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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tony Chu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daiju Kikuchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Chu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Chu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daiju Kikuchi!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kikuchi scores with a hook to the body. Chu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chu is looking to clinch but Kikuchi is avoiding it.
Kikuchi blocks a head kick by Chu.
Chu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kikuchi.
Chu connects with a leg kick. Kikuchi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kikuchi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kikuchi missing with a left hand there. Chu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kikuchi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chu's sensitive parts.
Kikuchi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kikuchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Chu is just out of range.
Kikuchi moves out of range of the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick by Chu misses
and Kikuchi counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kikuchi slips under a jab from Chu.
Kikuchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chu was well out of range. Poor timing from Kikuchi.
Chu rushes Kikuchi and presses him up against the cage.
Kikuchi swings wildly with an uppercut but Chu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kikuchi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chu tries a knee to the head but Kikuchi blocks it.
Chu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kikuchi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chu backwards.
Chu tries to land a knee to the head but Kikuchi blocks with his arms.
Kikuchi misses with some punches.
Chu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kikuchi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kikuchi throws a punch but it's blocked by Chu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chu tries to land knees in the clinch but Kikuchi avoids the damage to the body.
Kikuchi misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chu.
Chu lands a damaging elbow.
Chu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kikuchi backwards.
Chu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kikuchi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
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!
Kikuchi lands with a right to the head.
Kikuchi lands a hook that snaps the head of Chu backwards.
Chu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Chu as the two fighters clinch.
Kikuchi lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Kikuchi fails to land.
Kikuchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kikuchi scores with a shot to the side of Chu's head.
Chu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kikuchi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chu trying to land knees to the body.
Kikuchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kikuchi's defenses.
Chu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kikuchi avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kikuchi has a couple of punches blocked by Chu.
Chu tries to land a knee to the head but Kikuchi blocks with his arms.
Kikuchi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kikuchi lands a shoulder strike.
Kikuchi tries a body shot but Chu blocks it.
Kikuchi lands with a left to the head.
Kikuchi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kikuchi tries to throw a body punch but Chu avoids it by throwing Kikuchi back against the cage.
Kikuchi managing to block the knees to the body from Chu.
Chu tries to land a knee to the head but Kikuchi blocks with his arms.
Chu blocks a body shot from Kikuchi.
Chu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kikuchi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kikuchi fails to land.
Kikuchi throws a punch but it's blocked by Chu.
Chu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kikuchi.
Nice body punch from Chu - that landed with a thud.
Chu looking to throw knees to the head but Kikuchi is blocking nicely.
Chu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chu trying to stall but Kikuchi improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kikuchi throws a head punch that misses.
Kikuchi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kikuchi takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kikuchi struggles to land a body shot inside as Chu controls his hands.
Chu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Kikuchi.
Kikuchi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kikuchi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chu is trying to maintain a safe position but Kikuchi gets an underhook and turns Chu into the cage.
Maybe Chu would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Kikuchi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kikuchi tries to throw a body punch but Chu avoids it by throwing Kikuchi back against the cage.
Kikuchi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chu trying to land knees to the body.
Kikuchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kikuchi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kikuchi scores with a shot to the side of Chu's head.
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 Tony Chu will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kikuchi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kikuchi avoids the head kick by Chu.
Chu throws a head kick but Kikuchi moves out of range.
Chu misses with a low kick.
Kikuchi lands a body shot.
Kikuchi with a nice cross.
Kikuchi has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Chu misses with a double jab.
Chu misses with an uppercut
and Kikuchi counters with a stiff right hand.
Chu throws a low kick but Kikuchi moves out of range easily.
Chu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kikuchi!
Chu throws a right hand that Kikuchi ducks under and follows up with a left that Kikuchi also avoids with ease.
Tony Chu is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chu throws a jab when Kikuchi was well out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Chu.
Kikuchi moves away from the strike by Chu.
Chu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chu scores with a three punch combo!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chu. Kikuchi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kikuchi lands with a nice body punch.
Tony Chu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kikuchi with a jab.
Chu misses with a right hand
and Kikuchi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chu just misses with a punch to the body.
Kikuchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chu was well out of range. Poor timing from Kikuchi.
A low kick from Chu is predictable there
and Kikuchi counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chu tries to land a leg kick but Kikuchi saw it coming and moves away.
Chu misses with a looping left.
Chu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Chu throws a hook but Kikuchi avoids it easily.
Kikuchi scores with a three punch combo!
Chu misses with a right hand
and Kikuchi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Chu throws a looping overhand right but Kikuchi ducks down to avoid it.
Kikuchi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kikuchi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chu throws a lazy head kick
and Kikuchi counters with a straight right hand.
Chu swings widly with a right hand
and Kikuchi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kikuchi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Chu tries to clinch but Kikuchi is having none of it.
Kikuchi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chu tries to clinch up.
Chu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kikuchi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick by Chu misses
and Kikuchi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Chu.
Chu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kikuchi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chu misses with a head kick.
Chu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kikuchi throws a quick inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Kikuchi misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kikuchi, as that shot connected.
Kikuchi blocks a head kick by Chu.
Kikuchi lands a nice hook to Chu's body. Chu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Daiju Kikuchi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Chu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chu tries to score with a low kick but Kikuchi moves his leg out of the way.
Kikuchi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chu throws out the jab.
Kikuchi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chu rather than just go for the knockout.
Chu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Chu misses its intended target.
Kikuchi with a hook.
Chu throws a head kick but Kikuchi moves out of range.
A big left from Kikuchi misses.
Kikuchi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chu has time to react.
Chu is rocked!
A low kick from Chu is predictable there
and Kikuchi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oh Chu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A good leg kick by Kikuchi.
Kikuchi drops Chu with a big left hand! Chu is injured, injured bad! Kikuchi jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daiju Kikuchi!
Daiju Kikuchi made sure to mention his sponsor, Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $140 in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kyun-Chul Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryuken Yanagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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165 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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165 lbs
9 - 10 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyun-Chul Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryuken Yanagi!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yanagi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kim.
Kim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yanagi misses with a takedown
and Kim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yanagi with a poor takedown
so Kim counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Yanagi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kim is looking to improve his position.
Yanagi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yanagi trying to control the action but Kim is working from the bottom.
Yanagi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yanagi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kim trying to hold on to Yanagi's head to control him but Yanagi postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim wants to get back to full guard.
Yanagi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yanagi throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kim to regain full guard.
Yanagi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kim not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yanagi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yanagi throws a big elbow that misses.
Yanagi wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yanagi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kim is trying to keep Yanagi in close.
Kim is really struggling to control Yanagi but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Yanagi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kim avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yanagi lands a couple of elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yanagi is working Kim over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Yanagi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kim keeping full guard, as Yanagi tries to pass.
Kim is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kim avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kim is trying to keep Yanagi in close.
Yanagi trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yanagi postures up in Kim's guard and throws a big left but Kim blocks it.
Yanagi postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Yanagi has his takedown stuffed
and Kim connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kyun-Chul Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryuken Yanagi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yanagi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yanagi tries for a takedown but Kim circles away easily
and Kim decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Yanagi's guard.
Yanagi wants to sweep here but Kim controlling him for the moment.
Kim is looking to advance position but Yanagi has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim avoids a series of strikes thrown by Yanagi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim regains half guard.
Kim won't allow Yanagi to pass to mount.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ryuken Yanagi will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yanagi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kim.
Yanagi fails with the takedown.
Yanagi shoots in but Kim avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yanagi fails with the takedown
and Kim counters with a nice leg kick.
Kyun-Chul Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryuken Yanagi.
Yanagi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kim throws out the jab.
Yanagi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kim sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yanagi shoots and misses
and Kim counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Yanagi as he checks the leg kick.
Yanagi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kim avoids it really well and circles away.
Kim misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Yanagi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yanagi staying out of range there.
Yanagi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kim defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim motions for Yanagi to come forward. Kim throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yanagi looking to score a takedown here. Kim is defending well but Yanagi drives through and ends up in Kim's guard.
Yanagi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kim looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yanagi is one step ahead there.
Kim seems keen to control Yanagi's posture.
Yanagi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kim's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yanagi throws a strike but Kim rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kim passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Yanagi tries to buck Kim off but Kim is having none of it.
Yanagi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kim is putting a hurting on Yanagi here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kim is trying to ground and pound but Yanagi uses the momentary lack of control by Kim to regain half guard.
Yanagi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kim.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yanagi moves into full guard.
Kim is looking to work some ground and pound but Yanagi has wrist control.
Kim throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yanagi wants to sweep here but Kim controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kim stands up over Yanagi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yanagi keeping full guard, as Kim tries to pass.
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!
Kim stopping the sweep attempt from Yanagi.
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 Kyun-Chul Kim will probably get the nod.
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!
Yanagi has his takedown stuffed
and Kim counters with an outside leg kick.
Kim throws a leg kick but Yanagi moved away.
Kyun-Chul Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kim. That's going to slow Yanagi down.
Yanagi goes for a double leg but Kim avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kim continues to drive forward.
Kim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Yanagi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kim throws a body punch but Yanagi moves out of range.
Kim is looking to score with low kicks.
Kim throws a leg kick
and Yanagi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kim!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yanagi trying to control the position but Kim is working away.
Yanagi sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kim is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Yanagi creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kim sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Yanagi lands with a punch from half guard.
Kim keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Yanagi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yanagi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kim's head.
Yanagi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kim with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kim is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yanagi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ryuken Yanagi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yanagi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kim's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yanagi is trying to control. Kim wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Yanagi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kim controlling the position well.
Kim is looking to improve his position.
Yanagi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kim is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yanagi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kim trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Yanagi manages to pass to mount!
Yanagi lands a big elbow.
Yanagi is landing with some decent strikes but Kim is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yanagi sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
A nice elbow there by Yanagi.
Kim tries to hold on but Yanagi pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Yanagi.
Yanagi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Yanagi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Yanagi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kim is looking to escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yanagi avoids the attempt from Kim to control.
Yanagi unloading with bombs!
Yanagi fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yanagi landing strikes from the mount.
Kim is desperately trying to improve his position but Yanagi has a good base and remains in mount.
Yanagi with shots to the head and body - Kim looks very uncomfortable down there.
Yanagi working the ground and pound effectively.
Kim is rocked!
Yanagi looking to finish Kim with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kim!
Oh Kim is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yanagi postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Kim out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Yanagi goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ryuken Yanagi!
Ryuken Yanagi gave a mention to Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $140 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Timonyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliveira's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, One Republic - All The Right Moves. Timonyn has chosen Cryin' Like A Bitch!! as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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183 lbs
8 - 6 - 1 |
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183 lbs
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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
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodrigo Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Timonyn!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timonyn looks to land a combination but Oliveira avoids it well.
Timonyn scores with a jab. Oliveira acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Timonyn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Timonyn's coach down at St Petersburg MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Timonyn's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Timonyn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Timonyn misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from Timonyn. Those never looked like landing.
Timonyn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oliveira.
Oliveira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oliveira pivots, looking for a leg kick but Timonyn is out of range and Oliveira settles back down.
Oliveira throws a leg kick that misses.
Timonyn misses with a double jab.
Timonyn misses with a two punch combination.
Timonyn lands a nice shot to the body.
Timonyn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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!
Oliveira lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oliveira has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Oliveira tries a head kick but it misses.
Oliveira looks for the body kick but Timonyn saw that one coming.
Timonyn blocks a low kick nicely.
Timonyn finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dmitry Timonyn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Timonyn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Timonyn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Oliveira can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick from Timonyn misses.
Timonyn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Timonyn looks to land a combination but Oliveira avoids it well.
Oliveira closes the distance and pushes Timonyn back into the cage.
Timonyn wants to get back to striking at distance but Oliveira won't allow it.
Timonyn tries to break the clinch but Oliveira is controlling the position.
Oliveira prevents Timonyn from breaking the clinch.
Oliveira has Timonyn pressed against the cage, preventing Timonyn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Oliveira tries to pull guard but Timonyn won't allow it.
Timonyn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oliveira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oliveira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oliveira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Timonyn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timonyn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Timonyn 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Timonyn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Oliveira checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Oliveira dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Timonyn. That did some damage!
Oliveira slips a jab and a cross from Timonyn.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Oliveira, as that shot connected.
Oliveira lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Timonyn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Timonyn.
Timonyn misses with a wild combination.
Oliveira pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Oliveira scores with a jab.
Timonyn misses with a wild combination.
Oliveira turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timonyn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Oliveira can pounce on him.
Oliveira lands a leg kick that knocks Timonyn off balance momentarily.
Oliveira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oliveira lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oliveira throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Oliveira lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oliveira throws a low kick but Timonyn moves out of range easily.
Oliveira throws a leg kick but Timonyn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Timonyn throws a series of punches but Oliveira moves out of range.
Oliveira scores with a leg kick.
Oliveira throws a chopping leg kick but Timonyn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Oliveira throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Timonyn.
Oliveira just misses with a punch to the body.
Timonyn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Oliveira. Oliveira obviously looking to wear him down.
Oliveira fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Timonyn checks it well.
Timonyn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oliveira pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliveira does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Timonyn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Timonyn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Timonyn swings for the body but Oliveira moves out of range.
Timonyn misses with an uppercut.
Oliveira misses with an attempted mid kick.
Timonyn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Oliveira doesn't seem bothered though.
Oliveira attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Timonyn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Oliveiras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Timonyn misses with a double jab.
A nice combination there by Timonyn.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Timonyn swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliveira.
A right-left combo lands from Timonyn.
Oliveira throws a leg kick but Timonyn checks it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dmitry Timonyn will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Oliveira throws a head kick that Timonyn semi-blocks.
Oliveira pushes Timonyn away with a front kick.
Oliveira thumps Timonyn with a low kick.
Timonyn missing with a left hand there. Oliveira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Timonyn blocks a leg kick.
Timonyn tries to bum rush Oliveira with a series of wild strikes but Oliveira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Timonyn wants to land a leg kick but Oliveira is out of range.
Timonyn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Timonyn checks a low kick from Oliveira.
Oliveira is looking to chop away at Timonyn's legs.
Timonyn throws a series of punches but Oliveira moves out of range.
Oliveira scoring well with a low kick there.
Timonyn misses with a wild body shot.
Oliveira feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Timonyn's calf.
Oliveira moves into range and connects with a jab.
Oliveira finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dmitry Timonyn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Oliveira.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Timonyn misses.
A slow jab from Oliveira misses its intended target.
Oliveira wants to land a leg kick but Timonyn is out of range.
Oliveira attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Oliveira tried to score with a low kick but Timonyn checks it.
Timonyn tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Oliveira is able to avoid easily.
Timonyn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Timonyn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Timonyn misses with a wild body shot.
Timonyn scores with a three punch combo!
A nice leg kick lands there from Oliveira.
Oliveira lands an overhand right.
Horrible takedown by Oliveira or perhaps it was just good defense by Timonyn which made him look bad.
Oliveira throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Oliveira feints and then cracks Timonyn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Timonyn down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timonyn throws a right and a left that Oliveira avoids nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Timonyn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Oliveira moves into range and clinches up with Timonyn.
Oliveira misses with a punch on the inside.
Oliveira has Timonyn pressed against the cage, preventing Timonyn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Timonyn wants to break free but Oliveira has control.
Timonyn managing to block the knees to the body from Oliveira.
Oliveira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Timonyn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Oliveira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Timonyn just stands there and leans against the cage.
Oliveira jumps guard but Timonyn turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Timonyn manages to break the clinch.
Oliveira throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rodrigo Oliveira is winning the standup battle so far.
Oliveira throws a head kick that misses.
Timonyn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Timonyn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oliveira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Timonyn scores with a body shot.
Oliveira is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira cracks the inside of Timonyn's front leg.
Sloppy strikes from Timonyn. Those never looked like landing.
Timonyn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Timonyn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Timonyn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Oliveira.
Timonyn misses with a double jab
and Oliveira counters by clinching up.
Oliveira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Timonyn.
Oliveira misses with a knee strike.
Oliveira trying to control the position but instead, Timonyn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Oliveira into the cage.
Timonyn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Oliveira.
Oliveira throws a head kick but Timonyn moves out of range.
Oliveira walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Timonyn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira throws out a leg kick but Timonyn moves out of range and Oliveira only half commits.
Timonyn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oliveira takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Timonyn moves out of range as Oliveira throws a body kick.
Oliveira turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oliveira has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Timonyn throws a nice looking combination but Oliveira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oliveira fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Oliveira takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Timonyn checks a low kick from Oliveira.
Left hook, right uppercut from Oliveira.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oliveira pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Oliveira thuds his shin into the meat of Timonyn's side.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Timonyn moves away
and Timonyn counters with a left and a right that stings Oliveira.
Sloppy strikes from Timonyn. Those never looked like landing.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Oliveira dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Timonyn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Oliveira.
Oliveira rushes Timonyn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oliveira breaks the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Oliveira.
Timonyn looks to land a combination but Oliveira avoids it well.
A big left from Oliveira misses.
Timonyn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Timonyn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Timonyn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Timonyn scores with a jab.
Timonyn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Oliveira under the eye.
Timonyn misses with a combination
and Oliveira counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Timonyn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oliveira keeps Timonyn at a distance using the push kick.
Timonyn avoids the head kick by Oliveira.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timonyn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Timonyn throws a nice looking combination but Oliveira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Timonyn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Timonyn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oliveira.
Oliveira takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Timonyn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A low kick from Oliveira is predictable there
and Timonyn counters by moving into the clinch.
Oliveira looking to throw knees to the head but Timonyn is blocking nicely.
Timonyn takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Dmitry Timonyn has been cut.
Timonyn wants to get back to striking at distance but Oliveira won't allow it.
Oliveira looking for a takedown.
Timonyn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Oliveira stalling against the cage.
Timonyn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Timonyn misses with a low kick.
Timonyn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Oliveira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timonyn swinging wildly here.
Timonyn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Oliveira counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Timonyn takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Timonyn thows a leg kick but Oliveira checks it
and Oliveira counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Oliveira.
Timonyn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Oliveira taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Timonyn is trying to break the clinch but Oliveira is controlling him.
Oliveira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oliveira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Timonyn avoids it.
Timonyn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Timonyn tries to break free but Oliveira pushes him back against the cage.
Timonyn avoiding damage as Oliveira throws knees to the body.
Timonyn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Timonyn is trying to push Oliveira away but Oliveira has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Oliveira jumps guard but Timonyn stands there with Oliveira around his waist. Oliveira gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timonyn working hard to break the clinch.
Oliveira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Timonyn.
Timonyn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Timonyn throws an elbow that misses.
Oliveira breaks the clinch.
Oliveira tried to score with a low kick but Timonyn checks it.
Timonyn throws a combination that misses
and Oliveira counters with a thumping low kick.
Timonyn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Timonyn blocks a low kick nicely.
Timonyn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Timonyn misses with the combination.
Oliveira dodges the punch combination from Timonyn.
Oliveira throws a head kick that Timonyn semi-blocks.
Oliveira connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timonyn takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Timonyn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira lands with a kick to the ribs.
A nice combination there by Timonyn.
Timonyn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oliveira is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Oliveira, right into the meat.
Oliveira feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Timonyn's calf.
Good leg kick by Oliveira there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oliveira misses with a low kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Oliveira.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Timonyn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Timonyn has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Oliveira.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Timonyn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oliveira.
Timonyn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Oliveira has time to react.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dmitry Timonyn.
I think Timonyn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rodrigo Oliveira!
Rodrigo Oliveira thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Davis Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davies comes to the cage accompanied by Wars Of Islam. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Davis Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds scores with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Reynolds.
Davies tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reynolds manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Davies looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reynolds waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davies.
Reynolds defending well as Davies loads up on a big left hand.
Davies uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reynolds.
Davies lands a jab.
Davies defending well as Reynolds loads up on a big left hand.
Reynolds scores with a hook to the body. Davies takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Reynolds lands a nice looking body shot.
Reynolds looks to score with a jab to the body but Davies is just out of range.
Reynolds misses with a low kick as Davies jumps back.
Reynolds connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davies has Reynolds up against the cage in a clinch.
Davies is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Davies prevents a body shot from Reynolds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies jumps guard and drags Reynolds to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Davies throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Reynolds forces his way into half guard.
Davies works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davies manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Reynolds manages to get himself to full guard.
Davies postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davies stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reynolds swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Reynolds is trying to control the position but Davies postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Davies controls the pace.
Reynolds tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Davies wants to pass the guard but Reynolds is keeping the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reynolds is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Reynolds thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Reynolds thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Reynolds sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Davies defending well though.
Davies is staying active underneath Reynolds, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Reynolds trying to control from Davies's half guard. Davies has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Davies has his foot on Reynolds's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Reynolds works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Reynolds missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Davies lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Reynolds!
Davies looking to secure an arm triangle but Reynolds defends it well.
Reynolds manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Reynolds wants to control the action here but instead Davies manages to pass to full mount!
Reynolds tries to reverse the position but Davies maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds tries to hold on but Davies postures up.
Reynolds is looking to improve his position but Davies isn't that keen on the idea.
Reynolds tries to hold on but Davies pushes him away.
Reynolds is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Reynolds is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Davies has taken his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davies looking for the choke but no joy.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mark Reynolds will probably get the nod.
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.
Reynolds lands with a nice body punch.
Davies avoids the head kick by Reynolds.
Reynolds throws a head kick that misses.
Davies wants to clinch up but Reynolds keeps it at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from Davies.
Davies fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reynolds, pushing him back against the cage.
Davies jumps guard but Reynolds turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Reynolds working hard to break the clinch.
Davies struggles to land a body shot inside as Reynolds controls his hands.
Reynolds misses with a body punch.
Reynolds wants to get back to striking at distance but Davies won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reynolds.
Davies tries to throw a body punch but Reynolds avoids it by throwing Davies back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reynolds stalling.
Davies softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Davies prevents Reynolds from breaking the clinch.
Davies holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Come on Reynolds - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Reynolds breaks from the clinch.
Mark Reynolds is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reynolds on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Reynolds throws a predictable looking body shot
and Davies counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Davies showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Davies being controlled here momentarily.
Reynolds looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reynolds managing to control the position.
Mark Reynolds has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Reynolds throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reynolds throws a looping overhand right but Davies ducks down to avoid it.
Reynolds fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Reynolds misses with a hook. Davies ducked under it nicely.
Reynolds misses with a two punch combination.
Reynolds misses with a head kick.
Davies avoids the body shot from Reynolds.
Reynolds throws a hook but Davies avoids it easily.
Reynolds misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Davies counter with a right hand.
Reynolds misses with a body shot
enabling Davies to counter with a crisp jab.
Reynolds is breathing heavily.
Davies fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reynolds throws the left hand but Davies avoids the punch easily.
Davies moves in looking to clinch but Reynolds pushes him off.
Davies moves into the clinch.
Reynolds tries a body shot but Davies blocks it.
Davies tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Davies goes for a takedown attempt but Reynolds pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davis Davies. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davies has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Reynolds finds it's way round the side to connect with Davies's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reynolds. Davies does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davies slips a straight right by Reynolds.
Reynolds swings away with a body shot that misses
and Davies decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Reynolds's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davies wants to control from the top but Reynolds keeps moving.
Davies trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reynolds wants to control the position but Davies says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Reynolds is refusing to be controlled, as Davies sits in half guard.
Davies looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Still in half guard, Davies seems content to control.
Davis Davies overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davies passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Reynolds!
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 Davis Davies will probably get the nod.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Reynolds scores with a hook to the body. Davies takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Davies closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Reynolds's guard.
Reynolds is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Reynolds thows a huge punch but Davies dodges it nicely.
Reynolds wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davies keeps working.
Davies wants to control but Reynolds is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Reynolds missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Reynolds looks to land a strike but Davies avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Reynolds is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Davies has his hands on Reynolds's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies keeping moving, preventing Reynolds from controlling successfully.
Davies preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Davies controlling the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Reynolds misses the jab.
Reynolds throws a looping overhand right but Davies ducks down to avoid it.
Davies moves in looking to clinch but Reynolds pushes him off.
Reynolds swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Davies counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Reynolds comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reynolds throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reynolds waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davies.
Mark Reynolds is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Davies sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reynolds swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reynolds misses with a lunging right hand
and Davies counters with a nice double leg into side control. Reynolds won't be happy with that.
Reynolds takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reynolds struggling a bit here.
Davies is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Reynolds is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Check out the look on Davies's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Davies is looking to take a break and control but Reynolds is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds can't do much from the bottom here.
Reynolds is looking to regain half guard here but Davies keeps moving and retains side control.
Davies in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Reynolds is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Davis Davies!
After the fight, Davis Davies was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mathurin Kerbouchard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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216 lbs
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210 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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mathurin Kerbouchard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Price!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price misses with a looping left.
Kerbouchard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Price throws out the jab.
Price swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kerbouchard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Price.
Price throws a lazy uppercut
and Kerbouchard counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kerbouchard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kerbouchard is looking to take a break and control but Price is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Price gets back to full guard.
Kerbouchard trying to control the position from guard on top but Price is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kerbouchard distracts Price with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kerbouchard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Price is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kerbouchard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kerbouchard stands up over Price, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kerbouchard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kerbouchard is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kerbouchard postures up in Price's guard and throws a big left but Price blocks it.
Kerbouchard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kerbouchard won't allow Price to sweep him here.
Kerbouchard wants to control from the top but Price keeps moving.
We've been hearing good reports from Kerbouchard's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerbouchard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Price works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Price utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kerbouchard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Price is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kerbouchard manages to get to full guard.
Kerbouchard working for a triangle but Price defends it easily.
Kerbouchard pushes a forearm under Price's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Price is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mathurin Kerbouchard!
Mathurin Kerbouchard thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kieron Radebe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chilemba Murithi (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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292 lbs
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285 lbs
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kieron Radebe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chilemba Murithi!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radebe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Murithi throws a leg kick
and Radebe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murithi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Radebe throws a head kick but Murithi moves out of range.
Radebe looks to land a body kick but Murithi moved away.
Murithi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Radebe.
Radebe throws a leg kick but Murithi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Radebe checks a leg kick nicely.
Radebe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murithi. Murithi obviously looking to wear him down.
Murithi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Radebe.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Murithi. Radebe shrugs it off though.
Murithi tries to land a front kick but Radebe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Radebe just misses with a punch to the body.
Radebe jabs Murithi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Radebe connects with a looping right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Radebe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Murithi wants to slow Radebe down by chopping away at his legs.
Radebe lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murithi tries to land a body kick
enabling Radebe to counter with a crisp jab.
Murithi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Murithi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Murithi throws a head kick but Radebe moves out of range.
Radebe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good leg kick by Radebe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That kick from Murithi tenderised Radebe's leg. Radebe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Murithi motions for Radebe to come forward. Murithi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Radebe swings for the body but Murithi moves out of range.
Murithi thows a leg kick but Radebe checks it
and Radebe counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Murithi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Murithi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Radebe blocks a head kick by Murithi.
Radebe throws a body kick that misses
and Murithi counters with a head kick.
A solid body kick from Radebe.
Murithi looks winded!
Murithi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Murithi is predictable there
enabling Radebe to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Chilemba Murithi has been cut.
Radebe scores with a leg kick.
Radebe throws a head kick but Murithi moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radebe moves out of range as Murithi throws a body kick.
Radebe punishes Murithi's body with a nice straight punch.
Murithi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Radebe moves out of range of the leg kick from Murithi.
Murithi blocks a head kick by Radebe.
Nice body kick from Radebe.
Murithi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Radebe connects with the punch.
Radebe misses with a low kick.
Murithi misses with a low kick.
Radebe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Radebe throws a push kick but Murithi slaps the foot to one side.
Radebe throws an overhand right that lands on Murithi's shoulder, as Murithi tries to avoid the shot.
Murithi slips a jab from Radebe.
Radebe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radebe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murithi throws a push kick but Radebe slaps the foot to one side.
Radebe looks to score with a jab to the body but Murithi is just out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Radebe lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Murithi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murithi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Radebe tries to land a front kick but Murithi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A low kick from Murithi misses
and Radebe counters with a nice low kick that buckles Murithi's knee momentarily.
Murithi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Radebe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Radebe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Murithi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Murithi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Radebe tests Murithi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murithi misses with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murithi throws out a leg kick but Radebe moves out of range and Murithi only half commits.
Radebe takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radebe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murithi.
Murithi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Radebe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Radebe checks a low kick from Murithi.
That kick from Radebe tenderised Murithi's leg. Murithi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Radebe checks a leg kick.
Murithi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Radebe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Murithi connects with a solid leg kick.
Murithi misses with a head kick.
Radebe cracks Murithi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Murithi motions for Radebe to come forward. Murithi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body kick from Radebe.
Radebe throws a lazy head kick
and Murithi counters with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Radebe.
Radebe blocks a low kick nicely.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Kieron Radebe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chilemba Murithi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Murithi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Radebe's calf.
Murithi tries a head kick but it misses.
Radebe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Radebe throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Murithi counters with a body kick.
Murithi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kieron Radebe is winning the standup battle so far.
Radebe tries to land a front kick but Murithi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Murithi checks the leg kick.
Murithi throws a head kick that misses.
Murithi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Radebe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murithi.
An inside leg kick from Murithi misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Radebe, right into the meat.
Murithi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murithi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Murithi throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Murithi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Radebe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Radebe blocks a low kick nicely.
Radebe lands with a shot to the body.
Radebe fakes the leg kick and cracks Murithi in the body.
Murithi is breathing heavily.
Radebe is looking to land body kicks.
Radebe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murithi motions for Radebe to come forward. Murithi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Radebe tries to land a body kick
and Murithi counters with a low kick, right behind Radebe 's knee.
Murithi lands a head kick!
It looks like Kieron Radebe has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Radebe lands a jab to Murithi's midsection.
It looks like Radebe has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Murithi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Radebe misses with a hook.
Radebe checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radebe thows a body shot but no joy.
Radebe checks a leg kick.
Radebe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Murithi throws a head kick that misses.
Radebe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murithi was well out of range. Poor timing from Radebe.
Murithi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Radebe.
Nice body kick there by Radebe.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Murithi 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.
Murithi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Radebe if he has to take too many more of those.
Radebe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murithi.
A leg kick checked by Radebe.
Murithi throws a sloppy head kick and Radebe moves out of range easily.
Radebe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Murithi misses with a kick to the body
and Radebe counters with a nice leg kick.
Radebe connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radebe does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Murithi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Radebe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murithi scrambles back to his feet.
Murithi misses with a low kick.
Murithi throws a head kick that misses.
Radebe tries to land a front kick but Murithi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Murithi throws a leg kick
and Radebe counters with an outside leg kick.
Radebe fakes the leg kick and cracks Murithi in the body.
Murithi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Radebe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Radebe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Murithi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Radebe counters with a low kick, right behind Murithi 's knee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murithi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Radebe.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Radebe thows a body kick. Murithi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Radebe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murithi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Radebe.
Radebe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murithi in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murithi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Murithi throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Radebe to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch lands to the side of Murithi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Radebe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murithi manages to avoid it.
Radebe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Radebe throws a right and a left that Murithi avoids nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Radebe checks a leg kick.
Murithi tries to land a front kick but Radebe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Murithi throws a low kick, looking for Radebe's leg but Radebe calmly moves out of range.
Murithi throws a head kick that Radebe semi-blocks.
Radebe cracks the inside of Murithi's front leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Radebe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Radebe connects with a leg kick. Murithi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Murithi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Kieron Radebe dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Radebe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Radebe does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Murithi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Radebe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Murithi scores with a push kick.
A jab lands there for Radebe.
Murithi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murithi throws a leg kick which misses Radebe's front leg but catches the back leg as Radebe tries to avoid it.
Radebe avoids the head kick by Murithi.
Murithi tries to land a leg kick but Radebe saw it coming and moves away.
Murithi blocks a leg kick.
Murithi throws a push kick but Radebe slaps the foot to one side.
Murithi throws a head kick that misses.
Radebe scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Radebe lands a glancing blow to the side of Murithi's head.
Radebe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Murithi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radebe throws a leg kick but Murithi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Radebe lands a glancing blow to the side of Murithi's head.
Murithi throws a head kick but Radebe moves out of range.
Radebe misses with a hook. Murithi ducked under it nicely.
Radebe looks to land a right hand but Murithi moved out of range.
Murithi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Danga de danga de dang - Radebe scores with a four punch combination!
Murithi misses with a kick to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Murithi might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Radebe has got the better of the exchanges.
The crowd cheers as Radebe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murithi doesn't seem phased though.
Murithi thows a leg kick but Radebe checks it
and Radebe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Radebe lands a big head kick that sends Murithi tumbling to the mat! Radebe takes a step backwards and waves Murithi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Murithi is rocked!
Radebe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murithi is still on wobbly legs! Can Radebe finish him?
Radebe throws a hook to the side of Murithi's head but Murithi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Radebe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murithi's sensitive parts.
Murithi seems to have recovered his senses.
Radebe scoring well with a low kick there.
Chilemba Murithi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murithi avoids the body shot from Radebe.
A leg kick checked by Radebe.
Radebe throws a push kick but Murithi slaps the foot to one side.
A left and a right from Radebe both land. Nice combination.
Radebe blocks a head kick by Murithi.
Murithi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Radebe throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Murithi defending well as Radebe loads up on a big left hand.
Murithi tries to score with a low kick but Radebe moves his leg out of the way.
Both fighters circling a little - Murithi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Radebe tests Murithi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Radebe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murithi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radebe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Radebe connects with a high kick.
Good shot there by Radebe.
Murithi tries a low kick but Radebe avoids it.
Radebe throws a lazy right hand but Murithi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murithi throws the kick towards the body but Radebe avoids it.
Kieron Radebe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Murithi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murithi keeps Radebe at a distance using the push kick.
Radebe avoids the head kick by Murithi.
Nice body punch from Radebe.
Radebe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murithi can do to turn this around?
Radebe with a jab.
Murithi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Both fighters circling a little - Radebe finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Murithi throws a head kick but Radebe moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murithi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murithi wants to slow Radebe down by chopping away at his legs.
Some bone on bone action there as Radebe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Murithi checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Murithi is predictable there
and Radebe counters with a low kick, right behind Murithi 's knee.
Radebe avoids the head kick by Murithi.
Murithi misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Murithi.
Murithi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Radebe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murithi throws a sloppy head kick
and Radebe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Radebe blocks a head kick by Murithi.
Radebe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murithi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A nice inside leg kick there by Radebe. That's going to slow Murithi down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kieron Radebe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Radebe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kieron Radebe!
After the big win, Kieron Radebe made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $140 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Speedy Atkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meat Beater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atkins comes to the cage accompanied by big in japan. Meat Beater has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Speedy Atkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Meat Beater!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atkins instigates a clinch.
Atkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beater blocks a body shot from Atkins.
Good body shot from Beater.
Atkins blocking some punches.
Atkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Atkins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Beater scores with a nice hook to the head.
Beater breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Atkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Beater misses.
Beater fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Atkins, pushing him back against the cage.
Atkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Atkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beater works on Atkins's body with a couple of short punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Beater breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atkins looks to clinch
and Beater counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Atkins looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Atkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beater paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Atkins is looking to clinch.
Atkins on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Atkins tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Beater counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beater swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Atkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Beater bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Atkins's head backwards.
Beater throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Atkins closes the distance but Beater moves to the side
and Beater counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Atkins thinking.
Atkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beater.
Atkins is looking to clinch but Beater is avoiding it.
Atkins wants to clinch.
Atkins closes the distance looking to clinch
and Beater connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Atkins tries to clinch up.
Atkins tries to clinch up
and Beater counters with a nice leg kick.
Atkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Atkins tries to clinch up
and Atkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beater misses with a head kick.
Beater throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Atkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Atkins is looking to clinch but Beater is avoiding it.
Atkins drops his hands momentarily and Beater takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Atkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beater.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beater looks to land a combination but Atkins avoids it well.
Atkins moves to clinch but Beater breaks away
and Beater counters with an outside leg kick.
Atkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Atkins tries to clinch but Beater moves away
and Beater counters with a right hand to the body.
Beater throws a looping overhand right but Atkins ducks down to avoid it.
Beater keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Atkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Atkins tries to clinch
and Beater counters with a right hand to the body.
Atkins 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.
Atkins is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins wants to clinch up but Beater keeps it at a distance.
Atkins closes the distance looking to clinch
and Beater counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Beater misses.
Atkins is looking to clinch.
Atkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Beater clobbers Atkins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big right from Beater misses.
Atkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Atkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Atkins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Beater manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Atkins tries to clinch
and Beater finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Atkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Atkins wants to clinch
and Beater counters with a good low kick that Atkins was not able to check.
Atkins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Atkins can't find room to land a body shot as Beater controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beater lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Beater lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Beater creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beater.
Atkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beater's elbow.
Atkins can't find room to land a body shot as Beater controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Atkins scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Beater.
Atkins can't find room to land a body shot as Beater controls the action.
Beater scores with a shot to the side of Atkins's head.
Atkins looking to slow down the pace here.
Still in the clinch, Beater scores with a nice short uppercut.
Atkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beater breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Atkins wants to clinch
enabling Beater to counter with a crisp jab.
Beater connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Beater just misses with a punch to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Meat Beater dominated that round.
That's time! Atkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beater. Atkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beater has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Atkins is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Beater circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beater misses with a hook. Atkins ducked under it nicely.
Beater circles away from the clinch attempt.
Speedy Atkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atkins tries to clinch but Beater moves away
and Beater counters with a nice low kick that buckles Atkins's knee momentarily.
Atkins drives through and clinches with Beater against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Atkins.
Beater avoiding damage as Atkins throws knees to the body.
Beater lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Beater.
A right hook to the body lands for Beater.
Atkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beater lands with a left to the head.
Atkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beater's elbow.
Beater manages to break the clinch.
Atkins wants to clinch.
Beater pushes Atkins up against the cage in a clinch.
Beater lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkins throws an elbow but it misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Beater lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Beater.
Atkins is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Atkins tries to throw a body punch but Beater avoids it by throwing Atkins back against the cage.
Atkins misses with a body punch.
Atkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beater lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Atkins tries to throw a body punch but Beater avoids it by throwing Atkins back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Beater blocks a body shot from Atkins.
A body shot lands from Atkins.
Atkins misses with the head strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Beater.
A short left from Beater.
Beater misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Beater.
Atkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkins blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beater stalling in the clinch but Atkins improves position.
Beater escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beater thumps Atkins with a low kick.
Beater stuns Atkins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Atkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beater.
Atkins looks to clinch
and Beater counters with a nice uppercut.
Atkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Beater circles away.
Beater avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Atkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Atkins misses with a hook.
Atkins checks a low kick from Beater.
Atkins tries to clinch but Beater is having none of it.
Atkins cracks Beater with a good jab.
Beater wants to slow Atkins down by chopping away at his legs.
Atkins throws a series of punches but Beater avoids them all with ease.
Beater looks to throw the jab but Atkins is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins scores with the left hand. Beater knows he should have avoided that one.
Atkins tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Beater connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Atkins closes the distance looking to clinch
and Beater counters with a left to the body.
Atkins wants to clinch up but Beater keeps it at a distance.
Atkins clinches with his opponent.
Atkins lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Atkins.
Atkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Atkins pushes Beater back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Beater tries to work over Atkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Meat Beater seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Atkins looking to stall.
Beater has a couple of punches blocked by Atkins.
Beater tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Atkins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beaters head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atkins trying to control the position but instead, Beater has worked for underhooks and has pushed Atkins into the cage.
Beater pushes Atkins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beater.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beater stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Beater throws a punch but it's blocked by Atkins.
Beater blocks an uppercut.
Beater lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Atkins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Atkins misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Atkins fails to land.
Beater scores with a shoulder strike.
Atkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beater scores with a shot to the side of Atkins's head.
Beater pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meat Beater seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Atkins tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Beater counters with a series of strikes. Atkins will be more careful next time no doubt.
Atkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Beater circles away.
Beater pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Meat Beater will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Atkins tries to clinch but Beater moves away
and Beater counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Atkins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beater.
Atkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Beater controls his hands.
Beater tries a body shot but Atkins blocks it.
Atkins misses with the head strike.
Atkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Beater controls his hands.
A short right from Beater on the inside.
Atkins missing with knees to the body.
Atkins is pushing Beater up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Atkins misses with a body punch.
Beater lands a hook that snaps the head of Atkins backwards.
Beater lands a hook that snaps the head of Atkins backwards.
Atkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Beater controls his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hand to the body from Atkins.
Atkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beater working aggressively here.
Beater fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beater blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Atkins misses with the head strike.
Beater lands a nice uppercut.
Atkins tries a body shot but Beater blocks it.
Atkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beater struggles to land a body shot inside as Atkins controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Atkins fails to land.
Beater has a couple of punches blocked by Atkins.
A short right from Beater on the inside.
Beater blocks a body shot from Atkins.
Beater works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Atkins stalling in the clinch.
Beater misses with the head strike.
Beater lands a right hand that snaps the head of Atkins backwards.
Atkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Atkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beater lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Atkins.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beater working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Atkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beater breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Atkins is looking to clinch.
A slow jab from Beater misses its intended target.
Atkins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Atkins wants to clinch up but Beater keeps it at a distance.
Atkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Beater connects with a leg kick. Atkins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Atkins tries to clinch but Beater moves away
and Beater makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Some wild striking there from Beater.
Beater throws out a powerful jab.
Beater misses with a wild combination.
Atkins ducks under a wild hook from Beater.
Speedy Atkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Atkins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Beater breaks the clinch.
Atkins moves out of range as Beater strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beater has managed to clinch.
Atkins throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Beater blocks it with crossed arms.
Atkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Atkins can't find room to land a body shot as Beater controls the action.
Atkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Atkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Atkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Beater uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atkins content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Beater scores with a shoulder strike.
Atkins has Beater pressed against the cage.
Atkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Beater scores with a nice short uppercut.
Beater lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beater working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Atkins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beaters head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Beater.
Atkins lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beater swings wildly with an uppercut but Atkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beater misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beater prevents a body shot from Atkins.
Atkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beater backwards.
A short left from Beater.
Beater scores with a shot to the side of Atkins's head.
Beater blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beater fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Atkins is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Beater blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beater lands with a left to the head.
Atkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beater's elbow.
Atkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Atkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beater backwards.
Atkins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Beater avoids it.
Beater misses with a punch on the inside.
Speedy Atkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meat Beater is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Atkins misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Meat Beater comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Beater 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Meat Beater!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Belleville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Almdudler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belleville comes into the arena with The Offspring - You're Gonna Go Far, Kid blaring out of the sound system. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benjamin Belleville!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andreas Almdudler!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almdudler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Belleville fakes the leg kick and cracks Almdudler in the body.
Belleville lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Belleville thuds his shin into the meat of Almdudler's side.
Almdudler wants to clinch but Belleville slips to the side
and Belleville counters with an outside leg kick.
Belleville moves into the clinch successfully.
Almdudler has clasped his hands together around Belleville's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
An elbow from Almdudler crashes against the mat.
Almdudler looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Belleville is avoiding damage well.
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!
Check out the look on Almdudler's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Belleville is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Almdudler is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Belleville is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Belleville tries to hold on but Almdudler pushes him away.
Belleville sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Belleville is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Almdudler throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Belleville to regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belleville keeping moving, preventing Almdudler from controlling successfully.
Almdudler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Almdudler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Belleville has momentary wrist control but Almdudler slips an elbow through the middle.
Almdudler is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Belleville pulls Almdudler in close to prevent any damage.
Belleville wants to sweep but no luck.
Almdudler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Belleville works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Almdudler throws a big right hand that misses.
Belleville manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Almdudler tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belleville is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Almdudler can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Almdudler avoids a series of strikes thrown by Belleville.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belleville scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Almdudler is looking to get to half guard.
Belleville postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Almdudler looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Belleville working the ground and pound effectively.
Belleville throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Almdudler is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Belleville tries to control but Almdudler wriggling away.
Belleville scoring with strikes but Almdudler is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almdudler blocking the ground and pound.
Belleville in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Belleville 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.
Belleville connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Almdudler working to try and regain half guard.
Belleville has hold of Almdudler's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Almdudler manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Almdudler regains half guard.
Almdudler moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Belleville looking to sit in guard and control but Almdudler gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Almdudler looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belleville is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Almdudler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Belleville works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belleville keeping moving, preventing Almdudler from controlling successfully.
Almdudler scoring with some ground and pound.
Almdudler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Belleville is keeping the position for now.
Almdudler is looking to work some ground and pound but Belleville has wrist control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belleville is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Belleville looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Belleville dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Belleville will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Almdudler darts in and clinches Belleville up against the cage.
Belleville has Almdudler pressed against the cage.
Almdudler content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Almdudler trying to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Almdudler has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Belleville is trying to keep an underhook but Almdudler manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Belleville trying to hold on to Almdudler's head to control him but Almdudler postures up.
Belleville taking some punishment here, with Almdudler in his half guard.
Belleville keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Almdudler misses with a head shot. Belleville uses the momentum to regain guard.
Belleville wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belleville keeping moving, preventing Almdudler from controlling successfully.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Almdudler working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Almdudler postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Belleville trying to keep a closed guard but Almdudler is proving a slippery customer.
Almdudler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Belleville wants to sweep but no luck.
Almdudler throws a big elbow that misses.
Belleville keeping full guard, as Almdudler tries to pass.
Belleville pulls Almdudler in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Belleville preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Almdudler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almdudler content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Almdudler chips away with some ground and pound.
Belleville looking to control.
Almdudler passes Belleville's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Almdudler is controlling the pace.
Almdudler working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belleville wants to get back to full guard.
Almdudler lands with a punch from half guard.
Belleville is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Almdudler takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Belleville is controlling Almdudler's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almdudler missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Belleville manages to get to full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Belleville holds on and takes a little breather.
Almdudler distracts Belleville with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Almdudler with a nice head shot there.
Almdudler trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Almdudler distracts Belleville with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almdudler trying to control the position from guard on top but Belleville is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Almdudler is looking to work some ground and pound but Belleville has wrist control.
Almdudler throwing strikes but missing.
Almdudler trying to control the position from guard on top but Belleville is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Almdudler lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belleville 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belleville is trying to hold Almdudler in close to prevent damage but Almdudler has managed to pass into half guard.
Almdudler not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Andreas Almdudler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Almdudler shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Belleville manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Belleville is pulling down on Almdudler's head to control his posture.
Almdudler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Almdudler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Almdudler throws a big right hand that misses.
Belleville manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Almdudler manages to get himself to full guard.
Almdudler looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Belleville wants to control from the top but Almdudler keeps moving.
Belleville is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Almdudler is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Belleville throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Almdudler works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belleville won't allow Almdudler to sweep him here.
Almdudler keeping moving, preventing Belleville from controlling successfully.
Almdudler is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Benjamin Belleville has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Belleville fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Almdudler on the side of the head.
Almdudler throws a sloppy head kick and Belleville moves out of range easily.
Almdudler fails to land the takedown.
Belleville throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Andreas Almdudler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Almdudler leaves Belleville with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Belleville throws a front kick aimed at Almdudler's knee but Almdudler avoids it well.
Belleville moves into range and connects with a jab.
Almdudler shoots in and gets a takedown into Belleville's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belleville keeping full guard, as Almdudler tries to pass.
Belleville throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Almdudler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Andreas Almdudler has got the better of the ground game so far.
Almdudler looking to pass the guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Almdudler with a flurry of punches that miss.
Almdudler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Almdudler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Almdudler trying to control but Belleville is working from the bottom.
Almdudler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Belleville swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almdudler trying to control but Belleville is working from the bottom.
Belleville looking for a sweep. Not yet Belleville, not yet.
Almdudler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Almdudler trying to control the position from guard on top but Belleville is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Andreas Almdudler was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Almdudler throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Belleville was covering up waiting for the punch and Almdudler finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Belleville controls Almdudler momentarily but Almdudler frees himself.
Almdudler is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almdudler looking to sit in guard and control but Belleville gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Almdudler keeping moving, preventing Belleville from controlling successfully.
Belleville postures up in Almdudler's guard and throws a big left but Almdudler blocks it.
Almdudler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Belleville is one step ahead there.
Almdudler working for a triangle but Belleville defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belleville wanted to stand there but Almdudler had control of the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andreas Almdudler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Almdudler has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andreas Almdudler!
During a confident post fight interview, Andreas Almdudler 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Martin Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Toriyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Louis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Stand up and Fight. Toriyama is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Three 6 Mafia - It's a Fight. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Martin Louis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Akira Toriyama!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toriyama throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Louis counters with a left to the body.
A jab from Toriyama misses.
Toriyama will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Toriyama is looking to score with low kicks.
Louis misses with a body shot.
Louis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Louis is looking to score with low kicks.
Louis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Toriyama fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Toriyama motions for Louis to come forward. Toriyama throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Louis moves out of range as Toriyama strikes.
Louis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toriyama.
Toriyama takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Louis moves into the clinch.
Toriyama blocks a body shot from Louis.
Louis swings wildly with an uppercut but Toriyama uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toriyama working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Toriyama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Louis lands a right hand.
A short right from Toriyama.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Toriyama.
I was talking to Louis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Toriyama missing with knees to the body.
Louis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Louis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Toriyama misses with some punches.
Toriyama blocks a body shot from Louis.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Louis.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Toriyama.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Louis.
Louis scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toriyama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Toriyama lands a nice uppercut.
Louis digs a right hand underneath Toriyama's ribcage. Toriyama let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Toriyama - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Louis.
Toriyama has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Louis seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Toriyama can turn it around.
Louis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama lands a shoulder strike.
Toriyama misses with the head strike.
Louis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Louis misses with a body punch.
Louis misses with a punch to the body.
Toriyama controlling the action here for a moment.
Louis scores with a shoulder strike.
Toriyama is trying to maintain a safe position but Louis gets an underhook and turns Toriyama into the cage.
Louis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Louis lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Louis.
Toriyama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Toriyama tries to throw a body punch but Louis avoids it by throwing Toriyama back against the cage.
Toriyama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Louis blocks an uppercut.
Toriyama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Toriyama tries to pull guard but Louis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama misses with a punch to the body.
Toriyama lands a damaging elbow.
Louis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Louis misses with the head strike.
Louis misses with a punch on the inside.
Louis digs a right hand into Toriyama's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Toriyama's gas tank.
Louis misses with a body punch.
Toriyama stalling.
Louis throws a punch but it's blocked by Toriyama.
Toriyama lands an uppercut.
Toriyama lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Louis misses with the head strike.
Toriyama misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Louis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Louis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Louis lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Louis.
Toriyama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Louis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Louis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Toriyama misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Louis.
Louis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Toriyama.
Louis lands a nice uppercut.
Louis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Louis swings wildly with an uppercut but Toriyama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Louis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Toriyama.
Louis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Toriyama's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Louis.
Louis is leaning against Toriyama and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Louis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Louis lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Toriyama.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Louis on the inside.
Louis has a couple of punches blocked by Toriyama.
Louis misses with a punch to the body.
Louis blocks an uppercut.
Louis misses with a punch to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Louis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Louis scores with a jab. Toriyama acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Louis.
Louis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akira Toriyama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Toriyama, right into the meat.
Louis lands a body shot.
Toriyama moves away from the strike by Louis.
Toriyama ducks under a wild hook from Louis.
Louis thows a leg kick but Toriyama checks it
and Toriyama counters with an outside leg kick.
Toriyama throws a low kick, looking for Louis's leg but Louis calmly moves out of range.
Toriyama throws a nice outside leg kick.
Louis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Toriyama moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Toriyama doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Louis misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Louis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Toriyama manages to avoid it.
Toriyama lands a jab to Louis's midsection.
Toriyama scores with a sloppy right hand. Louis should have avoided that one.
Toriyama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Louis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Toriyama tests Louis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Toriyama jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Louis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Louis tries to bum rush Toriyama with a series of wild strikes but Toriyama uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martin Louis is winning the standup battle so far.
Toriyama chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Louis closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Louis swings wildly with an uppercut but Toriyama uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama looking to slow down the pace here.
Louis lands an uppercut.
Louis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Louis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Toriyama misses with an elbow over the top.
Louis lands a shoulder strike.
Toriyama is rocked!
Toriyama's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Toriyama is still on wobbly legs! Can Louis finish him?
Louis misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Toriyama fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Toriyama.
Toriyama seems to have recovered his senses.
Louis working aggressively here.
Toriyama blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Toriyama just misses with a elbow thrown towards Louis's brow.
Martin Louis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Louis gets through Toriyama's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Toriyama fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Louis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Toriyama trying to control the position but instead, Louis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Toriyama into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama tries to throw a body punch but Louis avoids it by throwing Toriyama back against the cage.
Louis swings wildly with an uppercut but Toriyama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Louis scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Akira Toriyama has been cut.
Toriyama has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Toriyama is working Louis over against the cage.
Louis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Toriyama misses with a body punch.
Toriyama tries to work over Louis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Louis throws a head punch that misses.
Toriyama throws a head punch that misses.
Toriyama misses with an elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Louis.
Toriyama wants to stall.
Louis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toriyama swings wildly with an uppercut but Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Louis lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Louis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Louis dips a shoulder and cracks Toriyama with a mighty uppercut! Toriyama falls back against the cage and Louis unloads with a barrage of strikes! Toriyama is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Louis screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Louis!
A victorious Martin Louis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frederick Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wei Pei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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265 lbs
12 - 0 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frederick Frost!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wei Pei!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost connects with a nice looking jab.
Pei thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick misses from Pei.
Donk. Frost catches Pei right on the button with a cross.
Pei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frost.
A big right from Pei misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pei throws a hook to the side of Frost's head but Frost sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pei takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Frost checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pei throws a leg kick
and Frost counters with an inside leg kick.
Frost throws a hook but Pei blocks it.
Pei looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pei throws a leg kick but Frost sees it coming and moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pei. Frost does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pei missing with a left hand there. Frost was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Frost tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Frost scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pei throws a combination that misses
and Frost counters with a nice body kick.
Pei looks winded!
Frost connects with an inside leg kick.
Frost throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good leg kick by Frost there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frost takes a swing at Pei's ribcage but misses.
Frost lands a head shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Frost.
Frost throws a head kick that misses.
Frost moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Frost pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Frost thows a body kick. Pei tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pei takes a swing at Frost's ribcage but misses.
A solid body kick from Frost.
Frost misses the shot to the body.
Frost thuds a left hand into Pei's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost tests Pei's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Frost has Pei up against the cage in a clinch.
Frost lands a body punch.
Frost misses with a hook to the ribs.
Frost blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Frost.
Frost lands with a left to the head.
Frost blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Frost.
A short right from Frost.
Frost softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Frost tries to work over Pei's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Frost.
Frost lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Frost lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Frost lands a left hand.
Frost is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Frost gets through Pei's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pei wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Frost throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Frost digs a right hand into Pei's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pei's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frost cracks Pei with a nice body shot.
Pei's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Frost lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pei backwards.
Pei has had enough of the clinch but Frost keeps him there for the moment.
I was talking to Frost's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Frost lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pei.
Frost is stalling here.
Frost misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost can't find room to land a body shot as Pei controls the action.
Pei misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Frost.
Nice body punch from Frost.
Frost lands a hook to the side of the head.
Frost lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pei backwards.
Frost digs a right hand underneath Pei's ribcage. Pei let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The referee is keeping an eye on Frost - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Frost lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Frost throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Peis head.
A shot in the inside from Frost.
Frost tries to stall but Pei uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Frederick Frost 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.
Frost throws a jab but it's blocked by Pei.
Frost misses with a body shot.
Pei misses with a lunging right hand
and Frost counters with a nice leg kick.
Frederick Frost is winning the standup battle so far.
Frost thumps Pei with a low kick.
Frost motions for Pei to come forward. Frost throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Frost looks to land a combination but Pei avoids it well.
Frost takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Frost is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pei can do to turn this around?
Pei throws a shot from downtown. Frost moves away and avoids it.
Frost lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frost throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pei on the side of the head.
Frost lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pei takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pei is breathing heavily.
A jab from Frost does it's job there.
Frost lands a big right hand that sends Pei crashing to the mat! Frost stays standing though and waves Pei back to his feet!
Pei is rocked!
Frost fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Pei out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Frederick Frost!
Frederick Frost is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Frederick Frost thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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