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SFL 71 Stanley vs Karwoski 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Helms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walt Disney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Helms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Walt Disney!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helms scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Helms, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Disney darts in and clinches Helms up against the cage.
Helms is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Disney gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Disney working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Disney lands a right hand that snaps the head of Helms backwards.
Knees to the body from Disney.
A right hook to the body lands for Disney.
Disney pushes Helms back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Disney.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helms tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Disney just stands there and leans against the cage.
Disney lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Disney.
Disney lands with a short shot to the head.
Helms jumps guard but Disney turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Helms. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Helms is breathing heavily.
Disney lands a good knee to the midsection. Helms won't want to take too many of those.
Disney lands a nice shot to the body.
Disney lands a knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Disney.
Disney presses Helms against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Disney throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Helmss head.
Nice body punch from Disney.
A right handed body shot lands from Disney.
Disney unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Helms takes a shot to the head.
Disney lands with a right to the head.
Disney pushes Helms back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Disney lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Helms or not.
Disney lands a good knee to the midsection. Helms won't want to take too many of those.
Disney lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Helms backwards.
Good body shot from Disney.
A knee to the head by Disney.
Disney softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Disney.
Disney scores with a shot to the side of Helms's head.
Disney is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Disney lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Disney lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Disney.
Disney lands a right hand that snaps the head of Helms backwards.
Disney lands with a right to the head.
Disney scores with a shoulder strike.
Disney lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Helms or not.
Disney lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Disney digs a right hand into Helms's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Helms's gas tank.
Good body shot from Disney.
Disney scores a nice knee to the body.
Helms's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Disney.
Disney lands a body shot.
Disney scores with a shoulder strike.
Disney is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Disney putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Helms in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Disney lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Disney.
Disney lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Disney lands a good knee to the midsection. Helms won't want to take too many of those.
Disney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Disney connects with a knee to the head.
Disney comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short left from Disney.
Knees to the body from Disney.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Disney lands a left hand that snaps the head of Helms backwards.
Disney landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Disney lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Disney landing knees to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Disney.
Disney with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Disney gets through Helms's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Disney lands a hook that snaps the head of Helms backwards.
Disney lands an elbow just above Helms 's eye.
Disney landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Helms takes a knee right on the jaw!
Helms is rocked!
Disney lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Helms is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Disney lands an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Disney obliges.
Helms seems to have got his legs back now.
Disney lands with a short shot to the head.
Disney lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Disney lands a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Disney throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Helmss head.
Disney lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Disney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Helms lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Disney.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walt Disney dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Disney gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Helms tries to pull guard but Disney forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Disney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Disney makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Disney scores with a nice hook to the head.
Disney lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Disney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Helms's face.
Disney has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Disney with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Disney works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Disney lands a left hand that snaps the head of Helms backwards.
Disney gets through Helms's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Disney lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A knee to the head by Disney.
Disney gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Disney lands a shot to the body.
Knees to the body from Disney.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Disney.
Disney lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Disney lands with a light punch inside.
Disney is working Helms over against the cage.
Disney lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Disney lands a hook to the side of the head.
Disney landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Disney lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Helms backwards.
Disney lands a left hand.
Disney creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Helms's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Helms drops to his knees and Disney pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walt Disney!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Josef Jaeger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horacio Vanderbeet (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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23
157 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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23
142 lbs
13 - 8 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Good elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Josef Jaeger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Horacio Vanderbeet!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanderbeet tries to clinch up.
Vanderbeet fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vanderbeet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaeger was well out of range. Poor timing from Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet tries to clinch up but Jaeger circles away and keeps his distance.
Jaeger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vanderbeet. That did some damage!
Jaeger with a poor takedown
and Vanderbeet counters with a two punch combo.
Jaeger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jaeger scores with a nice head shot.
Jaeger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jaeger lands with a nice body kick.
Vanderbeet is looking to clinch but Jaeger is avoiding it.
Vanderbeet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jaeger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short uppercut from Jaeger.
Nice body punch from Jaeger.
Vanderbeet misses with a body punch.
Vanderbeet just leaning against Jaeger, taking a breather.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaeger misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Vanderbeet.
A left hand lands to the body for Vanderbeet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaeger throws a punch but it's blocked by Vanderbeet.
Jaeger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vanderbeet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jaeger swings wildly with an uppercut but Vanderbeet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vanderbeet tries to land knees in the clinch but Jaeger avoids the damage to the body.
Jaeger lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jaeger.
Jaeger lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vanderbeet creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jaeger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jaeger.
Vanderbeet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Jaeger.
Vanderbeet blocking some punches.
Jaeger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vanderbeet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Vanderbeet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vanderbeet blocks a body shot from Jaeger.
Vanderbeet misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vanderbeet misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet blocks a body shot from Jaeger.
Vanderbeet can't find room to land a body shot as Jaeger controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vanderbeet.
Jaeger letting Vanderbeet take a breather here.
Jaeger misses with the head strike.
Vanderbeet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vanderbeet lands a right hand.
Vanderbeet lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vanderbeet working aggressively here.
Vanderbeet lands a nice uppercut.
Jaeger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jaeger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jaeger throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Jaeger.
Vanderbeet misses with a body punch.
Jaeger lands with a right to the head.
Vanderbeet lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jaeger backwards.
Vanderbeet misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jaeger is working Vanderbeet over against the cage.
Vanderbeet gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jaeger up against the cage.
Jaeger lands with a left to the head.
Jaeger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jaeger lands a body punch.
Vanderbeet throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaeger.
A head punch on the inside from Jaeger fails to land.
Jaeger lands a right hand.
Jaeger managing to block the knees to the body from Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet taking a breather.
Jaeger has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vanderbeet after a bit of a struggle.
A short body shot lands from Vanderbeet as the two fighters clinch.
Jaeger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vanderbeet's elbow.
Jaeger misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vanderbeet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jaeger has a couple of punches blocked by Vanderbeet.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vanderbeet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaeger tries to work over Vanderbeet's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jaeger pushes Vanderbeet back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vanderbeet.
Jaeger is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vanderbeet gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josef Jaeger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vanderbeet lands a hook that snaps the head of Jaeger backwards.
Jaeger swings wildly with an uppercut but Vanderbeet uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Vanderbeet fails to land.
Jaeger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Jaeger.
Vanderbeet blocks an uppercut.
Vanderbeet misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Jaeger.
Vanderbeet pushes off an throws an elbow but Jaeger leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vanderbeet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vanderbeet lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vanderbeet lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vanderbeet.
Jaeger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vanderbeet has a couple of punches blocked by Jaeger.
Vanderbeet working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Horacio Vanderbeet will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jaeger closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jaeger lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jaeger wants to control from the top but Vanderbeet keeps moving.
Vanderbeet looking for a sweep. Not yet Vanderbeet, not yet.
Jaeger scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vanderbeet tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vanderbeet is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Vanderbeet trying to pass the guard but Jaeger defending well.
Vanderbeet is looking to take a break and control but Jaeger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jaeger manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jaeger is trying to keep Vanderbeet in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaeger is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vanderbeet looking to pass the guard.
Jaeger pulls Vanderbeet in close to his closed guard and prevents Vanderbeet from doing any damage or advancing position.
Vanderbeet with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jaeger has Vanderbeet pulled in close to control his posture.
Jaeger wants to sweep but no luck.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jaeger circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jaeger counters with a takedown into side control.
Vanderbeet sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaeger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vanderbeet keeps working.
Vanderbeet misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Vanderbeet is looking for a sweep. Jaeger is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jaeger working over Vanderbeet with some ground and pound. Vanderbeet looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vanderbeet is trying to control but can't.
Vanderbeet gets back to full guard.
Jaeger trying to control but Vanderbeet is working from the bottom.
Vanderbeet manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jaeger manages to get himself to full guard.
Jaeger is trying to control the position but Vanderbeet postures up.
Vanderbeet trying to control but Jaeger is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaeger preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vanderbeet wants to control from the top but Jaeger keeps moving.
Vanderbeet trying to move into half guard but instead Jaeger has managed to sweep!
Jaeger trying to control but Vanderbeet is working from the bottom.
Vanderbeet trying to keep a closed guard but Jaeger is proving a slippery customer.
Vanderbeet throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Vanderbeet pulls Jaeger in to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Horacio Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jaeger shoots for a double leg takedown but Vanderbeet sprawls well. He's pushed Jaeger's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaeger drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jaeger cracks Vanderbeet with a big right hand but Vanderbeet just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vanderbeet sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Jaeger is trying to control. Vanderbeet wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Vanderbeet felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Vanderbeet keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Vanderbeet has hold of Jaeger's hands but Jaeger slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Josef Jaeger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jaeger passes the guard and advances to mount!
Vanderbeet really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vanderbeet tries to lock up and control but Jaeger gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
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 Josef Jaeger will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
The fighters circle momentarily. Jaeger darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vanderbeet blocks the body kick.
Jaeger shoots in for a double leg but Vanderbeet sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jaeger shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jaeger showed some decent athleticism there.
Jaeger trying to control the action but Vanderbeet is working from the bottom.
Vanderbeet moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Vanderbeet is trying to control the position but Jaeger postures up.
Jaeger won't allow Vanderbeet to sweep him here.
Jaeger got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vanderbeet has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jaeger has managed to get both his arms back between Vanderbeet's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vanderbeet looking for a guillotine here but Jaeger defends easily.
Vanderbeet lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jaeger!
Jaeger is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Chaos MMA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderbeet prevents Jaeger from getting the reversal.
Jaeger wants to hold on but Vanderbeet pushes him away.
Vanderbeet working the ground and pound effectively.
Jaeger is squirming around, avoiding Vanderbeet's attempts to control the action.
Jaeger tries to hold on but Vanderbeet pushes him away.
Vanderbeet wants to finish this one by submission but Jaeger is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Vanderbeet.
Jaeger is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaeger taking shots to the head.
Vanderbeet with good strikes from the mount here!
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!
Vanderbeet trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jaeger is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jaeger wants to hold on but Vanderbeet pushes him away.
Vanderbeet working the ground and pound effectively.
Vanderbeet punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jaeger is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jaeger?
Oh Jaeger is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vanderbeet looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Jaeger covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Horacio Vanderbeet!
A determined Horacio Vanderbeet didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Misual Lalpa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edwin Odesseiron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lalpa comes to the cage accompanied by Seek n Destroy. Odesseiron has chosen Afterworld as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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161 lbs
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159 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Misual Lalpa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edwin Odesseiron!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odesseiron defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lalpa.
Odesseiron throws a head kick that misses.
Lalpa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Odesseiron counters with a nice uppercut.
Odesseiron looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Odesseiron slaps away a takedown attempt from Lalpa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Misual Lalpa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lalpa looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Odesseiron keeping full guard, as Lalpa tries to pass.
Lalpa is working hard here to advance position.
Lalpa drops back, looking for a kneebar! Odesseiron looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Odesseiron looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Odesseiron!
Lalpa manages to work his way to half guard, despite Odesseiron's best efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Odesseiron in particular looking to stall.
Lalpa looking for submissions off his back.
Odesseiron performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Odesseiron prevents Lalpa from improving his position.
Odesseiron wants to stand up but Lalpa has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odesseiron wants to work for an arm triangle but Lalpa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lalpa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lalpa is trying to stand.
Lalpa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Odesseiron pulls his head out easily.
Odesseiron perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Odesseiron trying to control from half guard but Lalpa is working away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lalpa wants to get back to his feet.
Lalpa makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lalpa.
Lalpa isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Odesseiron stacks Lalpa on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Odesseiron!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lalpa wants to get back to his feet.
Odesseiron controlling the position from side mount.
Lalpa is looking for a sweep.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Lalpa wants to get back to his feet but Odesseiron drags him back down.
Lalpa is being controlled here.
Lalpa is looking to reverse the position.
Odesseiron wants to stand but Lalpa is controlling his arm.
Odesseiron prevents Lalpa from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odesseiron tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Lalpa is looking to reverse the position.
Lalpa wants to get back to his feet.
Odesseiron happy to just control the position for now.
Lalpa wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lalpa manages to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lalpa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Misual Lalpa will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Odesseiron fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lalpa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Odesseiron lands a head kick. Lalpa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lalpa shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Odesseiron napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lalpa goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Odesseiron has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Lalpa but great work by Odesseiron.
Odesseiron is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Lalpa is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Odesseiron has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Odesseiron controls the position.
Lalpa is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Odesseiron off and has taken his back!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Odesseiron is trying to break free.
Odesseiron trying to control the hands but Lalpa won't let him.
Odesseiron is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Lalpa off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Lalpa is trying to stick to Odesseiron's back but Odesseiron is turning into Lalpa. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Lalpa's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Odesseiron.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odesseiron is posturing up here but Lalpa has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Odesseiron tries to roll out but it's too tight and Odesseiron has to tap! Slick submission there by Lalpa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Misual Lalpa!
After winning the bout, Misual Lalpa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caol Uno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown's entrance music is DIE LIKE A ROCKSTAR. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Caol Uno!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Uno has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Brown fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Uno on the side of the head.
Uno lands with a shot to the body.
Brown misses with a hook. Uno ducked under it nicely.
Brown misses with a hook.
Brown gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Uno shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Uno was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Uno wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
Uno working the ground and pound but Brown is defending the strikes.
Uno controls the position.
Brown wants to control but Uno postures up.
Uno has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uno avoids the attempt from Brown to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uno with shots to the head and body - Brown looks very uncomfortable down there.
Brown is looking to get to half guard.
Uno unloading with bombs!
Uno is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown is looking to improve his position but Uno isn't that keen on the idea.
Uno looking to finish Brown with some ground and pound. This is bad for Brown!
Brown is rocked!
We've been hearing good reports from Brown's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Uno lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Oh Brown is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uno takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Uno trying to control but Brown is having none of it.
Uno lands a couple of good shots and Brown has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is in bad spot here.
Uno landing with strikes.
The referee is taking a good look at Brown as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Uno!
Uno lands strikes from the back and Brown isn't doing enough to escape the position. The referee steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Caol Uno!
Caol Uno made sure to mention his sponsor, Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $140 in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Dantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Legendary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Dantes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mr Legendary!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legendary keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dantes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dantes throws a nice head kick!
Legendary looks to land a combination but Dantes avoids it well.
Legendary forces Dantes back against the cage and clinches.
Legendary is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A right hook to the body lands for Dantes.
Dantes lands with a short shot to the head.
Dantes is leaning against Legendary and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hook to the body lands for Dantes.
Legendary looks winded!
Dantes lands a hook that snaps the head of Legendary backwards.
Dantes creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Legendary's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Legendary drops to his knees and Dantes pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Dantes!
Marcus Dantes retains his super heavyweight title!
Marcus Dantes made sure to mention his sponsor, Mango Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Haigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Didion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Haigh might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Macabre - Acid Bath Vampire. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Haigh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zach Didion!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Didion loads up on a big right hand but Haigh slips the punch.
Didion looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Haigh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Didion.
Haigh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Didion.
Haigh has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Haigh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Didion wants to clinch up but Haigh keeps it at a distance.
Didion looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Haigh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Didion.
Didion has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Haigh finds it's way round the side to connect with Didion's head.
Haigh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Didion. Didion obviously looking to wear him down.
Didion lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haigh connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Didion throws a right and a left that Haigh avoids nicely.
Didion slips under a jab from Haigh.
A big right from Haigh misses.
Didion takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Haigh takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Haigh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haigh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Didion throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Didion is looking to slow Haigh down with leg kicks.
Haigh throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Didion was covering up waiting for the punch and Haigh finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Haigh looking to pass the guard.
Haigh forces his way into half guard.
Didion regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Haigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haigh trying to control but Didion is working from the bottom.
Didion is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Haigh tries to free his leg and advance position but Didion is retaining full guard.
Didion has a closed guard, preventing Haigh from standing up.
Haigh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Didion swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Didion wants to stand and escape but Haigh is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haigh trying to control but Didion is working from the bottom.
Haigh drops back, looking for a kneebar! Didion looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Didion looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Didion!
Didion tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Didion has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Haigh can't do much from the bottom here.
Haigh is trying to improve his position.
Haigh is trying to control Didion's posture but Didion avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haigh sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Didion not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Didion tries to pass the half guard into mount. Haigh knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Didion is trying to work for a kimura but Haigh is defending well.
Didion trying to control from half guard but Haigh is working away.
Didion controlling the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Didion is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zach Didion will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Didion gets the takedown into side control.
Haigh can't do much from the bottom here.
Haigh is looking for a sweep.
Didion trying to control the action but Haigh is working from the bottom.
Didion 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.
Didion working away.
Didion wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Haigh, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on Haigh's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haigh tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Didion tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haigh tries to buck Didion off but Didion is having none of it.
Didion looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Haigh manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Haigh is refusing to be controlled, as Didion sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haigh wants to control the action here but instead Didion manages to pass to full mount!
Haigh wants to control but Didion is having none of it.
Haigh is squirming around, avoiding Didion's attempts to control the action.
Haigh is desperately trying to improve his position but Didion has a good base and remains in mount.
Haigh tries to lock up and control but Didion gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Didion unloading with bombs!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Didion stands up from mount. Strange move.
Haigh fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Didion sprawls well initially but Haigh persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Haigh is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Didion sees it coming and defends easily.
Haigh wants to work for an arm triangle but Didion is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haigh looking for a submission but Didion manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Haigh wants to control from the top but Didion keeps moving.
Haigh passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Haigh working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haigh tries for a kimura but Didion is defending well.
Haigh trying to control the action but Didion is working from the bottom.
Haigh tries for a kimura but Didion is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haigh laying and praying for a moment but Didion takes advantage and regains half guard.
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 John Haigh will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Didion slaps away a takedown attempt from Haigh, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Didion swings for the body but Haigh moves out of range.
Haigh misses the shot to the body.
Haigh takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like John Haigh has been cut.
Haigh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Didion scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haigh misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Didion to counter with a crisp jab.
Didion scores with a decent looking hook.
Haigh is rocked!
Haigh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Didion makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Oh Haigh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haigh drops his hands momentarily and Didion needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Haigh just on the top of the head. Haigh drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Haigh - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Zach Didion!
Zach Didion took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
John Haigh was interviewed post fight and said 'Vittu.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Third Dag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson has chosen Mary had a little lamb 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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270 lbs
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255 lbs
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Third Dag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dag gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tyson counters with a left to the body.
Tyson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Third Dag has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Tyson.
Tyson misses with a left hand
and Dag counters with a three punch combo that has Tyson backing up. Tyson nods at Dag to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dag doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tyson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tyson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tyson wants it to stay on the feet.
Tyson connects with a right hand. Dag shakes it off.
Tyson lands the left hand.
Tyson misses the shot to the body.
Tyson digs a good hook to Dag's body.
Dag is breathing heavily.
Tyson cracks Dag with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Tyson.
Dag is rocked!
Tyson misses with an uppercut.
Tyson throws an overhand right that drops Dag like a sack of potatoes! Tyson dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Tyson!
Post fight, Mike Tyson stared into the camera and said 'I know I am a tough, shit talking fighter, but I ain't no mob figure. I did my time for the rape. I paid alot of money, I mean I paid my dues. I may be a rapist but I ain't the same person I was when I bit that guy's ear off. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Callahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joni Vvit (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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199 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harry Callahan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joni Vvit!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vvit throws a jab but it's blocked by Callahan.
Vvit looks to land a right hand but Callahan moved out of range.
Vvit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vvit looks to score with a jab to the body but Callahan is just out of range.
Vvit blocks a leg kick.
Vvit throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Callahan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Callahan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vvit tests Callahan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vvit tries to move into range but Callahan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vvit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Vvit.
Callahan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vvit throws an overhand right that lands on Callahan's shoulder, as Callahan tries to avoid the shot.
Callahan misses with an uppercut. Vvit saw that one coming.
Callahan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vvit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Callahan momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callahan scores with a jab. Vvit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Callahan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Callahan misses with a hook
and Vvit counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vvit chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Callahan can pounce on him.
Callahan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vvit works Callahan's body with a nice hook.
Callahan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vvit moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Callahan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Callahan throws a leg kick but Vvit sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vvit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vvit throws the left hand but Callahan avoids the punch easily.
Callahan scores with a nice strike.
Callahan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Callahan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vvit darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vvit lunges at Callahan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Callahan's hand.
Callahan wants to land a leg kick but Vvit is out of range.
Callahan takes a swing at Vvit's ribcage but misses.
Vvit misses the shot to the body.
Callahan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vvit scores with a nice strike.
Vvit lands with a shot to the body.
Callahan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vvit is out of range and Callahan settles back down.
Vvit's coach down at St Petersburg MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Vvit's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Callahan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vvit misses the shot to the body.
Vvit moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vvit throws out a loose jab but Callahan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vvit chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Callahan can pounce on him.
Callahan lands a head kick!
Vvit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vvit throws a jab when Callahan was well out of range.
Vvit stuns Callahan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Callahan connects with a looping right hand.
Vvit misses with a two punch combination.
Callahan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Callahan, right into the meat.
Vvit throws a lazy right hand but Callahan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Callahan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vvit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Callahan doesn't seem bothered though.
Callahan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vvit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vvit throws a jab but it's blocked by Callahan.
Vvit scores with a hook to the body. Callahan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vvit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Callahan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vvit checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vvit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Callahan misses its intended target.
Vvit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Callahan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Callahan moves out of range of the strikes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vvit.
Callahan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Callahan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vvit lands a jab.
Vvit missing with a left hand there. Callahan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vvit thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vvit throws a lazy right hand but Callahan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Callahan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vvit.
Callahan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vvit throws an off balance right hand
and Callahan counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joni Vvit dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Callahan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vvit.
Callahan moves out of range as Vvit strikes.
Vvit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vvit moves away from the strike by Callahan.
Nice body punch from Vvit.
Callahan slips a jab from Vvit.
A good leg kick by Callahan.
Vvit lands a really nice looking cross but Callahan seems unphased.
Vvit misses the jab.
Callahan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vvit cracks Callahan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Joni Vvit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Callahan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vvit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vvit throws a predictable looking body shot
and Callahan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vvit connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vvit misses with a looping left.
Decent striking displayed by Callahan there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vvit walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vvit moves out of range as Callahan strikes.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Vvit. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Vvit loads up on a big right hand but Callahan slips the punch.
Vvit feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Callahan sprawling to the canvas! Callahan rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Vvit finish him?!
Callahan is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Callahan. Vvit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oh Callahan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vvit takes a swing at Callahan's ribcage but misses.
Callahan seems to have got his legs back now.
Vvit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Callahan.
Vvit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vvit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Vvit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Callahan moves out of range as Vvit strikes.
Callahan scores with the left hand. Vvit knows he should have avoided that one.
Vvit takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Callahan.
Callahan misses with an uppercut. Vvit saw that one coming.
Callahan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vvit checks it well.
Vvit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Callahan scores with a jab to the head.
Callahan tries to work over Vvit's front leg with a kick but Vvit checks it.
Vvit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Callahan loads up on a big right hand but Vvit slips the punch.
Vvit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vvit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Callahan.
Vvit throws the left hand but Callahan avoids the punch easily.
Vvit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Callahan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vvit misses with an uppercut. Callahan saw that one coming.
Vvit misses with a hook
letting Callahan counter with a right hand.
Callahan slips under a jab from Vvit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vvit misses with a two punch combination.
Vvit scores with a punch to the head.
Callahan misses with an uppercut. Vvit saw that one coming.
Callahan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Callahan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vvit. That did some damage!
Vvit will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vvit lands a jab-cross combination.
Vvit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vvit drops his hands momentarily and Callahan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vvit moves out of range of the strikes.
Callahan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vvit misses with a looping right.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Callahan cracks Vvit with an open hand slap.
Vvit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Callahan throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vvit tests Callahan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Callahan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vvit.
Callahan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vvit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vvit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Callahan moves out of range as Vvit strikes.
Callahan staying out of range there.
Vvit missing with a left hand there. Callahan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vvit tries to bum rush Callahan with a series of wild strikes but Callahan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Callahan throws a leg kick but Vvit checks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Callahan.
Vvit connects with a body shot that sends Callahan's belly button to the back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vvit checks a low kick from Callahan.
Callahan swings widly with a right hand
and Vvit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Callahan with a hook.
Callahan throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joni Vvit 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. This is the final round!
Callahan scores with the left hand. Vvit knows he should have avoided that one.
Vvit looks to land a left hand but Callahan moved out of range nicely.
Vvit drops Callahan with a beautiful combination! Callahan stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Vvit is looking for the KO!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Vvit.
Callahan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vvit was well out of range. Poor timing from Callahan.
Vvit throws a body punch but Callahan moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vvit. Callahan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vvit misses with a wild body shot.
Vvit misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Callahan throws a poor cross that misses
and Vvit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Callahan swings widly with a right hand
and Vvit counters with a straight right hand.
Callahan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Vvit has cracked Callahan with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Vvit lands another huge swinging hook and Callahan tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Callahan, before Vvit can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joni Vvit!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Bobby Butcher enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrion Lannister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher misses with the combination.
A shot to the liver by Butcher. Beautiful body shot.
Lannister feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Butcher's calf.
Lannister throws a leg kick
and Lannister takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lannister thumps Butcher with a low kick.
We've been informed that Butcher has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A jab from Lannister misses.
A jab from Butcher misses.
Good work by Butcher as he checks the leg kick.
Lannister takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A swing and a miss from Lannister.
We've been told by Lannister's head coaches at Supremacy of Self- Pit Inc. that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lannister scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Butcher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lannister connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Butcher throws a shot from downtown. Lannister moves away and avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lannister fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Butcher looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lannister shoots for a double leg takedown but Butcher sprawls well. He's pushed Lannister's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Butcher takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Butcher throws an overhand right that lands on Lannister's shoulder, as Lannister tries to avoid the shot.
Lannister swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bobby Butcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister throws a sloppy body shot
and Butcher counters with a nice uppercut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lannister.
Lannister shoots in looking for a takedown but Butcher manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lannister's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrion Lannister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lannister staying out of range there.
Butcher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lannister.
Butcher feints a jab promting Lannister to slip. Butcher then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lannister slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Butcher throws a nice looking combination but Lannister bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lannister scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lannister swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Butcher missing with a left hand there. Lannister was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Butcher misses with a double jab.
Butcher scores with a jab to the head.
Jab by Butcher.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lannister moves away from the strike by Butcher.
Butcher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Butcher misses.
Lannister buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lannister goes for a double leg but Butcher avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Butcher continues to drive forward.
Lannister blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Butcher.
Butcher has a couple of punches blocked by Lannister.
Butcher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lannister slips under a jab from Butcher.
Lannister scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lannister lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Butcher misses with a left hand
and Lannister counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Butcher stops Lannister from passing to mount.
Butcher manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lannister wants to control but Butcher is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lannister actively working from the bottom here.
Lannister blocking the ground and pound attempt from Butcher.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Butcher thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Butcher tries to pass to full mount but Lannister defends it.
Lannister tries to get to full guard but Butcher has control of the leg.
Lannister trying to control but Butcher postures up.
Lannister looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Butcher throws a strike but Lannister avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Lannister looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher throws an elbow that misses. Lannister uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Butcher's guard. Nice move by Lannister!
Butcher looking for a sweep. Not yet Butcher, not yet.
Butcher is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Butcher seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Butcher really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lannister. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lannister throwing strikes but missing.
Butcher is trying to keep Lannister in close.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Butcher holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bobby Butcher.
Lannister connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bobby Butcher will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Some bone on bone action there as Butcher checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Butcher tests Lannister's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bobby Butcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lannister on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Butcher misses with a body shot.
Lannister swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Butcher throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lannister counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Butcher's guard now.
Lannister preventing the sweep.
Lannister with a nice head shot there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Butcher looking for a sweep. Not yet Butcher, not yet.
Lannister working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Butcher wants to sweep but no luck.
Butcher keeping moving, preventing Lannister from controlling successfully.
Butcher working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lannister.
Lannister controls from within his opponent's guard.
Butcher wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lannister trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Butcher trying to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Butcher pulls Lannister in close to prevent any damage.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Bobby Butcher hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Butcher throws a series of punches but Lannister moves out of range.
Butcher on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Butcher takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lannister is looking to wear down Butcher with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lannister lands a nice looking body shot.
Lannister attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Butcher misses with a wild body shot.
Lannister lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Butcher at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister slips a jab and a cross from Butcher.
Bobby Butcher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lannister takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Butcher comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Butcher lands a jab to the nose.
Lannister keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Butcher.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lannister walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Butcher checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lannister.
Lannister lands with a good body shot.
Bobby Butcher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A left lands for Butcher.
Lannister avoids the body shot from Butcher.
Lannister fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lannister tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Butcher was well out of range. Poor timing from Lannister.
Butcher looks to land a combination but Lannister avoids it well.
Lannister lands with a good body shot.
Lannister just misses with a punch to the body.
Lannister fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Butcher sprawls well initially but Lannister persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Butcher keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister prevents Butcher from standing back up.
Lannister passes the guard and advances to mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lannister cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lannister wants to control the pace but Butcher is squirming around nicely.
Butcher is desperately trying to improve his position but Lannister has a good base and remains in mount.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Lannister here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Lannister putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Butcher doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Lannister trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lannister avoids the attempt from Butcher to control.
Butcher holds on for dear life, controlling Lannister's posture momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Butcher looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lannister sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lannister lands with some strikes.
Butcher is trying to escape the mount.
Lannister fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tyrion Lannister overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Butcher tries to hold on but Lannister pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Butcher holds on, trying desperately to control.
Lannister lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrion Lannister dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lannister lands with a shot to the body.
Lannister throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lannister, right into the meat.
Butcher throws a poor cross that misses
and Lannister counters with a takedown into side control.
Butcher struggling a bit here.
Butcher tries to bench press Lannister off him but Lannister keeps the position.
What's Butcher going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Butcher is trying to control Lannister's posture but Lannister avoids it.
Lannister trying to control the action but Butcher is working from the bottom.
Butcher tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lannister wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lannister advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Butcher?
Butcher wants to hold on but Lannister pushes him away.
Butcher working to try and regain half guard.
Lannister is landing with some decent strikes but Butcher is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lannister fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Butcher wants to hold on but Lannister pushes him away.
Lannister can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Butcher is looking to escape.
Butcher tries to hold on but Lannister postures up.
Butcher sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Butcher is looking for a sweep. Lannister is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lannister is looking to take a break and control but Butcher is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister working over Butcher with some ground and pound. Butcher looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Butcher has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lannister is working away from the top position though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lannister in particular looking to stall.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lannister cracks the inside of Butcher's front leg.
Lannister looks to score with a jab to the body but Butcher is just out of range.
Lannister digs a good body shot into Butcher's ribs.
Lannister lands with a shot to the body.
Butcher takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lannister throws a body punch but Butcher moves out of range.
Lannister walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Butcher checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Butcher there as he acknowledges the shot.
Butcher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lannister sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Butcher throws a shot to the body.
Lannister connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Butcher misses with a few strikes there.
Lannister lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Butcher at a distance.
Lannister throws a right and a left that both miss.
That kick from Lannister tenderised Butcher's leg. Butcher is trying to keep his angry face on.
Butcher stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Butcher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Butcher jabs at Lannister's body.
Lannister swings for the body but Butcher moves out of range.
Butcher blocks a low kick nicely.
Lannister gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Butcher.
Butcher lands with a straight right. Lannister didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lannister throws a leg kick which misses Butcher's front leg but catches the back leg as Butcher tries to avoid it.
Butcher wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lannister connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Butcher scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lannister dodges the punch combination from Butcher.
Butcher throws a hook to the side of Lannister's head but Lannister sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Butcher misses with a combination
and Lannister decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Butcher's guard.
Butcher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Butcher is trying to control the position but Lannister postures up.
Lannister scoring with punches to the head and body.
Butcher keeping moving, preventing Lannister from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Butcher working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lannister.
Lannister trying to control the position from guard on top but Butcher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Butcher wants to sweep here but Lannister controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrion Lannister clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Butcher misses with a few strikes there.
Butcher connects with a crisp jab.
Lannister fails with the takedown.
Lannister ducks under a wild hook from Butcher.
Butcher takes one to the side of the head.
Butcher misses with a two punch combination.
Butcher misses with the combination.
Butcher's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Butcher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lannister. Butcher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lannister keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Butcher misses with a hook. Lannister ducked under it nicely.
Lannister lands a slapping body shot.
Lannister throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Butcher stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lannister, right into the meat.
Lannister throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lannister just misses with a punch to the body.
Lannister ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lannister scores with a jab to the body.
Lannister digs a good hook to Butcher's body.
Lannister misses with a jab to the body
and Butcher counters with a two punch combo.
A decent looking cross lands there for Butcher.
Butcher walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lannister moves out of range as Butcher strikes.
Lannister misses with a wild body shot.
Butcher lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lannister uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Butcher.
Butcher misses with a straight right.
Lannister dodges the punch combination from Butcher.
Lannister throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Butcher on the side of the head.
Lannister just misses with a punch to the body.
Butcher lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lannister lands a slapping body shot.
Lannister slips under a jab.
Lannister missing with a left hand there. Butcher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Butcher misses with a hook
and Lannister counters with a nice double leg into side control. Butcher won't be happy with that.
Lannister tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Lannister wants to control but Butcher is keeping him busy.
Lannister in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Butcher managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lannister.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher can't do much from the bottom here.
Butcher tries to bench press Lannister off him but Lannister keeps the position.
Lannister working the ground and pound.
Butcher is trying to control Lannister's posture but Lannister avoids it.
Lannister throws an elbow but Butcher slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lannister trying to control the position but Butcher is working away.
Lannister taking a breather here.
Lannister working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister trying to control the position but Butcher is working away.
Butcher can't do much from the bottom here.
Butcher is not content to let Lannister control the position.
Butcher is looking for a sweep.
Lannister working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Butcher throws a big shot that misses.
Lannister takes a swing at Butcher's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Butcher looks to land a left hand but Lannister moved out of range nicely.
Lannister swings for the body but Butcher moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrion Lannister had his way with Bobby Butcher in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Butcher misses with a looping left.
Lannister ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Butcher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lannister staying out of range there.
Lannister misses with a combination
and Butcher counters with a stiff right hand.
Lannister uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Butcher.
Lannister works Butcher's body with a nice hook.
Butcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lannister moves away.
Lannister is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Butcher misses with a wild combination.
Lannister throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Lannister misses.
Lannister works Butcher's body with a nice hook.
A slow jab from Butcher misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher checks a low kick from Lannister.
Butcher throws out a loose jab but Lannister uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lannister throws a leg kick which misses Butcher's front leg but catches the back leg as Butcher tries to avoid it.
Lannister avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An inside leg kick from Lannister misses.
Butcher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Butcher on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Butcher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lannister.
Butcher tries to bum rush Lannister with a series of wild strikes but Lannister uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Butcher thows a body shot but no joy.
Lannister has a takedown stuffed.
Lannister avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lannister throws a nice looking combination but Butcher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister fails with a takedown attempt.
Lannister uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Butcher.
Lannister tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Butcher is able to avoid easily.
Butcher looks to land a right hand but Lannister moved out of range.
Lannister scores with a three punch combo!
Lannister misses with a body shot
and Butcher counters with a right hand to the body.
Butcher misses with an uppercut
so Lannister counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Butcher is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lannister trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lannister missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lannister trying to control the position from guard on top but Butcher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Butcher trying to keep a closed guard but Lannister is proving a slippery customer.
Tyrion Lannister is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Butcher keeping moving, preventing Lannister from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Butcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lannister moves away.
Butcher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lannister.
A swing and a miss from Butcher.
Butcher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Butcher looks to throw the jab but Lannister is out of range.
Lannister ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Butcher moves away.
Butcher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lannister was well out of range. Poor timing from Butcher.
Lannister fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lannister throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lannister throws a leg kick
and Butcher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lannister misses with the combination.
Lannister throws a leg kick but Butcher sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher missing with a left hand there. Lannister was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lannister keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lannister just misses with a punch to the body.
Lannister misses with a series of wild punches.
Butcher's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Butcher duly obliges.
Lannister turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lannister scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Butcher doesn't seem bothered though.
Lannister throws a right and a left that Butcher avoids nicely.
Butcher keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrion Lannister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Butcher misses the shot to the body.
Butcher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lannister.
Bobby Butcher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lannister stuns Butcher with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tyrion Lannister.
I think Lannister 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 50:46
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 49:46
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrion Lannister!
Tyrion Lannister took some time post fight to say the following; 'Proud to win the title. All other Featherweights might as go to another division. I plan on wearing this around my waist a long time.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Stanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Karwoski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stanley comes to the cage accompanied by The man that you FEAR . Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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287 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kyle Stanley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirk Karwoski!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanley throws a low kick but Karwoski moves out of range easily.
Karwoski throws a hook but Stanley avoids it easily.
Stanley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karwoski.
Good exchange - Karwoski coming out on top.
Crunch! Stanley slams his shin into Karwoski's torso.
Stanley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karwoski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Karwoski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stanley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stanley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stanley throws a leg kick but Karwoski sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stanley looks for the body kick but Karwoski saw that one coming.
Karwoski jabs at Stanley's body.
Karwoski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stanley cracks Karwoski with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stanley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stanley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Karwoski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stanley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karwoski.
Stanley lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley slips under a jab.
Karwoski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stanley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Karwoski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Stanley throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Stanley throws a jab but it's blocked by Karwoski.
Karwoski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stanley throws a lazy right hand but Karwoski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That kick from Stanley tenderised Karwoski's leg. Karwoski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stanley wants to clinch.
Stanley looks to score with a jab to the body but Karwoski is just out of range.
Karwoski circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanley connects with a nice looking jab.
An inside leg kick from Stanley misses.
Stanley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kirk Karwoski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stanley on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stanley slips a jab and a cross from Karwoski.
Karwoski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stanley moves away.
A clash of legs there as Karwoski blocks the low kick.
Stanley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karwoski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karwoski connects with the punch.
Stanley throws a jab when Karwoski was well out of range.
Karwoski misses with a wild body shot.
Karwoski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Karwoski misses with a low kick.
Stanley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Good leg kick by Stanley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanley tries to land a front kick but Karwoski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stanley throws a leg kick but Karwoski checks it.
Stanley doesn't manage to clinch there - Karwoski circles away.
Stanley gets a clinch.
Stanley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karwoski misses the jab.
Karwoski moves away from the strike by Stanley.
Stanley tries to clinch but Karwoski is having none of it.
Karwoski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stanley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stanley connects with a high kick.
It looks like Kirk Karwoski has been cut.
Karwoski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karwoski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stanley momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karwoski misses with a hook. Stanley ducked under it nicely.
Stanley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stanley missing with a left hand there. Karwoski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanley scores with a punch to the head.
Stanley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karwoski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stanley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stanley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stanley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stanley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stanley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Karwoski.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Karwoski, right into the meat.
A slow jab from Karwoski misses its intended target.
Karwoski slips under a jab from Stanley.
A big right from Stanley misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stanley checks a low kick from Karwoski.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stanley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Karwoski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stanley momentarily.
Karwoski checks a low kick from Stanley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Stanley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kirk Karwoski's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Karwoski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stanley connects with a leg kick. Karwoski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Karwoski avoids the head kick by Stanley.
Stanley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karwoski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stanley's calf.
Karwoski throws a hook but Stanley blocks it.
Karwoski just misses with a punch to the body.
A good leg kick by Karwoski.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stanley.
Stanley swings for the body but Karwoski moves out of range.
Kyle Stanley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stanley moves into the clinch successfully.
Karwoski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stanley backwards.
It looks like Kyle Stanley has been cut.
Stanley misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stanley pushes Karwoski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Karwoski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stanley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kyle Stanley is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stanley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karwoski.
Stanley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Karwoski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Karwoski moves out of range of the strikes.
Stanley connects with a leg kick. Karwoski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stanley throws an off balance right hand
and Karwoski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stanley lands a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karwoski. Stanley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Stanley.
Karwoski throws a leg kick that misses.
Karwoski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fighters circling - Stanley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karwoski is looking to chop away at Stanley's legs.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Stanley here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Stanley takes a swing at Karwoski's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanley connects with a leg kick. Karwoski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karwoski checks a low kick from Stanley.
Stanley takes a jab right on the kisser.
A telegraphed right hand from Karwoski misses the target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Karwoski. Stanley shrugs it off though.
Stanley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karwoski.
Stanley cracks the inside of Karwoski's front leg.
Stanley lands with a slapping head kick.
Stanley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice defenses there by Stanley.
Stanley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stanley.
Stanley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stanley is defended easily by Karwoski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karwoski throws a hook but Stanley avoids it easily.
Stanley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stanley throws a hook but Karwoski blocks it.
A lazy left from Karwoski finds it's target.
Stanley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karwoski.
The fighters circling - Stanley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stanley 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 Karwoski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Karwoski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stanley digs a good hook to Karwoski's body.
Karwoski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Karwoski throws the left hand but Stanley avoids the punch easily.
Good shot there by Stanley.
Stanley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stanley throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Karwoski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stanley feints and then cracks Karwoski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Karwoski down.
Stanley looks for the body kick but Karwoski saw that one coming.
Karwoski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karwoski scores with a jab. Stanley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stanley lands a nice looking kick to the body. Karwoski takes a step back to recover.
Good leg kick by Stanley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Karwoski misses with a looping right.
Stanley connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karwoski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Karwoski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stanley throws a head kick that misses
and Karwoski counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stanley's knee momentarily.
Stanley is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Stanley dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Karwoski misses with a leg kick.
Stanley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stanley shoots in but no luck this time.
Karwoski throws a leg kick but Stanley checks it.
Karwoski tries to sprawl but Stanley drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Karwoski moves into full guard.
Karwoski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stanley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stanley trying to control but Karwoski is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley throws a big elbow that misses.
Stanley pushes down on Karwoski's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Stanley's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karwoski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stanley.
Stanley 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.
Stanley looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Karwoski regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Stanley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanley trying to control the position from guard on top but Karwoski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stanley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karwoski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stanley looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Stanley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanley has gone for a leg lock! Karwoski slips out almost immediately though and dives into Stanley's guard.
Stanley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Karwoski is one step ahead there.
Karwoski trying to control the position from guard on top but Stanley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanley manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Karwoski is in a horrible position here. Stanley smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Stanley is landing with some decent strikes but Karwoski is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karwoski keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Stanley clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stanley staying out of range there.
Karwoski misses with a hook
and Stanley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Karwoski's guard.
Stanley looking to sit in guard and control but Karwoski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Karwoski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Karwoski wants to control from the top but Stanley keeps moving.
Stanley has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Stanley keeping full guard, as Karwoski tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Karwoski is one step ahead there.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kirk Karwoski wasn't active enough on the ground.
A big right from Stanley misses.
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.
Karwoski moves out of range as Stanley strikes.
Stanley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Karwoski loads up on a big right hand but Stanley slips the punch.
Stanley throws the kick towards the body but Karwoski avoids it.
Karwoski misses with a hook.
Stanley swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stanley misses with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Karwoski.
Karwoski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stanley backs up against the cage.
Stanley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stanley throws a leg kick that misses.
Karwoski throws an off balance right hand
and Stanley counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body kick from Karwoski.
Karwoski 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karwoski scores with a hook to the body. Stanley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Karwoski, right into the meat.
Stanley tries for a takedown but Karwoski circles away easily
and Karwoski counters with an outside leg kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The fighters circle momentarily. Karwoski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Stanley blocks the leg kick.
Stanley scores with a jab.
Stanley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Karwoski throws a shot from downtown. Stanley moves away and avoids it.
Karwoski keeps the fight on the outside.
An inside leg kick lands from Stanley.
Stanley connects with a solid leg kick.
Stanley thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Karwoski if he has to take too many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanley steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Karwoski. That one must have hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karwoski gets tackled into the cage by Stanley. Stanley maintains the clinch.
Stanley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Karwoski backwards.
Stanley wants the takedown. Karwoski is fighting it off but Stanley persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Karwoski's guard against the cage.
Karwoski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stanley wants to control from the top but Karwoski keeps moving.
Stanley throws an elbow that misses. Karwoski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stanley's guard. Nice move by Karwoski!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stanley looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Kyle Stanley will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Karwoski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stanley's sensitive parts.
Stanley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Karwoski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Karwoski misses with a looping right.
A leg kick checked by Stanley.
Stanley slips a jab from Karwoski.
Karwoski misses with a leg kick
and Stanley counters with a nice body kick.
Karwoski has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Stanley.
Stanley is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stanley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Karwoski walks into a left hand.
Stanley throws a right and a left that Karwoski avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Stanley.
Karwoski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karwoski loads up on a big right hand but Stanley slips the punch.
Stanley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stanley closes the distance and clinches.
Stanley is leaning against Karwoski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stanley avoids a wild elbow strike from Karwoski.
Karwoski has a couple of punches blocked by Stanley.
Karwoski leaning his opponent against the cage.
Stanley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Stanley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stanley working aggressively here.
Stanley is trying to maintain a safe position but Karwoski gets an underhook and turns Stanley into the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kirk Karwoski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stanley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karwoski's elbow.
Stanley can't get the takedown.
Stanley throws a head punch that misses.
Stanley lands an uppercut.
Karwoski looking to slow down the pace here.
Stanley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karwoskis head.
Karwoski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Karwoski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stanley's brow.
Stanley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Stanley.
Stanley pushes Karwoski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karwoski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stanley avoids it.
Stanley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stanley blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karwoski is trying to stall.
Stanley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Karwoski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stanley managing to block the knees to the body from Karwoski.
Stanley trying to stall but Karwoski improves his position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Karwoski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stanley's brow.
Kyle Stanley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stanley avoids the elbow strike from Karwoski, against the cage.
Stanley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stanley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karwoski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stanley.
Karwoski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karwoski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanley working aggressively here.
Kyle Stanley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Karwoski is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stanley lands with a left to the head.
Karwoski pushes Stanley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kyle Stanley's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karwoski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Stanley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Karwoski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karwoski displaying some good clinch control by pressing Stanley up against the cage.
Karwoski tries to stall but Stanley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Stanley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stanley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Stanley!
Kyle Stanley retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Kyle Stanley made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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