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VFCR Round 38 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brady Baird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Frankie Evans enters the cage!
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brady Baird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frankie Evans!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Evans.
Baird shoots in looking for a takedown. Evans tries to sprawl out of it but Baird keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Evans manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Evans misses with a few strikes there.
Evans is looking to clinch.
Baird needs to keep his hands up - Evans had a free shot at his head there.
Baird shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Evans manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Evans throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Evans is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Baird is controlling him.
Evans is working an open guard so Baird takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Baird misses with a takedown attempt - Evans sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Baird is breathing heavily.
Baird avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baird shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Evans as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brady Baird. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Evans shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Evans there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Evans throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Evans landing strikes, looking to finish!
Evans landing strikes from the mount and Baird is in trouble!
Evans breaks from Baird's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Evans thowing shots but they're missing.
Baird really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Evans throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Evans throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Baird because Evans loaded up on that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Evans throwing strikes here but Baird is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Evans thowing shots but they're missing.
Baird is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Baird is trying to stand up.
Evans trying to control but Baird is having none of it.
Poor strikes thrown by Evans there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans throwing strikes but Baird uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Evans wants to pass the guard but Baird is defending well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Baird scores with a takedown into Evans's guard.
Evans trying to keep a closed guard but Baird is proving a slippery customer.
Baird trying to control but Evans is working from the bottom.
Baird won't allow Evans to get back to his feet.
Baird passes into half guard.
Evans wants to get back to his feet.
Baird tries to pass to full mount but Evans defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans pushes Baird off looking to stand but Baird dives back in and keeps control.
Evans won't allow Baird to pass to mount.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Baird displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Evans.
Evans throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baird with a poor takedown
and Evans counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Evans dives in and grabs Baird's left leg, looking for a takedown. Baird pushes down on Evans's head and hops out.
Baird avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baird shoots and misses
and Evans counters with a single leg into guard. Baird didn't expect that.
Evans wants to get up but he can't break Baird's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Baird tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Baird controls Evans momentarily but Evans frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Evans dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Baird avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Evans shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Baird as he jumps to the side.
Evans with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Baird displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Evans.
Brady Baird seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baird doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Evans counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans drives through and clinches with Baird against the cage.
Evans stops a takedown attempt from Baird.
Baird tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brady Baird. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baird blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Evans wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baird jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Evans walks away with a smile on his face. Baird gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Evans.
Evans scores with a one two! Baird had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Evans tries to clinch there but Baird circles away.
Evans throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baird with a lazy takedown attempt
and Evans counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A left and a right from Evans both land. Nice combination.
Evans connects with a body shot.
Baird drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Evans moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Evans.
Baird misses with a takedown attempt
and Evans counters with a series of strikes. Baird will be more careful next time no doubt.
Evans is looking to clinch.
Evans wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Baird drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans pushes Baird away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Baird gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Baird is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Evans is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Baird prevents Evans from escaping the position.
Baird is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Evans knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Evans sneaks out the side door and pushes Baird away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baird swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baird shoots and misses
enabling Evans to counter with a crisp jab.
Evans throws a push kick but Baird slaps the foot to one side.
Baird shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Evans counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Baird doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Evans counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A shot to de liver by Evans. Beautiful body shot.
Baird shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Evans cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Evans pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Evans tries to close the distance and clinch but Baird swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baird misses with a takedown attempt
and Evans connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Evans shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Baird's guard.
Evans tries to stand but Baird is controlling from the bottom.
Evans drops back, looking for a kneebar! Baird looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Baird looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Baird!
Baird lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Evans showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Evans throws a nice looking combination but Baird bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baird misses with a takedown attempt
and Evans counters with a single leg into guard. Baird didn't expect that.
Evans would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Frankie Evans has got the better of the ground game so far.
Baird keeping moving, preventing Evans from controlling successfully.
Baird has a closed guard, preventing Evans from standing up.
Evans trying to move into half guard but instead Baird has managed to sweep!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baird thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Evans pushes Baird off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans scores with a three punch combo!
Baird tries for a takedown but Evans circles away easily
and Evans counters with a two punch combo.
Evans closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Baird drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brady Baird. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baird blocks an uppercut.
Evans wants to stall.
Evans pushes Baird back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Evans prevents a takedown attempt there.
Evans swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Evans is looking to break free of the clinch but Baird has double underhooks.
Evans looking to stall.
Evans misses with the head strike.
Baird works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baird looking to pass the guard.
Baird throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Evans works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Baird won't allow Evans to get back to his feet.
Evans trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Evans is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Baird passes Evans's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Baird works his way into side control.
Evans pushes Baird away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Baird gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird controls the position.
Baird tries for a kimura but Evans is defending well.
Baird is trying to get an arm triangle but Evans is defending well.
Baird tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Evans is trying to get back to half guard.
Brady Baird has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baird decides to stand back up. Baird steps back and let's Evans get back to his feet.
Baird shoots and misses
and Evans counters with a series of strikes. Baird will be more careful next time no doubt.
Donk. Evans catches Baird right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Baird fails with the takedown
and Evans counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Evans.
Evans looking to slow down the pace here.
Evans tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baird's elbow.
Baird landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Evans is trying to break the clinch but Baird has him pressed against the cage.
Evans is trying to break free.
Baird wants the takedown. Evans is fighting it off but Baird persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Evans's guard against the cage.
Baird throws a big right hand that misses.
Baird postures up in Evans's guard and throws a big left but Evans blocks it.
Baird throwing strikes from guard but Evans blocks nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baird loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Frankie Evans is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Baird won't allow Evans to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brady Baird showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Evans 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 Illya Tyunina 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... Frankie Evans!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roger Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dr Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roger Schwarzeneg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roger Schwarzeneg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dr Jones!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwarzeneg scores with a takedown into Jones's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schwarzeneg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Schwarzeneg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schwarzeneg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Schwarzeneg won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Schwarzeneg is proving a slippery customer.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Schwarzeneg from controlling successfully.
Schwarzeneg 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.
Schwarzeneg stands up from Jones's guard - Schwarzeneg perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jones shoots and misses
and Schwarzeneg counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg is trying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jones is positioning himself well to prevent Schwarzeneg advancing to mount.
Schwarzeneg looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Schwarzeneg performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Schwarzeneg decides to stand up.
Jones gets caught flat footed, as Schwarzeneg shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Schwarzeneg stands and steps away. Jones gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Schwarzeneg feints and as Jones raises his hands in defense, Schwarzeneg changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones looks gassed!
Schwarzeneg stands and steps away. Jones gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jones is looking to clinch but Schwarzeneg is avoiding it.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schwarzeneg changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jones looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schwarzeneg decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schwarzeneg is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jones's half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Schwarzeneg lands a nice short elbow.
Schwarzeneg escapes and gets back to his feet.
Jones tries to clinch but Schwarzeneg is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones gets caught flat footed, as Schwarzeneg shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Schwarzeneg pushing down on Jones's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Schwarzeneg wants to work for an arm triangle but Jones is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Schwarzeneg throws a strike but Jones avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Schwarzeneg trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Schwarzeneg throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones pulls Schwarzeneg in close to prevent any damage.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Schwarzeneg's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Schwarzeneg stands and throws Jones's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Schwarzeneg lands a nice forearm strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schwarzeneg decides to stand up, so the ref orders Jones to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schwarzeneg forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Jones drops down looking for an ankle pick but Schwarzeneg pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Schwarzeneg dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Schwarzeneg closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Schwarzeneg lands in his opponent's guard.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Schwarzeneg keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jones's head.
Schwarzeneg decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jones, up you get!
Schwarzeneg drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jones keeping full guard, as Schwarzeneg tries to pass.
Schwarzeneg gets to his feet. Jones looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A big right from Jones misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones gets caught flat footed, as Schwarzeneg shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schwarzeneg decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Roger Schwarzeneg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schwarzeneg drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Schwarzeneg controlling from side mount.
Jones is trying to buck Schwarzeneg off.
Schwarzeneg decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg instigates a clinch.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Schwarzeneg blocks with his arms.
Schwarzeneg has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jones uses from the top position.
Schwarzeneg has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Jones off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Schwarzeneg moved out of range nicely.
Jones gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Schwarzeneg to score an easy takedown into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schwarzeneg pushes down on Jones's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Schwarzeneg lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg passes to side control.
Jones can't do much from the bottom here.
Schwarzeneg scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jones to see if he's OK.
Schwarzeneg tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Schwarzeneg has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Schwarzeneg controlling from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg working the head and body with strikes.
Schwarzeneg trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Schwarzeneg is trying to get an arm triangle but Jones is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schwarzeneg decides to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Schwarzeneg dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Schwarzeneg shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jones's guard.
Schwarzeneg wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Schwarzeneg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Schwarzeneg.
Jones is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jones is trying to keep Schwarzeneg in close.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Schwarzeneg works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jones is just riding it out for now. Schwarzeneg eventually gives up the hold.
Schwarzeneg is looking to advance position but Jones won't allow it.
Well, if Schwarzeneg is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Schwarzeneg is nestled in close to Jones, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Schwarzeneg not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones trying to hold on to Schwarzeneg's head to control him but Schwarzeneg postures up.
Schwarzeneg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Schwarzeneg postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Jones to stand up.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt
and Schwarzeneg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schwarzeneg clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
Schwarzeneg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schwarzeneg moves out of range of the strikes.
Schwarzeneg closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Schwarzeneg stands up.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Schwarzeneg shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Schwarzeneg escapes and gets back to his feet.
Schwarzeneg shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Schwarzeneg showed some decent athleticism there.
Jones trying to control from the bottom.
Schwarzeneg scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dr Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg seems to be working for a kimura but Jones defends the submission attempt.
Schwarzeneg seems to be working for a kimura but Jones defends the submission attempt.
Jones is trying to stand.
Schwarzeneg decides to stand up.
Schwarzeneg lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Roger Schwarzeneg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Schwarzeneg closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jones did well to prevent Schwarzeneg getting side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Schwarzeneg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Schwarzeneg has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:24
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:24
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Schwarzeneg!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Link Gaetz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ferb Fletcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Link Gaetz!
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, Ferb Fletcher!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fletcher scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Link Gaetz has been cut.
Fletcher tries to clinch but Gaetz is having none of it.
Fletcher walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gaetz.
Gaetz rushes Fletcher and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gaetz manages to break the clinch.
Fletcher throws a right hand that Gaetz ducks under and follows up with a left that Gaetz also avoids with ease.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gaetz.
Fletcher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fletcher staying out of range there.
Gaetz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fletcher.
Fletcher lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gaetz!
Gaetz darts in and clinches Fletcher up against the cage.
Fletcher tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gaetz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fletcher throws a head kick that misses.
Fletcher tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gaetz counters with a nice kick to the body.
Fletcher looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaetz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gaetz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fletcher.
Some bone on bone action there as Fletcher checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gaetz.
Gaetz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fletcher, pushing him back against the cage.
Gaetz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fletcher avoids the head kick by Gaetz.
Fletcher throws a right and a left that Gaetz avoids nicely.
Fletcher throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gaetz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fletcher looks to clinch
and Gaetz counters with a nice kick to the body.
Gaetz throws a front kick that sends Fletcher stumbling back into the cage.
Gaetz staying out of range there.
Gaetz throws a series of punches but Fletcher moves out of range.
Gaetz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gaetz moves into the clinch.
Gaetz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fletcher misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fletcher there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fletcher closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gaetz circles away.
A jab from Gaetz misses.
Fletcher closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gaetz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gaetz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaetz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fletcher connects with a looping right hand.
Fletcher scores with a three punch combo!
Gaetz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gaetz rushes Fletcher and presses him up against the cage.
Fletcher wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fletcher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gaetz has him pressed against the cage.
Gaetz pulls Fletcher into guard.
Gaetz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fletcher manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fletcher is proving hard to escape from.
Gaetz postures up.
Fletcher working for a triangle but Gaetz defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fletcher not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gaetz decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Fletcher, up you get!
Gaetz lands with an overhand left.
Fletcher wants to clinch.
Fletcher moves out of range of the body kick.
Gaetz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fletcher darts in trying to clinch
and Gaetz counters by clinching up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gaetz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fletcher moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fletcher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fletcher scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Link Gaetz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Link Gaetz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fletcher avoids the head kick by Gaetz.
Link Gaetz's cut is getting worse.
Fletcher throws a shot to the body.
Fletcher connects with a stiff jab that staggers Gaetz - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ferb Fletcher!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sombat Buakaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alieksei Karamazov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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160 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sombat Buakaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alieksei Karamazov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Buakaw. That's going to slow Karamazov down.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Karamazov.
Karamazov tries for a kimura but Buakaw is defending well.
Buakaw prevents Karamazov from improving position.
Karamazov taking a breather here.
Karamazov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Buakaw is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karamazov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Buakaw, who protects the arm well.
Buakaw prevents Karamazov from improving position.
Buakaw is pushing Karamazov's head away, looking to escape. Karamazov manages to hold on to the position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Karamazov just content to control the position.
Karamazov tries to advance to mount but can't.
Karamazov trying to control the action but Buakaw is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karamazov is trying to get an arm triangle but Buakaw is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karamazov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buakaw is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Karamazov is controlling him well.
Karamazov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Buakaw knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Karamazov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Buakaw knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karamazov slows the pace down.
Karamazov has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Buakaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alieksei Karamazov 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.
Buakaw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Buakaw misses with a low kick.
Buakaw tries a low kick but Karamazov avoids it.
Karamazov scores with a takedown into Buakaw's guard.
Karamazov content to stall in guard here.
Karamazov slips nicely into half guard.
Buakaw knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Karamazov on the ground.
Karamazov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karamazov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Buakaw knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Karamazov is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Buakaw is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alieksei Karamazov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeremey Toney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janusz Niekonieczny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Toney might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Let's Scrap. Jeremey Toney has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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164 lbs
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158 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeremey Toney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Janusz Niekonieczny!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toney throws the left hand but Niekonieczny avoids the punch easily.
Niekonieczny shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Toney but Toney pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Toney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Niekonieczny moves away.
Toney throws a shot from downtown. Niekonieczny moves away and avoids it.
Toney fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Niekonieczny shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Niekonieczny avoids a punch combination nicely.
Niekonieczny fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jeremey Toney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Janusz Niekonieczny.
Toney swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Niekonieczny shoots in looking for a takedown. Toney tries to sprawl out of it but Niekonieczny keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Toney manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Niekonieczny throws a low kick but it's checked well by Toney.
Niekonieczny fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Some wild striking there from Toney.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niekonieczny takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Toney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Niekonieczny takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Janusz Niekonieczny has been cut.
Niekonieczny has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Niekonieczny checks the leg kick nicely there.
Niekonieczny keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Toney checks a leg kick nicely.
A low kick from Toney is predictable there
and Niekonieczny decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Toney's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niekonieczny with a flurry of punches that miss.
Niekonieczny postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Niekonieczny drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Toney dives on top into guard.
Toney stopping the sweep attempt from Niekonieczny.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toney stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Niekonieczny shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Toney as he avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Toney.
A clash of legs there as Toney blocks the low kick.
Toney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Toney misses.
Toney tries a low kick but Niekonieczny avoids it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Toney, right into the meat.
Niekonieczny avoids the head kick by Toney.
A chopping leg kick lands by Toney.
Nice shot lands for Toney.
Niekonieczny misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toney feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Niekonieczny's calf.
Toney displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Niekonieczny.
Niekonieczny looks gassed!
Toney throws a nice looking combination but Niekonieczny bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jeremey Toney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toney looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Toney checks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Toney misses its intended target.
Niekonieczny shoots in looking for a takedown. Toney tries to sprawl out of it but Niekonieczny keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Toney manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Toney lands a front kick.
Toney throws a leg kick that is checked
and Niekonieczny counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Niekonieczny trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toney manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Toney lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niekonieczny shoots in and bounces Toney off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Niekonieczny wants to control from the top but Toney keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Niekonieczny is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremey Toney dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Janusz Niekonieczny's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Toney throws a nice inside leg kick.
Toney defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Niekonieczny.
Toney throws and low kick but Niekonieczny moves out of range easily.
Toney swings for the body but Niekonieczny moves out of range.
Toney tries to land a leg kick but Niekonieczny saw it coming and moves away.
Toney will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Toney's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Toney duly obliges.
Jeremey Toney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Niekonieczny shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Toney is trying to defend but Niekonieczny finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Toney keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Toney really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Niekonieczny not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niekonieczny is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Toney sees it coming and defends easily.
Niekonieczny thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Toney makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Toney thows a body shot but no joy.
Niekonieczny wants to land a leg kick but Toney is out of range.
Jab from Toney.
A combination from Toney does no damage.
Niekonieczny changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Toney looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Toney's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Niekonieczny has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Niekonieczny tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Niekonieczny has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Niekonieczny is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niekonieczny misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Toney prevents Niekonieczny from moving into mount.
Niekonieczny working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Toney can't do much from the bottom here.
Niekonieczny working the ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Toney's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Niekonieczny has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Niekonieczny there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Niekonieczny goes for an armbar but Toney turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Toney.
Toney is looking to stand up but Niekonieczny won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Toney trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Toney wants to stand and escape but instead Niekonieczny has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Niekonieczny looking to sit in guard and control but Toney gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Toney wants to stand and escape but instead Niekonieczny has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Niekonieczny 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jeremey Toney will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Janusz Niekonieczny's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Niekonieczny moves out of range of the leg kick from Toney.
Toney swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Toney throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Toney rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Niekonieczny moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Toney chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Niekonieczny looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Toney is fending him off so far but Niekonieczny persists. Nope, Toney circles away and we're back to standing.
Toney throws a series of punches but Niekonieczny moves out of range.
Toney throws a nice looking combination but Niekonieczny bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Toney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niekonieczny shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Niekonieczny thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niekonieczny not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Niekonieczny not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Toney is refusing to be controlled, as Niekonieczny sits in half guard.
Niekonieczny slows the pace down in half guard.
Niekonieczny looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Niekonieczny is trying to work for a kimura but Toney is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Toney is looking to control Niekonieczny's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Toney avoid being mounted?
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Toney listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Toney looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Toney fails to land with a series of punches.
Toney tries to keep at a distance but Niekonieczny has taken the fight into the clinch.
Niekonieczny taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Niekonieczny tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Toney smiles and moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Niekonieczny.
Jeremey Toney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Janusz Niekonieczny.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toney fails to land with a series of punches.
Niekonieczny fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Toney avoids it really well and circles away.
Toney lands a jab-cross combination.
Toney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Niekonieczny is looking to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Toney. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Toney.
A combination from Toney does no damage.
Toney throws a head kick that misses.
Toney connects with the punch.
Niekonieczny wants to land a leg kick but Toney is out of range.
Jeremey Toney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Niekonieczny misses.
Niekonieczny tries to clinch but Toney is having none of it.
Jeremey Toney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Toney comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Toney throws a head kick that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Niekonieczny checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Niekonieczny misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Toney throws a leg kick but Niekonieczny sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jeremey Toney is winning the standup battle so far.
Toney missing with a left hand there. Niekonieczny was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Niekonieczny takes a kick to the side of the head.
Niekonieczny scores with a takedown into Toney's guard.
Niekonieczny postures up in Toney's guard and throws a big left but Toney blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremey Toney showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Toney, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremey Toney!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Percival Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scorpion Kiing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiing has chosen Living on a Prayer as his entrance music. 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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221 lbs
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24
220 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Percival Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scorpion Kiing!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiing moves out of range as Butcher strikes.
Kiing tries to clinch but Butcher moves out of range.
Butcher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Butcher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Butcher misses with a two punch combination.
Butcher swats away the attempt to clinch by Kiing.
Kiing ducks under a wild hook from Butcher.
Butcher keeps the fight on the outside.
Kiing misses with a series of wild punches.
Kiing ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Butcher moves away.
Kiing clinches up with Butcher and pushes him back against the cage.
Kiing breaks the clinch.
Kiing gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Butcher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kiing uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Butcher.
Butcher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kiing was well out of range. Poor timing from Butcher.
Butcher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big left from Butcher misses.
Butcher scores with a jab to the head.
Butcher takes a swing at Kiing's ribcage but misses.
Kiing throws a low kick, looking for Butcher's leg but Butcher calmly moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kiing wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kiing. Butcher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Butcher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Butcher misses the jab.
Butcher connects with a jab.
Kiing tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Butcher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Butcher scores with a sloppy right hand. Kiing should have avoided that one.
Butcher scores with a punch to the head.
Butcher moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kiing closes the distance and pushes Butcher back into the cage.
Kiing is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kiing is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kiing pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kiing misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kiing tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Butcher avoids it.
Kiing misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Butcher.
Kiing effectively controlling the action here.
Kiing trying to land knees to the body.
Butcher is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher is looking to break free of the clinch but Kiing has double underhooks.
Kiing can't break the clinch.
Kiing misses with a punch to the body.
Kiing looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kiing can't break the clinch.
Kiing throws an elbow but it misses.
Kiing pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kiing trying to land knees to the body.
Kiing breaks the clinch.
Kiing is looking to clinch but Butcher is avoiding it.
Kiing doesn't manage to clinch there - Butcher circles away.
Kiing lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Butcher circles away quickly and effectively.
Kiing lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Butcher circles away quickly and effectively.
Butcher misses with a two punch combination.
Kiing closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kiing is trying to break the clinch but Butcher is controlling him.
Kiing is trying to break the clinch but Butcher is controlling him.
Kiing putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Butcher in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kiing looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Butcher manages to break the clinch.
Kiing has closed the distance and engaged Butcher in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiing misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kiing missing with knees to the body.
Kiing tries to break free but Butcher pushes him back against the cage.
Kiing prevents Butcher from breaking the clinch.
Kiing has a couple of punches blocked by Butcher.
Butcher managing to block the knees to the body from Kiing.
Kiing breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kiing blocks a jab.
Kiing moves in looking to clinch but Butcher pushes him off.
Butcher with a nice cross.
Butcher scores with a decent looking hook.
Butcher misses with a straight right.
Butcher displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kiing drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kiing tries to close the distance and clinch but Butcher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Butcher cracks Kiing with a right hand to the side of the head.
Butcher misses with a body punch
and Kiing counters with a two punch combo.
Kiing walks into a left hand.
Butcher is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Butcher checks a low kick from Kiing.
A cross from Butcher lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Butcher misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiing clinches up with Butcher and pushes him back against the cage.
Butcher tries to break free but Kiing pushes him back against the cage.
Kiing with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Butcher wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kiing jumps guard but Butcher stands there with Kiing around his waist. Kiing gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kiing tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Butcher's elbow.
Kiing tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Butcher avoids it.
Butcher is trying to break free.
Kiing crunches a lovely knee into Butcher's ribcage.
Butcher breaks the clinch.
Butcher jabs at Kiing's body.
Kiing doesn't manage to clinch there - Butcher circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Butcher.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A lazy left from Butcher finds it's target.
Butcher thuds a left hand into Kiing's body.
Butcher comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Butcher bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Butcher darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Percival Butcher dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Butcher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Percival Butcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Butcher lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kiing doesn't seem phased though.
Butcher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kiing was well out of range. Poor timing from Butcher.
Butcher thuds a left hand into Kiing's body.
Butcher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Butcher lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kiing scores with a one two! Butcher had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kiing rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Butcher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Percival Butcher is winning the standup battle so far.
Butcher lands a nice hook to Kiing's body. Kiing takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Butcher misses with the combination.
Butcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kiing slips a jab and a cross from Butcher.
Butcher fails to land with a series of punches.
Butcher scores with the left hand. Kiing knows he should have avoided that one.
Kiing ducks right into an uppercut from Butcher.
Butcher swats away the attempt to clinch by Kiing.
Kiing misses with a body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Butcher catches Kiing with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Butcher connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiing throws a solid leg kick but Butcher takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kiing.
Butcher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kiing closes the distance and pushes Butcher back into the cage.
Kiing has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kiing with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Butcher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - Butcher scores with a four punch combination!
Butcher scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Butcher wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Butcher lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kiing backs up against the cage.
Butcher scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kiing doesn't seem bothered though.
Butcher fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Butcher fails to land with a series of punches.
Butcher throws a combination that misses
and Kiing counters with a left to the body.
Kiing walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Butcher lands with a straight right. Kiing didn't see that one coming.
Kiing shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kiing misses the jab.
Kiing walks into a straight right hand from Butcher.
Butcher with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiing dodges the punch combination from Butcher.
Kiing wants to clinch up but Butcher keeps it at a distance.
Kiing pivots, looking for a leg kick but Butcher is out of range and Kiing settles back down.
Butcher blocks a leg kick.
Kiing tries a low kick but Butcher avoids it.
Kiing avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kiing is looking to clinch.
Butcher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kiing circles away quickly and effectively.
Butcher misses with the combination.
Butcher stuns Kiing with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Butcher with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Butcher misses with a wild body shot.
Butcher lands with a hook. Kiing tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Butcher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiing misses with a low kick.
Butcher looks to score with a jab to the body but Kiing is just out of range.
Butcher throws a body punch but Kiing moves out of range.
Percival Butcher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiing throws a nice looking combination but Butcher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kiing tries to clinch there but Butcher circles away.
Kiing is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Butcher takes one to the side of the head.
Butcher swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kiing finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Butcher cracks Kiing with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kiing takes the fight into the clinch.
Kiing lands an elbow inside.
Kiing breaks from the clinch.
Butcher blocks a jab.
Butcher lands a jab to the nose.
Kiing lands a head kick. Butcher smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kiing swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut there from Butcher.
A punch combination from Kiing misses.
Butcher dodges the punch combination from Kiing.
Kiing takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiing clinches with his opponent.
Butcher avoiding damage as Kiing throws knees to the body.
Kiing tries to land knees in the clinch but Butcher avoids the damage to the body.
Kiing drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kiing tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Butcher smiles and moves away.
Kiing keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Butcher bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kiing's head.
Butcher uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Butcher misses with a few strikes there.
Butcher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Butcher looks for a takedown but Kiing sprawls well.
Kiing throws a sloppy head kick and Butcher moves out of range easily.
Butcher lands with a straight right. Kiing didn't see that one coming.
Kiing tries to bum rush Butcher with a series of wild strikes but Butcher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Percival Butcher dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kiing has closed the distance and engaged Butcher in a clinch.
Kiing is looking to break free of the clinch but Butcher has double underhooks.
Kiing has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Butcher avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kiing breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Butcher swinging wildly here.
Nice body punch from Butcher.
Butcher connects with a right hand. Kiing shakes it off.
Kiing goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Butcher fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Butcher with a jab.
Butcher lands with a shot to the body.
Kiing with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Butcher to score with a decent uppercut.
Kiing takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Butcher looks to land a combination but Kiing avoids it well.
Butcher looks to land a combination. Kiing sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kiing misses with a head kick.
Butcher lands a slapping body shot.
Butcher lands with a cross.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Butcher scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiing swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Butcher counters with a three punch combo that has Kiing backing up. Kiing nods at Butcher to acknowledge the strikes.
Kiing avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kiing. Butcher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kiing ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Butcher lands a slapping body shot.
Butcher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Butcher looks to land a right hand but Kiing moved out of range.
Kiing has closed the distance and engaged Butcher in a clinch.
Butcher breaks from the clinch.
A shot to the body from Butcher misses
and Kiing counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Butcher checks the leg kick nicely there.
Butcher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kiing.
Butcher thows a body shot but no joy.
Butcher misses with a two punch combination.
Kiing tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Butcher throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kiing stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kiing moves in looking to clinch but Butcher pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Butcher on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kiing rushes Butcher and presses him up against the cage.
Kiing throws a punch but it's blocked by Butcher.
Kiing tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Butcher avoids it.
Kiing pushes Butcher back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Butcher is trying to break free.
Kiing tries to land knees in the clinch but Butcher avoids the damage to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kiing creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Butcher blocks an elbow strike.
Kiing tries to land a knee to the head but Butcher blocks with his arms.
Butcher is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Butcher managing to block the knees to the body from Kiing.
Butcher can't break the clinch.
Kiing misses with a hook from the clinch.
Butcher tries to break free but Kiing pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kiing looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Butcher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kiing has him pressed against the cage.
Butcher is trying to break the clinch but Kiing has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Butcher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kiing tries to break the clinch but Butcher is controlling the position.
Kiing's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Butcher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kiing manages to avoid it.
Butcher jabs at Kiing's body.
Kiing tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Butcher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kiing is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Butcher rather than just go for the knockout.
Butcher jabs at Kiing's body.
Butcher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kiing can do to turn this around?
Kiing on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Butcher lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kiing takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Butcher scores with a sloppy right hand. Kiing should have avoided that one.
Butcher clobbers Kiing with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kiing is looking to clinch but Butcher is avoiding it.
Butcher looks to land a right hand but Kiing moved out of range.
Percival Butcher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Butcher.
Butcher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Butcher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kiing.
Nice uppercut there from Butcher.
Butcher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kiing lands with a nice combination. Butcher backs away looking to recover.
Kiing keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Butcher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kiing circles away quickly and effectively.
Kiing feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Butcher's calf.
Kiing lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kiing wants to clinch.
Kiing doesn't manage to clinch there - Butcher circles away.
Butcher cracks a nice hook into Kiing's ribs.
Butcher takes a swing at Kiing's ribcage but misses.
Scorpion Kiing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kiing fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Percival Butcher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Butcher, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Percival Butcher!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Panopio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Panopio kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is BOOM - P.O.D. Emelianenko is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Slayer - Bloodline. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fred Panopio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksander Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panopio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Emelianenko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fighters circling - Emelianenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A punch combination from Panopio misses.
Emelianenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Panopio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Panopio ducks under a wild hook from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Panopio clobbers Emelianenko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Aleksander Emelianenko has been cut.
Emelianenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Panopio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Emelianenko looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Panopio throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Emelianenko on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panopio misses with a body shot.
Panopio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Panopio misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Panopio.
Panopio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emelianenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Panopio throws a hook to the side of Emelianenko's head but Emelianenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Emelianenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws out a loose jab but Panopio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Panopio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Panopio lands a right hook to the body.
Panopio lands a two punch combo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Panopio misses with a combination
and Emelianenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Panopio is looking to wear down Emelianenko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Panopio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emelianenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Panopio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Panopio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Panopio throws a right hand that Emelianenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Emelianenko also avoids with ease.
Panopio lands with a cross.
Emelianenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Panopio.
Emelianenko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Emelianenko throws a sloppy head kick and Panopio moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panopio misses with a combination
and Emelianenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Panopio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Emelianenko slips a straight right by Panopio.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Panopio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Panopio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Panopio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksander Emelianenko's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Emelianenko lands a glancing blow to the side of Panopio's head.
Emelianenko misses with a looping left.
Nice straight punches there by Panopio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Panopio.
Emelianenko missing with a left hand there. Panopio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Emelianenko might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Panopio has got the better of the exchanges.
Panopio misses with a body shot
and Emelianenko counters with a series of strikes. Panopio will be more careful next time no doubt.
Panopio takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Emelianenko misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Panopio to score with a decent uppercut.
Panopio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch combination from Panopio misses.
Panopio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Emelianenko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Panopio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emelianenko. Panopio does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Panopio.
Emelianenko might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Emelianenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Panopio.
Panopio ducks under a wild hook from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Emelianenko throws an overhand right that lands on Panopio's shoulder, as Panopio tries to avoid the shot.
Panopio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Emelianenko throws a wild body kick that Panopio sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Panopio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fred Panopio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Emelianenko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Panopio clobbers Emelianenko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Panopio misses with a combination
and Emelianenko counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panopio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emelianenko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fred Panopio is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Panopio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Emelianenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Panopio throws a body punch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelianenko throws a combination that misses
and Panopio counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aleksander Emelianenko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Aleksander Emelianenko's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Emelianenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Emelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Panopio.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Emelianenko 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 Panopio has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Panopio and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emelianenko takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko looks to throw the jab but Panopio is out of range.
Emelianenko throws a series of punches but Panopio avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panopio misses with a body punch
and Emelianenko counters with a stiff right hand.
Panopio takes a jab right on the kisser.
A looping hook to the body misses from Panopio. Emelianenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Panopio lands with a nice combination. Emelianenko backs away looking to recover.
Emelianenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Panopio looks to land a left hand but Emelianenko moved out of range nicely.
Emelianenko throws a front kick aimed at Panopio's knee but Panopio avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panopio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emelianenko.
Panopio bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Emelianenko's head.
Panopio misses with a series of wild punches.
Emelianenko throws the left hand but Panopio avoids the punch easily.
Panopio misses with a jab to the body
and Emelianenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Emelianenko scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panopio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Emelianenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Emelianenko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Panopio counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Panopio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Emelianenko at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Panopio misses with a hook to the body
and Emelianenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Emelianenko throws a combination that misses
and Panopio counters with a stiff right hand.
Emelianenko avoids the body shot from Panopio.
Panopio misses with a shot to the body
and Emelianenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Emelianenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Emelianenko misses with a hook. Panopio ducked under it nicely.
Emelianenko takes one to the chin there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aleksander Emelianenko.
I think Emelianenko 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Aleksander Emelianenko!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Mikhail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck The Russian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Russian has chosen Keep on as his entrance music. Vladimir Mikhail could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chuck The Russian's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Mikhail!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chuck The Russian!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikhail looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for The Russian!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mikhail is looking to work his way around to The Russian's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
The Russian wants to try and get back to his feet.
The Russian holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mikhail tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Mikhail wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Mikhail is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Mikhail!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Vladimir Mikhail!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ronny Cykelstyre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ronny Cykelstyre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Travis Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cykelstyre looks to land a right hand but Hunter moved out of range.
Cykelstyre throws a big shot that misses.
Hunter slips a jab and a cross from Cykelstyre.
Cykelstyre lands with a straight right. Hunter didn't see that one coming.
Cykelstyre throws a hook but Hunter avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cykelstyre darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cykelstyre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunter tries to land a leg kick but Cykelstyre saw it coming and moves away.
Cykelstyre cracks Hunter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hunter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cykelstyre stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cykelstyre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cykelstyre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hunter.
Cykelstyre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cykelstyre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hunter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cykelstyre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cykelstyre swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cykelstyre. Hunter does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Cykelstyre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hunter scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hunter trying to mount his opponent but Cykelstyre defends it.
Hunter is looking for a kimura here.
Hunter is pressing down on Cykelstyre's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cykelstyre is holding on for now.
Cykelstyre is trying to stand back up but Hunter is controlling him
Cykelstyre trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hunter is looking for a kimura here.
Hunter is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cykelstyre is just riding it out for now. Hunter eventually gives up the hold.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hunter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cykelstyre.
Cykelstyre throws a big shot that misses.
Cykelstyre throws a right hand that Hunter ducks under and follows up with a left that Hunter also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hunter.
Cykelstyre checks a leg kick.
Cykelstyre connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hunter momentarily.
Cykelstyre throws a jab when Hunter was well out of range.
Hunter swinging wildly here.
Cykelstyre misses with a looping right.
Cykelstyre lands the left hand.
Cykelstyre lands a nice shot that snaps Hunter's head back.
Cykelstyre is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A jab from Cykelstyre misses.
Cykelstyre swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hunter counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hunter wants to pass the guard but Cykelstyre is defending well.
Hunter prevents Cykelstyre from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter is looking for a kimura but Cykelstyre is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hunter to get the leverage.
Hunter is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hunter is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cykelstyre has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hunter looks gassed!
Hunter looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cykelstyre misses with a double jab
and Hunter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Cykelstyre. No joy for Hunter on that attempt.
Hunter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Travis Hunter will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cykelstyre throws a series of punches but Hunter avoids them all with ease.
Hunter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cykelstyre swings for the body but Hunter moves out of range.
Cykelstyre with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hunter to score with a decent uppercut.
Cykelstyre is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cykelstyre misses with a body shot.
Cykelstyre looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cykelstyre throws a lazy right hand but Hunter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cykelstyre connects with a looping right hand.
Cykelstyre throws the left hand but Hunter avoids the punch easily.
Cykelstyre is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hunter.
Cykelstyre misses with an uppercut. Hunter saw that one coming.
Hunter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cykelstyre throws an overhand right that lands on Hunter's shoulder, as Hunter tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hunter is defended easily by Cykelstyre.
Hunter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cykelstyre throws a looping overhand right but Hunter ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Hunter.
Hunter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cykelstyre manages to avoid it.
Hunter throws a series of punches but Cykelstyre moves out of range.
Cykelstyre falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hunter counters with a one-two to the body.
Hunter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter staying out of range there.
Cykelstyre throws a left and a right that both miss
so Hunter counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hunter stops Cykelstyre from standing up.
Hunter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hunter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hunter looking to pass the guard.
Cykelstyre looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hunter scoring with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunter wants to pass the guard but Cykelstyre is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunter stops Cykelstyre from standing up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cykelstyre misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cykelstyre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cykelstyre displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hunter.
Hunter fails with a takedown attempt.
Ronny Cykelstyre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Hunter.
A jab from Cykelstyre misses.
Hunter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hunter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hunter slips under a jab.
Hunter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hunter throws a nice looking combination but Cykelstyre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cykelstyre throws a lazy right hand but Hunter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cykelstyre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cykelstyre takes a swing at Hunter's ribcage but misses.
Cykelstyre lands a jab to Hunter's midsection.
Ronny Cykelstyre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A swing and a miss from Cykelstyre.
Cykelstyre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunter.
Travis Hunter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hunter cracks Cykelstyre with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cykelstyre blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cykelstyre misses the jab.
Cykelstyre missing with a left hand there. Hunter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Hunter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hunter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cykelstyre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cykelstyre scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cykelstyre drops Hunter with a beautiful combination! Hunter stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cykelstyre is looking for the KO!
Hunter is rocked!
Cykelstyre throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hunter counters with a leg kick.
Hunter is still on wobbly legs! Can Cykelstyre finish him?
Hunter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cykelstyre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cykelstyre drops Hunter with a beautiful combination! Hunter stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cykelstyre is looking for the KO!
Hunter lands a head shot.
Cykelstyre lands a slapping body shot.
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!
Cykelstyre stuffs the takedown attempt from Hunter. Hunter gets slowly back to his feet.
Cykelstyre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunter seems to have recovered his senses.
Cykelstyre scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter misses with a body shot.
Cykelstyre throws an overhand right that lands on Hunter's shoulder, as Hunter tries to avoid the shot.
Cykelstyre throws a big shot that misses.
Hunter staying out of range there.
Cykelstyre lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hunter moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cykelstyre takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hunter shoots in but Cykelstyre avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cykelstyre slips a straight right by Hunter.
Cykelstyre throws a hook but Hunter blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cykelstyre misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice sprawl there from Cykelstyre as Hunter shoots in.
Ronny Cykelstyre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Hunter.
A big right from Hunter misses.
Ronny Cykelstyre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cykelstyre throws a jab when Hunter was well out of range.
Cykelstyre ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big left from Cykelstyre misses.
Hunter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cykelstyre as he avoids it easily.
Cykelstyre lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hunter at a distance.
Hunter throws a series of punches but Cykelstyre avoids them all with ease.
Cykelstyre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunter throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cykelstyre misses with a straight right.
Hunter tries to clinch up but Cykelstyre circles away and keeps his distance.
Hunter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cykelstyre.
Cykelstyre throws a looping overhand right but Hunter ducks down to avoid it.
Hunter shoots in but no luck this time.
Hunter has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cykelstyre throws a lazy right hand but Hunter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hunter misses the shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cykelstyre checks a leg kick.
Hunter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cykelstyre.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter slips under a jab from Cykelstyre.
Cykelstyre paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hunter lunges at Cykelstyre with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cykelstyre's hand.
Cykelstyre thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cykelstyre misses with a hook.
Cykelstyre misses with an uppercut. Hunter saw that one coming.
Cykelstyre has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hunter finds it's way round the side to connect with Cykelstyre's head.
Cykelstyre looks to land a right hand but Hunter moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunter tries to bum rush Cykelstyre with a series of wild strikes but Cykelstyre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunter blocks a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Cykelstyre. No joy for Hunter on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronny Cykelstyre clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cykelstyre throws a hook but Hunter avoids it easily.
Cykelstyre misses with an uppercut.
Cykelstyre has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cykelstyre there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hunter throws a shot from downtown. Cykelstyre moves away and avoids it.
Hunter walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cykelstyre checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hunter shoots for a double leg takedown but Cykelstyre sprawls well. He's pushed Hunter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hunter.
Cykelstyre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hunter is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ronny Cykelstyre is winning the standup battle so far.
Hunter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cykelstyre manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Cykelstyre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Cykelstyre.
Cykelstyre misses with a jab to the body
and Hunter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hunter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cykelstyre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Hunter misses.
Cykelstyre dips to his left and cracks Hunter with an uppercut!
Cykelstyre throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hunter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hunter scoring well with a low kick there.
Cykelstyre tries to bum rush Hunter with a series of wild strikes but Hunter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cykelstyre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Hunter as he connects with a hook.
Cykelstyre takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cykelstyre throws a jab when Hunter was well out of range.
Hunter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cykelstyre was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunter.
Hunter misses with an uppercut.
Hunter doesn't manage to clinch there - Cykelstyre circles away.
Hunter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cykelstyre throws a looping overhand right but Hunter ducks down to avoid it.
Hunter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hunter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hunter just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunter swinging wildly here.
Hunter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cykelstyre.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cykelstyre throws out a loose jab but Hunter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cykelstyre throws out the jab.
Hunter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hunter moves out of range of the strikes.
Cykelstyre tests Hunter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hunter throws a jab but it's blocked by Cykelstyre.
Cykelstyre stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cykelstyre wants it to stay on the feet.
Ronny Cykelstyre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Hunter.
A big right from Cykelstyre misses.
Cykelstyre misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hunter.
Hunter avoids the body shot from Cykelstyre.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hunter. That's going to slow Cykelstyre down.
Hunter feints and then cracks Cykelstyre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cykelstyre down.
Hunter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cykelstyre's sensitive parts.
Cykelstyre throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunter.
Cykelstyre on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hunter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hunter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cykelstyre pinned against the cage. Cykelstyre gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hunter dodges the punch combination from Cykelstyre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Hunter dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hunter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cykelstyre misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Hunter.
Hunter changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cykelstyre tries to avoid it but Hunter manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cykelstyre to the ground. Cykelstyre escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cykelstyre throws a series of punches but Hunter moves out of range.
Hunter motions for Cykelstyre to come forward. Hunter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hunter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cykelstyre scores with a sloppy right hand. Hunter should have avoided that one.
Hunter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cykelstyre lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Cykelstyre throws a combination that misses
and Hunter counters with a shoot takedown. Cykelstyre fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter looking to pass the guard.
Hunter is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hunter preventing the sweep.
Hunter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cykelstyre is keeping the position for now.
Hunter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cykelstyre wants to stand and escape but Hunter is having none of it.
Cykelstyre wants to sweep here but Hunter controlling him for the moment.
Hunter tries to free his leg and advance position but Cykelstyre is retaining full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hunter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hunter avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cykelstyre slips a jab and a cross from Hunter.
Cykelstyre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cykelstyre moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cykelstyre misses with the combination.
Hunter wants to clinch.
Cykelstyre misses with a hook. Hunter ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter connects with a looping right hand.
Hunter misses with a body shot
and Cykelstyre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hunter is looking to clinch but Cykelstyre is avoiding it.
Hunter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cykelstyre.
Cykelstyre misses with a looping left.
Hunter tries to bum rush Cykelstyre with a series of wild strikes but Cykelstyre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cykelstyre looks to land a combination but Hunter avoids it well.
Cykelstyre misses with a two punch combination.
Cykelstyre moves away from the strike by Hunter.
Hunter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunter doesn't manage to clinch there - Cykelstyre circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hunter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunter ducks under a wild hook from Cykelstyre.
Hunter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cykelstyre throws out the jab.
Hunter drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hunter drops back looking for a leg! Cykelstyre is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cykelstyre manages to kick Hunter off! Hunter jumps back into Cykelstyre's guard.
Hunter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ronny Cykelstyre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunter won't allow Cykelstyre to get back to his feet.
Hunter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Travis Hunter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hunter trying to control but Cykelstyre is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Hunter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hunter 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 46:49
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 46:49
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Hunter!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kirill Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milo Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filipovic kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Crepitating Bowel Erosion, Carcass. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirill Filipovic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Milo Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Filipovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Filipovic looks to land a right hand but Phillips moved out of range.
Phillips throws out a loose jab but Filipovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Filipovic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Filipovic prevents the takedown attempt.
Filipovic presses Phillips against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the head but Phillips blocks with his arms.
Filipovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Phillips takes a knee to the side of the body.
Filipovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Filipovic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Filipovic tries to clinch up.
Filipovic slips a jab from Phillips.
Filipovic rushes Phillips and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Filipovic misses with an elbow strike.
Filipovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Phillips leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Filipovic misses with a knee to the head.
Phillips blocks an elbow strike.
Filipovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Phillips has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Filipovic breaks the clinch.
Phillips misses with a body shot.
Phillips takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Phillips misses its intended target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Filipovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phillips.
Filipovic misses with a kick to the body.
Phillips looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Phillips walks into a left hand.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Filipovic wants to clinch up but Phillips keeps it at a distance.
Filipovic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Filipovic there as he acknowledges the shot.
Some wild striking there from Filipovic.
Filipovic is looking to clinch.
Phillips avoids the head kick by Filipovic.
Phillips throws out a loose jab but Filipovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Filipovic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Filipovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick from Filipovic.
Filipovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Phillips misses its intended target.
Phillips jabs Filipovic right on the nose. Filipovic blinks but takes it well.
Filipovic closes the distance and pushes Phillips back into the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips blocks an elbow strike.
Filipovic breaks the clinch.
Phillips misses with an uppercut.
Filipovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Phillips.
Filipovic lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A good leg kick by Filipovic.
Phillips throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Filipovic does no damage.
Phillips has a takedown stuffed.
Kirill Filipovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milo Phillips.
Phillips throws the left hand but Filipovic avoids the punch easily.
Filipovic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Filipovic wants to clinch up but Phillips keeps it at a distance.
Phillips is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Filipovic.
A punch combination from Filipovic misses.
Phillips misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Filipovic.
A punch combination from Filipovic misses.
Phillips takes a swing at Filipovic's ribcage but misses.
Filipovic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Phillips checks a leg kick.
Filipovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Filipovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Filipovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phillips.
A head kick misses from Filipovic.
Phillips lands a nice shot to the body.
Filipovic throws a low kick but Phillips avoids it.
Filipovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Phillips catches Filipovic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Phillips moves out of range of the strikes.
Kirill Filipovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Filipovic slips a jab from Phillips.
Filipovic ducks under a wild hook from Phillips.
Filipovic throws a right and a left that Phillips avoids nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Phillips there.
Phillips bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Filipovic's head backwards.
Phillips just misses with a punch to the body.
Phillips uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Filipovic.
Phillips moves out of range of the leg kick from Filipovic.
Filipovic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Filipovic.
Filipovic staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips throws a shot from downtown. Filipovic moves away and avoids it.
Filipovic staying out of range there.
Filipovic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Filipovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Phillips throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Phillips circles away from the clinch attempt.
Phillips misses with an uppercut.
Filipovic tries to clinch up but Phillips circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Phillips is defended easily by Filipovic.
Phillips throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Filipovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Phillips throws a jab when Filipovic was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phillips checks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Filipovic misses its intended target.
Filipovic lands with a slapping head kick.
Phillips on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Phillips cracks a nice hook into Filipovic's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirill Filipovic dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Filipovic clinches up with Phillips and pushes him back against the cage.
Filipovic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Phillips taking a breather.
Filipovic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Phillips lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Filipovic.
Filipovic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Phillips in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Filipovic trying to land knees to the body.
Filipovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Filipovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Filipovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Phillips. That did some damage!
Filipovic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Filipovic looks to land a right hand but Phillips moved out of range.
Phillips checks a leg kick.
Filipovic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Filipovic lands a slapping body shot.
Phillips drives through with a takedown into guard.
Phillips thows a big elbow that misses.
Phillips has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Filipovic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Phillips is one step ahead there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Phillips is looking to work some ground and pound but Filipovic has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Phillips thows a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Phillips accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Phillips has gone for a leg lock! Filipovic slips out almost immediately though and dives into Phillips's guard.
Filipovic passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Phillips flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Filipovic sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Phillips tries to roll over but Filipovic keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phillips moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Phillips trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Phillips lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Filipovic!
Phillips sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic blocking the ground and pound.
Phillips throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Phillips throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Filipovic because Phillips loaded up on that one.
Phillips throwing strikes but Filipovic recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Phillips looks to land a strike but Filipovic avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Filipovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Phillips postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Filipovic wants to get back to his feet but Phillips is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Filipovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Phillips is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Phillips in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Filipovic pulls Phillips in close to prevent any damage.
Filipovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Phillips.
Phillips in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Filipovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirill Filipovic dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Filipovic lands a jab to the nose.
Filipovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Filipovic 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.
Filipovic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Filipovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phillips.
Filipovic takes a jab right on the kisser.
Phillips showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Filipovic.
Some wild striking there from Filipovic.
Phillips misses with a hook.
Filipovic staying out of range there.
Kirill Filipovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Phillips throws a shot from downtown. Filipovic moves away and avoids it.
Filipovic throws a hook but Phillips blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filipovic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Phillips.
Phillips lands with a good body shot.
Filipovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheers as Phillips lands an impressive looking overhand right. Filipovic doesn't seem phased though.
Both fighters circling a little - Filipovic finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Phillips tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Filipovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Phillips.
A slow jab from Phillips misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Phillips throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Filipovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Phillips just misses with a punch to the body.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Filipovic sprawls well. Filipovic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Phillips gets slowly back to his feet.
Filipovic goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Filipovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Filipovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phillips with a nice cross.
Filipovic moves into range and clinches up with Phillips.
Phillips managing to block the knees to the body from Filipovic.
Filipovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Filipovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phillips blocks it with crossed arms.
Filipovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Phillips is defending well for now.
Filipovic scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Filipovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Filipovic connects with a knee to the head.
Filipovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Filipovic misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Filipovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Phillips blocks an elbow strike from Filipovic.
Phillips changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Filipovic fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Filipovic tries to clinch but Phillips moves out of range.
Phillips checks a leg kick nicely.
Phillips scores with a jab to the head.
Filipovic misses with a leg kick.
Phillips pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Phillips lands an overhand right.
Filipovic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Phillips's sensitive parts.
Filipovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phillips.
Filipovic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Phillips's sensitive parts.
Filipovic slips a jab from Phillips.
Phillips connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Phillips misses with a straight left.
Filipovic slips a straight right by Phillips.
Nice straight punches there by Phillips. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Phillips.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic moves out of range as Phillips strikes.
Phillips is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Filipovic.
Filipovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Filipovic lands a glancing blow to the side of Phillips's head.
Phillips misses the jab.
Filipovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Phillips throws a big shot that misses.
Phillips misses with a hook. Filipovic ducked under it nicely.
Phillips walks into a stiff left hand from Filipovic.
A head kick misses from Filipovic.
Phillips lands with an uppercut that bounces Filipovic off the cage and back into rage.
Phillips lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A punch combination from Filipovic misses.
Filipovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Phillips checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A cross from Filipovic lands.
Phillips misses with a hook.
Filipovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phillips.
Phillips swings for the body but Filipovic moves out of range.
Phillips scores with a takedown into Filipovic's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips is looking to work some ground and pound but Filipovic has wrist control.
Phillips is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Phillips throws and elbow that misses. Filipovic uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Phillips's guard. Nice move by Filipovic!
Filipovic stopping the sweep attempt from Phillips.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Kirill Filipovic did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Filipovic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Phillips's sensitive parts.
Filipovic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Phillips's sensitive parts.
Phillips on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Filipovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Filipovic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Phillips shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Filipovic is trying to defend but Phillips finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Filipovic trying to hold on to Phillips's head to control him but Phillips postures up.
Phillips thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Filipovic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Phillips.
Phillips looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Phillips throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips trying to mount his opponent but Filipovic defends it.
Filipovic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Phillips.
Phillips is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Filipovic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Phillips.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Filipovic throws a series of punches but Phillips avoids them all with ease.
Phillips's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Phillips avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Phillips misses with a hook.
Filipovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Filipovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phillips.
Phillips misses with a straight right.
Filipovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Filipovic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Phillips thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Filipovic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Phillips.
Phillips throws a jab but it's blocked by Filipovic.
Filipovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Filipovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Filipovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Filipovic scores with a leg kick.
Filipovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Filipovic defending well as Phillips loads up on a big left hand.
Phillips scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kirill Filipovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Filipovic closes the distance and clinches.
Filipovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Phillips leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Phillips.
Filipovic tries a knee to the head but Phillips blocks it.
Filipovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Filipovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Phillips leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Filipovic throws an elbow but it misses.
Filipovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Phillips swings for the body but Filipovic moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic throws a shot from downtown. Phillips moves away and avoids it.
Phillips on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Filipovic. Filipovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Phillips uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Filipovic.
Phillips lands with a right hand.
Phillips swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Filipovic clinches.
Phillips is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Filipovic is keeping busy.
Phillips tries to pull guard but Filipovic won't allow it.
Phillips is trying to stall.
Filipovic misses with a knee strike.
Phillips tries for a takedown but Filipovic manages to get underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Filipovic.
Filipovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Phillips's defenses.
Filipovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Filipovic lands a nice elbow.
Filipovic misses with a knee strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Filipovic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Phillips finds it's way through Filipovic's defenses.
Filipovic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A jab from Phillips does it's job there.
Filipovic misses with a double jab.
Phillips avoids a kick to the body.
Filipovic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Phillips.
Kirill Filipovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milo Phillips.
Filipovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Filipovic scores with a punch to the head.
Filipovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phillips throws out the jab.
Filipovic goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Phillips decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Phillips sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Filipovic defending well though.
Filipovic trying to control but Phillips postures up.
Phillips prevents Filipovic from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirill Filipovic had his way with Milo Phillips in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Filipovic lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A big left from Phillips misses.
Filipovic clinches up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Filipovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Phillips's brow.
Filipovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Filipovic.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Filipovic.
Filipovic lands a shoulder strike.
Filipovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Filipovic misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phillips stalling.
Filipovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Phillips wants to stall.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Filipovic with a knee to the head.
Filipovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Phillips.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the head but Phillips blocks with his arms.
Phillips fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Filipovic is looking to break free of the clinch but Phillips has double underhooks.
Filipovic misses with a knee to the head.
Filipovic misses with an elbow strike.
Filipovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Filipovic throws an elbow that misses.
Filipovic landing knees to the head.
Filipovic letting Phillips take a breather here.
Filipovic looking to throw knees to the head but Phillips is blocking nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Phillips pulls guard successfully.
Phillips tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Phillips is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Filipovic is aware though and is defending well.
Phillips thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips keeping moving, preventing Filipovic from controlling successfully.
Phillips striking off his back but it's not causing Filipovic any problems.
Phillips throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Phillips wants to sweep here but Filipovic controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Phillips is on top in guard.
Phillips postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Phillips throws and elbow that misses. Filipovic uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Phillips's guard. Nice move by Filipovic!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Phillips throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Milo Phillips has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phillips working Filipovic over with strikes here.
Phillips connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Filipovic is trying desperately to improve position.
Phillips throws a strike there. Filipovic manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Phillips looks to land a strike but Filipovic avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Phillips won't allow Filipovic to sweep him here.
Filipovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Phillips.
Phillips stands and throws Filipovic's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Phillips working the ground and pound.
Phillips tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The strikes coming from Phillips are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Milo Phillips comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Filipovic 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 49:46
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 48:47
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kirill Filipovic!
Kirill Filipovic retains his welterweight title!
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