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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jon Erik Andersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and PO Burn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burn has chosen Animal i have become as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Erik Andersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, PO Burn!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burn shoots for a double leg takedown but Andersen sprawls well. He's pushed Burn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Andersen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Andersen throws a nice head kick!
It looks like PO Burn has been cut.
Burn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Andersen avoids it really well and circles away.
Burn swats away the attempt to clinch by Andersen.
Andersen throws a combination that misses
and Burn counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Andersen looking for a triangle here. Burn is fighting it but it looks tight! Andersen pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Burn is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jon Erik Andersen!
Jon Erik Andersen managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $140, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcos Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebastian Kowalski!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalski connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Kowalski is just out of range.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kowalski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kowalski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kowalski scores with a nice right hand.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva throws a series of strikes that have Kowalski backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick there by Kowalski.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kowalski connects with a body shot.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kowalski avoids it really well and circles away.
Kowalski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kowalski.
Kowalski tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kowalski has managed to clinch.
Kowalski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kowalski tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kowalski working Silva over with knees to the body.
Kowalski blocks a body shot from Silva.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kowalski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Kowalski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kowalski misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kowalski.
Kowalski tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Kowalski is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kowalski has his back to the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kowalski is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kowalski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kowalski missing with knees to the body.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kowalski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kowalski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kowalski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kowalski trying to land knees to the body.
Kowalski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Kowalski connects with a knee to the head.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Kowalski.
Kowalski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva lands a left hand.
Kowalski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kowalski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Kowalski pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kowalski is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Silva successfully pulls guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kowalski wants to get up but he can't break Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Silva controlling Kowalski's posture.
Silva is working an open guard so Kowalski takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Marcos Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kowalski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva misses with a jab to the body
and Kowalski counters with a nice leg kick.
Kowalski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
Kowalski misses with a body shot.
Kowalski has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kowalski trying to land knees to the body.
Kowalski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kowalski trying to land knees to the body.
Kowalski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kowalski pinned against the cage. Kowalski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kowalski closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kowalski clinches up against the cage.
Kowalski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Kowalski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastian Kowalski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kowalski is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Kowalski tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Kowalski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kowalski tries to clinch up.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kowalski counters by clinching up.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Kowalski is controlling the position.
Nice elbow from Silva.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva prevents a body shot from Kowalski.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva avoiding damage as Kowalski throws knees to the body.
Kowalski is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Kowalski into the cage.
Kowalski blocks the elbow strike.
Kowalski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kowalski blocking some punches.
Kowalski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Kowalski tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kowalski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kowalski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva avoids the head kick by Kowalski.
Kowalski lands with a slapping head kick.
Silva tries to clinch but Kowalski is having none of it.
Kowalski tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Kowalski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kowalski wants it to stay on the feet.
Kowalski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kowalski tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Kowalski wants to clinch.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sebastian Kowalski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva clinches up with Kowalski and pushes him back against the cage.
Kowalski misses with a knee strike.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Kowalski avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Kowalski can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Silva.
Kowalski misses with a knee to the head.
Kowalski lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kowalski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kowalski missing with knees to the body.
Kowalski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kowalski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Kowalski trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Kowalski. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kowalski defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kowalski tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Sebastian Kowalski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski wants to clinch.
Kowalski wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kowalski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but Kowalski moves out of range.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kowalski thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Kowalski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Kowalski keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva scores with a one two! Kowalski had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kowalski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kowalski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kowalski lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Marcos Silva has been cut.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kowalski backwards.
Knees to the body from Kowalski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Kowalski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Kowalski.
Silva avoiding damage as Kowalski throws knees to the body.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sebastian Kowalski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva misses with some punches.
Kowalski missing with knees to the body.
Kowalski lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Kowalski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kowalski.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Kowalski moves into the clinch.
Silva slows down the pace here.
Kowalski lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastian Kowalski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcos Silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kowalski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kowalski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kowalski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva throws a body punch but Kowalski moves out of range.
Kowalski has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Kowalski missing with knees to the body.
Kowalski tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Kowalski lands a body shot.
Kowalski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva wants to stall.
Kowalski lands a nice knee to the body.
Kowalski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silva blocks a body shot from Kowalski.
Kowalski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kowalski dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kowalski blocks an uppercut.
Kowalski trying to land knees to the body.
Kowalski blocking some punches.
Kowalski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silva tries a body shot but Kowalski blocks it.
Kowalski looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Kowalski.
Sebastian Kowalski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Kowalski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva avoiding damage as Kowalski throws knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kowalski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kowalski stalling in the clinch.
Silva tries to break free but Kowalski pushes him back against the cage.
Kowalski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva pulls guard successfully.
Kowalski would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kowalski stands and steps away. Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kowalski moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Kowalski.
Kowalski just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Kowalski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kowalski moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva lands with a cross.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Kowalski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kowalski wants to clinch.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Kowalski saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Kowalski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Kowalski tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Kowalski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kowalski tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kowalski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva blocks a head kick by Kowalski.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Marcos Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Kowalski moves away and avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sebastian Kowalski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kowalski winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sebastian Kowalski!
Sebastian Kowalski decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julian Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Macros Motaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julian Thomas has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julian Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Macros Motaro!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas looks to land a combination but Motaro avoids it well.
Motaro avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Motaro connects with a body shot.
Motaro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Motaro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
A shot to the body from Thomas misses
and Motaro counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thomas thinking.
Motaro just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Motaro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thomas finds it's way round the side to connect with Motaro's head.
Motaro takes one on the button.
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!
Motaro slips under a jab from Thomas.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Julian Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Motaro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Motaro. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Motaro manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Motaro is just out of range.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Motaro.
A low kick from Thomas misses
and Motaro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Motaro scores with a kick to the body.
Motaro misses with a head kick.
Motaro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Motaro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Motaro catches Thomas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Motaro throws a solid leg kick but Thomas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Motaro.
Motaro throws out a loose jab but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas is looking to wear down Motaro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thomas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Motaro's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Motaro lands a big right hand that sends Thomas crashing to the mat! Motaro stays standing though and waves Thomas back to his feet!
Thomas is rocked!
Motaro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Thomas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Motaro throws a shot from downtown. Thomas moves away and avoids it.
Motaro knocks out Thomas with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Motaro before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Motaro picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keiji Mutou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soa Palelei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palelei comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Miracle - We Ain't Scared kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Soa Palelei is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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218 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keiji Mutou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Soa Palelei!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palelei tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mutou is able to avoid easily.
Palelei misses with a low kick.
Palelei tries a low kick but Mutou avoids it.
Palelei darts in and clinches Mutou up against the cage.
Palelei being controlled against the cage.
Mutou wants a takedown.
Palelei taking a breather.
Mutou prevents a body shot from Palelei.
Palelei tries to break free but Mutou pushes him back against the cage.
Mutou holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Palelei.
Palelei tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutou will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Palelei up against the cage.
Mutou is trying to maintain a safe position but Palelei gets an underhook and turns Mutou into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Palelei scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mutou breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice takedown defense from Palelei. No joy for Mutou on that attempt.
Palelei throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mutou on the side of the head.
Palelei throws a big shot that misses.
Mutou has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rings Russia in the buildup to the fight.
Palelei throws a looping overhand right but Mutou ducks down to avoid it.
Palelei throws a right and a left that Mutou avoids nicely.
Mutou shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Palelei defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keiji Mutou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutou shoots in looking for a takedown but Palelei manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mutou's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mutou tries for a takedown but Palelei sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mutou checks a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Palelei.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mutou uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Palelei.
Palelei bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Palelei chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Palelei stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Palelei wants it to stay on the feet.
Soa Palelei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mutou goes for a double leg but Palelei avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Palelei continues to drive forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palelei lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mutou backwards.
Mutou is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Palelei gets underhooks to prevent Mutou's takedown attempt.
Mutou gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Palelei wants to improve his position but Mutou is controlling well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Palelei controlling the position well.
Palelei gets full guard.
Mutou throwing strikes from guard but Palelei blocks nicely.
Palelei is controlling Mutou's posture.
Mutou postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutou preventing the sweep.
Palelei bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mutou's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mutou tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Palelei missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Palelei won't allow Mutou to sweep him here.
Mutou working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Palelei.
Mutou avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Palelei throws an elbow that misses. Mutou uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Palelei's guard. Nice move by Mutou!
Palelei 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.
Mutou stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Palelei swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palelei pushes Mutou off and gets back to his feet.
Nice shot lands for Palelei.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Soa Palelei dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Palelei throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mutou.
A clash of legs there as Mutou blocks the low kick.
Soa Palelei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mutou looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Palelei seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Palelei avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palelei has his hands on Mutou's head, controlling the position.
Palelei trying to keep a closed guard but Mutou is proving a slippery customer.
Mutou throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Palelei is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mutou 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.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Soa Palelei hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mutou closes this distance looking for a takedown but Palelei circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutou keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mutou.
Mutou creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Mutou working the head with strikes.
Palelei dodges the ground and pound from Mutou.
Palelei is looking for a sweep.
Palelei keeps trying to improve his position.
Palelei wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The strikes coming from Mutou are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutou working away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palelei is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Palelei is holding on to half guard well.
Palelei is looking to control Mutou's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Palelei avoid being mounted?
Mutou is trying to control the action in half guard but Palelei is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Palelei manages to get to full guard.
Mutou trying to control the position from guard on top but Palelei is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mutou looking to pass the guard.
Palelei is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Palelei tries a head kick but it misses.
Palelei throws a head kick but Mutou moves out of range.
Mutou shoots in but Palelei avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Palelei throws a head kick that misses.
Mutou takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mutou dives in and scores a takedown into Palelei's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palelei wants to get back to his feet but Mutou is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Soa Palelei has got the better of the ground game so far.
Palelei lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mutou!
Mutou working to try and regain half guard.
Mutou is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palelei punching from mount but Mutou doing a good job of avoiding damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mutou avoids a series of strikes thrown by Palelei.
Palelei avoids the attempt from Mutou to control.
Palelei looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Soa Palelei will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mutou looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Palelei is fending him off so far but Mutou persists. Nope, Palelei circles away and we're back to standing.
Mutou shoots for a double leg takedown but Palelei sprawls well. He's pushed Mutou's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A swing and a miss from Palelei.
Palelei wants to clinch up but Mutou keeps it at a distance.
Palelei connects with a right hand. Mutou shakes it off.
Palelei finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mutou has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keiji Mutou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mutou decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palelei manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Mutou keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Palelei scores with a nice hook to the head.
Palelei breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Palelei.
Nice sprawl there from Palelei as Mutou shoots in.
Palelei misses with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Mutou.
Nice jab there from Palelei.
Soa Palelei seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mutou changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Palelei tries to avoid it but Mutou manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Palelei to the ground. Palelei escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mutou avoids the body shot from Palelei.
Palelei looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palelei tries to clinch but Mutou moves out of range.
Palelei wants to land a leg kick but Mutou is out of range.
Mutou moves out of range of the leg kick from Palelei.
Palelei misses with a looping left.
Palelei lands a head shot.
Mutou is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palelei cracks the inside of Mutou's front leg.
Palelei tries to clinch but Mutou is having none of it.
Palelei is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Palelei throws a sloppy head kick and Mutou moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palelei lands a nice hook to Mutou's body. Mutou takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Palelei scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mutou.
Palelei shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Palelei throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mutou stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mutou slips a straight right by Palelei.
Mutou tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Palelei misses.
Mutou loads up on a big right hand but Palelei slips the punch.
Palelei tries to clinch but Mutou moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Palelei.
Good work by Mutou as he checks the leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A clash of legs there as Mutou blocks the low kick.
Palelei misses with a looping right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mutou ducks under a wild hook from Palelei.
Keiji Mutou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mutou fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Palelei avoids it really well and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Soa Palelei comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Palelei 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Soa Palelei!
A very excited looking Soa Palelei made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bowman Rook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaito Rin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rin's choice of entrance music: Tracktor Bowling - Scars. 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 Kaito Rin 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Bowman Rook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaito Rin!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Rook looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rin throws a lazy right hand but Rook sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rook tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rook misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rin.
Rook tries to clinch there but Rin circles away.
Rook scores with a nice head shot.
We've been told by Rook's head coaches at Nonstop Intensity that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rin throws a jab when Rook was well out of range.
Rin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rook manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rin is looking to advance position but Rook won't allow it.
Rin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rook gets full guard.
Rin drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rook manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rin has Rook in his guard.
Rook throws a strike but Rin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rin is looking to work some ground and pound but Rook has wrist control.
Rin tries to free his leg and advance position but Rook is retaining full guard.
My spies in Silent Hill MMA Academy inform me that Rin has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Rin is in close to Rook's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rin trying to control the position from guard on top but Rook is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rook looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rin is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rook wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Rin is now in half guard.
Rin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rook manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rin wants to pass the guard but Rook is keeping the position.
Rook looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rin is one step ahead there.
Rin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rook's guard.
Rin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rook has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rook is trying to get back to full guard.
Rin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rin lands a nice short elbow.
Rin is keen to just control but Rook is a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rin slips a nice elbow through Rook's hands, connecting with Rook's forehead.
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!
Rin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rin moves nicely into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaito Rin dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rin.
Rin scores with a nice right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rook!
It looks like Kaito Rin has been cut.
Rook rushes Rin and presses him up against the cage.
Rin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rook prevents a body shot from Rin.
Rook is pushing Rin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rook tries to land a knee to the head but Rin blocks with his arms.
Still in the clinch, Rook scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rook prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rook lands a good knee to the midsection. Rin won't want to take too many of those.
Rook stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rook tries to land knees in the clinch but Rin avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rook misses with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Rook.
Rin tries to stall but Rook uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rin blocks an uppercut.
Rin looking to stall.
Rook creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rin lands a good knee to the midsection. Rook won't want to take too many of those.
Rook tries to land knees in the clinch but Rin avoids the damage to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rook lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rin backwards.
Rin stalling.
Rook tries to land knees in the clinch but Rin avoids the damage to the body.
Rook is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rin is defending well for now.
Rook misses with some punches.
Rin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rin avoiding damage as Rook throws knees to the body.
Rin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rin is looking to control Rook's arms but Rook gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rin has his back to the cage.
Rin pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kaito Rin.
Rook doesn't manage to clinch there - Rin circles away.
That kick from Rin tenderised Rook's leg. Rook is trying to keep his angry face on.
A low kick from Rook is predictable there
and Rin finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rook.
Rook gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rin.
Rook missing with knees to the body.
Rin is trying to stall.
Rook slows down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rook is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Still in the clinch, Rook scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Rook.
Rook lands a nice uppercut.
Rook misses with a punch on the inside.
Rin is trying to break the clinch but Rook has him pressed against the cage.
Rin is pushing Rook up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rook throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rin blocks it with crossed arms.
Rin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rook dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rook with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rook working aggressively here.
Rook tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rin avoids it.
Bowman Rook has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rin managing to block the knees to the body from Rook.
Rin has Rook pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Rin pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Rook tumbling to the mat - Rin dives into Rook's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rook is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rook is on top in guard.
Rin keeping moving, preventing Rook from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rin trying to keep a closed guard but Rook is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bowman Rook dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kaito Rin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Rin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rin is defended easily by Rook.
Rin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rook.
Rook uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rin.
Rook misses with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Rook. Those never looked like landing.
Rin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rook moves away.
Rook lands a two punch combo.
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!
Rin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rook sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bowman Rook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaito Rin.
Rook walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rook. Rook obviously looking to wear him down.
Rin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rook misses with a series of wild punches.
Rook misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rin scores with a punch to the head.
Rook with a nice cross.
A left lands for Rook.
Rook tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rook tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rook scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rin blocks a head kick by Rook.
Rook lands with a good body shot.
Rook lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rin circles away quickly and effectively.
Rook thuds a left hand into Rin's body.
Rook throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rook has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rin scores with a decent looking hook.
Bowman Rook is winning the standup battle so far.
Rin throws a big shot that misses.
Rook throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rook moves out of range of the body kick.
Rin blocks the body kick.
Rook moves out of range as Rin throws a body kick.
Rook doesn't manage to clinch there - Rin circles away.
Rin throws a nice head kick!
Rin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rook misses with a wild body shot.
Rook moves out of range of the body kick.
Rin cracks Rook with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rook slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rook misses with a low kick.
Rook tries to clinch but Rin moves out of range.
Rin checks a low kick from Rook.
Rook is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rook gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rook throws an overhand right that lands on Rin's shoulder, as Rin tries to avoid the shot.
Bowman Rook is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rook misses with a body shot.
Rin throws an overhand right that lands on Rook's shoulder, as Rook tries to avoid the shot.
Rook works Rin's body with a nice hook.
Rin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rook moves out of range of the body kick from Rin.
A left lands for Rin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rook. Rin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good work by Rook as he checks the leg kick.
Rook scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rook 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.
Rook fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rook is looking to clinch but Rin is avoiding it.
Rook walks into a straight right hand from Rin.
Rin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rook.
Rook throws a body punch but Rin moves out of range.
Rin misses with a takedown attempt - Rook sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rin cracks a nice hook into Rook's ribs.
Rook darts in and clinches Rin up against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rin presses Rook against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rook fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rin lands a glancing blow to the side of Rook's head.
Rin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rook swivels and escapes.
Rin connects with a leg kick. Rook looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rin thows a body shot but no joy.
Rin misses with a body kick.
Rin misses the jab.
Rin throws a low kick but Rook avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bowman Rook showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rook has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bowman Rook!
Bowman Rook tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Danny Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaughn Shaunessey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaunessey has chosen Die Antwoord - Enter the Ninja as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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148 lbs
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149 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class 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
19 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Danny Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vaughn Shaunessey!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaunessey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Greene looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shaunessey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Greene circles away quickly and effectively.
Greene misses with a hook. Shaunessey ducked under it nicely.
Greene throws the kick towards the body but Shaunessey avoids it.
Shaunessey has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shaunessey there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shaunessey is looking to clinch.
Greene fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shaunessey is out of range.
Shaunessey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Greene manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shaunessey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Greene turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Greene connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shaunessey lands a head kick!
Greene uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shaunessey.
Shaunessey cracks the inside of Greene's front leg.
Greene throws out a leg kick but Shaunessey moves out of range and Greene only half commits.
Greene misses with an uppercut. Shaunessey saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaunessey moves into range and clinches up with Greene.
Greene has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Greene wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A hook to the body from Greene.
Greene goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Greene.
Greene has had enough of the clinch but Shaunessey keeps him there for the moment.
Greene looking to stall.
Shaunessey using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Greene has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Greene trying to stall but Shaunessey improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Greene.
Greene manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Greene prevents a body shot from Shaunessey.
Greene avoiding damage as Shaunessey throws knees to the body.
Shaunessey avoids a wild elbow strike from Greene.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Greene has a couple of punches blocked by Shaunessey.
Greene lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shaunessey trying to land knees to the body.
Greene tries to break free but Shaunessey pushes him back against the cage.
Greene takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Danny Greene has been cut.
Greene's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shaunessey has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Greene taking a breather.
Shaunessey tries to work over Greene's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shaunessey misses with a punch to the body.
Greene lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Greene lands with a short shot to the head.
Greene has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shaunessey manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Greene lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shaunessey backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shaunessey dodges an elbow strike from Greene.
Shaunessey takes an elbow to the forehead.
Greene creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shaunessey has Greene pressed against the cage, preventing Greene from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Greene lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Greene takes a knee right on the jaw!
Still in the clinch, Greene scores with a nice short uppercut.
Greene misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shaunessey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Greene is defending well for now.
Shaunessey landing knees to the body.
Greene working hard to break the clinch.
Shaunessey can't find room to land a body shot as Greene controls the action.
Greene escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Greene misses with a looping left.
Shaunessey throws a head kick that misses.
Shaunessey staying out of range there.
Greene throws a front kick aimed at Shaunessey's knee but Shaunessey avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaunessey darts in and clinches Greene up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greene using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shaunessey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shaunessey digs a right hand into Greene's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Greene's gas tank.
Shaunessey stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Greene swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Greene misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Greene holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Greene lands with a right to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shaunessey managing to block the knees to the body from Greene.
Shaunessey is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Greene is keeping busy.
Greene on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Greene makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Danny Greene will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Danny Greene's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Greene throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shaunessey.
Shaunessey takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Greene.
Greene can't find room to land a body shot as Shaunessey controls the action.
A short right from Greene.
A nice left hand lands by Greene.
Greene breaks the clinch.
Greene avoids the body shot from Shaunessey.
Shaunessey has Greene up against the cage in a clinch.
Shaunessey landing knees to the body.
Greene swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Greene obliges.
Greene lands an elbow that stopped Shaunessey in his tracks for a moment.
Shaunessey has Greene pressed against the cage.
Shaunessey looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene struggles to land a body shot inside as Shaunessey controls his hands.
Greene tries to stall but Shaunessey uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Greene with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Greene lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shaunessey backwards.
Greene pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shaunessey jabs Greene to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Greene rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shaunessey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Greene throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shaunessey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Greene sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Greene looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Greene takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Greene throws a shot to the body.
Shaunessey misses with a low kick.
Greene takes one to the chin there.
Greene takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shaunessey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaunessey slips under a jab from Greene.
Greene misses the shot to the body.
Greene misses with a lunging right hand
and Shaunessey makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Greene misses with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Greene avoids the head kick by Shaunessey.
Greene throws a jab when Shaunessey was well out of range.
Shaunessey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shaunessey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Greene throws out the jab.
Greene throws a right hand that misses
and Shaunessey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Shaunessey misses the target.
Greene throws a body punch but Shaunessey moves out of range.
Greene takes one to the side of the head.
That kick from Greene tenderised Shaunessey's leg. Shaunessey is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shaunessey throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Greene lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Greene displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shaunessey throws out the jab.
Greene with a nice cross.
Shaunessey instigates a clinch.
Shaunessey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Greene's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Greene throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
An inside leg kick from Shaunessey misses.
Greene connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Greene. Shaunessey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shaunessey tries to clinch but Greene is having none of it.
Shaunessey throws a leg kick which misses Greene's front leg but catches the back leg as Greene tries to avoid it.
Greene tries a low kick but Shaunessey avoids it.
Shaunessey throws a sloppy head kick and Greene moves out of range easily.
Greene throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shaunessey checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaunessey checks a low kick from Greene.
Greene throws a low kick but Shaunessey avoids it.
Shaunessey throws a body punch but Greene moves out of range.
Danny Greene is winning the standup battle so far.
Greene blocks a low kick nicely.
Greene uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shaunessey.
Greene throws a body kick that misses.
Greene misses with an uppercut.
Greene misses with a leg kick
and Shaunessey makes him pay by landing a thudding low 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!
Good exchange - Greene coming out on top.
Greene misses with a looping right.
Shaunessey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Greene moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shaunessey tries to clinch but Greene is having none of it.
Shaunessey ducks under a wild hook from Greene.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shaunessey avoiding damage as Greene throws knees to the body.
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 Danny Greene will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Danny Greene's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Shaunessey throws a hook but Greene blocks it.
Shaunessey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Greene.
Shaunessey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Greene.
Greene throws a leg kick but Shaunessey sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Greene lands with a shot to the body.
Greene misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shaunessey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Greene.
Shaunessey steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Greene. That one must have hurt.
Greene moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Greene lands with a nice combination. Shaunessey backs away looking to recover.
Shaunessey thows a body shot but no joy.
A good leg kick by Shaunessey.
Shaunessey checks a low kick from Greene.
Shaunessey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Greene.
Shaunessey digs a good hook to Greene's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene misses with a hook
and Shaunessey counters with an outside leg kick.
Greene stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shaunessey.
Greene throws a hook to the side of Shaunessey's head but Shaunessey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shaunessey connects with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Greene 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Shaunessey rushes Greene and presses him up against the cage.
Shaunessey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shaunessey wants to stall.
Shaunessey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Danny Greene has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shaunessey leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shaunessey.
Good body shot from Shaunessey.
Greene lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Greene misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shaunessey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shaunessey blocks a body shot from Greene.
Greene is trying to break the clinch but Shaunessey is controlling him.
Greene lands a nice uppercut.
Greene managing to block the knees to the body from Shaunessey.
Greene lands an elbow that stopped Shaunessey in his tracks for a moment.
Greene blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Greene misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shaunessey is trying to stall.
Greene on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Greene is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shaunessey takes an elbow to the temple.
Shaunessey stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene lands a left hand.
Greene takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shaunessey trying to land knees to the body.
Shaunessey takes an elbow to the temple.
Greene tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Greene is trying to break the clinch but Shaunessey has him pressed against the cage.
Greene creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shaunessey's defenses.
Shaunessey is trying to maintain a safe position but Greene gets an underhook and turns Shaunessey into the cage.
Shaunessey pressing his opponent against the cage.
Shaunessey is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shaunessey.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shaunessey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaunessey blocking some punches.
Shaunessey working Greene over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Greene misses with the head strike.
Shaunessey utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Greene.
Shaunessey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Greene is defending well for now.
Shaunessey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Shaunessey.
Vaughn Shaunessey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shaunessey putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Greene in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Come on Shaunessey - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Shaunessey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Danny Greene is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shaunessey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Greene moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shaunessey lands a head shot.
Shaunessey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Greene drops his hands momentarily and Shaunessey takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vaughn Shaunessey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Greene has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Greene!
Danny Greene got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Grant Vanguard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshiteru Goto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goto is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Japanese Boy. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Yoshiteru Goto enters the cage!
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145 lbs
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146 lbs
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World class 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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grant Vanguard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Yoshiteru Goto!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goto slips under a jab.
Vanguard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from Vanguard is predictable there
and Goto holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Goto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Goto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vanguard backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vanguard.
Vanguard lands a shoulder strike.
Vanguard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vanguard working aggressively here.
Vanguard lands with a short shot to the head.
Vanguard misses with a punch on the inside.
Vanguard struggles to land a body shot inside as Goto controls his hands.
Goto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Goto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goto struggles to land a body shot inside as Vanguard controls his hands.
A short left from Goto.
Vanguard misses with a body punch.
Vanguard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Goto lands a head kick!
Vanguard takes one on the button.
Goto misses with a low kick.
Goto has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Vanguard is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanguard thows a leg kick but Goto checks it
and Vanguard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vanguard tries to land a leg kick but Goto saw it coming and moves away.
Vanguard misses with a low kick.
Vanguard throws a leg kick that is checked
and Goto counters with a big head kick but Vanguard shrugs it off.
Vanguard pivots, looking for a leg kick but Goto is out of range and Vanguard settles back down.
Vanguard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vanguard attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Goto lands with a nice body kick.
Goto lands a two punch combo.
Vanguard looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Goto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vanguard misses with a head kick.
Vanguard misses with a low kick as Goto jumps back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vanguard, right into the meat.
Vanguard's corner calls for a 1-2. Vanguard obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vanguard.
Goto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vanguard, pushing him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Vanguard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanguard blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Goto.
Vanguard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vanguard.
Vanguard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vanguard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Goto misses.
Vanguard throws a head kick but Goto moves out of range.
Vanguard throws a leg kick
and Goto counters with a thumping low kick.
Vanguard takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vanguard throws a head kick that Goto semi-blocks.
Vanguard tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Goto.
Vanguard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goto.
Goto misses with a two punch combination.
Vanguard misses with a leg kick.
Goto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vanguard's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanguard motions for Goto to come forward. Vanguard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vanguard attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vanguard throws a chopping leg kick but Goto manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Goto thuds his right hand into Vanguard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vanguard throws a lazy head kick
and Goto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A low kick from Vanguard is predictable there
and Goto counters with a nice uppercut.
Grant Vanguard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goto checks the leg kick.
A good leg kick by Goto.
Goto lands a leg kick that knocks Vanguard off balance momentarily.
Vanguard walks into a left hand.
Goto connects with an inside leg kick.
Goto is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Vanguard had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Vanguard steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Goto. That one must have hurt.
Vanguard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Goto.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goto thuds his right hand into Vanguard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vanguard tries a head kick but it misses.
Goto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Vanguard misses
and Goto counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Vanguard misses
and Goto holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Goto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vanguard misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Goto as Vanguard tries to tie him up.
Goto misses with some punches.
Vanguard has Goto pressed against the cage.
Goto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vanguard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goto misses with a punch on the inside.
Goto prevents a body shot from Vanguard.
Goto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goto misses with a punch on the inside.
Goto blocks an uppercut.
Goto prevents a body shot from Vanguard.
Goto swings wildly with an uppercut but Vanguard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goto misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshiteru Goto dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Goto checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vanguard needs to keep his hands up - Goto had a free shot at his head there.
Goto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vanguard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Goto.
Vanguard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vanguard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vanguard connects with a looping right hand.
Vanguard throws a leg kick which misses Goto's front leg but catches the back leg as Goto tries to avoid it.
Goto sizes up Vanguard with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Goto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vanguard's head backwards.
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!
Good shot there by Goto.
Vanguard is rocked!
An inside leg kick from Vanguard misses.
Oh Vanguard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Goto lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Vanguard seems to have got his legs back now.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Goto.
Vanguard takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Goto fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanguard walks into a straight right hand from Goto.
Goto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Goto digs a good hook to Vanguard's body.
Some bone on bone action there as Goto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Good work by Goto as he checks the leg kick.
Vanguard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Goto lands with a straight right. Vanguard didn't see that one coming.
Goto lands a front kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vanguard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vanguard 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 avoids the head kick by Vanguard.
Goto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vanguard thumps Goto with a low kick.
Goto is looking to slow Vanguard down with leg kicks.
A slow jab from Vanguard misses its intended target.
Vanguard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goto cracks the inside of Vanguard's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Goto checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Vanguard.
Goto moves out of range as Vanguard throws a body kick.
Goto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Goto, right into the meat.
Goto checks the leg kick.
Vanguard thows a leg kick but Goto checks it
and Goto counters with a nice uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vanguard.
Goto clinches up with Vanguard and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vanguard.
Goto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goto lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Goto.
Goto misses with a punch to the body.
Vanguard struggles to land a body shot inside as Goto controls his hands.
Vanguard avoiding damage.
Vanguard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanguard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goto's elbow.
Goto has a couple of punches blocked by Vanguard.
Goto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vanguard.
Vanguard throws a head punch that misses.
Goto lands a body punch.
Vanguard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vanguard misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vanguard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Vanguard fails to land.
Vanguard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vanguard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Goto.
Goto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vanguard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanguard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Goto backwards.
Goto lands with a left to the head.
Vanguard blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Vanguard.
Vanguard displaying some good clinch control by pressing Goto up against the cage.
Vanguard working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goto tries a body shot but Vanguard blocks it.
Vanguard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A right handed body shot lands from Vanguard.
Goto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Goto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vanguard.
Goto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vanguard lands a body shot.
Goto misses with some punches.
Vanguard lands a body shot in the clinch.
Goto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vanguard backwards.
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.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Vanguard tries a head kick but it misses.
Vanguard is looking to land body kicks.
Vanguard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Goto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Goto connects with the punch.
Vanguard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Goto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vanguard.
Goto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vanguard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Goto scrambles back to his feet.
Goto sizes up Vanguard with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vanguard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice jab there from Goto.
Vanguard throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Goto counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
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!
Vanguard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Goto.
Vanguard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vanguard thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanguard throws a hook but Goto blocks it.
Vanguard throws a hook but Goto avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vanguard misses with a looping left.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Goto.
Vanguard connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vanguard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vanguard throws a leg kick
and Goto holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Vanguard working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Goto.
Goto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vanguard misses with a hook from the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Goto in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Vanguard cracks Goto with a nice body shot.
Goto manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Goto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vanguard is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Goto is keeping busy.
Vanguard misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goto blocks a body shot from Vanguard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goto lands a hook that snaps the head of Vanguard backwards.
Vanguard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Goto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vanguard manages to break the clinch.
Vanguard misses with an uppercut. Goto saw that one coming.
Vanguard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Goto.
Vanguard thows a leg kick but Goto checks it
and Goto holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Goto throws a punch but it's blocked by Vanguard.
A head punch on the inside from Vanguard fails to land.
Vanguard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vanguard.
Goto misses with the head strike.
Goto lands with a light punch inside.
Vanguard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yoshiteru Goto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vanguard takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goto swings wildly with an uppercut but Vanguard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vanguard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vanguard backwards.
Goto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vanguard.
Goto misses with some punches.
Vanguard swings wildly with an uppercut but Goto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vanguard is trying to break the clinch but Goto has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Goto fails to land.
Goto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vanguard tries to break free but Goto pushes him back against the cage.
Goto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goto.
Goto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Goto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vanguard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vanguard swings wildly with an uppercut but Goto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vanguard misses with a punch to the body.
Grant Vanguard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goto stalling against the cage.
Vanguard can't break the clinch.
Vanguard is trying to force a seperation but Goto has the dominant position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Goto lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Goto.
Vanguard lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Goto.
Vanguard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vanguard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goto swings wildly with an uppercut but Vanguard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vanguard presses Goto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vanguard misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yoshiteru Goto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Goto 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshiteru Goto!
During a confident post fight interview, Yoshiteru Goto thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shavo Odin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shavo Odin!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odin scores with a leg kick.
Miller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Odin.
Miller doesn't manage to clinch there - Odin circles away.
Miller looking to score a takedown here. Odin is defending well but Miller drives through and ends up in Odin's guard.
Miller wants to pass the guard but Odin is keeping the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Odin holds on and takes a little breather.
Miller stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Odin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Miller will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Odin trying to keep a closed guard but Miller is proving a slippery customer.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Shavo Odin wasn't active enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miller misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Odin lands a jab to Miller's midsection.
Odin throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick by Odin misses
and Miller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Miller looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Odin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miller.
Miller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Odin.
Miller throws a series of punches but Odin moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Odin.
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!
Odin lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like David Miller has been cut.
Odin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Miller is breathing heavily.
No joy there for Miller, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Odin rushes Miller and presses him up against the cage.
Miller is pressed up against the cage. Odin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Miller down to the mat. Miller avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odin is looking to slow Miller down with leg kicks.
Miller tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Odin throws a low kick but Miller moves out of range easily.
Odin throws a sloppy head kick
and Miller counters with a left and a right that stings Odin.
Miller takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Odin.
Odin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Odin throws a head kick that misses.
Odin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Odin scoring well with a low kick there.
Shavo Odin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A solid leg kick lands there for Odin.
Odin connects with a leg kick. Miller looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Odin throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
Odin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odin cracks Miller with a right hand to the side of the head.
Odin forces Miller back against the cage and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Odin.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Odin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Odin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Miller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Odin.
Odin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Odin just leaning against Miller, taking a breather.
I was talking to Miller's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Odin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Miller has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Odin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Miller is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odin lands a shoulder strike.
Odin cracks Miller with a nice body shot.
Odin scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Odin fails to land.
Odin has a couple of punches blocked by Miller.
Miller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Miller scores with a nice short uppercut.
Miller misses with an elbow over the top.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Odin.
Miller blocks an uppercut.
The referee calls for Odin to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Odin on the inside.
Miller blocks an uppercut.
Miller blocks an uppercut.
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 David Miller's cut.
That's time! Miller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A low kick from Odin is predictable there
and Miller counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Odin has Miller pulled in close to control his posture.
Miller trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Miller trying to control but Odin is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Miller looking to pass the guard.
Miller stays in close to Odin's body and controls the position.
Miller looking to pass the guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Odin throws the kick towards the body but Miller avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Odin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Miller doesn't seem phased though.
Odin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Odin throws out a loose jab but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Odin.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Odin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Odin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Miller walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Odin slips a straight right by Miller.
Odin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Odin! Miller is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shavo Odin!
During a confident post fight interview, Shavo Odin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karol Cropp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Jay Mutombo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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290 lbs
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264 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karol Cropp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Jay Mutombo!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mutombo loads up on a big right hand but Cropp slips the punch.
Mutombo thuds his right hand into Cropp's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Karol Cropp has been cut.
Cropp getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Karol Cropp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cropp wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mutombo lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cropp misses with a straight left.
Mutombo lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from Cropp finds it's way through Mutombo's defenses.
Mutombo looks for the body kick but Cropp saw that one coming.
The crowd cheers as Cropp lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mutombo doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Jay Jay Mutombo has been cut.
Cropp avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mutombo, right into the meat.
Mutombo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mutombo lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mutombo. Cropp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mutombo loads up on a big right hand but Cropp slips the punch.
Cropp moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cropp looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cropp scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mutombo in his tracks.
Mutombo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cropp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cropp throws a series of punches but Mutombo avoids them all with ease.
Cropp connects with the punch.
Nice body punch from Mutombo.
Mutombo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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!
Cropp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mutombo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cropp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cropp crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mutombo - the referee stops the clock and Cropp gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mutombo. Cropp manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cropp on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mutombo scores with a hook to the body. Cropp takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cropp is breathing heavily.
Cropp blocks the body kick.
Mutombo connects with a body shot.
Mutombo stuns Cropp with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mutombo lands a big head kick that sends Cropp tumbling to the mat! Mutombo takes a step backwards and waves Cropp back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Cropp is rocked!
Cropp tries to get into range but Mutombo steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Cropp! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Mutombo scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jay Jay Mutombo!
A very excited looking Jay Jay Mutombo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dean Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch Mitchel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchel has chosen The Game has Changed- Daft Punk as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dean Winchester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mitch Mitchel!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Winchester lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mitchel misses with a body punch
and Winchester counters with a left to the body.
Mitchel lands with a nice body punch.
Winchester lands a high kick!
Mitchel misses the shot to the body.
Mitchel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A chopping leg kick lands by Winchester.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winchester is looking to chop away at Mitchel's legs.
Mitchel checks a leg kick nicely.
Mitch Mitchel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winchester steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mitchel.
Winchester takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mitchel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Mitchel.
Mitchel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Winchester.
Mitchel throws a looping overhand right but Winchester ducks down to avoid it.
Winchester lands the left hand.
Mitchel tests Winchester's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mitchel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Winchester throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester throws a shot from downtown. Mitchel moves away and avoids it.
Winchester walks into a stiff left hand from Mitchel.
An inside leg kick lands from Winchester.
Winchester fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've been hearing reports that Winchester has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A jab from Winchester does it's job there.
Winchester fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mitchel sprawls well initially but Winchester persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Winchester is looking for a kimura here.
Mitchel wants to improve his position but Winchester is controlling well.
Mitchel trying to control from the bottom.
Mitchel keeping control of the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winchester throwing shots but Mitchel is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winchester is looking to take a break and control but Mitchel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mitchel is looking to control Winchester's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mitchel avoid being mounted?
Mitchel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mitchel works his way to full guard. Good work.
Winchester throws a big right hand that misses.
Winchester working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mitchel's head.
Winchester trying to control but Mitchel is working from the bottom.
Winchester is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Winchester lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mitchel seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Mitchel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Winchester tries to free his leg and advance position but Mitchel is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winchester throwing strikes but missing.
Mitchel wants to improve his position but instead Winchester has moved into half guard.
Winchester wants to control but Mitchel is keeping him busy.
Winchester is looking for submissions but instead, Mitchel has regained full guard.
Winchester trying to control but Mitchel is working from the bottom.
Mitchel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Winchester is one step ahead there.
Winchester trying to control the position from guard on top but Mitchel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Winchester.
Winchester keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mitchel's head.
Winchester throwing strikes from guard but Mitchel blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitchel wants to sweep here but Winchester controlling him for the moment.
Mitchel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Winchester. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mitchel keeping moving, preventing Winchester from controlling successfully.
Winchester 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.
Mitchel wants to sweep but no luck.
Winchester trying to control but Mitchel is working from the bottom.
Mitchel trying to keep a closed guard but Winchester is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Winchester throws a head kick that misses
and Mitchel counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winchester misses with a looping left.
Mitchel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Winchester dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mitchel misses with a kick to the body.
Mitchel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mitchel with a jab.
Mitchel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Winchester can pounce on him.
Mitchel defending well as Winchester loads up on a big left hand.
Mitchel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Winchester counters with a nice uppercut.
Mitchel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mitchel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Winchester. That's going to slow Mitchel down.
Mitchel's coach down at Academy of Combat was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mitchel's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Winchester shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mitchel defends it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winchester slips under a jab from Mitchel.
Mitchel blocks the body kick.
Winchester on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Winchester. That's going to slow Mitchel down.
Mitchel lands a right hook to the body.
Mitchel misses with a body kick.
Mitch Mitchel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Mitchel.
Dean Winchester is winning the standup battle so far.
Winchester looks to land a left hand but Mitchel moved out of range nicely.
Mitchel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Winchester.
Winchester uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mitchel has time to react.
Mitchel moves away from the strike by Winchester.
Winchester slips under a jab from Mitchel.
Mitchel avoids the body shot from Winchester.
Mitchel throws a hook to the side of Winchester's head but Winchester sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Winchester looks to land a body kick but Mitchel moved away.
Mitchel lands a jab.
Mitchel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mitchel avoids the body shot from Winchester.
Winchester throws out a loose jab but Mitchel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mitchel throws a leg kick that misses.
Mitchel misses with a body shot.
Winchester tries to move into range but Mitchel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winchester throws a front kick that sends Mitchel stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winchester thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mitchel avoids the head kick by Winchester.
Winchester misses with a kick to the body.
Mitchel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Winchester stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mitchel swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Winchester counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mitchel is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mitchel throws a hook but Winchester blocks it.
Mitchel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mitchel slips a straight right by Winchester.
Winchester misses with a head kick.
Mitchel avoids the head kick by Winchester.
Winchester connects with a jab.
Mitchel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winchester.
Mitchel ducks straight into an uppercut from Winchester and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Mitchel manages to regain guard straight away.
Mitchel is rocked!
Winchester showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mitchel is still in real trouble! Can Winchester finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Winchester wants to control from the top but Mitchel keeps moving.
Mitchel seems to have recovered his senses.
Winchester is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winchester advances position into side control!
Mitchel struggling a bit here.
Winchester lands an elbow.
Winchester is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mitchel has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sloppy strikes there by Winchester.
Winchester is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mitchel can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winchester scores with punches from side control.
Mitchel dodges the ground and pound from Winchester.
Mitchel wants to control but Winchester postures up.
Winchester scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mitchel to see if he's OK.
Dean Winchester overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mitchel takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mitchel is trying to improve his position.
Mitchel is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Winchester is thwarting Mitchel's attempts to control the position.
Mitchel won't allow Winchester to pass to mount.
Mitchel wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Winchester dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Winchester uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mitchel.
Mitchel avoids the head kick by Winchester.
Winchester pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Winchester keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Winchester throws a leg kick but Mitchel sees it coming and moves out of range.
Winchester throws a hook to the side of Mitchel's head but Mitchel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Winchester takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Winchester gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mitchel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Winchester throws the kick towards the body but Mitchel avoids it.
Mitchel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Good standup being displayed there by Winchester as he connects with a hook.
Mitchel misses with a looping left.
Winchester tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mitchel is able to avoid easily.
Winchester throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab from Winchester.
Mitchel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winchester manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mitchel looks for the body kick but Winchester saw that one coming.
Winchester's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mitchel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Winchester scrambles back to his feet.
Mitchel thows a leg kick but Winchester checks it
and Winchester counters with a body kick that stops Mitchel in his tracks momentarily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Winchester darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Winchester looks to land a body kick but Mitchel moved away.
Winchester throws a head kick that misses.
Mitchel takes a swing at Winchester's ribcage but misses.
Mitchel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mitchel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Winchester throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Winchester gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mitchel.
Mitchel lands the left hand.
Mitchel swings for the body but Winchester moves out of range.
Mitchel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Mitchel finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winchester fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mitchel avoids it really well and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mitchel just misses with a punch to the body.
Winchester tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mitchel blocks a head kick by Winchester.
Winchester is looking to land body kicks.
Mitchel just misses with a punch to the body.
Winchester throws a series of punches but Mitchel moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Winchester moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mitchel moves out of range as Winchester strikes.
Mitchel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mitchel throws a hook to the side of Winchester's head but Winchester sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mitchel with a nice cross.
Mitchel throws a low kick but Winchester avoids it.
Winchester connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winchester misses with a leg kick.
Mitchel motions for Winchester to come forward. Mitchel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mitchel connects with a body shot that sends Winchester's belly button to the back.
Mitchel misses with a leg kick
and Winchester counters with a shoot takedown. Mitchel fights it but they end up in guard.
Winchester works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Winchester lands strikes from half guard.
Mitchel makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mitchel.
Winchester working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mitchel's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitchel wants to stand but Winchester is controlling the position.
Winchester wants to control from the top but Mitchel keeps moving.
Winchester throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mitchel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mitchel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Winchester's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winchester throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Winchester looking to control.
Winchester looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Winchester has a closed guard, preventing Mitchel from standing up.
Mitchel trying to control the position from guard on top but Winchester is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Winchester working for a triangle but Mitchel defends it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mitchel wants to control from the top but Winchester keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Winchester clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Winchester swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mitchel misses with a wild body shot.
Mitchel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mitchel blocks a head kick by Winchester.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mitchel.
Winchester throws a nice inside leg kick.
Winchester scores with a leg kick.
Winchester uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mitchel.
Mitchel looks to land a right hand but Winchester moved out of range.
Winchester misses with a looping right.
Winchester tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Mitchel.
Winchester walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice defenses there by Mitchel.
Winchester fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester throws an off balance right hand
and Mitchel counters with a left to the body.
Mitchel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mitchel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Winchester with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mitchel to score with a decent uppercut.
Winchester shoots in for a takedown but Mitchel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Winchester misses with a kick to the body.
Mitchel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Winchester in his tracks.
Mitchel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Mitchel.
Mitchel lands with a hook. Winchester tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice body punch from Mitchel.
Winchester jabs Mitchel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Winchester on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Mitchel misses.
Nice shot lands for Mitchel.
Winchester misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitchel. Winchester does a little dance to reset his feet.
Winchester fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Winchester. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big left from Mitchel misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Winchester.
Winchester goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mitchel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mitchel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mitchel throws a body punch but Winchester moves out of range.
Winchester decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mitchel is positioning himself well to prevent Winchester advancing to mount.
Winchester is trying to control the action in half guard but Mitchel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mitchel manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winchester trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mitchel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Winchester loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Winchester working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mitchel's head.
Winchester preventing the sweep.
Mitchel is looking to stand back up but Winchester counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Mitchel.
Mitchel is looking to control Winchester's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mitchel avoid being mounted?
Winchester tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mitchel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mitchel trying to control but Winchester postures up.
Winchester controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winchester seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Winchester is trying to control the action in half guard but Mitchel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Winchester missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Winchester lands a nice short elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Winchester lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mitchel wants to improve his position but Winchester is controlling well.
Winchester slips a nice elbow through Mitchel's hands, connecting with Mitchel's forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Winchester looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mitchel trying to control here.
Winchester sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mitchel defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Winchester had his way with Mitch Mitchel in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Mitchel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Winchester.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Winchester.
Winchester misses with a takedown attempt - Mitchel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitchel. Winchester does a little dance to reset his feet.
Winchester ducks under a wild hook from Mitchel.
Winchester keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mitchel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winchester.
Mitchel misses the shot to the body.
Winchester tries to move into range but Mitchel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mitchel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A swing and a miss from Mitchel.
Winchester looks to land a body kick but Mitchel moved away.
Mitchel jabs at Winchester's body.
Mitchel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Winchester buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Mitchel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mitchel.
Mitchel stuns Winchester with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mitchel looks to score with a jab to the body but Winchester is just out of range.
Mitchel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mitchel takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mitchel lands a body shot.
Winchester tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice takedown defense from Mitchel. No joy for Winchester on that attempt.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Winchester feints and then cracks Mitchel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mitchel down.
Winchester bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Winchester scores with a body shot.
Winchester slips a jab from Mitchel.
Mitchel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mitchel scores with a jab to the head.
Winchester closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mitchel circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Winchester. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Mitchel lands a body shot.
Winchester tries to land a front kick but Mitchel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Winchester misses with a few strikes there.
Winchester checks a low kick from Mitchel.
Mitchel lands a slapping body shot.
Winchester connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Winchester shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Winchester scores with a leg kick.
Winchester rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mitchel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Winchester tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Mitchel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Winchester uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mitchel.
Winchester wants to land a leg kick but Mitchel is out of range.
Winchester ducks right into an uppercut from Mitchel.
Mitchel throws out a powerful jab.
Mitchel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winchester throws a head kick that misses.
Winchester looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mitchel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mitchel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mitchel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dean Winchester is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mitchel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Winchester momentarily.
Winchester lands a head kick!
Winchester looks to throw the jab but Mitchel is out of range.
Winchester slips a straight right by Mitchel.
Winchester takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Winchester closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mitchel quickly recovers to half guard.
Winchester is trying to control. Mitchel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mitchel trying to hold on to Winchester's head to control him but Winchester postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winchester is keen to just control but Mitchel is a slippery customer.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mitchel wants to improve his position but Winchester is controlling well.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Dean Winchester just wasn't active enough.
Winchester looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitchel looking for a sweep. Not yet Mitchel, not yet.
Mitchel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Winchester looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winchester preventing the sweep.
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 Dean Winchester.
Well Winchester 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Winchester!
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