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SFL 67 Champion vs Champion PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akihiro Shirasu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Shogun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mauricio Shogun will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akihiro Shirasu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Shogun!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shirasu closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Shogun's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Shogun avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shogun working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shirasu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shirasu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shirasu stays in close to Shogun's body and controls the position.
Shogun working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shirasu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shirasu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shirasu has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Shogun is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shirasu sitting in guard here, content to control.
Shirasu postures up in Shogun's guard and throws a big left but Shogun blocks it.
Shirasu tries to free his leg and advance position but Shogun is retaining full guard.
Shogun lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Shirasu!
Shogun wants to stand but Shirasu is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Shirasu is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shirasu is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shogun wants to control the pace but Shirasu is squirming around nicely.
Shirasu wants to control but Shogun is having none of it.
Shirasu can't escape the position.
Shirasu tries to hold on but Shogun pushes him away.
Shogun goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Shirasu is on top in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shogun has an active guard here but Shirasu has managed to pass into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shirasu has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Shogun works to full guard.
Shogun can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shirasu controls the pace.
Shogun throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shirasu lands a couple of elbows.
Shirasu stays in close to Shogun's body and controls the position.
Shirasu throws a strike but Shogun rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Shogun trying to control the position from guard on top but Shirasu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akihiro Shirasu dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Shirasu shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Shirasu was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Shirasu working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Shogun tries to buck Shirasu off but Shirasu is having none of it.
Shirasu taking a breather here.
Shirasu has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shogun takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Shogun takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Shirasu politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Shirasu prefers to stall for the moment though.
Shirasu is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Shogun has escaped the position, nice work there.
Shogun tries to buck Shirasu off but Shirasu is having none of it.
Shogun is still trying to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shirasu remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Shirasu'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.
Shirasu wants to stand but Shogun is controlling his arm.
Shirasu cracks Shogun with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shirasu just content to control the position.
Shogun is looking for a sweep.
Shirasu cracks Shogun with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Shirasu just content to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akihiro Shirasu dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Shogun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shogun doesn't manage to clinch there - Shirasu circles away.
Shirasu shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Shogun manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Shirasu slips nicely into half guard.
Shirasu trying to control the pace.
Shirasu works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shogun wants to hold on but Shirasu pushes him away.
Shirasu controlling from mount.
Shogun is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Shirasu controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shirasu moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Shogun has worked his arm free - good work by Shogun!
Shirasu just content to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Akihiro Shirasu.
Shirasu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shogun.
Shogun fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shirasu.
Shirasu keeps the fight on the outside.
Shogun has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Shirasu is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Shirasu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shogun.
Akihiro Shirasu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shogun.
Shogun tries to clinch there but Shirasu circles away.
A good leg kick by Shogun.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shogun. That's going to slow Shirasu down.
Shogun chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shogun scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shogun is looking to slow Shirasu down with leg kicks.
Shogun lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shirasu doesn't manage to clinch there - Shogun circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shogun is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shogun lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shirasu shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Shogun is trying to defend but Shirasu finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Shirasu controlling the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shirasu seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Shogun for as long as he can get away with.
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 Akihiro Shirasu.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shirasu, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akihiro Shirasu!
During a confident post fight interview, Akihiro Shirasu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abe Lincon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Project (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abe Lincon has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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213 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abe Lincon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Red Project !
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lincon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lincon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Project sprawls well. Project wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lincon gets slowly back to his feet.
Lincon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lincon shoots in for a takedown but Project shows good takedown defense.
Lincon drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Project is looking for a sweep.
Lincon throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lincon working the ground and pound.
Project tries to bench press Lincon off him but Lincon keeps the position.
Lincon landing a few strikes.
Lincon looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Project is avoiding damage well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lincon misses with the ground and pound.
Project manages to get back to half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Lincon's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Project regains full guard. Nicely done.
Project manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lincon manages to get himself to full guard.
Project postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincon is pulling down on Project 's head. It's preventing any offense from Project , at least for the moment.
Project throws a strike but Lincon rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Project pulls Lincon in close to his closed guard and prevents Lincon from doing any damage or advancing position.
Project has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Project tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lincon throws a big elbow that misses.
Project 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.
Lincon is fighting to break Project 's control of his arms but Project is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lincon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Project looking for a sweep. Not yet Project , not yet.
Project is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Project keeping moving, preventing Lincon from controlling successfully.
Lincon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lincon postures up in Project 's guard and throws a big left but Project blocks it.
Project lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lincon!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lincon is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lincon is in a horrible position here. Project smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Project scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lincon?
It looks like Abe Lincon has been cut.
Project landing punches.
Abe Lincon's cut is getting worse.
Lincon is working to get back to half guard.
Project breaks from Lincon's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Project avoids the attempt from Lincon to control.
Lincon sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lincon works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lincon looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Project puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Lincon desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Project wants to take a breather but Lincon is having none of it.
Lincon is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lincon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lincon looking to control.
Project is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lincon wants to control the position but Project says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Project is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Project working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lincon wants to improve his position but Project is controlling well.
Project is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Project wants to take a breather but Lincon is having none of it.
Project lands strikes from half guard.
Jeez, Abe Lincon's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Abe Lincon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Red Project !
Our winner, Red Project , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dick Hertz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slipo Sliper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hertz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is PORN MUZIK. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Slipo Sliper!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Hertz.
Hertz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sliper shoots and misses
and Hertz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hertz lands a jab to the head.
Slipo Sliper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hertz tests Sliper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sliper misses with a takedown attempt
and Hertz counters with a nice uppercut.
Hertz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sliper.
Dick Hertz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slipo Sliper.
Hertz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sliper.
Sliper with a lazy takedown attempt
so Hertz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hertz throws a big elbow that misses.
Hertz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sliper's head.
Hertz wants to control from the top but Sliper keeps moving.
Sliper is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hertz defends well.
Sliper is looking for a triangle but Hertz pushes his legs off easily.
Hertz with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sliper has his foot on Hertz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hertz works his way back into a safe position though.
Sliper is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hertz throws a big elbow that misses.
Sliper keeping moving, preventing Hertz from controlling successfully.
Hertz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sliper's head.
Sliper preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sliper is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hertz defends well.
Our spies down at at Kick In The Nutz Gym (14 Elite Coaches, Low Cap) inform us that Sliper has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Hertz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hertz is in close to Sliper's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sliper keeping moving, preventing Hertz from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sliper escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hertz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hertz landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hertz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
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!
Hertz advances position into side control!
Sliper is looking to regain half guard here but Hertz keeps moving and retains side control.
Hertz is looking to take a break and control but Sliper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hertz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hertz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hertz cracks Sliper with a big elbow.
Sliper is rocked!
Hertz lands a strong strike to the head of Sliper. That's dazed him! Hertz looking to finish here. Sliper is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Hertz lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Hertz!
Dick Hertz took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Natsisiwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Francois Faber has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Natsisiwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Francois Faber!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faber showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa's corner calls for a 1-2. Natsisiwa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Faber slips a straight right by Natsisiwa.
Faber closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Faber throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Faber looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Natsisiwa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Natsisiwa blocks an uppercut.
Natsisiwa dodges an elbow strike from Faber.
With the fighters up against the cage, Faber throws an elbow but misses.
Faber keeps control of Natsisiwa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Natsisiwa avoids the elbow strike from Faber, against the cage.
Faber blocks a body shot from Natsisiwa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber pushes off an throws an elbow but Natsisiwa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Natsisiwa throws a punch but it's blocked by Faber.
Natsisiwa is looking to break free of the clinch but Faber has double underhooks.
Natsisiwa avoids a wild elbow strike from Faber.
Natsisiwa dodges an elbow strike from Faber.
Faber working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Natsisiwa blocks the elbow strike.
Natsisiwa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Natsisiwa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Faber misses with an elbow over the top.
Faber misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber prevents a body shot from Natsisiwa.
A short right from Natsisiwa.
Faber 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.
Faber tries to land knees in the clinch but Natsisiwa avoids the damage to the body.
Natsisiwa lands with a right to the head.
Natsisiwa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters up against the cage, Faber throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Faber just misses with a elbow thrown towards Natsisiwa's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Faber just misses with a elbow thrown towards Natsisiwa's brow.
Natsisiwa is struggling to control the position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Faber throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber throws a head punch that misses.
Faber tries to land knees in the clinch but Natsisiwa avoids the damage to the body.
Natsisiwa stalls.
Natsisiwa is trying to push Faber away but Faber has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Faber keeps control of Natsisiwa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Faber tries to land knees in the clinch but Natsisiwa avoids the damage to the body.
Faber throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Faber.
Natsisiwa avoids a wild elbow strike from Faber.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natsisiwa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Faber pushes off an throws an elbow but Natsisiwa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Natsisiwa tries to break the clinch but Faber is controlling the position.
Faber misses with an elbow strike.
Faber swings wildly with an uppercut but Natsisiwa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Natsisiwa presses Faber against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Natsisiwa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Faber pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Faber missing with knees to the body.
Faber has Natsisiwa pressed against the cage, preventing Natsisiwa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Faber misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francois Faber dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Faber throws a sloppy head kick and Natsisiwa moves out of range easily.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Faber in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Natsisiwa misses the jab.
Natsisiwa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Natsisiwa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Faber slips a jab and a cross from Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa missing with a left hand there. Faber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Natsisiwa lands a nice shot to the body.
Natsisiwa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Faber throws out a leg kick but Natsisiwa moves out of range and Faber only half commits.
Natsisiwa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Faber counters with an inside leg kick.
Faber feints and then cracks Natsisiwa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Natsisiwa down.
Faber takes one to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Faber.
Faber drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Natsisiwa thows a body shot but no joy.
Natsisiwa lands with a nice body punch.
Natsisiwa misses the jab.
Natsisiwa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Natsisiwa throws a one two combo.
Natsisiwa throws a right hand that Faber ducks under and follows up with a left that Faber also avoids with ease.
Faber scores with a head kick. Natsisiwa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Faber blocks a jab.
Natsisiwa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Faber counters with a big head kick but Natsisiwa shrugs it off.
Kalle Natsisiwa is winning the standup battle so far.
Natsisiwa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Natsisiwa lands a nice shot that snaps Faber's head back.
Natsisiwa connects with a body shot that sends Faber's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber blocks a jab.
Natsisiwa scores with a jab to the body.
Natsisiwa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Faber connects with a solid leg kick.
Natsisiwa throws a sloppy body shot
and Faber counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Faber doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Faber slips a jab from Natsisiwa.
Kalle Natsisiwa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Natsisiwa scores with a nice right hand.
Natsisiwa misses with a hook to the body
and Faber counters with a stiff right hand.
Faber blocks a jab.
Faber bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Natsisiwa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good exchange - Natsisiwa coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa throws a lazy right hand but Faber sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Faber scores with a head kick.
Faber takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Faber walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Faber walks into a stiff left hand from Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Kalle Natsisiwa has been cut.
Natsisiwa lands a lovely overhand right.
Faber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Natsisiwa misses with a hook
and Faber makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Natsisiwa connects with a body shot that sends Faber's belly button to the back.
Natsisiwa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber fakes the leg kick and cracks Natsisiwa in the body.
Natsisiwa lands a body shot.
Faber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Natsisiwa connects with a single shot there.
Faber takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Natsisiwa lands a glancing blow to the side of Faber's head.
Natsisiwa looks to score with a jab to the body but Faber is just out of range.
Faber drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Natsisiwa avoids the head kick by Faber.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Natsisiwa looks to throw the jab but Faber is out of range.
Natsisiwa punishes Faber's body with a nice straight punch.
Natsisiwa jabs at Faber's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Natsisiwa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kalle Natsisiwa's cut.
That's time! Natsisiwa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Natsisiwa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Faber.
Faber gets cracked there but stands up to it.
No joy there for Natsisiwa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Natsisiwa misses with a body shot.
Natsisiwa cracks Faber with a good jab.
Natsisiwa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Natsisiwa throws a nice looking combination but Faber bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Natsisiwa misses with a straight left.
Natsisiwa lands an overhand right.
Nice straight punches there by Natsisiwa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Faber counters with an outside leg kick.
Natsisiwa slips a jab from Faber.
Faber throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Faber moves out of range as Natsisiwa strikes.
Faber takes a jab right on the kisser.
Faber uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa looks to land a left hand but Faber moved out of range nicely.
Natsisiwa just misses with a punch to the body.
Faber takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Natsisiwa throws out a powerful jab.
Natsisiwa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Faber closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Faber uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Natsisiwa.
Faber on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A swing and a miss from Natsisiwa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natsisiwa swings for the body but Faber moves out of range.
Faber throws a nice inside leg kick.
Natsisiwa just misses with a punch to the body.
Natsisiwa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Faber counters with a thumping low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Faber displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Natsisiwa throws out the jab.
Natsisiwa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Faber clinches up against the cage.
Faber pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Faber lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Faber throws an elbow but misses.
Faber misses with an elbow over the top.
Natsisiwa lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Natsisiwa.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Faber just misses with a elbow thrown towards Natsisiwa's brow.
Faber throws an elbow that misses.
Natsisiwa has had enough of the clinch but Faber keeps him there for the moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Faber just misses with a elbow thrown towards Natsisiwa's brow.
Natsisiwa dodges an elbow strike from Faber.
Faber prevents Natsisiwa from breaking the clinch.
Natsisiwa avoids a wild elbow strike from Faber.
Faber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Natsisiwa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natsisiwa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Faber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Natsisiwa is defending well for now.
Natsisiwa is trying to push Faber away but Faber has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Natsisiwa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Faber throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Faber throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Natsisiwa wants to break free but Faber has control.
Faber has a couple of punches blocked by Natsisiwa.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Come on Natsisiwa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Natsisiwa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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 Kalle Natsisiwa.
I think Natsisiwa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kalle Natsisiwa!
Kalle Natsisiwa decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksanteri Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luc Lemay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karelin comes to the cage accompanied by CCCP. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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286 lbs
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285 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksanteri Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luc Lemay!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemay misses with a takedown attempt - Karelin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lemay misses the shot to the body.
Karelin throws a big shot that misses.
Karelin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lemay.
Lemay scores with a body shot.
Lemay defending well as Karelin loads up on a big left hand.
Karelin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lemay.
Good shot there by Lemay.
Lemay slips a straight right by Karelin.
Karelin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lemay.
Luc Lemay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lemay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karelin.
Karelin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lemay.
Karelin slips a straight right by Lemay.
Lemay thows a body shot but no joy.
Karelin throws a jab when Lemay was well out of range.
Karelin throws a big shot that misses.
Karelin scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemay uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karelin.
Lemay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karelin moves away.
Lemay listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Lemay misses its intended target.
Karelin throws a poor cross that misses
and Lemay counters with a two punch combo.
Lemay throws a looping overhand right but Karelin ducks down to avoid it.
Karelin defending well as Lemay loads up on a big left hand.
Karelin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lemay misses the shot to the body.
Karelin swings for the body but Lemay moves out of range.
Karelin loads up on a big right hand but Lemay slips the punch.
Karelin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lemay slips under a jab.
Karelin is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lemay's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lemay slips a straight right by Karelin.
Lemay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karelin stuffs the takedown.
Aleksanteri Karelin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luc Lemay.
Karelin misses with an uppercut. Lemay saw that one coming.
Karelin lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Karelin misses the jab.
Lemay blocks a jab.
Lemay throws a body punch but Karelin moves out of range.
Lemay throws a big shot that misses.
Lemay cracks Karelin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Karelin throws a hook to the side of Lemay's head but Lemay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lemay cracks Karelin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lemay misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lemay.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Lemay with the ground and pound but Karelin regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Lemay throwing shots but Karelin is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemay controlling the action here.
Karelin is trying to get back to full guard.
Lemay is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lemay throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Karelin has his hands clasped together around Lemay's back. He's all about the action.
Karelin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemay missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lemay working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Lemay looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Karelin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Karelin trying to control here.
Lemay throwing shots but Karelin is blocking nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lemay not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lemay is trying to work for a kimura but Karelin is defending well.
Lemay looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lemay is working for a kimura but Karelin is defending it quite comfortably.
Lemay not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luc Lemay dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Karelin misses with a hook
and Lemay makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Karelin is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Karelin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karelin throws a hook but Lemay avoids it easily.
Karelin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lemay ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Karelin loads up on a big right hand but Lemay slips the punch.
Lemay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karelin gets caught flat footed, as Lemay shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Karelin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lemay preventing the sweep.
Lemay is looking to work some ground and pound but Karelin has wrist control.
Lemay is working Karelin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lemay trying to control but Karelin is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lemay throws a big right hand that misses.
Lemay has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemay trying to control but Karelin is working from the bottom.
Karelin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Karelin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Karelin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lemay looking to pass the guard.
Lemay trying to control the position from guard on top but Karelin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lemay throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice defenses there by Lemay.
Lemay looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Karelin is fending him off so far but Lemay persists. Nope, Karelin circles away and we're back to standing.
Lemay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lemay.
Nice straight punches there by Karelin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Karelin.
Karelin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Karelin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot by Lemay.
Lemay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karelin.
Karelin blocks a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Karelin as he connects with a hook.
Lemay throws the left hand but Karelin avoids the punch easily.
Lemay slips under a jab.
Lemay looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Karelin!
Lemay wants to control but Karelin is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemay swings around for an armbar but Karelin sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Lemay's guard.
Karelin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Karelin wants to control from the top but Lemay keeps moving.
Lemay is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Karelin stays in close to Lemay's body and controls the position.
Lemay looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Karelin passes into half guard.
Lemay is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemay trying to control here.
Lemay is looking to get back to full guard here but Karelin has managed to pass to side control instead.
Karelin looking to control but instead Lemay has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Lemay looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lemay is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Karelin pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luc Lemay showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lemay scores with a punch to the head.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Karelin enables Lemay to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Karelin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lemay throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karelin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lemay throws an elbow that misses. Karelin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lemay's guard. Nice move by Karelin!
Lemay keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully.
Karelin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Karelin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lemay has an active guard here but Karelin has managed to pass into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemay tries to roll over but Karelin keeps him under control.
Lemay looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lemay is looking for a sweep. Karelin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lemay missing with punches from the bottom.
Lemay has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Karelin escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Karelin!
Lemay is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemay is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Karelin is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Lemay is in all sorts of trouble here.
Karelin with the ground and pound from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karelin landing strikes from the mount.
Karelin controlling the position easily from mount.
Lemay is looking to improve his position but Karelin isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemay is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Luc Lemay has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lemay is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lemay sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Lemay is staying active underneath Karelin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lemay actively working from the bottom here.
Lemay looking for a kimura from the bottom but Karelin passes into side control!
Lemay takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lemay struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemay is trying to improve his position.
Lemay can't do much from the bottom here.
Aleksanteri Karelin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luc Lemay is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lemay sneaks back into half guard.
Karelin thows a huge punch but Lemay dodges it nicely.
Lemay wants to control but Karelin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karelin thows a huge punch but Lemay dodges it nicely.
Lemay is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Karelin pulls his head out easily.
Karelin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lemay defends it well.
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 Aleksanteri Karelin.
Well Lemay 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luc Lemay!
A relieved looking Luc Lemay 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown has chosen DIE LIKE A ROCKSTAR as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tyrion Lannister has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
9 - 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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Brown!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Brown napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lannister trying to control the position but Brown is working away.
Lannister tries to score with some ground and pound. Brown controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Brown is being controlled here.
Lannister trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown tries to escape but Lannister is in control.
Lannister wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
Lannister is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Brown will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Brown tries to bench press Lannister off him but Lannister keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lannister in side control, just content to control the action for now.
We're going to have a standup here because Tyrion Lannister wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Brown has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lannister.
Lannister breaks from the clinch.
Brown looks for the body kick but Lannister saw that one coming.
Lannister misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lannister is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lannister lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lannister has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Supremacy of Self- Pit Inc. in the buildup to the fight.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brown swings widly with a right hand
and Lannister counters with a nice double leg into side control. Brown won't be happy with that.
Lannister working away.
Brown prevents Lannister from moving into mount.
Lannister throws an elbow but Brown slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lannister working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Brown is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister prevents Brown from improving his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lannister lands a nice short elbow.
Brown is looking to improve his position.
Lannister trying to control from half guard but Brown is working away.
Lannister trying to advance position but Brown counters by regaining guard.
Brown being controlled here, momentarily.
Lannister trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lannister might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Brown working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lannister doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lannister manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lannister stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lannister stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
Brown looking for subs off his back but Lannister has passed one foot through into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brown manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Lannister stacks Brown on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Lannister!
You can see the frustration on Brown's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lannister moves into full mount!
Lannister can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brown is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown gets back to half guard.
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 throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lannister misses the shot to the body.
Brown lands a jab to the head.
Lannister fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Lannister misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Lannister checks the leg kick nicely there.
A good leg kick by Lannister.
Brown throws a hook but Lannister avoids it easily.
Lannister scores with a sloppy right hand. Brown should have avoided that one.
Lannister misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lannister misses with a low kick.
Lannister scores with a leg kick.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Lannister avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Lannister.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice left hand lands by Brown.
Lannister pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lannister with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lannister connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brown.
Brown throws a hook to the side of Lannister's head but Lannister sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lannister looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.
Brown moves into the clinch.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lannister taking a breather.
Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lannister.
Lannister can't break the clinch.
Brown looking to stall.
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!
Lannister tries for a takedown but Brown manages to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Brown on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lannister.
Lannister blocks a body shot from Brown.
Lannister lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brown lands with a right to the head.
Lannister manages to break the clinch.
Lannister fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brown has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That kick from Lannister tenderised Brown's leg. Brown is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lannister misses with a two punch combination.
Brown gets caught napping as Lannister dives in and scores a takedown. Brown manages to retain guard.
Brown trying to strike off his back.
Lannister passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lannister working away.
Brown is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Lannister is staying active.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown prevents Lannister from moving into mount.
Brown wants to control but Lannister postures up.
Lannister tries to advance to mount but Brown denies him.
Brown is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lannister's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Brown looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brown slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Lannister from controlling successfully.
Brown looking to control but Lannister passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brown knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lannister is nestled in close to Brown, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Brown trying to control but Lannister postures up.
Lannister not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lannister controlling the pace.
Brown wants to control but Lannister is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lannister passes to side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lannister wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Lannister has knee on belly and moves into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrion Lannister dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Lannister swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lannister manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brown blocks a low kick nicely.
Lannister dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lannister turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tyrion Lannister is winning the standup battle so far.
Lannister works Brown's body with a nice hook.
Lannister lands with a shot to the body.
Brown wants to clinch.
Lannister is looking to wear down Brown with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lannister lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Brown has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brown and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lannister just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown throws a hook to the side of Lannister's head but Lannister sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brown falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lannister counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Brown!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to buck Lannister off but Lannister is having none of it.
Brown struggling a bit here.
Brown gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Brown bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Brown makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tyrion Lannister overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brown makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lannister is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brown pushes down on Lannister's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lannister is in trouble now - Brown has advanced to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister wants to control but Brown is having none of it.
Brown looking for a guillotine from mount but Lannister is having none of it.
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!
Brown landing strikes, looking to finish!
Brown prevents Lannister from getting the reversal.
Brown with good strikes from the mount here!
Lannister regains half guard.
Lannister keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throwing shots but Lannister is blocking nicely.
Lannister on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lannister looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brown seems to be looking for submissions.
Brown not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brown is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Brown is just content to waste time from the top position. Lannister takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Brown trying to control but Lannister is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown 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.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Brown is sitting in close to Lannister's body. Lannister has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Brown is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Brown is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Lannister.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jayavarman Wongkrachang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Quaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wongkrachang comes to the cage accompanied by Cradle Of Filth - Nymphetamine. Quaid is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Total Recall. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jayavarman Wongkrachang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Douglas Quaid!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quaid lands a glancing blow to the side of Wongkrachang's head.
It looks like Jayavarman Wongkrachang has been cut.
Quaid misses with a wild body shot.
Quaid connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wongkrachang's hands.
Quaid misses with a hook.
Wongkrachang's jab looks to have found its range, popping Quaid under the eye.
Wongkrachang throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wongkrachang pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wongkrachang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wongkrachang lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wongkrachang feints and then cracks Quaid's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Quaid down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wongkrachang.
Wongkrachang just misses with a punch to the body.
Wongkrachang on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Quaid staying out of range there.
Quaid lands a right hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wongkrachang.
Wongkrachang tries a head kick but it misses.
Wongkrachang takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wongkrachang on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wongkrachang keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Quaid on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Quaid misses.
Wongkrachang throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Quaid looks winded!
Wongkrachang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wongkrachang pushes Quaid away with a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Wongkrachang.
Jayavarman Wongkrachang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wongkrachang connects with an inside leg kick.
Wongkrachang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wongkrachang tries to clinch up but Quaid circles away and keeps his distance.
Quaid moves out of range of the body kick from Wongkrachang.
Wongkrachang throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wongkrachang explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wongkrachang tries a low kick but Quaid avoids it.
Wongkrachang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wongkrachang missing with a left hand there. Quaid was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quaid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wongkrachang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Quaid cracks Wongkrachang with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wongkrachang moves out of range as Quaid strikes.
Wongkrachang cracks the inside of Quaid's front leg.
Wongkrachang scores with a nice body kick.
Wongkrachang scoring well with a low kick there.
Quaid chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wongkrachang can pounce on him.
Wongkrachang tries to clinch up but Quaid circles away and keeps his distance.
Wongkrachang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wongkrachang finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wongkrachang wants to clinch.
Wongkrachang throws out a loose jab but Quaid uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Quaid crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wongkrachang - the referee stops the clock and Quaid gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wongkrachang. Quaid manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wongkrachang lands a nice looking body shot.
Wongkrachang works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Quaid takes a swing at Wongkrachang's ribcage but misses.
Wongkrachang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wongkrachang is looking to slow Quaid down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wongkrachang throws a head kick that Quaid semi-blocks.
It looks like Douglas Quaid has been cut.
A cross from Wongkrachang lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wongkrachang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Quaid's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wongkrachang lands a left hand.
Wongkrachang swings wildly with an uppercut but Quaid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Come on Wongkrachang - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Quaid.
Wongkrachang can't find room to land a body shot as Quaid controls the action.
Quaid can't find room to land a body shot as Wongkrachang controls the action.
Wongkrachang throws a head punch that misses.
Wongkrachang struggles to land a body shot inside as Quaid controls his hands.
Wongkrachang displaying some good clinch control by pressing Quaid up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Quaid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wongkrachang misses with a punch on the inside.
Quaid working aggressively here.
Quaid has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wongkrachang.
A short uppercut from Wongkrachang.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wongkrachang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quaid is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wongkrachang throws a punch but it's blocked by Quaid.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jayavarman Wongkrachang dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wongkrachang connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
I was talking to Wongkrachang's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wongkrachang looking to slow down the pace here.
Maybe Wongkrachang would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Quaid prevents a body shot from Wongkrachang.
Quaid has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wongkrachang seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Quaid can turn it around.
Wongkrachang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wongkrachang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Quaid can do to turn this around?
Good body shot from Wongkrachang.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Wongkrachang fails to land.
Wongkrachang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wongkrachang stalling.
Wongkrachang working aggressively here.
Wongkrachang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wongkrachang has a couple of punches blocked by Quaid.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Quaid.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Quaid.
Wongkrachang working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Quaid.
Wongkrachang throws a punch but it's blocked by Quaid.
Quaid works on Wongkrachang's body with a couple of short punches.
Wongkrachang looking to stall.
Quaid blocks an uppercut.
Wongkrachang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wongkrachang prevents a body shot from Quaid.
Wongkrachang blocking some punches.
Quaid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jayavarman Wongkrachang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wongkrachang manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Quaid lands a hook to the side of the head.
Quaid scores with a shoulder strike.
Quaid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wongkrachang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Quaid working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quaid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wongkrachang lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wongkrachang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wongkrachang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quaid misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wongkrachang.
Wongkrachang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Quaid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Quaid will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wongkrachang up against the cage.
Quaid scores with a nice hook to the head.
Quaid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Quaid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wongkrachang looking to slow down the pace here.
Wongkrachang misses with some punches.
Wongkrachang lands a left hand.
Wongkrachang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quaid blocks a body shot from Wongkrachang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wongkrachang working aggressively here.
Wongkrachang tries to work over Quaid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Quaid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Quaid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Wongkrachang scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wongkrachang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wongkrachang is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Quaid is keeping busy.
Quaid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wongkrachang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wongkrachang content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wongkrachang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wongkrachang takes a shot to the head.
Wongkrachang is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jayavarman Wongkrachang dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Quaid checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jayavarman Wongkrachang is winning the standup battle so far.
Quaid missing with a left hand there. Wongkrachang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wongkrachang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Quaid shoots in looking for a takedown. Wongkrachang tries to sprawl out of it but Quaid keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wongkrachang manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Quaid works Wongkrachang's body with a nice hook.
Quaid dodges the punch combination from Wongkrachang.
Quaid drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wongkrachang bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Quaid's guard.
Wongkrachang has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Quaid is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wongkrachang tries to free his leg and advance position but Quaid is retaining full guard.
Quaid takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Quaid is pulling down on Wongkrachang's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wongkrachang trying to control but Quaid is working from the bottom.
Quaid is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Wongkrachang stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Quaid swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wongkrachang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Quaid.
Wongkrachang throws a solid leg kick but Quaid takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wongkrachang.
Quaid shoots in but no luck this time.
Quaid scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wongkrachang in his tracks.
Quaid on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wongkrachang. Wongkrachang obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quaid misses with a wild body shot.
Quaid drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Quaid misses with a straight left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wongkrachang throws a series of punches but Quaid avoids them all with ease.
Quaid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wongkrachang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wongkrachang misses with a body kick.
Quaid defending well as Wongkrachang loads up on a big left hand.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wongkrachang - that will leave a mark!
A combination from Wongkrachang does no damage.
Wongkrachang misses with a wild combination.
Wongkrachang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wongkrachang thumps Quaid with a low kick.
Wongkrachang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Quaid checks a low kick from Wongkrachang.
Wongkrachang throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wongkrachang moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wongkrachang misses with a body kick.
Wongkrachang misses with a kick to the body.
Wongkrachang throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wongkrachang fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Quaid.
Quaid misses with a left hand
and Wongkrachang counters with a body kick that stops Quaid in his tracks momentarily.
Wongkrachang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wongkrachang connects with a nice looking jab.
Wongkrachang looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wongkrachang avoids the body shot from Quaid.
Wongkrachang misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wongkrachang misses with an attempted mid kick.
Quaid misses the shot to the body.
Wongkrachang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wongkrachang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quaid.
Wongkrachang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quaid throws the left hand but Wongkrachang avoids the punch easily.
Quaid 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.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quaid fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Wongkrachang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Donk. Wongkrachang catches Quaid right on the button with a cross.
Douglas Quaid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wongkrachang misses with a body kick.
Quaid throws out a loose jab but Wongkrachang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quaid stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wongkrachang.
Quaid is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wongkrachang scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wongkrachang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wongkrachang thuds his right hand into Quaid's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quaid misses with a straight left.
Wongkrachang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Quaid. That did some damage!
Quaid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wongkrachang.
Quaid looks to score with a jab to the body but Wongkrachang is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jayavarman Wongkrachang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wongkrachang, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jayavarman Wongkrachang!
An out of breath Jayavarman Wongkrachang thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Werner Pinzner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Werner Pinzner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Mercer!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinzner throws a nice looking combination but Mercer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mercer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pinzner.
A jab from Mercer does it's job there.
Pinzner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mercer walks into a jab.
Mercer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pinzner.
Pinzner's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pinzner duly obliges.
It looks like Alex Mercer has been cut.
Pinzner thows a body shot but no joy.
A nice combination there by Mercer.
It looks like Werner Pinzner has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercer throws a head kick that Pinzner semi-blocks.
Mercer throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Pinzner's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Mercer dives in looking to finish as Pinzner flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Mercer's strikes! Mercer is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Pinzner's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Pinzner was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Mercer!
Alex Mercer took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kwame Akabaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Okin Slavas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akabaro's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Matenrou Opera - Dolce. Slavas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. WolfMother kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Kwame Akabaro has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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188 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kwame Akabaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Okin Slavas!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akabaro slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Akabaro.
Kwame Akabaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slavas 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.
Slavas throws a looping overhand right but Akabaro ducks down to avoid it.
Good work by Slavas as he checks the leg kick.
Akabaro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Akabaro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slavas was well out of range. Poor timing from Akabaro.
Akabaro wants to slow Slavas down by chopping away at his legs.
Akabaro throws a chopping leg kick but Slavas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Akabaro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Akabaro lands a leg kick that knocks Slavas off balance momentarily.
We've been told by Akabaro's head coaches at Silent Hill MMA Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Akabaro lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slavas slips under a jab.
Slavas 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.
Akabaro throws a leg kick but Slavas checks it.
Akabaro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Slavas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Akabaro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Akabaro tries to land a leg kick but Slavas saw it coming and moves away.
Akabaro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Akabaro scoring well with a low kick there.
That kick from Akabaro tenderised Slavas's leg. Slavas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Akabaro.
Akabaro misses with a low kick.
Slavas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Akabaro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akabaro throws a head kick that misses.
Akabaro throws a body kick that misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Akabaro.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akabaro throws a leg kick but Slavas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Akabaro throws a solid leg kick but Slavas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Akabaro.
Akabaro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Slavas.
Akabaro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akabaro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Akabaro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akabaro throws a solid leg kick but Slavas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Akabaro.
Slavas blocks a low kick nicely.
Akabaro misses with a low kick.
Akabaro throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A big left from Slavas misses.
Slavas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Akabaro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slavas manages to avoid it.
Slavas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Slavas checks a low kick from Akabaro.
Akabaro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slavas moves out of range of the strikes.
Akabaro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Akabaro connects with an inside leg kick.
Good work by Slavas as he checks the leg kick.
Akabaro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Akabaro avoids the body shot from Slavas.
Akabaro lands with a nice body kick.
Akabaro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slavas shoots in for a takedown but Akabaro shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Akabaro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Slavas.
Akabaro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Slavas under the eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kwame Akabaro dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Akabaro slips under a jab.
Akabaro throws a nice head kick!
Akabaro misses with a leg kick.
Akabaro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slavas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Slavas misses with a looping left.
Akabaro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Akabaro - that will leave a mark!
Akabaro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Slavas blocks a head kick by Akabaro.
Akabaro fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Slavas checks it well.
Akabaro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akabaro misses with a body kick.
Akabaro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Akabaro just misses with a punch to the body.
Slavas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Slavas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Slavas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akabaro throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Akabaro thows a body shot but no joy.
Akabaro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Akabaro lands a body shot.
Akabaro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slavas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akabaro throws a series of punches but Slavas moves out of range.
Akabaro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Akabaro throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Akabaro.
Akabaro cracks the inside of Slavas's front leg.
A solid leg kick lands there for Akabaro.
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!
Akabaro looks to score with a jab to the body but Slavas is just out of range.
Good leg kick by Akabaro there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A slapping body kick lands there for Akabaro.
Slavas drives through with a takedown into Akabaro's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slavas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Slavas trying to control the position from guard on top but Akabaro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slavas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Akabaro is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Akabaro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kwame Akabaro has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Akabaro connects with a solid leg kick.
Akabaro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Slavas.
Akabaro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Akabaro.
Akabaro is looking to chop away at Slavas's legs.
Akabaro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slavas can do to turn this around?
Akabaro is looking to chop away at Slavas's legs.
Akabaro staying out of range there.
Kwame Akabaro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slavas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A bone on bone clash there as Slavas blocks the leg kick.
Akabaro is looking to score with low kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slavas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Akabaro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akabaro slips under a jab from Slavas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kwame Akabaro dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Slavas slips under a jab from Akabaro.
Akabaro tried to score with a low kick but Slavas checks it.
Akabaro throws a big shot that misses.
Slavas has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Akabaro.
Akabaro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Akabaro.
Akabaro lands a nice looking kick to the body. Slavas takes a step back to recover.
Akabaro throws a leg kick but Slavas moved away.
Akabaro throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Akabaro misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Akabaro misses its intended target.
Slavas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Akabaro.
An inside leg kick lands from Akabaro.
No luck for Slavas with that takedown attempt.
Crunch! Akabaro slams his shin into Slavas's torso.
Akabaro misses with a body kick.
Slavas 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.
Akabaro scores with a leg kick.
Akabaro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akabaro swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Slavas blocks the low kick.
Akabaro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Akabaro misses with a body shot
and Slavas counters with a shoot takedown. Akabaro fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slavas throws a big elbow that misses.
Slavas trying to control the position from guard on top but Akabaro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slavas postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Akabaro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Akabaro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Akabaro 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.
Slavas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Akabaro is looking to stand up but Slavas isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slavas wants to control from the top but Akabaro keeps moving.
Slavas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Akabaro is keeping the position for now.
Slavas trying to control but Akabaro is working from the bottom.
Akabaro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Slavas is one step ahead there.
Slavas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Akabaro is keeping the position for now.
Kwame Akabaro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Akabaro misses with a hook. Slavas ducked under it nicely.
Okin Slavas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slavas slips a jab from Akabaro.
A good leg kick by Akabaro.
Slavas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kwame Akabaro is winning the standup battle so far.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Slavas crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Akabaro - the referee stops the clock and Slavas gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Akabaro. Slavas manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That kick from Akabaro tenderised Slavas's leg. Slavas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Akabaro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Slavas blocks the body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Both fighters circling a little - Akabaro finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Slavas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kwame Akabaro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Akabaro, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kwame Akabaro!
Kwame Akabaro decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Lindland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Metin Eroglu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lindland comes to the cage accompanied by Sandstorm. Eroglu has chosen No Worries as his entrance music. Luiz Lindland has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luiz Lindland!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Metin Eroglu!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eroglu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lindland has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've been hearing reports that Lindland has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Lindland attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Eroglu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lindland has time to react.
Eroglu throws a body kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Eroglu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lindland has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lindland and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Eroglu lands a leg kick that knocks Lindland off balance momentarily.
Eroglu misses with a looping left.
Lindland misses with a head kick.
A good leg kick by Eroglu.
Eroglu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lindland clinches up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eroglu.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Eroglu throws a punch but it's blocked by Lindland.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindland misses with the head strike.
Eroglu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lindland with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Metin Eroglu has been cut.
Lindland is looking to break free of the clinch but Eroglu has double underhooks.
Eroglu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lindland lands a right hand.
Eroglu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lindland throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Eroglu blocks it with crossed arms.
Eroglu wants to stall.
Eroglu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Eroglu throws a punch but it's blocked by Lindland.
Eroglu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lindland breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eroglu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Eroglu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Eroglu throws a front kick that sends Lindland stumbling back into the cage.
Lindland moves into the clinch successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lindland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Eroglu looking to slow down the pace here.
Eroglu taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Eroglu can't find room to land a body shot as Lindland controls the action.
Eroglu lands a hook that snaps the head of Lindland backwards.
Lindland tries for a takedown. No joy.
Eroglu taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lindland.
Eroglu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lindland stalling against the cage.
Eroglu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Eroglu.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A right hook to the body lands for Eroglu.
Eroglu breaks from the clinch.
Eroglu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good shot there by Eroglu.
Eroglu has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lindland is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Eroglu lands with a right hand.
Lindland misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Eroglu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lindland as he jumps to the side.
Eroglu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Eroglu misses with a body kick.
Eroglu takes a swing at Lindland's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eroglu misses with a straight right.
Eroglu lands a front kick.
Lindland takes one to the chin there.
Eroglu throws a looping overhand right but Lindland ducks down to avoid it.
Lindland fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Eroglu avoids it really well and circles away.
Eroglu dips to his left and cracks Lindland with an uppercut!
Lindland chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Eroglu can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eroglu misses with a straight left.
Metin Eroglu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Eroglu.
Eroglu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Eroglu misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Metin Eroglu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Metin Eroglu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Eroglu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Metin Eroglu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Eroglu tries for a takedown but Lindland circles away easily
and Lindland counters with a three punch combo that has Eroglu backing up. Eroglu nods at Lindland to acknowledge the strikes.
Eroglu lands a lovely overhand right.
Lindland tries to clinch but Eroglu is having none of it.
Lindland takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Eroglu.
Lindland moves into range and clinches up with Eroglu.
Lindland stalling in the clinch but Eroglu improves position.
Metin Eroglu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lindland has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Eroglu swings wildly with an uppercut but Lindland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lindland goes for a takedown attempt but Eroglu pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eroglu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Eroglu throws a head kick that misses.
Eroglu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lindland stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Eroglu.
Eroglu misses with a lunging right hand
and Lindland counters with a leg kick.
Eroglu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A left lands for Eroglu.
The fighters circle momentarily. Eroglu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Eroglu.
Eroglu lands with a straight right. Lindland didn't see that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Eroglu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Eroglu.
Eroglu shoots in looking for a takedown. Lindland tries to sprawl out of it but Eroglu keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lindland manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
An inside leg kick lands from Lindland.
A punch combination from Eroglu misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Eroglu, right into the meat.
Eroglu throws a leg kick
letting Lindland counter with a right hand.
Lindland misses with a hook.
Eroglu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lindland.
Eroglu throws a combination. Lindland tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Eroglu shoots in and gets a takedown into Lindland's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lindland is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lindland throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Eroglu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Eroglu postures up in Lindland's guard and throws a big left but Lindland blocks it.
Lindland preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Eroglu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lindland's head.
Eroglu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindland throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eroglu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Eroglu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Eroglu preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lindland wants to improve his position but instead Eroglu has moved into half guard.
Eroglu seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lindland wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eroglu content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Metin Eroglu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Metin Eroglu's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lindland tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Eroglu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Eroglu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lindland has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Eroglu lands with a nice body punch.
Eroglu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lindland. That did some damage!
Lindland chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Eroglu can pounce on him.
Eroglu throws a head kick that misses
and Lindland counters with a three punch combo that has Eroglu backing up. Eroglu nods at Lindland to acknowledge the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lindland.
Eroglu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A good leg kick by Eroglu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eroglu closes the distance and clinches up with Lindland, looking for a takedown. Eroglu pushes Lindland against the cage but Lindland circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lindland gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Eroglu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eroglu delivers a nice body kick.
Eroglu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lindland.
A big left from Eroglu misses.
Lindland is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lindland keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eroglu.
Eroglu is looking to slow Lindland down with leg kicks.
Lindland misses with a leg kick.
Lindland staying out of range there.
Eroglu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Eroglu missing with a left hand there. Lindland was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Eroglu. That's going to slow Lindland down.
Eroglu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lindland walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindland tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eroglu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eroglu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Eroglu connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eroglu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lindland is out of range and Eroglu settles back down.
Eroglu connects with a leg kick. Lindland looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Eroglu lands a leg kick that knocks Lindland off balance momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Eroglu, right into the meat.
Eroglu tries for a takedown but Lindland sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lindland slips a jab from Eroglu.
Eroglu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lindland. Lindland circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Eroglu lands a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eroglu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lindland. That did some damage!
Lindland tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from Eroglu.
Eroglu connects with an inside leg kick.
Eroglu throws a hook but Lindland avoids it easily.
Lindland takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Eroglu tries to land a front kick but Lindland steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Eroglu is looking to score with low kicks.
Eroglu throws a big shot that misses.
Eroglu throws a hook but Lindland blocks it.
Lindland moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Eroglu feints and then cracks Lindland's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lindland down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Eroglu. That's going to slow Lindland down.
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!
Eroglu scores with a kick to the body.
Eroglu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lindland.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eroglu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lindland's calf.
Lindland tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eroglu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lindland tries to close the distance and clinch but Eroglu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lindland tries a low kick but Eroglu avoids it.
Eroglu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lindland is fending him off so far but Eroglu persists. Nope, Lindland circles away and we're back to standing.
Luiz Lindland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Metin Eroglu.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lindland misses with a leg kick.
Eroglu jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lindland swats away the attempt to clinch by Eroglu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Metin Eroglu really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Metin Eroglu'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.
Lindland throws a head kick but Eroglu moves out of range.
Eroglu cracks Lindland with a good jab.
Eroglu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Eroglu.
Eroglu throws a leg kick
and Lindland makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Eroglu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Eroglu lands a nice looking body kick.
Lindland on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A good leg kick by Eroglu.
Eroglu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Eroglu tried to score with a low kick but Lindland checks it.
Eroglu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lindland.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eroglu misses with a head kick.
Lindland takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Eroglu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Eroglu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Eroglu throws a right hand that misses
and Eroglu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lindland stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Eroglu.
Lindland on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lindland misses with a head kick.
Eroglu thumps Lindland with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Eroglu.
Eroglu scores with a leg kick.
Eroglu scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lindland is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Eroglu thows a huge punch but Lindland dodges it nicely.
Lindland wants to control but Eroglu is keeping busy.
Eroglu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Eroglu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lindland wants to control but Eroglu is keeping busy.
Eroglu controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindland tries to get to full guard but Eroglu has control of the leg.
Eroglu seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Eroglu working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Eroglu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lindland regains full guard. Nicely done.
Eroglu throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Eroglu's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Eroglu postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Eroglu scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Eroglu preventing the sweep.
Lindland has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Eroglu has passed into side control.
Lindland tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Eroglu wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Eroglu creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lindland sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lindland takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An elbow from Eroglu crashes against the mat.
Eroglu scoring with punches and elbows.
Lindland parries the strikes from Eroglu easily there. Eroglu is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lindland to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Metin Eroglu dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Metin Eroglu's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Eroglu connects with a leg kick. Lindland looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Eroglu, right into the meat.
Jab from Lindland.
Eroglu stuns Lindland with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Eroglu looks for the body kick but Lindland saw that one coming.
Eroglu misses with a straight right.
Lindland will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Donk. Eroglu catches Lindland right on the button with a cross.
Eroglu shoots in but no luck this time.
Lindland attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Eroglu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A chopping leg kick lands by Eroglu.
Lindland misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eroglu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Eroglu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Eroglu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lindland has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Eroglu throws an overhand right that lands on Lindland's shoulder, as Lindland tries to avoid the shot.
Eroglu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Eroglu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lindland paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eroglu misses with a low kick.
Eroglu scores with a nice right hand.
Eroglu clobbers Lindland with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Eroglu looks to land a body kick but Lindland moved away.
Eroglu is looking to slow Lindland down with leg kicks.
Luiz Lindland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Eroglu.
Eroglu tries to clinch up.
Eroglu throws a lazy head kick
and Lindland counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Eroglu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eroglu dives in for a single leg takedown but Lindland sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Eroglu is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Eroglu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eroglu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Eroglu to work.
Eroglu receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Lindland gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindland trying to control the position from guard on top but Eroglu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lindland throws a big elbow that misses.
Lindland trying to control but Eroglu is working from the bottom.
Eroglu manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Eroglu landing strikes from the mount.
Eroglu landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eroglu raining down hammerfists from mount.
Lindland is looking to get to half guard.
Lindland is working hard here to advance position.
Lindland regains half guard.
Metin Eroglu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lindland trying to hold on to Eroglu's head to control him but Eroglu postures up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eroglu frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lindland can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Metin Eroglu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Eroglu 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 45:50
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 45:50
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Metin Eroglu!
Metin Eroglu is the new welterweight champion!
Metin Eroglu seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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