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NGF 109 | Sandoval vs Louis PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sanji Sanpun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tico Ponce De Leon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanpun comes into the arena with Snacktime - Barenaked Ladies blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ponce De Leon's choice of entrance music: Los Lobos - Canción Del Mariachi. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
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149 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sanji Sanpun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tico Ponce De Leon!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ponce De Leon checks a leg kick.
Sanpun swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ponce De Leon counters with a low kick, right behind Sanpun 's knee.
Sanpun throws a hook but Ponce De Leon blocks it.
Sanpun fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanpun defending well as Ponce De Leon loads up on a big left hand.
Ponce De Leon misses with a low kick.
Ponce De Leon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon misses with a head kick.
Ponce De Leon keeps the fight on the outside.
Ponce De Leon takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ponce De Leon has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ponce De Leon. That's going to slow Sanpun down.
Sanpun has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ponce De Leon.
Sanpun misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ponce De Leon.
Sanpun fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ponce De Leon, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanpun missing with knees to the body.
Ponce De Leon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ponce De Leon breaks from the clinch.
Sanpun lands with a cross.
Sanpun on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ponce De Leon. Ponce De Leon obviously looking to wear him down.
Ponce De Leon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanpun tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ponce De Leon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanpun swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sanpun looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sanpun blocks a head kick by Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Ponce De Leon.
Sanpun tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ponce De Leon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ponce De Leon ducks under a wild hook from Sanpun.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanpun wants to clinch but Ponce De Leon slips to the side
and Ponce De Leon counters with a low kick, right behind Sanpun 's knee.
Ponce De Leon misses with a head kick.
Ponce De Leon avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanpun misses with a low kick.
Sanpun throws a body kick that misses
and Sanpun takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ponce De Leon throws a right hand that misses
and Sanpun counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ponce De Leon thinking.
Ponce De Leon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ponce De Leon. Sanpun shrugs it off though.
Ponce De Leon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanpun's sensitive parts.
Ponce De Leon lands a jab to the head.
Ponce De Leon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ponce De Leon throws a head kick but Sanpun moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanpun throws a series of punches but Ponce De Leon avoids them all with ease.
Ponce De Leon moves in looking to clinch but Sanpun pushes him off.
Ponce De Leon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sanpun.
Sanpun lands a leg kick that knocks Ponce De Leon off balance momentarily.
Sanpun feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ponce De Leons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ponce De Leon throws a head kick but Sanpun moves out of range.
Ponce De Leon throws a leg kick but Sanpun sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ponce De Leon connects with a high kick.
Ponce De Leon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ponce De Leon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanpun.
Sanpun throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ponce De Leon throws a sloppy head kick and Sanpun moves out of range easily.
Ponce De Leon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanpun tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ponce De Leon was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanpun.
Sanpun is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanpun has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sanpun crunches a lovely knee into Ponce De Leon's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Sanpun scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sanpun lands an elbow that stopped Ponce De Leon in his tracks for a moment.
Ponce De Leon lands a nice elbow.
Sanpun scores a nice knee to the body.
Ponce De Leon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sanpun backwards.
Ponce De Leon breaks the clinch.
Sanpun thows a body kick. Ponce De Leon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ponce De Leon looks for the body kick but Sanpun saw that one coming.
Sanpun darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sanpun working Ponce De Leon over with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanpun not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tico Ponce De Leon will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sanpun dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ponce De Leon. That did some damage!
Ponce De Leon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sanpun at a distance.
Ponce De Leon throws a head kick but Sanpun moves out of range.
Sanpun looks for the body kick but Ponce De Leon saw that one coming.
Sanpun throws a nice head kick!
Good standup being displayed there by Sanpun as he connects with a hook.
Sanpun misses the shot to the body.
Sanpun throws a low kick but Ponce De Leon avoids it.
Sanpun feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanpun postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sanpun postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ponce De Leon is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sanpun, into his guard.
Ponce De Leon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponce De Leon wants to pass the guard but Sanpun is keeping the position.
Sanpun is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sanpun looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ponce De Leon is one step ahead there.
Ponce De Leon slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sanpun keeping moving, preventing Ponce De Leon from controlling successfully.
Tico Ponce De Leon has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sanpun misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanpun tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ponce De Leon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sanpun somewhat.
Sanpun has managed to clinch.
Sanpun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ponce De Leon avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanpun.
Ponce De Leon lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanpun tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sanpun has picked Ponce De Leon up - he's going for a ride! Sanpun dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ponce De Leon moves into full guard.
Sanpun wants to control from the top but Ponce De Leon keeps moving.
Ponce De Leon isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sanpun stacks Ponce De Leon 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 Sanpun!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanpun in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ponce De Leon tries to buck Sanpun off but Sanpun is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Ponce De Leon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sanpun creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ponce De Leon sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sanpun tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sanpun has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanpun misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanpun taking a breather here.
Ponce De Leon tries to improve position but can't.
Ponce De Leon parries the strikes from Sanpun easily there. Sanpun is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ponce De Leon to escape.
Sanpun is looking to take a break and control but Ponce De Leon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanpun throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Ponce De Leon works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ponce De Leon keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sanji Sanpun dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ponce De Leon throws a sloppy head kick and Sanpun moves out of range easily.
Sanpun rushes Ponce De Leon and presses him up against the cage.
Sanpun with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sanpun using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ponce De Leon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sanpun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ponce De Leon.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ponce De Leon.
Sanpun lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ponce De Leon backwards.
Sanpun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ponce De Leon's elbow.
Ponce De Leon misses with a punch on the inside.
Ponce De Leon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Sanji Sanpun has been cut.
Ponce De Leon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ponce De Leon is trying to break the clinch but Sanpun has him pressed against the cage.
Ponce De Leon scores with a shoulder strike.
Sanpun has clasped his hands together around Ponce De Leon's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ponce De Leon is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanpun trying to control the action but Ponce De Leon is working from the bottom.
Sanpun tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes there by Sanpun.
Sanpun is looking to take a break and control but Ponce De Leon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ponce De Leon manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanpun is staying active underneath Ponce De Leon, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ponce De Leon escapes and gets back to his feet.
Ponce De Leon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sanpun shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ponce De Leon defends it nicely.
Tico Ponce De Leon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ponce De Leon stuns Sanpun with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sanpun avoids a kick to the body.
Sanpun swings for the body but Ponce De Leon moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sanpun.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ponce De Leon.
A low kick from Sanpun misses
and Ponce De Leon makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ponce De Leon lands a leg kick that knocks Sanpun off balance momentarily.
Sanpun takes the fight into the clinch.
Sanpun blocks a body shot from Ponce De Leon.
Sanpun wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sanpun scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ponce De Leon breaks from the clinch.
Sanji Sanpun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ponce De Leon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tico Ponce De Leon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ponce De Leon connects with a leg kick. Sanpun looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sanpun looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ponce De Leon scoring well with a low kick there.
Ponce De Leon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ponce De Leon swings for the body but Sanpun moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanpun tries to clinch but Ponce De Leon moves out of range.
Sanpun avoids the head kick by Ponce De Leon.
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!
Sanpun clinches with his opponent.
Ponce De Leon pushes off an throws an elbow but Sanpun leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sanpun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanpun throws a leg kick but Ponce De Leon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sanpun closes the distance and clinches up with Ponce De Leon, looking for a takedown. Sanpun pushes Ponce De Leon against the cage but Ponce De Leon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sanji Sanpun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanpun takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sanpun 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.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sanpun!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanpun misses with a body shot.
Ponce De Leon throws a wild body kick that Sanpun sees coming a mile off.
Ponce De Leon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ponce De Leon throws a sloppy head kick and Sanpun moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tico Ponce De Leon.
I think Ponce De Leon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tico Ponce De Leon!
Tico Ponce De Leon tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kyun-Chul Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neeyo Collin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bagsakan - Collaboration kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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26
165 lbs
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27
167 lbs
11 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyun-Chul Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Neeyo Collin!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
Kyun-Chul Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kim misses with a looping left.
Collin moves out of range as Kim strikes.
Kim lands a body shot.
The fighters circling - Kim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Collin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Collin checks a leg kick.
Kim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Collin.
Kim throws a head kick that Collin semi-blocks.
Kim throws a sloppy head kick and Collin moves out of range easily.
Collin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kim was well out of range. Poor timing from Collin.
Kim shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Collin slips a straight right by Kim.
Kim cracks the inside of Collin's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Collin blocks the leg kick.
Kim throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Collin misses its intended target.
Collin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kim on the side of the head.
Kim has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kim sizes up Collin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big right from Kim misses.
Collin loads up on a big right hand but Kim slips the punch.
Kim tests Collin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kim throws a series of punches but Collin avoids them all with ease.
Horrible takedown by Collin or perhaps it was just good defense by Kim which made him look bad.
Collin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kim.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim swings widly with a right hand
and Collin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Collin blocks a jab.
Kim throws an off balance right hand
and Collin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kyun-Chul Kim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the liver by Kim. Beautiful body shot.
Kim works the jab nicely.
Kim swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Collin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick by Collin misses
and Kim counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kim moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kim keeps the fight on the outside.
Some bone on bone action there as Collin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kim misses with a straight left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Collin.
Collin lands a high kick!
It looks like Kyun-Chul Kim has been cut.
Collin takes one to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Kim - just one landing.
Kim thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kim misses with a right hand
and Kim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kim scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for Kim.
Collin clinches with his opponent.
Kim lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Collin or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim lands a body shot.
Collin breaks from the clinch.
Kim connects with a leg kick. Collin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kim looks to land a right hand but Collin moved out of range.
Kim scores with a head kick.
Kim throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kim is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Collin checks a leg kick.
Collin tests Kim's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Collin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim misses with a right hand
and Collin counters with a low kick, right behind Kim 's knee.
Kim throws a lazy uppercut
and Collin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyun-Chul Kim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kyun-Chul Kim's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Collin gets a double leg takedown into Kim's guard.
Kim looking to control.
Collin looking to sit in guard and control but Kim gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Collin is controlling Kim's posture.
Collin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kim seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Collin has his hands on Kim's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Collin pulls Kim in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kyun-Chul Kim just wasn't active enough.
Kim lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kyun-Chul Kim is winning the standup battle so far.
Kim is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Collin.
A low kick from Kim misses
and Collin counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kim!
Collin postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim wants to control but Collin postures up.
Kim tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Collin trying to control the position but Kim is working away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kim can't do much from the bottom here.
Collin works to advance to full mount. Kim defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kim?
Kim tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kim is bucking up trying to escape but Collin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Collin throws a sloppy strike and Kim uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Kim has ended up in Collin's guard.
Kim being controlled here momentarily.
Collin is trying to control the position but Kim postures up.
Kim trying to control the position from guard on top but Collin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim is looking to stand up but Collin won't let him.
Kim stopping the sweep attempt from Collin.
Collin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kyun-Chul Kim just wasn't active enough.
Kim tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kim, right into the meat.
Kim misses with a right hand
and Collin counters with a two punch combo.
Kim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neeyo Collin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kyun-Chul Kim's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Kim fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Collin on the side of the head.
Kim throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Collin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kim on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Collin misses with a takedown attempt - Kim sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Collin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kim.
Kim throws a poor cross that misses
and Collin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown by Collin or perhaps it was just good defense by Kim which made him look bad.
Kim throws a right hand that misses
and Collin counters with a nice body kick.
Collin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kim avoids it really well and circles away.
Kyun-Chul Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neeyo Collin.
Kim tests Collin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kim connects with a crisp jab.
Kim lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kim throws an off balance right hand
and Collin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Collin misses with a takedown
and Kim counters with an inside leg kick.
Collin connects with a leg kick. Kim looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collin moves away from the strike by Kim.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Collin is defended easily by Kim.
Nice sprawl there from Kim as Collin shoots in.
Kim paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kim looks to land a left hand but Collin moved out of range nicely.
Kim 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.
Kim misses with a hook. Collin ducked under it nicely.
Kim tests Collin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice sprawl there from Kim as Collin shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim connects with a right hand. Collin shakes it off.
Collin moves forwards but Kim connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Collin ducks under a wild hook from Kim.
Collin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kim was well out of range. Poor timing from Collin.
Kim feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Collin's calf.
Kim lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Collin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kim.
Kim misses with an uppercut
and Collin counters with a series of strikes. Kim will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kim throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Collin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Collin throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim misses with a straight left.
A left lands for Kim.
Kim thows a leg kick but Collin checks it
and Collin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kim's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Collin is working Kim over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kim controlling Collin's posture.
Collin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim is pulling down on Collin's head to control his posture.
Collin wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Neeyo Collin.
I think Collin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neeyo Collin!
Neeyo Collin 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Speedy Atkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riviere Hinds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atkins's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, big in japan. Riviere Hinds has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Speedy Atkins's chin.
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Speedy Atkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Riviere Hinds!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hinds scores with a hook to the body. Atkins takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Atkins tries to clinch there but Hinds circles away.
Hinds takes a swing at Atkins's ribcage but misses.
Speedy Atkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hinds goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hinds misses with a low kick.
Atkins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hinds misses with a body kick.
Atkins looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Atkins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hinds. Hinds obviously looking to wear him down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hinds, right into the meat.
Atkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Hinds circles away.
Atkins tries to clinch there but Hinds circles away.
Hinds misses with a head kick.
Hinds circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hinds keeps the fight on the outside.
Hinds just misses with a punch to the body.
Hinds misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Atkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hinds swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hinds throws a lazy right hand but Atkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Atkins tries to clinch up.
Atkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinds circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hinds misses with a straight left.
Hinds fails with the takedown.
Atkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Speedy Atkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Atkins darts in trying to clinch
and Hinds counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hinds throwing shots but Atkins is blocking nicely.
Atkins is trying to control but can't.
Hinds trying to control from half guard but Atkins is working away.
Hinds throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Atkins looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Atkins actively working from the bottom here.
Atkins actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hinds thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Atkins's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atkins tries to roll over but Hinds keeps him under control.
Atkins looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hinds takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hinds blocks the strikes from Atkins.
Atkins is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hinds pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Atkins manages to get to full guard.
Hinds trying to control the position from guard on top but Atkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Atkins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Atkins throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hinds postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Atkins is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Atkins is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hinds missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hinds works over Atkins with some ground and pound from guard.
Hinds lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hinds trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Atkins is looking for a triangle but Hinds pushes his legs off easily.
Atkins keeping moving, preventing Hinds from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atkins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hinds is one step ahead there.
Atkins isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hinds stacks Atkins 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 Hinds!
Atkins tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hinds wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hinds lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hinds creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Atkins is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Atkins's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hinds working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hinds landing a few strikes.
Atkins sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riviere Hinds 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.
Hinds throws a chopping leg kick but Atkins manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Atkins has closed the distance and engaged Hinds in a clinch.
Hinds tries to stall but Atkins uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Atkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Hinds.
Hinds is trying to break the clinch but Atkins has him pressed against the cage.
Atkins lands an elbow inside.
Atkins with a knee to the head.
Atkins misses with a punch to the body.
Atkins lands an uppercut.
Hinds taking a breather.
A body shot lands from Atkins.
Atkins misses with a body punch.
Hinds tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Atkins's elbow.
Hinds prevents a body shot from Atkins.
Atkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hinds stalling in the clinch but Atkins improves position.
Hinds is trying to break the clinch but Atkins is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Atkins.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Atkins seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Hinds blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Atkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hinds goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Atkins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Atkins misses with a punch to the body.
Hinds looking to slow down the pace here.
Hinds is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Atkins has denied him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Atkins.
Atkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Hinds controls his hands.
Atkins tries to work over Hinds's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hinds trying to stall but Atkins improves his position.
Atkins looking to throw knees to the head but Hinds is blocking nicely.
Hinds prevents a body shot from Atkins.
Atkins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hinds looking to stall.
Atkins misses with a body punch.
Hinds looking to stall.
Hinds blocks a body shot from Atkins.
Atkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Atkins tries a body shot but Hinds blocks it.
Atkins throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Atkins.
Atkins scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Atkins.
Atkins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hindss head.
Atkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hinds misses with a body punch.
Atkins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hinds drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Atkins gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Speedy Atkins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Atkins lands an uppercut.
Atkins tries a knee to the head but Hinds blocks it.
Atkins lands a nice uppercut.
Atkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Hinds uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hinds blocks a body shot from Atkins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hinds tries to work over Atkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Atkins cracks Hinds with a nice body shot.
Hinds prevents a body shot from Atkins.
Atkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Hinds.
Hinds is trying to stall.
Atkins works on Hinds's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hinds's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Atkins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hinds backwards.
Hinds will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Atkins up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hinds is trying to maintain a safe position but Atkins gets an underhook and turns Hinds into the cage.
Atkins is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Speedy Atkins dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hinds throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hinds avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Atkins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Atkins fails to land.
Atkins lands with a right to the head.
Atkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hinds's elbow.
Atkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Atkins lands a nice uppercut.
Atkins tries to work over Hinds's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hinds blocks a body shot from Atkins.
Atkins trying to land knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Atkins.
Good body shot from Atkins.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Atkins.
Atkins digs a right hand underneath Hinds's ribcage. Hinds let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atkins misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkins digs a right hand underneath Hinds's ribcage. Hinds let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Atkins.
Hinds tries to stall but Atkins uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Atkins misses with a body punch.
Atkins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Atkins.
Hinds takes a knee right on the jaw!
Atkins lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hinds tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Atkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Hinds.
Atkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hinds's elbow.
Atkins effectively controlling the action here.
Hinds looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Atkins lands with a light punch inside.
Hinds blocks an elbow strike from Atkins.
Hinds stalling the fight.
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!
Atkins tries a body shot but Hinds blocks it.
Hinds looking to stall.
A right hand to the body from Atkins.
Atkins lands a shoulder strike.
Hinds stalling in the clinch but Atkins improves position.
Atkins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Atkins works on Hinds's body with a couple of short punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Atkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hinds's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins scores with a shoulder strike.
Atkins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Atkins blocking some punches.
Atkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Atkins throws a head punch that misses.
Hinds blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hinds working aggressively here.
Hinds blocks a body shot from Atkins.
Hinds swings wildly with an uppercut but Atkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hinds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Atkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Hinds prevents a body shot from Atkins.
Atkins tries to stall but Hinds uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Atkins blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atkins misses with a punch to the body.
Atkins presses Hinds against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Atkins cracks Hinds with a nice body shot.
Atkins scores a nice knee to the body.
Hinds takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atkins lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Atkins.
Atkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Atkins.
Atkins lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Atkins.
Atkins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hindss head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice left hand lands by Atkins.
Hinds tries to stall but Atkins uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right from Atkins on the inside.
Atkins lands a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Speedy Atkins showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Atkins 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Speedy Atkins!
Speedy Atkins tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Patch Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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27
155 lbs
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153 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Patch Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Brandao!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Brandao. No joy for Thomas on that attempt.
Brandao gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Brandao looking for a guillotine here but Thomas defends easily.
Thomas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thomas connects with a couple of short punches.
Thomas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brandao is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Thomas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Thomas throws a big right hand that misses.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Brandao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Thomas distracts Brandao with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Thomas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thomas throwing strikes but missing.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Brandao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thomas is really struggling to control Brandao but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Thomas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brandao throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brandao is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Thomas rolls with it to try and escape but Brandao cranks on the arm and Thomas is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Diego Brandao!
As Diego Brandao got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Andreas Almdudler, we've got a score to settle. I want a rematch. Thanks. '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Imanari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Toriyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toriyama has chosen Three 6 Mafia - It's a Fight as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoshihiro Imanari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Akira Toriyama!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imanari shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Toriyama counters with a leg kick.
Toriyama attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Imanari gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Imanari displaying some good clinch control by pressing Toriyama up against the cage.
Toriyama throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Toriyama swings wildly with an uppercut but Imanari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Imanari lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Imanari.
Toriyama is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Imanari - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Toriyama blocks a body shot from Imanari.
Toriyama blocks a body shot from Imanari.
Imanari has Toriyama pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Imanari pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Toriyama tumbling to the mat - Imanari dives into Toriyama's guard.
Imanari is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imanari throws a big elbow that misses.
Toriyama looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Imanari is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Toriyama is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Imanari loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imanari wants to pass the guard but Toriyama is keeping the position.
Toriyama is looking for a triangle here but Imanari uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Imanari scores with a couple of short elbows.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Toriyama tries to buck Imanari off but Imanari is having none of it.
Imanari wants to lay and pray for a moment but Toriyama keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Imanari throws a strike aimed at the side of Toriyama's head but Toriyama avoids it well.
Toriyama parries the strikes from Imanari easily there. Imanari is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Toriyama to escape.
Toriyama takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toriyama throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Imanari controls the position from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Imanari in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihiro Imanari dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Imanari has closed the distance and engaged Toriyama in a clinch.
Toriyama has a couple of punches blocked by Imanari.
Toriyama misses with a punch to the body.
Toriyama blocking some punches.
Toriyama swings wildly with an uppercut but Imanari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toriyama lands with a short shot to the head.
Imanari trying to stall but Toriyama improves his position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Toriyama is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Imanari has denied him.
Imanari stalling in the clinch.
Toriyama lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Yoshihiro Imanari has been cut.
Toriyama manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imanari takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters up against the cage, Toriyama throws an elbow but misses.
Imanari is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Imanari lands a hook that snaps the head of Toriyama backwards.
Imanari misses with a knee to the head.
Toriyama lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Toriyama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Imanari misses with a punch on the inside.
Toriyama lands a damaging elbow.
Toriyama throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama stalling in the clinch but Imanari improves position.
Toriyama working aggressively here.
Toriyama misses with a body punch.
Toriyama is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Toriyama lands an uppercut.
Imanari trying to control the position but instead, Toriyama has worked for underhooks and has pushed Imanari into the cage.
Imanari tries to work over Toriyama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Imanari blocks the elbow strike.
Imanari blocks an uppercut.
Imanari is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imanari lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Imanari lands a body punch in the clinch.
Imanari manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Toriyama misses with a body punch.
Toriyama tries to throw a body punch but Imanari avoids it by throwing Toriyama back against the cage.
Toriyama is leaning against Imanari and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Toriyama cracks Imanari with a nice body shot.
Imanari unloads a knee to the mid-section. Toriyama lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Toriyama misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imanari misses with a body punch.
Toriyama 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.
Imanari is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Toriyama is defending well for now.
Toriyama is pushing Imanari up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Toriyama misses with a knee to the head.
I was talking to Imanari's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Toriyama throws an elbow but misses.
Imanari's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Toriyama throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toriyama's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Toriyama showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yoshihiro Imanari's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Toriyama stuns Imanari with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Imanari misses with a few strikes there.
Imanari slips under a jab from Toriyama.
A lazy left from Toriyama finds it's target.
Imanari throws a combination that misses
and Toriyama counters with a stiff right hand.
Toriyama is looking to chop away at Imanari's legs.
Imanari takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Toriyama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toriyama on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Toriyama works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Toriyama on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Toriyama is struggling to control the position.
Toriyama prevents a body shot from Imanari.
Imanari misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Imanari.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Toriyama's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imanari is pushing Toriyama up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Imanari lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Toriyama tries to work over Imanari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Toriyama misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Toriyama.
Imanari blocks an elbow strike.
Imanari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Toriyama.
Toriyama misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Toriyama stalling in the clinch but Imanari improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama tries a body shot but Imanari blocks it.
Toriyama tries to throw a body punch but Imanari avoids it by throwing Toriyama back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Imanari.
Imanari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Toriyama misses with the head strike.
Imanari blocking some punches.
Toriyama gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Imanari blocks an uppercut.
Imanari blocks a body shot from Toriyama.
Toriyama creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Imanari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Toriyama trying to control the position but instead, Imanari has worked for underhooks and has pushed Toriyama into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imanari dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Toriyama has Imanari pressed against the cage, preventing Imanari from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Toriyama is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Imanari effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Imanari.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Imanari swings wildly with an uppercut but Toriyama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toriyama on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akira Toriyama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Toriyama has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akira Toriyama!
Akira Toriyama spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryuken Yanagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stampe Eklund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eklund comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Troll - Trollberg kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ryuken Yanagi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryuken Yanagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stampe Eklund!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Eklund misses.
Yanagi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sloppy strikes there by Yanagi.
Yanagi throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Eklund is looking for a sweep.
Yanagi tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Yanagi cracks Eklund with a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yanagi scores with a couple of short elbows.
Yanagi in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Yanagi lands a decent elbow from side control.
Eklund struggling a bit here.
Yanagi scoring with punches from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yanagi working away.
Yanagi is putting a hurting on Eklund here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yanagi working the strikes but Eklund uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Eklund is controlling Yanagi's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Eklund taking some punishment here, with Yanagi in his half guard.
Eklund makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Eklund.
Yanagi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Eklund tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Eklund is on top in guard.
Yanagi keeping moving, preventing Eklund from controlling successfully.
Yanagi wants to hit a switch here but Eklund passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Yanagi there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eklund throws a sloppy strike and Yanagi uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Yanagi has ended up in Eklund's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yanagi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Yanagi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yanagi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Yanagi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yanagi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yanagi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yanagi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Yanagi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yanagi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Eklund is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yanagi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Eklund works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yanagi is working Eklund over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Yanagi postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yanagi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Eklund wants to get back to his feet but Yanagi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Eklund lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Yanagi!
Yanagi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Eklund lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Yanagi is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yanagi sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Eklund looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eklund seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yanagi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Yanagi tries to get to full guard but Eklund has control of the leg.
Ground and pound from Eklund.
Eklund prevents Yanagi from improving his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eklund is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Yanagi reverses the position - he's now on top in Eklund's guard.
Yanagi throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryuken Yanagi dominated that round.
That's time! Yanagi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Eklund misses with a double jab.
Eklund lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yanagi at a distance.
Yanagi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yanagi closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Eklund quickly recovers to half guard.
Yanagi slips a nice elbow through Eklund's hands, connecting with Eklund's forehead.
Yanagi thows a huge punch but Eklund dodges it nicely.
Yanagi throwing shots but Eklund is blocking nicely.
Yanagi working Eklund over with strikes.
Ryuken Yanagi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yanagi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Yanagi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Eklund defending well though.
Eklund moves into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yanagi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Eklund looking for a sweep. Not yet Eklund, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yanagi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Eklund looking for a sweep. Not yet Eklund, not yet.
Yanagi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yanagi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Eklund 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.
Yanagi with a nice head shot there.
Eklund is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Eklund manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yanagi manages to get himself to full guard.
Eklund missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Eklund looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eklund missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Eklund lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Eklund trying to control the position from guard on top but Yanagi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eklund stopping the sweep attempt from Yanagi.
Yanagi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yanagi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eklund in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Eklund content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Eklund with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Eklund sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Yanagi's guard.
Eklund is keen to just control but Yanagi is a slippery customer.
Yanagi manages to get to full guard.
Yanagi trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Eklund missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Eklund makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yanagi keeping full guard, as Eklund tries to pass.
Yanagi striking from the bottom here.
Yanagi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Eklund is one step ahead there.
Yanagi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Eklund.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eklund makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eklund pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yanagi is keeping the position for now.
Eklund scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Stampe Eklund will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Yanagi shoots for a takedown but Eklund saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Yanagi fails with the takedown.
Yanagi has his takedown stuffed
and Yanagi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryuken Yanagi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eklund keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Eklund throws a hook to the side of Yanagi's head but Yanagi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ryuken Yanagi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yanagi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Eklund but Eklund pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yanagi gets tackled into the cage by Eklund. Eklund maintains the clinch.
Eklund is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Eklund tries to work over Yanagi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eklund tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yanagi's elbow.
Eklund lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yanagi is looking to break free of the clinch but Eklund has double underhooks.
Eklund pressing his opponent against the cage.
Yanagi tries to break the clinch but Eklund is controlling the position.
Eklund lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Eklund.
Yanagi is trying to maintain a safe position but Eklund gets an underhook and turns Yanagi into the cage.
Eklund is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eklund receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Yanagi is trying to break the clinch but Eklund has him pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Eklund tries a knee to the head but Yanagi blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Eklund.
Yanagi is trying to break the clinch but Eklund has him pressed against the cage.
Yanagi wants to stall.
Yanagi blocks a body shot from Eklund.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eklund misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Eklund taking a breather.
Eklund tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yanagi's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Yanagi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yanagi wants to take the fight to the mat but Eklund manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Eklund lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yanagi backwards.
Eklund lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Yanagi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eklund passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Yanagi!
Yanagi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Eklund landing strikes from the mount.
Eklund with a couple of short strikes.
It looks like Ryuken Yanagi has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eklund content just to control the position here.
Eklund lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yanagi taking shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stampe Eklund comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Eklund has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stampe Eklund!
An out of breath Stampe Eklund 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Ladin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Jay Mutombo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ladin comes to the cage accompanied by Highway to hell. Jay Jay Mutombo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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291 lbs
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264 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Ladin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Jay Mutombo!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mutombo sizes up Ladin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ladin scores with a push kick.
Mutombo is looking to slow Ladin down with leg kicks.
Ladin lands with a kick to the temple. Mutombo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Jay Jay Mutombo has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ladin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mutombo, pushing him back against the cage.
Ladin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ladin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ladin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Ladin.
Mutombo lands a right hand.
Ladin scores with a knee to the head.
Mutombo stalling.
Ladin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mutombo manages to break the clinch.
Ladin has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mutombo throws a big shot that misses.
Ladin misses with a head kick.
Mutombo thuds his shin into the meat of Ladin's side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutombo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ladin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ladin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mutombo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mutombo blocks a head kick by Ladin.
Mutombo blocks a head kick by Ladin.
Ladin throws a sloppy head kick
and Mutombo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mutombo lands with a cross.
Mutombo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mutombo throws a body punch but Ladin moves out of range.
Mutombo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ladin.
Ladin throws a lazy right hand but Mutombo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ladin throws a head kick but Mutombo moves out of range.
Ladin moves away from the strike by Mutombo.
Ben Ladin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ladin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ladin wants to clinch.
Ladin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mutombo throws a jab but it's blocked by Ladin.
Mutombo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ladin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ladin swinging wildly here.
Jab from Ladin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutombo connects with an inside leg kick.
Ladin wants to clinch.
Ladin is looking to clinch but Mutombo is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Mutombo.
Ladin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mutombo lands with a good body shot.
Mutombo loads up on a big right hand but Ladin slips the punch.
Ladin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mutombo.
Ladin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mutombo thows a body shot but no joy.
Mutombo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ladin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ladin wants to clinch but Mutombo slips to the side
and Mutombo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mutombo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mutombo lands a jab.
Ladin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ladin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A slow jab from Mutombo misses its intended target.
Mutombo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mutombo throws a hook but Ladin avoids it easily.
Ladin throws a head kick that misses.
Mutombo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ladin's sensitive parts.
Ladin tries to clinch there but Mutombo circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jay Jay Mutombo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jay Jay Mutombo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A slow jab from Mutombo misses its intended target.
An inside leg kick from Mutombo misses.
Ladin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ladin is looking to clinch but Mutombo is avoiding it.
Nice straight punches there by Mutombo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mutombo.
A big left from Ladin misses.
Ladin scores with a head kick. Mutombo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mutombo blocks a head kick by Ladin.
Ladin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mutombo throws out a loose jab but Ladin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ladin is looking to clinch.
Mutombo blocks a head kick by Ladin.
Mutombo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ladin.
Mutombo throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladin tries to clinch but Mutombo moves out of range.
Ladin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ladin throws a head kick but Mutombo moves out of range.
Mutombo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mutombo avoids the head kick by Ladin.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ladin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mutombo drops Ladin with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ladin looks back up at him and smiles so Mutombo waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Ladin is rocked!
It looks like Ben Ladin has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ladin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mutombo counters with an inside leg kick.
Oh Ladin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mutombo - that will leave a mark!
Mutombo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ladin.
Mutombo lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Ladin head around and knocks him out cold! Mutombo hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jay Jay Mutombo!
An out of breath Jay Jay Mutombo 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Grant Vanguard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Brown has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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145 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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25
148 lbs
11 - 5 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grant Vanguard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Brown!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanguard moves out of range of the body kick.
Brown throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vanguard.
Brown chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick misses from Vanguard.
Vanguard connects with a solid leg kick.
Brown gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vanguard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vanguard.
Brown has clasped his hands together around Vanguard's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Brown moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
You can see the frustration on Vanguard's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vanguard is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanguard struggling a bit here.
A lull in the action here.
Brown misses with the ground and pound.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Brown moves out of range of the leg kick from Vanguard.
An inside leg kick from Brown misses.
Vanguard misses with a head kick.
Vanguard looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vanguard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vanguard lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Vanguard lands a big head kick that sends Brown tumbling to the mat! Vanguard takes a step backwards and waves Brown back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Brown is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vanguard scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brown is still on wobbly legs! Can Vanguard finish him?
Brown takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Brown throws a head kick but Vanguard moves out of range.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vanguard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vanguard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vanguard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brown's sensitive parts.
Vanguard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vanguard keeps the fight on the outside.
Vanguard thuds a left hand into Brown's body.
Brown looks winded!
Vanguard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vanguard scores with a shot to the body.
Vanguard scoring well with a low kick there.
Brown seems to have recovered his senses.
Vanguard lands a big right hand that sends Brown crashing to the mat! Vanguard stays standing though and waves Brown back to his feet!
Brown looks to throw the jab but Vanguard is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vanguard 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanguard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
and Vanguard counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Brown! He's just covering up as Vanguard starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grant Vanguard!
After winning the bout, Grant Vanguard thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Palowakski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Alekseev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Alekseev's choice of entrance music: Imperium. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fred Palowakski !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Alekseev!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palowakski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Palowakski scores with a sloppy right hand. Alekseev should have avoided that one.
It looks like Oleg Alekseev has been cut.
Alekseev throws out a loose jab but Palowakski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alekseev changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Palowakski looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Alekseev goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Palowakski has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Alekseev but great work by Palowakski .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palowakski controls the position.
Alekseev is looking to regain half guard here but Palowakski keeps moving and retains side control.
Palowakski working away.
Alekseev is looking to regain half guard here but Palowakski keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palowakski stands up and beckons Alekseev to his feet.
Palowakski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alekseev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alekseev changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Palowakski tries to avoid it but Alekseev manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Palowakski to the ground. Palowakski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Alekseev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Palowakski defends it nicely.
We've been told by Palowakski 's head coaches at Rutgers Athletic Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Alekseev shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Alekseev showed some decent athleticism there.
Nice strikes from Alekseev there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alekseev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Palowakski 's head.
Palowakski tries to kick Alekseev off but Alekseev keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Alekseev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alekseev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Palowakski manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Palowakski is looking to stand up but Alekseev isn't so interested in that idea.
Alekseev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Palowakski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Palowakski is looking to stand up but Alekseev isn't so interested in that idea.
Alekseev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Palowakski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alekseev.
Alekseev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Palowakski pulls Alekseev in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alekseev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alekseev works over Palowakski with some ground and pound from guard.
Alekseev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alekseev working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Alekseev lands a couple of digs.
Alekseev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alekseev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Palowakski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alekseev.
Alekseev is looking to work some ground and pound but Palowakski has wrist control.
Alekseev preventing the sweep.
Palowakski pulls Alekseev in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alekseev throws a strike but Palowakski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Alekseev is looking for a triangle but Palowakski pushes his legs off easily.
Alekseev looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Palowakski passes into half guard.
Palowakski wants to stand up but Alekseev is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Alekseev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oleg Alekseev's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Alekseev shoots for a takedown but Palowakski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Alekseev has a takedown stuffed.
Palowakski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Palowakski .
Palowakski moves out of range of the strikes.
A good leg kick by Palowakski .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palowakski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alekseev takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Palowakski lets loose with a powerful body kick. Alekseev will feel that in the morning.
Palowakski lands a nice looking body kick.
Palowakski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Palowakski lands a nice hook to Alekseev's body. Alekseev takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alekseev walks forward, straight into a front kick from Palowakski .
Palowakski digs a good body shot into Alekseev's ribs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Palowakski , right into the meat.
Alekseev is breathing heavily.
Palowakski darts in and clinches Alekseev up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Palowakski .
Palowakski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Palowakski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Palowakski pushes Alekseev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Palowakski - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palowakski scores with a shoulder strike.
Palowakski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That has opened up Oleg Alekseev's cut even more.
Palowakski lands a shoulder strike.
Palowakski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alekseev's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Palowakski .
Alekseev is rocked!
A right handed body shot lands from Palowakski .
Alekseev is still on wobbly legs! Can Palowakski finish him?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alekseev.
Alekseev seems to have recovered his senses.
Palowakski lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Alekseev fails to land.
Palowakski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alekseev jumps guard but Palowakski stands there with Alekseev around his waist. Alekseev gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fred Palowakski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oleg Alekseev.
A hook to the body from Palowakski .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Palowakski - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right from Palowakski .
Palowakski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Palowakski misses with a body punch.
Fred Palowakski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Palowakski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Palowakski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Palowakski creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Alekseev with a big uppercut! Alekseev tries to clinch up but Palowakski pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Alekseev to the mat! Alekseev covers up and Palowakski unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Fred Palowakski !
An out of breath Fred Palowakski thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Oleg Alekseev stepped up to the mic, saying 'I was disappointed in this game and with it's engine. My passion for it has gone away. Win or loss? I don't give a shit!'.
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