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CFS 40: Iron vs Hillgrund PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Oleg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enzo Galasso (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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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Oleg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Enzo Galasso!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galasso slips a straight right by Oleg.
Oleg changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Galasso looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Galasso is being controlled here.
Galasso is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Galasso looking for a sweep but Oleg has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Oleg trying to control but Galasso is having none of it.
Galasso can't escape the position.
Oleg controlling from the full mount.
Galasso is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Oleg has taken his back.
Oleg is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Oleg is working for a rear naked choke. Galasso is not defending it well and Oleg has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Galasso refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Galasso's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alexander Oleg!
A less than humble Alexander Oleg misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Napoleon Bonapart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Napoleon Bonapart has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Napoleon Bonapart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Savage!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage throws a combination that misses
and Bonapart counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bonapart throws a right hand that Savage ducks under and follows up with a left that Savage also avoids with ease.
Bonapart lands a big head kick that sends Savage tumbling to the mat! Bonapart takes a step backwards and waves Savage back to his feet - he wants the finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Savage throws a right hand that Bonapart ducks under and follows up with a left that Bonapart also avoids with ease.
Bonapart misses with a straight right.
Bonapart fails with a takedown attempt.
Bonapart showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Savage.
Sloppy strikes from Savage. Those never looked like landing.
Savage avoids the head kick by Bonapart.
Savage misses with a wild combination.
Bonapart has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Napoleon Bonapart has been cut.
Bonapart shoots for a double leg takedown but Savage sprawls well. He's pushed Bonapart's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bonapart tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Savage as Bonapart shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Napoleon Bonapart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonapart avoids a punch combination nicely.
Savage closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonapart tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Savage's elbow.
Bonapart tries to pull guard but Savage holds him up against the cage and eventually Bonapart drops back down to his feet.
Bonapart tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Savage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bonapart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Savage dives in and grabs Bonapart's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bonapart pushes down on Savage's head and hops out.
Savage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bonapart looks to land a right hand but Savage moved out of range.
Savage on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bonapart. Bonapart obviously looking to wear him down.
Savage throws a right and a left that Bonapart avoids nicely.
Bonapart lands the left hand.
Bonapart has a takedown stuffed.
Savage connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bonapart momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Savage misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonapart shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Savage defends it nicely.
The fighters circle, before Bonapart throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Savage's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Bonapart lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Napoleon Bonapart!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rosen Lyubenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saul Tigh (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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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rosen Lyubenov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saul Tigh!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tigh circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tigh counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lyubenov is looking for a sweep. Tigh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tigh is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tigh wants to control but Lyubenov is keeping him busy.
Tigh seems to be looking for submissions.
Still in half guard, Tigh seems content to control.
Tigh is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lyubenov defends it well.
Tigh is working for a kimura but Lyubenov is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyubenov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tigh is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tigh is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tigh takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lyubenov is looking to control Tigh's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lyubenov avoid being mounted?
Lyubenov is looking for a sweep. Tigh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tigh is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lyubenov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tigh.
Lyubenov wants to control but Tigh is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tigh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lyubenov keeps working.
Tigh is looking to advance position but Lyubenov won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyubenov trying to control here.
Tigh is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lyubenov is just riding it out for now. Tigh eventually gives up the hold.
Tigh is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lyubenov defends it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tigh 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saul Tigh 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.
Lyubenov doesn't manage to clinch there - Tigh circles away.
Lyubenov wants to clinch.
Lyubenov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lyubenov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lyubenov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Saul Tigh has been cut.
Lyubenov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyubenov scores with a head kick.
Lyubenov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tigh avoids the head kick by Lyubenov.
Tigh swats away the attempt to clinch by Lyubenov.
Lyubenov shoots for a takedown but Tigh saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tigh.
Tigh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tigh is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lyubenov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lyubenov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyubenov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lyubenov tries to clinch but Tigh moves away
and Tigh counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lyubenov's guard now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tigh slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lyubenov is trying to control Tigh's posture but Tigh avoids it.
Saul Tigh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tigh tries for a kimura but Lyubenov is defending well.
Lyubenov is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tigh tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Lyubenov tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Tigh easily slips into full mount!
Lyubenov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tigh on the ground.
Tigh working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Lyubenov has given up his back. Will we see Tigh going for some submissions?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Lyubenov right now.
Tigh controls the action.
Well, with Tigh on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Lyubenov is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Lyubenov prevents Tigh from getting a body triangle.
Tigh doesn't have the hooks in and Lyubenov manages to turn into his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lyubenov is looking to work some ground and pound but Tigh has wrist control.
Tigh is trying to control the position but Lyubenov postures up.
Lyubenov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Saul Tigh will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Saul Tigh's cut.
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!
Tigh blocks a head kick by Lyubenov.
Lyubenov tries to clinch there but Tigh circles away.
Lyubenov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lyubenov throws a head kick that misses.
Lyubenov tries to clinch up.
Lyubenov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lyubenov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lyubenov just misses with a punch to the body.
Tigh fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tigh has a takedown stuffed.
Lyubenov moves in looking to clinch but Tigh pushes him off.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lyubenov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tigh circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tigh counters with a takedown into side control.
Tigh staying calm.
Tigh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lyubenov keeps working.
Tigh is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lyubenov has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tigh is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lyubenov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tigh wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lyubenov, who protects the arm well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lyubenov is trying to escape the position but Tigh is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tigh is trying to get an arm triangle but Lyubenov is defending well.
Lyubenov tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Tigh easily slips into full mount!
Lyubenov is desperately trying to improve his position but Tigh has a good base and remains in mount.
Rosen Lyubenov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lyubenov squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Tigh working for a guillotine from mount but Lyubenov is in no mood to give up.
Tigh is trying to take his opponent's back.
Saul Tigh is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tigh controlling the pace for now.
Tigh moves to the back.
Lyubenov looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tigh trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Lyubenov doesn't escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saul Tigh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tigh winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saul Tigh!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Saul Tigh made sure he mentioned FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Irenicus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicky Newdles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Irenicus's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Shadows of Amn. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Irenicus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nicky Newdles!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newdles moves in looking to clinch but Irenicus pushes him off.
Irenicus misses with a straight right.
Newdles misses with a hook.
Irenicus is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Newdles, right into the meat.
Irenicus misses the shot to the body.
Newdles scores with a leg kick.
Irenicus moves out of range of the leg kick from Newdles.
Irenicus misses with a left hand
and Newdles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Irenicus lands with an uppercut that bounces Newdles off the cage and back into range.
Newdles clinches.
Newdles tries to stall but Irenicus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Irenicus lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Newdles fails to land.
Newdles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Irenicus struggles to land a body shot inside as Newdles controls his hands.
Irenicus lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Irenicus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irenicus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Irenicus taking a breather.
A short right from Irenicus on the inside.
Newdles pulls guard effortlessly.
Newdles is looking to sweep but instead, Irenicus has passed into half guard.
Newdles is trying to get back to full guard.
Irenicus trying to pass the guard but Newdles defending well.
Irenicus trying to control from half guard but Newdles is working away.
Newdles is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Irenicus in particular looking to stall.
Newdles keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jon Irenicus wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Newdles walks into a straight right hand from Irenicus.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Irenicus 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 Newdles has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Newdles and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A slapping leg kick lands for Newdles.
Newdles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Irenicus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Newdles lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Irenicus looks to score with a jab to the body but Newdles is just out of range.
Newdles thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab from Irenicus.
Irenicus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newdles works Irenicus's body with a nice hook.
Newdles throws a front kick aimed at Irenicus's knee but Irenicus avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Newdles. Those never looked like landing.
Newdles is looking to clinch.
Newdles tries to move into range but Irenicus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Irenicus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Irenicus 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.
Newdles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Newdles fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Irenicus is out of range.
Irenicus is looking to chop away at Newdles's legs.
Nicky Newdles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Newdles slips a jab from Irenicus.
Newdles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Irenicus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Irenicus misses the target.
Newdles misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irenicus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Newdles.
Newdles throws a low kick but Irenicus avoids it.
Irenicus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Irenicus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Newdles instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Irenicus manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Irenicus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Newdles.
Newdles has Irenicus pressed against the cage.
Irenicus lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Newdles has a couple of punches blocked by Irenicus.
Irenicus working aggressively here.
Irenicus swings wildly with an uppercut but Newdles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Irenicus trying to control the position but instead, Newdles has worked for underhooks and has pushed Irenicus into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Irenicus dominated that round.
That's time! Irenicus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Irenicus punishes Newdles's body with a nice straight punch.
Newdles scores with a three punch combo!
Irenicus swings away with a body shot that misses
and Irenicus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Irenicus jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A bone on bone clash there as Newdles blocks the leg kick.
Newdles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Irenicus misses with a hook
and Newdles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Irenicus scoring well with a low kick there.
Irenicus moves out of range as Newdles strikes.
Newdles misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Newdles. Those never looked like landing.
Irenicus looks to land a left hand but Newdles moved out of range nicely.
Newdles misses with a straight left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Irenicus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Newdles.
Irenicus throws a jab but it's blocked by Newdles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irenicus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Newdles staying out of range there.
Newdles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Irenicus was well out of range. Poor timing from Newdles.
Newdles with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Irenicus to score with a decent uppercut.
Newdles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Newdles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Newdles throws a shot from downtown. Irenicus moves away and avoids it.
Newdles ducks under a wild hook from Irenicus.
Newdles throws a jab when Irenicus was well out of range.
Jon Irenicus is winning the standup battle so far.
Newdles turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Irenicus throws an overhand right that lands on Newdles's shoulder, as Newdles tries to avoid the shot.
Newdles moves to clinch but Irenicus breaks away
and Irenicus counters by clinching up.
Irenicus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Newdles backwards.
Newdles stalling in the clinch but Irenicus improves position.
Irenicus stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irenicus tries to throw a body punch but Newdles avoids it by throwing Irenicus back against the cage.
Newdles is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Irenicus tries to throw a body punch but Newdles avoids it by throwing Irenicus back against the cage.
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!
Irenicus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Newdles's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Irenicus.
Newdles is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Newdles.
Irenicus avoiding damage.
Irenicus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Newdles looking to stall.
Irenicus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Newdles backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irenicus is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Irenicus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Irenicus slowing the pace effectively.
Irenicus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Irenicus blocks a body shot from Newdles.
Irenicus lands with a left to the head.
Irenicus scores with a shoulder strike.
Newdles is rocked!
Irenicus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Newdless head.
Newdles is still on wobbly legs! Can Irenicus finish him?
Still in the clinch, Irenicus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Irenicus creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Newdles's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Newdles drops to his knees and Irenicus pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Irenicus!
A very excited looking Jon Irenicus made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richmond Finch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edwin Odesseiron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Odesseiron comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Afterworld kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Richmond Finch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edwin Odesseiron!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finch throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Odesseiron avoids the body shot from Finch.
Finch checks the leg kick nicely there.
Finch connects with a solid leg kick.
Finch pivots, looking for a leg kick but Odesseiron is out of range and Finch settles back down.
Odesseiron moves out of range of the leg kick from Finch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Odesseiron.
Finch scores with a body shot.
Finch takes one on the button.
Odesseiron throws a sloppy head kick and Finch moves out of range easily.
Finch throws a series of punches but Odesseiron moves out of range.
Finch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Odesseiron sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Odesseiron needs to keep his hands up - Finch had a free shot at his head there.
Odesseiron bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Finch lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Odesseiron tries to clinch but Finch moves out of range.
Finch tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch misses with a two punch combination.
Finch throws a right and a left that Odesseiron avoids nicely.
Odesseiron lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Finch lands with a nice body kick.
Odesseiron throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Odesseiron scores with a spinning back kick!
Odesseiron dodges the punch combination from Finch.
Finch throws a leg kick
and Odesseiron counters with a head kick. That will keep Finch thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Odesseiron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Finch misses with a punch on the inside.
Odesseiron landing knees to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bit of stalling here from Finch.
Finch tries to work over Odesseiron's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A knee to the head by Odesseiron.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Odesseiron.
Odesseiron throws a knee to the head but misses.
Odesseiron lands a knee to the head.
Finch is rocked!
Finch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oh Finch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Finch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Finch seems to have got his legs back now.
Odesseiron scores with a knee to the head.
Odesseiron connects with a knee to the head.
Odesseiron throws a knee to the head but misses.
Finch has Odesseiron pushed against the cage.
Finch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Odesseiron scores with a knee to the head.
Finch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Finch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Odesseiron misses with a knee strike.
Odesseiron tries to land a knee to the head but Finch blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odesseiron looking to throw knees to the head but Finch is blocking nicely.
Finch wants to stall.
Odesseiron is stalling here.
Odesseiron stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Odesseiron wants to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Odesseiron has Finch pressed against the cage, preventing Finch from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Odesseiron using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Odesseiron connects with a nasty looking knee right to Finch's face.
Finch misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Odesseiron on the inside.
Odesseiron landing knees to the head.
Odesseiron connects with a nasty looking knee right to Finch's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odesseiron connects with a nasty looking knee right to Finch's face.
Finch lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Odesseiron misses with a knee to the head.
Finch tries to stall but Odesseiron uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Finch throws an elbow that misses.
Odesseiron tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Finch taking a breather.
Odesseiron tries a knee to the head but Finch blocks it.
Finch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Odesseiron tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Finch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Finch wants to break the clinch but can't.
Finch trying to control the position but instead, Odesseiron has worked for underhooks and has pushed Finch into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Odesseiron using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Finch has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edwin Odesseiron dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Finch throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Odesseiron lands with an uppercut that bounces Finch off the cage and back into range.
Finch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Odesseiron throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Finch misses with a two punch combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Odesseiron.
Finch looks to land a left hand but Odesseiron moved out of range nicely.
Odesseiron uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Odesseiron lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Finch misses.
Finch tries to land a front kick but Odesseiron steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Odesseiron tries to clinch but Finch is having none of it.
Odesseiron clinches.
Odesseiron tries to land a knee to the head but Finch blocks with his arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finch trying to stall but Odesseiron improves his position.
Odesseiron with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Odesseiron.
Finch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Odesseiron throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Odesseiron throws a knee to the head but misses.
Odesseiron tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Odesseiron putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Finch in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Finch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Finch tries to throw a body punch but Odesseiron avoids it by throwing Finch back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Odesseiron - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Finch tries to work over Odesseiron's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Finch.
Odesseiron looking to throw knees to the head but Finch is blocking nicely.
Odesseiron using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Finch has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Odesseiron misses with a knee strike.
Odesseiron swings wildly with an uppercut but Finch uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch struggles to land a body shot inside as Odesseiron controls his hands.
Odesseiron connects with a nasty looking knee right to Finch's face.
Odesseiron displaying some good clinch control by pressing Finch up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Finch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finch is leaning against Odesseiron and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Odesseiron is stalling here.
Odesseiron tries to stall but Finch uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Edwin Odesseiron.
Odesseiron ducks under a wild hook from Finch.
Odesseiron moves out of range of the body kick from Finch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Finch as he checks the leg kick.
Odesseiron stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Finch.
Finch throws a right hand that misses
and Odesseiron counters with an inside leg kick.
Richmond Finch is winning the standup battle so far.
Finch scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A punch combination from Finch misses.
Finch lands an overhand right.
Odesseiron tries a head kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Odesseiron tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Odesseiron wants to slow Finch down by chopping away at his legs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Finch.
Finch throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Odesseiron on the side of the head.
Finch throws out a loose jab but Odesseiron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Finch throws an off balance right hand
and Odesseiron counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Odesseiron.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odesseiron lands a right hand.
Finch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Finch throws a quick inside leg kick.
Finch swats away the attempt to clinch by Odesseiron.
Finch tries to land a leg kick but Odesseiron saw it coming and moves away.
Odesseiron throws a front kick aimed at Finch's knee but Finch avoids it well.
Finch throws a big shot that misses.
Finch cracks Odesseiron with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab from Odesseiron misses.
Finch misses with a hook. Odesseiron ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Odesseiron takes one on the button.
Odesseiron tries to close the distance and clinch but Finch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Finch throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richmond Finch dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A chopping leg kick lands by Odesseiron.
Odesseiron misses with an attempted mid kick.
Finch lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Odesseiron.
Finch scores with a body shot.
Finch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Odesseiron is looking to clinch but Finch is avoiding it.
Finch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Odesseiron throws the kick towards the body but Finch avoids it.
Odesseiron dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Finch. That did some damage!
Odesseiron throws a wild body kick that Finch sees coming a mile off.
Odesseiron tries to close the distance and clinch up but Finch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Finch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Finch takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Finch is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finch digs a good hook to Odesseiron's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odesseiron tries to clinch but Finch is having none of it.
Odesseiron throws a low kick, looking for Finch's leg but Finch calmly moves out of range.
Finch cracks a nice hook into Odesseiron's ribs.
Odesseiron takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Odesseiron throws a head kick that misses
and Finch counters with a straight right hand.
Finch keeps the fight on the outside.
Finch connects with a good right hand that stumbles Odesseiron. Odesseiron circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Finch connects with a body shot.
Finch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Odesseiron circles away quickly and effectively.
Finch throws a good cross that connects.
Odesseiron cracks Finch with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Odesseiron tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Finch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finch avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Finch cracks Odesseiron with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Finch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Odesseiron.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odesseiron gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Odesseiron is rocked!
Finch lands a slapping body shot.
A low kick from Odesseiron misses
and Finch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Odesseiron is still on wobbly legs! Can Finch finish him?
Odesseiron tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Finch cracks Odesseiron with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Richmond Finch!
After the fight, Richmond Finch 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between John Bolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mattia Nicoletti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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195 lbs
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185 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Bolt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mattia Nicoletti!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nicoletti has time to react.
Nicoletti tries to land a leg kick but Bolt saw it coming and moves away.
Bolt scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Mattia Nicoletti has been cut.
Nicoletti misses with a head kick.
Mattia Nicoletti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nicoletti thuds his shin into the meat of Bolt's side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nicoletti.
Nicoletti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bolt drives through and clinches with Nicoletti against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nicoletti.
Bolt tries to land knees in the clinch but Nicoletti avoids the damage to the body.
Nicoletti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nicoletti leaning against his opponent.
Bolt breaks from the clinch.
Nicoletti throws a sloppy head kick and Bolt moves out of range easily.
Nicoletti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nicoletti swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bolt counters with a crisp one two that drops Nicoletti! Bolt thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Nicoletti to his feet! Nicoletti is in big trouble!
Nicoletti is rocked!
Nicoletti misses with a low kick.
Nicoletti is still on wobbly legs! Can Bolt finish him?
Nicoletti wants to clinch up but Bolt keeps it at a distance.
Nicoletti seems to have recovered his senses.
Bolt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nicoletti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicoletti ducks right into an uppercut from Bolt.
Nicoletti is looking to score with low kicks.
Bolt moves into the clinch.
Nicoletti is looking to control Bolt's arms but Bolt gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nicoletti has his back to the cage.
Nicoletti looking to throw knees to the head but Bolt is blocking nicely.
Bolt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bolt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Nicoletti.
Nicoletti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nicoletti misses with an elbow strike.
Nicoletti throws an elbow that misses.
Bolt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bolt.
Bolt lands a left hand.
Bolt avoids a wild elbow strike from Nicoletti.
Bolt managing to block the knees to the body from Nicoletti.
Bolt blocks an elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nicoletti throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bolt blocks it with crossed arms.
Nicoletti throws an elbow but it misses.
Bolt managing to block the knees to the body from Nicoletti.
Nicoletti misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolt breaks from the clinch.
Bolt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nicoletti tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bolt decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nicoletti's guard.
Bolt is looking to work some ground and pound but Nicoletti has wrist control.
Bolt throwing strikes from guard but Nicoletti blocks nicely.
Nicoletti keeping moving, preventing Bolt from controlling successfully.
Nicoletti trying to keep a closed guard but Bolt is proving a slippery customer.
Nicoletti looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bolt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nicoletti looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bolt is one step ahead there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bolt lands a couple of digs.
Bolt will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicoletti looking for a sweep. Not yet Nicoletti, not yet.
Bolt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bolt working some strikes from top position.
Bolt chips away with some ground and pound.
Bolt scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nicoletti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bolt wants to control from the top but Nicoletti keeps moving.
Bolt scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nicoletti is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bolt controlling the position well.
Bolt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nicoletti is working away from the top position though.
Nicoletti wants to free his trapped foot but Bolt is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolt trying to hold on to Nicoletti's head to control him but Nicoletti postures up.
Nicoletti passes to side control.
Nicoletti working away.
Bolt tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Nicoletti takes Bolt's back.
Bolt tries to roll but Nicoletti sticks to his back.
Nicoletti looking for the choke but no joy.
Bolt can't escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nicoletti has his arm under Bolt's chin here. Game over son! Nicoletti squeezes tightly and Bolt is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mattia Nicoletti!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doctor Doolittle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaroslaw Psikuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Psikuta has chosen Orbital - Satan as his entrance music. Doctor Doolittle could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jaroslaw Psikuta's chin.
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255 lbs
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263 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doctor Doolittle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jaroslaw Psikuta!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Psikuta just misses with a punch to the body.
Doolittle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Psikuta.
Psikuta swinging wildly here.
A punch combination from Psikuta misses.
Psikuta misses with an uppercut.
Psikuta scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Doolittle ducks under a wild hook from Psikuta.
Psikuta jabs at Doolittle's body.
A punch combination from Psikuta misses.
Psikuta takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Psikuta swings widly with a right hand
and Psikuta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Jaroslaw Psikuta has been cut.
Doolittle digs a good body shot into Psikuta's ribs.
Psikuta misses with a right hand
and Doolittle counters with a right hand from hell and Psikuta is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Doctor Doolittle!
An out of breath Doctor Doolittle 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 Jami Balkan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Coco Cobb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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158 lbs
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jami Balkan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Coco Cobb!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobb fails with an attempt to clinch.
Balkan avoids the head kick by Cobb.
Cobb moves in looking to clinch but Balkan pushes him off.
Balkan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cobb momentarily.
Balkan cracks Cobb with an open hand slap.
Balkan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Balkan blocks a head kick by Cobb.
A clash of legs there as Balkan blocks the low kick.
Balkan thuds a left hand into Cobb's body.
Cobb is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Balkan.
Balkan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cobb.
A head kick misses from Cobb.
Cobb lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balkan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cobb on the side of the head.
Balkan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cobb tries to close the distance and clinch but Balkan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Cobb as he checks the leg kick.
Balkan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cobb throws a lazy body kick
and Balkan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Balkan moves out of range of the body kick from Cobb.
Balkan lands a right hook to the body.
Balkan blocks a head kick by Cobb.
Balkan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A clash of legs there as Cobb blocks the low kick.
Balkan connects with a solid leg kick.
Cobb on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cobb fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cobb tries to clinch up.
Balkan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Balkan lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cobb lands a leg kick that knocks Balkan off balance momentarily.
Cobb motions for Balkan to come forward. Cobb throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cobb motions for Balkan to come forward. Cobb throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cobb throws a front kick aimed at Balkan's knee but Balkan avoids it well.
Cobb blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Balkan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Balkan.
Cobb is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cobb pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Balkan jabs at Cobb's body.
Balkan throws a low kick but Cobb avoids it.
Cobb plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Jami Balkan has been cut.
Cobb motions for Balkan to come forward. Cobb throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cobb pivots, looking for a leg kick but Balkan is out of range and Cobb settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan checks a leg kick.
Balkan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Balkan misses the shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Balkan there.
Balkan fakes the leg kick and cracks Cobb in the body.
Balkan throws out a leg kick but Cobb moves out of range and Balkan only half commits.
That kick from Cobb tenderised Balkan's leg. Balkan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cobb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cobb is looking to score with low kicks.
Cobb wants to clinch.
Balkan lands with a hook. Cobb tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Balkan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cobb was well out of range. Poor timing from Balkan.
Balkan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cobb tries to land a front kick but Balkan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A good leg kick by Cobb.
Cobb has Balkan up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobb tries to land knees in the clinch but Balkan avoids the damage to the body.
Balkan is trying to force a seperation but Cobb has the dominant position.
Balkan lands a nice shot to the body.
Balkan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.
Balkan is trying to force a seperation but Cobb has the dominant position.
Cobb blocks a body shot from Balkan.
Balkan lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cobb throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Balkan blocks it with crossed arms.
Cobb tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cobb blocks a body shot from Balkan.
Balkan lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jami Balkan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jami Balkan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cobb throws a low kick but Balkan moves out of range easily.
Cobb misses with a head kick.
Cobb throws a leg kick which misses Balkan's front leg but catches the back leg as Balkan tries to avoid it.
Cobb looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cobb tries a head kick but it misses.
Cobb slips under a jab from Balkan.
Cobb throws a low kick but Balkan avoids it.
Balkan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Balkan lands a jab to the nose.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cobb.
Cobb throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cobb misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Balkan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A leg kick checked by Balkan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb misses with a body kick.
Cobb has managed to clinch.
Balkan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cobb throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Balkan blocks it with crossed arms.
Cobb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Balkan avoids it.
Balkan can't find room to land a body shot as Cobb controls the action.
Cobb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Balkan avoids it.
Balkan lands with a light punch inside.
Cobb misses with a knee strike.
Balkan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cobb tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Balkan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Balkan.
Balkan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cobb.
Cobb takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Balkan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Balkan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Balkan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balkan tests Cobb's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Balkan lands the left hand.
Cobb tries to clinch up.
Cobb shoots in and bounces Balkan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Balkan is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan is trying to control the position but Cobb postures up.
Cobb trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cobb passes Balkan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Balkan is doing well to control the position and prevent Cobb from advancing to side control.
Balkan wants to control but Cobb is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cobb seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Balkan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jami Balkan just wasn't active enough.
Balkan misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Cobb there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cobb misses with an attempted mid kick.
Balkan throws the left hand but Cobb avoids the punch easily.
Balkan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cobb stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab from Balkan does it's job there.
Balkan misses with a wild combination.
Jami Balkan is winning the standup battle so far.
Balkan misses with a looping right.
Cobb checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Balkan just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cobb ducks under a wild hook from Balkan.
Balkan throws a hook but Cobb blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balkan swats away the attempt to clinch by Cobb.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jami Balkan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jami Balkan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Balkan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Balkan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cobb moves away.
Balkan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cobb is out of range and Balkan settles back down.
Balkan throws a leg kick but Cobb checks it.
A low kick from Cobb is predictable there
and Balkan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cobb takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cobb tries to close the distance and clinch up but Balkan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Balkan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cobb throws a head kick that misses.
Cobb tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Balkan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Balkan throws a looping overhand right but Cobb ducks down to avoid it.
Balkan cracks Cobb with a good jab.
Cobb throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Balkan if he has to take too many more of those.
A nice inside leg kick there by Balkan. That's going to slow Cobb down.
Balkan with a hook.
Balkan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cobb wants to clinch up but Balkan keeps it at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cobb.
Cobb gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Balkan.
Cobb takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cobb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balkan.
Cobb tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Balkan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A low kick from Cobb is predictable there
and Balkan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cobb will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Coco Cobb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balkan connects with a leg kick. Cobb looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Balkan cracks the inside of Cobb's front leg.
Balkan connects with a jab.
A leg kick checked by Balkan.
Balkan lands a right hook to the body.
Balkan just misses with a punch to the body.
Cobb avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Balkan jabs at Cobb's body.
Cobb throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Balkan blocks the body kick.
Cobb throws a nice outside leg kick.
Balkan misses with an uppercut. Cobb saw that one coming.
Cobb goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cobb has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balkan throws an overhand right that lands on Cobb's shoulder, as Cobb tries to avoid the shot.
Cobb throws a body kick that misses.
Cobb on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Balkan throws a leg kick which misses Cobb's front leg but catches the back leg as Cobb tries to avoid it.
Balkan avoids the head kick by Cobb.
Balkan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cobb on the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Balkan.
Cobb moves in looking to clinch but Balkan pushes him off.
Jami Balkan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice inside leg kick there by Balkan. That's going to slow Cobb down.
Balkan lands with a right hand.
Balkan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Balkan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cobb.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cobb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Balkan. That's going to slow Cobb down.
Cobb throws a leg kick that misses.
Cobb wants to clinch
and Balkan counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balkan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cobb's sensitive parts.
Balkan scores with the left hand. Cobb knows he should have avoided that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cobb.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slapping leg kick lands for Balkan.
Cobb throws a front kick aimed at Balkan's knee but Balkan avoids it well.
A jab lands there for Balkan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jami Balkan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Balkan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jami Balkan!
A victorious Jami Balkan 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Brett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonald comes to the cage accompanied by Machine Head - Locust. Benny Brett is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Benny Brett!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McDonald.
McDonald feints and then cracks Brett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brett down.
McDonald goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McDonald connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Benny Brett has been cut.
McDonald slips a jab from Brett.
Brett lunges at McDonald with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McDonald's hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Brett misses the target.
McDonald instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Brett working aggressively here.
McDonald tries to land a knee to the head but Brett blocks with his arms.
McDonald stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDonald with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McDonald'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.
Brett tries to pull guard but McDonald won't allow it.
McDonald looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for McDonald to work.
McDonald looking to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tony McDonald.
Brett looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McDonald.
McDonald lands with a good body shot.
McDonald tries to clinch but Brett moves out of range.
McDonald pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice body punch from Brett.
Brett swings for the body but McDonald moves out of range.
Brett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McDonald can pounce on him.
Brett moves out of range as McDonald strikes.
McDonald takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald blocks a low kick nicely.
McDonald gets caught flat footed, as Brett shoots in with a quick takedown into 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!
McDonald keeping moving, preventing Brett from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McDonald is keeping the position for now.
McDonald looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brett forces his way into half guard.
McDonald tries to roll over but Brett keeps him under control.
Brett is looking for a kimura but McDonald is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brett to get the leverage.
Brett is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brett wants to control but McDonald is keeping him busy.
Brett trying to control from McDonald's half guard. McDonald has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
McDonald avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McDonald keeping moving, preventing Brett from controlling successfully.
McDonald will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McDonald is trying to control the position but Brett postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brett tries to free his leg and advance position but McDonald is retaining full guard.
Brett passes McDonald's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Brett wants to pass the guard but McDonald is defending well.
Brett has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
McDonald can't escape the position.
Brett controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McDonald can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Benny Brett will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Benny Brett's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
McDonald wants to clinch
and Brett counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
McDonald is not content to let Brett control the position.
McDonald works his way to full guard. Good work.
McDonald controls Brett momentarily but Brett frees himself.
McDonald knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brett on the ground.
Brett tries to free his leg and advance position but McDonald is retaining full guard.
McDonald looking for a sweep. Not yet McDonald, not yet.
Brett passes easily into side control. Nice work.
McDonald is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald manages to get back to half guard.
Brett sitting and controlling from the half guard.
McDonald moves into full guard.
McDonald keeping full guard, as Brett tries to pass.
McDonald controls Brett momentarily but Brett frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brett trying to control the position from guard on top but McDonald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McDonald looking to control.
Brett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tony McDonald just wasn't active enough.
Brett misses the shot to the body.
McDonald misses with a body kick.
Tony McDonald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McDonald throws a head kick but Brett moves out of range.
Brett avoids a kick to the body.
McDonald throws a nice head kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McDonald throws the left hand but Brett avoids the punch easily.
A head kick misses from McDonald.
Brett moves out of range of the body kick.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses.
Brett just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brett closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Brett is trying to work for a kimura but McDonald is defending well.
McDonald is not content to let Brett control the position.
McDonald is defending against the submission attempts here by Brett.
Brett seems to be working for a kimura but McDonald defends the submission attempt.
McDonald won't allow Brett to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald is defending against the submission attempts here by Brett.
Brett is thwarting McDonald's attempts to control the position.
Brett is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from McDonald as he works his way to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brett 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.
A close second round but Benny Brett will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Benny Brett's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
McDonald steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brett.
McDonald moves out of range as Brett strikes.
McDonald on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McDonald misses with a kick to the body.
Brett walks into a left hand.
McDonald throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Brett swings for the body but McDonald moves out of range.
McDonald lets loose with a powerful body kick. Brett will feel that in the morning.
McDonald throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brett tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McDonald tests Brett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brett tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McDonald connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brett. McDonald does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tony McDonald is winning the standup battle so far.
Brett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald moves into range and connects with a jab.
McDonald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brett.
Brett goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab from McDonald finds it's way through Brett's defenses.
That has opened up Benny Brett's cut even more.
Brett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brett is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McDonald rather than just go for the knockout.
McDonald explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonald digs a good body shot into Brett's ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from McDonald.
McDonald drives through and clinches with Brett against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for McDonald.
McDonald stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tony McDonald.
McDonald thuds his shin into the meat of Brett's side.
McDonald falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brett counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brett swats away the attempt to clinch by McDonald.
McDonald displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brett.
McDonald rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tony McDonald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McDonald throws a head kick that Brett semi-blocks.
McDonald keeps Brett at a distance using the push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brett looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McDonald is fending him off so far but Brett persists. Nope, McDonald circles away and we're back to standing.
Brett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McDonald is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McDonald fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McDonald throws a sloppy head kick and Brett moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by McDonald there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McDonald clinches with his opponent.
McDonald lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for McDonald.
McDonald lands a shoulder strike.
Brett's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McDonald crunches a lovely knee into Brett's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonald stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brett jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McDonald walks away with a smile on his face. Brett gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Benny Brett is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tony McDonald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benny Brett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Brett misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from McDonald - that will leave a mark!
McDonald is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brett can do to turn this around?
McDonald drives through and clinches with Brett against the cage.
McDonald lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brett backwards.
McDonald scores with a knee to the head.
McDonald throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brett has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from McDonald.
McDonald makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McDonald working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDonald lands with a short shot to the head.
McDonald landing knees to the head.
McDonald connects with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony McDonald showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brett 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tony McDonald!
In his post fight interview, Tony McDonald 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Crabby Iron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harald Hillgrund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Crabby Iron!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harald Hillgrund!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hillgrund tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Iron is able to avoid easily.
Iron connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Iron steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hillgrund. That one must have hurt.
Nice shot by Iron.
Hillgrund jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hillgrund rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Iron counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hillgrund thinking.
Hillgrund throws out a loose jab but Iron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Iron connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hillgrund shoots in for a takedown but Iron shows good takedown defense.
Hillgrund shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Iron as he jumps to the side.
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!
Iron jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Iron missing with a left hand there. Hillgrund was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Iron misses with a straight right.
Danga de danga de dang - Iron scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Harald Hillgrund has been cut.
Iron steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hillgrund.
Hillgrund throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hillgrund pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Iron throws a head kick that misses
and Hillgrund counters with a three punch combo that has Iron backing up. Iron nods at Hillgrund to acknowledge the strikes.
Hillgrund attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Iron.
Iron pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crabby Iron is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Iron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hillgrund moves away.
Hillgrund loads up on a big right hand but Iron slips the punch.
Hillgrund fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Iron avoids it really well and circles away.
Crabby Iron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harald Hillgrund.
Iron moves out of range of the body kick from Hillgrund.
Hillgrund moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hillgrund throws the left hand but Iron avoids the punch easily.
Hillgrund walks into a left hand.
Hillgrund walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hillgrund 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!
Hillgrund takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hillgrund is still on wobbly legs! Can Iron finish him?
Hillgrund looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Iron is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Hillgrund flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Hillgrund is out cold! Iron holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Crabby Iron!
Crabby Iron retains his lightweight title!
Crabby Iron decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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