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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mohsen Mosaddegh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyun-Chul Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mohsen Mosaddegh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyun-Chul Kim!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim throws a leg kick but Mosaddegh checks it.
Mosaddegh checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mosaddegh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kim was well out of range. Poor timing from Mosaddegh.
Kim circles away from the clinch attempt.
An inside leg kick from Kim misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mosaddegh checks a leg kick.
Mosaddegh darts in and clinches Kim up against the cage.
Kim works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Mosaddegh is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kim connects with a couple of short punches.
Kim looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mosaddegh is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mosaddegh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosaddegh is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kim prevents Mosaddegh from getting back to his feet.
Kim throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mosaddegh keeping moving, preventing Kim from controlling successfully.
Kim in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kim throws a strike but Mosaddegh rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kim lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mosaddegh!
Kim trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim dominating with strikes here.
Kim in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kim has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mosaddegh's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim working the ground and pound effectively.
Kim putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mosaddegh is working to get back to half guard.
Mosaddegh is in a horrible position here. Kim smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mosaddegh is rocked!
Kim landing strikes from the mount.
Oh Mosaddegh is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kim postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Mosaddegh bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Kim and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyun-Chul Kim!
Kyun-Chul Kim seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Coll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sioux Sie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vincent Coll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sioux Sie!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Coll - that will leave a mark!
Coll tries to land a front kick but Sie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Coll gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Coll just stands there and leans against the cage.
Coll misses with a knee strike.
Coll letting Sie take a breather here.
Sie successfully pulls guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sie throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Coll escapes and throws Sie's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Sie is trying to escape the position but Coll is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sie is trying to control Coll's posture but Coll avoids it.
Sie is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Sie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sie sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sie won't allow Coll to pass to mount.
Coll slows the pace down in half guard.
Sie trying to control from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Vincent Coll just wasn't active enough.
Sie shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Coll's guard.
Sie trying to control but Coll is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Coll looking for a sweep. Not yet Coll, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sie trying to control the position from guard on top but Coll is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sie trying to control but Coll is working from the bottom.
Coll 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.
Sie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Coll keeping moving, preventing Sie from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Sioux Sie hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sie throws a body punch but Coll moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Sie.
Sie tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Coll is able to avoid easily.
A jab lands there for Sie.
Sie lands a lovely overhand right.
Sie misses with a low kick.
Coll blocks a low kick nicely.
Vincent Coll seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coll throws a low kick, looking for Sie's leg but Sie calmly moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Coll.
Coll pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Coll scores with a leg kick.
Coll scores with a spinning back kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sioux Sie will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sie misses with a double jab.
Coll throws a lazy body kick
so Sie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sie wants to control from the top but Coll keeps moving.
Sie throws an elbow that misses. Coll uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sie's guard. Nice move by Coll!
Coll slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sie is trying to keep Coll in close.
Coll will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sie keeping moving, preventing Coll from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Vincent Coll.
Coll lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sie throws the left hand but Coll avoids the punch easily.
Sie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Coll throws a head kick that misses
and Sie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Coll's guard.
Sie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Coll is keeping the position for now.
Sioux Sie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Coll not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sie wants to pass the guard but Coll is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coll looking to control.
Coll is really struggling to control Sie but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Vincent Coll wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sie scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Coll looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sie closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sie lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Coll misses with a hook
and Sie counters with a straight right hand.
Sie fails with the takedown.
Sie throws an overhand right that lands on Coll's shoulder, as Coll tries to avoid the shot.
Sie takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coll misses with a series of wild punches.
Sie misses with a straight left.
Vincent Coll is winning the standup battle so far.
Coll throws out a leg kick but Sie moves out of range and Coll only half commits.
Sie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Coll avoids it really well and circles away.
Coll rushes Sie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Coll landing knees to the head.
Coll tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sie stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Coll tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sie avoids it.
Coll working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sie is looking to take this one to the mat.
Vincent Coll has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sioux Sie.
Sie tries to pull guard but Coll holds him up against the cage and eventually Sie drops back down to his feet.
Coll is trying to stall.
Coll keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sie's efforts to push away.
Sie lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sie tries to pull guard but Coll forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Coll stalling the fight.
Coll tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sioux Sie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Coll pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Coll to score with a decent uppercut.
Coll avoids the head kick by Sie.
Sie keeps the fight on the outside.
Sie fakes the leg kick and cracks Coll in the body.
Vincent Coll is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Coll misses with a low kick.
Coll is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Coll tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sie thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Coll if he has to take too many more of those.
Sie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Coll throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Coll tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sie shoots in and drives through. Coll sprawls well.
Sie throws a sloppy head kick and Coll moves out of range easily.
Sie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coll moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coll throws a lazy head kick
and Sie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vincent Coll is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sie avoids the head kick by Coll.
Sie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Coll moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sie misses with a head kick.
Coll fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sie.
Sie blocks a leg kick.
Good exchange - Sie coming out on top.
Coll misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Coll moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Coll looks to land a body kick but Sie moved away.
Coll lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sie's sensitive parts.
Sie scores with a hook to the body. Coll takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sie works over Coll's head and body with a nice combination.
Sie fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Coll pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
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!
Coll fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sie moves into the clinch successfully.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sie.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Coll leaning his opponent against the cage.
Coll is looking to control Sie's arms but Sie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Coll has his back to the cage.
Coll using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coll landing knees to the body.
Sie decides to pull guard.
Sie being controlled here, momentarily.
Coll advances position into side control!
Coll tries to move to mount but Sie blocks the move with his legs.
Sioux Sie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Sie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vincent Coll has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Vincent Coll.
I think Sie 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sioux Sie!
During a confident post fight interview, Sioux Sie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hakan Juholt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Judo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hakan Juholt could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jack Judo's chin.
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135 lbs
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149 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hakan Juholt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Judo!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juholt staying out of range there.
Juholt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Judo.
Juholt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Judo misses with a body shot.
Judo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Judo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Judo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Juholt's head.
Juholt works his way to full guard. Good work.
Judo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Judo wants to control from the top but Juholt keeps moving.
Judo tries to free his leg and advance position but Juholt is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juholt has his hands on Judo's head, controlling the position.
Judo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Juholt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Judo throws a strike but Juholt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Juholt got a little sloppy there for a moment and Judo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Juholt has managed to get both his arms back between Judo's legs - danger averted.
Juholt wants to control from the top but Judo keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juholt throws a big elbow that misses.
Judo can't keep his opponent in guard - Juholt advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Well, if Juholt is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Juholt is trying to work for a kimura but Judo is defending well.
Judo is in trouble now - Juholt has advanced to mount!
Judo wants to hold on but Juholt pushes him away.
Judo tries to reverse the position but Juholt maintains control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juholt lands a big elbow.
Judo can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Juholt looking to control but Judo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Judo is bucking up trying to escape but Juholt cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Juholt trying to control but Judo is having none of it.
Judo is desperately trying to improve his position but Juholt has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Judo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Juholt fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Juholt wants to finish this one by submission but Judo is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Juholt.
Judo is desperately trying to improve his position but Juholt has a good base and remains in mount.
Juholt putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juholt breaks from Judo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Judo is looking to improve his position but Juholt isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juholt scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Judo?
Judo working to try and regain half guard.
Juholt has hold of Judo's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Judo manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
A nice elbow there by Juholt.
Juholt raining down hammerfists from mount.
Judo is rocked!
Juholt with the ground and pound from mount.
Judo is still in real trouble! Can Juholt finish him?
Judo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Judo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Nice strikes from Juholt there.
Judo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Juholt has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Juholt cracks Judo with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hakan Juholt!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Firco Nowack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kowalski comes to the cage accompanied by Reptile Theme. 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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265 lbs
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240 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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roman Kowalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Firco Nowack!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalski misses with a head kick.
Nowack blocks a head kick by Kowalski.
A head kick misses from Kowalski.
Nowack tries to close the distance and clinch but Kowalski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nowack drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nowack moves into the clinch.
A short right from Kowalski.
Kowalski misses with a punch to the body.
Kowalski is trying to break the clinch but Nowack has him pressed against the cage.
Nowack lands a body shot in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nowack keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kowalski's efforts to push away.
Nowack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kowalski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kowalski throws a combination. Nowack tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kowalski tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nowack sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kowalski somewhat.
Nowack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kowalski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roman Kowalski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski gets tackled into the cage by Nowack. Nowack maintains the clinch.
Nowack crunches a lovely knee into Kowalski's ribcage.
Kowalski is breathing heavily.
Nowack with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nowack landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nowack.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Nowack on the inside.
Nowack lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nowack.
Nowack landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Nowack.
Kowalski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nowack creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kowalski's defenses.
Nowack using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nowack using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Nowack.
Nowack landing knees to the head.
Kowalski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nowack throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kowalski blocks it with crossed arms.
Nowack lands an elbow inside that Kowalski shrugs off.
Nowack lands an elbow that stopped Kowalski in his tracks for a moment.
Nowack breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski gets tackled into the cage by Nowack. Nowack maintains the clinch.
Nowack landing knees to the head.
Nowack lands a shoulder strike.
Nowack lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kowalski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Nowack.
Kowalski misses with the head strike.
Nowack with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nowack scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nowack obliges.
Nowack tries to land a knee to the head but Kowalski blocks with his arms.
Nowack tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nowack throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kowalski blocks it with crossed arms.
Nowack landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nowack scores with a knee to the head.
Nowack utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nowack lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nowack lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowack unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kowalski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kowalski takes an elbow to the temple.
Kowalski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nowack lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nowack throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nowack with a knee to the head.
Nowack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kowalski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nowack avoids it really well and circles away.
Kowalski blocks a head kick by Nowack.
A swing and a miss from Kowalski.
Kowalski misses with a hook.
Nowack throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nowack avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowack has managed to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kowalski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Kowalski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nowack lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nowack using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Nowack.
Nowack unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nowack throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kowalski misses with the head strike.
Nowack lands a knee to the head.
Nowack throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nowack scores with a knee to the head.
Nowack using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kowalski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nowack looking to throw knees to the head but Kowalski is blocking nicely.
Nowack with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nowack misses with a knee strike.
Nowack misses with a knee strike.
Nowack tries to land a knee to the head but Kowalski blocks with his arms.
Nowack lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Firco Nowack dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kowalski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roman Kowalski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Nowack.
Good shot there by Kowalski.
Nowack scoring well with a low kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kowalski. Nowack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nowack's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kowalski under the eye.
A slow jab from Kowalski misses its intended target.
Nowack wants to clinch.
Kowalski misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Nowack.
Kowalski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nowack defends it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kowalski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nowack uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kowalski.
Kowalski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nowack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kowalski misses with an uppercut.
Kowalski looks to throw the jab but Nowack is out of range.
Kowalski blocks a head kick by Nowack.
Nowack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nowack slips a straight right by Kowalski.
Nowack closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nowack scores with a knee to the head.
Nowack tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nowack lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kowalski tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nowack just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nowack breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kowalski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nowack pinned against the cage. Nowack gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Kowalski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kowalski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nowack tries a head kick but it misses.
No luck for Kowalski with that takedown attempt.
Nowack moves into the clinch successfully.
Nowack lands an elbow that stopped Kowalski in his tracks for a moment.
Nowack working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowack landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Nowack.
Kowalski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nowack lands a nice elbow.
Nowack scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nowack lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nowack misses with a knee to the head.
Nowack has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nowack scores a nice knee to the body.
Nowack connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kowalski's face.
Nowack lands with a right to the head.
Kowalski tries to pull guard but Nowack won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Nowack.
Nowack crunches a lovely knee into Kowalski's ribcage.
Nowack lands a nice elbow.
Nowack scores a nice knee to the body.
Nowack with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kowalski tries to pull guard but Nowack won't allow it.
Firco Nowack seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kowalski takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nowack.
Nowack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Nowack slams his shin into Kowalski's torso.
Nowack scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kowalski avoids the head kick by Nowack.
A solid body kick from Nowack.
Nowack misses with the combination.
Nowack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Kowalski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nowack doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kowalski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nowack throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kowalski is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The fighters circling - Kowalski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nowack lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Firco Nowack showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kowalski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kowalski throws a jab when Nowack was well out of range.
Nowack fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nowack lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A swing and a miss from Kowalski.
Kowalski cracks Nowack with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nowack walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nowack.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nowack.
Nowack closes the distance and lands a one-two.
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!
Kowalski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kowalski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nowack feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kowalski's calf.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kowalski crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nowack - the referee stops the clock and Kowalski gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nowack. Kowalski manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowack wants to clinch.
Kowalski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nowack throws a head kick that misses.
Nowack instigates a clinch.
Kowalski is working Nowack over against the cage.
Kowalski is looking to break free of the clinch but Nowack has double underhooks.
Nowack tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nowack unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nowack lands an elbow that stopped Kowalski in his tracks for a moment.
Nowack lands an elbow that stopped Kowalski in his tracks for a moment.
Nowack lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nowack connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kowalski tries to circle away but Nowack has him pinned against the cage.
Nowack connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski jumps guard but Nowack stands there with Kowalski around his waist. Kowalski gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nowack with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nowack obliges.
A nice left hand lands by Nowack.
Nowack landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kowalski can't find room to land a body shot as Nowack controls the action.
Kowalski has a couple of punches blocked by Nowack.
A right hand to the body from Nowack.
Nowack throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kowalski blocks it with crossed arms.
Nowack landing knees to the body.
Nowack pushes Kowalski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nowack lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nowack lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kowalski backwards.
Nowack lands a body punch.
Nowack lands an elbow inside that Kowalski shrugs off.
Nowack looking to throw knees to the head but Kowalski is blocking nicely.
Kowalski lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski jumps guard but Nowack turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nowack throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kowalskis head.
Nowack is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nowack tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kowalski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nowack comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nowack tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kowalski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nowack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kowalski.
Nice defenses there by Nowack.
Kowalski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nowack counters with an outside leg kick.
Kowalski misses with an uppercut
enabling Nowack to counter with a crisp jab.
Nowack dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nowack closes the distance and clinches.
Kowalski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nowack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roman Kowalski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Kowalski lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kowalski throws a combination that misses
and Nowack finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nowack doesn't manage to clinch there - Kowalski circles away.
Kowalski misses with the combination.
Nowack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kowalski blocks a head kick by Nowack.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kowalski is defended easily by Nowack.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Kowalski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nowack closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kowalski misses with the head strike.
Nowack landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Firco Nowack comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nowack has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Firco Nowack!
As Firco Nowack got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Um, I want to thank the NGF and everything they've done for me, thank my fans and Roman, but I think this was my last fight. Thanks and good bye.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul McCracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Laynpray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laynpray has chosen Estranged by GN'R - all 10 minuets of it. as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Paul McCracken could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joe Laynpray's chin.
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190 lbs
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul McCracken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Laynpray!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCracken takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McCracken tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laynpray tries for a takedown but McCracken sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McCracken moves into the clinch.
Laynpray looking for a takedown.
Laynpray is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McCracken gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Paul McCracken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Laynpray.
Knees to the body from McCracken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laynpray takes a knee to the side of the body.
Laynpray looks winded!
McCracken breaks the clinch.
McCracken keeps Laynpray at a distance using the push kick.
McCracken thows a body kick. Laynpray tries to catch it but that hurt him.
McCracken wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Laynpray chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McCracken can pounce on him.
McCracken throws a head kick but Laynpray moves out of range.
Laynpray misses with a shot to the body
and McCracken makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Laynpray really felt that one!
Laynpray walks forward, straight into a front kick from McCracken.
McCracken scores with a kick to the body.
Laynpray doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McCracken counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice jab there from McCracken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken lands a big head kick that sends Laynpray tumbling to the mat! McCracken takes a step backwards and waves Laynpray back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Laynpray is rocked!
It looks like Joe Laynpray has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laynpray shoots in for a takedown but McCracken shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McCracken lands with a thumping leg kick.
McCracken fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Paul McCracken is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCracken scores with a jab to the body.
McCracken's corner calls for a 1-2. McCracken obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McCracken feints and then cracks Laynpray's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laynpray down.
McCracken lands a big head kick that sends Laynpray tumbling to the mat! McCracken takes a step backwards and waves Laynpray back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Laynpray is still on wobbly legs! Can McCracken finish him?
A solid leg kick lands there for McCracken.
McCracken throws a quick head kick that knocks Laynpray silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! McCracken is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Paul McCracken!
After the fight, Paul McCracken was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lion El Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davis Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davies has chosen Wars Of Islam as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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154 lbs
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153 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lion El Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Davis Davies!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Davies catches El Johnson right on the button with a cross.
El Johnson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Davies is on the wrong end of a nice combination from El Johnson.
El Johnson throws a hook but Davies blocks it.
El Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
El Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab lands there for Davies.
Davies throws a combination but it was largely blocked by El Johnson.
El Johnson throws out a loose jab but Davies uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davies uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from El Johnson.
Davies bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
El Johnson scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davies needs to keep his hands up - El Johnson had a free shot at his head there.
Lion El Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davies closes the distance and clinches.
Davies misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from El Johnson.
A short uppercut from El Johnson.
El Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Davies lands a left hand.
Davies ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Davies no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
El Johnson postures up in Davies's guard and throws a big left but Davies blocks it.
El Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Davies is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
El Johnson cracks Davies with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Davies is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davies working for a triangle but El Johnson defends it easily.
El Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Davies is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davies can't keep his opponent in guard - El Johnson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
El Johnson wants to work for an arm triangle but Davies is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Johnson looks to land a strike but Davies avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
El Johnson trying to control but Davies is working from the bottom.
El Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Davies keeping moving, preventing El Johnson from controlling successfully.
Davies wants to sweep but no luck.
El Johnson looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as El Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
El Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
El Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
El Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Davies working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. El Johnson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. El Johnson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
El Johnson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
El Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but Davies gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davies pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. El Johnson is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lion El Johnson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
El Johnson cracks Davies with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
El Johnson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jab from Davies.
El Johnson scores with a sloppy right hand. Davies should have avoided that one.
Davies slips under a jab.
Davies doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
El Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
El Johnson misses with a shot to the body
and Davies cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Davies gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Davies moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies slips a straight right by El Johnson.
El Johnson swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Davies counter with a right hand.
El Johnson is rocked!
Davies lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davies cracks El Johnson on the jaw with a powerful right hand and El Johnson falls backwards against the cage. Davies follows up with more strikes that drop El Johnson to his knees. Davies keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save El Johnson! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Davis Davies!
A very excited looking Davis Davies 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Riviere Hinds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Van Dam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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25
145 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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155 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Riviere Hinds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jean Van Dam!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hinds throws a big shot that misses.
Van Dam gets a double leg takedown into Hinds's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Van Dam wants to pass the guard but Hinds is keeping the position.
Hinds looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Van Dam throws a big elbow that misses.
Van Dam throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hinds works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Van Dam postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Van Dam looking to pass the guard.
Van Dam with a nice head shot there.
Hinds might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hinds avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Van Dam throws a strike but Hinds rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Van Dam is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinds preventing the sweep.
Hinds trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Dam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Dam seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Van Dam wants to stand and escape but Hinds is having none of it.
Hinds postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Van Dam wants to get back to his feet but Hinds passes into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Van Dam manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Dam is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hinds is controlling him.
Hinds trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Dam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Van Dam holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hinds lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hinds has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Van Dam looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hinds controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hinds is looking to work some ground and pound but Van Dam has wrist control.
Van Dam is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hinds wants to control from the top but Van Dam keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Van Dam will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Van Dam throws a looping overhand right but Hinds ducks down to avoid it.
Van Dam shoots in and drives through. Hinds sprawls well.
Van Dam tries to clinch there but Hinds circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hinds, as that shot connected.
Jean Van Dam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Dam tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hinds manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Hinds counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Riviere Hinds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Van Dam.
Van Dam wants to stand up but Hinds is controlling him.
Van Dam is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Van Dam has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hinds is looking to work some ground and pound but Van Dam has wrist control.
Hinds postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Van Dam wants to stand up but Hinds is controlling him.
Van Dam keeping moving, preventing Hinds from controlling successfully.
Hinds throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Dam works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hinds preventing the sweep.
Van Dam is trying to control the position but Hinds postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hinds thows a body shot but no joy.
Van Dam looks for a takedown but Hinds sprawls well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hinds lands with a right hand.
Van Dam is looking to clinch.
Van Dam shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Van Dam shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hinds's guard.
Van Dam won't allow Hinds to sweep him here.
Hinds is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Van Dam defends well.
Van Dam is looking to work some ground and pound but Hinds has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Dam wants to pass the guard but Hinds is keeping the position.
Van Dam preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jean Van Dam will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Van Dam moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hinds dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Dam. That did some damage!
Hinds defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Van Dam.
Horrible takedown by Van Dam or perhaps it was just good defense by Hinds which made him look bad.
Van Dam gets the takedown into side control.
Hinds manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Van Dam wants to get back to his feet.
Hinds thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Van Dam is trying to stand back up but Hinds is controlling him
Van Dam is looking to control Hinds's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Van Dam avoid being mounted?
Hinds not doing much here.
Van Dam blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hinds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinds trying to pass the guard but Van Dam defending well.
Van Dam wants to improve his position but Hinds is controlling well.
Van Dam is looking to escape.
Hinds content to control rather than advance.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Van Dam jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hinds misses with a hook.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hinds is defended easily by Van Dam.
Van Dam takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Van Dam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hinds was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Dam.
Van Dam connects with a looping right hand.
Hinds misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Riviere Hinds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Van Dam.
Van Dam shoots in but Hinds avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Van Dam shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hinds defends it nicely.
Hinds misses with a wild body shot.
Van Dam tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hinds swivels and escapes.
Hinds throws a leg kick but Van Dam sees it coming and moves out of range.
Van Dam shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hinds defends it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hinds swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hinds missing with a left hand there. Van Dam was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Dam shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hinds counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hinds throwing shots but Van Dam is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Hinds there.
Hinds looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Van Dam avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hinds.
Hinds prevents Van Dam from standing back up.
Van Dam is trying to get back to full guard.
Van Dam gets full guard.
Hinds controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hinds postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Van Dam 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.
Hinds missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hinds with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hinds wants to control from the top but Van Dam keeps moving.
Van Dam looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hinds is one step ahead there.
Hinds trying to control but Van Dam is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hinds throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Dam checks a low kick from Hinds.
Van Dam takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hinds defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Van Dam.
No luck for Van Dam with that takedown attempt.
Hinds lands a nice shot that snaps Van Dam's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riviere Hinds dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Van Dam misses with a takedown
and Hinds counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hinds lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Van Dam wants to sweep but no luck.
Hinds wants to pass the guard but Van Dam is keeping the position.
Hinds stopping the sweep attempt from Van Dam.
Riviere Hinds overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hinds postures up.
Hinds stopping the sweep attempt from Van Dam.
Van Dam is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hinds postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hinds postures up in Van Dam's guard and throws a big left but Van Dam blocks it.
Van Dam manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Dam scoring with strikes but Hinds is staying in there.
Van Dam with shots to the head and body - Hinds looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hinds gets back to half guard.
Van Dam throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Van Dam throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Van Dam is working for a kimura but Hinds is defending it quite comfortably.
Van Dam lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hinds works his way to full guard. Good work.
Van Dam chips away with some ground and pound.
Hinds manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Van Dam manages to get himself to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hinds postures up in Van Dam's guard and throws a big left but Van Dam blocks it.
Hinds lands a couple of elbows.
Van Dam wants to stand and escape but Hinds is having none of it.
Van Dam trying to keep a closed guard but Hinds is proving a slippery customer.
Hinds throws a big elbow that misses.
Van Dam pulls Hinds in to control the position.
Hinds trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Dam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hinds postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hinds working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam trying to keep a closed guard but Hinds is proving a slippery customer.
Hinds controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jean Van Dam was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hinds tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Van Dam is able to avoid easily.
Hinds closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Van Dam's guard.
Van Dam looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hinds is one step ahead there.
Hinds is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Van Dam wants to improve his position but instead Hinds has moved into half guard.
Van Dam regains full guard. Nicely done.
Van Dam is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam wants to stand and escape but Hinds is having none of it.
Hinds stopping the sweep attempt from Van Dam.
Van Dam keeping moving, preventing Hinds from controlling successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Dam avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hinds wants to control from the top but Van Dam keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Van Dam takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Van Dam shoots in looking for a takedown. Hinds tries to sprawl out of it but Van Dam keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hinds manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hinds throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Dam counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Van Dam.
Van Dam takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hinds is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hinds tries to pass to full mount but Van Dam defends it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Riviere Hinds.
Well Hinds has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Riviere Hinds!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buck Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samson Miodek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Compton's entrance music is Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy . A fine choice. Miodek is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Radioactive. Samson Miodek is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buck Compton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samson Miodek!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Compton as he checks the leg kick.
Compton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Samson Miodek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Compton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Miodek is looking to land body kicks.
Miodek digs a good hook to Compton's body.
Miodek looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Compton is fending him off so far but Miodek persists. Nope, Compton circles away and we're back to standing.
Miodek thuds his shin into the meat of Compton's side.
Miodek lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Compton avoids the body shot from Miodek.
Miodek throws a leg kick which misses Compton's front leg but catches the back leg as Compton tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot by Compton.
Compton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miodek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Miodek moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Miodek.
Miodek lands a head shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Miodek. That's going to slow Compton down.
Miodek connects with an inside leg kick.
Compton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Miodek.
Miodek ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Miodek takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miodek connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Miodek scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Miodek lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Buck Compton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miodek has closed the distance and engaged Compton in a clinch.
Miodek stalls.
Miodek breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miodek comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Miodek forces Compton back against the cage and clinches.
Compton is leaning against Miodek and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Compton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Miodek.
Miodek's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Compton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Miodek.
That kick from Miodek tenderised Compton's leg. Compton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Compton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Miodek is out of range and Compton settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miodek just misses with a punch to the body.
Miodek throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Compton's head.
Miodek lands a head kick!
Miodek with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Miodek moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Miodek scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Compton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Miodek cracks a nice hook into Compton's ribs.
Miodek shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Compton looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miodek seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nice strikes from Miodek there.
Miodek not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Miodek sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Miodek lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miodek is nestled in close to Compton, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samson Miodek 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.
Compton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Compton moves out of range of the body kick from Miodek.
Miodek throws a shot to the body.
Compton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Compton is rocked!
Miodek fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Compton square on the jaw! Damn, Compton is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Samson Miodek!
A relieved looking Samson Miodek thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Timonyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeddicus Starburst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timonyn comes to the cage accompanied by Cryin' Like A Bitch!! . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Timonyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zeddicus Starburst!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timonyn shoots in and drives through. Starburst sprawls well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Starburst.
Starburst scores with a head kick. Timonyn tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Dmitry Timonyn has been cut.
Timonyn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A leg kick checked by Timonyn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Starburst paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice sprawl there from Starburst as Timonyn shoots in.
Starburst throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Starburst takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Timonyn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Starburst as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dmitry Timonyn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Starburst misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Starburst takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Starburst lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Timonyn circles away quickly and effectively.
Starburst tries to score with a low kick but Timonyn moves his leg out of the way.
Starburst fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Timonyn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Starburst swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Starburst gets caught napping as Timonyn dives in and scores a takedown. Starburst manages to retain guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Timonyn wanted to stand there but Starburst had control of the position.
Timonyn preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timonyn stands up from Starburst's guard - Timonyn perhaps looking for a knockout.
Starburst is looking to clinch but Timonyn is avoiding it.
Starburst explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Timonyn moves out of range of the leg kick from Starburst.
Timonyn closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Starburst's guard.
Starburst wants to sweep here but Timonyn controlling him for the moment.
Starburst working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Timonyn.
Timonyn is looking to stand up but Starburst won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timonyn drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Starburst manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Timonyn has Starburst in his guard.
Timonyn throws his legs up looking for a submission but Starburst uses it to pass to side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Timonyn tries to improve position but can't.
Starburst works to advance to full mount. Timonyn defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Timonyn is wriggling around trying to escape.
Starburst working for a submission but Timonyn is keeping him at bay.
Timonyn tries to reverse the position but Starburst maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starburst can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Timonyn is looking to escape.
Starburst controlling from the full mount.
Timonyn is wriggling around trying to escape.
Timonyn is squirming around, avoiding Starburst's attempts to control the action.
Timonyn is looking to get to half guard.
Timonyn regains half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Timonyn is looking for a sweep. Starburst is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timonyn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Timonyn tries to roll over but Starburst keeps him under control.
Starburst stands up out of the half guard.
Starburst clobbers Timonyn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Timonyn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Starburst circles away quickly and effectively.
Starburst misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Starburst throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Timonyn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Starburst misses with a body shot.
Timonyn feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Starburst keeping moving, preventing Timonyn from controlling successfully.
Starburst has a closed guard, preventing Timonyn from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeddicus Starburst dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dmitry Timonyn's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Starburst throws a body punch but Timonyn moves out of range.
Starburst connects with an inside leg kick.
Timonyn tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Timonyn throws a right and a left that Starburst avoids nicely.
Starburst throws a half hearted mid kick.
A cross from Starburst lands.
Timonyn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good leg kick by Starburst there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Starburst throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Timonyn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Timonyn throws a sloppy body shot
and Starburst moves into the clinch.
Starburst working aggressively here.
Starburst works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Timonyn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Starburst gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starburst lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Starburst fails to land.
Timonyn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Timonyn is trying to break free.
Timonyn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Timonyn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Starburst pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Timonyn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Starburst pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dmitry Timonyn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Starburst fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Starburst looks to land a combination but Timonyn avoids it well.
Timonyn clobbers Starburst with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Starburst lands a nice leg kick that just misses Timonyn's sensitive parts.
Zeddicus Starburst seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Timonyn throws a right and a left that Starburst avoids nicely.
Starburst swings for the body but Timonyn moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Starburst. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Starburst.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starburst misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Timonyn.
Timonyn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Starburst but Starburst pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Starburst showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Timonyn.
Starburst throws a push kick but Timonyn slaps the foot to one side.
Good leg kick by Starburst there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Starburst catches Timonyn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Timonyn shoots in for a takedown but Starburst shows good takedown defense.
Timonyn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dmitry Timonyn's cut is getting worse.
Timonyn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Starburst.
Timonyn shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Timonyn wants to stand up but Starburst manages to regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starburst seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Timonyn wants to stand but Starburst is controlling his posture from full guard.
Starburst tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Timonyn wants to stand but Starburst has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Timonyn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timonyn has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Starburst is proving hard to escape from.
Starburst controls Timonyn momentarily but Timonyn frees himself.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Timonyn is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Zeddicus Starburst has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Timonyn swinging wildly here.
Timonyn tries to bum rush Starburst with a series of wild strikes but Starburst uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dmitry Timonyn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Starburst. Timonyn shrugs it off though.
Starburst misses with a wild body shot.
Timonyn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Starburst's waist but Starburst gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Timonyn off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeddicus Starburst showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dmitry Timonyn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Starburst looks to land a left hand but Timonyn moved out of range nicely.
Starburst misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Timonyn.
Timonyn looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Starburst lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Timonyn!
Starburst prevents Timonyn from getting the reversal.
Timonyn is squirming around, avoiding Starburst's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timonyn wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Starburst tries to get the hooks in deep but Timonyn pushed the leg off.
Timonyn looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Timonyn rolls, trying to escape but Starburst keeps control of the position.
Starburst tries to get the hooks in deep but Timonyn pushed the leg off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Starburst is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Starburst trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Timonyn's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Starburst controlling the positon.
Timonyn is keeping busy.
Starburst is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Timonyn tries to escape but Starburst has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Timonyn breaks Starburst's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timonyn gets to his feet. Starburst looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Starburst motions for Timonyn to come forward. Starburst throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Starburst has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice takedown defense from Starburst. No joy for Timonyn on that attempt.
Timonyn takes a swing at Starburst's ribcage but misses.
Starburst forces Timonyn back against the cage and clinches.
Starburst lands a hook to the side of the head.
Starburst is working Timonyn over against the cage.
Starburst throws a punch but it's blocked by Timonyn.
Starburst's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Starburst throws a nice inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Starburst jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Starburst thows a body shot but no joy.
Timonyn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Starburst as he avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Timonyn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Starburst lands a head kick!
Dmitry Timonyn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timonyn scores with a nice strike.
Timonyn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Timonyn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dmitry Timonyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Timonyn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Starburst moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Starburst connects with an inside leg kick.
Timonyn avoids the body shot from Starburst.
Timonyn moves out of range as Starburst strikes.
Timonyn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Starburst.
Starburst is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Timonyn rather than just go for the knockout.
Timonyn throws a low kick but Starburst moves out of range easily.
Timonyn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Timonyn dips to his left and cracks Starburst with an uppercut!
Timonyn blocks a head kick by Starburst.
A combination from Timonyn does no damage.
Starburst dodges the punch combination from Timonyn.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zeddicus Starburst comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Starburst winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeddicus Starburst!
During a confident post fight interview, Zeddicus Starburst thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Fybra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fybra is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Crippled Black Phoenix / Born In a Hurricane. 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 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeff Glover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Fybra!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glover takes a swing at Fybra's ribcage but misses.
Glover fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Michael Fybra has been cut.
Fybra swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Glover.
Decent striking displayed by Fybra there.
Glover missing with a left hand there. Fybra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Glover jabs Fybra right on the nose. Fybra blinks but takes it well.
Glover throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Glover dives in and scores a takedown into Fybra's guard.
Fybra wants to sweep but no luck.
Fybra is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Glover wants to control from the top but Fybra keeps moving.
Fybra seems keen to control Glover's posture.
Fybra keeping moving, preventing Glover from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover throws a big elbow that misses.
Fybra keeping full guard, as Glover tries to pass.
Fybra working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Glover.
Glover looking to sit in guard and control but Fybra gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Glover throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fybra trying to control but Glover is working from the bottom.
Fybra slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover keeping full guard, as Fybra tries to pass.
Fybra stopping the sweep attempt from Glover.
Fybra controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Michael Fybra has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Fybra looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fybra cracks Glover with an open hand slap.
Glover tries to score with a low kick but Fybra moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fybra lands a jab.
Fybra lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fybra.
Glover misses with a few strikes there.
Glover ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fybra cracks Glover with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fybra.
Fybra throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Glover is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fybra stuffs the takedown.
No joy there for Glover, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fybra darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Glover throws a combination. Fybra tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fybra connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fybra lands a brutal head kick. Glover looks out on his feet and Fybra throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Michael Fybra!
A relieved looking Michael Fybra thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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