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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Coll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Cerien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cerien's choice of entrance music: House of the rising sun. Vincent Coll could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jean Cerien's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vincent Coll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Cerien!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coll rushes Cerien and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cerien has had enough of the clinch but Coll keeps him there for the moment.
Cerien throws an elbow but it misses.
Coll has Cerien pushed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cerien just misses with a elbow thrown towards Coll's brow.
Coll works on Cerien's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cerien.
Cerien pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cerien buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Coll tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cerien uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coll.
Coll walks into a stiff left hand from Cerien.
Coll uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cerien.
Cerien scores with the left hand. Coll knows he should have avoided that one.
No luck for Cerien with that takedown attempt.
Cerien throws a head kick that misses.
Cerien throws a right hand that misses
and Coll counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerien blocks a body shot from Coll.
Cerien pushes off an throws an elbow but Coll leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Coll tries to land a knee to the head but Cerien blocks with his arms.
Coll with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cerien tries to circle away but Coll has him pinned against the cage.
Cerien escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Coll lands with a thumping leg kick.
Coll pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Coll's corner calls for a 1-2. Coll obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vincent Coll is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cerien darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Coll looks for the body kick but Cerien saw that one coming.
Coll scores with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coll scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cerien pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Horrible takedown by Cerien or perhaps it was just good defense by Coll which made him look bad.
Cerien fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vincent Coll has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Cerien.
Cerien looks winded!
Coll fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cerien looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coll throws a sloppy head kick and Cerien moves out of range easily.
Coll clinches with his opponent.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Coll scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jean Cerien has been cut.
Coll's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Coll with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Coll blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coll has Cerien pressed against the cage.
Cerien scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cerien tries to land knees in the clinch but Coll avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Coll to work.
Coll with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cerien being controlled against the cage.
Coll lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cerien misses with a body punch.
Cerien has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Coll avoiding damage as Cerien throws knees to the body.
Cerien working hard to break the clinch.
Coll is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cerien wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Coll has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Coll.
Coll unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cerien lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerien wants to stall.
Cerien wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cerien is trying to break the clinch but Coll has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Coll.
Cerien has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cerien tries to throw a body punch but Coll avoids it by throwing Cerien back against the cage.
Coll tries to land knees in the clinch but Cerien avoids the damage to the body.
Coll lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
Cerien with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Coll effectively controlling the action here.
Cerien lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cerien looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cerien wants to break the clinch but can't.
Coll is pushing Cerien up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Coll dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jean Cerien's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Coll throws a leg kick but Cerien sees it coming and moves out of range.
Coll lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cerien's sensitive parts.
Coll throws a head kick that half lands.
Coll connects with a single shot there.
Cerien looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Coll fails with an attempt to clinch.
Coll ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cerien moves away.
Vincent Coll is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coll lands a big head kick that sends Cerien tumbling to the mat! Coll takes a step backwards and waves Cerien back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Cerien is rocked!
Cerien misses the jab.
Cerien is still on wobbly legs! Can Coll finish him?
Coll misses with a wild body shot.
Coll throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Coll connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Cerien! He's out on his feet! Coll rushes in and drops Cerien with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vincent Coll!
In his post fight interview, Vincent Coll started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ron Sieler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josef Urrah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urrah has chosen Johnny Cash - Oney as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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159 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ron Sieler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josef Urrah!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Sieler.
Sieler buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sieler throws a sloppy head kick
so Urrah counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Urrah trying to control the position from guard on top but Sieler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sieler wants to stand up but Urrah is controlling him.
Sieler might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Urrah postures up in Sieler's guard and throws a big left but Sieler blocks it.
Sieler wants to get back to his feet but Urrah is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Urrah trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Urrah throwing strikes but missing.
Urrah lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urrah stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sieler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Urrah is standing up over Sieler. Sieler looks to escape but Urrah dives into side control.
Sieler bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urrah stalks Sieler and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sieler's face. Sieler staggers backwards, shaken.
Urrah gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sieler.
Sieler walks into a left hand.
Sieler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Urrah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sieler walks into a stiff left hand from Urrah.
Urrah throws a shot to the body.
Sieler throws a big shot that misses.
Urrah is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Urrah is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Urrah moves out of range as Sieler strikes.
Urrah cracks Sieler with an open hand slap.
Sieler lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Urrah lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sieler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Urrah.
Sieler looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sieler lands a high kick!
Sieler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sieler misses with a looping left.
Sieler throws a big shot that misses.
Sieler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Urrah was well out of range. Poor timing from Sieler.
Sieler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Urrah slips a jab from Sieler.
Sieler looks to land a combination but Urrah avoids it well.
Sieler misses with a head kick.
Urrah slips under a jab from Sieler.
Sieler throws a head kick that half lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sieler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sieler throws a head kick but Urrah moves out of range.
A head kick by Sieler misses
and Urrah counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sieler!
Urrah throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Urrah tries to advance to mount but Sieler denies him.
An elbow from Urrah crashes against the mat.
Sieler is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Urrah asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Urrah landing a few strikes.
Urrah working the ground and pound.
Urrah lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sieler down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Urrah trying to control the action but Sieler is working from the bottom.
Urrah connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sieler some visible discomfort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urrah throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sieler stops Urrah from passing to mount.
Sieler is trying to get back to his feet.
Sieler takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Urrah prevents Sieler from escaping the position.
Sieler is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sieler on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sieler is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Urrah has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Urrah misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Urrah advances to full mount.
Sieler wants to get back to his feet.
Urrah has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Urrah landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josef Urrah dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sieler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Urrah.
Ron Sieler is winning the standup battle so far.
Urrah scores with a push kick.
A jab from Sieler misses.
Sieler misses with a hook.
Urrah punishes Sieler's body with a nice straight punch.
Sieler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Urrah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Urrah tries to land a front kick but Sieler steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sieler swings widly with a right hand
and Urrah counters with a takedown into side control.
Urrah lands a decent elbow from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The ground and pound from Urrah seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sieler prevents Urrah from improving position.
Sieler wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sieler prevents Urrah from improving position.
Sieler is trying to get back to his feet.
Check out the look on Urrah's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sieler defending against the ground and pound.
Urrah controls the position.
Sieler takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Urrah is looking to take a break and control but Sieler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sieler is trying to buck Urrah off.
Sieler trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urrah in side control, throwing shots but Sieler defends.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Urrah looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sieler tries to escape but Urrah is in control.
Urrah lands a decent elbow from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urrah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sieler keeps working.
Urrah in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Urrah wants to control but Sieler is keeping him busy.
Sieler is pushing Urrah's head away, looking to escape. Urrah manages to hold on to the position though.
Sieler is trying to escape the position but Urrah is controlling the position.
Urrah grinds an elbow into Sieler's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sieler wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Sieler bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Sieler walks forward, straight into a front kick from Urrah.
Nice body kick from Urrah.
Ron Sieler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Urrah throws a wild body kick that Sieler sees coming a mile off.
Urrah checks the leg kick nicely there.
Urrah takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sieler is looking to clinch but Urrah is avoiding it.
Sieler tries to close the distance and clinch but Urrah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Urrah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Urrah drives through with a takedown into guard.
Josef Urrah has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urrah trying to control but Sieler is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sieler wants to stand but Urrah is controlling the position.
Sieler preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Urrah stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sieler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Urrah works over Sieler with some ground and pound from guard.
Sieler wants to stand but Urrah is controlling the position.
Urrah trying to control but Sieler is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Urrah stays in close to Sieler's body and controls the position.
Urrah trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josef Urrah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sieler tries to work over Urrah's front leg with a kick but Urrah checks it.
Sieler takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sieler throws an off balance right hand
and Urrah counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Urrah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sieler pushes Urrah off and gets back to his feet.
Sieler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sieler throws a lazy uppercut
and Urrah counters with a shoot takedown. Sieler fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Urrah trying to control but Sieler is working from the bottom.
Urrah landing with the ground and pound.
Urrah throwing strikes from guard but Sieler blocks nicely.
Urrah pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sieler is keeping the position for now.
Sieler pushes Urrah off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urrah scores with a hook to the body. Sieler takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sieler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sieler looks to throw the jab but Urrah is out of range.
Urrah keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Urrah scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sieler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sieler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sieler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Urrah was well out of range. Poor timing from Sieler.
Sieler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sieler misses with an uppercut
and Urrah counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Urrah landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Urrah.
Sieler is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sieler takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sieler wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Urrah creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sieler sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sieler prevents Urrah from moving into mount.
Sieler is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Urrah looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sieler is avoiding damage well.
Urrah prevents Sieler from escaping the position.
Urrah landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Urrah is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urrah tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Urrah tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sieler tries to escape but Urrah is in control.
Urrah trying to control the position but Sieler is working away.
Ron Sieler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sieler is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Urrah has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urrah creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Urrah working the head with strikes.
Sieler is rocked!
Urrah scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sieler to see if he's OK.
Oh Sieler is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Urrah working the ground and pound from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sieler is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Urrah asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Sieler is being controlled here.
Urrah is trying to get an arm triangle but Sieler is defending well.
Urrah cracks Sieler with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Urrah immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Sieler is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Urrah!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josef Urrah!
Josef Urrah made sure to mention his sponsor, Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $140 in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kamryn Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lion El Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black's entrance music is Bullet In My Hand by Redlight King. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kamryn Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lion El Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black uses good head movement to avoid the hook from El Johnson.
Black throws a sloppy head kick and El Johnson moves out of range easily.
Black tries to bum rush El Johnson with a series of wild strikes but El Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Black missing with a left hand there. El Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
El Johnson blocks a head kick by Black.
El Johnson throws a head kick but Black moves out of range.
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by El Johnson.
El Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Black misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Black throws a right hand that El Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that El Johnson also avoids with ease.
Black pivots, looking for a leg kick but El Johnson is out of range and Black settles back down.
Black paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
El Johnson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Black misses with a few strikes there.
Black lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
El Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Black circles away quickly and effectively.
Black throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Johnson connects with a crisp jab.
El Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Black's shoulder, as Black tries to avoid the shot.
Kamryn Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
El Johnson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
El Johnson throws a body punch but Black moves out of range.
El Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Black.
Nice jab there from El Johnson.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body but El Johnson moves away.
Black swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and El Johnson counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by El Johnson.
El Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
El Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Black.
El Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Black manages to avoid it.
Black looks to land a combination but El Johnson avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Johnson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
El Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Black keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Black tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Black misses with a jab, cross combination.
Black finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Black misses with a jab, cross combination.
El Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
El Johnson lands the left hand.
El Johnson blocks a head kick by Black.
El Johnson dodges the punch combination from Black.
El Johnson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Black moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Johnson throws a head kick that half lands.
El Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from El Johnson.
El Johnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Black's sensitive parts.
El Johnson misses with a wild combination.
El Johnson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Black scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
El Johnson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
El Johnson blocks a jab.
Black misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Black throws a head kick that misses
and El Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Black throws a right hand that El Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that El Johnson also avoids with ease.
Black fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
El Johnson wants to land a leg kick but Black is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. El Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
El Johnson throws a jab when Black was well out of range.
El Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Black manages to avoid it.
Black misses with a two punch combination.
El Johnson works the jab nicely.
El Johnson scores with the left hand. Black knows he should have avoided that one.
El Johnson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A telegraphed right hand from Black misses the target.
Black misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
El Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Black looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Black walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lion El Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A solid leg kick lands there for El Johnson.
Black blocks a head kick by El Johnson.
Kamryn Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
El Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
El Johnson scores with the left hand. Black knows he should have avoided that one.
Black fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
El Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Black scores with a nice strike.
El Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Black.
Black fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Black shoots in and gets a takedown into El Johnson's guard.
El Johnson is pulling down on Black's head to control his posture.
El Johnson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danga de danga de dang - Black scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Black. That did some damage!
El Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
Black throws a wild body kick that El Johnson sees coming a mile off.
El Johnson catches Black with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Black scores with a nice head shot.
El Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Black.
El Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Black moves away and avoids it.
Black is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in El Johnson's half guard.
El Johnson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Black wants to pass the guard but El Johnson is defending well.
El Johnson manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Black loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
El Johnson pulls Black in close to his closed guard and prevents Black from doing any damage or advancing position.
El Johnson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Black has hold of El Johnson's hands but El Johnson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
El Johnson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
El Johnson trying to control the action but Black is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Johnson throwing shots but Black is blocking nicely.
Black is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but El Johnson pulls his head out easily.
El Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Black has hold of El Johnson's hands but El Johnson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
El Johnson passes the guard and advances to mount!
El Johnson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Johnson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Black can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, El Johnson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
El Johnson raining down shots from the mount!
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!
El Johnson wants to control the pace but Black is squirming around nicely.
El Johnson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
El Johnson landing shots from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
El Johnson prevents Black from getting the reversal.
El Johnson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
El Johnson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Black?
Lion El Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Black is squirming around, avoiding El Johnson's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lion El Johnson 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!
Black lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but El Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Lion El Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
El Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
Black on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Black wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Black fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. El Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Black slips under a jab.
A big right from El Johnson misses.
Black shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. El Johnson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Black missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
El Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
El Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Black wants to pass the guard but El Johnson is keeping the position.
El Johnson is pulling down on Black's head. It's preventing any offense from Black, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Black throwing strikes from guard but El Johnson blocks nicely.
El Johnson wants to sweep here but Black controlling him for the moment.
El Johnson keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
El Johnson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Black manages to get himself to full guard.
Black looking to control.
Black utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black wants to control but El Johnson passes easily into half guard.
El Johnson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Black is trying to maintain the position but El Johnson is very close to passing his half guard.
El Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Black keeps working.
El Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Black's head.
Black looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Black is looking for a sweep. El Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Black trying to control here.
El Johnson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black missing with punches from the bottom.
Black is looking to improve his position.
El Johnson wants to take a breather but Black is having none of it.
Black trying to control here.
Black wants to improve his position but El Johnson is controlling well.
Black actively working from the bottom here.
El Johnson is keen to just control but Black is a slippery customer.
Black is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Black is in trouble now - El Johnson has advanced to mount!
Kamryn Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
El Johnson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
El Johnson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
El Johnson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Black is surviving well by controlling El Johnson's body position as best he can.
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!
Black keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
El Johnson working Black over with strikes here.
Black is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lion El Johnson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
El Johnson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lion El Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well El Johnson 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lion El Johnson!
Lion El Johnson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nigel McHughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Laynpray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McHughes comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome To My Hood. Laynpray comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Estranged by GN'R - all 10 minuets of it. kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Joe Laynpray enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nigel McHughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Laynpray!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McHughes scores with a decent looking hook.
Laynpray shoots in but McHughes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McHughes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Joe Laynpray has been cut.
McHughes 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.
Decent striking displayed by McHughes there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laynpray shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Laynpray was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Laynpray wants to control but McHughes is keeping him busy.
McHughes is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Laynpray has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Laynpray throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Laynpray misses with the ground and pound.
Laynpray trying to control the position but McHughes is working away.
McHughes tries to escape but Laynpray is in control.
Laynpray postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Laynpray throwing strikes but McHughes manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Laynpray is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laynpray looking for a sweep but McHughes has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Laynpray can't escape the position.
McHughes is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Laynpray has managed to escape the submission attempt.
McHughes with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Laynpray tries to lock up and control but McHughes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Laynpray defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from McHughes.
McHughes looking to secure an arm triangle but Laynpray defends it well.
Laynpray is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laynpray tries to hold on but McHughes pushes him away.
McHughes is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Laynpray has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Laynpray regains half guard.
McHughes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laynpray tries to get to full guard but McHughes has control of the leg.
McHughes is thwarting Laynpray's attempts to control the position.
McHughes seems to be looking for submissions.
Laynpray is trying to get back to full guard.
McHughes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Laynpray defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laynpray is trying to get back to full guard.
McHughes is working for a kimura but Laynpray is defending it quite comfortably.
McHughes is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Laynpray sees it coming and defends easily.
McHughes looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Laynpray regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McHughes preventing the sweep.
Laynpray is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
McHughes is refusing to be controlled, as Laynpray sits in half guard.
McHughes pushes Laynpray off and gets back to his feet.
Nigel McHughes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laynpray shoots in for a takedown but McHughes shows good takedown defense.
McHughes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Laynpray on the side of the head.
Laynpray dives in and grabs McHughes's left leg, looking for a takedown. McHughes pushes down on Laynpray's head and hops out.
Nigel McHughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Laynpray.
Laynpray looks for a takedown but McHughes sprawls well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laynpray misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed right hand from McHughes misses the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laynpray shoots in for a takedown but McHughes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McHughes lands a nice shot that snaps Laynpray's head back.
Nice sprawl there from McHughes as Laynpray shoots in.
Laynpray tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McHughes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McHughes is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
McHughes scores with a sloppy right hand. Laynpray should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nigel McHughes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Laynpray'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.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McHughes, as that shot connected.
Laynpray shoots in for a takedown but McHughes shows good takedown defense.
Laynpray gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McHughes lands a big head kick that sends Laynpray tumbling to the mat! McHughes takes a step backwards and waves Laynpray back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Laynpray is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McHughes dances in with a quick combination. Laynpray is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from McHughes snaps Laynpray's head back. Laynpray stumbles backwards against the cage. McHughes steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Laynpray's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Laynpray just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nigel McHughes!
Nigel McHughes seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Napolitano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Yauch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Yauch's choice of entrance music: Fight For Your Right To Party. Adam Yauch has the eye of the tiger 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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dominick Napolitano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam Yauch!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yauch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yauch connects with a body shot that sends Napolitano's belly button to the back.
Napolitano takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Napolitano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yauch.
Napolitano on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Napolitano loads up on a big right hand but Yauch slips the punch.
A jab from Yauch does it's job there.
Yauch lands with a nice body kick.
Napolitano moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Napolitano misses with a low kick.
Yauch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yauch misses with a wild body shot.
Napolitano connects with a looping right hand.
Napolitano dodges the punch combination from Yauch.
Napolitano lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napolitano 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.
Yauch closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yauch misses with a body punch.
Napolitano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Napolitano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Yauch misses.
Yauch swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yauch misses the shot to the body.
Yauch looks to land a combination but Napolitano avoids it well.
Yauch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Napolitano.
Napolitano with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yauch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Napolitano circles away quickly and effectively.
Yauch misses with a body shot.
Napolitano ducks under a wild hook from Yauch.
Napolitano takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yauch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yauch throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Napolitano to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yauch takes a jab right on the kisser.
Adam Yauch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yauch defending well as Napolitano loads up on a big left hand.
Napolitano swings for the body but Yauch moves out of range.
Yauch tries to bum rush Napolitano with a series of wild strikes but Napolitano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Napolitano wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yauch throws a body kick that misses.
Yauch slips under a jab.
Yauch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Napolitano ducks under a wild hook from Yauch.
Napolitano lets loose with a powerful body kick. Yauch will feel that in the morning.
Yauch looks winded!
A solid leg kick lands there for Napolitano.
Yauch walks into a stiff left hand from Napolitano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano scores with a hook to the body. Yauch takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yauch on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yauch missing with a left hand there. Napolitano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yauch throws a leg kick that misses.
Yauch drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Napolitano slips a straight right by Yauch.
Yauch throws a sloppy head kick and Napolitano moves out of range easily.
Napolitano closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Napolitano misses with a knee strike.
Yauch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yauch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Napolitano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Napolitano is working Yauch over against the cage.
Yauch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Napolitano's elbow.
A short right from Napolitano.
Napolitano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Napolitano lands a hook that snaps the head of Yauch backwards.
Yauch misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yauch has a couple of punches blocked by Napolitano.
Napolitano breaks from the clinch.
Napolitano is looking to land body kicks.
Napolitano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yauch was well out of range. Poor timing from Napolitano.
Napolitano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yauch stuffs the takedown.
Yauch throws the left hand but Napolitano avoids the punch easily.
Yauch cracks Napolitano with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Napolitano slips under a jab.
Napolitano misses with a looping left.
Yauch fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yauch pushes Napolitano up against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Napolitano.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Napolitano.
Yauch swings wildly with an uppercut but Napolitano uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick Napolitano dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yauch throws a head kick but Napolitano moves out of range.
Napolitano scores with a jab. Yauch acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Napolitano lands an overhand right.
Yauch throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Yauch misses with a wild body shot.
Napolitano catches Yauch with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yauch.
Yauch misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Napolitano throws a shot from downtown. Yauch moves away and avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yauch.
Napolitano takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big right from Napolitano misses.
Yauch swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Napolitano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dominick Napolitano is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yauch misses with an uppercut. Napolitano saw that one coming.
Napolitano scores with a nice body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Napolitano. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Napolitano.
Yauch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Napolitano.
Yauch moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Yauch getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yauch moves into the clinch.
Napolitano using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yauch is breathing heavily.
Napolitano lands with a good tight uppercut 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!
Napolitano breaks from the clinch.
Crunch! Napolitano slams his shin into Yauch's torso.
Yauch on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yauch gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yauch takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice body punch from Napolitano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yauch avoids the body shot from Napolitano.
Nice jab there from Napolitano.
Yauch takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yauch is rocked!
Napolitano looks to score with a jab to the body but Yauch is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Yauch.
Napolitano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Napolitano thuds his shin into the meat of Yauch's side.
Napolitano lands a body shot.
Napolitano moves into range and connects with a jab.
Napolitano connects with a solid leg kick.
Napolitano rushes Yauch and presses him up against the cage.
Napolitano lands a shot to the body.
Napolitano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano lands a shoulder strike.
Napolitano lands a right hand.
Yauch throws a head punch that misses.
Napolitano cracks Yauch with a nice body shot.
A short right from Napolitano.
The referee calls for Napolitano to work.
Napolitano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Napolitano.
Napolitano lands a right hand.
Napolitano lands a left hand.
Yauch is trying to push Napolitano away but Napolitano has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Napolitano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yauch can do to turn this around?
Napolitano lands a left hand.
Napolitano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yauch is still on wobbly legs! Can Napolitano finish him?
Dominick Napolitano has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yauch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yauch seems to have recovered his senses.
Napolitano blocks an uppercut.
Napolitano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Yauch fails to land.
Yauch working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yauch wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yauch takes a knee to the side of the body.
Napolitano lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Napolitano.
Napolitano lands a left hand.
Napolitano lands a body shot in the clinch.
Napolitano has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Yauch goes down! Napolitano dives on top of him - Yauch manages to get guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Napolitano sitting in guard here, content to control.
Napolitano stands and throws Yauch's legs to the side, diving into side control.
A lull in the action here as Napolitano stalls from top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick Napolitano dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Napolitano feints and then cracks Yauch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yauch down.
Yauch is looking to score with low kicks.
Yauch misses with a straight left.
Napolitano misses with a body shot.
Napolitano avoids a punch combination nicely.
A clash of legs there as Napolitano blocks the low kick.
Yauch tries to land a body kick
enabling Napolitano to counter with a crisp jab.
Napolitano sizes up Yauch with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yauch takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yauch has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Napolitano.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Napolitano throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Yauch tumbling to the canvas!
Napolitano controlling from the top position.
Yauch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Napolitano gets to his feet. Yauch looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yauch throws a leg kick
and Napolitano counters with a thumping low kick.
Napolitano shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yauch looks to score with a jab to the body but Napolitano is just out of range.
Yauch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yauch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yauch has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jab by Napolitano.
Yauch misses with a looping right.
Napolitano misses with a wild body shot.
Yauch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yauch throws out the jab.
Yauch throws a low kick, looking for Napolitano's leg but Napolitano calmly moves out of range.
Yauch looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Napolitano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yauch was well out of range. Poor timing from Napolitano.
Yauch misses with a left hand
and Napolitano holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yauch lands a shot to the body.
Napolitano throws a knee to the head but misses.
Napolitano lands a knee to the head.
Napolitano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Napolitano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yauch misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Napolitano.
A jab from Yauch misses.
Napolitano lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yauch swings widly with a right hand
and Napolitano counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yauch thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Napolitano. Beautiful body shot.
Yauch takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Yauch 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.
Yauch with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Napolitano to score with a decent uppercut.
Yauch throws a lazy head kick
and Napolitano lands a stunning uppercut that sends Yauch to the mat!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Napolitano controlling the pace.
Napolitano has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Napolitano passes to side control.
Adam Yauch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yauch tries to escape but Napolitano is in control.
Yauch seems a little lost for a moment, as Napolitano dominates the positioning.
Napolitano is looking to take a break and control but Yauch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yauch tries to strike but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominick Napolitano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Napolitano has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominick Napolitano!
A victorious Dominick Napolitano thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Heath Marcum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Nesi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nesi has chosen Van Canto - Battery as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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196 lbs
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201 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Heath Marcum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ed Nesi!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nesi keeps the fight on the outside.
Marcum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nesi moves away.
Nesi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marcum tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nesi swivels and escapes.
Marcum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Marcum.
Marcum throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Marcum looks up at the clock and then as Nesi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Marcum smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Marcum throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Marcum tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Nesi wants to get back to his feet.
Marcum is putting a hurting on Nesi here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nesi wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Marcum in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Marcum tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Nesi taking a bit of punishment here - Marcum scoring with strikes.
Marcum working the strikes but Nesi uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Marcum sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nesi defending well though.
Marcum throwing shots but Nesi is blocking nicely.
Marcum throwing shots but Nesi is blocking nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Marcum connects with a nice short shot to Nesi's temple.
Nesi is trying to stand back up but Marcum is controlling him
Nesi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marcum.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marcum is working for a kimura but Nesi is defending it quite comfortably.
Marcum stalling away here and it's allowed Nesi to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Marcum stops Nesi from standing up.
Marcum throws a big right hand that misses.
Marcum pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nesi is keeping the position for now.
Marcum postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marcum is looking to work some ground and pound but Nesi has wrist control.
Nesi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcum throwing strikes but missing.
Nesi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marcum.
Marcum trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nesi keeping moving, preventing Marcum from controlling successfully.
Marcum lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nesi is looking to stand up but Marcum isn't so interested in that idea.
Marcum postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marcum lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Marcum lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Marcum is in close to Nesi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Marcum's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nesi keeping moving, preventing Marcum from controlling successfully.
Marcum loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marcum postures up in Nesi's guard and throws a big left but Nesi blocks it.
Nesi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Marcum scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marcum accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marcum connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marcum trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nesi wants to stand up but Marcum is controlling him.
Nesi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marcum.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heath Marcum dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nesi swings for the body but Marcum moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Nesi as Marcum shoots in.
Marcum looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Marcum is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marcum slips under a jab.
Marcum loads up on a big right hand but Nesi slips the punch.
Nesi throws an off balance right hand
and Marcum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcum manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nesi on his heels. He'll look to pass Nesi's guard now, I'm sure.
Marcum with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nesi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nesi wants to stand and escape but Marcum is having none of it.
Heath Marcum overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marcum chips away with some ground and pound.
Marcum loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marcum trying to control but Nesi is working from the bottom.
Marcum wants to pass the guard but Nesi is keeping the position.
Marcum trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcum throwing strikes from guard but Nesi blocks nicely.
Marcum throws a big right hand that misses.
Marcum cracks Nesi with a solid left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marcum lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Marcum stops Nesi from standing up.
Marcum wants to pass the guard but Nesi is keeping the position.
Marcum is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nesi can do to turn this around?
Marcum wants to control from the top but Nesi keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcum throwing strikes but missing.
Marcum throws a big elbow that misses.
Nesi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Marcum postures up in Nesi's guard and throws a big left but Nesi blocks it.
Nesi wants to stand and escape but Marcum is having none of it.
Marcum throwing strikes but missing.
Nesi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Marcum throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nesi wants to stand but Marcum is controlling the position.
Marcum connects with a couple of short punches.
Marcum working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marcum accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marcum with a nice head shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marcum in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Marcum throws a strike but Nesi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Marcum tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marcum not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nesi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Marcum has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nesi has managed to get both his arms back between Marcum's legs - danger averted.
Marcum tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heath Marcum dominated that second round.
That's time! Marcum's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nesi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Marcum is defended easily by Nesi.
Marcum shoots in and bounces Nesi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nesi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marcum.
Marcum trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Marcum lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcum working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nesi wants to stand but Marcum is controlling the position.
Marcum is looking to work some ground and pound but Nesi has wrist control.
Marcum throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nesi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marcum trying to control the position from guard on top but Nesi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nesi wants to stand up but Marcum is controlling him.
Marcum has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Marcum throws a big right hand that misses.
Nesi wants to stand but Marcum is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcum throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nesi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marcum working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nesi wants to stand and escape but Marcum is having none of it.
Marcum throws an elbow that misses. Nesi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Marcum's guard. Nice move by Nesi!
Marcum wants to sweep here but Nesi controlling him for the moment.
Nesi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nesi wants to stand but Marcum has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Nesi stopping the sweep attempt from Marcum.
Ed Nesi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcum lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nesi!
Marcum with the ground and pound from mount.
Nesi is bucking up trying to escape but Marcum cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Marcum throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Marcum connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
It looks like Ed Nesi has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marcum fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
BOOM! Marcum connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Marcum postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Nesi badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Marcum around the waist but Marcum pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Marcum is the winner by TKO! Marcum jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heath Marcum!
Post fight, Heath Marcum stared into the camera and said 'I wanna thank my fans and foremost and give thanks to God. Im gonna train to become the best at this sport and dedicate this win to my family back home. '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kieron Radebe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buddy Threadgood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kieron Radebe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buddy Threadgood!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Threadgood wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Radebe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Kieron Radebe has been cut.
Threadgood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Threadgood lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Threadgood connects with an inside leg kick.
Threadgood misses with a hook. Radebe ducked under it nicely.
Buddy Threadgood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Radebe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Radebe. Threadgood shrugs it off though.
Radebe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Threadgood at a distance.
Threadgood thows a leg kick but Radebe checks it
and Radebe counters with a good, hard body kick but Threadgood shrugs it off.
Threadgood looks winded!
Radebe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Radebe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A lazy body kick from Threadgood
and Radebe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Threadgood takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radebe scores with a nice body kick.
Radebe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Threadgood takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Threadgood takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Radebe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A clash of legs there as Radebe blocks the low kick.
Radebe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Threadgood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Threadgood throws a poor cross that misses
letting Radebe counter with a right hand.
Threadgood tries to clinch but Radebe moves out of range.
Radebe throws a sloppy head kick and Threadgood moves out of range easily.
Threadgood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Threadgood lands a head shot.
Radebe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Threadgood.
A head kick from Radebe lands but Threadgood takes it in his stride.
Threadgood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body punch from Radebe.
Radebe lands a big head kick that sends Threadgood tumbling to the mat! Radebe takes a step backwards and waves Threadgood back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Buddy Threadgood has been cut.
Radebe throws a powerful right kick. Threadgood tried to block low but the kick was high! Threadgood was taken right off of his feet! Radebe jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kieron Radebe!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Kieron Radebe waved his t-shirt featuring KAISER's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randall Cunningham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaito Rin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rin has chosen Tracktor Bowling - Scars as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Randall Cunningham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaito Rin!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cunningham chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cunningham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cunningham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rin lands a head shot.
Rin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cunningham quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rin wants to pass the guard but Cunningham is defending well.
Cunningham trying to control but Rin postures up.
Rin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cunningham keeps working.
Rin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rin seems to be looking for submissions.
Rin is trying to work for a kimura but Cunningham is defending well.
Cunningham trying to control but Rin postures up.
Rin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cunningham defends it well.
Rin seems to be working for a kimura but Cunningham defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham is defending against the submission attempts here by Rin.
Cunningham keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cunningham is staying active underneath Rin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rin is looking for a kimura but Cunningham is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rin to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham is staying active underneath Rin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cunningham defends it well.
Cunningham is trying to control but can't.
Rin not doing much here.
Rin wants to work for an arm triangle but Cunningham is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cunningham regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Rin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rin stopping the sweep attempt from Cunningham.
Rin being controlled here momentarily.
Rin trying to control but Cunningham is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cunningham avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaito Rin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cunningham fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rin scores with a body shot.
Cunningham scores with a spinning back kick!
Rin looks to throw the jab but Cunningham is out of range.
Kaito Rin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rin goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Cunningham has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Rin but great work by Cunningham.
Cunningham tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
You can see the frustration on Rin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rin trying to remain calm as Cunningham controls from the top position.
Cunningham wants to take a breather but Rin manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Cunningham.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rin has his foot on Cunningham's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cunningham works his way back into a safe position though.
Rin keeping full guard, as Cunningham tries to pass.
Cunningham stands up and waves to Rin to follow him.
Rin misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cunningham doesn't seem bothered though.
A bone on bone clash there as Rin blocks the leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Rin.
Rin misses with a looping left.
Cunningham uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rin.
Rin is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Rin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rin misses with a looping right.
Rin misses with a low kick.
Rin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cunningham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rin misses with a left hand
and Cunningham counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cunningham is looking to score with low kicks.
Rin motions for Cunningham to come forward. Rin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rin checks a leg kick.
Rin checks a low kick from Cunningham.
Cunningham tries to land a leg kick but Rin saw it coming and moves away.
Randall Cunningham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cunningham misses with a head kick.
Rin digs a good hook to Cunningham's body.
Cunningham keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rin.
A bone on bone clash there as Cunningham blocks the leg kick.
Cunningham moves out of range of the body kick.
Rin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rin throws a wild body kick that Cunningham sees coming a mile off.
Cunningham tries a head kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Rin.
Rin misses with a wild body shot.
Rin is looking to chop away at Cunningham's legs.
Rin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cunningham checks it well.
Cunningham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cunningham lands a right hook to the body.
Rin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rin looks to land a right hand but Cunningham moved out of range.
Rin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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!
Cunningham will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaito Rin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cunningham throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rin defending well as Cunningham loads up on a big left hand.
Cunningham throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cunningham throws a low kick, looking for Rin's leg but Rin calmly moves out of range.
Rin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cunningham has closed the distance and engaged Rin in a clinch.
Cunningham gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rin.
A knee to the head by Cunningham.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rin.
Rin looking to slow down the pace here.
Cunningham scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham scores a nice knee to the body.
Rin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cunningham looking to throw knees to the head but Rin is blocking nicely.
Cunningham is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cunningham putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
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!
Cunningham leaning against his opponent.
Cunningham with a knee to the head.
Cunningham using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cunningham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cunningham moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cunningham wants to clinch.
Rin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Randall Cunningham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cunningham 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 Rin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cunningham scores with a head kick.
Randall Cunningham is winning the standup battle so far.
A lazy body kick from Rin
and Cunningham counters with a stiff right hand.
Rin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cunningham sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rin lands a jab to the head.
Kaito Rin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rin throws a jab when Cunningham was well out of range.
Cunningham throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rin stopping the sweep attempt from Cunningham.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rin trying to control the position from guard on top but Cunningham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rin stays in close to Cunningham's body and controls the position.
Rin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cunningham is pulling down on Rin's head. It's preventing any offense from Rin, at least for the moment.
Rin wants to control from the top but Cunningham keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kaito Rin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nice shot by Rin.
Cunningham walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cunningham throws a head kick that Rin semi-blocks.
Rin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cunningham.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cunningham was well out of range. Poor timing from Rin.
Rin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cunningham throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randall Cunningham showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rin 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaito Rin!
Kaito Rin 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 Oleg Alekseev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Kalashnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alekseev kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Imperium. Kalashnikov has chosen Leningrad Cowboys - Those Were The Days as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Vadim Kalashnikov enters the cage!
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Alekseev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vadim Kalashnikov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alekseev closes the distance and clinches up with Kalashnikov, looking for a takedown. Alekseev pushes Kalashnikov against the cage but Kalashnikov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alekseev shoots in for a takedown but Kalashnikov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kalashnikov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oleg Alekseev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alekseev scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kalashnikov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alekseev's head.
It looks like Oleg Alekseev has been cut.
Kalashnikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kalashnikov cracks the inside of Alekseev's front leg.
Kalashnikov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Alekseev to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alekseev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alekseev won't allow Kalashnikov to sweep him here.
Alekseev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alekseev has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kalashnikov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alekseev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alekseev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alekseev chips away with some ground and pound.
Kalashnikov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alekseev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alekseev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kalashnikov trying to control the position here.
Kalashnikov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kalashnikov controlling the position.
Alekseev landing some decent shots from guard.
Alekseev is looking to work some ground and pound but Kalashnikov has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alekseev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kalashnikov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alekseev working some strikes from top position.
Kalashnikov is trying to keep Alekseev in close.
Alekseev postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kalashnikov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Alekseev wants to pass the guard but Kalashnikov is keeping the position.
Alekseev throws an elbow that misses. Kalashnikov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Alekseev's guard. Nice move by Kalashnikov!
Alekseev working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kalashnikov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kalashnikov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kalashnikov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alekseev has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kalashnikov has managed to get both his arms back between Alekseev's legs - danger averted.
Kalashnikov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Alekseev's guard.
Alekseev is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kalashnikov is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alekseev has an active guard here but Kalashnikov has managed to pass into half guard.
Kalashnikov wants to get back to his feet.
Alekseev trying to control here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alekseev slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Alekseev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oleg Alekseev's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Alekseev shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kalashnikov pinned against the cage. Kalashnikov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Alekseev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kalashnikov misses with a low kick.
Kalashnikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alekseev tries to clinch up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Alekseev.
Alekseev in side control, throwing shots but Kalashnikov defends.
Kalashnikov regains half guard.
Kalashnikov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alekseev.
Alekseev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Alekseev is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Alekseev with the ground and pound but Kalashnikov uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Oleg Alekseev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alekseev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alekseev throws a big elbow that misses.
Alekseev is looking to work some ground and pound but Kalashnikov has wrist control.
Alekseev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alekseev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alekseev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kalashnikov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Alekseev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kalashnikov's head.
Alekseev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alekseev is looking to work some ground and pound but Kalashnikov has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alekseev pushing down on Kalashnikov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kalashnikov gets back to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalashnikov trying to control the position.
Alekseev postures up in Kalashnikov's guard and throws a big left but Kalashnikov blocks it.
Alekseev throws a strike but Kalashnikov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kalashnikov is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Alekseev's guard.
Alekseev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kalashnikov is one step ahead there.
Kalashnikov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Alekseev is proving hard to escape from.
Alekseev has control of Kalashnikov's left arm, preventing Kalashnikov from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov gets to his feet - Alekseev follows without any prompting.
Alekseev tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kalashnikov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Alekseev somewhat.
Alekseev scores with a body shot.
Kalashnikov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alekseev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oleg Alekseev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good work by Alekseev as he checks the leg kick.
Kalashnikov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kalashnikov misses with an uppercut
and Alekseev counters with a one-two to the body.
Kalashnikov is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alekseev rushes Kalashnikov and presses him up against the cage.
Kalashnikov is still on wobbly legs! Can Alekseev finish him?
Alekseev scrambles and takes Kalashnikov's back. He's looking to land a suplex. Oh, he's managed it! Kalashnikov bangs his head on the mat and seems dazed! The ref takes a look and decides to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Oleg Alekseev!
An out of breath Oleg Alekseev 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Martin Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Louis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Stand up and Fight. Smith is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Twilight of the Thunder God - Amon Amarth. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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162 lbs
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Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Martin Louis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Corey Smith!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Louis thuds a left hand into Smith's body.
Smith jabs Louis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Louis throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Louis. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Louis just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Louis is just out of range.
Louis looks for the body kick but Smith saw that one coming.
Louis lunges at Smith with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smith's hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Smith crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Louis - the referee stops the clock and Smith gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Louis. Smith manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Louis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Louis's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith misses with a right hand
letting Louis counter with a right hand.
Smith takes a swing at Louis's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Smith misses.
Corey Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws a jab when Louis was well out of range.
Louis clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Louis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Louis throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Louis tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Louis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Louis digs a right hand into Smith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smith's gas tank.
Louis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Louis tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Louis back against the cage.
A short left from Louis.
Louis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Louis tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Louis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Louis.
Louis misses with a body punch.
Louis scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
Smith is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Louis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Louis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Louis finish him?
Louis throws a head punch that misses.
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!
Louis working aggressively here.
Louis misses with the head strike.
Louis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Louis throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Louis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Louis misses with a punch on the inside.
Louis has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith blocking some punches.
Louis misses with some punches.
Louis swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Louis misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Louis fails to land.
Louis misses with some punches.
Louis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Louis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Louis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Louis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Louis throws a head punch that misses.
Smith seems to have recovered his senses.
Louis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Louis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Louis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smith drops Louis with a beautiful combination! Louis stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Smith is looking for the KO!
Louis is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith misses with a looping left.
Oh Louis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Louis.
Louis seems to have got his legs back now.
Louis has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith connects with a nice looking jab.
Louis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Louis staying out of range there.
Smith throws a hook but Louis avoids it easily.
Louis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Louis dodges the punch combination from Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louis misses with a wild body shot.
Louis throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Louis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smith thuds his right hand into Louis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Smith takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Smith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Louis. Louis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Louis. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Louis moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Louis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smith lands a nice hook to Louis's body. Louis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Martin Louis will probably get the nod.
That's time! Louis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Louis.
Smith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Louiss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith throws a leg kick but Louis moved away.
Louis clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the cage.
Louis tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martin Louis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Louis can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Louis misses with a punch to the body.
Louis working aggressively here.
Louis has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Louis throws a head punch that misses.
Louis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Louis lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith prevents a body shot from Louis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Louis lands an uppercut.
Louis tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Louis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Louis tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Louis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Louis tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Louis back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Louis.
Louis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Louis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith working aggressively here.
Louis prevents a body shot from Smith.
Louis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Louis swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Louis.
Smith tests Louis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and Louis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Louis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith throws the left hand but Louis avoids the punch easily.
Louis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Louis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Corey Smith has been cut.
Smith blocks a head kick by Louis.
Louis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Louis punishes Smith's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Smith does it's job there.
Louis closes the distance but Smith moves to the side
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
Louis moves into range and clinches up with Smith.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis working aggressively here.
Louis blocking some punches.
Louis throws a head punch that misses.
Louis misses with a body punch.
Louis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Louis misses with a punch to the body.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Louis lands a shoulder strike.
Louis struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Louis working aggressively here.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Louis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Louis misses with a punch to the body.
Louis tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Louis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Louis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Louis misses with some punches.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Louis is controlling him.
Smith blocks a body shot from Louis.
Smith prevents a body shot from Louis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Louis misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Louis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Louis misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Louis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Corey Smith's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Smith misses the jab.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Louis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith connects with the punch.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Louis slips under a jab.
Louis moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Louis can pounce on him.
A shot to the liver by Louis. Beautiful body shot.
Louis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smith at a distance.
Louis tries to clinch up.
Louis thows a body shot but no joy.
Louis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis throws a head kick that misses.
Corey Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith avoids the body shot from Louis.
Jab by Smith.
Louis is looking to wear down Smith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Smith drops Louis with a straight right hand, right on the button! Smith follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corey Smith!
A victorious Corey Smith thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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