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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dalton Pressnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Chandler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chandler is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Script - Hall of Fame ft. will.i.am. Dalton Pressnell has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
0 - 24 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dalton Pressnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Chandler!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pressnell tries for a takedown but Chandler circles away easily
and Chandler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chandler pushes Pressnell up against the cage in a clinch.
Pressnell is pressed up against the cage. Chandler has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pressnell down to the mat. Pressnell avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Chandler gets the takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Chandler is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
It looks like Chandler might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
You can see the frustration on Pressnell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pressnell tries to buck Chandler off but Chandler is having none of it.
Chandler just content to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler lands a decent elbow from side control.
Pressnell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chandler on the ground.
Chandler taking a breather here.
Chandler is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pressnell has escaped the position, nice work there.
Chandler lands a nice forearm strike.
Chandler scoring with punches and elbows.
Chandler in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pressnell is not content to let Chandler control the position.
Chandler scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pressnell is working to avoid the ground and pound but Chandler connects with a decent elbow.
Chandler connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pressnell some visible discomfort.
Chandler lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pressnell down.
Chandler working the body and head with strikes.
Pressnell is rocked!
Chandler takes a little break here. Pressnell wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Check out the look on Chandler's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pressnell is not content to let Chandler control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pressnell takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The referee asks Chandler politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Chandler prefers to stall for the moment though.
Let's hope that Chandler has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Chandler is looking to take a break and control but Pressnell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pressnell taking punishment in the form of punches.
Chandler has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pressnell being controlled for a moment.
Pressnell is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pressnell is looking for a sweep.
Chandler is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Pressnell wants to get back to his feet but Chandler drags him back down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chandler taking a breather here.
Chandler looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pressnell is trying to get back to half guard.
Pressnell is trying to escape the position but Chandler is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Chandler dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chandler closes the distance and pushes Pressnell back into the cage.
Chandler is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pressnell misses with an elbow strike.
Pressnell misses with a knee to the head.
Chandler goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pressnell prevents it.
Pressnell fails to pull guard.
Pressnell misses with a knee strike.
Chandler turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Chandler looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Chandler tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chandler has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chandler tries for a kimura but Pressnell is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler happy to just control the position for now.
Pressnell is looking to reverse the position.
Chandler is chipping away with strikes.
Pressnell is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Chandler is controlling him well.
Pressnell takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Chandler happy to just control the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler landing strikes.
Chandler tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chandler remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Chandler lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Chandler in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Chandler is working Pressnell over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Pressnell tries to improve position but can't.
Pressnell is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
James Chandler has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pressnell is trying to escape the position but Chandler is controlling the position.
Check out the look on Chandler's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Chandler is putting a hurting on Pressnell here, landing some big shots from side control.
Chandler happy to just control the position for now.
Chandler cracks Pressnell with a big right hand but Pressnell just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Oh Pressnell is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Pressnell seems to have got his legs back now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chandler looks up at the clock and then as Pressnell takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Chandler smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Chandler in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Pressnell looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Chandler turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Chandler!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, James Chandler made sure he mentioned Damnfield clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valodia Smirnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hill comes to the cage accompanied by Its Raining Men. 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 Valodia Smirnov was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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135 lbs
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155 lbs
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kenny Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Valodia Smirnov!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smirnov is looking to clinch but Hill is avoiding it.
Smirnov doesn't manage to clinch there - Hill circles away.
Hill moves into the clinch successfully.
Hill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smirnov tries for a takedown but Hill sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hill takes the fight into the clinch.
Hill drags the fight down to the ground.
Smirnov working some strikes from top position.
Hill is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hill is looking for a triangle but Smirnov pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smirnov throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smirnov prevents Hill from getting back to his feet.
Smirnov trying to control the position from guard on top but Hill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hill avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hill looking to control.
Smirnov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Smirnov asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hill wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Smirnov goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hill has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Smirnov but great work by Hill.
Smirnov tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Smirnov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Smirnov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hill haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Smirnov taking a bit of punishment here - Hill scoring with strikes.
Hill is putting a hurting on Smirnov here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hill lands some shots froms side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hill wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hill working the head with strikes.
Hill working the head with strikes.
The ground and pound from Hill seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Smirnov is trying to control Hill's posture but Hill avoids it.
Hill working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hill is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Smirnov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Smirnov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill wants to get back to his feet.
Smirnov manages to get to full guard.
Hill throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hill tries to stand but Smirnov is controlling from the bottom.
Hill connects with a couple of short punches.
Smirnov has Hill pulled in close to control his posture.
Smirnov has a closed guard, preventing Hill from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smirnov is on top in guard.
Smirnov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smirnov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smirnov postures up in Hill's guard and throws a big left but Hill blocks it.
Smirnov preventing the sweep.
Hill is trying to keep Smirnov in close.
Smirnov with a nice head shot there.
Smirnov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hill's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smirnov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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!
Smirnov stopping the sweep attempt from Hill.
Hill looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hill has momentary wrist control but Smirnov slips an elbow through the middle.
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 Kenny Hill will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hill's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hill has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smirnov tries to land a knee to the head but Hill blocks with his arms.
Hill has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Smirnov is trying to keep an underhook but Hill manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Hill wants to take a breather but Smirnov is having none of it.
Hill wants to stand up but Smirnov has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Smirnov holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Smirnov wants to control but Hill is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Smirnov taking some punishment here, with Hill in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hill is working away from the top position though.
Smirnov is trying to get back to full guard.
Smirnov is looking to control Hill's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smirnov avoid being mounted?
Smirnov moves into full guard.
Smirnov working a defensive guard here.
Hill wants to stand but Smirnov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hill throws a big right hand that misses.
Hill trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smirnov trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill won't allow Smirnov to sweep him here.
Hill wants to stand but Smirnov is controlling his posture from full guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hill here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Smirnov pulls Hill in close to prevent any damage.
Smirnov keeping moving, preventing Hill from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hill has managed to clinch.
Smirnov missing with knees to the body.
Smirnov looking to throw knees to the head but Hill is blocking nicely.
Hill has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Smirnov is trying to keep an underhook but Hill manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smirnov is trying to get back to full guard.
Smirnov is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill is trying to control the action in half guard but Smirnov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Smirnov trying to control here.
It looks like Hill is going to stand back up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hill missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hill is looking to take a break and control but Smirnov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hill wants to stand but Smirnov has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Smirnov is holding on to half guard well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kenny Hill wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hill has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hill drags the fight down to the ground.
Kenny Hill overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hill is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smirnov is controlling him.
Smirnov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hill is trying to keep Smirnov in close.
Smirnov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smirnov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Smirnov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Smirnov throwing strikes from guard but Hill blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Hill dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Smirnov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hill gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smirnov scores a nice knee to the body.
Smirnov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hill blocks it with crossed arms.
Smirnov is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hill is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Smirnov to the mat. Smirnov regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Hill throwing strikes from guard but Smirnov blocks nicely.
Smirnov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hill's guard.
Smirnov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hill had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Smirnov defends it easily.
Smirnov forces his way into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hill wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill is defending against the submission attempts here by Smirnov.
Hill is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Smirnov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hill is looking for a sweep. Smirnov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Smirnov there.
Smirnov tries to pass to full mount but Hill defends it.
Hill is looking for a sweep. Smirnov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hill is trying to stand.
Smirnov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smirnov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smirnov lands a nice short elbow.
Smirnov moves into full mount! Hill won't be happy about that!
Smirnov lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill really wants to buck Smirnov off and get back to his feet.
Smirnov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hill?
Smirnov with good strikes from the mount here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smirnov lands with some strikes.
Hill is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Smirnov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hill hang on?
Smirnov landing punches.
Hill is in a horrible position here. Smirnov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Smirnov with shots to the head and body - Hill looks very uncomfortable down there.
Smirnov content just to control the position here.
Hill is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Smirnov avoids the attempt from Hill to control.
The referee warns Hill that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hill tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smirnov lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hill is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Smirnov raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hill wants to get back to his feet.
Smirnov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Smirnov breaks from Hill's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hill tries to lock up and control but Smirnov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov working the ground and pound effectively.
Smirnov with the ground and pound from mount.
Hill tries to buck Smirnov off but he can't manage it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Valodia Smirnov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smirnov raining down shots from the mount!
Hill is in a horrible position here. Smirnov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kenny Hill is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smirnov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hill can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hill is bucking up trying to escape but Smirnov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Smirnov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hill is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Hill tries to lock up and control but Smirnov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Smirnov unloading with bombs!
Smirnov avoids the attempt from Hill to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Valodia Smirnov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hill has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Hill!
After the big win, Kenny Hill made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 (5% Laundry SALE) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jager Statsy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Inclan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rafael Inclan told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jager Statsy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafael Inclan!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Statsy stuffs the takedown attempt from Inclan. Inclan gets slowly back to his feet.
Inclan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Inclan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Statsy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Inclan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Statsy to counter with a crisp jab.
Statsy connects with a nice looking jab.
Rafael Inclan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Statsy leaves Inclan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jager Statsy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Inclan.
Inclan tries for a takedown but Statsy circles away easily
and Statsy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Inclan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Statsy circles away.
Statsy fails to land with a series of punches.
Inclan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Statsy scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Statsy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Statsy!
No luck for Inclan with that takedown attempt.
Statsy throws a push kick but Inclan slaps the foot to one side.
Statsy scores with a takedown into Inclan's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Statsy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Statsy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Inclan on the ground.
Statsy throwing strikes from guard but Inclan blocks nicely.
Inclan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Statsy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Statsy stands and throws Inclan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Statsy is looking to take a break and control but Inclan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Statsy working the head and body with strikes.
Statsy misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Statsy is chipping away with strikes.
Statsy looks up at the clock and then as Inclan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Statsy smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Statsy scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Inclan to see if he's OK.
Statsy is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Statsy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Statsy decides to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Statsy shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Inclan is trying to defend but Statsy finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Statsy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Inclan taking some punishment here, with Statsy in his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Statsy is looking to take a break and control but Inclan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Statsy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jager Statsy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Inclan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Inclan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A cross from Statsy lands.
Inclan fails with the takedown
and Statsy counters with a nice uppercut.
Statsy thuds a left hand into Inclan's body.
Statsy clinches up against the cage.
Inclan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Statsy crunches a lovely knee into Inclan's ribcage.
Statsy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Statsy closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jager Statsy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Statsy working the head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inclan tries to escape but Statsy is in control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Statsy is putting a hurting on Inclan here, landing some big shots from side control.
Inclan throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Inclan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Statsy decides to stand up, so the ref orders Inclan to his feet.
Statsy looks to land a body kick but Inclan moved away.
Statsy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inclan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Statsy is fending him off so far but Inclan persists. Nope, Statsy circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd cheers as Statsy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Inclan doesn't seem phased though.
Inclan shoots in but Statsy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jager Statsy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Inclan.
Nice takedown defense from Statsy. No joy for Inclan on that attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Statsy scores with a four punch combination!
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!
Inclan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Statsy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Inclan moves out of range as Statsy strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Statsy as Inclan shoots in.
Jager Statsy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Inclan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Statsy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Inclan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Inclan is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Statsy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Inclan counters with a left and a right that stings Statsy.
Inclan tries to clinch up but Statsy circles away and keeps his distance.
Inclan takes one to the side of the head.
A left lands for Statsy.
Statsy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Statsy with a hook.
Statsy lands the left hand.
Inclan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Statsy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Inclan misses with a body punch
and Statsy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Statsy lands a head shot.
No luck for Inclan with that takedown attempt.
Statsy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Inclan as he jumps to the side.
Statsy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Inclan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Statsy tries to avoid it but Inclan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Statsy to the ground. Statsy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Inclan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Statsy counters with a left and a right that stings Inclan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Inclan fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Inclan wants to clinch up but Statsy keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jager Statsy dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Statsy misses with a kick to the body.
Statsy tries a low kick but Inclan avoids it.
Inclan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Statsy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Inclan.
Statsy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Inclan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Statsy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Statsy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Statsy is looking to work some ground and pound but Inclan has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Statsy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Inclan's head.
Inclan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Statsy is aware though and is defending well.
Statsy cracks Inclan with a solid left hand.
Statsy lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Statsy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Inclan is working an open guard so Statsy takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Inclan tries to clinch
and Statsy counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inclan tries to clinch but Statsy moves out of range.
Statsy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Inclan moves away from the strike by Statsy.
Inclan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Inclan misses with a few strikes there.
Statsy cracks Inclan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Statsy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Statsy keeps the fight on the outside.
Inclan throws a hook but Statsy avoids it easily.
Statsy throws a chopping leg kick but Inclan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inclan fails to land the takedown.
Statsy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Statsy grinds an elbow into Inclan's temple.
Inclan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Statsy working the head and body with strikes.
Statsy connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Inclan some visible discomfort.
Jager Statsy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Statsy is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Inclan's shoulder. That is not cool.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Statsy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jager Statsy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Statsy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jager Statsy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vojislav Georgijevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vojislav Georgijevic is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
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198 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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, George Hicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vojislav Georgijevic!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hicks ducks under a wild hook from Georgijevic.
Hicks moves into the clinch.
Georgijevic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hicks avoids it.
Georgijevic misses with a knee strike.
Hicks gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Georgijevic.
Georgijevic tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Georgijevic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hicks is keeping busy.
Hicks lands an elbow just above Georgijevic 's eye.
It looks like Vojislav Georgijevic has been cut.
Hicks has Georgijevic pressed against the cage.
Hicks has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Georgijevic after a bit of a struggle.
Georgijevic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hicks is defending well for now.
Hicks breaks from the clinch.
Hicks lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Georgijevic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hicks looks to score with a jab to the body but Georgijevic is just out of range.
Hicks closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hicks throws an elbow but Georgijevic slips to the side and avoids it well.
Georgijevic throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Hicks fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hicks looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Georgijevic sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Georgijevic actively working from the bottom here.
Hicks seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Georgijevic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Georgijevic wants to get back to his feet.
Hicks wants to stand but Georgijevic has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Georgijevic looking for subs from the bottom but Hicks mounts him!
Hicks has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Georgijevic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hicks lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Georgijevic is working to get back to half guard.
Hicks avoids the attempt from Georgijevic to control.
Hicks looking to ground and pound but Georgijevic is blocking nicely.
Georgijevic wants to control but Hicks is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hicks looking to ground and pound but Georgijevic is blocking nicely.
Georgijevic wants to hold on but Hicks pushes him away.
Georgijevic manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks wants to stand but Georgijevic has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Georgijevic won't allow Hicks to pass to mount.
Hicks prevents Georgijevic from improving his position.
Hicks wants to control but Georgijevic is keeping him busy.
Georgijevic looking for subs from the bottom but Hicks mounts him!
Georgijevic tries to reverse the position but Hicks maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hicks putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Georgijevic is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks tries to control but Georgijevic wriggling away.
Hicks working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hicks prevents Georgijevic from getting the reversal.
Hicks throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Georgijevic wants to control but Hicks is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Georgijevic is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Georgijevic is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Hicks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vojislav Georgijevic's cut.
That's time! Hicks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Georgijevic tries to clinch up but Hicks circles away and keeps his distance.
Hicks tries to clinch there but Georgijevic circles away.
Georgijevic is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hicks's half guard.
Hicks trying to control here.
Hicks is trying to get back to full guard.
Georgijevic is trying to control. Hicks wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
It looks like Georgijevic is going to stand back up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Georgijevic controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Vojislav Georgijevic.
Hicks shoots in but no luck this time.
Georgijevic doesn't manage to clinch there - Hicks circles away.
Hicks keeps the fight on the outside.
Georgijevic is looking to clinch but Hicks is avoiding it.
George Hicks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Georgijevic shoots in looking for a takedown. Hicks tries to sprawl out of it but Georgijevic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hicks manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Danga de danga de dang - Hicks scores with a four punch combination!
Georgijevic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hicks sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hicks lands with a shot to the body.
Georgijevic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Georgijevic tries to sprawl but Hicks drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Georgijevic is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Georgijevic looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Georgijevic is breathing heavily.
Hicks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Georgijevic defending well though.
Hicks is trying to control the action in half guard but Georgijevic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hicks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hicks not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Georgijevic makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Georgijevic.
Georgijevic scores with a nice shot.
Georgijevic working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hicks doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hicks manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hicks controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Georgijevic looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Georgijevic working for submissions but it's allowed Hicks to get to half guard.
Georgijevic is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hicks pulls his head out easily.
Hicks passes to side control.
Georgijevic is trying to work for a sweep but Hicks has mounted him!
Georgijevic defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks raining down shots from the mount!
Georgijevic can't escape the position.
Hicks scoring with strikes but Georgijevic is staying in there.
Hicks working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hicks trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hicks blocks Georgijevic's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hicks trying to control but Georgijevic is having none of it.
Georgijevic keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
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 George Hicks will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vojislav Georgijevic's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Georgijevic moves in looking to clinch but Hicks pushes him off.
Georgijevic has a takedown stuffed.
Hicks drives through with a takedown into guard.
Georgijevic has his foot on Hicks's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hicks works his way back into a safe position though.
George Hicks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hicks got a little sloppy there for a moment and Georgijevic has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hicks has managed to get both his arms back between Georgijevic's legs - danger averted.
Georgijevic looking for subs off his back but Hicks has passed one foot through into half guard.
Hicks wants to pass to mount but Georgijevic is defending the position.
Georgijevic looking for submissions off his back.
Georgijevic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hicks trying to control the action but Georgijevic is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Georgijevic looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Georgijevic is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hicks pulls his head out easily.
Hicks is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hicks thows a huge punch but Georgijevic dodges it nicely.
Hicks seems to be working for a kimura but Georgijevic defends the submission attempt.
Hicks is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Georgijevic doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks decides to stand and escape the position.
Georgijevic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Georgijevic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hicks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Georgijevic misses with an uppercut.
Hicks misses with a head kick.
Hicks gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Georgijevic gets underhooks to prevent Hicks's takedown attempt.
Hicks is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Georgijevic tries to work over Hicks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Georgijevic misses with a knee strike.
Georgijevic gets control of Hicks's arms and successfully pulls guard. Georgijevic will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hicks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Georgijevic is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Hicks dives into side control.
Georgijevic is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hicks lands an elbow.
Hicks is looking to take a break and control but Georgijevic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Georgijevic is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Georgijevic is looking to escape.
Georgijevic is trying to get back to full guard.
Hicks looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hicks wants to control but Georgijevic is keeping him busy.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Georgijevic looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Hicks pushes past his half guard into mount!
Hicks working Georgijevic over with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Georgijevic is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hicks landing strikes, looking to finish!
Vojislav Georgijevic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
George Hicks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Georgijevic is trying to escape the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Hicks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hicks has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Hicks!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cesar Sampaio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Alan (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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145 lbs
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148 lbs
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cesar Sampaio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thomas Alan!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sampaio throws a right and a left that Alan avoids nicely.
Alan doesn't manage to clinch there - Sampaio circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Sampaio scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Thomas Alan has been cut.
Sampaio throws a push kick but Alan slaps the foot to one side.
Sampaio misses with a kick to the body.
Sampaio throws a sloppy head kick and Alan moves out of range easily.
Alan avoids the head kick by Sampaio.
Alan 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.
Alan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sampaio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sampaio lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Alan is rocked!
Alan avoids the head kick by Sampaio.
Alan is still on wobbly legs! Can Sampaio finish him?
Alan tries to close the distance and clinch but Sampaio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sampaio misses with a head kick.
Alan avoids the head kick by Sampaio.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid body kick from Sampaio.
Sampaio throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sampaio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sampaio sprawls well initially but Alan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Alan wants to take a breather but Sampaio is having none of it.
Alan drops an elbow to the side of Sampaio's head.
Sampaio is staying active underneath Alan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sampaio manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sampaio has his foot on Alan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Alan works his way back into a safe position though.
Sampaio is breathing heavily.
Alan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sampaio is keeping the position for now.
Alan controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampaio is looking for a triangle but Alan pushes his legs off easily.
Alan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sampaio has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Alan has managed to get both his arms back between Sampaio's legs - danger averted.
Alan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sampaio's head.
Alan trying to control but Sampaio is working from the bottom.
Alan seems to have recovered his senses.
Alan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Alan trying to control but Sampaio is working from the bottom.
Alan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Alan preventing the sweep.
Alan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Thomas Alan.
Sampaio lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alan wants to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sampaio misses with a few strikes there.
Alan is looking to clinch.
Alan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Alan lands in his opponent's guard.
Sampaio is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Alan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Alan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Alan is pushing down on Sampaio's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sampaio is fighting to maintain full guard but Alan has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sampaio pushes Alan off looking to stand but Alan dives back in and keeps control.
Alan is looking to take a break and control but Sampaio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sampaio moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Alan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sampaio keeping moving, preventing Alan from controlling successfully.
Sampaio is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alan is controlling him.
Alan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sampaio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sampaio looking for a sweep. Not yet Sampaio, not yet.
Sampaio working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Alan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Alan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sampaio looking to control.
Sampaio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sampaio looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alan lands a couple of elbows.
Sampaio keeping moving, preventing Alan from controlling successfully.
Sampaio is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Alan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Alan passes Sampaio's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Alan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sampaio trying to control from the bottom.
Alan controlling the pace.
Alan is pressing down on Sampaio's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sampaio is holding on for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Alan lands a nice short elbow.
Sampaio wants to control but Alan is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thomas Alan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thomas Alan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A big left from Sampaio misses.
Sampaio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Alan moves into the clinch successfully.
Alan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sampaio!
Alan landing a few strikes.
Sampaio is trying to control Alan's posture but Alan avoids it.
Alan working the head with strikes.
Alan trying to control the action but Sampaio is working from the bottom.
Sampaio regains half guard.
Sampaio is staying active underneath Alan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sampaio moves into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sampaio had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Alan defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alan trying to control the position from guard on top but Sampaio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alan lands a couple of elbows.
Sampaio throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Alan trying to control the position from guard on top but Sampaio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alan lands a couple of digs.
Sampaio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sampaio is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Alan defends well.
Sampaio working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sampaio has his foot on Alan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Alan works his way back into a safe position though.
Alan trying to control the position from guard on top but Sampaio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alan is working Sampaio over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sampaio keeping full guard, as Alan tries to pass.
Alan trying to control the position from guard on top but Sampaio 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.
Alan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sampaio haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sampaio looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sampaio escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Alan passes Sampaio's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sampaio looking for submissions off his back.
Thomas Alan has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sampaio trying to control but Alan postures up.
Sampaio is looking to improve his position.
Alan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sampaio is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Alan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sampaio keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Alan wants to pass to mount but Sampaio is defending the position.
Sampaio is not content to let Alan control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sampaio gets back to full guard.
Sampaio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alan tries to free his leg and advance position but Sampaio is retaining full guard.
Sampaio not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Alan is working Sampaio over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sampaio wants to sweep here but Alan controlling him for the moment.
Alan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sampaio is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alan is holding on to half guard well.
Alan is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Thomas Alan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Thomas Alan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Alan closes the distance and pushes Sampaio back into the cage.
Alan swings wildly with an uppercut but Sampaio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sampaio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alan pushes Sampaio up against the cage in a clinch.
Sampaio has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Alan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sampaio is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Alan tries to work over Sampaio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alan throws a punch but it's blocked by Sampaio.
Sampaio dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sampaio is trying to push Alan away but Alan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sampaio tries to break free but Alan pushes him back against the cage.
Alan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sampaio's elbow.
Alan scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sampaio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alan misses with the head strike.
Alan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sampaio breaks from the clinch.
Alan rushes Sampaio and presses him up against the cage.
Sampaio throws an elbow but it misses.
Alan can't find room to land a body shot as Sampaio controls the action.
Alan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sampaio!
Alan tries to advance to mount but can't.
Alan staying calm.
Sampaio wants to get back to his feet but Alan drags him back down.
Sampaio tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alan trying to control the action but Sampaio is working from the bottom.
Alan working away.
Sampaio gets back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sampaio is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Alan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Alan.
Sampaio is refusing to be controlled, as Alan sits in half guard.
Ground and pound from Alan.
Alan stalling.
Sampaio looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sampaio looking for submissions off his back.
Alan is pressing down on Sampaio's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sampaio is holding on for now.
Sampaio wants to improve his position but Alan is controlling well.
Alan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Alan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sampaio is looking to control Alan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sampaio avoid being mounted?
Sampaio wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sampaio is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Alan pulls his head out easily.
Alan working over Sampaio with some ground and pound. Sampaio looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cesar Sampaio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas Alan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Alan seems content to control.
Sampaio won't allow Alan to pass to mount.
Sampaio is trying to maintain the position but Alan is very close to passing his half guard.
Alan prevents Sampaio from improving his position.
Sampaio is working hard here to advance position.
Alan stalling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alan blocks a head kick by Sampaio.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alan lands a right hook to the body.
Sampaio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sampaio, pushing him back against the cage.
Sampaio misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Alan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Alan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Alan!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andrzej Wilk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silva Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilk comes to the cage accompanied by The Prodigy- Run With The Wolfs. Da Silva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Ken Song. Silva Da Silva is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrzej Wilk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Silva Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilk.
Wilk cracks Da Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wilk has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wilk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Da Silva backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Da Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Da Silva blocks a body shot from Wilk.
A right hook to the body lands for Wilk.
Wilk lands a left hand.
Wilk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wilk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilk pushes Da Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wilk lands with a light punch inside.
Wilk's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Wilk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wilk.
Still in the clinch, Wilk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Da Silva tries to pull guard but Wilk holds him up against the cage and eventually Da Silva drops back down to his feet.
Da Silva breaks the clinch.
Da Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wilk.
A slow jab from Wilk misses its intended target.
Wilk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wilk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Da Silva prevents a body shot from Wilk.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wilk.
Wilk displaying some good clinch control by pressing Da Silva up against the cage.
Wilk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilk can't find room to land a body shot as Da Silva controls the action.
Da Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wilk misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Wilk.
Wilk scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilk misses with a punch to the body.
Wilk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wilk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Da Silva backwards.
A shot in the inside from Wilk.
Wilk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wilk lands a hook that snaps the head of Da Silva backwards.
Wilk struggles to land a body shot inside as Da Silva controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Wilk.
A nice left hand lands by Wilk.
Nice body punch from Wilk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilk works on Da Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Da Silva prevents a body shot from Wilk.
Wilk slows down the pace here.
Da Silva tries a body shot but Wilk blocks it.
Wilk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wilk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Wilk on the inside.
Wilk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Da Silva's elbow.
Wilk lands a shot to the body.
Wilk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wilk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Da Silva backwards.
Wilk pushes Da Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wilk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Da Silva tries to pull guard but Wilk won't allow it.
Andrzej Wilk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silva Da Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilk lands a body shot in the clinch.
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!
Wilk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wilk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wilk lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Wilk.
Da Silva has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Wilk uses from the top position.
Wilk lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Da Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wilk knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Da Silva on the ground.
Wilk is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wilk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Da Silva is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Da Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wilk doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wilk manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wilk with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrzej Wilk dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Da Silva swinging wildly here.
Wilk avoids the head kick by Da Silva.
Andrzej Wilk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Silva ducks under a wild hook from Wilk.
Da Silva slips a straight right by Wilk.
Sloppy strikes from Wilk. Those never looked like landing.
Da Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wilk to score with a decent uppercut.
Wilk connects with a good right hand that stumbles Da Silva. Da Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wilk throws an overhand right that lands on Da Silva's shoulder, as Da Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Da Silva moves out of range as Wilk strikes.
Da Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wilk is fending him off so far but Da Silva persists. Nope, Wilk circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice uppercut lands for Wilk. That snapped Da Silva's head back.
Wilk closes the distance and pushes Da Silva back into the cage.
A hook to the body from Wilk.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilk lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilk tries to work over Da Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wilk cracks Da Silva with a nice body shot.
Da Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Da Silva looking to stall.
Wilk lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Wilk - that landed with a thud.
Da Silva tries to pull guard but Wilk holds him up against the cage and eventually Da Silva drops back down to his feet.
Andrzej Wilk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silva Da Silva.
Da Silva is breathing heavily.
Wilk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Da Silva backwards.
Da Silva is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wilk to keep the fight standing.
A hook to the body from Wilk.
Andrzej Wilk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wilk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Da Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wilk walks away with a smile on his face. Da Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wilk cracks Da Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilk jabs Da Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wilk is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wilk throws a nice looking combination but Da Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wilk gets a clinch.
Wilk scores with a shot to the side of Da Silva's head.
Wilk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wilk pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wilk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Da Silva can do to turn this around?
Wilk gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Wilk lands a nice uppercut.
Wilk will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Da Silva up against the cage.
Da Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva tries to circle away but Wilk has him pinned against the cage.
Wilk cracks Da Silva with a nice body shot.
Da Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Da Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wilk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Wilk.
Wilk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Da Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for Wilk.
Wilk scores with a shot to the side of Da Silva's head.
Da Silva has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wilk after a bit of a struggle.
Wilk slows down the pace here.
Nice body punch from Wilk - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilk lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wilk.
Wilk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Wilk.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wilk.
Wilk avoiding damage.
Wilk scores with a hook to the body.
Wilk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wilk scores with a shot to the side of Da Silva's head.
Wilk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilk tries to work over Da Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilk has Da Silva pressed against the cage.
Wilk lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrzej Wilk dominated that second round.
That's time! Wilk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wilk moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Wilk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Da Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wilk is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wilk slowing the pace effectively.
Wilk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Da Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wilk is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wilk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Da Silva being controlled against the cage.
Wilk lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Wilk.
Wilk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Wilk.
Wilk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Da Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wilk pushes Da Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilk lands a nice uppercut.
Wilk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wilk lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wilk.
Wilk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Wilk.
Da Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wilk smiles and moves away.
Andrzej Wilk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silva Da Silva.
Wilk misses with a series of wild punches.
Wilk bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wilk connects with a good right hand that stumbles Da Silva. Da Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Da Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wilk.
Da Silva is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Da Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Wilk finish him?
Da Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Andrzej Wilk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilk gets a clinch.
Da Silva is looking to control Wilk's arms but Wilk gets an underhook and turns him. Now Da Silva has his back to the cage.
Wilk is working Da Silva over against the cage.
Da Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Wilk is pushing Da Silva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Da Silva is trying to break free.
Da Silva takes a shot to the head.
Wilk digs a right hand underneath Da Silva's ribcage. Da Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wilk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wilk tries a body shot but Da Silva blocks it.
Wilk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wilk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wilk lands a hook that snaps the head of Da Silva backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Da Silva backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wilk.
A right hand to the body from Wilk.
Wilk scores with a shot to the side of Da Silva's head.
Wilk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wilk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wilk is working Da Silva over against the cage.
Wilk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wilk works on Da Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Wilk scores with a shot to the side of Da Silva's head.
Wilk lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Wilk.
Wilk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilk digs a right hand into Da Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Da Silva's gas tank.
Wilk has Da Silva pressed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Wilk.
Wilk is leaning against Da Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wilk is pressed up against the cage. Da Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wilk down to the mat. Wilk avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wilk lands with a nice body punch.
Wilk lands a jab to the head.
Wilk closes the distance and pushes Da Silva back into the cage.
Wilk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilk just leaning against Da Silva, taking a breather.
Wilk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Da Silva backwards.
Wilk digs a right hand underneath Da Silva's ribcage. Da Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wilk scores with a shot to the side of Da Silva's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrzej Wilk clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wilk misses the jab.
Da Silva throws the kick towards the body but Wilk avoids it.
Wilk throws the left hand but Da Silva avoids the punch easily.
Da Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Da Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wilk connects with a nice looking jab.
Wilk moves into the clinch successfully.
Da Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wilk lands a body shot.
Wilk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oooooh!!! Wilk has knocked Da Silva down with a huge combo! Wilk steps away and waves a wobbly Da Silva back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Silva Da Silva has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilk looks to score with a jab to the body but Da Silva is just out of range.
Wilk leaves Da Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wilk stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wilk wants it to stay on the feet.
Andrzej Wilk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silva Da Silva.
Da Silva is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wilk.
Wilk pounces like a tiger and cracks Da Silva with a vicious hook! Da Silva is down but not out! Wilk follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Andrzej Wilk!
Andrzej Wilk retains his featherweight title!
In his post fight interview, Andrzej Wilk started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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