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NGF 91 | Odin vs Miodek PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshihiro Imanari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshihiro Imanari told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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168 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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165 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gabriel Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoshihiro Imanari!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imanari misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Imanari wants to slow Rua down by chopping away at his legs.
Rua misses with a series of wild punches.
Imanari wants to clinch.
Rua feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Imanaris jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Imanari tries to keep at a distance but Rua has taken the fight into the clinch.
Imanari taking a breather.
Rua lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua swings wildly with an uppercut but Imanari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Imanari is looking to break free of the clinch but Rua has double underhooks.
Imanari blocking some punches.
A short left from Imanari.
Imanari blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Rua as the two fighters clinch.
Rua lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Rua.
Imanari controlling the action here for a moment.
Imanari being controlled against the cage.
Rua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Imanari's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua misses with the head strike.
Imanari can't find room to land a body shot as Rua controls the action.
Rua pushes Imanari back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rua lands an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rua.
Rua stalls.
Imanari misses with a punch to the body.
Imanari tightens his grip and picks Rua up, before dumping him to the ground. Rua manages to land in guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Imanari trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rua tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua keeping moving, preventing Imanari from controlling successfully.
Imanari loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rua is pulling down on Imanari's head. It's preventing any offense from Imanari, at least for the moment.
Rua not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Imanari shoots in for a takedown but Rua shows good takedown defense.
Rua looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rua. Imanari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Imanari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Imanari's head backwards.
Imanari avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Imanari lands a jab to the nose.
Rua bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Imanari's head backwards.
The crowd cheers as Rua lands an impressive looking overhand right. Imanari doesn't seem phased though.
Rua misses with a hook
and Imanari counters with a single leg into guard. Rua didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Rua dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rua steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Imanari.
Imanari misses with a two punch combination.
Rua misses with a series of wild punches.
Imanari moves into the clinch successfully.
Imanari's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Imanari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rua has a couple of punches blocked by Imanari.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Imanari lands a body shot.
Imanari lands a body shot.
Rua lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rua.
Imanari misses with a hook to the ribs.
Imanari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gabriel Rua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rua avoids the body shot from Imanari.
Rua misses with a body shot.
Imanari throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Imanari takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Imanari misses
and Rua counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Imanari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rua moves away.
Rua is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rua thows a body shot but no joy.
Imanari takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Rua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rua misses with a body shot.
Imanari gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua moves out of range of the body kick.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick and Imanari moves out of range easily.
Imanari misses with a series of wild punches.
Yoshihiro Imanari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rua walks into a stiff left hand from Imanari.
Imanari instigates a clinch.
Imanari takes a shot to the head.
Rua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Imanari is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rua lands a hook that snaps the head of Imanari backwards.
Rua manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Imanari tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rua's elbow.
Imanari trying to stall but Rua improves his position.
Rua is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Imanari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rua lands with a short shot to the head.
Imanari'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.
Imanari is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gabriel Rua will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rua circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rua thows a leg kick but Imanari checks it
letting Imanari counter with a right hand.
Rua pushes Imanari up against the cage in a clinch.
Imanari manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Imanari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Imanari stalling in the clinch.
Imanari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Imanari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rua moves in looking to clinch but Imanari pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Rua misses its intended target.
Imanari tries to land a front kick but Rua steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Imanari tries to clinch up.
Imanari darts in looking for a takedown but Rua gets double underhooks and turns Imanari into the cage.
A short right from Rua on the inside.
Rua swings wildly with an uppercut but Imanari uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rua - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short right from Rua on the inside.
Rua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rua.
Gabriel Rua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imanari lands an uppercut.
Imanari is trying to break the clinch but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Rua - that landed with a thud.
Rua lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Imanari turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Imanari throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Imanari swings around for an armbar but Rua sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Imanari's guard.
Rua is looking to advance position but Imanari has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Rua wants to hold on but Imanari pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Yoshihiro Imanari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Imanari jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Rua manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Rua holding on.
Rua is trying to control Imanari's posture but Imanari avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rua is trying to control Imanari's posture but Imanari avoids it.
Imanari wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rua keeps working.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Imanari in side control, throwing shots but Rua defends.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gabriel Rua.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rua, 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Rua!
Gabriel Rua took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Speedy Atkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atkins's entrance music is big in japan. A fine choice. Speedy Atkins has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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150 lbs
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153 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Speedy Atkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Brandao!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Brandao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Atkins closes the distance and clinches.
Brandao stalling against the cage.
Brandao manages to break the clinch.
Atkins tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brandao counters with a three punch combo that has Atkins backing up. Atkins nods at Brandao to acknowledge the strikes.
Atkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brandao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Atkins tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brandao counters with a nice uppercut.
Brandao keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters circling - Brandao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Brandao misses.
Atkins looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brandao misses with a leg kick.
Speedy Atkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atkins tries to clinch up but Brandao circles away and keeps his distance.
Atkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brandao was well out of range. Poor timing from Atkins.
Atkins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Atkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brandao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Atkins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brandao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Atkins moves to clinch but Brandao breaks away
and Atkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao throws a right and a left that Atkins avoids nicely.
Atkins tries to clinch but Brandao is having none of it.
Atkins moves out of range of the strikes.
Atkins wants to clinch.
Atkins tries to clinch but Brandao moves away
and Brandao counters with a nice body kick.
Atkins moves in looking to clinch but Brandao pushes him off.
Brandao circles away from the clinch attempt
and Brandao counters with a good low kick that Atkins was not able to check.
Atkins darts in trying to clinch
and Brandao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Atkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brandao throws a series of punches but Atkins moves out of range.
Atkins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brandao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brandao looks to land a left hand but Atkins moved out of range nicely.
Atkins is looking to clinch but Brandao is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkins is looking to clinch.
Brandao looks to land a right hand but Atkins moved out of range.
Brandao misses with a wild body shot.
Atkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brandao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Atkins has closed the distance and engaged Brandao in a clinch.
Brandao is trying to break the clinch but Atkins is controlling him.
Atkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brandao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Atkins lands a right hand.
Brandao swings wildly with an uppercut but Atkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Atkins.
Atkins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Atkins missing with knees to the body.
Atkins working aggressively here.
Atkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Atkins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brandao misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Atkins is looking to clinch but Brandao is avoiding it.
Atkins is looking to clinch.
Atkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Atkins getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Atkins ducks under a wild hook from Brandao.
Atkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Brandao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Atkins tries to clinch there but Brandao circles away.
Atkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Atkins tries to clinch up.
Brandao circles away from the clinch attempt
and Brandao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Atkins darts in trying to clinch
and Brandao makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Atkins moves to clinch but Brandao breaks away
and Brandao counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atkins tries to clinch there but Brandao circles away.
Atkins closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brandao counters with a stiff right hand.
Atkins tries to clinch but Brandao moves away
enabling Brandao to counter with a crisp jab.
Atkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brandao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Atkins tries to clinch up.
Atkins ducks right into an uppercut from Brandao.
Atkins ducks under a wild hook from Brandao.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atkins is looking to clinch.
A cross from Brandao lands.
Atkins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brandao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Atkins pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Brandao back to the cage. Atkins follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Atkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brandao throws a jab but it's blocked by Atkins.
Brandao throws a body punch but Atkins moves out of range.
Brandao misses with a hook.
Atkins tries to clinch but Brandao is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Speedy Atkins 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.
Atkins tries to clinch but Brandao moves out of range.
Speedy Atkins is winning the standup battle so far.
Brandao with a jab.
Speedy Atkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brandao.
Brandao misses with a kick to the body.
Brandao sizes up Atkins with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Atkins tries to clinch but Brandao is having none of it.
Atkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brandao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Atkins throws a series of punches but Brandao moves out of range.
Brandao keeps the fight on the outside.
Atkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Brandao circles away.
A slow jab from Brandao misses its intended target.
Atkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brandao.
Atkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Atkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Atkins tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brandao counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkins tries to clinch
and Brandao counters with a series of strikes. Atkins will be more careful next time no doubt.
Speedy Atkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Atkins wants to clinch up but Brandao keeps it at a distance.
Atkins throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Atkins throws a nice looking combination but Brandao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brandao lands an overhand right.
Atkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Atkins tries to clinch there but Brandao circles away.
Atkins wants to clinch.
Atkins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brandao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brandao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Atkins wants to clinch.
Brandao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Atkins tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brandao counters with a straight right hand.
Brandao connects with a good right hand that stumbles Atkins. Atkins circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Atkins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brandao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Atkins is looking to clinch but Brandao is avoiding it.
A head kick by Atkins misses
and Brandao counters with a one-two to the body.
Atkins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brandao.
Atkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brandao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atkins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brandao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Atkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Atkins is looking to clinch.
Atkins rushes Brandao and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brandao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brandao lands an uppercut.
Brandao prevents a body shot from Atkins.
Atkins misses with some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brandao - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Atkins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Atkins is trying to stall.
Brandao tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Atkins just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brandao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brandao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Atkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Atkins darts in trying to clinch
and Brandao counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Atkins is staying active underneath Brandao, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Atkins trying to control from the bottom.
Atkins looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brandao is trying to control. Atkins wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atkins looking for submissions off his back.
Brandao is working for a kimura but Atkins is defending it quite comfortably.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandao is thwarting Atkins's attempts to control the position.
Atkins is not content to let Brandao control the position.
Atkins looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Atkins actively working from the bottom here.
Atkins is not content to let Brandao control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Diego Brandao will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Atkins closes the distance and pushes Brandao back into the cage.
Atkins is trying to maintain a safe position but Brandao gets an underhook and turns Atkins into the cage.
Atkins tries to work over Brandao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Atkins lands a body punch in the clinch.
Atkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brandao.
Brandao blocks a body shot from Atkins.
Stalling in the clinch from Brandao.
Brandao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Atkins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brandao or not.
Atkins lands a nice uppercut.
Atkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Atkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Atkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Atkins scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Atkins.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hook to the body lands for Atkins.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brandao takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Brandao tries to break free but Atkins pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkins tries a body shot but Brandao blocks it.
Atkins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brandao backwards.
Brandao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Atkins has him pressed against the cage.
Brandao wants to stall.
Atkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brandao looking to stall.
Brandao blocks a body shot from Atkins.
Atkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Atkins.
Atkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Atkins misses with a body punch.
Brandao lands a body punch in the clinch.
Atkins misses with some punches.
Brandao prevents a body shot from Atkins.
A head punch on the inside from Brandao fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Atkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Atkins tries to throw a body punch but Brandao avoids it by throwing Atkins back against the cage.
Atkins lands a good knee to the midsection. Brandao won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atkins misses with a knee strike.
Brandao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brandao taking a breather.
Come on Brandao - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brandao.
A short right from Atkins.
Atkins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brandao is keeping busy.
Brandao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brandao prevents a body shot from Atkins.
Atkins working aggressively here.
Atkins lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins controlling the action here for a moment.
Brandao misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Atkins.
Brandao is trying to force a seperation but Atkins has the dominant position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brandao.
Brandao is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Atkins is keeping busy.
Atkins pushes Brandao back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Atkins throws a head punch that misses.
Brandao tries to circle away but Atkins has him pinned against the cage.
Atkins is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brandao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Atkins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Atkins.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atkins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brandao is rocked!
Atkins is leaning against Brandao and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brandao is still on wobbly legs! Can Atkins finish him?
Atkins lands a nice uppercut.
Atkins lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Brandao to his knees! Atkins keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Speedy Atkins!
Speedy Atkins bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Radar Salter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Sunderland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sunderland has chosen Placebo - Running up that hill as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
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182 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Radar Salter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Sunderland!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salter misses with a wild combination.
Sunderland stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sunderland does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sunderland scores with a jab.
We've been told by Salter's head coaches at ACME! Thai Boxing Academy 13 ELITE COACHES! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sunderland shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sunderland dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Salter throws a looping overhand right but Sunderland ducks down to avoid it.
Sunderland blocks the body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Sunderland.
Salter scores with a jab.
Salter blocks the body kick.
A big right from Sunderland misses.
Salter cracks Sunderland with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sunderland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salter.
Salter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sunderland throws a half hearted mid kick.
Salter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sunderland.
Some wild striking there from Salter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sunderland slips under a jab from Salter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunderland moves out of range as Salter strikes.
Sunderland feints and then cracks Salter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Salter down.
Sunderland has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sunderland throws a leg kick but Salter checks it.
Sunderland avoids the head kick by Salter.
Salter lands a jab to the nose.
Salter avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Salter misses with a two punch combination.
Sunderland misses with a leg kick.
Salter scores with a shot to the body.
Salter throws an off balance right hand
and Sunderland counters with a nice uppercut.
Sunderland swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Salter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sunderland.
A big right from Salter misses.
Sunderland tries to land a front kick but Salter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sunderland looks to land a body kick but Salter moved away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sunderland.
Salter looks to land a right hand but Sunderland moved out of range.
Salter missing with a left hand there. Sunderland was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Salter throws a hook but Sunderland avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salter lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sunderland lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salter tries to bum rush Sunderland with a series of wild strikes but Sunderland uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Salter throws a hook but Sunderland blocks it.
Danga de danga de dang - Salter scores with a four punch combination!
Sunderland scoring well with a low kick there.
Salter misses with a looping right.
Salter lands with a nice combination. Sunderland backs away looking to recover.
Sunderland throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Good work by Salter as he checks the leg kick.
Sunderland on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Radar Salter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salter misses with a two punch combination.
Salter misses with a looping right.
Salter jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Salter throws a lazy uppercut
and Sunderland counters with a good, hard body kick but Salter shrugs it off.
Sunderland throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sunderland avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No joy there for Salter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunderland displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salter throws out the jab.
Sunderland connects with a solid leg kick.
A big left from Salter misses.
Sunderland moves out of range of the strikes.
Salter misses with a two punch combination.
Sunderland throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sunderland throws out a leg kick but Salter moves out of range and Sunderland only half commits.
Salter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sunderland, right into the meat.
Sunderland explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sunderland connects with a jab.
Salter misses with a wild combination.
Sunderland shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sunderland digs a good body shot into Salter's ribs.
Salter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Some wild striking there from Salter.
Sunderland uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sunderland.
Sunderland scores with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salter loads up on a big right hand but Sunderland slips the punch.
Salter misses with a hook.
Sunderland with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sunderland lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sunderland throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sunderland wants to slow Salter down by chopping away at his legs.
Salter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Salter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sunderland throws a chopping leg kick but Salter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sunderland slips a jab and a cross from Salter.
Sunderland swings for the body but Salter moves out of range.
Salter moves out of range of the body kick from Sunderland.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sunderland bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sunderland looks to score with a jab to the body but Salter is just out of range.
Salter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sunderland was well out of range. Poor timing from Salter.
Salter thows a body shot but no joy.
Sunderland lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Sunderland will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sunderland lands with a hook. Salter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sunderland wants to land a leg kick but Salter is out of range.
Salter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sunderland.
A head kick by Salter misses
and Sunderland counters with a good low kick that Salter was not able to check.
Left hook, right uppercut from Salter.
Salter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sunderland.
Salter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sunderland showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Salter.
Salter misses the jab.
Salter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sunderland avoids the head kick by Salter.
Radar Salter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sunderland avoids the body shot from Salter.
Salter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Salter avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sunderland throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Salter checks a leg kick.
Salter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salter scores with a jab to the head.
Salter lands a jab-cross combination.
Salter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sunderland chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sunderland.
Sunderland walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Salter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sunderland lands a leg kick that knocks Salter off balance momentarily.
Sunderland lands a jab.
James Sunderland seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sunderland ducks under a wild hook from Salter.
Salter lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Salter.
Salter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sunderland ducks under a wild hook from Salter.
Salter digs a good body shot into Sunderland's ribs.
Salter misses with an uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sunderland 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 Salter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Salter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sunderland showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Salter.
Salter checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunderland lands a leg kick that knocks Salter off balance momentarily.
Sunderland moves away from the strike by Salter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salter misses with a few strikes there.
Salter throws a good cross that connects.
Sunderland misses with a looping left.
Sunderland uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Salter.
Salter avoids the body shot from Sunderland.
Salter throws a combination that misses
and Sunderland counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Salter thinking.
Sunderland chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sunderland throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Salter.
Sunderland walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Salter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sunderland misses with an uppercut.
Sunderland explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Salter will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Salter swings for the body but Sunderland moves out of range.
Sunderland throws a jab but it's blocked by Salter.
A jab from Salter misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salter looks to score with a jab to the body but Sunderland is just out of range.
Salter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sunderland misses with a wild body shot.
Salter works over Sunderland's head and body with a nice combination.
Sunderland throws a leg kick but Salter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Salter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Salter scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sunderland in his tracks.
Salter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That kick from Sunderland tenderised Salter's leg. Salter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Salter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salter misses with a combination
and Sunderland makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Good leg kick by Sunderland there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sunderland is looking to slow Salter down with leg kicks.
Salter misses with a wild combination.
Sunderland looks to land a body kick but Salter moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Salter throws a combination that misses
letting Sunderland counter with a right hand.
Sunderland misses with a body kick.
Sunderland with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sunderland sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sunderland throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salter misses with a straight left.
Sunderland moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Salter misses.
Salter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sunderland counters with a slapping leg kick.
Salter throws a series of punches but Sunderland avoids them all with ease.
Sunderland scores with a nice right hand.
Sunderland connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sunderland uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Salter has time to react.
Sunderland scores with a kick to the midsection.
Salter throws a right and a left that Sunderland avoids nicely.
Salter checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Sunderland showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Salter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sunderland looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sunderland, right into the meat.
Sunderland ducks right into an uppercut from Salter.
Salter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Salter throws a body punch but Sunderland moves out of range.
Sunderland keeps Salter at a distance using the push kick.
Sunderland uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Salter has time to react.
Sunderland feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Salter's calf.
Sloppy strikes from Salter. Those never looked like landing.
Sunderland takes a swing at Salter's ribcage but misses.
Salter swinging wildly here.
Sunderland lands a body shot.
Sunderland buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sunderland lands a nice hook to Salter's body. Salter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sunderland.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sunderland throws a leg kick but Salter moved away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sunderland throws a wild body kick that Salter sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salter moves out of range as Sunderland throws a body kick.
Sunderland misses the shot to the body.
Sunderland takes a swing at Salter's ribcage but misses.
Salter misses with an uppercut. Sunderland saw that one coming.
Sunderland throws a leg kick but Salter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sunderland staying out of range there.
Salter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Salter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Salter throws a head kick but Sunderland moves out of range.
Nice shot by Sunderland.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sunderland.
Salter takes one on the button.
Sunderland throws out a powerful jab.
Salter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Salter looks to land a combination but Sunderland avoids it well.
Salter misses with a hook.
Sunderland throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunderland jabs Salter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sunderland tries a low kick but Salter avoids it.
Sunderland showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Salter.
A swing and a miss from Salter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sunderland doesn't seem bothered though.
Salter throws the left hand but Sunderland avoids the punch easily.
A punch lands to the side of Sunderland 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A cross from Salter lands.
Sunderland walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Salter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Salter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sunderland was well out of range. Poor timing from Salter.
Sunderland avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
James Sunderland is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Salter gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sunderland counters with a low kick, right behind Salter 's knee.
Sunderland steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Salter.
Sunderland throws a leg kick but Salter moved away.
Salter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A leg kick checked by Salter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunderland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sunderland connects with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Sunderland.
Salter misses with a few strikes there.
Sunderland throws a front kick that sends Salter stumbling back into the cage.
Salter tries a head kick but it misses.
Sunderland lands with a kick to the ribs.
Salter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Salter takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sunderland lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Sunderland misses.
Sunderland has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sunderland there as he acknowledges the shot.
Salter misses with the combination.
Salter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sunderland pushes Salter away with a front kick.
Salter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sunderland sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salter misses with the combination.
Sunderland looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sunderland thows a body shot but no joy.
Salter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Salter connects with the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sunderland feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Salter's calf.
Salter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salter throws a hook but Sunderland avoids it easily.
Sunderland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salter.
Sunderland just misses with a punch to the body.
Sunderland attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sunderland lunges at Salter with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Salter's hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salter throws a poor cross that misses
and Sunderland counters with a nice low kick that buckles Salter's knee momentarily.
Salter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sunderland.
An inside leg kick lands from Sunderland.
Radar Salter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Salter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Salter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Sunderland comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sunderland 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Sunderland!
James Sunderland decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Timonyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timonyn kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cryin' Like A Bitch!! . Ross has chosen Pain - Shut your mouth as his entrance music. Artur Ross acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Timonyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artur Ross!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Timonyn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good exchange - Timonyn coming out on top.
Timonyn manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ross on his heels. He'll look to pass Ross's guard now, I'm sure.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Timonyn throwing strikes but missing.
Ross preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Timonyn stopping the sweep attempt from Ross.
Timonyn trying to control but Ross is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timonyn passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ross is not content to let Timonyn control the position.
Timonyn is trying to get an arm triangle but Ross is defending well.
Timonyn wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ross, who protects the arm well.
Timonyn is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ross has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timonyn goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ross rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Timonyn's guard! Nice work there by Ross!
Ross got a little sloppy there for a moment and Timonyn has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ross has managed to get both his arms back between Timonyn's legs - danger averted.
Timonyn has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Ross is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Timonyn.
You can see the frustration on Timonyn's face as Ross controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timonyn is trying to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here as Ross stalls from top position.
Timonyn is looking for a sweep.
Ross taking a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timonyn tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ross wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Timonyn seems a little lost for a moment, as Ross dominates the positioning.
Timonyn manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Timonyn with the active half guard here but Ross passes nicely into side control.
Timonyn is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dmitry Timonyn dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ross comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ross moves into the clinch successfully.
Ross is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Timonyn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Timonyn tries for a takedown but Ross manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dmitry Timonyn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Timonyn managing to block the knees to the body from Ross.
Timonyn has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ross after a bit of a struggle.
Ross lands with a right to the head.
Timonyn tries for a takedown but Ross manages to get underhooks.
Timonyn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ross gets underhooks to prevent Timonyn's takedown attempt.
Timonyn prevents a body shot from Ross.
Timonyn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ross scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Dmitry Timonyn has been cut.
Timonyn jumps guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ross slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dmitry Timonyn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ross sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Artur Ross wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ross circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ross throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Timonyn shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ross manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Timonyn trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ross manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Ross is stalling in the full guard.
Ross trying to control but Timonyn is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timonyn looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ross passes into half guard.
Ross thows a huge punch but Timonyn dodges it nicely.
Timonyn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ross pulls his head out easily.
Timonyn is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Ross is tapping! Great win for Timonyn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dmitry Timonyn!
Dmitry Timonyn decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Stroud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Macros Motaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Stroud might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Septic Flesh - Pyramid God. Glenn Stroud has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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178 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Glenn Stroud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Macros Motaro!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroud throws a right and a left that Motaro avoids nicely.
Stroud is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Motaro.
Motaro ducks under a wild hook from Stroud.
Motaro misses with a body kick.
Stroud takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stroud tries to close the distance and clinch up but Motaro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stroud shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Motaro as he avoids it easily.
Stroud fails to land with a series of punches.
Decent striking displayed by Stroud there.
Stroud ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Motaro moves away.
Motaro connects with a body shot.
Stroud tries to clinch but Motaro moves away
and Motaro counters with a good low kick that Stroud was not able to check.
Stroud scores with a body shot.
Stroud throws a right and a left that Motaro avoids nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stroud tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Motaro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Motaro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stroud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Motaro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Glenn Stroud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stroud takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Motaro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stroud takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Stroud throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Motaro.
Motaro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Motaro.
Stroud throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Motaro throws a head kick but Stroud moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Motaro finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Stroud is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, jab by Motaro - just one landing.
Stroud will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stroud misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroud takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Motaro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Motaro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Motaro throws a series of punches but Stroud avoids them all with ease.
Motaro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stroud waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Motaro.
Motaro scores with a kick to the body.
Motaro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Motaro connects with a looping right hand.
Motaro lands a big right hand that sends Stroud crashing to the mat! Motaro stays standing though and waves Stroud back to his feet!
Stroud is rocked!
Macros Motaro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Motaro circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Stroud tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Motaro wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Macros Motaro!
A victorious Macros Motaro 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Gim Ruut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borys Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruut comes to the cage accompanied by The Trooper - Iron Maiden. This should be fireworks!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gim Ruut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Borys Grabowski!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Grabowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A leg kick checked by Ruut.
Grabowski throws a right and a left that Ruut avoids nicely.
Ruut takes a swing at Grabowski's ribcage but misses.
Ruut looks to land a left hand but Grabowski moved out of range nicely.
Ruut closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ruut lands in his opponent's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ruut drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Grabowski manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ruut has Grabowski in his guard.
Ruut is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ruut is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Grabowski is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruut tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Grabowski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grabowski wants to control from the top but Ruut keeps moving.
Grabowski has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ruut is proving hard to escape from.
Ruut can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Grabowski controls the pace.
Ruut working for a triangle but Grabowski defends it easily.
Ruut had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Grabowski defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruut looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Grabowski trying to control but Ruut is working from the bottom.
Ruut is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ruut is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grabowski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruut tries to strike from the bottom.
Ruut has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Grabowski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruut throws his legs up looking for a submission but Grabowski uses it to pass to side control.
Ruut is looking for a sweep.
Grabowski wants to control but Ruut is keeping him busy.
Grabowski controls the position from side control.
Grabowski is looking to take a break and control but Ruut is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruut is looking to regain half guard here but Grabowski keeps moving and retains side control.
Ruut is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Grabowski off and has taken his back!
Ruut is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Grabowski knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Grabowski for a finish.
Ruut is looking for the choke from the back position but Grabowski is controlling his hands well.
Grabowski felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruut keeps control of the position as Grabowski tries to break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruut is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Grabowski won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Ruut off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gim Ruut!
Gim Ruut took some time post fight to say the following; 'Wow man... I was waiting for that for a long time. It's been too long since we fought and to defeat him now is priceless. Thanks for the fight, Borys. What's next? Coming soon.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Game (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Boitsoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Boitsoff's choice of entrance music: My Domination. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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222 lbs
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Game!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Boitsoff!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Boitsoff or perhaps it was just good defense by Game which made him look bad.
Game dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Game scores with a nice strike.
Game throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Boitsoff.
It looks like Dmitry Boitsoff has been cut.
Game misses with a head kick.
Jab from Game.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Game throws a sloppy head kick and Boitsoff moves out of range easily.
Game tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Game throws a low kick but it's checked well by Boitsoff.
Game swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Boitsoff shoots in for a takedown but Game shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Game looks for the body kick but Boitsoff saw that one coming.
Game slaps away a takedown attempt from Boitsoff, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nick Game has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dmitry Boitsoff.
Boitsoff throws a big shot that misses.
Game scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boitsoff swinging wildly here.
Game lands a head kick!
No joy there for Game, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boitsoff throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Game tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Boitsoff is in Game's guard.
Game has control of Boitsoff's left arm, preventing Boitsoff from doing any damage.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Boitsoff working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Boitsoff working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Game keeping moving, preventing Boitsoff from controlling successfully.
Boitsoff sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Game had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boitsoff defends it easily.
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!
Game keeping full guard, as Boitsoff tries to pass.
Game tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boitsoff looking to sit in guard and control but Game gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Game wants to pass the guard but Boitsoff is keeping the position.
Boitsoff is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Game is aware though and is defending well.
Boitsoff has his foot on Game's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Game works his way back into a safe position though.
Game wants to get up but he can't break Boitsoff's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Game trying to control but Boitsoff is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boitsoff looking for a guillotine here but Game defends easily.
Boitsoff looking for a guillotine here but Game defends easily.
Game is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Boitsoff is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boitsoff has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Game can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Game loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boitsoff working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Game doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Game manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Game wants to control from the top but Boitsoff keeps moving.
Boitsoff is looking for a triangle but Game pushes his legs off easily.
Boitsoff has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Game doesn't defend quickly enough and Boitsoff has managed to lock this one up! Can Game escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Boitsoff on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dmitry Boitsoff!
An out of breath Dmitry Boitsoff thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erik Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aulis Tyrmaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Aulis Tyrmaaja was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erik Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aulis Tyrmaaja!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyrmaaja misses with a low kick.
Bennett checks a leg kick nicely.
Bennett wants to land a leg kick but Tyrmaaja is out of range.
Tyrmaaja misses with a leg kick
so Bennett counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bennett throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bennett is stalling in the full guard.
Bennett won't allow Tyrmaaja to sweep him here.
Bennett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bennett lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tyrmaaja 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.
Tyrmaaja working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bennett.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bennett wants to stand and escape but instead Tyrmaaja has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bennett is trying to keep Tyrmaaja in close.
Tyrmaaja trying to control but Bennett is working from the bottom.
Bennett is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Tyrmaaja trying to control but Bennett is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Aulis Tyrmaaja.
Bennett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tyrmaaja throws out the jab.
Bennett throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bennett takes one to the side of the head.
Tyrmaaja tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bennett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tyrmaaja gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bennett shoots in and bounces Tyrmaaja off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bennett throws a big right hand that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennett throws a big right hand that misses.
Tyrmaaja wants to sweep but no luck.
Bennett wants to control from the top but Tyrmaaja keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrmaaja is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tyrmaaja is trying to hold Bennett in close to prevent damage but Bennett has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tyrmaaja manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bennett is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tyrmaaja told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Bennett trying to control but Tyrmaaja is working from the bottom.
Tyrmaaja is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bennett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrmaaja wants to sweep but no luck.
Tyrmaaja is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tyrmaaja preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bennett trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyrmaaja is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bennett looking to pass the guard.
Bennett is fighting to break Tyrmaaja's control of his arms but Tyrmaaja is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Good standup being displayed there by Bennett as he connects with a hook.
Tyrmaaja tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bennett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Bennett dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bennett checks a leg kick nicely.
Bennett scores with a jab to the head.
Bennett misses with a straight left.
Tyrmaaja takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bennett keeps the fight on the outside.
Tyrmaaja uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bennett.
Tyrmaaja throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bennett.
Tyrmaaja's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bennett connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tyrmaaja scrambles back to his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bennett.
Bennett 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.
You can see the frustration on Tyrmaaja's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bennett fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Tyrmaaja gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrmaaja keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Tyrmaaja tries to roll over but Bennett keeps him under control.
Bennett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bennett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bennett slips a nice elbow through Tyrmaaja's hands, connecting with Tyrmaaja's forehead.
Bennett uses his free foot to push down on Tyrmaaja's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tyrmaaja.
Bennett looking to secure an arm triangle but Tyrmaaja defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrmaaja is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tyrmaaja taking shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bennett landing punches.
Tyrmaaja is rocked!
Tyrmaaja throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Bennett landing strikes from the mount and Tyrmaaja is in trouble!
Tyrmaaja is trying desperately to improve position.
Tyrmaaja 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bennett landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bennett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bennett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bennett is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tyrmaaja has managed to free his arm - good work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bennett lands a nice short elbow.
Bennett is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bennett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennett throwing shots but Tyrmaaja is blocking nicely.
Tyrmaaja has hold of Bennett's hands but Bennett slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tyrmaaja keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bennett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tyrmaaja's head.
Tyrmaaja tries to roll over but Bennett keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Bennett.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyrmaaja tries to roll over but Bennett keeps him under control.
Tyrmaaja is not content to let Bennett control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Bennett dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bennett lands a body shot.
Tyrmaaja displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bennett.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bennett.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tyrmaaja crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bennett - the referee stops the clock and Tyrmaaja gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bennett. Tyrmaaja manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bennett fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bennett shoots in and bounces Tyrmaaja off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bennett throws a strike but Tyrmaaja rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bennett is looking to sweep but instead, Tyrmaaja has passed into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bennett.
Tyrmaaja looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tyrmaaja throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tyrmaaja trying to control but Bennett is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrmaaja throws a big elbow that misses.
Bennett wants to sweep here but Tyrmaaja controlling him for the moment.
Bennett is working hard here to advance position.
Tyrmaaja postures up in Bennett's guard and throws a big left but Bennett blocks it.
Tyrmaaja postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aulis Tyrmaaja has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyrmaaja wants to control from the top but Bennett keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrmaaja throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bennett controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tyrmaaja tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bennett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tyrmaaja lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Erik Bennett is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyrmaaja tries a head kick but it misses.
Bennett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyrmaaja was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennett.
Tyrmaaja tries to clinch up but Bennett circles away and keeps his distance.
Tyrmaaja will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Bennett does it's job there.
Tyrmaaja throws a low kick but Bennett avoids it.
Aulis Tyrmaaja is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyrmaaja gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Erik Bennett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennett throwing strikes from guard but Tyrmaaja blocks nicely.
Bennett throws a big elbow that misses.
Bennett is in close to Tyrmaaja's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tyrmaaja is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tyrmaaja keeping moving, preventing Bennett from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyrmaaja trying to keep a closed guard but Bennett is proving a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erik Bennett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bennett has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erik Bennett!
After the fight, Erik Bennett 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yngwie Malmsteen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshiteru Goto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goto has chosen Japanese Boy as his entrance music. Yngwie Malmsteen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Yoshiteru Goto's chin.
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146 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yngwie Malmsteen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Yoshiteru Goto!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malmsteen scores with a jab to the body.
Goto connects with a crisp jab.
Malmsteen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Goto defending well as Malmsteen loads up on a big left hand.
A good leg kick by Goto.
Goto misses with a head kick.
Malmsteen thows a body shot but no joy.
Malmsteen misses with a right hand
and Goto counters by clinching up.
Goto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malmsteen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malmsteen can't find room to land a body shot as Goto controls the action.
Goto taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Malmsteen struggles to land a body shot inside as Goto controls his hands.
Malmsteen misses with a body punch.
Goto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goto misses with some punches.
Goto scores with a shot to the side of Malmsteen's head.
Goto presses Malmsteen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malmsteen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malmsteen throws a punch but it's blocked by Goto.
Goto throws a punch but it's blocked by Malmsteen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malmsteen.
Malmsteen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Goto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Malmsteen lands with a short shot to the head.
Goto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malmsteen's elbow.
Malmsteen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Goto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malmsteen can't find room to land a body shot as Goto controls the action.
Malmsteen misses with a punch on the inside.
Malmsteen breaks from the clinch.
Malmsteen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Malmsteen on the side of the head.
Goto misses with a body kick.
Goto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Malmsteen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Goto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Malmsteen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Malmsteen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goto.
Malmsteen thuds his right hand into Goto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Malmsteen looks to score with a jab to the body but Goto is just out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Malmsteen. That snapped Goto's head back.
Malmsteen moves forwards but Goto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Goto misses the target.
Goto wants to land a leg kick but Malmsteen is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Goto misses the target.
Malmsteen misses with a straight left.
Goto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Goto lands with a cross.
Malmsteen connects with a right hand. Goto shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malmsteen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Goto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Malmsteen misses with a body shot.
Donk. Goto catches Malmsteen right on the button with a cross.
Malmsteen just misses with a punch to the body.
Malmsteen with a hook.
Malmsteen takes a swing at Goto's ribcage but misses.
Goto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Malmsteen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Goto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Malmsteen slips a straight right by Goto.
Malmsteen throws a body punch but Goto moves out of range.
Malmsteen misses with a body shot.
Goto lands with a nice body kick.
Nice cross by Goto.
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!
Some wild striking there from Malmsteen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goto digs a good body shot into Malmsteen's ribs.
Goto scores with a nice body kick.
Goto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Malmsteen dodges the punch combination from Goto.
Goto sizes up Malmsteen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Goto tries to clinch but Malmsteen is having none of it.
Goto throws a push kick but Malmsteen slaps the foot to one side.
Malmsteen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Goto, right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Goto, as that shot connected.
Malmsteen thows a body shot but no joy.
Malmsteen fails to land with a series of punches.
Goto loads up on a big right hand but Malmsteen slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yoshiteru Goto will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Malmsteen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Goto to score with a decent uppercut.
Malmsteen misses with a jab to the body
and Goto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Goto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goto tries to clinch up.
Goto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Malmsteen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Goto scores with a head kick. Malmsteen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Malmsteen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters circling a little - Goto finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jab from Malmsteen.
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!
Malmsteen misses with a two punch combination.
Malmsteen throws the left hand but Goto avoids the punch easily.
Malmsteen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Malmsteen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malmsteen misses the shot to the body.
Malmsteen is looking to wear down Goto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Malmsteen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Malmsteen lands with a nice body punch.
Goto moves away from the strike by Malmsteen.
Malmsteen throws a lazy uppercut
and Goto counters with a slapping leg kick.
Malmsteen moves forwards but Goto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Goto is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Goto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Goto avoids the body shot from Malmsteen.
Malmsteen misses with a body shot.
Goto has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Goto thumps Malmsteen with a low kick.
Goto lands a leg kick that knocks Malmsteen off balance momentarily.
Goto avoids the body shot from Malmsteen.
Nice uppercut lands for Malmsteen. That snapped Goto's head back.
Malmsteen misses with a wild body shot.
Goto connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malmsteen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Goto sizes up Malmsteen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Goto throws a body kick that misses.
Malmsteen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goto manages to avoid it.
Malmsteen moves out of range as Goto throws a body kick.
Malmsteen lunges at Goto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Goto's hand.
Malmsteen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Goto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Malmsteen misses with a left hand
and Goto counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Goto, right into the meat.
Goto misses with a head kick.
Goto connects with a crisp jab.
A cross from Goto lands.
Goto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Malmsteen counters with a series of strikes. Goto will be more careful next time no doubt.
Goto connects with a right hand. Malmsteen shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goto avoids the body shot from Malmsteen.
Malmsteen fails to land with a series of punches.
Yoshiteru Goto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Malmsteen misses with a body shot.
Goto cracks Malmsteen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Some wild striking there from Malmsteen.
Malmsteen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Malmsteen 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.
Malmsteen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Goto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Malmsteen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Goto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Malmsteen is out of range and Goto settles back down.
Malmsteen cracks a nice hook into Goto's ribs.
Goto misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goto looks for the body kick but Malmsteen saw that one coming.
Nice jab there from Malmsteen.
Goto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goto jabs Malmsteen right on the nose. Malmsteen blinks but takes it well.
Malmsteen misses with a wild body shot.
Goto checks a leg kick nicely.
Goto dips to his left and cracks Malmsteen with an uppercut!
Malmsteen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Goto lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Malmsteen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Malmsteen misses the target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Goto.
Malmsteen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Goto connects with a right hand. Malmsteen shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshiteru Goto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Goto misses with a double jab.
Malmsteen misses with a body shot.
Malmsteen throws a lazy uppercut
and Goto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Malmsteen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Goto.
Malmsteen lunges at Goto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Goto's hand.
Goto scores with a hook.
Malmsteen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Goto counters with a thumping low kick.
Malmsteen throws out a loose jab but Goto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Malmsteen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Goto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Malmsteen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Goto at a distance.
Malmsteen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Goto counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Goto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malmsteen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Goto prevents a body shot from Malmsteen.
Goto swings wildly with an uppercut but Malmsteen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malmsteen struggles to land a body shot inside as Goto controls his hands.
Malmsteen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Malmsteen on the inside.
Goto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goto lands a left hand.
Goto misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Malmsteen.
Goto throws a head punch that misses.
Goto misses with the head strike.
Goto stalling in the clinch but Malmsteen improves position.
Malmsteen tries to throw a body punch but Goto avoids it by throwing Malmsteen back against the cage.
Yngwie Malmsteen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goto throws a head punch that misses.
Malmsteen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Malmsteen misses with a body punch.
Goto has a couple of punches blocked by Malmsteen.
Goto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malmsteen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goto has a couple of punches blocked by Malmsteen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goto pushes Malmsteen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Goto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malmsteen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goto lands a left hand.
Goto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Goto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malmsteen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Malmsteen.
Goto lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goto blocking some punches.
Yoshiteru Goto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Malmsteen misses with a punch to the body.
Goto avoiding damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goto.
Goto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malmsteen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Malmsteen throws a punch but it's blocked by Goto.
Malmsteen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Goto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Goto tries to stall but Malmsteen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Goto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malmsteen's elbow.
Malmsteen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Malmsteen is working Goto over against the cage.
Malmsteen throws a head punch that misses.
Malmsteen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goto swings wildly with an uppercut but Malmsteen uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Malmsteen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goto.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malmsteen.
Goto prevents a body shot from Malmsteen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malmsteen pushes Goto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Goto tries to stall but Malmsteen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Goto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malmsteen blocks a body shot from Goto.
Malmsteen works on Goto's body with a couple of short punches.
Malmsteen scores with a shot to the side of Goto's head.
Malmsteen lands a hook that snaps the head of Goto backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short body shot lands from Malmsteen as the two fighters clinch.
A body shot lands from Malmsteen.
Goto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Malmsteen tries to throw a body punch but Goto avoids it by throwing Malmsteen back against the cage.
Goto misses with the head strike.
Malmsteen misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yngwie Malmsteen.
I think Goto has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Yoshiteru Goto!
A relieved looking Yoshiteru Goto thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shavo Odin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samson Miodek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miodek has chosen Radioactive as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shavo Odin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samson Miodek!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miodek moves away.
Miodek misses with an uppercut. Odin saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Odin.
Odin scores with a jab.
Miodek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miodek misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shavo Odin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miodek feints and then cracks Odin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Odin down.
Miodek blocks a head kick by Odin.
Odin scores with a kick to the body.
Miodek blocks a jab.
Odin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Miodek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Odin moves away.
Odin feints and then cracks Miodek's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Miodek down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miodek avoids the head kick by Odin.
Odin shoots in for a takedown but Miodek shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Odin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miodek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Odin swings widly with a right hand
and Miodek counters by clinching up.
Odin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miodek checks a leg kick.
Odin ducks under a wild hook from Miodek.
Odin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Miodek misses with a straight right.
Odin cracks the inside of Miodek's front leg.
Miodek just misses with a punch to the body.
Miodek connects with a single shot there.
We've been informed that Miodek has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
The fighters circling - Odin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Miodek throws a looping overhand right but Odin ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Odin scores with a nice head shot.
Odin 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.
Odin sizes up Miodek with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Miodek 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 Odin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Odin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Odin cracks Miodek with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Odin has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Miodek to stand back up!
Miodek is rocked!
It looks like Samson Miodek has been cut.
Odin throws an overhand right that lands on Miodek's shoulder, as Miodek tries to avoid the shot.
Odin slips a jab and a cross from Miodek.
A clash of legs there as Miodek blocks the low kick.
Nice shot lands for Miodek.
Odin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miodek misses with a body shot
and Odin counters with a low kick, right behind Miodek 's knee.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Miodek.
Odin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odin feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Miodek sprawling to the canvas! Miodek rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Odin finish him?!
Miodek is still on wobbly legs! Can Odin finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Odin misses with a looping right.
Miodek takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Miodek seems to have recovered his senses.
Miodek lands a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Miodek, right into the meat.
Miodek is looking to slow Odin down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Miodek.
The crowd cheers as Miodek lands an impressive looking overhand right. Odin doesn't seem phased though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Miodek.
Miodek slips a jab from Odin.
Odin has his takedown stuffed
and Miodek counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miodek takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Odin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Miodek counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Odin's guard now.
Miodek is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Miodek working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Miodek throws a big right hand that misses.
Odin wants to sweep but no luck.
Miodek 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!
Miodek trying to control but Odin is working from the bottom.
Miodek slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shavo Odin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samson Miodek's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Odin throws a nice looking combination but Miodek bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Miodek misses the shot to the body.
Miodek scores with a jab to the jaw.
Miodek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Odin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Odin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Odin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Odin throws a looping overhand right but Miodek ducks down to avoid it.
Odin misses with a double jab
and Miodek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Odin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Odin slips a straight right by Miodek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Miodek as he connects with a hook.
Odin misses with a body shot.
Odin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Miodek has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Miodek thuds his right hand into Odin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Odin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miodek.
Miodek on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Odin. Odin obviously looking to wear him down.
Odin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Miodek momentarily.
Miodek misses the shot to the body.
Miodek moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miodek looks to land a body kick but Odin moved away.
Odin throws a head kick that Miodek semi-blocks.
Odin throws the kick towards the body but Miodek avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A leg kick checked by Miodek.
A cross from Odin lands.
Miodek connects with the punch.
Shavo Odin is winning the standup battle so far.
Odin throws a sloppy head kick and Miodek moves out of range easily.
Odin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miodek blocks a head kick by Odin.
Miodek throws the kick towards the body but Odin avoids it.
Odin tries a head kick but it misses.
Odin misses with a straight left.
Odin misses with an uppercut. Miodek saw that one coming.
Odin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Odin misses the shot to the body.
Miodek lands with an overhand left.
Miodek is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Odin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Miodek counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Odin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Miodek changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miodek tests Odin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Miodek throws a body punch but Odin moves out of range.
Miodek throws a leg kick but Odin moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miodek has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Odin.
Miodek fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Odin is out of range.
A shot to the liver by Miodek. Beautiful body shot.
Miodek throws out a loose jab but Odin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Miodek, right into the meat.
Miodek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Odin throws a sloppy body shot
and Miodek decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Odin's guard.
Miodek trying to control but Odin is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Odin trying to keep a closed guard but Miodek is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samson Miodek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Samson Miodek's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Miodek cracks Odin with an open hand slap.
Odin misses with a double jab
and Miodek counters with a nice low kick that buckles Odin's knee momentarily.
Odin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Miodek darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Odin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Odin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Miodek eats them both and turns towards Odin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters circling a little - Odin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Odin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Odin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Odin throws a looping overhand right but Miodek ducks down to avoid it.
Miodek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odin looks to land a right hand but Miodek moved out of range.
Odin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Odin scores with a hook to the body. Miodek takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Miodek moves out of range of the body kick.
A cross from Miodek lands.
Odin scores with a jab to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Miodek.
Miodek connects with a right hand. Odin shakes it off.
Miodek thuds his shin into the meat of Odin's side.
Odin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miodek bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Odin's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Odin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miodek.
Odin misses with a left hand
and Miodek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Odin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Miodek scores with a shot to the body.
Odin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Miodek throws out a loose jab but Odin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Odin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Miodek staying out of range there.
Odin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Miodek.
Odin throws a hook but Miodek blocks it.
A big right from Miodek misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miodek fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Odin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Odin throws a jab but it's blocked by Miodek.
Odin throws a shot from downtown. Miodek moves away and avoids it.
Odin lands a right hook to the body.
Miodek closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Miodek lands in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Miodek content to stall in guard here.
Odin 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odin trying to control the position.
Miodek throwing strikes from guard but Odin blocks nicely.
Miodek looking to pass the guard.
Miodek connects with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miodek throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Odin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Miodek postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Samson Miodek.
I think Miodek 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samson Miodek!
A very excited looking Samson Miodek 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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