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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Peligrino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomas Popov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Popov has chosen Russian National Anthem as his entrance music. Tomas Popov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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273 lbs
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265 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Peligrino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomas Popov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popov fails to land with a series of punches.
Peligrino tries for a takedown but Popov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Popov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Peligrino's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Peligrino wants to stand up but Popov is controlling him.
Peligrino pushes Popov off and scrambles back to his feet.
Popov shoots in looking for a takedown. Peligrino tries to sprawl out of it but Popov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Peligrino manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Peligrino enables Popov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Peligrino manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Peligrino could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Peligrino wants to stand but Popov is controlling the position.
Popov is looking to work some ground and pound but Peligrino has wrist control.
Peligrino wants to stand up but Popov is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peligrino trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Popov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tomas Popov wasn't active enough on the ground.
Popov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Peligrino sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Popov somewhat.
Popov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Peligrino.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Peligrino defends it nicely.
Alex Peligrino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomas Popov.
Popov slaps away a takedown attempt from Peligrino, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Peligrino shoots in and gets a takedown into Popov's guard.
Peligrino landing with the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Popov can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Peligrino.
Peligrino lands a couple of elbows.
Peligrino throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Popov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Peligrino throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peligrino chips away with some ground and pound.
Peligrino scoring with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peligrino throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peligrino postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Peligrino scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Peligrino working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Peligrino dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Peligrino gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Popov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Popov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Peligrino defends it nicely.
Alex Peligrino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Popov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Peligrino defends well and Popov ends up having to push Peligrino into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Peligrino has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Peligrino is trying to break free.
Peligrino wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Peligrino wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Peligrino displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Popov.
Alex Peligrino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomas Popov.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Popov has Peligrino pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Peligrino manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Peligrino is trying to break the clinch but Popov has him pressed against the cage.
Peligrino wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Peligrino has been working on his balance at , so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Popov.
Popov turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Popov trying to control the position but Peligrino is working away.
Peligrino is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popov is looking to take a break and control but Peligrino is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Peligrino wants to get back to his feet but Popov drags him back down.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Peligrino prevents Popov from moving into mount.
Peligrino is trying to buck Popov off.
Alex Peligrino overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peligrino is not content to let Popov control the position.
Popov content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Popov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peligrino keeps working.
Peligrino is trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Peligrino to see if he's OK.
Peligrino is pushing Popov's head away, looking to escape. Popov manages to hold on to the position though.
Peligrino parries the strikes from Popov easily there. Popov is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Peligrino to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peligrino is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Popov is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tomas Popov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Popov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Peligrino throws a hook but Popov blocks it.
Popov misses with a few strikes there.
Popov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Peligrino.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Peligrino defends it nicely.
Peligrino stuffs the takedown attempt from Popov. Popov gets slowly back to his feet.
Alex Peligrino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomas Popov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peligrino circles away quickly and effectively.
Peligrino closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Peligrino lands in his opponent's guard.
Peligrino wants to control from the top but Popov keeps moving.
Peligrino 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.
Popov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Peligrino.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peligrino makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Popov wants to stand but Peligrino is controlling the position.
Peligrino with a flurry of punches that miss.
Popov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Peligrino is controlling him.
Peligrino working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Popov's head.
Popov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Peligrino throws a big right hand that misses.
Peligrino postures up and lands a big shot to Popov's brow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peligrino connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peligrino postures up and lands a big shot to Popov's brow.
Peligrino content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Popov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Peligrino with a flurry of punches that miss.
Peligrino working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Peligrino working some strikes from top position.
Peligrino is working Popov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Peligrino cracks Popov with a solid left hand.
Peligrino with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peligrino throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Popov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Peligrino lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Popov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Peligrino. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peligrino stands up over Popov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Peligrino in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Popov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Peligrino stands up over Popov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Peligrino is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Peligrino connects with a couple of short punches.
Peligrino working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Peligrino with a nice head shot there.
Peligrino trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peligrino with a flurry of punches that miss.
Peligrino loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Peligrino showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Peligrino has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Peligrino!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ping Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burak Mihalev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burak Mihalev is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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270 lbs
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256 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Counter fighter
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ping Lin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Burak Mihalev!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lin doesn't manage to clinch there - Mihalev circles away.
Lin wants to clinch.
Lin looks to land a combination. Mihalev sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Burak Mihalev has been cut.
Lin tries to clinch but Mihalev is having none of it.
Lin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mihalev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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!
Mihalev shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mihalev was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mihalev trying to control the position but Lin is working away.
Lin pushes Mihalev away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mihalev gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side 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.
Mihalev is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mihalev on the ground.
Lin is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Mihalev wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lin, who protects the arm well.
Lin's coaches at have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Lin stops Mihalev from passing to mount.
Mihalev fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mihalev staying calm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mihalev working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mihalev working the ground and pound but Lin is defending the strikes.
Mihalev landing strikes.
Mihalev trying to control the action but Lin is working from the bottom.
Mihalev tries for a kimura but Lin is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mihalev 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.
Mihalev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mihalev in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The ground and pound from Mihalev seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
An elbow from Mihalev crashes against the mat.
Mihalev sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lin is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Lin is breathing heavily.
Lin defending against the ground and pound.
Lin is trying to buck Mihalev off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mihalev misses with the ground and pound.
Mihalev wants to control but Lin is keeping him busy.
Mihalev is chipping away with strikes.
Mihalev throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Mihalev postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mihalev is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lin has escaped the position, nice work there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mihalev sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lin is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Burak Mihalev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Burak Mihalev's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mihalev gets a takedown into half guard.
Mihalev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lin's head.
Mihalev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mihalev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mihalev is looking to take a break and control but Lin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mihalev is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mihalev moves nicely into side control.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Mihalev. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihalev throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Lin is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mihalev has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Check out the look on Mihalev's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Burak Mihalev has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mihalev is looking to take a break and control but Lin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lin is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mihalev throws a strike aimed at the side of Lin's head but Lin avoids it well.
Mihalev working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Mihalev cracks Lin with a big elbow.
Mihalev throws a strike aimed at the side of Lin's head but Lin avoids it well.
Mihalev passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Lin!
Mihalev can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lin is looking to escape.
Mihalev controlling from the full mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mihalev scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mihalev throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Mihalev pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mihalev is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lin has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Lin is in a horrible position here. Mihalev smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mihalev with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mihalev lands a big shot there that rocks Lin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mihalev swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Lin is now in Mihalev's guard. A big mistake from Mihalev there, giving up the dominant position!
Lin stopping the sweep attempt from Mihalev.
Mihalev is pulling down on Lin's head. It's preventing any offense from Lin, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Burak Mihalev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Burak Mihalev's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mihalev backs up against the cage.
Burak Mihalev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mihalev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lin.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lin misses with a punch on the inside.
Mihalev blocks an uppercut.
Lin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lin lands a hook that snaps the head of Mihalev backwards.
Lin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lin misses with some punches.
Mihalev is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lin struggles to land a body shot inside as Mihalev controls his hands.
Mihalev tries to score a body lock takedown but Lin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mihalev.
Ping Lin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Burak Mihalev.
Mihalev wants a takedown.
Lin is leaning against Mihalev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mihalev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mihalev can't get the takedown.
Lin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Lin as the two fighters clinch.
Lin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mihalevs head.
Lin lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lin lands with a short shot to the head.
Ping Lin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lin is stalling here.
Lin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lin digs a right hand underneath Mihalev's ribcage. Mihalev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lin prevents the takedown attempt.
Lin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mihalev backwards.
Lin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lin lands with a right to the head.
Lin gets through Mihalev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lin lands a hook that snaps the head of Mihalev backwards.
Burak Mihalev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mihalev is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mihalev is still on wobbly legs! Can Lin finish him?
Lin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lin swings wildly with an uppercut but Mihalev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ping Lin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lin throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Lin.
Mihalev seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice body punch from Lin.
Lin just leaning against Mihalev, taking a breather.
Lin lands a body shot.
Lin lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lin stalling the fight.
Lin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mihalev wants a takedown.
Lin has Mihalev pressed against the cage.
Lin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mihalevs head.
Lin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mihalev backwards.
Lin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mihalev has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lin lands with a light punch inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lin scores with a shot to the side of Mihalev's head.
Lin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mihalev blocks a body shot from Lin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ping Lin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mihalev has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Burak Mihalev!
During a confident post fight interview, Burak Mihalev thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahmud Magomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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180 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brad Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mahmud Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov gets tackled into the cage by Cooper. Cooper maintains the clinch.
Cooper lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Mahmud Magomedov has been cut.
Cooper creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Magomedov's defenses.
Magomedov tries to break free but Cooper pushes him back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cooper.
Cooper throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Magomedov blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice elbow from Cooper.
Cooper landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cooper gets underhooks to prevent Magomedov's takedown attempt.
Cooper landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooper is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cooper.
Magomedov looks winded!
Cooper lands a knee to the body.
Magomedov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cooper lands an elbow inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov is trying to force a seperation but Cooper has the dominant position.
A knee to the head by Cooper.
Magomedov tries to circle away but Cooper has him pinned against the cage.
Magomedov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cooper creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Magomedov's defenses.
Magomedov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Magomedov is trying to force a seperation but Cooper has the dominant position.
Cooper crunches a lovely knee into Magomedov's ribcage.
Cooper is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cooper is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cooper lands an elbow just above Magomedov 's eye.
Cooper lands an elbow inside that Magomedov shrugs off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magomedov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cooper gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cooper landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice elbow from Cooper.
Cooper lands an elbow inside.
Cooper lands a damaging elbow.
Magomedov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Magomedov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cooper creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Magomedov's defenses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cooper takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A knee to the head by Cooper.
Magomedov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cooper displaying some good clinch control by pressing Magomedov up against the cage.
Cooper with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper crunches a lovely knee into Magomedov's ribcage.
Cooper landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cooper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Magomedov tries to circle away but Cooper has him pinned against the cage.
Magomedov tries to pull guard but Cooper won't allow it.
Magomedov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cooper lands a knee to the head.
Cooper pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cooper lands a good knee to the midsection. Magomedov won't want to take too many of those.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cooper.
Cooper is looking to control Magomedov's arms but Magomedov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cooper has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Magomedov misses with the head strike.
A knee to the head by Cooper.
Cooper with a knee to the head.
Magomedov avoids a wild elbow strike from Cooper.
Magomedov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cooper throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Magomedov is trying to push Cooper away but Cooper has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A left hand lands to the body for Magomedov.
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!
Cooper lands an elbow just above Magomedov 's eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Magomedov is trying to break the clinch but Cooper is controlling him.
Magomedov takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cooper obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Cooper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mahmud Magomedov's cut.
That's time! Cooper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Magomedov instigates a clinch.
Magomedov is trying to force a seperation but Cooper has the dominant position.
Magomedov trying to control the position but instead, Cooper has worked for underhooks and has pushed Magomedov into the cage.
Cooper trying to land knees to the body.
Cooper prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cooper creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Magomedov's defenses.
Stalling in the clinch from Cooper.
Magomedov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Magomedov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cooper pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cooper obliges.
Cooper scores with a knee to the head.
Magomedov is breathing heavily.
Cooper landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cooper unloads a knee to the mid-section. Magomedov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cooper landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cooper obliges.
Cooper scores with a knee to the head.
Magomedov is trying to break the clinch but Cooper is controlling him.
Cooper with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooper with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cooper.
Cooper landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cooper with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cooper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper throws a knee to the head but misses.
Magomedov tries to break free but Cooper pushes him back against the cage.
Cooper lands an elbow inside.
Cooper has Magomedov pushed against the cage.
Magomedov takes an elbow to the temple.
Cooper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cooper misses with a knee to the head.
Cooper tries a knee to the head but Magomedov blocks it.
Magomedov managing to block the knees to the body from Cooper.
Magomedov lands an uppercut.
Magomedov working aggressively here.
Cooper lands an elbow just above Magomedov 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Magomedov wants to break free but Cooper has control.
Magomedov stalling in the clinch but Cooper improves position.
Magomedov can't break the clinch.
Cooper lands an elbow just above Magomedov 's eye.
Magomedov wants to break free but Cooper has control.
Cooper crunches a lovely knee into Magomedov's ribcage.
Cooper landing knees to the head.
Magomedov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cooper walks away with a smile on his face. Magomedov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Brad Cooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mahmud Magomedov.
Cooper rushes Magomedov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Magomedov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Magomedov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cooper is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cooper trying to land knees to the body.
Cooper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Magomedov's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper has Magomedov pressed against the cage, preventing Magomedov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brad Cooper has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cooper scores a nice knee to the body.
Magomedov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cooper pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch but Magomedov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Magomedov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cooper is looking to clinch but Magomedov is avoiding it.
Cooper is looking to clinch but Magomedov is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magomedov goes for a double leg but Cooper avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cooper continues to drive forward.
Cooper scores with a knee to the head.
Cooper lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Cooper dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mahmud Magomedov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cooper closes the distance looking to clinch
and Magomedov counters with a three punch combo that has Cooper backing up. Cooper nods at Magomedov to acknowledge the strikes.
Cooper looks to clinch
and Magomedov counters with a left to the body.
Magomedov gets tackled into the cage by Cooper. Cooper maintains the clinch.
Cooper looking to throw knees to the head but Magomedov is blocking nicely.
Cooper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cooper lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cooper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cooper lands a knee to the body.
Magomedov takes an elbow to the temple.
Cooper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Magomedov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Magomedov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cooper connects with a nasty looking knee right to Magomedov's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Magomedov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cooper landing knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cooper.
The referee calls for Cooper to work.
Magomedov tries to break the clinch but Cooper is controlling the position.
Cooper keeps control of Magomedov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cooper wants to stall.
Cooper crunches a lovely knee into Magomedov's ribcage.
Cooper unloads a knee to the mid-section. Magomedov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cooper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Magomedov's efforts to push away.
Magomedov takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper crunches a lovely knee into Magomedov's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Cooper.
Cooper connects with a knee to the head.
Magomedov tries to circle away but Cooper has him pinned against the cage.
Cooper tries to land knees in the clinch but Magomedov avoids the damage to the body.
Magomedov is trying to break the clinch but Cooper is controlling him.
Magomedov is trying to break the clinch but Cooper has him pressed against the cage.
Cooper keeps control of Magomedov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Magomedov avoids a wild elbow strike from Cooper.
Magomedov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cooper has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooper throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Magomedov blocks it with crossed arms.
Magomedov is trying to push Cooper away but Cooper has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cooper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Magomedov can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cooper scores with a knee to the head.
Magomedov avoids a wild elbow strike from Cooper.
Magomedov is trying to break the clinch but Cooper has him pressed against the cage.
Magomedov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Magomedov has a couple of punches blocked by Cooper.
Cooper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cooper prevents Magomedov from breaking the clinch.
Cooper throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cooper throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Magomedov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Magomedov turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Magomedov trying to control the action but Cooper is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov decides to stand back up.
Magomedov throws a nice looking combination but Cooper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brad Cooper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cooper tries to clinch there but Magomedov circles away.
Magomedov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cooper!
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magomedov throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Cooper works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
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 Brad Cooper.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cooper, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Cooper!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karim Adel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Strike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jordan Strike will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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204 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karim Adel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jordan Strike!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strike takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
No luck for Adel with that takedown attempt.
Adel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Adel tries to clinch but Strike moves out of range.
Adel shoots in for a takedown but Strike shows good takedown defense.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Adel.
Adel is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Strike has escaped the position, nice work there.
Adel working the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adel lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Strike tries to escape but Adel is in control.
Adel is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Strike is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Strike is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Adel has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Strike stops Adel from passing to mount.
Adel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Strike keeps working.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adel looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Adel is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Strike is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Adel working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Adel in side control, throwing shots but Strike defends.
Adel staying calm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adel trying to control the action but Strike is working from the bottom.
Strike wants to control but Adel postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strike is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Adel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Strike keeps working.
Strike wants to control but Adel postures up.
Strike takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adel tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Strike is not content to let Adel control the position.
Adel 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Adel is trying to get an arm triangle but Strike is defending well.
Adel is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Strike is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adel advances to full mount.
Adel working away from the top, dropping strikes.
You get the feeling that Strike really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Adel goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Strike is on top in guard.
Strike must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Strike is looking to work some ground and pound but Adel has wrist control.
Strike throws an elbow that misses. Adel uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Strike's guard. Nice move by Adel!
Adel lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Adel throwing strikes from guard but Strike blocks nicely.
Adel trying to control but Strike is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adel throwing strikes from guard but Strike blocks nicely.
Strike is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Strike is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Strike really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Adel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adel content to stall in guard here.
Adel is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adel controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Adel trying to control but Strike is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karim Adel dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Adel fails with a takedown attempt.
Strike works the jab nicely.
Jordan Strike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Karim Adel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adel shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Strike defends it nicely.
Adel fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karim Adel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Adel shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Strike pinned against the cage. Strike gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Adel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Strike cracks a nice hook into Adel's ribs.
Strike works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strike throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Adel on the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Strike.
Adel is trying hard to land a takedown here. Strike sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strike defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Adel.
Strike lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Strike connects with a good right hand that stumbles Adel. Adel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Strike drops Adel with a beautiful combination! Adel stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Strike is looking for the KO!
Adel is rocked!
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!
Adel tries to move into range but Strike moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Oh Adel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Strike closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Adel! Strike dives in looking to finish! Adel is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jordan Strike!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimon Boets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armando Quetzalcoatl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Boets might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Штиль. Quetzalcoatl has chosen J-Lo : On the Floor as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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279 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
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimon Boets!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Armando Quetzalcoatl!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boets tries to keep at a distance but Quetzalcoatl has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boets looking for a takedown.
Quetzalcoatl lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Dimon Boets has been cut.
Quetzalcoatl misses with a knee to the head.
Quetzalcoatl lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Boets gets control of Quetzalcoatl's arms and successfully pulls guard. Boets will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Quetzalcoatl wants to stand but Boets is controlling his posture from full guard.
Boets pulls Quetzalcoatl in close to his closed guard and prevents Quetzalcoatl from doing any damage or advancing position.
Quetzalcoatl tries to stand but Boets is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boets not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Quetzalcoatl wants to stand and escape but instead Boets has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Boets postures up in Quetzalcoatl's guard and throws a big left but Quetzalcoatl blocks it.
Quetzalcoatl wants to stand up but Boets is controlling him.
Boets throwing strikes from guard but Quetzalcoatl blocks nicely.
Boets has gone for a leg lock! Quetzalcoatl slips out almost immediately though and dives into Boets's guard.
Boets escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Quetzalcoatl gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boets has a closed guard, preventing Quetzalcoatl from standing up.
Boets is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Quetzalcoatl wants to get up but he can't break Boets's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions 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!
Boets is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Quetzalcoatl defends well.
Quetzalcoatl must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boets escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Quetzalcoatl gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Boets escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Quetzalcoatl gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quetzalcoatl wanted to stand there but Boets had control of the position.
Quetzalcoatl really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Boets. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boets has his foot on Quetzalcoatl's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Quetzalcoatl works his way back into a safe position though.
Boets trying to keep a closed guard but Quetzalcoatl is proving a slippery customer.
Quetzalcoatl wants to stand but Boets is controlling his posture from full guard.
Boets seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boets is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Quetzalcoatl has his hands clasped together but Boets extends and breaks Quetzalcoatl's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Boets.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dimon Boets!
An out of breath Dimon Boets thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damien Bishop is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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203 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Damien Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh Jones!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
A telegraphed right hand from Bishop misses the target.
We've been told by Bishop's head coaches at Warrior MMA and Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jones throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bishop tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jones is in Bishop's guard.
Jones decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bishop misses with a body shot.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones darts in looking for a takedown but Bishop gets double underhooks and turns Jones into the cage.
Bishop's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Bishop's shoulder, as Bishop tries to avoid the shot.
Jones lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Damien Bishop has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bishop works over Jones's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Josh Jones has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Bishop.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Bishop. Those never looked like landing.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bishop is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Bishop circles away and we're back to standing.
Damien Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Jones.
Bishop works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bishop misses with a two punch combination.
Bishop lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Bishop keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Bishop, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Bishop against the cage but Bishop circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones dives in and scores a takedown into Bishop's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop is looking to stand up but Jones isn't so interested in that idea.
Jones drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bishop dives on top into guard.
Bishop stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jones throws a hook to the side of Bishop's head but Bishop sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bishop fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bishop clobbers Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jones looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bishop throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones tries to clinch but Bishop is having none of it.
Damien Bishop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones drives through and clinches with Bishop against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bishop throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Bishop throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bishop misses with a wild combination.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Bishop paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Bishop closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Bishop counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bishop circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
Bishop lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
Bishop takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Bishop jabs Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bishop's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bishop duly obliges.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bishop paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bishop smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A nice combination there by Bishop.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bishop circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Bishop fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Bishop dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bishop.
Bishop scores with a one two! Jones had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bishop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bishop on his heels. He'll look to pass Bishop's guard now, I'm sure.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones drops back looking for a leg! Bishop is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bishop manages to kick Jones off! Jones jumps back into Bishop's guard.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bishop is keeping the position for now.
Jones is looking to pass into half guard but Bishop pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Bishop is in guard.
Jones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones working over Bishop with some ground and pound. Bishop looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jones is working for a kimura but Bishop is defending it quite comfortably.
Nice strikes from Jones there.
Jones is looking for submissions but instead, Bishop has regained full guard.
Bishop is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jones is controlling him.
Jones postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bishop is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jones, into his guard.
Bishop avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bishop wants to get up but he can't break Jones's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bishop knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Jones escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bishop gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bishop would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Jones has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Bishop is looking to defend but Jones has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Bishop! Jones pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Bishop taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Josh Jones!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Hollinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven NZonzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollinger's entrance music is WILD BOYS. A fine choice. Dylan Hollinger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dylan Hollinger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steven NZonzi!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
NZonzi tries to clinch up
and Hollinger counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hollinger perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
NZonzi wants to control but Hollinger is keeping busy.
Hollinger seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but NZonzi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
NZonzi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hollinger is working away from the top position though.
NZonzi has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Steven NZonzi.
NZonzi throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Hollinger to counter with a crisp jab.
NZonzi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from NZonzi. Hollinger does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollinger lands a jab to the nose.
NZonzi tries to clinch up.
NZonzi looks to clinch
and Hollinger counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hollinger keeps the fight on the outside.
NZonzi moves in looking to clinch but Hollinger pushes him off.
NZonzi lands with a nice body punch.
NZonzi thows a left - swing and a miss!
NZonzi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
NZonzi throws a body punch but Hollinger moves out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Hollinger has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
NZonzi darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hollinger bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
NZonzi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hollinger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hollinger keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from NZonzi. Hollinger does a little dance to reset his feet.
NZonzi lands with a shot to the body.
NZonzi throws a body punch but Hollinger moves out of range.
NZonzi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
NZonzi darts in trying to clinch
and Hollinger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hollinger feints and then cracks NZonzi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow NZonzi down.
NZonzi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hollinger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as NZonzi checks a leg kick.
NZonzi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
NZonzi wants to get back to striking at distance but Hollinger won't allow it.
NZonzi stops a takedown attempt from Hollinger.
Hollinger tries to stall but NZonzi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
NZonzi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
NZonzi tries to clinch there but Hollinger circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollinger's hands are dropping dangerously low here and NZonzi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hollinger scrambles back to his feet.
NZonzi looks to score with a jab to the body but Hollinger is just out of range.
NZonzi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
NZonzi throws a body punch but Hollinger moves out of range.
NZonzi misses with an uppercut
and Hollinger counters with a slapping leg kick.
NZonzi has managed to clinch.
Hollinger is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but NZonzi is keeping busy.
Hollinger effectively controlling the action here.
Hollinger avoiding damage as NZonzi throws knees to the body.
Hollinger is trying to stall.
Come on Hollinger - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hollinger gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dylan Hollinger.
Hollinger avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
NZonzi lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
NZonzi misses with a hook to the body
letting Hollinger counter with a right hand.
Hollinger bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hollinger wants to control but NZonzi is keeping him busy.
NZonzi struggling a bit here.
NZonzi is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
NZonzi is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
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 Dylan Hollinger will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hollinger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
NZonzi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
NZonzi tries to clinch up
and Hollinger counters with a straight right hand.
NZonzi moves in looking to clinch but Hollinger pushes him off.
Hollinger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hollinger throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck NZonzi on the side of the head.
NZonzi thows a body shot but no joy.
NZonzi doesn't manage to clinch there - Hollinger circles away.
NZonzi tries to close the distance and clinch but Hollinger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hollinger connects with a solid leg kick.
NZonzi wants to clinch.
NZonzi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hollinger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
NZonzi throws out a loose jab but Hollinger uses good head movement to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for NZonzi.
NZonzi tries to close the distance and clinch but Hollinger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
NZonzi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hollinger, pushing him back against the cage.
Hollinger is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
NZonzi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
NZonzi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hollinger rather than just go for the knockout.
A slow jab from NZonzi misses its intended target.
NZonzi moves forwards but Hollinger connects with a nice, crisp jab.
NZonzi misses the shot to the body.
NZonzi tries to clinch there but Hollinger circles away.
Steven NZonzi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
NZonzi tries to clinch but Hollinger moves out of range.
Hollinger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollinger staying out of range there.
Hollinger works the jab nicely.
NZonzi tries to close the distance and clinch but Hollinger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hollinger ducks under a wild hook from NZonzi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
NZonzi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
NZonzi slows down the pace here.
NZonzi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hollinger blocks it with crossed arms.
NZonzi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hollinger is looking to control NZonzi's arms but NZonzi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hollinger has his back to the cage.
NZonzi tries to pull guard but Hollinger won't allow it.
NZonzi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
NZonzi moves into the clinch.
NZonzi jumps guard but Hollinger turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dylan Hollinger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven NZonzi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollinger looking to slow down the pace here.
NZonzi breaks from the clinch.
NZonzi looks to clinch
and Hollinger counters with a nice uppercut.
Hollinger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fight stays on the outside here - NZonzi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
NZonzi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hollinger circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hollinger counters with a good low kick that NZonzi was not able to check.
NZonzi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
NZonzi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hollinger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
NZonzi moves out of range as Hollinger throws a body kick.
NZonzi tries to clinch but Hollinger is having none of it.
NZonzi misses with a body shot.
Hollinger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
NZonzi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hollinger slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
NZonzi just misses with a punch to the body.
NZonzi tries to clinch up but Hollinger circles away and keeps his distance.
NZonzi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hollinger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
NZonzi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hollinger dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hollinger seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
NZonzi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hollinger blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Steven NZonzi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
NZonzi thows a body shot but no joy.
NZonzi doesn't manage to clinch there - Hollinger circles away.
NZonzi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
NZonzi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Steven NZonzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
NZonzi swinging wildly here.
Crunch! Hollinger slams his shin into NZonzi's torso.
NZonzi thows a leg kick but Hollinger checks it
and Hollinger counters with a stiff right hand.
NZonzi lands a jab to the head.
Dylan Hollinger is winning the standup battle so far.
Hollinger staying out of range there.
NZonzi fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hollinger.
Hollinger ducks under a wild hook from NZonzi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
NZonzi tries to clinch up
and Hollinger counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
NZonzi tries to clinch up.
Hollinger gets tackled into the cage by NZonzi. NZonzi maintains the clinch.
Hollinger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hollinger avoiding damage as NZonzi throws knees to the body.
Hollinger is looking to control NZonzi's arms but NZonzi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hollinger has his back to the cage.
NZonzi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
NZonzi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hollinger is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by NZonzi as Hollinger tries to tie him up.
NZonzi tries to throw a body punch but Hollinger avoids it by throwing NZonzi back against the cage.
NZonzi can't break the clinch.
NZonzi prevents Hollinger from breaking the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for NZonzi.
NZonzi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hollinger.
NZonzi missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollinger slowing the pace effectively.
Hollinger trying to control the position but instead, NZonzi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hollinger into the cage.
Hollinger stalling in the clinch.
NZonzi is trying to break free.
NZonzi breaks the clinch.
NZonzi moves into the clinch.
NZonzi wants to get back to striking at distance but Hollinger won't allow it.
Hollinger is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
NZonzi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hollinger is working for takedown but NZonzi is calmly controlling the position for now.
NZonzi manages to break the clinch.
Hollinger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
NZonzi tries to clinch but Hollinger is having none of it.
Hollinger keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by NZonzi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
NZonzi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hollinger counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hollinger keeps the fight on the outside.
Hollinger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
NZonzi tries to clinch up.
NZonzi fails with an attempt to clinch.
NZonzi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hollinger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
NZonzi throws a right and a left that Hollinger avoids nicely.
NZonzi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
NZonzi fails with an attempt to clinch.
NZonzi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
NZonzi looks to clinch
and Hollinger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - NZonzi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
NZonzi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
NZonzi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
NZonzi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
NZonzi throws a hook to the side of Hollinger's head but Hollinger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
NZonzi doesn't manage to clinch there - Hollinger circles away.
NZonzi misses with a left hand
and Hollinger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
NZonzi walks into a straight right hand from Hollinger.
Hollinger lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
NZonzi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hollinger slips under a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hollinger throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
NZonzi tries to clinch up but Hollinger circles away and keeps his distance.
Hollinger looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Dylan Hollinger did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
NZonzi misses with a double jab
and Hollinger counters with a nice body kick.
NZonzi tries to clinch but Hollinger moves away
and Hollinger counters with a good low kick that NZonzi was not able to check.
Crunch! Hollinger slams his shin into NZonzi's torso.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from NZonzi.
NZonzi throws a body kick that misses
and Hollinger counters with a two punch combo.
Hollinger slips a straight right by NZonzi.
NZonzi throws a lazy head kick
and Hollinger counters with a right hand to the body.
Some wild striking there from NZonzi.
Hollinger thuds his right hand into NZonzi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
NZonzi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hollinger counters with a thumping low kick.
NZonzi is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Hollinger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollinger keeps the fight on the outside.
NZonzi misses with a jab to the body
and Hollinger counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hollinger circles away from the clinch attempt.
NZonzi 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.
NZonzi is looking to clinch.
Hollinger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on NZonzi. That did some damage!
Hollinger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab by Hollinger.
NZonzi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hollinger with a nice cross.
Hollinger avoids the body shot from NZonzi.
NZonzi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hollinger moves out of range of the strikes.
NZonzi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
NZonzi walks into a jab.
NZonzi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
NZonzi tries to clinch there but Hollinger circles away.
Hollinger lands with a straight right. NZonzi didn't see that one coming.
NZonzi takes a swing at Hollinger's ribcage but misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hollinger, right into the meat.
NZonzi tries to clinch
and Hollinger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
NZonzi wants to clinch.
NZonzi is looking to clinch but Hollinger is avoiding it.
NZonzi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hollinger.
NZonzi slaps away a takedown attempt from Hollinger, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollinger scores with a jab. NZonzi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
NZonzi wants to clinch.
Hollinger stuns NZonzi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
NZonzi tries to clinch
and Hollinger counters with a thumping low kick.
NZonzi fails in his attempt to clinch.
NZonzi looks to clinch
and Hollinger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hollinger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
NZonzi throws the left hand but Hollinger avoids the punch easily.
NZonzi misses with a jab to the body
and Hollinger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
NZonzi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
NZonzi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
NZonzi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hollinger connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! NZonzi scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
NZonzi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hollinger throws a nice inside leg kick.
NZonzi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
NZonzi throws a sloppy head kick and Hollinger moves out of range easily.
NZonzi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hollinger.
Hollinger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Hollinger.
NZonzi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hollinger throws a right and a left that both miss.
NZonzi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
NZonzi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hollinger counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
NZonzi 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Hollinger had his way with Steven NZonzi in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
NZonzi walks into a stiff left hand from Hollinger.
Hollinger throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
NZonzi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hollinger.
NZonzi tries to clinch
and Hollinger counters with an outside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - NZonzi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hollinger looks to land a left hand but NZonzi moved out of range nicely.
NZonzi moves to clinch but Hollinger breaks away
and Hollinger counters with an inside leg kick.
Hollinger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from NZonzi.
NZonzi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hollinger's head.
NZonzi moves out of range as Hollinger throws a body kick.
A big left from Hollinger misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollinger scores with a jab to the body.
NZonzi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hollinger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Hollinger. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hollinger.
NZonzi wants to clinch
and Hollinger counters with a low kick, right behind NZonzi 's knee.
NZonzi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
NZonzi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hollinger counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
NZonzi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hollinger counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
NZonzi tries to clinch but Hollinger moves away
so Hollinger counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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!
Hollinger not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
NZonzi is adopting a defensive guard.
Steven NZonzi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hollinger passes easily into side control. Nice work.
NZonzi wants to control but Hollinger postures up.
NZonzi is not content to let Hollinger control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
NZonzi can't do much from the bottom here.
NZonzi parries the strikes from Hollinger easily there. Hollinger is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable NZonzi to escape.
Hollinger tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hollinger has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
NZonzi is pushing Hollinger's head away, looking to escape. Hollinger manages to hold on to the position though.
NZonzi struggling a bit here.
Dylan Hollinger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
NZonzi is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hollinger asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollinger controls the position from side control.
Hollinger prevents NZonzi from escaping the position.
Hollinger wants to lay and pray for a moment but NZonzi keeps working.
Dylan Hollinger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
NZonzi being controlled for a moment.
Hollinger wants to lay and pray for a moment but NZonzi keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Hollinger showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hollinger 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 49:47
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dylan Hollinger!
Dylan Hollinger is the new lightweight champion!
After winning the bout, Dylan Hollinger 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mertsi Peltola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanner comes to the cage accompanied by Mr. Tanner. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dick Tanner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mertsi Peltola!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peltola clobbers Tanner with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tanner tries to bum rush Peltola with a series of wild strikes but Peltola uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Peltola keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tanner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice uppercut lands for Tanner. That snapped Peltola's head back.
It looks like Mertsi Peltola has been cut.
Peltola lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Peltola paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tanner moves in looking to clinch but Peltola pushes him off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peltola. Tanner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tanner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanner throws a one two combo.
Mertsi Peltola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peltola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tanner manages to avoid it.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch but Peltola swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tanner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peltola throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tanner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tanner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tanner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tanner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Peltola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peltola shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tanner sprawls well. Tanner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Peltola gets slowly back to his feet.
Dick Tanner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tanner closes the distance and pushes Peltola back into the cage.
Peltola slowing the pace effectively.
Peltola tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tanner 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.
Tanner with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Peltola wants to take the fight to the mat but Tanner manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Dick Tanner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mertsi Peltola.
Peltola softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tanner utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Peltola takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanner lands an elbow inside that Peltola shrugs off.
Peltola working aggressively here.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Peltola 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.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Peltola throws a punch but it's blocked by Tanner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner lands a nice elbow.
Tanner creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Peltola's defenses.
Tanner utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Peltola looks winded!
Tanner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tanner lands an elbow that stopped Peltola in his tracks for a moment.
Tanner pushes off an throws an elbow but Peltola leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tanner lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Mertsi Peltola's cut even more.
Peltola lands a right hand.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tanner.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tanner obliges.
Tanner scores with a knee to the head.
Tanner digs a right hand underneath Peltola's ribcage. Peltola let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tanner lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tanner.
The cut above Mertsi Peltola's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tanner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tanner lands a nice elbow.
Tanner lands a nice knee to the body.
Tanner lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tanner landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice body punch from Tanner.
Tanner misses with a knee strike.
Tanner tries to land knees in the clinch but Peltola avoids the damage to the body.
Tanner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peltola is defending well for now.
Tanner lands an uppercut.
Tanner landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Peltola misses with a punch to the body.
Tanner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mertsi Peltola's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Tanner with a knee to the head.
Peltola misses with a punch to the body.
Tanner is trying to wear down his opponent with knees 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!
Tanner gets underhooks to prevent Peltola's takedown attempt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tanner as Peltola tries to tie him up.
Peltola takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mertsi Peltola's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dick Tanner!
Dick Tanner retains his light heavyweight title!
Dick Tanner bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Demian Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petr Ondrus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Maia might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Vida Bandida. Ondrus comes into a darkened arena with his song building. HARDCORE kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Demian Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Petr Ondrus!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia darts in and clinches Ondrus up against the cage.
Ondrus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Ondrus.
Ondrus throws a solid leg kick but Maia takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ondrus.
Maia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ondrus lands a jab.
Maia throws a leg kick but Ondrus checks it.
Maia takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Demian Maia has been cut.
Ondrus lands with a shot to the body.
Maia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ondrus circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice uppercut lands for Ondrus. That snapped Maia's head back.
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!
Maia has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ondrus.
Ondrus swings widly with a right hand
and Maia counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Maia is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ondrus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maia.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ondrus is trying to control the position but Maia postures up.
Ondrus is adopting a defensive guard.
Maia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ondrus can't keep his opponent in guard - Maia advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Maia 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.
Maia not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ondrus is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Maia is stalling here. Ondrus is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Maia seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ondrus has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Maia tries to buck Ondrus off but Ondrus is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia is letting Ondrus control him for a moment.
Maia tries to improve position but can't.
Maia manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ondrus is taking a breather. Maia says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Maia tries to roll over but Ondrus keeps him under control.
Ondrus wants to take a breather but Maia is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maia is trying to control but Ondrus passes into side control!
Maia tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ondrus wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ondrus controls the position from side control.
Ondrus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maia keeps working.
Maia is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Maia manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Maia wants to control but Ondrus passes into side.
Ondrus working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia is trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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 Demian Maia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Demian Maia's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ondrus misses the shot to the body.
Ondrus misses the shot to the body.
Ondrus misses with a kick to the body.
Ondrus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Maia pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ondrus is out of range and Maia settles back down.
Maia looks to throw the jab but Ondrus is out of range.
Ondrus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ondrus leaves Maia with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Maia slips under a jab from Ondrus.
Maia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maia lands a nice shot that snaps Ondrus's head back.
Ondrus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Maia finds it's target.
Ondrus gets caught flat footed, as Maia shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Maia throws a big right hand that misses.
Maia throws a big right hand that misses.
Maia trying to control the position from guard on top but Ondrus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maia throwing strikes from guard but Ondrus blocks nicely.
Ondrus trying to keep a closed guard but Maia is proving a slippery customer.
Maia with a nice head shot there.
Maia trying to control but Ondrus is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia is stalling in the full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maia slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ondrus 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.
Maia thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ondrus avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Maia.
Ondrus is letting Maia control him for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia is looking to take a break and control but Ondrus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ondrus tries to escape but Maia is in control.
Maia is trying to get an arm triangle but Ondrus is defending well.
Ondrus is trying to control Maia's posture but Maia avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Ondrus works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Ondrus desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Maia trying to mount his opponent but Ondrus defends it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maia working over Ondrus with some ground and pound. Ondrus looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Maia missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demian Maia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Demian Maia's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Maia connects with an inside leg kick.
Ondrus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ondrus throws the kick towards the body but Maia avoids it.
Demian Maia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ondrus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maia manages to avoid it.
Ondrus tests Maia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maia tries to score with a low kick but Ondrus moves his leg out of the way.
Maia has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maia there as he acknowledges the shot.
Maia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ondrus lands an overhand right.
Maia moves in looking to clinch but Ondrus pushes him off.
Ondrus swings for the body but Maia moves out of range.
Ondrus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maia.
Ondrus digs a good body shot into Maia's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Maia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Petr Ondrus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maia misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maia.
Ondrus is looking to chop away at Maia's legs.
Ondrus scores with a sloppy right hand. Maia should have avoided that one.
Maia misses with an uppercut. Ondrus saw that one coming.
Maia throws a looping overhand right but Ondrus ducks down to avoid it.
Maia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Petr Ondrus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Ondrus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ondrus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maia counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ondrus won't be happy with that.
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!
Maia working the strikes but Ondrus uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Ondrus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Maia is working away from the top position though.
Maia content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia trying to control from Ondrus's half guard. Ondrus has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Maia wants to control from the top but Ondrus keeps moving.
Petr Ondrus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maia is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ondrus is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Maia throws a big right hand that misses.
Maia lands a couple of elbows.
Maia postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia drops back looking for a leg! Ondrus is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ondrus manages to kick Maia off! Maia jumps back into Ondrus's guard.
Maia throwing strikes from guard but Ondrus blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ondrus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maia.
Maia trying to control the position from guard on top but Ondrus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maia looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia trying to control the position from guard on top but Ondrus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ondrus has momentary wrist control but Maia slips an elbow through the middle.
Maia passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Demian Maia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maia advances nicely into full mount.
Ondrus tries to hold on but Maia pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Maia cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ondrus is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maia lands a big shot to the head and Ondrus winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Demian Maia!
Demian Maia really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Steel Penn's All 160 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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