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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dick Hertz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Knuckle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hertz comes into the arena with PORN MUZIK blaring out of the sound system. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Hertz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chuck Knuckle!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knuckle lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Knuckle lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hertz backs up against the cage.
Hertz is rocked!
It looks like Dick Hertz has been cut.
Hertz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Oh Hertz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hertz stops Knuckle from standing up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hertz is in close to Knuckle's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hertz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Knuckle controls Hertz momentarily but Hertz frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hertz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hertz seems to have got his legs back now.
Knuckle keeping moving, preventing Hertz from controlling successfully.
Hertz throwing strikes from guard but Knuckle blocks nicely.
Hertz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Knuckle's head.
Hertz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Knuckle pulls Hertz in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hertz won't allow Knuckle to get back to his feet.
Knuckle is trying to keep Hertz in close.
Hertz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Knuckle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hertz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Chuck Knuckle.
Hertz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hertz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Knuckle swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hertz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Knuckle's guard.
Knuckle keeping full guard, as Hertz tries to pass.
Knuckle trying to keep a closed guard but Hertz is proving a slippery customer.
Hertz 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hertz is in close to Knuckle's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hertz wants to control from the top but Knuckle keeps moving.
Hertz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Knuckle's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckle is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hertz throwing strikes from guard but Knuckle blocks nicely.
Knuckle trying to control the position here.
Hertz tries to free his leg and advance position but Knuckle is retaining full guard.
Hertz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hertz trying to control the position from guard on top but Knuckle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hertz throws an elbow that misses. Knuckle uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hertz's guard. Nice move by Knuckle!
Knuckle won't allow Hertz to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hertz working a defensive guard here.
Knuckle won't allow Hertz to sweep him here.
Knuckle is stalling in the full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hertz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Knuckle in his tracks.
A combination from Knuckle does no damage.
Knuckle slips a jab from Hertz.
Hertz throws a shot from downtown. Knuckle moves away and avoids it.
Knuckle swinging wildly here.
Knuckle blocks a jab.
Knuckle has Hertz up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knuckle breaks from the clinch.
Knuckle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hertz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Knuckle won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knuckle is trying to buck Hertz off.
Hertz is trying to get an arm triangle but Knuckle is defending well.
Hertz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Knuckle knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Knuckle pushes Hertz away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hertz gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hertz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Knuckle has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hertz scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Knuckle to see if he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Hertz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dick Hertz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Knuckle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hertz but Hertz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Knuckle walks into a stiff left hand from Hertz.
Knuckle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hertz tests Knuckle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knuckle misses with a two punch combination.
Hertz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knuckle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hertz manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Knuckle on his heels. He'll look to pass Knuckle's guard now, I'm sure.
Knuckle is adopting a defensive guard.
Knuckle keeping moving, preventing Hertz from controlling successfully.
Knuckle has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hertz has passed into side control.
Hertz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Knuckle has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckle on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Knuckle manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hertz is looking for a kimura here.
Hertz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hertz trying to control the action but Knuckle is working from the bottom.
Hertz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hertz stops Knuckle from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckle on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hertz is looking for a kimura here.
Hertz prevents Knuckle from standing back up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hertz seems to be looking for submissions.
Hertz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Knuckle wants to get back to full guard.
Hertz is looking to advance position but Knuckle won't allow it.
Knuckle is trying to stand back up but Hertz is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckle tries to get to full guard but Hertz has control of the leg.
Hertz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hertz throwing shots but Knuckle is blocking nicely.
Hertz wants to work for an arm triangle but Knuckle is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Knuckle wants to get back to his feet.
Dick Hertz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Knuckle holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Hertz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Knuckle sees it coming and defends easily.
Hertz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Knuckle wants to get back to his feet.
Hertz lands with a punch from half guard.
Knuckle is trying to maintain the position but Hertz is very close to passing his half guard.
Knuckle is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hertz tries to pass to full mount but Knuckle defends it.
Hertz working Knuckle over with strikes.
Knuckle wants to get back to his feet.
Hertz seems to be working for a kimura but Knuckle defends the submission attempt.
Hertz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hertz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knuckle trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Hertz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dick Hertz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hertz scores with a punch to the head.
Knuckle's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Knuckle duly obliges.
Hertz misses with an uppercut.
Chuck Knuckle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knuckle displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hertz.
Knuckle swinging wildly here.
Knuckle clinches up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Knuckle.
Knuckle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hertz scores with a nice strike.
We've been told by Hertz's head coaches at ACME! Thai Boxing Academy 13 ELITE COACHES & SAUNA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hertz manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Knuckle on his heels. He'll look to pass Knuckle's guard now, I'm sure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knuckle wants to stand up but Hertz is controlling him.
Knuckle 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.
Knuckle trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckle wants to hit a switch here but Hertz passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Knuckle there!
Hertz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Knuckle hang on?
Knuckle is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Hertz landing punches.
Hertz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
BOOM! Hertz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Knuckle in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hertz lands a heavy elbow.
Knuckle is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hertz looking for a guillotine from mount but Knuckle is having none of it.
Knuckle is still in real trouble! Can Hertz finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckle tries to hold on but Hertz postures up.
Knuckle wants to get back to his feet.
Knuckle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hertz is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Hertz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dick Hertz!
Dick Hertz very nearly forgot to thank Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Le Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Galdra Kiddi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerome Le Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Galdra Kiddi!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner shoots for a double leg takedown but Kiddi sprawls well. He's pushed Banner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Banner has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Academia Ipanema in the buildup to the fight.
Banner dives in for a single leg takedown but Kiddi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kiddi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Banner is looking to control Kiddi's arms but Kiddi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Banner has his back to the cage.
Banner has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Kiddi clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Banner punches the canvas rather than the man.
I really don't envy Kiddi right now.
Banner throws a series of strikes and Kiddi wriggles onto his back, so he's now mounted. He's in real trouble here.
Banner cracks Kiddi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banner working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kiddi tries to reverse the position but Banner maintains control.
Kiddi's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner with a couple of short strikes.
Kiddi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kiddi is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Kiddi wants to hold on but Banner pushes him away.
Banner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kiddi on the ground.
Banner throws some wild stikes that Kiddi manages to avoid easily.
Kiddi can't escape the position.
Kiddi wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Banner.
Banner lands a big shot there that rocks Kiddi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kiddi tries to lock up and control but Banner gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Banner scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Banner avoids the attempt from Kiddi to control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banner has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kiddi's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Kiddi tries to hold on but Banner pushes him away.
Banner scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kiddi is rocked!
Banner in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kiddi is still in real trouble! Can Banner finish him?
Banner postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Kiddi bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Banner and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jerome Le Banner!
An out of breath Jerome Le Banner thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Karwoski (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ray Robinson!
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, Kirk Karwoski!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karwoski throws a hook to the side of Robinson's head but Robinson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Robinson staying out of range there.
Kirk Karwoski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robinson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karwoski.
No joy there for Robinson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Karwoski does no damage.
Robinson lands a right hook to the body.
Robinson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Karwoski.
Karwoski clinches with his opponent.
Robinson dodges an elbow strike from Karwoski.
Karwoski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karwoski looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Robinson is trying to break the clinch but Karwoski is controlling him.
Karwoski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Robinson is trying to break the clinch but Karwoski has him pressed against the cage.
Karwoski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Robinson is trying to break the clinch but Karwoski is controlling him.
Karwoski pushes Robinson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karwoski lands an elbow inside that Robinson shrugs off.
It looks like Ray Robinson has been cut.
Robinson breaks from the clinch.
Ray Robinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karwoski bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Karwoski misses with a looping left.
Robinson moves out of range of the leg kick from Karwoski.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karwoski moves away.
Robinson just misses with a punch to the body.
Karwoski tries to clinch there but Robinson circles away.
Karwoski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Robinson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot 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!
Nice jab there from Karwoski.
Robinson slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karwoski.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Robinson checks a leg kick.
Robinson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Karwoski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Robinson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Robinson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Russian Top Team (elite gym) in the buildup to the fight.
Karwoski throws a leg kick but Robinson moved away.
A punch combination from Robinson misses.
Karwoski feints and then cracks Robinson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Robinson down.
A combination from Robinson does no damage.
Robinson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Karwoski swinging wildly here.
Karwoski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Robinsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karwoski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Robinson throws a right and a left that Karwoski avoids nicely.
Karwoski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Robinson on the side of the head.
Karwoski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Robinson slips a straight right by Karwoski.
Robinson swinging wildly here.
Karwoski connects with a solid leg kick.
Karwoski throws a looping overhand right but Robinson ducks down to avoid it.
Robinson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Karwoski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Robinson breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karwoski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Robinson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karwoski takes a swing at Robinson's ribcage but misses.
Karwoski clobbers Robinson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Karwoski throws a poor cross that misses
and Robinson counters with a three punch combo that has Karwoski backing up. Karwoski nods at Robinson to acknowledge the strikes.
A jab from Karwoski misses.
Robinson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Karwoski can pounce on him.
Karwoski scores with a jab to the body.
Robinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karwoski.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robinson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Karwoski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Karwoski.
Robinson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk Karwoski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Robinson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A big left from Karwoski misses.
Robinson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ray Robinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karwoski lands a nice hook to Robinson's body. Robinson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Karwoski.
Robinson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Robinson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karwoski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Karwoski thows a body shot but no joy.
A leg kick checked by Robinson.
Karwoski is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Karwoski throws a low kick but Robinson moves out of range easily.
Karwoski throws a big shot that misses.
Karwoski throws a series of punches but Robinson moves out of range.
Robinson tries to clinch up but Karwoski circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson tries to bum rush Karwoski with a series of wild strikes but Karwoski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karwoski tries to land a leg kick but Robinson saw it coming and moves away.
Karwoski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Robinson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Robinson checks a low kick from Karwoski.
Karwoski lands a jab to the head.
Karwoski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A jab from Karwoski finds it's way through Robinson's defenses.
Robinson fails to land with a series of punches.
Robinson jabs at Karwoski's body.
Sloppy strikes from Robinson. Those never looked like landing.
Robinson is looking to wear down Karwoski with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karwoski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Karwoski fakes the leg kick and cracks Robinson in the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Robinson misses the jab.
Karwoski scores with the left hand. Robinson knows he should have avoided that one.
Karwoski misses with a body shot.
Karwoski with a jab.
Karwoski looks to land a left hand but Robinson moved out of range nicely.
Robinson misses with a two punch combination.
Robinson throws a lazy right hand but Karwoski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karwoski swats away the attempt to clinch by Robinson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Karwoski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Robinson throws a right and a left that Karwoski avoids nicely.
Karwoski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Robinson.
Karwoski misses with a looping left.
Karwoski throws a solid leg kick but Robinson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Karwoski.
Karwoski cracks Robinson with a good jab.
Nice straight punches there by Karwoski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Karwoski.
Karwoski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Robinson misses with a body shot.
Robinson with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Karwoski as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Karwoski cracks Robinson with a good jab.
No joy there for Karwoski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Robinson fails in his attempt to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Robinson blocks the leg kick.
Robinson blocks a jab.
Karwoski catches Robinson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Robinson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Karwoski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robinson misses with a head kick.
Robinson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice uppercut there from Karwoski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk Karwoski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ray Robinson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Karwoski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karwoski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Karwoski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Robinson jabs Karwoski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Karwoski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Karwoski gets through Robinson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Karwoski blocks a body shot from Robinson.
A nice left hand lands by Karwoski.
Karwoski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Robinson is keeping busy.
Karwoski prevents Robinson from breaking the clinch.
Robinson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Karwoski misses with an elbow over the top.
Karwoski lands a nice elbow.
Karwoski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robinson is looking to break free of the clinch but Karwoski has double underhooks.
Karwoski is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Karwoski has him pressed against the cage.
Robinson avoiding damage as Karwoski throws knees to the body.
Karwoski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Karwoski stalling in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Karwoski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Robinson's brow.
Robinson has had enough of the clinch but Karwoski keeps him there for the moment.
Robinson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Karwoski lands a damaging elbow.
Karwoski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karwoski stalling in the clinch.
Robinson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Robinson avoiding damage as Karwoski throws knees to the body.
Karwoski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Karwoski lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Karwoski lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karwoski lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karwoski pushes Robinson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Robinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Karwoski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Karwoski has Robinson pressed against the cage, preventing Robinson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A bit of stalling here from Karwoski.
Karwoski lands an elbow inside.
Robinson is rocked!
Robinson misses with a punch on the inside.
Karwoski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Robinson.
Karwoski lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Robinson to his knees! Karwoski keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kirk Karwoski!
Kirk Karwoski thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ĺke Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Johansson's choice of entrance music: remember the name. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Adrian Lewis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ĺke Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis has his takedown stuffed
and Johansson counters with a good low kick that Lewis was not able to check.
Johansson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lewis. Lewis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lewis closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Johansson to the mat! Johansson manages to get full guard.
Lewis 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.
Lewis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lewis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johansson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lewis sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johansson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Johansson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson being controlled here, momentarily.
Lewis drops back looking for a leg! Johansson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johansson manages to kick Lewis off! Lewis jumps back into Johansson's guard.
Lewis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Johansson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lewis's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Adrian Lewis has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lewis.
Lewis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson scores with a hook.
Lewis fails with the takedown
and Johansson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johansson cracks Lewis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johansson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johansson slaps away a takedown attempt from Lewis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Johansson feints a jab promting Lewis to slip. Johansson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lewis slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A cross from Johansson lands.
Johansson sizes up Lewis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Johansson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Johansson digs a good hook to Lewis's body.
Johansson thumps Lewis with a low kick.
Nice body kick from Johansson.
Lewis is breathing heavily.
Johansson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lewis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson scores with a spinning back kick!
Johansson cracks a nice hook into Lewis's ribs.
Johansson scores with the left hand. Lewis knows he should have avoided that one.
Johansson lands with a good body shot.
Lewis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lewis walks into a jab.
Ĺke Johansson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johansson.
Johansson thumps Lewis with a low kick.
Johansson connects with a solid leg kick.
Johansson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Johansson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jab by Johansson.
Johansson throws a head kick that Lewis semi-blocks.
Lewis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johansson.
Lewis is rocked!
Johansson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lewis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oh Lewis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jab from Johansson.
Lewis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johansson counters with an outside leg kick.
Johansson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lewis seems to have got his legs back now.
Lewis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice shot lands for Johansson.
Lewis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johansson can pounce on him.
That kick from Johansson tenderised Lewis's leg. Lewis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Johansson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lewis.
Johansson lands a front kick.
Good leg kick by Johansson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Johansson lands with an uppercut that bounces Lewis off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johansson drops Lewis with a beautiful combination! Lewis stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Johansson is looking for the KO!
Johansson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lewis had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lewis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Johansson.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Johansson throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Lewis is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ĺke Johansson!
Ĺke Johansson is the new super heavyweight champion!
Ĺke Johansson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kroner Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Outfuh Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's entrance music is The Last of Mohicans. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kroner Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Outfuh Blood!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Blood has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
A leg kick checked by Blood.
Blood lands with a right hand.
Blood 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.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Blood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blood lands with a good body shot.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blood.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blood connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Soco na măe - Stand Up Striking in the buildup to the fight.
Blood pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva is out of range and Blood settles back down.
Blood throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Blood scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Blood takes the fight into the clinch.
Blood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Blood misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood.
Blood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blood can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva prevents a body shot from Blood.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva lands a right hand.
Blood wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Blood.
Silva is trying to push Blood away but Blood has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Blood lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Blood fails to land.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Blood has double underhooks.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blood tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Blood.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Blood scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blood swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Blood scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Blood has him pressed against the cage.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bloods head.
Blood throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva moves to clinch but Blood breaks away
and Blood counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Blood is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Silva tries to clinch but Blood moves out of range.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Blood clinches up against the cage.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blood misses the shot to the body.
Blood misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Blood is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Blood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Blood.
Blood throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blood.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blood.
Blood circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blood.
Blood on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Outfuh Blood has been cut.
Good exchange - Blood coming out on top.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blood. Blood obviously looking to wear him down.
Blood throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blood backwards.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blood lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva misses with some punches.
Blood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Outfuh Blood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Outfuh Blood's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Blood.
Blood cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
Blood with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva tries to clinch but Blood moves out of range.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Blood had a free shot at his head there.
Blood gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Blood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Blood.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Outfuh Blood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blood cracks Silva with an open hand slap.
That kick from Blood tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blood gets a clinch.
Blood manages to break the clinch.
Blood is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Blood smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Blood lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silva tries to clinch but Blood is having none of it.
Blood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Outfuh Blood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blood throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Blood throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Blood scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Blood connects with a jab.
Blood has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Blood scores with a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blood.
Blood misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood lands a body shot.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blood scores with a jab to the body.
Blood rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Blood keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blood.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Blood can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva tries to circle away but Blood has him pinned against the cage.
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Blood scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blood misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blood lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blood backwards.
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
Blood is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Blood.
Blood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva instigates a clinch.
Blood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Blood throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Blood looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva tries to work over Blood's front leg with a kick but Blood checks it.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva darts in and clinches Blood up against the cage.
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blood tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Blood back against the cage.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Blood clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Outfuh Blood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Outfuh Blood's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Blood.
Blood throws out a powerful jab.
Blood changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blood throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Blood feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Blood moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood.
A bit of stalling here from Blood.
Blood working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blood lands a shoulder 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!
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blood lands with a shot to the body.
Blood lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Blood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blood avoiding damage.
Blood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood.
Blood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blood throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Blood tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Blood back against the cage.
Blood tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Blood back against the cage.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Blood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Blood keeps him there for the moment.
Blood misses with a body punch.
Blood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blood throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Blood has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Blood swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blood tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Blood back against the cage.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Blood controls his hands.
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
Blood is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Outfuh Blood seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blood.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Blood breaks from the clinch.
Blood scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blood wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice uppercut lands for Blood. That snapped Silva's head back.
Blood lands a lovely overhand right.
Silva 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.
Silva tries to clinch up but Blood circles away and keeps his distance.
Blood throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blood lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheers as Blood lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Kroner Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blood.
Blood throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
A cross from Blood lands.
Blood throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Blood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blood lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Blood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Blood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blood misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Outfuh Blood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blood 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Outfuh Blood!
A relieved looking Outfuh Blood thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horacio Vanderbeet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrion Lannister!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Horacio Vanderbeet!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister connects with a body shot that sends Vanderbeet's belly button to the back.
Vanderbeet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lannister paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lannister lands with a nice body punch.
Vanderbeet gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lannister misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vanderbeet trying to stall but Lannister improves his position.
Lannister breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lannister scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vanderbeet in his tracks.
Lannister lands a body shot.
Tyrion Lannister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lannister misses with a wild body shot.
Lannister with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lannister lands with a straight right. Vanderbeet didn't see that one coming.
Lannister throws a body punch but Vanderbeet moves out of range.
Vanderbeet shoots in for a takedown but Lannister shows good takedown defense.
Lannister misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Lannister there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vanderbeet moves forwards but Lannister connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vanderbeet at a distance.
Lannister misses with a wild body shot.
Lannister has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Supremacy of Self- Pit Inc. in the buildup to the fight.
Vanderbeet takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lannister scores with a shot to the body.
Lannister uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vanderbeet tries to close the distance and clinch but Lannister swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lannister lands a nice looking body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vanderbeet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vanderbeet fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vanderbeet moves to clinch but Lannister breaks away
and Lannister counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lannister won't allow Vanderbeet to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister trying to control but Vanderbeet is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vanderbeet is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lannister is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lannister lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lannister's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Vanderbeet manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lannister manages to get himself to full guard.
Lannister pulls Vanderbeet in close to his closed guard and prevents Vanderbeet from doing any damage or advancing position.
Vanderbeet postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lannister 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.
Lannister looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet trying to control but Lannister is working from the bottom.
Tyrion Lannister has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Vanderbeet stuffs the takedown attempt from Lannister. Lannister gets slowly back to his feet.
Vanderbeet blocks a jab.
Horrible takedown by Vanderbeet or perhaps it was just good defense by Lannister which made him look bad.
Tyrion Lannister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Horacio Vanderbeet.
Lannister scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vanderbeet in his tracks.
That kick from Lannister tenderised Vanderbeet's leg. Vanderbeet is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vanderbeet's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lannister connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vanderbeet scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vanderbeet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vanderbeet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lannister swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vanderbeet avoids the body shot from Lannister.
Lannister throws a body punch but Vanderbeet moves out of range.
Vanderbeet tries to clinch but Lannister moves out of range.
Vanderbeet moves in looking to clinch but Lannister pushes him off.
Good leg kick by Lannister there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vanderbeet checks a leg kick nicely.
Vanderbeet slips a jab from Lannister.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lannister lands a right hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lannister.
Lannister throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrion Lannister dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lannister looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Lannister scores with a four punch combination!
Vanderbeet is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lannister sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vanderbeet shoots for a double leg takedown but Lannister sprawls well. He's pushed Vanderbeet's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vanderbeet throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lannister misses with a wild body shot.
Lannister lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vanderbeet on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lannister. Lannister obviously looking to wear him down.
Vanderbeet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vanderbeet is trying desperately to land a takedown but Lannister is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lannister paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lannister connects with a body shot that sends Vanderbeet's belly button to the back.
Lannister jabs at Vanderbeet's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lannister lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lannister throws a series of punches but Vanderbeet moves out of range.
Lannister throws a body punch but Vanderbeet moves out of range.
Vanderbeet misses with a looping right.
Vanderbeet misses with a double jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lannister. Vanderbeet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyrion Lannister is winning the standup battle so far.
Vanderbeet moves out of range of the strikes.
Vanderbeet darts in looking for a takedown but Lannister gets double underhooks and turns Vanderbeet into the cage.
Tyrion Lannister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Horacio Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet blocks a body shot from Lannister.
Vanderbeet is fighting off a takedown attempt but Lannister is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Vanderbeet to the mat. Vanderbeet regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Lannister won't allow Vanderbeet to sweep him here.
Vanderbeet avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lannister wants to pass the guard but Vanderbeet is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet wants to get back to his feet but Lannister is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Vanderbeet utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vanderbeet wants to stand up but Lannister is controlling him.
Lannister postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lannister lands a couple of elbows.
Lannister is looking to work some ground and pound but Vanderbeet has wrist control.
Lannister looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lannister wants to pass the guard but Vanderbeet is keeping the position.
Lannister prevents Vanderbeet from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lannister throws a big right hand that misses.
Lannister passes Vanderbeet's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Vanderbeet is doing well to control the position and prevent Lannister from advancing to side control.
Lannister perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lannister sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vanderbeet defending well though.
Vanderbeet desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Vanderbeet pushes Lannister off looking to stand but Lannister dives back in and keeps control.
Lannister is trying to control the action in half guard but Vanderbeet is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lannister lands with a straight right. Vanderbeet didn't see that one coming.
Lannister throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vanderbeet stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
No luck for Vanderbeet with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vanderbeet has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lannister attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lannister is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lannister just misses with a punch to the body.
Lannister throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by Lannister there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lannister lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vanderbeet moves in looking to clinch but Lannister pushes him off.
Lannister throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vanderbeet counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Horacio Vanderbeet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lannister thows a body shot but no joy.
Vanderbeet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lannister.
Vanderbeet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lannister swings for the body but Vanderbeet moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrion Lannister dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lannister dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vanderbeet tries to close the distance and clinch but Lannister swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vanderbeet on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lannister comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lannister scores with a hook to the body. Vanderbeet takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vanderbeet shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lannister defends it nicely.
Lannister circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lannister counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Vanderbeet!
Lannister lands a decent elbow from side control.
Vanderbeet is looking for a sweep.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lannister working away.
Lannister landing a few strikes.
Vanderbeet is not content to let Lannister control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderbeet struggling a bit here.
Lannister trying to control the position but Vanderbeet is working away.
Lannister postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lannister misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Vanderbeet tries to bench press Lannister off him but Lannister keeps the position.
Lannister creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Vanderbeet sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Vanderbeet can't do much from the bottom here.
Vanderbeet might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lannister haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lannister tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet struggling a bit here.
Lannister cracks Vanderbeet with a big right hand but Vanderbeet just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Vanderbeet is trying to buck Lannister off.
You can see the frustration on Vanderbeet's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
Vanderbeet struggling a bit here.
Vanderbeet is not content to let Lannister control the position.
Lannister tries to advance to mount but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister working away.
Lannister throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Vanderbeet pushes Lannister away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lannister gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Lannister wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vanderbeet keeps working.
Vanderbeet wants to get back to his feet.
Lannister trying to control the action but Vanderbeet is working from the bottom.
Vanderbeet sneaks out the side door and pushes Lannister away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Lannister tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vanderbeet is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister looks to score with a jab to the body but Vanderbeet is just out of range.
Lannister scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lannister turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lannister misses with a body shot.
Vanderbeet doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lannister lands a head shot.
Lannister avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lannister fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vanderbeet shoots in but no luck this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vanderbeet on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vanderbeet takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vanderbeet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lannister.
Lannister throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrion Lannister clearly takes 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.
Lannister misses with a body shot.
Lannister connects with a solid leg kick.
Lannister moves out of range of the strikes.
Vanderbeet tries to clinch there but Lannister circles away.
Lannister sizes up Vanderbeet with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lannister misses with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Lannister.
Lannister avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vanderbeet tries to clinch but Lannister is having none of it.
Vanderbeet shoots in for a takedown but Lannister shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lannister.
Lannister throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderbeet is looking to clinch but Lannister is avoiding it.
Lannister connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lannister lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vanderbeet's sensitive parts.
Lannister lands a nice looking body shot.
Vanderbeet's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lannister misses with a body shot.
Lannister just misses with a punch to the body.
Lannister stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lannister wants it to stay on the feet.
Lannister connects with a body shot that sends Vanderbeet's belly button to the back.
Vanderbeet wants to clinch up but Lannister keeps it at a distance.
Lannister is looking to wear down Vanderbeet with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vanderbeet tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lannister defends well and Vanderbeet ends up having to push Lannister into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tyrion Lannister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Horacio Vanderbeet.
Lannister breaks from the clinch.
Vanderbeet takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vanderbeet fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vanderbeet throws a series of punches but Lannister moves out of range.
Vanderbeet chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lannister can pounce on him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vanderbeet.
Lannister throws a body punch but Vanderbeet moves out of range.
Lannister fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vanderbeet fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lannister looks to score with a jab to the body but Vanderbeet is just out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vanderbeet checks a leg kick.
Lannister jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lannister scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lannister lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vanderbeet at a distance.
Vanderbeet tries to clinch up.
Vanderbeet wants to clinch but Lannister slips to the side
and Lannister counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lannister.
Vanderbeet keeping moving, preventing Lannister from controlling successfully.
Lannister cracks Vanderbeet with a solid left hand.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Vanderbeet manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Lannister drops down looking for an ankle pick but Vanderbeet pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lannister digs a good hook to Vanderbeet's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lannister throws a sloppy body shot
and Vanderbeet counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister lands a two punch combo.
Lannister throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vanderbeet.
Lannister connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vanderbeet's hands.
Vanderbeet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lannister swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lannister just misses with a punch to the body.
Lannister connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vanderbeet takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lannister takes a swing at Vanderbeet's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Lannister does no damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lannister misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lannister's waist but Lannister gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vanderbeet off to one side.
Lannister is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrion Lannister had his way with Horacio Vanderbeet in 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lannister throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Vanderbeet. Those never looked like landing.
Vanderbeet tries to clinch but Lannister is having none of it.
Vanderbeet tries to clinch but Lannister is having none of it.
Lannister lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lannister throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vanderbeet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lannister connects with a leg kick. Vanderbeet looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lannister misses with a wild body shot.
Lannister swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lannister lands a body shot.
Lannister stalks Vanderbeet and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vanderbeet's face. Vanderbeet staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister moves out of range of the strikes.
Lannister feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vanderbeets jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vanderbeet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lannister lands with a hook. Vanderbeet tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lannister is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vanderbeet can do to turn this around?
Vanderbeet tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lannister defends well and Vanderbeet ends up having to push Lannister into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Vanderbeet has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lannister blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vanderbeet throws a head punch that misses.
Lannister struggles to land a body shot inside as Vanderbeet controls his hands.
Lannister breaks the clinch.
Vanderbeet moves forwards but Lannister connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vanderbeet gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
An inside leg kick lands from Lannister.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister lands with a nice combination. Vanderbeet backs away looking to recover.
Lannister tries to keep at a distance but Vanderbeet has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet can't find room to land a body shot as Lannister controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Lannister.
Lannister manages to break the clinch.
Lannister misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lannister scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vanderbeet takes one to the chin there.
A leg kick checked by Vanderbeet.
Lannister tries to keep at a distance but Vanderbeet has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lannister avoids the elbow strike from Vanderbeet, against the cage.
Tyrion Lannister is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet pushes Lannister back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lannister blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vanderbeet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vanderbeet.
Lannister misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vanderbeet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vanderbeet has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
A bit of stalling here from Vanderbeet.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lannister blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet has a couple of punches blocked by Lannister.
Vanderbeet is leaning against Lannister and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vanderbeet just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lannister's brow.
Vanderbeet looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vanderbeet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vanderbeet throws a punch but it's blocked by Lannister.
Horacio Vanderbeet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vanderbeet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lannister escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lannister scores with a leg kick.
Lannister fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vanderbeet manages to avoid it.
Lannister ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tyrion Lannister.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lannister, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 49:46
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrion Lannister!
Tyrion Lannister retains his featherweight title!
Tyrion Lannister made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Proud to win the title. All other Featherweights might as go to another division. I plan on wearing this around my waist a long time.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peterson comes to the cage accompanied by Blind Eye Halo. Brown has chosen DIE LIKE A ROCKSTAR as his entrance music. Danny Brown will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nikolai Peterson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Brown!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Brown.
Peterson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nice defenses there by Peterson .
Peterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peterson .
The fighters circle momentarily. Brown darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Peterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Nice body kick from Brown.
Brown lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown looks to land a right hand but Peterson moved out of range.
Brown misses with a jab to the body
and Peterson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brown throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Peterson blocks a jab.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peterson manages to avoid it.
Brown bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Peterson 's head backwards.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peterson manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Peterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Peterson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Peterson moves into full mount!
Brown tries to lock up and control but Peterson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Peterson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Brown is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Peterson wants to control the pace but Brown is squirming around nicely.
Brown regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Brown doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Peterson .
Brown has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Peterson is working away from the top position though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brown sees it coming and defends easily.
Brown looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peterson wants to stand up but Brown has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Brown won't allow Peterson to pass to mount.
Brown manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Peterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peterson preventing the sweep.
Peterson tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Brown had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Peterson defends it easily.
Brown has his foot on Peterson 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Peterson works his way back into a safe position though.
Brown throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Peterson passes Brown's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Brown wants to get back to full guard.
Brown regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brown looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Peterson has picked Brown up and slammed him! Brown can't keep hold of the triangle and Peterson manages to pass to side control!
Brown gets back to half guard.
Brown is refusing to be controlled, as Peterson sits in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown tries to get to full guard but Peterson has control of the leg.
Peterson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brown sees it coming and defends easily.
Brown tries to roll over but Peterson keeps him under control.
Peterson wants to work for an arm triangle but Brown is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peterson is trying to work for a kimura but Brown is defending well.
Peterson is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Brown dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brown lands a leg kick that knocks Peterson off balance momentarily.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Peterson 's shoulder, as Peterson tries to avoid the shot.
Peterson walks into a jab.
Peterson throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Peterson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brown looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brown is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Peterson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brown.
Peterson missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown's coach down at [CBK] ONI Grappling Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Brown's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Brown takes a swing at Peterson 's ribcage but misses.
Peterson thuds a left hand into Brown's body.
Brown keeps Peterson at a distance using the push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brown, as that shot connected.
Brown lands a nice looking body kick.
Brown has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Brown scores with a push kick.
Brown jabs Peterson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown wants to clinch up but Peterson keeps it at a distance.
Nice jab there from Peterson .
Brown lands a jab to the head.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown lunges at Peterson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Peterson 's hand.
Brown blocks a jab.
A big left from Brown misses.
Peterson looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Brown looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Peterson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Brown tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Peterson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brown keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Peterson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Brown moves into range and clinches up with Peterson .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Peterson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brown to keep the fight standing.
Peterson is stalling here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown misses with the head strike.
Peterson tries to pull guard but Brown won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Brown softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brown lands a right hand.
Brown scores with a shot to the side of Peterson 's head.
Brown is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peterson .
Peterson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikolai Peterson . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Peterson controls his hands.
Peterson tries to pull guard but Brown holds him up against the cage and eventually Peterson drops back down to his feet.
A nice left hand lands by Peterson .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Peterson drags the fight down to the ground.
Peterson looking for a sweep. Not yet Peterson , not yet.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Peterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nikolai Peterson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brown content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brown is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Brown lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Brown stands up over Peterson , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Brown preventing the sweep.
Brown postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Peterson is looking to stand up but Brown isn't so interested in that idea.
Brown postures up and lands a big shot to Peterson 's brow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brown with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson is trying to control the position but Brown postures up.
Brown is looking to work some ground and pound but Peterson has wrist control.
Peterson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Brown connects with a couple of short punches.
Peterson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Peterson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brown chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brown with a nice head shot there.
Peterson is looking for a triangle here but Brown uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Brown wants to control but Peterson is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Peterson 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Peterson is just out of range.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peterson .
Danny Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Brown rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Peterson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Peterson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Peterson 's corner calls for a 1-2. Peterson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Peterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Peterson tries to keep at a distance but Brown has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown taking a breather.
Peterson is looking to control Brown's arms but Brown gets an underhook and turns him. Now Peterson has his back to the cage.
Peterson decides to pull guard.
Brown postures up in Peterson 's guard and throws a big left but Peterson blocks it.
Peterson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Peterson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brown's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Peterson wants to stand but Brown is controlling the position.
Brown working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brown stands up over Peterson , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Brown with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Danny Brown is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Peterson seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson is looking for a triangle but Brown pushes his legs off easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Peterson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brown looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Peterson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brown controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolai Peterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Danny Brown was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Peterson tries to keep at a distance but Brown has taken the fight into the clinch.
Peterson jumps guard and drags Brown to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Brown won't allow Peterson to get back to his feet.
Peterson 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.
Brown slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Let's hope that Brown has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Peterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Danny Brown hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Brown slips a jab from Peterson .
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brown.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brown.
Brown throws a shot to the body.
Brown takes a swing at Peterson 's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peterson manages to avoid it.
Peterson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brown to score with a decent uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brown has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Brown!
Post fight, Danny Brown took to the microphone: 'COLD BLOODED KILLERS!!! '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Haigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haigh comes to the cage accompanied by Macabre - Acid Bath Vampire. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Haigh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Mercer!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Mercer.
Haigh is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mercer's half guard.
Haigh is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mercer doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Haigh.
Mercer is trying to stand back up but Haigh is controlling him
Haigh is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mercer defends it well.
Haigh wants to free his trapped foot but Mercer is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Haigh seems to be working for a kimura but Mercer defends the submission attempt.
Haigh is looking for a kimura but Mercer is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Haigh to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer is looking to escape.
Mercer controlling the position well.
Haigh wants to stand up but Mercer has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Mercer pushes Haigh off looking to stand but Haigh dives back in and keeps control.
Mercer is defending against the submission attempts here by Haigh.
Haigh is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer kicks Haigh off and gets back to his feet.
Haigh misses with an uppercut. Mercer saw that one coming.
Mercer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mercer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mercer.
Haigh lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercer swinging wildly here.
Haigh digs a good hook to Mercer's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer lands with a right hand.
Mercer thuds his right hand into Haigh's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Haigh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mercer.
A nice combination there by Haigh.
Haigh shoots in looking for a takedown. Mercer tries to sprawl out of it but Haigh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mercer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mercer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mercer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mercer throws out a loose jab but Haigh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haigh.
Haigh shoots in and gets a takedown into Mercer's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haigh trying to control but Mercer is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haigh is looking to pass into half guard but Mercer pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Mercer is in guard.
Haigh working for a triangle but Mercer defends it easily.
Mercer would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mercer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Haigh trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haigh throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mercer wants to control from the top but Haigh keeps moving.
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 John Haigh will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Haigh avoids the head kick by Mercer.
A left and a right from Mercer both land. Nice combination.
Mercer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Haigh misses.
Nice body kick from Mercer.
Haigh lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Haigh takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mercer wants it to stay on the feet.
Haigh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mercer pinned against the cage. Mercer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mercer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alex Mercer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haigh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mercer walks into a straight right hand from Haigh.
Haigh misses with a hook.
Mercer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Haigh counters with a two punch combo.
Good standup being displayed there by Mercer as he connects with a hook.
A right-left combo lands from Mercer.
Mercer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haigh.
Mercer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haigh moves away.
Haigh ducks right into an uppercut from Mercer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haigh blocks a jab.
Haigh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mercer.
Mercer throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer throws a looping overhand right but Haigh ducks down to avoid it.
Alex Mercer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haigh looks to land a combination but Mercer avoids it well.
Mercer misses with an uppercut
and Haigh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haigh works Mercer's body with a nice hook.
Mercer throws a series of punches but Haigh moves out of range.
Mercer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haigh throws a shot from downtown. Mercer moves away and avoids it.
Haigh shoots in and drives through. Mercer sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Haigh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big left from Haigh misses.
John Haigh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haigh on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Haigh seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Haigh misses with a left hand
and Mercer counters with a stiff right hand.
Haigh fails to land with a series of punches.
Haigh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alex Mercer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mercer throws a jab when Haigh was well out of range.
Mercer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Haigh has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Haigh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haigh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Mercer. Those never looked like landing.
Haigh scores with a jab to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Haigh, as that shot connected.
Haigh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mercer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haigh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mercer circles away quickly and effectively.
Mercer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haigh.
A combination from Mercer does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haigh fails to land the takedown.
A shot to the liver by Mercer. Beautiful body shot.
Haigh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haigh 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.
Mercer goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haigh misses with a body shot.
Mercer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Haigh's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Mercer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Mercer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Haigh moves forwards but Mercer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Haigh is rocked!
Haigh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh Haigh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mercer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mercer and Haigh are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Mercer throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Haigh into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Mercer knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alex Mercer!
A determined Alex Mercer didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
The defeated John Haigh had this to say: 'Vittu.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Stanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson comes into the arena with Mary had a little lamb blaring out of the sound system. Stanley has chosen The man that you FEAR as his entrance music. The key to victory for Mike Tyson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kyle Stanley!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson tries to clinch up.
We've been hearing reports that Tyson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Tyson scores with a jab to the body.
Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stanley was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyson.
Stanley slips a jab from Tyson.
Stanley dives in for a single leg takedown but Tyson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Tyson.
A short left from Stanley.
Tyson tries to throw a body punch but Stanley avoids it by throwing Tyson back against the cage.
Stanley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Stanley blocks the leg kick.
Tyson lands with a nice body kick.
Stanley throws a leg kick that misses.
Stanley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyson checks a leg kick nicely.
Tyson clinches with his opponent.
Tyson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Stanley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Stanley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tyson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson throwing strikes but missing.
Stanley keeping full guard, as Tyson tries to pass.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Stanley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tyson pushing down on Stanley's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tyson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stanley's head.
Tyson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Stanley wants to improve his position but Tyson is controlling well.
Tyson controlling the action here.
Tyson working Stanley over with strikes.
Tyson works his way into full mount!
Tyson throws some wild stikes that Stanley manages to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanley manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Stanley has hold of Tyson's hands but Tyson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stanley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tyson is pressing down on Stanley's thigh, looking to free his foot. Stanley is holding on for now.
Stanley works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stanley is trying to keep Tyson in close.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Stanley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tyson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tyson postures up.
Stanley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tyson with a nice head shot there.
Stanley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tyson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson trying to control but Stanley is working from the bottom.
Tyson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stanley trying to control the position.
Stanley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stanley keeping moving, preventing Tyson from controlling successfully.
Stanley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tyson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tyson throwing strikes from guard but Stanley blocks nicely.
Tyson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stanley is on top in guard.
Stanley looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson 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.
Tyson is trying to control the position but Stanley postures up.
Stanley trying to control but Tyson is working from the bottom.
Stanley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tyson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stanley stopping the sweep attempt from Tyson.
Tyson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Stanley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stanley chips away with some ground and pound.
Stanley trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stanley preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tyson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tyson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tyson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stanley takes a step back to recover.
Tyson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Stanley shoots and misses
and Tyson counters with a shoot takedown. Stanley fights it but they end up in guard.
Stanley trying to control the position.
Tyson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tyson postures up and lands a big shot to Stanley's brow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tyson throws a strike but Stanley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stanley.
Tyson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stanley stands up over Tyson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Stanley throwing strikes from guard but Tyson blocks nicely.
Stanley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tyson is trying to keep Stanley in close.
Stanley wants to control from the top but Tyson keeps moving.
Tyson looking to control.
Stanley stopping the sweep attempt from Tyson.
Tyson is working hard here to advance position.
Stanley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tyson is keeping the position for now.
Stanley is fighting to break Tyson's control of his arms but Tyson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Stanley works over Tyson with some ground and pound from guard.
Stanley passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Stanley seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
What's Tyson going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Stanley trying to control the action but Tyson is working from the bottom.
Stanley in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyson is looking for a sweep.
Tyson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Stanley's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Tyson is trying to control but can't.
Tyson is in trouble now - Stanley has advanced to mount!
Tyson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tyson tries to hold on but Stanley pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanley landing strikes, looking to finish!
Stanley is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Tyson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Tyson shrugs it off.
Mike Tyson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stanley looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Stanley drops a big elbow. That's hurt Tyson! More shots from Stanley and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Stanley! Kyle Stanley retains his heavyweight title!
Kyle Stanley looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'You thought you could win? You thought you could beat CBK?'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rufus McTearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joni Vvit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rufus McTearson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joni Vvit!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McTearson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vvit is out of range and McTearson settles back down.
McTearson avoids the body shot from Vvit.
Vvit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McTearson scores with a punch to the head.
McTearson lands a glancing blow to the side of Vvit's head.
Vvit throws a hook to the side of McTearson's head but McTearson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slapping leg kick lands for McTearson.
Vvit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McTearson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from McTearson misses its intended target.
McTearson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good exchange - Vvit coming out on top.
McTearson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vvit.
McTearson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vvit manages to avoid it.
A jab from Vvit misses.
Vvit has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Vvit takes a swing at McTearson's ribcage but misses.
Vvit throws a right and a left that McTearson avoids nicely.
Vvit throws a right hand that misses
and McTearson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vvit thuds his right hand into McTearson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTearson scores with a jab. Vvit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McTearson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vvit looks to throw the jab but McTearson is out of range.
McTearson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vvit at a distance.
McTearson connects with a right hand. Vvit shakes it off.
A nice leg kick lands there from McTearson.
Nice straight punches there by Vvit. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vvit.
Vvit scores with a nice strike.
Vvit swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vvit misses with a double jab.
Vvit steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McTearson. That one must have hurt.
McTearson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vvit.
A punch combination from Vvit misses.
Vvit misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vvit looks to score with a jab to the body but McTearson is just out of range.
Vvit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McTearson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTearson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McTearson throws a push kick but Vvit slaps the foot to one side.
Vvit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A shot to the liver by Vvit. Beautiful body shot.
Vvit misses with an uppercut.
McTearson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McTearson throws a nice head kick!
McTearson scores with a push kick.
Vvit throws a right and a left that both miss.
McTearson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McTearson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vvit.
McTearson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vvit.
It looks like McTearson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
McTearson scores with a nice head shot.
Vvit throws a jab but it's blocked by McTearson.
Vvit takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Vvit swings for the body but McTearson moves out of range.
McTearson with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vvit swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting McTearson counter with a right hand.
A big left from Vvit misses.
McTearson swings widly with a right hand
and Vvit counters with a left to the body.
A shot to the body from Vvit misses
and McTearson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A solid leg kick lands there for McTearson.
McTearson connects with a looping right hand.
McTearson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vvit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McTearson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - McTearson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McTearson pushes Vvit away with a front kick.
A nice combination there by Vvit.
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!
Nice shot lands for McTearson.
McTearson lands a really nice looking cross but Vvit seems unphased.
Vvit takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McTearson connects with a high kick.
Vvit scores with a jab. McTearson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vvit misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from McTearson.
McTearson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McTearson punishes Vvit's body with a nice straight punch.
McTearson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Vvit takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McTearson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McTearson misses with a looping left.
Vvit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vvit takes a swing at McTearson's ribcage but misses.
McTearson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vvit moves away from the strike by McTearson.
McTearson scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vvit takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for McTearson.
Vvit lands a nice shot to the body.
Vvit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus McTearson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McTearson takes a swing at Vvit's ribcage but misses.
Vvit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vvit takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Vvit's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McTearson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vvit scrambles back to his feet.
Vvit misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Vvit misses.
Vvit swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vvit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Vvit misses.
McTearson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vvit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McTearson scores with the left hand. Vvit knows he should have avoided that one.
Vvit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McTearson.
McTearson moves out of range of the strikes.
McTearson lands a really nice looking cross but Vvit seems unphased.
McTearson feints a jab promting Vvit to slip. McTearson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Vvit slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McTearson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vvit takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vvit takes a swing at McTearson's ribcage but misses.
McTearson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vvit misses with a straight right.
A jab from Vvit misses.
McTearson connects with an inside leg kick.
Jab, jab by McTearson - just one landing.
A lazy left from McTearson finds it's target.
McTearson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McTearson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vvit.
McTearson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vvit lands with a hook. McTearson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vvit throws a left and a right that both miss
and McTearson counters with a thumping low kick.
Vvit avoids the head kick by McTearson.
McTearson lunges at Vvit with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vvit's hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. McTearson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTearson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vvit throws a looping overhand right but McTearson ducks down to avoid it.
McTearson blocks a jab.
Vvit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McTearson has time to react.
A big right from McTearson misses.
Vvit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McTearson manages to avoid it.
Rufus McTearson is winning the standup battle so far.
Vvit works McTearson's body with a nice hook.
McTearson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vvit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vvit throws an overhand right that lands on McTearson's shoulder, as McTearson tries to avoid the shot.
McTearson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vvit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McTearson scores with a head kick.
McTearson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vvit throws a poor cross that misses
and McTearson counters with a straight right hand.
McTearson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McTearson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vvit wants to get back to his feet.
Vvit pushes McTearson off and gets back to his feet.
McTearson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vvit.
A punch combination from McTearson misses.
McTearson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vvit misses with a looping left.
McTearson lands with a hook. Vvit tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McTearson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vvit throws a hook but McTearson blocks it.
McTearson scores with a decent looking hook.
Vvit throws a hook but McTearson blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTearson scores with a sloppy right hand. Vvit should have avoided that one.
McTearson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McTearson defending well as Vvit loads up on a big left hand.
McTearson avoids the body shot from Vvit.
McTearson throws a hook but Vvit avoids it easily.
Vvit scores with a sloppy right hand. McTearson should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vvit ducks right into an uppercut from McTearson.
Vvit lands with a shot to the body.
McTearson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vvit.
McTearson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vvit staying out of range there.
McTearson thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McTearson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McTearson looks to throw the jab but Vvit is out of range.
McTearson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McTearson scores with the left hand. Vvit knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus McTearson dominated that second round.
That's time! McTearson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vvit lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McTearson backs up against the cage.
McTearson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vvit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McTearson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McTearson throws a nice inside leg kick.
McTearson throws a hook but Vvit avoids it easily.
Vvit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McTearson moves away.
McTearson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vvit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McTearson ducks under a wild hook from Vvit.
The fighters circle momentarily. McTearson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A big left from Vvit misses.
McTearson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McTearson rushes Vvit and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vvit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McTearson's elbow.
Vvit working aggressively here.
McTearson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vvit or not.
Vvit has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vvit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vvit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vvit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vvit misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vvit.
McTearson is leaning against Vvit and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vvit is trying to break the clinch but McTearson is controlling him.
A short right from McTearson on the inside.
McTearson scores with a shoulder strike.
McTearson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vvit tries to stall but McTearson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McTearson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vvit up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, McTearson scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Joni Vvit has been cut.
McTearson prevents Vvit from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vvit wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McTearson has him pressed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for McTearson.
Vvit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McTearson prevents a body shot from Vvit.
McTearson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vvit backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Vvit - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A right handed body shot lands from McTearson.
McTearson manages to break the clinch.
Vvit throws a lazy right hand but McTearson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McTearson shoots in looking for a takedown but Vvit manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McTearson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vvit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McTearson counters with a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by McTearson. Beautiful body shot.
McTearson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Vvit takes a step back to recover.
Vvit misses with a hook
and McTearson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McTearson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Some wild striking there from McTearson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTearson misses with a two punch combination.
Vvit missing with a left hand there. McTearson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McTearson misses with a looping right.
Vvit throws a hook but McTearson avoids it easily.
Vvit throws a jab when McTearson was well out of range.
McTearson lands a nice hook to Vvit's body. Vvit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vvit lands with a nice body punch.
Vvit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McTearson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vvit.
Vvit throws a hook but McTearson avoids it easily.
Vvit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McTearson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Vvit does it's job there.
McTearson scores with a jab.
Vvit misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTearson scores with a nice body kick.
Vvit takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vvit on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McTearson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vvit circles away quickly and effectively.
Vvit has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from McTearson.
McTearson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vvit.
McTearson throws a head kick that Vvit semi-blocks.
Vvit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McTearson connects with a body shot.
McTearson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McTearson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vvit.
Vvit throws a jab but it's blocked by McTearson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McTearson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vvit misses with a double jab.
Vvit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus McTearson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Joni Vvit's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Some wild striking there from McTearson.
Vvit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vvit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vvit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vvit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Vvit misses the target.
McTearson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vvit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McTearson.
McTearson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vvit misses the jab.
Vvit has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McTearson misses with a straight right.
Vvit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McTearson.
Vvit throws an overhand right that lands on McTearson's shoulder, as McTearson tries to avoid the shot.
Vvit throws an off balance right hand
and McTearson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vvit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTearson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vvit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McTearson. McTearson obviously looking to wear him down.
McTearson walks into a straight right hand from Vvit.
McTearson throws a hook but Vvit avoids it easily.
Vvit misses with a hook. McTearson ducked under it nicely.
McTearson slips a jab from Vvit.
McTearson slips under a jab from Vvit.
A jab from Vvit misses.
McTearson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vvit misses with a straight left.
Vvit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McTearson cracks Vvit with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vvit throws a combination that misses
letting McTearson counter with a right hand.
McTearson misses with a straight right.
McTearson lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTearson throws a body punch but Vvit moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McTearson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by McTearson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McTearson misses with a straight left.
Vvit cracks McTearson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vvit misses with a hook. McTearson ducked under it nicely.
McTearson throws a quick inside leg kick.
McTearson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vvit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vvit misses with a looping left.
McTearson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A shot to the body from Vvit misses
and McTearson counters with a solid body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Vvit misses the target.
Vvit is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
McTearson lands with a hook. Vvit tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vvit lands a body shot.
Vvit digs a good hook to McTearson's body.
A big left from Vvit misses.
McTearson is looking to clinch but Vvit is avoiding it.
A lazy left from McTearson finds it's target.
Vvit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vvit thuds a left hand into McTearson's body.
McTearson misses the jab.
Vvit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A head kick misses from McTearson.
Vvit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McTearson.
McTearson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vvit fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vvit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vvit throws a right and a left that McTearson avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTearson thows a left - swing and a miss!
McTearson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vvit.
McTearson slips a jab from Vvit.
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!
Vvit misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A slow jab from Vvit misses its intended target.
McTearson lands a jab to the head.
Vvit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice uppercut lands for Vvit. That snapped McTearson's head back.
McTearson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vvit swivels and escapes.
McTearson just misses with a punch to the body.
McTearson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vvit lands with an uppercut that bounces McTearson off the cage and back into range.
Vvit misses with an uppercut.
Vvit misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Rufus McTearson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joni Vvit's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
McTearson ducks under a wild hook from Vvit.
McTearson lands a leg kick that knocks Vvit off balance momentarily.
McTearson throws a body punch but Vvit moves out of range.
Good leg kick by McTearson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice straight punches there by McTearson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McTearson.
McTearson scores with a jab to the head.
Vvit slips under a jab from McTearson.
Vvit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McTearson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vvit's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McTearson avoids a punch combination nicely.
McTearson looks to score with a jab to the body but Vvit is just out of range.
Vvit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McTearson.
McTearson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vvit throws a right hand that misses
and McTearson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vvit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McTearson.
Vvit throws a hook but McTearson avoids it easily.
Vvit throws a lazy right hand but McTearson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McTearson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McTearson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McTearson connects with a solid leg kick.
McTearson moves out of range of the strikes.
McTearson throws a hook but Vvit avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McTearson, as that shot connected.
McTearson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vvit.
Vvit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McTearson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vvit moves out of range of the strikes.
McTearson swings for the body but Vvit moves out of range.
Vvit throws a hook but McTearson blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vvit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vvit throws a series of punches but McTearson moves out of range.
McTearson scores with a sloppy right hand. Vvit should have avoided that one.
Vvit misses with a straight right.
McTearson punishes Vvit's body with a nice straight punch.
No luck for McTearson with that takedown attempt.
Vvit throws the left hand but McTearson avoids the punch easily.
Vvit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McTearson manages to avoid it.
McTearson dips to his left and cracks Vvit with an uppercut!
McTearson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vvit.
McTearson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McTearson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from McTearson misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by McTearson.
McTearson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vvit as he jumps to the side.
McTearson throws a jab when Vvit was well out of range.
McTearson avoids the body shot from Vvit.
McTearson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vvit misses with a few strikes there.
McTearson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McTearson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McTearson digs a good hook to Vvit's body.
McTearson cracks Vvit with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vvit throws a series of punches but McTearson avoids them all with ease.
Vvit misses with a wild body shot.
Vvit throws a lazy right hand but McTearson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McTearson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vvit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McTearson's elbow.
Vvit throws a head punch that misses.
McTearson scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vvit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McTearson blocks an uppercut.
Vvit looking to stall.
McTearson blocking some punches.
Rufus McTearson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vvit is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vvit can't find room to land a body shot as McTearson controls the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McTearson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vvit wants to get back to striking at distance but McTearson won't allow it.
Joni Vvit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McTearson working aggressively here.
Vvit misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rufus McTearson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McTearson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 50:45
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 49:46
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rufus McTearson!
Rufus McTearson retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Rufus McTearson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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