Pushkar has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pitbull is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Pitbull shuts the power down on Pushkar. Lights out, game over! Pitbull is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Johnny Pitbull!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pes Barbos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfred Hammarskjold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammarskjold has chosen Rasmus på luffen - Luffarvisan as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Pes Barbos had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pes Barbos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alfred Hammarskjold!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammarskjold takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Alfred Hammarskjold has been cut.
Barbos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hammarskjold circles away quickly and effectively.
Barbos digs a good body shot into Hammarskjold's ribs.
Hammarskjold shoots in for a takedown but Barbos shows good takedown defense.
A right-left combo lands from Barbos.
Hammarskjold will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barbos misses with a double jab.
Barbos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbos moves into the clinch successfully.
Barbos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barbos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hammarskjold scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammarskjold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barbos breaks from the clinch.
Good exchange - Barbos coming out on top.
Hammarskjold looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hammarskjold trying to control but Barbos is working from the bottom.
Hammarskjold controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hammarskjold wants to control from the top but Barbos keeps moving.
Barbos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hammarskjold accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammarskjold throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barbos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barbos throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hammarskjold uses it to pass to side control.
Hammarskjold in side control lands a decent elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammarskjold lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hammarskjold tries to advance to mount but can't.
Barbos struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammarskjold looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Barbos is avoiding damage well.
Barbos avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hammarskjold.
Hammarskjold tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hammarskjold throws a strike aimed at the side of Barbos's head but Barbos avoids it well.
The ground and pound from Hammarskjold seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hammarskjold throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hammarskjold scores with punches from side control.
Barbos is rocked!
The crowd goes nuts as Hammarskjold knocks Barbos out cold with a massive hammerfist! Hammarskjold Jumps to his feet and climbs on top of the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alfred Hammarskjold!
Alfred Hammarskjold is the new heavyweight champion!
Alfred Hammarskjold decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kesuke Miyagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marijo Palavra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miyagi's entrance music is Your'e The Best Around. A fine choice. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Marijo Palavra was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Kesuke Miyagi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marijo Palavra!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palavra fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Miyagi avoids it really well and circles away.
Palavra looks for a takedown but Miyagi sprawls well.
Miyagi has managed to clinch.
Palavra managing to block the knees to the body from Miyagi.
Palavra can't get the takedown.
Kesuke Miyagi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marijo Palavra.
Palavra blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Palavra is trying to pull guard but Miyagi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Miyagi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Palavra.
Palavra jumps guard but Miyagi stands there with Palavra around his waist. Palavra gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Miyagi misses with a knee to the head.
Miyagi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Palavra.
Palavra wants to take the fight to the mat but Miyagi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyagi taking a breather.
Miyagi missing with knees to the body.
Palavra jumps guard and drags Miyagi to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Miyagi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Miyagi passes Palavra's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Palavra tries to get to full guard but Miyagi has control of the leg.
Miyagi wants to stand but Palavra has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Palavra regains full guard. Nicely done.
Palavra being controlled here, momentarily.
Palavra bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Miyagi's guard.
Miyagi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Palavra.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palavra lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Palavra throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Miyagi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Miyagi wants to stand up but Palavra is controlling him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miyagi is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Palavra can't get the takedown.
Palavra is trying to pull guard but Miyagi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Miyagi stalls.
Palavra is trying to trip Miyagi. He has hold of a leg but Miyagi is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Palavra persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Palavra is working Miyagi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Miyagi keeping moving, preventing Palavra from controlling successfully.
Miyagi wants to get back to his feet but Palavra is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Palavra has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Palavra makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Miyagi pushes Palavra off and gets back to his feet.
Miyagi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miyagi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miyagi scoring well with a low kick there.
Miyagi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Miyagi tries to clinch up but Palavra circles away and keeps his distance.
Palavra shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Palavra missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Miyagi is trying to stand back up but Palavra is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Palavra trying to control from half guard but Miyagi is working away.
Palavra looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miyagi pushes Palavra off looking to stand but Palavra dives back in and keeps control.
Palavra looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Miyagi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Palavra throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Palavra thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Miyagi's head.
Miyagi is trying to stand up here but Palavra is controlling him well.
Palavra is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miyagi looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miyagi trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marijo Palavra will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Miyagi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Palavra.
Palavra looks for a takedown but Miyagi sprawls well.
Miyagi throws a nice head kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Miyagi. That's going to slow Palavra down.
Palavra tries to clinch up but Miyagi circles away and keeps his distance.
Palavra shoots in but no luck this time.
Kesuke Miyagi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marijo Palavra.
Palavra looks for the body kick but Miyagi saw that one coming.
Miyagi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Palavra.
Palavra fails with a takedown attempt.
Palavra tries to clinch there but Miyagi circles away.
Marijo Palavra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palavra is breathing heavily.
Palavra tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Miyagi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Miyagi.
Palavra looks to land a combination but Miyagi avoids it well.
Palavra takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyagi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Palavra.
Palavra tries to keep at a distance but Miyagi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Palavra tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Miyagi smiles and moves away.
Palavra throws a right and a left that both miss.
Palavra looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Miyagi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Palavra shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Miyagi as he jumps to the side.
Palavra fails with a takedown attempt.
Miyagi throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Miyagi has Palavra up against the cage in a clinch.
Miyagi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Palavra avoiding damage as Miyagi throws knees to the body.
Palavra on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Palavra jumps guard but Miyagi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Miyagi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Palavra avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Miyagi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Palavra blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Palavra tries to pull guard but Miyagi holds him up against the cage and eventually Palavra drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi stalling the fight.
Miyagi landing knees to the head.
Miyagi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miyagi stalling.
Miyagi trying to land knees to the body.
Miyagi stalling in the clinch but Palavra improves position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Miyagi obliges.
Palavra jumps guard but Miyagi stands there with Palavra around his waist. Palavra gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Miyagi leaning against his opponent.
Miyagi is trying to maintain a safe position but Palavra gets an underhook and turns Miyagi into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kesuke Miyagi.
Miyagi slaps away a takedown attempt from Palavra, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No luck for Palavra with that takedown attempt.
Marijo Palavra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miyagi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Palavra shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Miyagi pinned against the cage. Miyagi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Miyagi, right into the meat.
Miyagi clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palavra drops down looking for an ankle pick but Miyagi pulls his leg out and moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miyagi connects with an inside leg kick.
Palavra fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kesuke Miyagi dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
An inside leg kick lands from Miyagi.
Miyagi doesn't manage to clinch there - Palavra circles away.
Miyagi scores with a leg kick.
Miyagi clinches up against the cage.
Miyagi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Palavra is working for takedown but Miyagi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Miyagi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Miyagi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Miyagi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Palavra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Miyagi missing with knees to the body.
Palavra's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyagi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Palavra is defending well for now.
Miyagi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Palavra.
Miyagi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Palavra goes for a takedown attempt but Miyagi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kesuke Miyagi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marijo Palavra.
Miyagi feints and then cracks Palavra's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Palavra down.
Kesuke Miyagi is winning the standup battle so far.
Palavra takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Palavra gets tackled into the cage by Miyagi. Miyagi maintains the clinch.
Knees to the body from Miyagi.
Miyagi is struggling to control the position.
Miyagi lands a good knee to the midsection. Palavra won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miyagi stalls.
Kesuke Miyagi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kesuke Miyagi.
Miyagi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Palavra misses with a takedown attempt - Miyagi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Palavra shoots for a double leg takedown but Miyagi sprawls well. He's pushed Palavra's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Palavra.
A slapping body kick lands there for Miyagi.
Miyagi closes the distance and pushes Palavra back into the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Miyagi obliges.
Miyagi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Miyagi stalling.
Miyagi seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Miyagi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Palavra lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Miyagi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Palavra up against the cage.
Miyagi lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miyagi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Miyagi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kesuke Miyagi.
Palavra takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Miyagi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Palavra takes a step back to recover.
Miyagi moves into range and clinches up with Palavra.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palavra jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Miyagi walks away with a smile on his face. Palavra gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Palavra fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Miyagi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kesuke Miyagi clearly takes that 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.
Miyagi clinches up with Palavra and pushes him back against the cage.
Miyagi lands a knee to the body.
Miyagi with a knee to the head.
Palavra has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Miyagi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Knees to the body from Miyagi.
Miyagi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Palavra in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Miyagi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Miyagi lands a good knee to the midsection. Palavra won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miyagi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Miyagi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Palavra is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Miyagi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Palavra is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kesuke Miyagi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marijo Palavra.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyagi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Palavra in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Miyagi effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Miyagi for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Miyagi prevents the takedown attempt.
Miyagi lands a nice knee to the body.
Miyagi controlling the action here for a moment.
Knees to the body from Miyagi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Miyagi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kesuke Miyagi.
Palavra fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Miyagi avoids it really well and circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Miyagi, right into the meat.
Miyagi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miyagi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Palavra can do to turn this around?
Miyagi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Miyagi avoids the head kick by Palavra.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Palavra.
Miyagi has closed the distance and engaged Palavra in a clinch.
Miyagi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Palavra takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi slowing the pace effectively.
Palavra goes for a takedown in the clinch but Miyagi prevents it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Miyagi obliges.
Miyagi is stalling here.
Miyagi landing knees to the body.
Miyagi pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kesuke Miyagi.
Miyagi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Palavra.
Palavra shoots in for a takedown but Miyagi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Miyagi has Palavra up against the cage in a clinch.
Palavra jumps guard but Miyagi stands there with Palavra around his waist. Palavra gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Miyagi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miyagi gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kesuke Miyagi had his way with Marijo Palavra in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Miyagi moves out of range of the body kick.
Miyagi scores with a leg kick.
Palavra shoots in and drives through. Miyagi sprawls well.
Palavra looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Palavra looks for a takedown but Miyagi sprawls well.
Kesuke Miyagi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marijo Palavra.
Palavra closes the distance and clinches up with Miyagi, looking for a takedown. Palavra pushes Miyagi against the cage but Miyagi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Miyagi slaps away a takedown attempt from Palavra, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Miyagi throws a head kick but Palavra moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Miyagi, right into the meat.
Palavra is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Miyagi pushes Palavra up against the cage in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Palavra is trying to trip Miyagi. He has hold of a leg but Miyagi is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Palavra persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyagi has his feet on Palavra's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Palavra shoots for a takedown but Miyagi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Miyagi.
Palavra tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Miyagi swivels and escapes.
Miyagi scores with a push kick.
Good leg kick by Miyagi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Miyagi throws a head kick that misses.
Miyagi throws a head kick that misses.
Miyagi drives through and clinches with Palavra against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Miyagi.
Palavra managing to block the knees to the body from Miyagi.
Miyagi missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palavra is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Miyagi to keep the fight standing.
Palavra blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miyagi stalling against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palavra jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Miyagi walks away with a smile on his face. Palavra gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Palavra shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Miyagi as he jumps to the side.
Palavra fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Palavra as he checks the leg kick.
Palavra closes the distance and clinches up with Miyagi, looking for a takedown. Palavra pushes Miyagi against the cage but Miyagi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kesuke Miyagi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Palavra shoots in looking for a takedown. Miyagi tries to sprawl out of it but Palavra keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Miyagi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Miyagi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A good leg kick by Miyagi.
Miyagi throws a head kick that Palavra semi-blocks.
Miyagi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Palavra tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Palavra on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Miyagi. Miyagi obviously looking to wear him down.
Miyagi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Palavra is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miyagi is looking to slow Palavra down with leg kicks.
Palavra is still on wobbly legs! Can Miyagi finish him?
Palavra darts in trying to clinch
and Miyagi counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Miyagi looks at the referee who does nothing so Miyagi lands a crushing right that sends Palavra to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kesuke Miyagi!
Kesuke Miyagi retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath Kesuke Miyagi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tam Zeus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rojas comes to the cage accompanied by Brother Ali - Uncle Sam Goddamn. Zeus is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Open Road. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tam Zeus was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arturo Rojas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tam Zeus!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rojas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zeus thows a body shot but no joy.
Rojas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zeus checks it well.
Zeus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rojas moves away.
Rojas tries to clinch but Zeus moves out of range.
Rojas thows a body shot but no joy.
Arturo Rojas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zeus scores with a shot to the body.
Rojas thuds a left hand into Zeus's body.
Zeus wants to clinch up but Rojas keeps it at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Zeus.
Zeus misses with a body shot.
Rojas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zeus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rojas just misses with a punch to the body.
Zeus is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rojas rather than just go for the knockout.
Rojas throws a head kick but Zeus moves out of range.
Rojas avoids the body shot from Zeus.
Zeus gets a double leg takedown into Rojas's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rojas being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeus trying to control the position from guard on top but Rojas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zeus drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Zeus jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Zeus won't allow Rojas to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rojas pulls Zeus in to control the position.
Zeus forces his way into half guard.
Rojas trying to control here.
Zeus is looking for a kimura here.
Rojas is trying to control but Zeus manages to pass to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeus lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Zeus pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Zeus has control of Rojas's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Rojas regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zeus wants to control the pace but Rojas is squirming around nicely.
Zeus controlling his opponent.
Zeus throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Rojas has his hands clasped together but Zeus breaks the hold and Rojas is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Zeus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tam Zeus! Tam Zeus retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Tam Zeus, 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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