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SFL 53 Tuilagi vs Gouken PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nanthan Lupan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikola Veljanovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nanthan Lupan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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234 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nanthan Lupan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikola Veljanovski!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veljanovski closes the distance and clinches.
Lupan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Veljanovski has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Lupan is trying to keep an underhook but Veljanovski manages to get the takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lupan looking for submissions off his back.
Veljanovski controlling the pace.
Lupan is looking to get back to full guard here but Veljanovski has managed to pass to side control instead.
Lupan is looking to regain half guard here but Veljanovski keeps moving and retains side control.
Lupan being controlled for a moment.
Lupan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Veljanovski has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupan can't escape the position.
Veljanovski trying to control but Lupan is having none of it.
Lupan sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Lupan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lupan is refusing to be controlled, as Veljanovski sits in half guard.
Lupan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Veljanovski pulls his head out easily.
Veljanovski wants to control but Lupan is keeping him busy.
Veljanovski throwing shots but Lupan is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupan looking for submissions off his back.
Veljanovski wants to pass to mount but Lupan is defending the position.
Lupan looking for submissions off his back.
Veljanovski stalling.
Lupan is looking to improve his position.
Lupan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Veljanovski seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Veljanovski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lupan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veljanovski trying to pass the guard but Lupan defending well.
Lupan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lupan tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Veljanovski has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Lupan is squirming around, avoiding Veljanovski's attempts to control the action.
Lupan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Veljanovski tries to control but Lupan wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lupan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Veljanovski cracks Lupan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lupan is trying desperately to improve position.
Lupan is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lupan sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Lupan tries to get to full guard but Veljanovski has control of the leg.
Veljanovski is trying to control the action in half guard but Lupan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Veljanovski might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lupan haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lupan tries to roll over but Veljanovski keeps him under control.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Nikola Veljanovski hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lupan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Veljanovski counters by moving into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lupan fails to land.
Lupan is looking for a takedown.
Veljanovski ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Veljanovski no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Veljanovski keeping full guard, as Lupan tries to pass.
Veljanovski trying to control the position.
Lupan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Veljanovski is trying to control Lupan's posture but Lupan avoids it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lupan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Veljanovski knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Veljanovski stops Lupan from passing to mount.
Veljanovski manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lupan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Veljanovski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
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!
Lupan is working for a submission of some sort.
Lupan is just content to waste time from the top position. Veljanovski takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lupan postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Veljanovski is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lupan, into his guard.
Lupan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Veljanovski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Veljanovski advances position into side control!
Lupan is trying to improve his position.
Veljanovski wants to control but Lupan is keeping him busy.
Veljanovski tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Veljanovski is looking to take a break and control but Lupan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lupan is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lupan is looking to control Veljanovski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lupan avoid being mounted?
Lupan wants to get back to full guard but Veljanovski has passed into side control.
Lupan can't do much from the bottom here.
Veljanovski happy to just control the position for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lupan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Veljanovski wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Veljanovski trying to control the position but Lupan is working away.
Lupan is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Lupan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Lupan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lupan tries to buck Veljanovski off but Veljanovski is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nikola Veljanovski.
Well Veljanovski 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 9:10
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 9:10
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikola Veljanovski!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glover Teixeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Natsisiwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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208 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Glover Teixeira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Natsisiwa!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natsisiwa lands a slapping body shot.
Natsisiwa lands a two punch combo.
Natsisiwa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice body punch from Natsisiwa.
Teixeira wants to clinch.
Natsisiwa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Teixeira shoots in but Natsisiwa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Natsisiwa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Horrible takedown by Teixeira or perhaps it was just good defense by Natsisiwa which made him look bad.
Some wild striking there from Teixeira.
Teixeira is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natsisiwa lands an overhand right.
Teixeira walks into a stiff left hand from Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa cracks a nice hook into Teixeira's ribs.
Natsisiwa throws a shot to the body.
Teixeira on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Natsisiwa sizes up Teixeira with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Natsisiwa scores with a jab. Teixeira acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa lands with a nice combination. Teixeira backs away looking to recover.
Teixeira gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Natsisiwa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Natsisiwa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Natsisiwa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Natsisiwa instigates a clinch.
Natsisiwa scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira is trying to pull guard but Natsisiwa has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glover Teixeira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Natsisiwa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Natsisiwa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Teixeira is breathing heavily.
Natsisiwa lands a hook that snaps the head of Teixeira backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Natsisiwa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Natsisiwa gets through Teixeira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Natsisiwa as the two fighters clinch.
A hook to the body from Natsisiwa.
Nice body punch from Natsisiwa - that landed with a thud.
Natsisiwa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Teixeira.
A right handed body shot lands from Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natsisiwa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Natsisiwa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Teixeira's hands.
Natsisiwa throws a combination. Teixeira tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Teixeira takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Natsisiwa 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.
Teixeira is rocked!
Teixeira tries to move into range but Natsisiwa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Oh Teixeira is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Natsisiwa scores with a jab to the head.
Teixeira seems to have got his legs back now.
Teixeira on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Natsisiwa lands a jab.
Natsisiwa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Teixeira under the eye.
Teixeira moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kalle Natsisiwa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natsisiwa drops Teixeira with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Teixeira looks back up at him and smiles so Natsisiwa waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Natsisiwa lands a body shot.
Natsisiwa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Teixeira stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Natsisiwa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Teixeira on the side of the head.
Teixeira takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Teixeira gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Teixeira tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Natsisiwa is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Teixeira buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Teixeira!! Teixeira is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Natsisiwa throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kalle Natsisiwa!
Kalle Natsisiwa spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Horacio Vanderbeet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Knuckle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Horacio Vanderbeet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chuck Knuckle!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knuckle tries to close the distance and clinch but Vanderbeet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vanderbeet clinches.
Knuckle is trying to break the clinch but Vanderbeet is controlling him.
Vanderbeet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vanderbeet closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Knuckle's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vanderbeet slips nicely into half guard.
Vanderbeet working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Vanderbeet working Knuckle over with strikes.
Knuckle controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Nice strikes from Vanderbeet there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vanderbeet not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Vanderbeet looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Knuckle with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Knuckle is looking to improve his position.
Vanderbeet throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Knuckle taking some punishment here, with Vanderbeet in his half guard.
Vanderbeet missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vanderbeet missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Vanderbeet.
Knuckle is trying to stand back up but Vanderbeet is controlling him
Knuckle blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet 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.
Knuckle on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Vanderbeet sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Knuckle defending well though.
Knuckle looks like he's trying to stand up.
Vanderbeet is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Knuckle taking some punishment here, with Vanderbeet in his half guard.
Vanderbeet throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vanderbeet working Knuckle over with strikes.
Vanderbeet not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Knuckle has one foot on Vanderbeet's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Knuckle fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knuckle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knuckle misses with a combination
letting Vanderbeet counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Knuckle as Vanderbeet shoots in.
Knuckle fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vanderbeet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vanderbeet closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Knuckle's guard.
Vanderbeet lands a couple of elbows.
Knuckle scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Chuck Knuckle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vanderbeet gets caught napping as Knuckle dives in and scores a takedown. Vanderbeet manages to retain guard.
Vanderbeet looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knuckle is one step ahead there.
Knuckle wants to stand but Vanderbeet is controlling his posture from full guard.
Knuckle gets to his feet - Vanderbeet follows without any prompting.
Vanderbeet tries to sprawl but Knuckle drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet is trying to get back to full guard.
Vanderbeet controlling the position for now.
Vanderbeet wants to control but Knuckle is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Vanderbeet is trying to get back to full guard.
Vanderbeet is working hard here to advance position.
Knuckle is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Vanderbeet controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Horacio Vanderbeet wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sloppy strikes from Knuckle. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet slips a jab and a cross from Knuckle.
Knuckle lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Knuckle tries to close the distance and clinch but Vanderbeet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vanderbeet shoots in and gets a takedown into Knuckle's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vanderbeet distracts Knuckle with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Knuckle wants to sweep here but Vanderbeet controlling him for the moment.
Vanderbeet is in close to Knuckle's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Vanderbeet is working Knuckle over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Vanderbeet scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Vanderbeet with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vanderbeet stops Knuckle from standing up.
Vanderbeet chips away with some ground and pound.
Vanderbeet in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vanderbeet connects with a couple of short punches.
Knuckle wants to stand but Vanderbeet is controlling the position.
Knuckle keeping full guard, as Vanderbeet tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Horacio Vanderbeet dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vanderbeet drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Vanderbeet might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Knuckle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Horacio Vanderbeet overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Knuckle working a defensive guard here.
Vanderbeet working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Knuckle trying to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Vanderbeet postures up in Knuckle's guard and throws a big left but Knuckle blocks it.
Vanderbeet chips away with some ground and pound.
Vanderbeet prevents Knuckle from getting back to his feet.
Vanderbeet lands a couple of digs.
Knuckle is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Knuckle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vanderbeet stops Knuckle from standing up.
Vanderbeet throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderbeet throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Knuckle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Knuckle controls Vanderbeet momentarily but Vanderbeet frees himself.
Vanderbeet content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vanderbeet working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vanderbeet accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Knuckle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Knuckle is trying to control the position but Vanderbeet postures up.
Knuckle is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vanderbeet postures up in Knuckle's guard and throws a big left but Knuckle blocks it.
Vanderbeet throwing strikes from guard but Knuckle blocks nicely.
Vanderbeet content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Knuckle is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet works his way to full guard. Good work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knuckle drops back looking for a leg! Vanderbeet is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vanderbeet manages to kick Knuckle off! Knuckle jumps back into Vanderbeet's guard.
Knuckle wants to stand but Vanderbeet is controlling his posture from full guard.
Knuckle is breathing heavily.
Vanderbeet looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knuckle is one step ahead there.
Vanderbeet lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Knuckle!
Vanderbeet is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Knuckle has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Knuckle wants to hold on but Vanderbeet pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Knuckle is trying to escape the mount.
Knuckle is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Knuckle might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Vanderbeet haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Knuckle holds on to Vanderbeet around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Vanderbeet is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Knuckle is in a horrible position here. Vanderbeet smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Vanderbeet lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Knuckle is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vanderbeet scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Knuckle?
You get the feeling that Knuckle really doesn't like being in this position too much.
A nice elbow there by Vanderbeet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knuckle is in a horrible position here. Vanderbeet smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Knuckle keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Vanderbeet breaks from Knuckle's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Knuckle is rocked!
Knuckle is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Knuckle is still in real trouble! Can Vanderbeet finish him?
Vanderbeet fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Vanderbeet is landing with some decent strikes but Knuckle is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Vanderbeet prevents Knuckle from getting the reversal.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Vanderbeet cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Vanderbeet! Knuckle is hurt baaadly! Vanderbeet is firing away with more strikes - Knuckle is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Horacio Vanderbeet!
Horacio Vanderbeet opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dark Thoughts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Adrian Lewis has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Adrian Lewis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Thoughts!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lewis bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lewis looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Thoughts is avoiding damage well.
You can see the frustration on Thoughts's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ground and pound from Lewis seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Thoughts is trying to improve his position.
Lewis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Thoughts has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ground and pound from Lewis seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Thoughts tries to improve position but can't.
Thoughts dodges the ground and pound from Lewis.
Lewis 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.
Lewis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lewis in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Thoughts is trying to get back to half guard.
Lewis lands a nice forearm strike.
It looks like Dark Thoughts has been cut.
Thoughts is not content to let Lewis control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lewis postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lewis 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.
Thoughts is looking to reverse the position.
Lewis is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Thoughts knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thoughts is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to score with some ground and pound. Thoughts controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lewis working the ground and pound but Thoughts is defending the strikes.
Thoughts is trying to get back to half guard.
Lewis content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Lewis working away.
Lewis throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Thoughts sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Thoughts tries to improve position but can't.
Lewis throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Thoughts tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lewis working away.
Thoughts dodges the ground and pound from Lewis.
Lewis tries to score with some ground and pound. Thoughts controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lewis working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lewis working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Thoughts tries to buck Lewis off but Lewis is having none of it.
Lewis goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Thoughts rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Lewis's guard! Nice work there by Thoughts!
Lewis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thoughts defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis wants to sweep but no luck.
Lewis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thoughts got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lewis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Thoughts has managed to get both his arms back between Lewis's legs - danger averted.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lewis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Thoughts with a nice head shot there.
Lewis wants to sweep but no luck.
Lewis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thoughts doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thoughts manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thoughts scoring with punches to the head and body.
Thoughts tries to free his leg and advance position but Lewis is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Lewis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dark Thoughts's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thoughts stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thoughts wants it to stay on the feet.
Thoughts throws a jab but it's blocked by Lewis.
Lewis looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Thoughts wants to sweep here but Lewis controlling him for the moment.
Lewis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lewis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That has opened up Dark Thoughts's cut even more.
Lewis drops back looking for a leg! Thoughts is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Thoughts manages to kick Lewis off! Lewis jumps back into Thoughts's guard.
Lewis wants to pass the guard but Thoughts is keeping the position.
Thoughts trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thoughts bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lewis's guard.
Thoughts pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lewis is keeping the position for now.
Thoughts is in close to Lewis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Thoughts must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Thoughts with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lewis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thoughts doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thoughts manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lewis trying to control the position.
Thoughts landing some decent shots from guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Thoughts is working Lewis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thoughts won't allow Lewis to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thoughts can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lewis looking for a guillotine here but Thoughts defends easily.
Lewis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Thoughts defends well.
Lewis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thoughts doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thoughts manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Thoughts really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lewis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lewis has his foot on Thoughts's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Thoughts works his way back into a safe position though.
Lewis being controlled here, momentarily.
Lewis looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Thoughts wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
Lewis lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Thoughts!
Lewis throws some wild stikes that Thoughts manages to avoid easily.
Thoughts tries to lock up and control but Lewis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Adrian Lewis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thoughts slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Thoughts manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lewis looking to pass the guard.
Thoughts is trying to keep Lewis in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Thoughts's head.
Dark Thoughts's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dark Thoughts's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Adrian Lewis!
Adrian Lewis retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Pirrup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Phillip Pirrup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cameron Black!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pirrup scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pirrup shoots in for a double leg but Black sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pirrup closes this distance looking for a takedown but Black circles away.
Pirrup shoots in for a takedown but Black shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phillip Pirrup. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Black does no damage.
Pirrup dives in and grabs Black's left leg, looking for a takedown. Black pushes down on Pirrup's head and hops out.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Black misses with a two punch combination.
Black misses with a body shot.
Black keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Black throws a series of punches but Pirrup moves out of range.
Black drops Pirrup with a right and a left! Black comes rushing in but Pirrup regains his composure and manages to keep Black in guard.
It looks like Phillip Pirrup has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Black wants to pass the guard but Pirrup is keeping the position.
Black postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pirrup is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Black, into his guard.
Pirrup drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Pirrup seems to have locked his on tight now - Black screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Pirrup, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Phillip Pirrup!
After the fight, Phillip Pirrup was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Poe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erick Silvinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silvinho has chosen It's Nothin - Wiz Khalifa ft. 2 Chainz as his entrance music. Erick Silvinho has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cameron Poe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Erick Silvinho!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvinho on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Poe has closed the distance and engaged Silvinho in a clinch.
Poe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silvinho's defenses.
Poe lands an elbow just above Silvinho 's eye.
Poe lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Poe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Poe lands with a light punch inside.
Poe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Poe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Poe lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Erick Silvinho has been cut.
Silvinho blocks an elbow strike.
Poe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silvinho stalling in the clinch.
Poe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Poe as Silvinho tries to tie him up.
Silvinho dodges an elbow strike from Poe.
Poe lands a shoulder strike.
Poe lands a right hand.
Poe lands an elbow inside.
Silvinho fails to pull guard.
Silvinho blocks an elbow strike from Poe.
Silvinho looking to throw knees to the head but Poe is blocking nicely.
Silvinho tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poe misses with an elbow over the top.
Silvinho is trying to break free.
Silvinho fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Poe lands an elbow inside that Silvinho shrugs off.
Silvinho connects with a nasty looking knee right to Poe's face.
Poe lands with a right to the head.
Silvinho takes an elbow to the temple.
Silvinho blocks an elbow strike.
Poe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silvinho backwards.
Poe throws an elbow but it misses.
Poe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silvinho's defenses.
Poe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Poe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silvinho's brow.
Silvinho blocks an elbow strike.
Silvinho misses with a knee to the head.
Silvinho avoids a wild elbow strike from Poe.
Poe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silvinho's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Poe lands a shoulder strike.
Poe missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Poe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silvinho's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poe lands with a right to the head.
Silvinho takes an elbow to the forehead.
Poe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silvinho backwards.
Poe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Silvinho.
Poe misses with an elbow strike.
Silvinho blocks an elbow strike.
Silvinho tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Poe throws an elbow but misses.
Silvinho wants to break free but Poe has control.
Silvinho blocks the elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Poe lands a hook that snaps the head of Silvinho backwards.
Silvinho decides to pull guard.
Poe trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silvinho's guard.
Silvinho trying to control the position.
Poe is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvinho working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Poe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Poe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silvinho is looking for a triangle but Poe pushes his legs off easily.
Silvinho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silvinho has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Poe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silvinho is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvinho wants to sweep but no luck.
Silvinho is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silvinho keeps trying to improve his position.
Silvinho working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Poe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Silvinho is tightening it up a little... Poe has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Poe reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Poe taps out! Nice BJJ there by Silvinho!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Erick Silvinho!
In his post fight interview, Erick Silvinho 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Kolo Cornelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Haigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Haigh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kolo Cornelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Haigh!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cornelius looks to land a left hand but Haigh moved out of range nicely.
Haigh looks to land a combination. Cornelius sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A combination from Haigh does no damage.
Haigh jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Haigh connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cornelius momentarily.
Cornelius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haigh throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cornelius's waist but Cornelius gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Haigh off to one side.
Haigh scores with a jab to the head.
Cornelius thows a leg kick but Haigh checks it
and Haigh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haigh misses with a series of wild punches.
Cornelius takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cornelius takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cornelius throws a body punch but Haigh moves out of range.
Haigh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cornelius has Haigh up against the cage in a clinch.
Haigh breaks from the clinch.
Cornelius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haigh.
Haigh slips under a jab from Cornelius.
Kolo Cornelius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cornelius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haigh slips under a jab.
Haigh lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haigh keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Haigh avoids the head kick by Cornelius.
Haigh connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Haigh, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Haigh misses.
Cornelius slaps away a takedown attempt from Haigh, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cornelius. That's going to slow Haigh down.
Haigh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cornelius throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cornelius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haigh slips a straight right by Cornelius.
Cornelius throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Haigh is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cornelius had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Haigh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haigh feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Haigh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cornelius is keeping the position for now.
Cornelius on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cornelius tries to get out of the position.
Haigh is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Haigh thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cornelius tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Haigh wants to control from the top but Cornelius keeps moving.
Cornelius knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Haigh on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cornelius is trying to keep Haigh in close.
Haigh trying to control the position from guard on top but Cornelius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Haigh dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Haigh moves out of range of the strikes.
Haigh lands a body shot.
Haigh shoots in but Cornelius avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A right-left combo lands from Haigh.
Cornelius throws a body punch but Haigh moves out of range.
Cornelius fails in his attempt to clinch.
John Haigh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cornelius motions for Haigh to come forward. Cornelius throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cornelius loads up on a big right hand but Haigh slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Cornelius.
Cornelius swings for the body but Haigh moves out of range.
Haigh blocks the body kick.
Haigh keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cornelius drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cornelius throws the left hand but Haigh avoids the punch easily.
Haigh lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cornelius connects with a body shot.
Haigh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cornelius loads up on a big right hand but Haigh slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Haigh. Those never looked like landing.
Cornelius connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Haigh momentarily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Haigh's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Haigh duly obliges.
Haigh looks to land a combination. Cornelius sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cornelius is rocked!
Haigh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cornelius moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cornelius takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Oh Cornelius is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haigh cracks Cornelius with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Haigh swings for the body but Cornelius moves out of range.
Cornelius throws a series of punches but Haigh avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cornelius throws a right hand that misses
and Haigh counters with a right hand to the body.
Cornelius seems to have got his legs back now.
A slow jab from Cornelius misses its intended target.
Haigh throws a series of punches but Cornelius avoids them all with ease.
Haigh digs a good hook to Cornelius's body.
Cornelius throws a hook but Haigh avoids it easily.
Cornelius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haigh stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Haigh connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cornelius's hands.
Haigh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cornelius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cornelius takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Haigh fails to land the takedown.
Kolo Cornelius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Haigh.
Haigh fails with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Haigh misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cornelius looks to throw the jab but Haigh is out of range.
Nice body punch from Haigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Haigh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cornelius throws a hook but Haigh blocks it.
Haigh has a takedown stuffed.
Cornelius moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cornelius lands with a nice body punch.
Haigh fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cornelius misses with a body shot.
Cornelius slips a jab and a cross from Haigh.
Cornelius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haigh.
Cornelius moves in looking to clinch but Haigh pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cornelius misses with a low kick.
Cornelius avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Cornelius as Haigh shoots in.
Haigh misses the jab.
Haigh feints a jab promting Cornelius to slip. Haigh then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cornelius slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Haigh connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Haigh looks to land a right hand but Cornelius moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cornelius's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Haigh connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cornelius scrambles back to his feet.
Haigh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cornelius.
Haigh scores with a sloppy right hand. Cornelius should have avoided that one.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Haigh checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Haigh is defended easily by Cornelius.
Kolo Cornelius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Haigh.
Haigh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cornelius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haigh.
Haigh blocks a jab.
John Haigh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cornelius swings for the body but Haigh moves out of range.
Cornelius thows a body shot but no joy.
Haigh shoots in looking for a takedown but Cornelius manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Haigh's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
An inside leg kick lands from Cornelius.
Cornelius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haigh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cornelius walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Haigh throws a right hand that Cornelius ducks under and follows up with a left that Cornelius also avoids with ease.
Cornelius misses the shot to the body.
Cornelius misses with a low kick.
Kolo Cornelius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Cornelius misses the target.
Cornelius fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Haigh, pushing him back against the cage.
Haigh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cornelius backwards.
Haigh breaks from the clinch.
Haigh misses with the combination.
Cornelius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haigh 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cornelius misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Haigh counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haigh shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cornelius as he jumps to the side.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Haigh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Haigh 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Haigh!
An out of breath and clearly excited John Haigh thanked Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hardcore Legend Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Karwoski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Legend Jr's entrance music is New Lil Wayne 2012 Carter 5 leak. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hardcore Legend Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirk Karwoski!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karwoski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Karwoski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Legend Jr on the side of the head.
Karwoski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Karwoski is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Legend Jr misses with a takedown attempt - Karwoski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Karwoski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's 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!
Legend Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Karwoski can pounce on him.
Karwoski stuffs the takedown.
Legend Jr shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Legend Jr is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Karwoski sees it coming and defends easily.
Legend Jr throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Karwoski to regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Legend Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but Karwoski has wrist control.
Karwoski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karwoski keeping full guard, as Legend Jr tries to pass.
Legend Jr drops back, looking for a kneebar! Karwoski looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Karwoski looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Karwoski!
Legend Jr manages to work his way to half guard, despite Karwoski's best efforts.
Karwoski prevents Legend Jr from improving his position.
Legend Jr gets back to full guard.
Legend Jr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Legend Jr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Karwoski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legend Jr looking for subs off his back but Karwoski has passed one foot through into half guard.
Karwoski trying to control from half guard but Legend Jr is working away.
Legend Jr moves into full guard.
Legend Jr might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karwoski trying to control but Legend Jr is working from the bottom.
Legend Jr can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Karwoski controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legend Jr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Karwoski defends it easily.
Legend Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Karwoski defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Legend Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Karwoski defends well.
Legend Jr looking for subs off his back but Karwoski has passed one foot through into half guard.
Karwoski keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legend Jr makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Legend Jr.
Karwoski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Legend Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Legend Jr is trying to control the position but Karwoski postures up.
Legend Jr keeping moving, preventing Karwoski from controlling successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Legend Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Legend Jr is working hard here to advance 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.
Hardcore Legend Jr 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.
Legend Jr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Karwoski avoids it really well and circles away.
Legend Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Karwoski is just out of range.
Legend Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Karwoski can pounce on him.
Legend Jr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Legend Jr has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Hardcore Legend Jr has been cut.
Legend Jr tries to score a power double leg takedown but Karwoski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Legend Jr somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hardcore Legend Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Legend Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Legend Jr.
Left hook, right uppercut from Karwoski.
Nice sprawl there from Karwoski as Legend Jr shoots in.
Karwoski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Legend Jr's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legend Jr has his takedown stuffed
and Karwoski counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Legend Jr tries for a takedown but Karwoski circles away easily
and Karwoski counters with a straight right hand.
Karwoski punishes Legend Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Legend Jr tries to score a power double leg takedown but Karwoski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Legend Jr somewhat.
Legend Jr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Karwoski avoids it really well and circles away.
Karwoski lands a nice shot that snaps Legend Jr's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Legend Jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Karwoski cracks Legend Jr with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Legend Jr looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Karwoski finish him?
Legend Jr is rocked!
Legend Jr shoots in but no luck this time.
Oh Legend Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Karwoski enables Legend Jr to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Karwoski manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Legend Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karwoski wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Karwoski 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.
Hardcore Legend Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Legend Jr postures up.
Karwoski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Legend Jr passes Karwoski's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Legend Jr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Legend Jr trying to pass the guard but Karwoski defending well.
Karwoski gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legend Jr scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Legend Jr postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Karwoski is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Legend Jr, into his guard.
Karwoski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Karwoski won't allow Legend Jr to sweep him here.
Legend Jr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Karwoski is aware though and is defending well.
Karwoski trying to control the position from guard on top but Legend Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legend Jr looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Karwoski passes into half guard.
Legend Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
Karwoski trying to mount his opponent but Legend Jr defends it.
Karwoski slows the pace down in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Legend Jr is looking to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Legend Jr 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.
Kirk Karwoski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hardcore Legend Jr's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Karwoski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Legend Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kirk Karwoski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karwoski scores with a hook.
Legend Jr tries for a takedown but Karwoski circles away easily
and Karwoski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Legend Jr shoots for a takedown but Karwoski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Legend Jr looks to land a combination but Karwoski avoids it well.
Karwoski scoring well with a low kick there.
Legend Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Karwoski.
Legend Jr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karwoski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Legend Jr.
Karwoski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Karwoski throws a one two combo.
Karwoski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Karwoski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karwoski is looking to slow Legend Jr down with leg kicks.
Karwoski lands a jab.
Karwoski sends Legend Jr crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Karwoski is motioning to the referee to let Legend Jr up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karwoski drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Legend Jr's head, knocking him out cold! Karwoski is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kirk Karwoski!
During a confident post fight interview, Kirk Karwoski thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manu Tuilagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Gouken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott Gouken will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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179 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manu Tuilagi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Gouken!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuilagi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tuilagi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gouken has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gouken gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tuilagi prevents Gouken from breaking the clinch.
Tuilagi'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.
Gouken looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gouken is trying to break the clinch but Tuilagi is controlling him.
Gouken can't find room to land a body shot as Tuilagi controls the action.
Tuilagi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee 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!
Gouken misses with some punches.
Tuilagi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gouken throws a head kick that half lands.
Gouken scores with a leg kick.
Tuilagi shoots in and bounces Gouken off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tuilagi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gouken looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuilagi scoring with some ground and pound.
Tuilagi stands and throws Gouken's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tuilagi scoring with punches and elbows.
The referee asks Tuilagi politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Tuilagi prefers to stall for the moment though.
Tuilagi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gouken, who protects the arm well.
Tuilagi trying to control the action but Gouken is working from the bottom.
Tuilagi working the ground and pound from side control.
Tuilagi landing a few strikes.
Gouken pushes Tuilagi away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tuilagi gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Tuilagi trying to control the action but Gouken is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tuilagi landing a few strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gouken on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tuilagi working the body and head with strikes.
Tuilagi landing a few strikes.
Tuilagi wants to control but Gouken is keeping him busy.
Gouken takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Tuilagi trying to control the position but Gouken is working away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gouken being controlled for a moment.
Gouken tries to bench press Tuilagi off him but Tuilagi keeps the position.
Tuilagi advances to mount.
Gouken can't escape the position.
Tuilagi 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.
Gouken wants to try and get back to his feet.
Tuilagi working the ground and pound effectively.
Tuilagi breaks from Gouken's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi controlling from mount.
Tuilagi trying to control but Gouken is having none of it.
Gouken is trying to escape the mount.
Tuilagi controlling his opponent.
Tuilagi lands a couple of good shots and Gouken has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Tuilagi lands strikes to the head.
Can Gouken hold on?! Tuilagi is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Gouken is trying to remain composed but Tuilagi is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
I really don't envy Gouken right now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tuilagi lands shots from the back.
Tuilagi scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Gouken is looking for a way out.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi scores with strikes from the back.
Tuilagi working for a choke but Gouken is defending well.
Tuilagi looking for the choke from the back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tuilagi keeps control of the position as Gouken tries to break free.
Can Gouken hold on?! Tuilagi is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Tuilagi loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Gouken hold on?
Tuilagi is punishing Gouken with strikes - can he finish him?!
Gouken wants to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tuilagi scores with punches from the back.
Tuilagi lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Gouken.
Tuilagi lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manu Tuilagi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tuilagi lands with a good body shot.
Tuilagi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gouken can do to turn this around?
Gouken throws a sloppy head kick and Tuilagi moves out of range easily.
Gouken stuns Tuilagi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tuilagi is looking to score with low kicks.
Gouken throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tuilagi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tuilagi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tuilagi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Manu Tuilagi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tuilagi works his way into side control.
Tuilagi scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gouken to see if he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuilagi lands a few punches from side control.
Gouken is not content to let Tuilagi control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gouken is trying to escape the position but Tuilagi is controlling the position.
Tuilagi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tuilagi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gouken manages to get back to half guard.
Tuilagi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gouken with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tuilagi is working for a submission of some sort.
Gouken wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gouken is looking to improve his position.
Tuilagi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gouken has hold of Tuilagi's hands but Tuilagi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gouken trying to control but Tuilagi postures up.
Tuilagi working the head and body with strikes.
Gouken is in trouble now - Tuilagi has advanced to mount!
Gouken is bucking up trying to escape but Tuilagi cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gouken tries to reverse the position but Tuilagi maintains control.
The referee warns Gouken that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tuilagi is landing with some decent strikes but Gouken is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tuilagi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tuilagi is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gouken is surviving well by controlling Tuilagi's body position as best he can.
Tuilagi jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gouken manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gouken takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Gouken is not content to let Tuilagi control the position.
Gouken on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tuilagi scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gouken to see if he's OK.
Tuilagi looks up at the clock and then as Gouken takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tuilagi smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Tuilagi working the head with strikes.
Gouken manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gouken won't allow Tuilagi to pass to mount.
Tuilagi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gouken with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gouken is staying active underneath Tuilagi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tuilagi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi is trying for a kimura here. Gouken looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Tuilagi wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Manu Tuilagi!
Manu Tuilagi retains his welterweight title!
Manu Tuilagi managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Gojira Industries (90% Laundry), into his post fight interview.
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