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GP 77 - Finale PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nalle Puh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tong Van damm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puh comes to the cage accompanied by Nalle Puhin uudet seikkailut. Van damm is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Life Goes On. 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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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
24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nalle Puh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tong Van damm!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van damm shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Van damm showed some decent athleticism there.
Van damm seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Puh does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Van damm is looking for a kimura here.
Puh might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Puh is trying to stand up here but Van damm is controlling him well.
Puh trying to control here.
Puh avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Van damm.
Puh tries to kick Van damm off but Van damm keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Puh is staying active underneath Van damm, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van damm is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Puh!
Puh is trying desperately to improve position.
Van damm looking to control but Puh is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Puh is in a horrible position here. Van damm smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Van damm looking to control but Puh is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Van damm with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van damm lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puh is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Puh is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Van damm lands a big shot there that rocks Puh but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Puh is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Van damm controlling his opponent.
Van damm lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Van damm prevents Puh from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van damm looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Puh is in all sorts of trouble here.
Puh is squirming around, avoiding Van damm's attempts to control the action.
Van damm lands a heavy elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van damm looking to finish Puh with some ground and pound. This is bad for Puh!
Puh holds on to Van damm as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Puh is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van damm can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Puh is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van damm with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Van damm looking to control and managing it successfully.
Van damm with shots to the head and body - Puh looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van damm trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van damm looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tong Van damm dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Puh fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van damm.
Puh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van damm.
Puh lands a nice looking body shot.
Van damm throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Van damm feints and as Puh raises his hands in defense, Van damm changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Van damm trying to control but Puh is working from the bottom.
Van damm drops back, looking for a kneebar! Puh looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Puh looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Puh!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puh tries to advance to mount but Van damm denies him.
You can see the frustration on Van damm's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Puh throws a strike aimed at the side of Van damm's head but Van damm avoids it well.
Van damm sneaks back into half guard.
Puh looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Van damm throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Van damm preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Puh winds up and cracks Van damm with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puh is thwarting Van damm's attempts to control the position.
Van damm controlling the position for now.
Van damm works his way to full guard. Good work.
Van damm looking for a sweep. Not yet Van damm, not yet.
Puh postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puh throws a big elbow that misses.
Van damm working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Puh.
Van damm 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.
Puh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Puh trying to control the position from guard on top but Van damm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Puh content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puh landing some decent shots from guard.
Puh stopping the sweep attempt from Van damm.
Puh throwing strikes from guard but Van damm blocks nicely.
Tong Van damm has got the better of the ground game so far.
Puh got a little sloppy there for a moment and Van damm has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Puh has managed to get both his arms back between Van damm's legs - danger averted.
Puh preventing the sweep.
Puh works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Van damm tries to get to full guard but Puh has control of the leg.
Puh not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puh is trying to control. Van damm wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Puh working Van damm over with strikes.
Puh thows a huge punch but Van damm dodges it nicely.
Van damm is pressing down on Puh's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Puh cracks Van damm with a solid left hand.
Puh throws a strike but Van damm rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van damm trying to control but Puh is working from the bottom.
Van damm might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Puh haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van damm tries to free his leg and advance position but Puh is retaining full 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 Nalle Puh will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Van damm. Puh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Van damm lands a leg kick that knocks Puh off balance momentarily.
Puh takes a swing at Van damm's ribcage but misses.
Van damm looking to score a takedown here. Puh is defending well but Van damm drives through and ends up in Puh's guard.
Van damm throws a big elbow that misses.
Van damm landing some decent shots from guard.
Puh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Van damm drops back, looking for a kneebar! Puh looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Puh looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Puh!
Van damm taking punishment in the form of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van damm tries to buck Puh off but Puh is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van damm can't do much from the bottom here.
Puh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Van damm keeps working.
Puh in side control lands a decent elbow.
Van damm sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Van damm is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Puh frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Puh can't control as he wanted to and Van damm manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Van damm looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puh thows a huge punch but Van damm dodges it nicely.
Van damm regains full guard. Nicely done.
Puh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Puh scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van damm trying to control the position here.
Puh postures up in Van damm's guard and throws a big left but Van damm blocks it.
Van damm is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Van damm trying to control the position.
Van damm working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Puh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van damm pulls Puh in close to prevent any damage.
Puh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Van damm looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Puh trying to control but Van damm is working from the bottom.
Puh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Puh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van damm works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Van damm controls Puh momentarily but Puh frees himself.
Van damm manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Puh is bucking up trying to escape but Van damm cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puh in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van damm thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Van damm trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Van damm looking to finish Puh with some ground and pound. This is bad for Puh!
Puh blocking the ground and pound.
Van damm misses with a head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Puh is working to get back to half guard.
Van damm breaks from Puh's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tong Van damm comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Van damm 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tong Van damm!
Tong Van damm thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cold Cat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Carson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cat kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dont stop the party by Pitbull. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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202 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class 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
16 - 8 - 2, fighting out of London, Cold Cat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glenn Carson!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cat walks into a left hand.
Carson tries to clinch up but Cat circles away and keeps his distance.
Carson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carson tries to clinch there but Cat circles away.
Carson scores with a decent looking hook.
Carson connects with the punch.
Cat lands a lovely overhand right.
Carson lands with a cross.
Cat is looking to slow Carson down with leg kicks.
Cat slips under a jab from Carson.
Carson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cat manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carson scores with a hook to the body. Cat takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carson has his takedown stuffed
and Cat counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cat lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carson.
Carson lands an uppercut.
Cat throws a punch but it's blocked by Carson.
Carson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carson tries a body shot but Cat blocks it.
Cat scores with a shoulder strike.
Cat is trying to break free.
Cat breaks the clinch.
Cat lands with a hook. Carson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Carson misses with a looping left.
Cat getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Carson shoots in for a double leg but Cat sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cat misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carson shoots in for a takedown but Cat shows good takedown defense.
Cold Cat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glenn Carson.
Cat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carson throws out the jab.
Carson lands a really nice looking cross but Cat seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carson misses with an uppercut. Cat saw that one coming.
Cat drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cat misses with an uppercut.
Carson shoots in for a takedown but Cat shows good takedown defense.
Cat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cat throws a jab but it's blocked by Carson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cat. Carson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cat was well out of range. Poor timing from Carson.
Carson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cat. Cat obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cat throws a leg kick which misses Carson's front leg but catches the back leg as Carson tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Cat lands an impressive looking overhand right. Carson doesn't seem phased though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cat. Carson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cat at a distance.
Cat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carson.
Cat displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Carson.
A jab from Carson finds it's way through Cat's defenses.
Horrible takedown by Carson or perhaps it was just good defense by Cat which made him look bad.
Cat scores with a nice right hand.
Nice body punch from Cat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carson.
Carson misses with a looping left.
Carson wants to clinch
and Cat counters with a thumping low kick.
Cat scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cat moves out of range as Carson strikes.
Nice shot by Cat.
Carson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cat scores with a hook to the body. Carson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cat sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Carson somewhat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cold Cat dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Carson ducks under a wild hook from Cat.
Carson throws a hook but Cat avoids it easily.
Carson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cat.
Carson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carson darts in and clinches Cat up against the cage.
Carson swings wildly with an uppercut but Cat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cat tries to circle away but Carson has him pinned against the cage.
Cat lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carson blocks an uppercut.
Cat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cat goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Glenn Carson has been cut.
Cat avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carson moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carson moves out of range of the leg kick from Cat.
Cat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good standup being displayed there by Cat as he connects with a hook.
Carson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Carson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carson.
Cat lands with a slapping head kick.
Cat listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Carson lands a head shot.
Carson gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cat tries to buck Carson off but Carson is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Carson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Cat is trying to control Carson's posture but Carson avoids it.
Cat being controlled for a moment.
Cat manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cat looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Carson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cat trying to control the action but Carson is working from the bottom.
Carson trying to control but Cat postures up.
Cat trying to control the pace.
Carson wants to control but Cat is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cat scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cat takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cat is looking to take a break and control but Carson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cat wants to pass to mount but Carson is defending the position.
Carson wants to improve his position but Cat is controlling well.
Carson gets back to full guard.
Carson is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Cat rolls with it to try and escape but Carson cranks on the arm and Cat is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Glenn Carson!
Glenn Carson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonid Guerra Salsido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Snuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guerra Salsido's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cuba Anthem. Snuka has chosen Superfly -- Curtis Mayfield and Ice T as his entrance music. 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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonid Guerra Salsido!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jimmy Snuka!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snuka lands a nice hook to Guerra Salsido's body. Guerra Salsido takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Snuka swings for the body but Guerra Salsido moves out of range.
Snuka closes the distance and clinches.
Guerra Salsido scores with a shot to the side of Snuka's head.
Guerra Salsido wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Guerra Salsido blocks a body shot from Snuka.
Guerra Salsido takes a shot to the head.
Snuka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Guerra Salsido is trying to push Snuka away but Snuka has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Guerra Salsido misses with some punches.
Guerra Salsido working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Snuka scores with a knee to the head.
Snuka blocks an uppercut.
Snuka tries to work over Guerra Salsido's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guerra Salsido's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guerra Salsido throws out a powerful jab.
Leonid Guerra Salsido seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guerra Salsido is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Guerra Salsido throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerra Salsido throws a looping overhand right but Snuka ducks down to avoid it.
Guerra Salsido motions for Snuka to come forward. Guerra Salsido throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Guerra Salsido moves out of range of the body kick from Snuka.
Snuka throws a sloppy head kick and Guerra Salsido moves out of range easily.
Guerra Salsido throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Snuka.
Guerra Salsido throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Guerra Salsido bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Snuka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guerra Salsido.
Snuka dodges the punch combination from Guerra Salsido.
Guerra Salsido misses the jab.
Snuka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guerra Salsido misses with a jab, cross combination.
That kick from Snuka tenderised Guerra Salsido's leg. Guerra Salsido is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Snuka. Guerra Salsido does a little dance to reset his feet.
Snuka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guerra Salsido.
A nice combination there by Guerra Salsido.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Guerra Salsido lands an impressive looking overhand right. Snuka doesn't seem phased though.
Snuka is rocked!
Guerra Salsido plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Snuka to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Snuka just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Leonid Guerra Salsido!
Leonid Guerra Salsido bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kirill Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sigvard Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Petrov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Iron Man. Aurelius has chosen Marcia Carolus Rex as his entrance music. Kirill Petrov 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
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirill Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 5 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sigvard Aurelius!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelius lands the left hand.
Petrov moves in looking to clinch but Aurelius pushes him off.
A jab lands there for Petrov.
Petrov scores with a hook to the body. Aurelius takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That kick from Aurelius tenderised Petrov's leg. Petrov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jab, jab by Aurelius - just one landing.
Aurelius throws a leg kick but Petrov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aurelius, right into the meat.
Petrov moves into the clinch successfully.
Petrov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Petrov throws a punch but it's blocked by Aurelius.
Petrov stalling the fight.
Aurelius lands an uppercut.
Aurelius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aurelius rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Petrov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius gets tackled into the cage by Petrov. Petrov maintains the clinch.
Petrov missing with knees to the body.
Aurelius lands an uppercut.
Aurelius tries to work over Petrov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Petrov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Petrov seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Petrov misses with a punch to the body.
Aurelius misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Petrov.
Petrov blocking some punches.
Petrov trying to control the position but instead, Aurelius has worked for underhooks and has pushed Petrov into the cage.
Aurelius misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a body punch.
Petrov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Petrov.
Petrov avoiding damage as Aurelius throws knees to the body.
Petrov has a couple of punches blocked by Aurelius.
Petrov lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aurelius breaks the clinch.
Aurelius throws a low kick but Petrov moves out of range easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Aurelius checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Petrov misses with a double jab.
Petrov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Aureliuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Aurelius slips under a jab.
Aurelius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a double jab.
Petrov darts in and clinches Aurelius up against the cage.
Petrov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petrov throws a punch but it's blocked by Aurelius.
Petrov tries to work over Aurelius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Petrov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aurelius's elbow.
Petrov taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrov.
Petrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Petrov misses with a knee to the head.
Petrov misses with some punches.
Petrov slows down the pace here.
Petrov trying to control the position but instead, Aurelius has worked for underhooks and has pushed Petrov into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Aurelius.
A head punch on the inside from Petrov fails to land.
Petrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aurelius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aurelius.
Aurelius working aggressively here.
Petrov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petrov blocks an elbow strike.
Petrov taking a breather.
Petrov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Aurelius controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirill Petrov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Aurelius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Aurelius wants to land a leg kick but Petrov is out of range.
Aurelius fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Aurelius.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aurelius.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aurelius.
Petrov throws a chopping leg kick but Aurelius manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Petrov tries to clinch but Aurelius is having none of it.
That kick from Aurelius tenderised Petrov's leg. Petrov is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab from Aurelius misses.
Aurelius fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Petrov avoids it really well and circles away.
Aurelius avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aurelius moves away.
Aurelius throws the kick towards the body but Petrov avoids it.
Aurelius cracks the inside of Petrov's front leg.
Aurelius cracks Petrov with a good jab.
Aurelius decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Aurelius trying to pass the guard but Petrov defending well.
Petrov is staying active underneath Aurelius, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Petrov won't allow Aurelius to pass to mount.
Petrov has hold of Aurelius's hands but Aurelius slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Petrov wants to get back to full guard but Aurelius has passed into side control.
Aurelius is looking to take a break and control but Petrov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrov on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Aurelius is looking to take a break and control but Petrov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Petrov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Petrov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Petrov wants to improve his position but Aurelius is controlling well.
Petrov keeping control of the position.
Aurelius is keen to just control but Petrov is a slippery customer.
Petrov trying to hold on to Aurelius's head to control him but Aurelius postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrov tries to roll over but Aurelius keeps him under control.
Petrov is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov looking for a kimura from the bottom but Aurelius passes into side control!
Petrov is looking for a sweep.
Aurelius tries to score with some ground and pound. Petrov controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Aurelius cracks Petrov with a big right hand but Petrov just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Aurelius is looking to take a break and control but Petrov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Petrov tries to bench press Aurelius off him but Aurelius keeps the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petrov manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aurelius is trying to control but can't.
Petrov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sigvard Aurelius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Petrov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Petrov moves out of range as Aurelius throws a body kick.
Aurelius connects with an inside leg kick.
Aurelius finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Aurelius throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Aurelius turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Petrov is looking to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aurelius.
Aurelius swats away the attempt to clinch by Petrov.
Aurelius lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aurelius.
Kirill Petrov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov blocks the body kick.
Aurelius looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aurelius misses with a body kick.
Sigvard Aurelius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrov checks the leg kick.
Aurelius tries to score with a low kick but Petrov moves his leg out of the way.
Petrov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Petrov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Petrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Aurelius.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Aurelius. Petrov shrugs it off though.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Aurelius saw that one coming.
Petrov throws a leg kick but Aurelius sees it coming and moves out of range.
Aurelius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a hook. Aurelius ducked under it nicely.
Aurelius throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aurelius throws a wild body kick that Petrov sees coming a mile off.
A big left from Petrov misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Aurelius.
Petrov throws a leg kick
and Aurelius counters with a nice leg kick.
Aurelius lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Petrov throws a good cross that connects.
Petrov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aurelius decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Petrov's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aurelius trying to control but Petrov is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov working a defensive guard but Aurelius passes into half guard.
Petrov is staying active underneath Aurelius, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Aurelius is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Aurelius not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Petrov tries to roll over but Aurelius keeps him under control.
Petrov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Aurelius scores with a couple of nice shots.
Petrov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sigvard Aurelius has got the better of the ground game so far.
Aurelius trying to control but Petrov is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Aurelius trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aurelius slips nicely into half guard.
Petrov is refusing to be controlled, as Aurelius sits in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petrov is looking to improve his position.
Petrov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Aurelius is working away from the top position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sigvard Aurelius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Aurelius 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sigvard Aurelius!
Sigvard Aurelius took some time post fight to say the following; '...'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Garelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garelli's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Patriarch on a Vespa. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
32 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Garelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Melvin Manhoef!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garelli connects with a solid leg kick.
Manhoef throws a right hand that misses
and Garelli counters with a straight right hand.
Garelli throws a lazy right hand but Manhoef sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manhoef tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garelli throws a lazy right hand but Manhoef sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garelli dives in and scores a takedown into Manhoef's guard.
Manhoef is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Garelli trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Manhoef manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garelli controlling Manhoef's posture.
Garelli looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garelli swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Manhoef preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manhoef tries to stand but Garelli is controlling from the bottom.
Garelli looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Joe Garelli.
Garelli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manhoef.
Garelli steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Manhoef. That one must have hurt.
Manhoef throws a push kick but Garelli slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garelli throws a big shot that misses.
Manhoef slips a straight right by Garelli.
Garelli throws a solid leg kick but Manhoef takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Garelli.
Manhoef lands a nice looking body shot.
Garelli chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Manhoef can pounce on him.
Manhoef shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garelli misses with a looping left.
Garelli moves out of range of the body kick from Manhoef.
Garelli tried to score with a low kick but Manhoef checks it.
Garelli scoring well with a low kick there.
Garelli looks to land a left hand but Manhoef moved out of range nicely.
Melvin Manhoef is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manhoef throws out a loose jab but Garelli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garelli throws a chopping leg kick but Manhoef manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Garelli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Manhoef throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Manhoef uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garelli.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef swings for the body but Garelli moves out of range.
Manhoef scores with a nice body kick.
Manhoef pivots, looking for a leg kick but Garelli is out of range and Manhoef settles back down.
Manhoef throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garelli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manhoef lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garelli circles away quickly and effectively.
Manhoef lands a lovely overhand right.
Garelli pivots, looking for a leg kick but Manhoef is out of range and Garelli settles back down.
Manhoef uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garelli.
Garelli staying out of range there.
Manhoef on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Manhoef throws a body kick that misses.
Garelli lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Manhoef blocks a leg kick.
Manhoef throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manhoef steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garelli.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef checks a leg kick.
Garelli wants to clinch up but Manhoef keeps it at a distance.
Good shot there by Garelli.
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!
Manhoef chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Manhoef.
No luck for Garelli with that takedown attempt.
Garelli shoots in looking for a takedown. Manhoef tries to sprawl out of it but Garelli keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Manhoef manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Garelli fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Garelli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manhoef throws a good cross that connects.
A nice inside leg kick there by Garelli. That's going to slow Manhoef down.
Garelli shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Manhoef defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Melvin Manhoef will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Manhoef blocks a jab.
Garelli fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Melvin Manhoef seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garelli ducks right into an uppercut from Manhoef.
A big left from Garelli misses.
Garelli loads up on a big right hand but Manhoef slips the punch.
Garelli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Manhoef misses with a head kick.
Manhoef on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Manhoef tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Garelli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Garelli closes the distance and clinches up with Manhoef, looking for a takedown. Garelli pushes Manhoef against the cage but Manhoef circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Manhoef throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Manhoef lets loose with a powerful body kick. Garelli will feel that in the morning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manhoef chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garelli looks for a takedown but Manhoef sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Garelli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That kick from Manhoef tenderised Garelli's leg. Garelli is trying to keep his angry face on.
Manhoef lands with a good body shot.
Manhoef ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Garelli walks into a left hand.
Manhoef forces Garelli back against the cage and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Manhoef as the two fighters clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manhoef pushes Garelli back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Good body shot from Manhoef.
Manhoef lands a shot to the body.
Manhoef makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Manhoef scores with a shoulder strike.
Manhoef lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Manhoef.
Manhoef tries to work over Garelli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manhoef holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garelli working aggressively here.
Garelli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manhoef lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Garelli backwards.
Manhoef displaying some good clinch control by pressing Garelli up against the cage.
Manhoef trying to stall but Garelli improves his position.
Manhoef scores with a shoulder strike.
Garelli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Manhoef backwards.
Garelli throws a head punch that misses.
Manhoef lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garelli or not.
Manhoef makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Garelli has a couple of punches blocked by Manhoef.
Good body shot from Manhoef.
Manhoef misses with a body punch.
A short right from Manhoef on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef lands a left hand.
Garelli gets through Manhoef's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Manhoef misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Manhoef throws a punch but it's blocked by Garelli.
Manhoef presses Garelli against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Manhoef misses with a hook to the ribs.
Manhoef misses with a body punch.
Manhoef lands with a right to the head.
Garelli goes for a takedown in the clinch but Manhoef prevents it.
Manhoef is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Manhoef gets through Garelli's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Manhoef.
A short left from Manhoef.
Garelli is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left hand lands to the body for Manhoef.
Oh Garelli is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Manhoef cracks Garelli with a nice body shot.
Manhoef dips a shoulder and cracks Garelli with a mighty uppercut! Garelli falls back against the cage and Manhoef unloads with a barrage of strikes! Garelli is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Manhoef screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Melvin Manhoef!
An out of breath Melvin Manhoef thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Potatos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Potatos's choice of entrance music: Just Another Victim by Helmet&House of Pain. 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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31
260 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
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Potatos!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A cross from Williams lands.
Williams throws a series of punches but Potatos moves out of range.
Potatos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Williams.
Williams throws a low kick but Potatos moves out of range easily.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Potatos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Potatos scores with a spinning back kick!
Potatos connects with a crisp jab.
Potatos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Williams pinned against the cage. Williams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Williams blocks a leg kick.
Potatos avoids the head kick by Williams.
Potatos scores with a sloppy right hand. Williams should have avoided that one.
Potatos tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Potatos cracks Williams with a good jab.
Potatos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Potatos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Josh Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Potatos.
Donk. Williams catches Potatos right on the button with a cross.
Williams cracks Potatos with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Potatos looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Williams finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Potatos cracks Williams with a good jab.
Williams drops Potatos with a big left hand! Potatos is injured, injured bad! Williams jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josh Williams!
A very excited looking Josh Williams 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 Fatu Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ameri CanChopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tua comes to the cage accompanied by Zjawin „Głosy W Mojej Głowie. CanChopper has chosen Badass as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Fatu Tua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ameri CanChopper!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tua throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
CanChopper slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tua misses with a lunging right hand
and CanChopper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
CanChopper ducks under a wild hook from Tua.
Tua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by CanChopper.
Tua misses with an uppercut
enabling CanChopper to counter with a crisp jab.
CanChopper cracks the inside of Tua's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
CanChopper slips a jab from Tua.
Tua throws a jab when CanChopper was well out of range.
CanChopper darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tua throws a low kick but CanChopper avoids it.
Nice shot lands for CanChopper.
Tua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tua misses with a left hand
and CanChopper counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua swings for the body but CanChopper moves out of range.
Tua swings widly with a right hand
and CanChopper counters with a head kick that drops Tua to the mat! Tua scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Tua is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
CanChopper drops Tua with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Tua! CanChopper dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ameri CanChopper!
Ameri CanChopper managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ultra Fight Gear, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rik McRae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McRae comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Slipknot - Before I Forget kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class 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
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tom Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Rik McRae!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones lands an overhand right.
McRae with a nice cross.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jones scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McRae looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McRae has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jones wants to control from the top but McRae keeps moving.
McRae looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jones lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McRae bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jones's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jones holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to stand and escape but McRae is having none of it.
McRae wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
McRae postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McRae is in close to Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
McRae trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McRae working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McRae scoring with punches to the head and body.
McRae pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
McRae throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
McRae being controlled here momentarily.
McRae pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McRae won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
McRae trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McRae advances to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McRae not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McRae is working for a kimura but Jones is defending it quite comfortably.
McRae frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jones is working to get back to half guard.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control but McRae is having none of it.
McRae has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
McRae is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by McRae!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rik McRae!
Rik McRae bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yushin Okami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okami comes to the cage accompanied by EMF - Unbelieveble. Wilson has chosen N.S. as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yushin Okami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Wade Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson slips a jab from Okami.
Okami checks a leg kick nicely.
Okami loads up on a big right hand but Wilson slips the punch.
Wade Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson scores with a punch to the head.
Okami drops his hands momentarily and Wilson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wilson with a nice cross.
Okami misses with a hook. Wilson ducked under it nicely.
Okami throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Okami connects with the punch.
Okami cracks Wilson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Okami has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Wilson to stand back up!
Wilson is rocked!
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!
Okami looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilson is just out of range.
Wilson is still on wobbly legs! Can Okami finish him?
Okami stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wilson.
Okami throws a right and a left that Wilson avoids nicely.
Wilson seems to have recovered his senses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wilson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wilson.
Wilson instigates a clinch.
Wilson throws a punch but it's blocked by Okami.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wilson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Okami tries to circle away but Wilson has him pinned against the cage.
Wilson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Okami uses from the top position.
Wilson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson has his foot on Okami's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Okami works his way back into a safe position though.
Okami is in close to Wilson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Okami got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wilson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Okami has managed to get both his arms back between Wilson's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Okami trying to control but Wilson is working from the bottom.
Okami throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wilson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Okami doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Okami manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Okami controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson looking for a guillotine here but Okami defends easily.
Okami makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wilson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Okami can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wilson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Okami doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Okami manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Okami trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Okami's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wilson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okami wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.
Okami content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wilson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Okami doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Okami manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Okami controlling from the top position.
Wilson keeping moving, preventing Okami from controlling successfully.
Okami landing some decent shots from guard.
Wilson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Okami controls the pace.
Wilson working a defensive guard but Okami manages to pass into side control anyway.
Okami content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okami working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Okami wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wilson keeps working.
Okami stands up and beckons Wilson to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson misses with a low kick.
Wilson tries to clinch up.
Okami misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wilson misses with a body kick.
Okami scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wilson digs a good body shot into Okami's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yushin Okami dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Okami misses with a hook. Wilson ducked under it nicely.
Wilson gets a clinch.
Okami is trying to break the clinch but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
Wilson misses with a body punch.
Wilson keeps control of Okami as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Okami blocking some punches.
Okami manages to break the clinch.
Okami cracks Wilson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wilson misses with a straight right.
Okami checks a leg kick.
Okami on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wilson. Wilson obviously looking to wear him down.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch but Okami swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yushin Okami is winning the standup battle so far.
Wilson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Okami.
Wilson tries a head kick but it misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Okami.
Wilson lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Okami blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Okami is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wilson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wilson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Okami avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wilson is pressed up against the cage. Okami has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wilson down to the mat. Wilson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yushin Okami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Okami moves out of range of the body kick from Wilson.
Wilson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Okami throws a hook but Wilson avoids it easily.
Okami misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilson.
Wilson throws a head kick but Okami moves out of range.
Wilson wants to clinch
letting Okami counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wilson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Okami has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wilson.
Okami working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Wilson fails to land.
Wilson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Okami is looking to break free of the clinch but Wilson has double underhooks.
Okami lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Okami blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Okami blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wilson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Okami or not.
Wilson prevents Okami from breaking the clinch.
Okami tries to break the clinch but Wilson is controlling the position.
Okami looking to slow down the pace here.
Wilson lands a right hand.
Wilson misses with the head strike.
Okami wants to break free but Wilson has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws a punch but it's blocked by Okami.
Wilson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Okami's elbow.
Okami working hard to break the clinch.
Okami blocks a body shot from Wilson.
Wilson throws a head punch that misses.
Wilson swings wildly with an uppercut but Okami uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilson pushes Okami back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Wilson fails to land.
Wilson working aggressively here.
Wilson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Okami's efforts to push away.
Wilson misses with a punch to the body.
Okami breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wilson tries to clinch up but Okami circles away and keeps his distance.
Okami waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wilson.
Wilson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson scores with a leg kick.
Okami misses with a hook
and Wilson counters with an inside leg kick.
Okami looks to land a combination but Wilson avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wilson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wilson tries to clinch but Okami moves out of range.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Okami swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Okami has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wilson.
Wilson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Okami.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okami moves out of range of the body kick.
Okami throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okami takes one to the chin there.
Wilson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Okami.
Wilson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Wilson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Okami's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Okami will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Okami thows a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wilson.
Wilson tries to clinch but Okami moves away
and Okami connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Okami lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wilson scoring well with a low kick there.
Wilson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okami throws a hook but Wilson avoids it easily.
Okami throws a jab but it's blocked by Wilson.
Wilson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wilson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okami thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wilson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Okami!
Okami is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson cracks Okami with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Okami avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Wilson.
Wilson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Okami is trying to get back to half guard.
Okami takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Wilson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An elbow from Wilson crashes against the mat.
Wilson with the ground and pound but Okami regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Okami avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wilson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wilson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wilson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wilson misses with a head shot. Okami uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wilson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wilson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wilson lands a couple of elbows.
Wilson throwing strikes but missing.
Okami wants to sweep here but Wilson controlling him for the moment.
Wilson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wilson won't allow Okami to sweep him here.
Wilson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Okami is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilson tries to free his leg and advance position but Okami is retaining full guard.
Wilson trying to control but Okami is working from the bottom.
Wilson throws a big right hand that misses.
Wilson is looking to work some ground and pound but Okami has wrist control.
Wilson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Okami is keeping the position for now.
Wilson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson working some strikes from top position.
Wilson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wilson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okami preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wilson postures up.
Okami working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wilson.
Wilson throws a big right hand that misses.
Wilson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Okami looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okami preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wilson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Okami trying to keep a closed guard but Wilson is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Wilson really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wilson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wilson tries to move into range but Okami moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wilson gets the takedown into side control.
Wilson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Okami sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Okami regains half guard.
Wade Wilson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wilson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wilson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wilson misses with a head shot. Okami uses the momentum to regain guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Okami has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Wilson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Wilson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okami throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Okami avoids the head kick by Wilson.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wilson.
Okami is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wilson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Okami if he has to take too many more of those.
Wilson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Okami throws a right hand that Wilson ducks under and follows up with a left that Wilson also avoids with ease.
Okami is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Okami checks a low kick from Wilson.
Wilson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Okami keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilson tries to clinch but Okami is having none of it.
Okami stuffs the takedown.
Wilson throws a leg kick but Okami sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wilson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okami lands a jab to the nose.
Wilson thows a body kick. Okami tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okami throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wilson counters with a nice uppercut.
Wilson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wilson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wilson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Okami on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wilson. Wilson obviously looking to wear him down.
A slow jab from Okami misses its intended target.
Okami rushes Wilson and presses him up against the cage.
Wilson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson can't get the takedown.
Yushin Okami has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wade Wilson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wilson.
Okami throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wilsons head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okami is looking to control Wilson's arms but Wilson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Okami has his back to the cage.
Okami is trying to push Wilson away but Wilson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Okami is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Okami lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wilson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Okami is trying to break the clinch but Wilson is controlling him.
Okami blocks an uppercut.
Wilson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wilson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Okami backwards.
Wilson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Okami wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wilson.
Wade Wilson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wilson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Okami is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Okami lands with a left to the head.
Okami's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Okami.
Okami throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okami rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wilson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Okami throws a hook but Wilson avoids it easily.
Okami fails with a takedown attempt.
Wilson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wilson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Okami is looking to reverse the position.
Wilson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wilson misses with the ground and pound.
Wilson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Wilson dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Wilson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Horrible takedown by Wilson or perhaps it was just good defense by Okami which made him look bad.
Wilson tests Okami's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Okami misses the shot to the body.
Wilson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Okami loads up on a big right hand but Wilson slips the punch.
Wilson delivers a nice body kick.
Wilson rushes Okami and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Okami is trying to break the clinch but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
Wilson tries for a takedown. No joy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Okami.
Okami wants to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Okami's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wilson.
Okami has Wilson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wilson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Okami escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Okami avoids a punch combination nicely.
Okami scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wilson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wilson misses with a body kick.
Okami lands the left hand.
Okami misses with a lunging right hand
and Wilson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wilson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wilson clinches up against the cage.
Okami's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson moves out of range as Okami strikes.
Okami displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wilson throws out the jab.
Wilson is looking to score with low kicks.
Okami tries to move into range but Wilson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Okami.
Okami misses with a straight left.
Okami lands a jab to Wilson's midsection.
Yushin Okami has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Okami circles away.
Okami swings for the body but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Okami cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Okami throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson just misses with a punch to the body.
Okami ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
Wilson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Okami.
Wilson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Okami closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wilson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Okami misses with a lunging right hand
letting Wilson counter with a right hand.
Wilson cracks the inside of Okami's front leg.
Wilson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wilson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wilson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Okami softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wilson is trying to drag Okami to the mat but Okami just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Yushin Okami has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wade Wilson.
Okami's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses with a punch on the inside.
Okami has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Okami is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wilson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nice body punch from Wilson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilson working aggressively here.
Okami prevents a body shot from Wilson.
A short uppercut from Wilson.
Wilson scores with a shoulder strike.
Wilson tries to work over Okami's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilson throws a punch but it's blocked by Okami.
Okami can't find room to land a body shot as Wilson controls the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okami misses with some punches.
A short right from Wilson on the inside.
Wilson misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Wilson fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wade Wilson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wilson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 46:49
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 46:49
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wade Wilson!
Post fight, Wade Wilson took to the microphone: 'If I invented a religion with all the same shitty rules as islam right now, it would be banned by tomorrow and I would be sectioned..... N.S.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Hickok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Tilthammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hickok comes to the cage accompanied by Ari Gold - Let's Hug It Out, BITCH. Tilthammer has chosen Autumn - Suffer the wild dogs as his entrance music. Felix Tilthammer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 10 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bill Hickok!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 13 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Felix Tilthammer!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tilthammer connects with a nice looking jab.
Tilthammer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hickok lands a jab to Tilthammer's midsection.
Tilthammer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hickok sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tilthammer misses with a straight right.
Tilthammer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hickok counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hickok chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tilthammer looks winded!
Tilthammer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hickok.
Hickok turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hickok scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tilthammer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tilthammer walks into a left hand.
It looks like Felix Tilthammer has been cut.
Hickok cracks Tilthammer with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Tilthammer looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Hickok finish him?
Tilthammer is rocked!
Tilthammer looks to throw a body kick
and Hickok counters by clinching up.
Hickok makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hickok presses Tilthammer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickok manages to break the clinch.
Hickok lands a big uppercut and Tilthammer crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Tilthammer looks OK. Hickok waves Tilthammer back to his feet!
Tilthammer is still on wobbly legs! Can Hickok finish him?
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!
Hickok misses with a body kick.
Tilthammer seems to have recovered his senses.
Tilthammer misses with a straight right.
Hickok connects with a solid leg kick.
Hickok works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hickok looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Hickok backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Tilthammer's temple! It sends Tilthammer violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Hickok celebrates and the doctors try to help Tilthammer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Bill Hickok!
Bill Hickok retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Bill Hickok, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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