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SFL 49 Manu vs Kolo PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stanislav Votava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Bonce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Votava comes to the cage accompanied by I Stand Alone. Stanislav Votava could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ben Bonce's chin.
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173 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stanislav Votava!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Bonce!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonce takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Votava slips a jab and a cross from Bonce.
Crunch! Votava slams his shin into Bonce's torso.
Votava lands with a kick to the temple. Bonce shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bonce is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Votava.
A punch combination from Votava misses.
Votava thows a body shot but no joy.
Bonce scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonce looks to land a combination. Votava sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Votava is rocked!
It looks like Stanislav Votava has been cut.
Votava throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Oh Votava is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bonce blocks a low kick nicely.
Votava tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bonce swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Votava is aggressively charging in as Bonce backs up avoiding any damage. Bonce tosses out a jab and Votava runs right into it face first! Votava is out cold! Bonce dropped down on all fours and is barking in Votava's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ben Bonce!
Ben Bonce bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marc Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Micheals (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Munoz comes to the cage accompanied by Champions. Micheals has chosen Bulls On Parade as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marc Munoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Micheals!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Micheals throws a head kick that misses
and Munoz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Munoz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Micheals tries to kick Munoz off but Munoz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Munoz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Micheals is refusing to be controlled, as Munoz sits in half guard.
Micheals really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Munoz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Marc Munoz wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Munoz looks for a takedown but Micheals sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz slips a jab and a cross from Micheals.
Mike Micheals is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Munoz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Micheals to the mat! Micheals manages to get full guard.
Munoz stays in close to Micheals's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Micheals is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Marc Munoz.
Munoz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Micheals's half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Micheals can do anything to dispel that myth.
Munoz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Micheals has managed to free his arm - good work.
Micheals is trying to stand up here but Munoz is controlling him well.
Munoz thows a huge punch but Micheals dodges it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munoz controlling the action here.
Munoz working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Micheals is staying active underneath Munoz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Munoz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Munoz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Munoz not doing much here.
Micheals is not content to let Munoz control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz content to control rather than advance.
Marc Munoz has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Micheals tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Micheals misses with a series of wild punches.
Munoz looks to land a combination but Micheals avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Micheals throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Munoz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Micheals defends it nicely.
Munoz avoids the head kick by Micheals.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marc Munoz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Munoz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Munoz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Micheals sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Munoz somewhat.
Munoz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Munoz.
Micheals lands a big head kick that sends Munoz tumbling to the mat! Micheals takes a step backwards and waves Munoz back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Munoz is rocked!
It looks like Marc Munoz has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munoz tries to clinch up.
Oh Munoz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Munoz lands a nice hook to Micheals's body. Micheals takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Micheals looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Micheals backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Munoz's temple! It sends Munoz violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Micheals celebrates and the doctors try to help Munoz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Mike Micheals!
After winning the bout, Mike Micheals thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ongka Ongka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikola Veljanovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ongka comes to the cage accompanied by Abebe. Ongka Ongka is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ongka Ongka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikola Veljanovski!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veljanovski manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ongka on his heels. He'll look to pass Ongka's guard now, I'm sure.
Ongka has his hands on Veljanovski's head, controlling the position.
Veljanovski looking to sit in guard and control but Ongka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ongka will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ongka is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Veljanovski controlling Ongka's posture.
Veljanovski keeping moving, preventing Ongka from controlling successfully.
Ongka with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veljanovski controls Ongka momentarily but Ongka frees himself.
Ongka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Veljanovski holds on and takes a little breather.
Veljanovski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ongka trying to control the position from guard on top but Veljanovski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nikola Veljanovski was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Veljanovski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ongka's waist but Ongka gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Veljanovski off to one side.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ongka lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Veljanovski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Veljanovski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Veljanovski 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.
Ongka keeping moving, preventing Veljanovski from controlling successfully.
Ongka looking for a sweep. Not yet Ongka, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veljanovski stays in close to Ongka's body and controls the position.
Veljanovski is fighting to break Ongka's control of his arms but Ongka is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Nikola Veljanovski has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ongka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Veljanovski.
Ongka throws a low kick but Veljanovski avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ongka doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Veljanovski counters with a nice body shot.
Ongka misses with a leg kick.
Ongka misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ongka throws a low kick but it's checked well by Veljanovski.
Ongka throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Veljanovski's waist but Veljanovski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ongka off to one side.
Veljanovski shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ongka's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Veljanovski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Veljanovski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ongka is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Veljanovski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ongka trying to strike off his back.
Ongka is trying to keep Veljanovski in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ongka misses with a low kick.
Veljanovski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ongka with a lazy takedown attempt
and Veljanovski moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ongka Ongka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Veljanovski gets control of Ongka's arms and successfully pulls guard. Veljanovski will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Veljanovski keeping moving, preventing Ongka from controlling successfully.
Veljanovski is trying to control the position but Ongka postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ongka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Veljanovski wants to stand and escape but Ongka is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ongka trying to control but Veljanovski is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ongka advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nikola Veljanovski will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ongka shoots and misses
and Veljanovski counters by clinching up.
Ongka drops down looking for an ankle pick but Veljanovski pulls his leg out and moves away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Veljanovski is defended easily by Ongka.
Veljanovski fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ongka sprawls well initially but Veljanovski persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Veljanovski is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Veljanovski wants to pass the guard but Ongka is defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ongka manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ongka is on top in guard.
Veljanovski is pulling down on Ongka's head. It's preventing any offense from Ongka, at least for the moment.
Veljanovski keeping moving, preventing Ongka from controlling successfully.
Ongka stopping the sweep attempt from Veljanovski.
Veljanovski is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ongka is pushing down on Veljanovski's leg trying to pass to half guard. Veljanovski is fighting to maintain full guard but Ongka has managed to sneak the leg through.
Veljanovski trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veljanovski is defending against the submission attempts here by Ongka.
Ongka trying to mount his opponent but Veljanovski defends it.
Veljanovski is trying to get back to full guard.
Ongka is working for a kimura but Veljanovski is defending it quite comfortably.
Veljanovski is holding on to half guard well.
Ongka is looking to take a break and control but Veljanovski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veljanovski is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ongka's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ongka's back!
Ongka covering up well under a series of strikes from Veljanovski.
Ongka defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Veljanovski's arms.
Veljanovski just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Veljanovski doesn't have the hooks in and Ongka manages to turn into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veljanovski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ongka is one step ahead there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Veljanovski can do anything to dispel that myth.
Veljanovski keeping moving, preventing Ongka from controlling successfully.
Veljanovski wants to stand and escape but Ongka is having none of it.
Veljanovski keeping full guard, as Ongka tries to pass.
Ongka postures up.
Veljanovski is looking for a triangle but Ongka pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Veljanovski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ongka is controlling him.
Nikola Veljanovski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Veljanovski is breathing heavily.
Ongka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Veljanovski is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nikola Veljanovski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.
Veljanovski has his takedown stuffed
and Ongka counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Veljanovski!
Ongka throwing strikes but Veljanovski manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Ongka tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Veljanovski presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Ongka is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ongka sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Veljanovski is looking for a kimura here.
Ongka tries to roll over but Veljanovski keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ongka is staying active underneath Veljanovski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ongka tries to get to full guard but Veljanovski has control of the leg.
Veljanovski passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ongka!
Ongka really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ongka Ongka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veljanovski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ongka keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Veljanovski controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veljanovski tries to control but Ongka wriggling away.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nikola Veljanovski was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ongka manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Veljanovski on his heels. He'll look to pass Veljanovski's guard now, I'm sure.
Veljanovski is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ongka passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Veljanovski prevents Ongka from moving into mount.
Ongka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Veljanovski keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ongka goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Veljanovski has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ongka but great work by Veljanovski.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ongka tries to buck Veljanovski off but Veljanovski is having none of it.
Ongka being controlled for a moment.
Veljanovski is looking to take a break and control but Ongka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Veljanovski lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ongka down.
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 Ongka Ongka.
I think Veljanovski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Nikola Veljanovski!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takahiro Akiyoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erick Silvinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Silvinho's choice of entrance music: It's Nothin - Wiz Khalifa ft. 2 Chainz. This should be fireworks!
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177 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takahiro Akiyoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Erick Silvinho!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Silvinho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silvinho tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Akiyoshi counters with a shoot takedown. Silvinho fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Akiyoshi lands a couple of digs.
Silvinho is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Silvinho using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silvinho scores with a knee to the head.
Silvinho slows down the pace here.
Akiyoshi looking for a takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silvinho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silvinho tries to clinch there but Akiyoshi circles away.
Akiyoshi shoots in looking for a takedown but Silvinho manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Akiyoshi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Silvinho tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Akiyoshi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silvinho rushes Akiyoshi and presses him up against the cage.
Silvinho lands a nice knee to the body.
Akiyoshi looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takahiro Akiyoshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silvinho stops a takedown attempt from Akiyoshi.
Silvinho connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvinho throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silvinho stalling in the clinch.
Silvinho with a knee to the head.
Silvinho scores with a knee to the head.
Silvinho connects with a knee to the head.
Silvinho with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silvinho is pressed up against the cage. Akiyoshi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silvinho down to the mat. Silvinho avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silvinho tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Akiyoshi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Akiyoshi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silvinho wants to clinch up but Akiyoshi keeps it at a distance.
Silvinho clinches up against the cage.
Silvinho with a knee to the head.
Akiyoshi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Akiyoshi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silvinho fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Akiyoshi is breathing heavily.
Silvinho tries to clinch up.
Erick Silvinho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvinho moves in looking to clinch but Akiyoshi pushes him off.
Silvinho tries to clinch but Akiyoshi is having none of it.
Silvinho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silvinho moves in looking to clinch but Akiyoshi pushes him off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silvinho tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Akiyoshi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silvinho fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silvinho tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Akiyoshi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Akiyoshi shoots in for a double leg but Silvinho sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silvinho tries to clinch there but Akiyoshi circles away.
Silvinho pushes Akiyoshi up against the cage in a clinch.
Akiyoshi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silvinho is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Silvinho gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Akiyoshi.
Silvinho using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Akiyoshi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silvinho connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvinho pressing his opponent against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silvinho.
Silvinho lands a knee to the head.
Silvinho connects with a knee to the head.
Silvinho connects with a knee to the head.
Silvinho landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silvinho misses with a knee strike.
Silvinho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silvinho doesn't manage to clinch there - Akiyoshi circles away.
Silvinho tries to clinch up but Akiyoshi circles away and keeps his distance.
Silvinho tries to clinch up but Akiyoshi circles away and keeps his distance.
Silvinho tries to clinch there but Akiyoshi circles away.
Silvinho is looking to clinch but Akiyoshi is avoiding it.
Silvinho tries to clinch but Akiyoshi moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Akiyoshi.
A big left from Silvinho misses.
Silvinho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silvinho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Akiyoshi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Erick Silvinho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silvinho throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Akiyoshi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silvinho.
Silvinho moves in looking to clinch but Akiyoshi pushes him off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silvinho moves into the clinch successfully.
Akiyoshi looking for a takedown.
Silvinho misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Akiyoshi as Silvinho tries to tie him up.
Akiyoshi has Silvinho pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silvinho manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Silvinho scores with a shoulder strike.
Silvinho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erick Silvinho dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silvinho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Akiyoshi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silvinho.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silvinho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good leg kick by Silvinho there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silvinho moves in looking to clinch but Akiyoshi pushes him off.
Silvinho tries to close the distance and clinch but Akiyoshi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silvinho is looking to clinch.
Akiyoshi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takahiro Akiyoshi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silvinho wants to clinch up but Akiyoshi keeps it at a distance.
Silvinho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Akiyoshi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silvinho is looking to clinch.
Silvinho throws a head kick but Akiyoshi moves out of range.
Good shot there by Silvinho.
Akiyoshi has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvinho doesn't manage to clinch there - Akiyoshi circles away.
Silvinho connects with a jab.
Silvinho tries to clinch but Akiyoshi moves out of range.
Akiyoshi swats away the attempt to clinch by Silvinho.
Silvinho misses with a two punch combination.
Silvinho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Akiyoshi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silvinho is looking to clinch but Akiyoshi is avoiding it.
Akiyoshi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silvinho.
Silvinho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silvinho gets a clinch.
Akiyoshi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silvinho gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Akiyoshi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silvinho pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takahiro Akiyoshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvinho tries to clinch up.
Silvinho shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Akiyoshi eats them both and turns towards Silvinho to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Silvinho looks to land a combination but Akiyoshi avoids it well.
Akiyoshi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silvinho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silvinho is looking to clinch but Akiyoshi is avoiding it.
Silvinho fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Akiyoshi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Silvinho misses.
Akiyoshi tries to keep at a distance but Silvinho has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silvinho is trying to maintain a safe position but Akiyoshi gets an underhook and turns Silvinho into the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Silvinho.
Erick Silvinho seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akiyoshi tries to score a body lock takedown but Silvinho shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Silvinho leaning his opponent against the cage.
Silvinho with a knee to the head.
Akiyoshi is looking for a takedown.
Silvinho lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Akiyoshi tries for a takedown but Silvinho manages to get underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silvinho lands a knee to the head.
Akiyoshi is looking to take this one to the mat.
Silvinho tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silvinho stalling in the clinch.
Silvinho connects with a nasty looking knee right to Akiyoshi's face.
Akiyoshi takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Silvinho.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Akiyoshi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silvinho pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silvinho is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akiyoshi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silvinho throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akiyoshi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silvinho sprawls well. Silvinho wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Akiyoshi gets slowly back to his feet.
Silvinho darts in and clinches Akiyoshi up against the cage.
Silvinho controlling the action here for a moment.
Akiyoshi wants to take the fight to the mat but Silvinho manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silvinho is stalling here.
Silvinho throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erick Silvinho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Akiyoshi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silvinho misses with a looping left.
Silvinho tries to clinch but Akiyoshi is having none of it.
A slow jab from Silvinho misses its intended target.
Akiyoshi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Akiyoshi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silvinho's waist but Silvinho gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Akiyoshi off to one side.
Silvinho tries to clinch there but Akiyoshi circles away.
Silvinho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Akiyoshi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silvinho wants to clinch up but Akiyoshi keeps it at a distance.
Silvinho wants to clinch.
Silvinho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Akiyoshi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Erick Silvinho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akiyoshi swats away the attempt to clinch by Silvinho.
Silvinho gets a clinch.
Akiyoshi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silvinho prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takahiro Akiyoshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Akiyoshi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Silvinho after a bit of a struggle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silvinho content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Silvinho lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A knee to the head by Silvinho.
Silvinho lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Takahiro Akiyoshi has been cut.
Silvinho scores with a knee to the head.
Silvinho effectively controlling the action here.
Silvinho with a knee to the head.
Silvinho landing knees to the head.
Silvinho lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silvinho lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Takahiro Akiyoshi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvinho lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Akiyoshi is rocked!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Silvinho with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silvinho with a knee to the head.
Silvinho connects with a knee to the head.
Silvinho tries to land a knee to the head but Akiyoshi blocks with his arms.
Silvinho tries a knee to the head but Akiyoshi blocks it.
Silvinho is trying to break free.
Akiyoshi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silvinho gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Akiyoshi is looking to take this one to the mat.
Silvinho lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silvinho connects with a nasty looking knee right to Akiyoshi's face.
Akiyoshi goes for a takedown attempt but Silvinho pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silvinho rushes Akiyoshi and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvinho scores with a knee to the head.
Akiyoshi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silvinho fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silvinho tries to clinch there but Akiyoshi circles away.
Silvinho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akiyoshi was well out of range. Poor timing from Silvinho.
Akiyoshi keeps the fight on the outside.
Silvinho takes the fight into the clinch.
Silvinho has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Akiyoshi wants a takedown.
Silvinho connects with a knee to the head.
Silvinho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silvinho tries to close the distance and clinch but Akiyoshi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvinho tries to clinch but Akiyoshi is having none of it.
Silvinho has Akiyoshi up against the cage in a clinch.
Erick Silvinho is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Akiyoshi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Silvinho is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Akiyoshi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Silvinho with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
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!
Silvinho lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Akiyoshi being controlled against the cage.
Silvinho receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silvinho landing knees to the head.
Silvinho with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silvinho looking to slow down the pace here.
Silvinho tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erick Silvinho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silvinho 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erick Silvinho!
Erick Silvinho decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ragner Thlekbuidi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Dantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ragner Thlekbuidi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ragner Thlekbuidi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Dantes!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thlekbuidi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dantes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thlekbuidi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dantes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thlekbuidi scrambles back to his feet.
Thlekbuidi misses with a takedown
and Dantes counters with a three punch combo that has Thlekbuidi backing up. Thlekbuidi nods at Dantes to acknowledge the strikes.
Thlekbuidi misses with a takedown attempt
and Dantes counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thlekbuidi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dantes circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ragner Thlekbuidi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thlekbuidi is breathing heavily.
Dantes lands a slapping body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dantes.
Ragner Thlekbuidi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dantes lands a big right hook! Thlekbuidi looks hurt but is still standing! Dantes lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Thlekbuidi falls down and Dantes dives in with a huge hammer fist! Thlekbuidi's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Dantes runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marcus Dantes!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Poe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Haigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Haigh is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cameron Poe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Haigh!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haigh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Poe pinned against the cage. Poe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Haigh ducks under a wild hook from Poe.
Poe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Poe thuds his right hand into Haigh's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Poe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Poe wants it to stay on the feet.
Poe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cameron Poe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Haigh.
Poe looks to land a left hand but Haigh moved out of range nicely.
Haigh changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Poe tries to avoid it but Haigh manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Poe to the ground. Poe escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Haigh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Poe closes the distance and pushes Haigh back into the cage.
Haigh wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Haigh dodges an elbow strike from Poe.
A head punch on the inside from Haigh fails to land.
Poe misses with an elbow strike.
Poe lands a damaging elbow.
Poe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haigh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haigh ducks under a wild hook from Poe.
Haigh shoots in looking for a takedown. Poe tries to sprawl out of it but Haigh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Poe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Poe connects with the punch.
Poe misses with a straight right.
Haigh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haigh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Poe misses its intended target.
Poe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Poe attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Haigh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Poe scores with a kick to the body.
Poe lunges at Haigh with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Haigh's hand.
Poe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haigh swats away the attempt to clinch by Poe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haigh shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Poe as he jumps to the side.
Haigh shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Poe sprawls well. Poe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Haigh gets slowly back to his feet.
Poe scores with a leg kick.
Poe stuns Haigh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Haigh takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Poe throws a leg kick but Haigh sees it coming and moves out of range.
Haigh misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Haigh.
Poe slips a jab and a cross from Haigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poe blocks a jab.
Poe lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Poe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poe will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Haigh takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Poe tries to clinch up but Haigh circles away and keeps his distance.
Poe misses with a low kick as Haigh jumps back.
Poe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Haighs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Poe misses with a series of wild punches.
Haigh fails with the takedown.
Cameron Poe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poe throws a head kick but Haigh moves out of range.
Haigh closes the distance and clinches up with Poe, looking for a takedown. Haigh pushes Poe against the cage but Poe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Haigh shoots in but no luck this time.
Poe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haigh throws the left hand but Poe avoids the punch easily.
Poe is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Horrible takedown by Haigh or perhaps it was just good defense by Poe which made him look bad.
Poe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Haigh takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Haigh shoots in for a double leg but Poe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Haigh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Poe clinches up against the cage.
Haigh is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Poe lands an elbow just above Haigh 's eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Haigh wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Poe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Poe misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cameron Poe dominated that round.
That's time! Poe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Haigh fails to land the takedown.
Poe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poe misses with a looping left.
Poe tries to close the distance and clinch but Haigh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Poe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Haigh.
Haigh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Poe pinned against the cage. Poe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Haigh shoots in for a takedown but Poe shows good takedown defense.
Cameron Poe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Haigh.
Haigh fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Poe avoids it really well and circles away.
Haigh stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Poe.
Poe looks to land a right hand but Haigh moved out of range.
Haigh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Poe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poe lands a lovely overhand right.
Poe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Poe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Poe wants it to stay on the feet.
Good exchange - Haigh coming out on top.
Poe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haigh on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Poe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haigh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haigh shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Haigh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Poe lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cameron Poe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Poe misses with an uppercut.
Poe motions for Haigh to come forward. Poe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Haigh shoots in looking for a takedown but Poe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Haigh's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poe ducks under a wild hook from Haigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haigh on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Haigh is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Poe catches Haigh with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Poe has closed the distance and engaged Haigh in a clinch.
Haigh is trying desperately to land a takedown but Poe is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Haigh.
Poe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Haigh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haigh is trying to force a seperation but Poe has the dominant position.
Haigh blocks the elbow strike.
Poe is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Poe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Haigh's defenses.
Haigh wants to break free but Poe has control.
Haigh is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Poe to keep the fight standing.
Poe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like John Haigh has been cut.
Poe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Poe throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Poe.
Poe lands a right hand.
Haigh is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Poe to keep the fight standing.
Poe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Poe lands a knee to the body.
Haigh is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poe has Haigh pressed against the cage, preventing Haigh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Haigh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haigh has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Haigh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haigh has had enough of the clinch but Poe keeps him there for the moment.
Haigh throws a punch but it's blocked by Poe.
Poe lands a nice elbow.
Haigh is rocked!
Poe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Poe pushes off an throws an elbow but Haigh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Poe.
Haigh is still on wobbly legs! Can Poe finish him?
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Poe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Haigh's brow.
Poe throws an elbow that misses.
Haigh is trying to break free.
Poe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Poe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Haighs head.
Poe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Haigh blocks the elbow strike.
Poe lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Haigh to his knees! Poe keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cameron Poe!
Cameron Poe thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Gouken (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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180 lbs
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179 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Gouken!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gouken throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gouken throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Diaz throws a body punch but Gouken moves out of range.
Gouken looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
Diaz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gouken.
It looks like Scott Gouken has been cut.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Gouken.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gouken explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gouken fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Diaz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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!
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Gouken.
Gouken throws a head kick that misses.
Gouken lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Gouken ducks down to avoid it.
Gouken fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diaz.
Diaz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Diaz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gouken in his tracks.
Gouken throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Gouken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Gouken clinches.
Gouken tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gouken misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gouken breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gouken on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gouken ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz throws a hook but Gouken blocks it.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Nick Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gouken pushes Diaz away with a front kick.
Diaz scores with a hook to the body. Gouken takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gouken lands a nice looking kick to the body. Diaz takes a step back to recover.
A shot to the body from Diaz misses
and Gouken makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Diaz really felt that one!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Gouken is just out of range.
Diaz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gouken. Gouken obviously looking to wear him down.
Gouken tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gouken steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Gouken slips a jab from Diaz.
Diaz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gouken's head.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gouken lands a jab to Diaz's midsection.
Gouken lands with a kick to the temple. Diaz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Diaz.
Gouken takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gouken connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gouken throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gouken scores with a leg kick.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gouken uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
Gouken with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gouken lands with a shot to the body.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Gouken dives in and scores a takedown into Diaz's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gouken content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gouken sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Diaz's guard.
Gouken is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Diaz is staying active underneath Gouken, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gouken uses his free foot to push down on Diaz's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Diaz.
Diaz working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gouken is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gouken avoids the attempt from Diaz to control.
Diaz can't escape the position.
Gouken landing strikes from the mount.
Gouken working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gouken raining down hammerfists from mount.
Gouken is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz is working to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Gouken connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Diaz is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gouken looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Oh Diaz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gouken with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Diaz seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gouken scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gouken passes to full mount!
Diaz working to try and regain half guard.
Diaz is in a horrible position here. Gouken smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Diaz manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Diaz punching from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gouken blocks the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz wants to improve his position but Gouken is controlling well.
Gouken looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Diaz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gouken is thwarting Diaz's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Gouken dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Gouken's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gouken gets the takedown into side control.
Gouken is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gouken creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Diaz gets back to half guard.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
Gouken is nestled in close to Diaz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gouken slips a nice elbow through Diaz's hands, connecting with Diaz's forehead.
Diaz trying to control from the bottom.
Gouken wants to pass to mount but Diaz is defending the position.
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!
Diaz actively working from the bottom here.
Gouken is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gouken with a nice head shot there.
Gouken postures up and lands a big shot to Diaz's brow.
Gouken looking to pass the guard.
Gouken missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Diaz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gouken lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gouken lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gouken accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gouken tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gouken makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gouken lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gouken arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Diaz's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Scott Gouken!
A relieved looking Scott Gouken 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Horacio Vanderbeet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Chandler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chandler comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Matthew Wilder - Break My Stride kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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21
142 lbs
10 - 5 - 1 |
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23
153 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Horacio Vanderbeet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Chandler!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanderbeet looks to clinch
and Chandler counters by clinching up.
Vanderbeet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vanderbeet fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Chandler sprawls well initially but Vanderbeet persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Vanderbeet seems to be working for a kimura but Chandler defends the submission attempt.
Vanderbeet is thwarting Chandler's attempts to control the position.
Vanderbeet not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vanderbeet not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vanderbeet with the ground and pound but Chandler uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Chandler lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Vanderbeet!
Chandler controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderbeet is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Chandler throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Vanderbeet tries to hold on but Chandler postures up.
Vanderbeet is trying desperately to improve position.
Chandler looking to control but Vanderbeet is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chandler working the ground and pound effectively.
Vanderbeet is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet is in all sorts of trouble here.
Chandler takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Vanderbeet regains half guard.
Vanderbeet gets full guard.
Chandler throws a big right hand that misses.
Chandler throws a big right hand that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chandler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vanderbeet swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chandler showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Chandler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vanderbeet is keeping the position for now.
Vanderbeet wants to get back to his feet but Chandler is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chandler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vanderbeet is keeping the position for now.
Vanderbeet wants to sweep here but Chandler controlling him for the moment.
Chandler showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vanderbeet tries to clinch but Chandler moves away
and Chandler counters with a shoot takedown. Vanderbeet fights it but they end up in guard.
Vanderbeet wants to stand and escape but Chandler is having none of it.
Vanderbeet pulls Chandler in close to prevent any damage.
Chandler stopping the sweep attempt from Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet wants to improve his position but instead Chandler has moved into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chandler is pressing down on Vanderbeet's thigh, looking to free his foot. Vanderbeet is holding on for now.
Chandler seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vanderbeet does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vanderbeet scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Chandler manages to mount him!
Chandler won't let Vanderbeet get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A nice elbow there by Chandler.
Chandler scoring with strikes but Vanderbeet is staying in there.
Vanderbeet is looking to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chandler tries to control but Vanderbeet wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Chandler dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vanderbeet tries to clinch but Chandler moves away
and Chandler counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chandler takes a swing at Vanderbeet's ribcage but misses.
Vanderbeet has a takedown stuffed.
Vanderbeet misses with the combination.
Chandler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chandler works the jab nicely.
Chandler throws an overhand right that lands on Vanderbeet's shoulder, as Vanderbeet tries to avoid the shot.
Chandler clinches up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Chandler - that landed with a thud.
Vanderbeet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chandler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Still in the clinch, Vanderbeet scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chandler effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler avoids a wild elbow strike from Vanderbeet.
Chandler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vanderbeet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vanderbeet looks to clinch
letting Chandler counter with a right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Chandler.
It looks like Horacio Vanderbeet has been cut.
Chandler lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vanderbeet is rocked!
Vanderbeet has Chandler up against the cage in a clinch.
Vanderbeet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chandler struggles to land a body shot inside as Vanderbeet controls his hands.
Vanderbeet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vanderbeet is trying to stall.
Vanderbeet has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Chandler is trying to keep an underhook but Vanderbeet manages to get the takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chandler wants to improve his position but Vanderbeet is controlling well.
Vanderbeet lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vanderbeet throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chandler looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chandler has his hands clasped together around Vanderbeet's back. He's all about the action.
Vanderbeet throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vanderbeet throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chandler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chandler is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chandler makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Chandler.
Vanderbeet missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vanderbeet postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vanderbeet with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chandler is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Vanderbeet tries to kick Chandler off but Chandler keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
James Chandler has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vanderbeet is refusing to be controlled, as Chandler sits in half guard.
Chandler content to control rather than advance.
Vanderbeet is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet is refusing to be controlled, as Chandler sits in half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Well, if Chandler 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. James Chandler was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Vanderbeet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chandler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chandler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vanderbeet will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chandler slips a jab from Vanderbeet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but James Chandler will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Horacio Vanderbeet's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Vanderbeet is looking to clinch but Chandler is avoiding it.
Chandler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vanderbeet tries to clinch but Chandler moves away
and Chandler counters with a left to the body.
Vanderbeet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chandler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Horacio Vanderbeet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vanderbeet throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chandler throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Vanderbeet throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vanderbeet tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chandler counters with a nice uppercut.
Vanderbeet has Chandler up against the cage in a clinch.
Vanderbeet prevents a takedown attempt there.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Vanderbeet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vanderbeet shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chandler but Chandler pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Vanderbeet throws a combination that misses
and Chandler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vanderbeet looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vanderbeet throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vanderbeet closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chandler counters with a shoot takedown. Vanderbeet fights it but they end up in guard.
Chandler makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Vanderbeet has his hands on Chandler's head, controlling the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chandler pushing down on Vanderbeet's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler trying to mount his opponent but Vanderbeet defends it.
Vanderbeet is looking to control Chandler's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Vanderbeet avoid being mounted?
Chandler tries to pass to full mount but Vanderbeet defends it.
Chandler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chandler is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Vanderbeet is trying to stand up here but Chandler is controlling him well.
Chandler is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet is looking for a sweep. Chandler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vanderbeet holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Vanderbeet is staying active underneath Chandler, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Vanderbeet shoots in for a double leg but Chandler sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Horacio Vanderbeet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vanderbeet swinging wildly here.
Horacio Vanderbeet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vanderbeet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vanderbeet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chandler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vanderbeet stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jab, jab by Chandler - just one landing.
Vanderbeet tries to clinch there but Chandler circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet tries to clinch up.
Vanderbeet gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vanderbeet has Chandler pushed against the cage.
Chandler misses with some punches.
Vanderbeet tightens his grip and picks Chandler up, before dumping him to the ground. Chandler manages to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vanderbeet throws a strike but Chandler rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Chandler prevents Vanderbeet from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vanderbeet keeping moving, preventing Chandler from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chandler content to stall in guard here.
Horacio Vanderbeet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chandler prevents Vanderbeet from getting back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Chandler.
I've got Chandler 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Chandler!
James Chandler decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Karwoski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Channell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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250 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirk Karwoski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keith Channell!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Channell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Karwoski. That did some damage!
Karwoski blocks the body kick.
Channell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Karwoski thows a body shot but no joy.
Channell looks for the body kick but Karwoski saw that one coming.
Channell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Channell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Karwoski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Channell throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Karwoski jabs Channell right on the nose. Channell blinks but takes it well.
Channell shoots for a double leg takedown but Karwoski sprawls well. He's pushed Channell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Channell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Karwoski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Channell.
Channell misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Channell throws a wild body kick that Karwoski sees coming a mile off.
Channell lands with a thumping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Karwoski.
Channell thows a body kick. Karwoski tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Karwoski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Channell was well out of range. Poor timing from Karwoski.
Karwoski misses with an uppercut.
Channell throws a solid leg kick but Karwoski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Channell.
Channell fails with a takedown attempt.
Kirk Karwoski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Channell.
Channell lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Kirk Karwoski has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karwoski thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Channell if he has to take too many more of those.
Kirk Karwoski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Channell misses the shot to the body.
Karwoski lands a jab to Channell's midsection.
Channell throws a leg kick but Karwoski sees it coming and moves out of range.
Channell misses with a body kick.
Channell looks for the body kick but Karwoski saw that one coming.
Karwoski thows a leg kick but Channell checks it
and Channell counters with a three punch combo that has Karwoski backing up. Karwoski nods at Channell to acknowledge the strikes.
Karwoski throws out a powerful jab.
Channell looks for the body kick but Karwoski saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick from Channell misses.
Karwoski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Channell was well out of range. Poor timing from Karwoski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Channell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A lazy body kick from Channell
and Karwoski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Channell just misses with a punch to the body.
Karwoski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Keith Channell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Channell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Channell throws the kick towards the body but Karwoski avoids it.
A combination from Channell does no damage.
Karwoski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Karwoski thows a leg kick but Channell checks it
and Channell counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Karwoski struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Channell scores with a couple of short elbows.
Channell lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Karwoski down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Channell trying to control the position but Karwoski is working away.
Karwoski takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Karwoski is trying to control Channell's posture but Channell avoids it.
Karwoski tries to bench press Channell off him but Channell keeps the position.
Channell throws a strike aimed at the side of Karwoski's head but Karwoski avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Channell is trying to get an arm triangle but Karwoski is defending well.
Channell working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Channell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kirk Karwoski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A leg kick checked by Channell.
Karwoski moves out of range of the body kick from Channell.
Karwoski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Karwoski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Channell. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Karwoski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Channell misses with a hook to the body
and Karwoski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice jab there from Karwoski.
Karwoski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Karwoski misses with an uppercut.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Channell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Channell working the strikes but Karwoski uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karwoski moves into full guard.
Channell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Channell postures up in Karwoski's guard and throws a big left but Karwoski blocks it.
Channell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Channell trying to control the position from guard on top but Karwoski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Channell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Channell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Channell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Karwoski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Channell postures up in Karwoski's guard and throws a big left but Karwoski blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Channell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karwoski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Karwoski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Channell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Channell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Karwoski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Channell.
Channell sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Karwoski's guard.
Karwoski wants to control but Channell is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Channell looks to land a strike but Karwoski avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Channell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karwoski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Channell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Karwoski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Channell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Channell throws a strike but Karwoski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Channell is trying to keep Karwoski in close.
Channell keeping full guard, as Karwoski tries to pass.
Karwoski prevents Channell from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Channell is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kirk Karwoski just wasn't active enough.
Channell checks a leg kick.
Karwoski takes a swing at Channell's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Channell.
Channell checks the leg kick nicely there.
Channell delivers a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Channell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kirk Karwoski's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Karwoski lands a two punch combo.
Karwoski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Channell checks the leg kick.
Karwoski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Channell gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Karwoski to counter with a crisp jab.
Karwoski is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Channell misses with a combination
and Karwoski counters with a stiff right hand.
Channell throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Karwoski counters with a one-two to the body.
Channell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A shot to the liver by Channell. Beautiful body shot.
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!
Channell tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Channell. That's going to slow Karwoski down.
Karwoski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Karwoski misses with a straight right.
Channell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Channell throws the kick towards the body but Karwoski avoids it.
Channell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Karwoski avoids a kick to the body.
Channell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karwoski moves away.
Karwoski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Channell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kirk Karwoski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keith Channell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karwoski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Channell motions for Karwoski to come forward. Channell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Channell. Karwoski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Channell tries a low kick but Karwoski avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Channell.
Channell takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Channell looks to land a body kick but Karwoski moved away.
Channell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Channell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Channell misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karwoski misses with a two punch combination.
Channell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Channell misses with a body kick.
Karwoski misses with a leg kick.
Channell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Karwoski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Channell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Karwoski throws a hook but Channell blocks it.
Karwoski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Channell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Channell looks for the body kick but Karwoski saw that one coming.
Karwoski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Channell.
A cross from Karwoski lands.
Karwoski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Channell.
Channell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Karwoski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Channell lands a two punch combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Channell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Karwoski swivels and escapes.
Channell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Karwoski rather than just go for the knockout.
Channell throws a low kick, looking for Karwoski's leg but Karwoski calmly moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Keith Channell.
Well Channell 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Channell!
An out of breath Keith Channell thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manu Tuilagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kolo Cornelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manu Tuilagi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kolo Cornelius!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cornelius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tuilagi tries to clinch up but Cornelius circles away and keeps his distance.
Tuilagi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cornelius sprawls well. Cornelius wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tuilagi gets slowly back to his feet.
Tuilagi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tuilagi pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tuilagi is looking for a triangle but Cornelius pushes his legs off easily.
Tuilagi looking for a triangle here. Cornelius is fighting it but it looks tight! Tuilagi pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Cornelius is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Manu Tuilagi!
Manu Tuilagi retains his welterweight title!
Manu Tuilagi very nearly forgot to thank Gojira Industries amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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