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SNF 6 | Shaunessey vs Reynolds PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gideon Draper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarquin Fortune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fortune has chosen Going the Distance - Bill Conti as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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150 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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157 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gideon Draper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tarquin Fortune!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Draper throws a right hand that Fortune ducks under and follows up with a left that Fortune also avoids with ease.
Draper throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Draper misses with a low kick.
Fortune misses with a takedown attempt - Draper sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fortune connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Draper gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Fortune to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Draper not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fortune wants to pass the guard but Draper is keeping the position.
Fortune trying to control but Draper is working from the bottom.
Fortune trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortune trying to control the position from guard on top but Draper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tarquin Fortune wasn't active enough on the ground.
Fortune fails with a takedown attempt.
Draper digs a good hook to Fortune's body.
Fortune shoots for a double leg takedown but Draper sprawls well. He's pushed Fortune's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gideon Draper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tarquin Fortune.
Draper misses with a hook
and Fortune counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draper slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Draper is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Draper is looking to take a break and control but Fortune is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Draper stops Fortune from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortune is not content to let Draper control the position.
Draper prevents Fortune from standing back up.
Draper landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fortune wants to control but Draper is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Draper stops Fortune from getting back to his feet.
Draper lands strikes from half guard.
Fortune has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Draper is working away from the top position though.
Fortune keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Draper trying to control the action but Fortune is working from the bottom.
Fortune keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Draper is trying to control. Fortune wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fortune is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draper not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Draper prevents Fortune from standing back up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fortune trying to control but Draper postures up.
Draper lands with a punch from half guard.
Draper thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fortune keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fortune is looking to escape.
Fortune is refusing to be controlled, as Draper sits in half guard.
Fortune avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Draper.
Draper thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Draper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fortune wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draper thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fortune wants to control but Draper is keeping busy.
Draper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fortune defending well though.
Fortune is refusing to be controlled, as Draper sits in half guard.
Fortune tries to roll over but Draper keeps him under control.
Draper lands strikes from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draper is thwarting Fortune's attempts to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fortune wants to improve his position but Draper is controlling well.
Draper is nestled in close to Fortune, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
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 Gideon Draper will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fortune pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice cross by Fortune.
Draper closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Draper takes a swing at Fortune's ribcage but misses.
Fortune closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fortune swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Draper gets underhooks to prevent Fortune's takedown attempt.
Draper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Draper thows a body shot but no joy.
Fortune loads up on a big right hand but Draper slips the punch.
Draper throws the left hand but Fortune avoids the punch easily.
Draper lands a glancing blow to the side of Fortune's head.
Draper blocks a head kick by Fortune.
No joy there for Fortune, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draper scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Draper digs a good hook to Fortune's body.
Draper lands with a shot to the body.
Fortune ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Draper takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Draper scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Draper jabs at Fortune's body.
Draper 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draper moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tarquin Fortune is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice uppercut lands for Draper. That snapped Fortune's head back.
A leg kick checked by Fortune.
Fortune fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draper throws a wild body kick that Fortune sees coming a mile off.
Fortune plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Draper misses with a body shot.
Draper slips under a jab from Fortune.
Draper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fortune loads up on a big right hand but Draper slips the punch.
Fortune avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fortune.
Draper is looking to wear down Fortune with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Draper throws a low kick but Fortune avoids it.
Draper throws a combination. Fortune tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A slow jab from Draper misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draper tries a head kick but it misses.
Fortune throws a sloppy head kick and Draper moves out of range easily.
Draper shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fortune eats them both and turns towards Draper to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Draper stuns Fortune with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A head kick misses from Fortune.
Fortune is breathing heavily.
Fortune wants to clinch.
Gideon Draper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fortune uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Draper.
Fortune looks to throw the jab but Draper is out of range.
Draper uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draper throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fortune's corner calls for a 1-2. Fortune obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Draper with a jab.
Draper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fortune moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fortune misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Draper lands a jab to the nose.
Draper listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fortune ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Draper.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fortune throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Draper.
Draper misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fortune tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gideon Draper dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Draper.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fortune.
Draper attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Draper is looking to score with low kicks.
Fortune misses with a head kick.
Fortune lands with a slapping head kick.
Draper is rocked!
Fortune throws a quick head kick that knocks Draper silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Fortune is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tarquin Fortune!
After winning the bout, Tarquin Fortune 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Keel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Nevin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nevin's choice of entrance music: Twin Atlantic - Free. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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144 lbs
6 - 2 - 1 |
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25
142 lbs
9 - 5 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, John Keel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Bill Nevin!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keel throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Keel misses.
Nevin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nevin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Keel.
Keel misses with a straight left.
Nevin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nevin misses the shot to the body.
Nevin scores with a leg kick.
A jab from Nevin finds it's way through Keel's defenses.
Keel rushes Nevin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nevin misses with a punch on the inside.
Keel pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nevin is trying to stall.
Nevin misses with a knee strike.
A right hand to the body from Keel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nevin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Keel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nevin doesn't seem bothered though.
Keel is looking to score with low kicks.
Nevin misses with a double jab.
Keel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nevin throws a chopping leg kick but Keel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nevin lands a jab to Keel's midsection.
Keel misses with a body shot.
Nevin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Keel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nevin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nevin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Keel lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nevin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Keel counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Keel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nevin's sensitive parts.
Nevin misses with a wild body shot.
Nevin misses with an uppercut
and Keel counters with a left and a right that stings Nevin.
Keel lands an overhand right.
A bone on bone clash there as Keel blocks the leg kick.
Keel throws a big shot that misses.
Keel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Keel checks a leg kick.
Keel thows a body shot but no joy.
Keel connects with an inside leg kick.
Keel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nevin fails to land with a series of punches.
Keel tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keel misses with a left hand
and Nevin counters with a two punch combo.
No joy there for Keel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nevin misses the shot to the body.
Keel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A punch lands to the side of Keel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nevin lands with a cross.
Keel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nevin scores with a jab. Keel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nevin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Keel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nevin on the side of the head.
Nevin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nevin misses with a looping right.
Keel throws out a loose jab but Nevin uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keel slips a straight right by Nevin.
Nevin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keel was well out of range. Poor timing from Nevin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nevin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nevin throws a shot to the body.
Keel avoids the body shot from Nevin.
Keel throws a shot to the body.
Keel tries to clinch but Nevin moves out of range.
Nevin blocks the body kick.
A shot to the body from Keel misses
and Nevin counters with a nice body shot.
Keel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nevin.
Keel is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nevin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Nevin.
Keel wants to clinch up but Nevin keeps it at a distance.
Nevin throws a looping overhand right but Keel ducks down to avoid it.
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 John Keel will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Keel looks for the body kick but Nevin saw that one coming.
Keel scores with a body shot.
Nevin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Keel connects with a nice looking jab.
Keel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nevin cracks Keel with a good jab.
Keel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nevin.
Nevin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keel moves away.
Keel throws a lazy body kick
and Nevin counters with a nice leg kick.
Nevin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nevin lands a head kick. Keel smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nevin digs a good body shot into Keel's ribs.
Keel throws a front kick that sends Nevin stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nevin feints and then cracks Keel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Keel down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keel throws a hook but Nevin blocks it.
Keel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Keel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nevin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nevin.
Some wild striking there from Keel.
Nevin takes a swing at Keel's ribcage but misses.
Nevin looks to throw the jab but Keel is out of range.
Nevin throws a low kick, looking for Keel's leg but Keel calmly moves out of range.
Nevin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Keel moves into the clinch successfully.
Keel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Keel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nevin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Keel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That kick from Nevin tenderised Keel's leg. Keel is trying to keep his angry face on.
John Keel is winning the standup battle so far.
Nevin stuns Keel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nevin misses with an uppercut. Keel saw that one coming.
That kick from Nevin tenderised Keel's leg. Keel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nevin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Some bone on bone action there as Nevin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nevin moves away from the strike by Keel.
Keel tries to clinch there but Nevin circles away.
Nevin just misses with a punch to the body.
Nevin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Keel rather than just go for the knockout.
Nevin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nevin checks a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Keel blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Nevin.
Nevin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Nevin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Keel scores with a jab to the head.
A combination from Nevin does no damage.
Keel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nevin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Keel tries to clinch up.
Keel throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Keel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nevin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Keel throws a wild body kick that Nevin sees coming a mile off.
Nevin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Keel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nevin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Keel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nevin scores with a body shot.
Keel lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nevin will feel that in the morning.
Nevin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keel manages to avoid it.
Nevin scores with a nice head shot.
Nevin wants to land a leg kick but Keel is out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Keel.
Nevin lands the left hand.
Keel misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Keel darts in and clinches Nevin up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Nevin.
Keel tries to throw a body punch but Nevin avoids it by throwing Keel back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Nevin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bill Nevin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Keel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nevin lands a nice shot that snaps Keel's head back.
Nevin looks to score with a jab to the body but Keel is just out of range.
Nevin cracks Keel with an open hand slap.
Nevin misses with a low kick.
Nevin takes a swing at Keel's ribcage but misses.
Keel punishes Nevin's body with a nice straight punch.
Nevin 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.
Nevin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Keel throws a sloppy head kick
and Nevin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nevin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Keel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nevin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Keel scrambles back to his feet.
Keel just misses with a punch to the body.
Keel just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Keel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keel throws a body kick that misses
and Nevin counters with a nice body kick.
Nevin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Keel.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Keel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nevin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nevin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Keel.
Keel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nevin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Keel - the referee stops the clock and Nevin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Keel. Nevin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Keel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nevin's head.
Keel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nevin moves away.
Keel misses with an uppercut.
Keel throws a lazy right hand but Nevin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Keel thows a body shot but no joy.
Keel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nevin lands a right hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Nevin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keel misses with a right hand
letting Nevin counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Keel. Nevin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keel tries to clinch up but Nevin circles away and keeps his distance.
Nevin cracks the inside of Keel's front leg.
Keel is looking to clinch but Nevin is avoiding it.
Nevin digs a good hook to Keel's body.
Keel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nevin was well out of range. Poor timing from Keel.
Nevin ducks under a wild hook from Keel.
Keel throws out a loose jab but Nevin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nevin thuds a left hand into Keel's body.
Nevin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nevin throws a right hand that Keel ducks under and follows up with a left that Keel also avoids with ease.
Nevin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevin misses with a low kick.
Nevin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Keel moves into the clinch.
Keel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nevin working hard to break the clinch.
Nevin throws a head punch that misses.
Nevin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keel dodges an elbow strike from Nevin.
Nevin lands a hook that snaps the head of Keel backwards.
Keel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Keel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nevin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nevin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Keel throws an overhand right that lands on Nevin's shoulder, as Nevin tries to avoid the shot.
Nevin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nevin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Keel misses with a body shot.
Keel misses with a wild body shot.
Nevin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nevin. That's going to slow Keel down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab by Keel.
Nevin wants to land a leg kick but Keel is out of range.
Nevin dips to his left and cracks Keel with an uppercut!
Keel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nevin to score with a decent uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Keel dodges the punch combination from Nevin.
Nevin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Keel instigates a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bill Nevin.
I think Nevin 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Nevin!
Bill Nevin took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Love you mum!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Troy Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kullervo Pelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pelli comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Juha Vainio - Nakkila kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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240 lbs
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266 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Troy Glover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kullervo Pelli!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelli lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Troy Glover has been cut.
Glover misses with a body kick.
Glover chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pelli takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pelli misses with a body shot.
Pelli lands a lovely overhand right.
Glover tries to clinch but Pelli moves out of range.
Pelli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Glover is defended easily by Pelli.
Pelli misses with a few strikes there.
Pelli misses the shot to the body.
Pelli buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pelli drops Glover with a huge uppercut! Glover drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Pelli is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kullervo Pelli!
Kullervo Pelli took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, CEC Nutrition Q160 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zbigniew Mlotek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Yauch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mlotek comes to the cage accompanied by The Prodigy - Their Law. Yauch is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fight For Your Right To Party. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
177 lbs
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179 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zbigniew Mlotek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam Yauch!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mlotek shoots in for a takedown but Yauch shows good takedown defense.
Zbigniew Mlotek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yauch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mlotek.
Nice defenses there by Yauch.
Yauch takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A big left from Mlotek misses.
Mlotek takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab from Mlotek finds it's way through Yauch's defenses.
Yauch defending well as Mlotek loads up on a big left hand.
Mlotek fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yauch, pushing him back against the cage.
Yauch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yauch is trying to break the clinch but Mlotek has him pressed against the cage.
Yauch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yauch lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yauch scores with a sloppy right hand. Mlotek should have avoided that one.
Yauch cracks the inside of Mlotek's front leg.
Mlotek throws a jab but it's blocked by Yauch.
Yauch lands a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Mlotek. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mlotek.
Mlotek doesn't manage to clinch there - Yauch circles away.
Yauch stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yauch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mlotek manages to avoid it.
Yauch thows a body kick. Mlotek tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mlotek throws a hook to the side of Yauch's head but Yauch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yauch circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yauch counters with a head kick. That will keep Mlotek thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Yauch digs a good body shot into Mlotek's ribs.
Mlotek throws an off balance right hand
and Yauch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yauch pushes Mlotek away with a front kick.
Mlotek is breathing heavily.
Yauch lands a nice shot that snaps Mlotek's head back.
Mlotek is rocked!
Yauch moves in close and cracks Mlotek with a massive right hand! Mlotek, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Yauch!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adam Yauch!
Adam Yauch 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 Henkka Seppala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seppala's entrance music is Children of Bodom - Smile pretty for the devil. A fine choice. Henkka Seppala could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dennis Bird's chin.
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194 lbs
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195 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henkka Seppala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dennis Bird!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seppala will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bird tried to score with a low kick but Seppala checks it.
Seppala checks a low kick from Bird.
Bird tries to score a power double leg takedown but Seppala sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bird somewhat.
Seppala lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bird is defended easily by Seppala.
Seppala misses the shot to the body.
Bird shoots in looking for a takedown but Seppala manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bird's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Henkka Seppala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Bird.
Seppala blocks a leg kick.
Seppala ducks under a wild hook from Bird.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Seppala.
Seppala misses with a hook.
Seppala feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Bird sprawling to the canvas! Bird rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Seppala finish him?!
Bird is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bird tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Seppala is able to avoid easily.
Bird slips under a jab from Seppala.
Seppala lands a slapping body shot.
Bird scores with a spinning back kick!
Seppala checks the leg kick.
Bird throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bird shoots in but no luck this time.
Bird connects with an inside leg kick.
Seppala avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henkka Seppala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Seppala avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird clinches.
Bird tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Seppala.
Bird wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bird working hard to break the clinch.
Seppala breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bird tries to clinch but Seppala is having none of it.
Seppala is looking to score with low kicks.
Bird moves out of range of the body kick from Seppala.
Bird throws a push kick but Seppala slaps the foot to one side.
Seppala keeps the fight on the outside.
Seppala keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Seppala tries to bum rush Bird with a series of wild strikes but Bird uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Seppala blocks the leg kick.
Bird just misses with a punch to the body.
Bird missing with a left hand there. Seppala was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Seppala looks to throw the jab but Bird is out of range.
Bird looks to score with a jab to the body but Seppala is just out of range.
Bird tries to land a body kick
and Seppala counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Seppala bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bird's head.
Seppala misses with a low kick.
Bird displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Seppala throws out the jab.
Seppala throws a body kick that misses.
Seppala slaps away a takedown attempt from Bird, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Seppala lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seppala misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seppala lands with an overhand left.
Seppala misses with a wild body shot.
Bird tries to clinch up.
Bird throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bird cracks Seppala with an open hand slap.
Seppala defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bird.
Seppala avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bird doesn't manage to clinch there - Seppala circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seppala throws a shot from downtown. Bird moves away and avoids it.
Bird tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seppala was well out of range. Poor timing from Bird.
A good leg kick by Bird.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henkka Seppala dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bird lands with a right hand.
Seppala pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bird is out of range and Seppala settles back down.
Seppala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henkka Seppala is winning the standup battle so far.
Seppala looks to score with a jab to the body but Bird is just out of range.
Seppala cracks Bird with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bird looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Seppala finish him?
Bird is still on wobbly legs! Can Seppala finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bird throws a looping overhand right but Seppala ducks down to avoid it.
Seppala looks to throw the jab but Bird is out of range.
Seppala lands a right hook to the body.
Bird bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Seppala comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Bird falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Bird was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Henkka Seppala!
Henkka Seppala seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Varshik Gerich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Fry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gerich comes to the cage accompanied by NEW BDSM Whore. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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25
157 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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31
168 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
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World class MT
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Varshik Gerich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Fry!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Gerich both land. Nice combination.
Gerich scores with a leg kick.
Fry lands with a cross.
Gerich blocks a leg kick.
Gerich wants to clinch.
Gerich keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Fry.
Gerich misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Gerich. Those never looked like landing.
Gerich scores with a decent looking hook.
Fry dodges the punch combination from Gerich.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gerich has a takedown stuffed.
Gerich attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fry throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gerich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gerich cracks Fry with a good jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gerich.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fry, right into the meat.
Gerich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gerich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fry was well out of range. Poor timing from Gerich.
Gerich tries to move into range but Fry moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gerich throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fry 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.
Gerich jabs Fry right on the nose. Fry blinks but takes it well.
Gerich thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice takedown defense from Fry. No joy for Gerich on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Varshik Gerich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gerich rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fry cracks the inside of Gerich's front leg.
Varshik Gerich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fry throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gerich loads up on a big right hand but Fry slips the punch.
Fry buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fry lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gerich is rocked!
Gerich chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fry can pounce on him.
Oh Gerich is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fry feints a jab and as Gerich dips his head, Fry unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Gerich right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Gerich falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Fry smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jack Fry!
During a confident post fight interview, Jack Fry thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leopold Stotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Hyypia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hyypia is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Al Bowlly - Hang out the stars in Indiana. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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23
275 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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24
301 lbs
10 - 4 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leopold Stotch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sami Hyypia!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyypia connects with a solid leg kick.
Stotch cracks Hyypia with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hyypia lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Leopold Stotch has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stotch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stotch lands a lovely overhand right.
Stotch missing with a left hand there. Hyypia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stotch throws a shot from downtown. Hyypia moves away and avoids it.
Hyypia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A swing and a miss from Stotch.
Hyypia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hyypia tests Stotch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hyypia cracks Stotch with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stotch wants to clinch but Hyypia slips to the side
and Hyypia counters with a crisp right hand that drops Stotch! Hyypia lets Stotch back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Stotch is rocked!
Leopold Stotch's cut is getting worse.
Stotch walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Hyypia swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sami Hyypia!
A very excited looking Sami Hyypia 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Third Dag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevie Gonzales (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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270 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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248 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Third Dag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stevie Gonzales!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dag shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gonzales as he jumps to the side.
Dag changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gonzales tries to avoid it but Dag manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gonzales to the ground. Gonzales escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dag takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Third Dag has been cut.
Gonzales with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horrible takedown by Dag or perhaps it was just good defense by Gonzales which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Third Dag. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dag dives in and grabs Gonzales's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gonzales pushes down on Dag's head and hops out.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dag is defended easily by Gonzales.
Dag gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Gonzales gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stevie Gonzales!
Stevie Gonzales decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Cierra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elbrys Gora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gora is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cadillac Records - Howlin' Wolf Sings . Carlos Cierra has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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24
285 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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272 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Cierra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Elbrys Gora!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gora takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cierra throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gora misses with an uppercut.
Cierra takes a swing at Gora's ribcage but misses.
Cierra lands a body shot.
Cierra moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Elbrys Gora has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cierra throws a head kick that Gora semi-blocks.
Cierra thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gora misses with a double jab.
Cierra gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gora to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cierra has control of Gora's left arm, preventing Gora from doing any damage.
Cierra is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cierra keeping moving, preventing Gora from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cierra had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gora defends it easily.
Gora pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cierra is keeping the position for now.
Gora is standing up over Cierra. Cierra looks to escape but Gora dives into side control.
Cierra manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gora's best efforts.
Cierra is trying to stand up here but Gora is controlling him well.
Gora throwing shots but Cierra is blocking nicely.
Gora passes to side control.
Gora working the ground and pound.
It looks like Carlos Cierra has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gora trying to control the action but Cierra is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cierra wants to get back to his feet.
Gora is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cierra knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cierra is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cierra gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Gora breaks from Cierra's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gora trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cierra is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gora goes for an armbar but Cierra turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Cierra.
Cierra wants to stand and escape but instead Gora has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Cierra wants to stand and escape but Gora is having none of it.
Gora stopping the sweep attempt from Cierra.
Cierra working for a triangle but Gora defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gora is pushing down on Cierra's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cierra is fighting to maintain full guard but Gora has managed to sneak the leg through.
Cierra is staying active underneath Gora, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gora seems to be looking for submissions.
Gora is trying to control. Cierra wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gora is looking for a kimura here.
Cierra slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cierra wants to get back to his feet but Gora passes into half guard.
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 Carlos Cierra will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cierra tries to clinch but Gora is having none of it.
Cierra connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cierra looks to land a body kick but Gora moved away.
Gora shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cierra lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cierra goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gora shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cierra as he jumps to the side.
Cierra lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cierra tries to clinch there but Gora circles away.
Cierra thuds his right hand into Gora's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That has opened up Elbrys Gora's cut even more.
Gora shoots for a takedown but Cierra saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Carlos Cierra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elbrys Gora.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gora throws a poor cross that misses
and Cierra counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gora is breathing heavily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cierra.
Carlos Cierra is winning the standup battle so far.
Cierra looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cierra lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cierra goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gora has a takedown stuffed.
Cierra clinches.
Cierra lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cierra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cierra has Gora pushed against the cage.
Cierra lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The cut above Elbrys Gora's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gora blocks a body shot from Cierra.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gora manages to break the clinch.
Cierra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cierra misses with a body kick.
Cierra 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.
Gora uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cierra.
Cierra uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cierra looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cierra is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cierra scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cierra ducks under a wild hook from Gora.
Cierra gets a clinch.
Cierra connects with a knee to the head.
Cierra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gora avoids it.
Cierra connects with a knee to the head.
Elbrys Gora's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Elbrys Gora's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Carlos Cierra!
In his post fight interview, Carlos Cierra started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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