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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heath Marcum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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195 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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196 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dennis Bird! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Heath Marcum! The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Marcum gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Marcum wants the takedown. Bird is fighting it off but Marcum persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Bird's guard against the cage. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Marcum trying to control the position from guard on top but Bird is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Bird looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bird working for a triangle but Marcum defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Marcum trying to control the position from guard on top but Bird is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Bird is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Marcum defends well. Marcum trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round. Marcum is looking to work some ground and pound but Bird has wrist control. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marcum accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Marcum throws a strike but Bird rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Marcum is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Marcum manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Marcum has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at NGF Private Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one. Marcum lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Marcum working the ground and pound effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Marcum lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Marcum has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bird's face.
Marcum working the ground and pound effectively.
Bird is rocked! Marcum loads up with a big shot that hurts Bird! He's pulled Marcum in close but Marcum has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Bird survive? More strikes from Marcum and Bird is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Heath Marcum! Heath Marcum took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I wanna thank my fans and foremost and give thanks to God. Im gonna train to become the best at this sport and dedicate this win to my family back home. '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladislav Munchkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladislav Munchkin told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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239 lbs
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288 lbs
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Great wrestler
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eric Lynch! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vladislav Munchkin! The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lynch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Lynch looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Munchkin! The referee tells the fighters to keep busy. Munchkin is trying to improve his position. Munchkin is trying to work for a sweep but Lynch has mounted him! Lynch definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Munchkin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Munchkin is still trying to improve position. Munchkin holds on to Lynch around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks. Lynch lands a big shot there that rocks Munchkin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's one minute gone in the round. A nice elbow there by Lynch. Lynch landing shots from mount. Lynch in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Munchkin is rocked! This has been an exciting period of action! Lynch wants to control but Munchkin has made it back to half guard. Nice work. Munchkin is holding on to half guard well. Munchkin won't allow Lynch to pass to mount. Munchkin wants to control but Lynch is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Munchkin is looking to improve his position.
Munchkin trying to control here.
Lynch scoring with strikes to the body and head. Lynch seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Munchkin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Munchkin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lynch. Lynch misses with a head shot. Munchkin uses the momentum to regain guard. Munchkin controlling Lynch's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Munchkin wants to sweep here but Lynch controlling him for the moment. Munchkin keeping full guard, as Lynch tries to pass. Munchkin looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Lynch trying to control but Munchkin is working from the bottom. Lynch 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Munchkin is adopting a defensive guard. Lynch scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Lynch chips away with some ground and pound. Lynch trying to control but Munchkin is working from the bottom. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Lynch stopping the sweep attempt from Munchkin. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Lynch dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Munchkin drops his hands momentarily and Lynch takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Lynch swings widly with a right hand
and Munchkin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Munchkin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Lynch here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man. Munchkin avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Munchkin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lynch's sensitive parts. A jab from Munchkin misses. Lynch blocks a low kick nicely. Munchkin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lynch on the side of the head. 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! Lynch misses with a body punch
and Munchkin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Munchkin lands with a straight right. Lynch didn't see that one coming. Munchkin motions for Lynch to come forward. Munchkin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Munchkin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. A swing and a miss from Munchkin. Munchkin swings for the body but Lynch moves out of range.
Munchkin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round. Munchkin checks a leg kick. Lynch misses with a straight right. Lynch has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Munchkin. Munchkin misses with a hook
and Lynch counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Munchkin is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment. Lynch is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Munchkin has managed to free his arm - good work. Munchkin is looking for a sweep. Lynch is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Lynch missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lynch throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Lynch wants to pass to mount but Munchkin is defending the position. Munchkin controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Well, if Lynch is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Munchkin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Munchkin working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lynch passes easily into side control. Nice work. Munchkin is trying to get back to half guard. Lynch in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. Lynch trying to control the action but Munchkin is working from the bottom. Lynch working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lynch throwing strikes but missing, from side control. Lynch wants to lay and pray for a moment but Munchkin keeps working. Lynch is really struggling to control Munchkin but he's trying to hold on to the position. Munchkin is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lynch off and has taken his back! Eric Lynch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. You can see the frustration on Lynch's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Lynch covering up well under a series of strikes from Munchkin. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vladislav Munchkin will probably get the nod - 10:9. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Munchkin wants to slow Lynch down by chopping away at his legs. Lynch jabs Munchkin to the body, keeping him at a distance. Munchkin is looking to chop away at Lynch's legs. Munchkin cracks Lynch with a right hand to the side of the head. A combination from Lynch does no damage. Munchkin misses with a low kick. Lynch staying out of range there. Lynch bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Lynch looks to throw the jab but Munchkin is out of range. Lynch connects with a solid leg kick. A chopping leg kick lands by Lynch. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Nice shot by Lynch. Lynch lands a really nice looking cross but Munchkin seems unphased.
Munchkin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lynch throws out the jab. Lynch throws a low kick but Munchkin moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lynch moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Munchkin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Munchkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lynch.
An inside leg kick from Munchkin misses. Lynch lands a nice shot to the body.
Lynch lands a leg kick that knocks Munchkin off balance momentarily. Munchkin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Lynch misses with a straight left. Munchkin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Munchkin throws a leg kick that misses. Donk. Munchkin catches Lynch right on the button with a cross. Lynch throws a leg kick but Munchkin checks it. Lynch jabs Munchkin right on the nose. Munchkin blinks but takes it well. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Lynch walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Munchkin throws a big shot that misses. Nice defenses there by Munchkin.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lynch lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lynch steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Munchkin. That one must have hurt. Eric Lynch is winning the standup battle so far. Munchkin throws a nice outside leg kick. Lynch keeps Munchkin at a distance using the push kick. Lynch thows a body shot but no joy. Munchkin throws a leg kick and Lynch counters with a nice double leg into guard. Munchkin keeping moving, preventing Lynch from controlling successfully. Munchkin looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Lynch stays in close to Munchkin's body and controls the position. Lynch working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Munchkin's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Munchkin keeping moving, preventing Lynch from controlling successfully. Lynch landing with the ground and pound. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Lynch trying to control but Munchkin is working from the bottom. Munchkin wants to sweep but no luck. Lynch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Munchkin looking for a sweep. Not yet Munchkin, not yet. Lynch wants to pass the guard but Munchkin is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lynch wants to control from the top but Munchkin keeps moving. Munchkin tries to land a sweep but no joy. Lynch is stalling in the full guard. Lynch throws an elbow that misses. Munchkin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lynch's guard. Nice move by Munchkin! The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Munchkin trying to control the position from guard on top but Lynch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight! Eric Lynch showed his dominance in that final round. Well Lynch has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28 Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28 Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Lynch! During a confident post fight interview, Eric Lynch thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ric Flair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kullervo Pelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pelli is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Juha Vainio - Nakkila. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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243 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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266 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
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World class boxer
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ric Flair! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kullervo Pelli! The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Flair tries to clinch up. Pelli lands a nice shot that snaps Flair's head back.
Pelli stuns Flair with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Pelli's jab looks to have found its range, popping Flair under the eye. 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! Oooooh!!! Pelli has knocked Flair down with a huge combo! Pelli steps away and waves a wobbly Flair back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Flair is rocked! We've been told by Flair's head coaches at Lock and Roll Grappling Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Pelli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oh Flair is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Pelli swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Flair counters with a nice leg kick. Pelli avoids the head kick by Flair.
Flair seems to have got his legs back now. Flair throws a quick inside leg kick. Flair avoids a lazy jab quite easily. A bone on bone clash there as Flair blocks the leg kick.
Pelli throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Pelli looks to throw the jab but Flair is out of range. Pelli throws a shot from downtown. Flair moves away and avoids it. Pelli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pelli misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Pelli looks winded! Pelli throws a jab but it's blocked by Flair. Pelli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Flair with a jab. Pelli lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Flair misses with a combination
and Pelli counters with a two punch combo. A looping hook to the body misses from Pelli. Flair does a little dance to reset his feet. A punch combination from Pelli misses. Pelli misses with a leg kick and Flair counters with a nice leg kick. Flair lands a big head kick that sends Pelli tumbling to the mat! Flair takes a step backwards and waves Pelli back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Kullervo Pelli has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pelli throws a body punch but Flair moves out of range. Pelli throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Flair throws a nice outside leg kick. Flair scores with a nice body kick.
Flair lands a right hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Flair. Flair lands a front kick. Pelli moves out of range as Flair throws a body kick.
Pelli misses with a body shot.
Pelli misses the jab. Pelli looks to land a combination but Flair avoids it well. A slow jab from Pelli misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Flair swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pelli. Flair chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Flair lands with a thumping leg kick.
Flair chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Flair tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pelli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Pelli misses with a double jab
and Flair makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Flair cracks Pelli with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Pelli looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Flair finish him?
Pelli is rocked! A nice inside leg kick there by Flair. That's going to slow Pelli down. Pelli is still on wobbly legs! Can Flair finish him? Flair looks to land a body kick but Pelli moved away. Pelli seems to have recovered his senses. Flair feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pelli's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Flair pushes Pelli away with a front kick. Flair feints and then cracks Pelli's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pelli down. Flair lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pelli will feel that in the morning. Flair is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Pelli flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Pelli is out cold! Flair holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ric Flair! Ric Flair took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Flair for the GOLD! Wooooooooooooooooo!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Dietrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petr Jakovlev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jakovlev has chosen Devour as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hans Dietrich! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petr Jakovlev! The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dietrich slaps away a takedown attempt from Jakovlev, before circling back to the center of the mat. Jakovlev has a takedown stuffed. Jakovlev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Hans Dietrich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petr Jakovlev. Jakovlev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dietrich but Dietrich pushes him off and we're back to square one. Jakovlev has a takedown stuffed. Jakovlev shoots in and bounces Dietrich off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. Dietrich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Jakovlev tries to free his leg and advance position but Dietrich is retaining full guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Dietrich is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. Jakovlev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dietrich pulls Jakovlev in to control the position. Jakovlev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Jakovlev postures up in Dietrich's guard and throws a big left but Dietrich blocks it. Jakovlev won't allow Dietrich to sweep him here. In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Jakovlev working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though. Jakovlev trying to control the position from guard on top but Dietrich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Dietrich utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Jakovlev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Dietrich keeping moving, preventing Jakovlev from controlling successfully. Jakovlev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jakovlev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Jakovlev trying to control but Dietrich is working from the bottom. Jakovlev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Jakovlev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Jakovlev throws an elbow that misses. Dietrich uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jakovlev's guard. Nice move by Dietrich! We've been hearing good reports from Dietrich's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today. This has been an exciting period of action! Jakovlev has his foot on Dietrich's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dietrich works his way back into a safe position though. Jakovlev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Jakovlev working for a triangle but Dietrich defends it easily.
Jakovlev working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dietrich wants to control from the top but Jakovlev keeps moving. Dietrich is stalling in the full guard. Jakovlev is looking for a triangle but Dietrich pushes his legs off easily.
Dietrich controlling from the top position. Jakovlev looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jakovlev looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dietrich showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Dietrich's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground. Jakovlev working for a triangle but Dietrich defends it easily.
Jakovlev manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petr Jakovlev dominated that round. That's time! Dietrich's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jakovlev tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dietrich swivels and escapes. Jakovlev shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jakovlev showed some decent athleticism there. Dietrich trying to control from the bottom.
Jakovlev is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dietrich sees it coming and defends easily. Jakovlev prevents Dietrich from improving his position. Jakovlev tries to pass to full mount but Dietrich defends it. Jakovlev is thwarting Dietrich's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jakovlev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dietrich's head. Jakovlev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Jakovlev looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Jakovlev drops an elbow to the side of Dietrich's head. Jakovlev misses with a head shot. Dietrich uses the momentum to regain guard. Dietrich looking to control.
Jakovlev slips nicely into half guard. Dietrich regains full guard. Nicely done. Jakovlev trying to control but Dietrich is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jakovlev cracks Dietrich with a solid left hand. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jakovlev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Dietrich controls Jakovlev momentarily but Jakovlev frees himself. Dietrich working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jakovlev. Jakovlev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Jakovlev throwing strikes from guard but Dietrich blocks nicely. Dietrich keeping moving, preventing Jakovlev from controlling successfully. Jakovlev works over Dietrich with some ground and pound from guard. Jakovlev lands a couple of digs. Petr Jakovlev has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jakovlev is in close to Dietrich's body, working some short punches and elbows. Jakovlev trying to control the position from guard on top but Dietrich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Jakovlev looking to pass the guard. Dietrich working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jakovlev. Dietrich working a defensive guard here.
Jakovlev trying to control but Dietrich is working from the bottom. Jakovlev passes Dietrich's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Jakovlev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dietrich defending well though. Dietrich is looking to control Jakovlev's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dietrich avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jakovlev prevents Dietrich from improving his position. Dietrich keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Jakovlev not landing any meaningful shots this time. Jakovlev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Jakovlev is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Jakovlev trying to control from half guard but Dietrich is working away. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Jakovlev throwing shots but Dietrich is blocking nicely. Dietrich tries to get to full guard but Jakovlev has control of the leg. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petr Jakovlev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jakovlev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Dietrich scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Jakovlev shoots in for a takedown but Dietrich shows good takedown defense. Dietrich lands with a nice body punch. Jakovlev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dietrich defending well as Jakovlev loads up on a big left hand. Dietrich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jakovlev. Petr Jakovlev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Jakovlev shoots in but Dietrich avoids the takedown attempt easily. Hans Dietrich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petr Jakovlev. Jakovlev doesn't manage to clinch there - Dietrich circles away.
Jakovlev fails with the takedown. Dietrich fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Jakovlev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Dietrich fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dietrich fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jakovlev looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Dietrich moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Dietrich leaves Jakovlev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Jakovlev shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Dietrich lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Nice body punch from Dietrich. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Dietrich lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Dietrich thumps Jakovlev with a low kick. Jakovlev tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Dietrich jabs at Jakovlev's body. Dietrich works Jakovlev's body with a nice hook. Dietrich lands with a straight right. Jakovlev didn't see that one coming. Dietrich connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jakovlev is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dietrich sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Dietrich lunges at Jakovlev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jakovlev's hand. Dietrich throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jakovlev on the side of the head. Dietrich jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jakovlev shoots in looking for a takedown. Dietrich tries to sprawl out of it but Jakovlev keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dietrich manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Hans Dietrich is winning the standup battle so far. Jakovlev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dietrich. Dietrich throws a leg kick which misses Jakovlev's front leg but catches the back leg as Jakovlev tries to avoid it. Nice cross by Dietrich.
Jakovlev is rocked! Dietrich cracks Jakovlev with a left hook right on the temple and Jakovlev goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Dietrich lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Jakovlev is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hans Dietrich! A very excited looking Hans Dietrich made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mads Rosenkilde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rosenkilde might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Danzig - 'Mother'. Tommy Price has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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223 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mads Rosenkilde! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Price! The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rosenkilde scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Price pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Price on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tommy Price seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Price gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Price uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rosenkilde.
Price throws a good cross that connects.
Price takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Price misses with a head kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Price. Price throws a wild body kick that Rosenkilde sees coming a mile off. Rosenkilde avoids the body shot from Price.
Rosenkilde throws a big shot that misses. Price throws a leg kick but Rosenkilde sees it coming and checks it nicely. Price lands a leg kick that knocks Rosenkilde off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rosenkilde connects with an inside leg kick. Rosenkilde avoids the body shot from Price.
Price lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Price swings for the body but Rosenkilde moves out of range.
Price closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Mads Rosenkilde has been cut. This has been an exciting period of action! Rosenkilde walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Rosenkilde needs to keep his hands up - Price had a free shot at his head there. Nice straight punches there by Price. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Price. Rosenkilde throws a leg kick that misses. Nice shot lands for Price.
Rosenkilde is rocked! Rosenkilde throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Price. Rosenkilde takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's two minutes gone in the round. Price throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rosenkilde. Rosenkilde has taken the fight to the clinch.
Price trying to land knees to the body.
Rosenkilde breaks the clinch.
Rosenkilde connects with a nice looking jab.
Price tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Rosenkilde clinches up with Price and pushes him back against the cage. Price stalling in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Price's face as he tries to break the clinch. Price misses with some punches.
Rosenkilde pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Rosenkilde lands a nice looking kick to the body. Price takes a step back to recover. Price throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mads Rosenkilde is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Price throws a wild body kick that Rosenkilde sees coming a mile off. Price ducks right into an uppercut from Rosenkilde. Price throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Rosenkilde checks a leg kick. Price throws a leg kick and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. A looping hook to the body misses from Rosenkilde. Price does a little dance to reset his feet. Price throws a leg kick and Rosenkilde counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Rosenkilde with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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! Rosenkilde lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Rosenkilde lands with a thumping leg kick.
Price looks winded! Rosenkilde thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Price if he has to take too many more of those.
Price on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Rosenkilde bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rosenkilde, right into the meat.
Nice straight punches there by Rosenkilde. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rosenkilde. Rosenkilde drops Price with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Price! Rosenkilde dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mads Rosenkilde! Mads Rosenkilde opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tita Zen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Polish Engineer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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270 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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tita Zen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Polish Engineer! The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Zen avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Zen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Engineer shoots in but no luck this time. Zen walks into a straight right hand from Engineer. Engineer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Engineer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Engineer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Zen blocks a jab. Engineer has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Zen throws a right and a left that Engineer avoids nicely. Zen catches Engineer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Engineer misses with a head kick.
Zen connects with a solid leg kick. Zen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Engineer dives in for a single leg takedown but Zen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Zen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zen wants a takedown.
Engineer manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zen. Zen throws a nice looking combination but Engineer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Tita Zen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Engineer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Zen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Engineer sees it coming and avoids it easily. Engineer throws a body punch but Zen moves out of range. Engineer lands a jab. Engineer misses with a low kick. This has been an exciting period of action! Engineer dives in and grabs Zen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zen pushes down on Engineer's head and hops out. Tita Zen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Polish Engineer. A slow jab from Engineer misses its intended target. Engineer fails with a takedown attempt. Zen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Zen looks to land a left hand but Engineer moved out of range nicely. Engineer slips a straight right by Zen. Zen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Zen scores with a jab. Engineer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zen as he avoids it easily. Zen throws a hook to the side of Engineer's head but Engineer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Zen lands a head shot. A thudding body kick lands there by Zen!
Engineer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Engineer is trying desperately to land a takedown but Zen is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Engineer. A looping hook to the body misses from Zen. Engineer does a little dance to reset his feet. Engineer connects with a body shot that sends Zen's belly button to the back. Zen throws a right hand that misses
and Engineer counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Engineer stops Zen from getting back to his feet.
Zen is trying to maintain the position but Engineer is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Zen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Engineer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Engineer wants to control from the top but Zen keeps moving. Engineer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Engineer content to stall in guard here. Zen has his hands on Engineer's head, controlling the position. Engineer looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Zen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Engineer won't allow Zen to sweep him here. Engineer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Zen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Engineer! Engineer is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Engineer tries to lock up and control but Zen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Zen unloading with bombs! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tita Zen dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
That kick from Zen tenderised Engineer's leg. Engineer is trying to keep his angry face on. Engineer misses the shot to the body. Sloppy strikes from Engineer. Those never looked like landing. Engineer moves out of range of the body kick from Zen.
Zen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Engineer tries to avoid it but Zen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Engineer to the ground. Engineer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. A head kick misses from Zen. It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Zen here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man. Zen throws a series of punches but Engineer avoids them all with ease. Zen looks to land a right hand but Engineer moved out of range. Nice body kick from Zen. Zen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Engineer at a distance.
Zen looks to score with a jab to the body but Engineer is just out of range. Zen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Engineer. Zen misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Engineer shoots in and gets a takedown into Zen's guard. Engineer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Zen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Engineer manages to get himself to full guard.
Zen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Engineer works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Zen with a flurry of punches that miss. Zen postures up and lands a big shot to Engineer's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Zen wants to control from the top but Engineer keeps moving. Zen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Zen showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Zen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Engineer swivels though and keeps the full guard. Tita Zen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Zen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Zen looking to sit in guard and control but Engineer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Zen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Engineer's guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Engineer keeping full guard, as Zen tries to pass. Engineer lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zen! Engineer landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Engineer cracks Zen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Zen is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Zen wants to hold on but Engineer pushes him away. Zen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Engineer connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Zen is rocked! Engineer lands a big shot there that rocks Zen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oh Zen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Engineer loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Zen scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Engineer land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Engineer stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Polish Engineer! Polish Engineer spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winchester's entrance music is Carry on my wayward son. A fine choice. Melo has chosen Fort Minor - Remember the name as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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256 lbs
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229 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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Winchester! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Felipe Melo! The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A slow jab from Winchester misses its intended target. Winchester looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Good leg kick by Winchester there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A clash of legs there as Winchester blocks the low kick. Winchester tries to clinch there but Melo circles away.
Melo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Melo looks to score with a jab to the body but Winchester is just out of range. Melo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Winchester to score an easy takedown into full guard. Winchester not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Winchester lands a couple of digs. Winchester advances to half guard. This has been an exciting period of action! Winchester is working for a submission of some sort.
Melo tries to get to full guard but Winchester has control of the leg. 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. Melo is trying to maintain the position but Winchester is very close to passing his half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Winchester lands with a punch from half guard. Winchester is looking to advance position but Melo won't allow it. Melo wants to control the action here but instead Winchester manages to pass to full mount! Melo is squirming around, avoiding Winchester's attempts to control the action. Winchester working away from the top, dropping strikes.
It looks like Felipe Melo has been cut. Winchester lands a couple of good shots and Melo has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That has opened up Felipe Melo's cut even more. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Winchester has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Melo's body.
Winchester lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Melo takes a big shot to the side of the head.
The cut above Felipe Melo's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Winchester scores with punches to the body.
Felipe Melo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Felipe Melo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sam Winchester! Our winner, Sam Winchester, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Possu Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson Blaze had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyson Blaze! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Possu Jokinen! The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nice shot by Blaze. Jokinen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Possu Jokinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Blaze ducks right into an uppercut from Jokinen. Excellent takedown into side control there by Jokinen. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. Blaze is not content to let Jokinen control the position. Blaze keeping his opponent close. Blaze tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sloppy strikes there by Jokinen. Jokinen wants to control but Blaze is keeping him busy. You can see the frustration on Blaze's face as Jokinen controls the position. Jokinen has knee on belly momentarily but Blaze bucks him off and regains half guard. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jokinen in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Possu Jokinen wasn't active enough on the ground. Jokinen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Blaze lands a leg kick that knocks Jokinen off balance momentarily. A chopping leg kick lands by Blaze. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A punch lands to the side of Jokinen 's head but he takes it in his stride. Jokinen misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blaze lands a head kick!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blaze. Blaze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jokinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Blaze. Danga de danga de dang - Jokinen scores with a four punch combination! Jokinen works Blaze's body with a nice hook. Blaze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jokinen manages to avoid it. Jokinen looks for a takedown but Blaze sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Blaze tries to clinch there but Jokinen circles away.
Blaze checks a leg kick. Some wild striking there from Jokinen.
Blaze misses with an uppercut. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Blaze cracks a nice hook into Jokinen's ribs. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Blaze lands a really nice looking cross but Jokinen seems unphased.
A good leg kick by Blaze. 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 Tyson Blaze will probably get the nod. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Blaze misses the shot to the body. Blaze misses with a low kick. Some wild striking there from Jokinen.
Jokinen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Jokinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Jokinen fails with a takedown attempt. Blaze lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. A right-left combo lands from Jokinen. Blaze misses with a low kick. Jokinen misses with the body kick and Blaze counters with a left to the body. Blaze throws a nice head kick!
Blaze takes a swing at Jokinen's ribcage but misses. Jokinen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Blaze scores with a jab. Jokinen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blaze moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Blaze bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Blaze lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jokinen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jokinen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Blaze staying out of range there. Jokinen connects with a jab. Jokinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blaze sees it coming and avoids it easily. Tyson Blaze is winning the standup battle so far. Jokinen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blaze but Blaze pushes him off and we're back to square one. Blaze misses with a wild body shot. Blaze works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blaze takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Jokinen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Jokinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blaze. Blaze slips a straight right by Jokinen. Blaze thuds a left hand into Jokinen's body. Blaze slips a jab and a cross from Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a left hand and Blaze counters with a left to the body. Jokinen sizes up Blaze with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jokinen throws a hook but Blaze blocks it. Blaze steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jokinen. Jokinen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Blaze uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jokinen. Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world. Jokinen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Blaze looks to land a right hand but Jokinen moved out of range. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Jokinen looks to land a combination but Blaze avoids it well. Blaze looks to score with a jab to the body but Jokinen is just out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tyson Blaze will probably get the nod. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Blaze avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Blaze scores with a body shot.
Jokinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blaze can pounce on him.
Possu Jokinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Jokinen swings for the body but Blaze moves out of range.
Blaze walks into a left hand. Blaze closes the distance and lands a one-two. Jokinen fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Blaze misses with a wild body shot. Blaze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Blaze scores with a hook. Blaze avoids the body shot from Jokinen.
Blaze slips under a jab from Jokinen. Jokinen moves out of range as Blaze strikes. Blaze doesn't manage to clinch there - Jokinen circles away.
Jokinen stuns Blaze with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Blaze lands with an overhand left. Blaze is looking to wear down Jokinen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Blaze misses with a left hand and Jokinen counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jokinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Jokinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Blaze connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jokinen's hands. Jokinen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blaze counters with a lovely straight right hand! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Jokinen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jokinen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Blaze controlling Jokinen's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jokinen prevents Blaze from getting back to his feet. Jokinen wants to pass the guard but Blaze is keeping the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Tyson Blaze wasn't active enough for the referee's liking. Jokinen checks a leg kick. Possu Jokinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Tyson Blaze is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Jokinen misses with a straight left. Blaze fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jokinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Jokinen throws a right hand that misses
and Blaze counters with a flying knee. Nice. Blaze throws a wild body kick that Jokinen sees coming a mile off. Jokinen misses with a lunging right hand
and Blaze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Jokinen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Danga de danga de dang - Blaze scores with a four punch combination! A head kick misses from Blaze.
And that's the end of the fight! Tyson Blaze showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blaze, 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27 Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:28 Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Blaze! Tyson Blaze decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sawyer Hume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kieron Radebe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kieron Radebe is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sawyer Hume! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kieron Radebe! The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A big left from Hume misses. Hume lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Kieron Radebe has been cut. Radebe throws the kick towards the body but Hume avoids it. Hume definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. A good leg kick by Radebe. Hume moves out of range of the body kick. Radebe throws a sloppy head kick and Hume moves out of range easily. A jab lands there for Radebe. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hume tries to clinch but Radebe moves out of range. Hume misses with a two punch combination.
Hume misses with an uppercut
and Radebe counters with a nice uppercut. Hume forces Radebe back against the cage and clinches. Hume will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Radebe up against the cage. Radebe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Hume connects with a leg kick. Radebe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Radebe moves out of range of the body kick. Hume slips under a jab from Radebe.
That's one minute gone in the round. Radebe throws a body punch but Hume moves out of range. Radebe takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Radebe walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hume. Hume thows a body shot but no joy. Radebe misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hume just misses with a punch to the body.
Radebe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Radebe. Hume will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hume throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hume thumps Radebe with a low kick. Hume connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Hume throws a head kick but Radebe moves out of range.
Hume throws a shot to the body.
Radebe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hume is looking to wear down Radebe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hume jabs Radebe to the body, keeping him at a distance. Hume moves in looking to clinch but Radebe pushes him off. Radebe throws a head kick that half lands.
Radebe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Radebe looks winded! Radebe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Hume just misses with a punch to the body.
Radebe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Radebe blocks a head kick by Hume.
Hume throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Hume throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Hume moves out of range of the strikes. An inside leg kick lands from Hume. Hume tries to clinch up. Radebe throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hume throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Radebe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hume thuds his shin into the meat of Radebe's side. Hume feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Radebe sprawling to the canvas! Radebe rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Hume finish him?!
Radebe is rocked! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Hume! Radebe is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sawyer Hume!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaneonuskatew Citlali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Alekseev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Citlali comes to the cage accompanied by Shadow of the Sun. Alekseev has chosen Imperium as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaneonuskatew Citlali! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Alekseev! The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nice takedown defense from Citlali. No joy for Alekseev on that attempt. Alekseev shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Alekseev is looking to pass Citlali's guard but actually Citlali recovers to full guard. Citlali not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Alekseev is in close to Citlali's body, working some short punches and elbows. Alekseev throws an elbow that misses. Citlali uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Alekseev's guard. Nice move by Citlali! Alekseev being controlled here, momentarily. Alekseev is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round. Alekseev escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Citlali gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Citlali stopping the sweep attempt from Alekseev.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Alekseev working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Citlali doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Citlali manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Alekseev looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Citlali passes into side control.
Alekseev is looking to regain half guard here but Citlali keeps moving and retains side control. Citlali wants to control but Alekseev is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Alekseev struggling a bit here. Alekseev is looking for a sweep. Alekseev sneaks back into half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Alekseev trying to control but Citlali postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Alekseev is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Citlali pulls his head out easily. Alekseev is trying to get back to full guard. Citlali is pressing down on Alekseev's thigh, looking to free his foot. Alekseev is holding on for now. Alekseev is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Citlali pulls his head out easily. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Citlali is trying to control. Alekseev wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Alekseev 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.
Alekseev tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Citlali defends well and Alekseev ends up having to push Citlali into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Citlali is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Alekseev jumps guard but Citlali turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Alekseev tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kaneonuskatew Citlali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oleg Alekseev. Alekseev lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Alekseev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Citlali defending well though. Alekseev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Alekseev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Alekseev thows a huge punch but Citlali dodges it nicely.
Alekseev thows a huge punch but Citlali dodges it nicely.
Alekseev is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Alekseev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round. Alekseev is looking to advance position but Citlali won't allow it. Alekseev wants to work for an arm triangle but Citlali is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Alekseev is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Citlali doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Alekseev. Alekseev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Alekseev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Citlali defending well though. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Alekseev working the head and body with strikes. In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Alekseev working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Alekseev is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Oleg Alekseev has got the better of the ground game so far. Citlali is defending against the submission attempts here by Alekseev.
Alekseev is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Alekseev missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Citlali regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Alekseev.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Citlali tries to land a sweep but no joy. Citlali preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Alekseev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Citlali works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Alekseev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Alekseev scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Alekseev throws a big elbow that misses. Alekseev postures up.
Alekseev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Alekseev is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Citlali is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Citlali has escaped and now he's on top! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Alekseev isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Citlali stacks Alekseev on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Citlali!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Alekseev tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Citlali presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Alekseev is wriggling around trying to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Alekseev wants to hold on but Citlali pushes him away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Alekseev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Citlali defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alekseev. Alekseev tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Citlali swivels and escapes. Alekseev fails to land the takedown. Kaneonuskatew Citlali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oleg Alekseev. Citlali lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Alekseev fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Citlali fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alekseev on the side of the head.
It looks like Oleg Alekseev has been cut. Citlali connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. A slapping leg kick lands for Citlali.
Citlali's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Citlali duly obliges. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Alekseev tries to clinch up. Alekseev is trying hard to land a takedown here. Citlali sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Alekseev fails with the takedown. Oleg Alekseev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Alekseev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Alekseev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Citlali throws a nice inside leg kick. Citlali scores with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Citlali throws a nice head kick!
A slapping body kick lands there for Citlali. Citlali connects with a solid leg kick. Kaneonuskatew Citlali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Citlali fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alekseev. An inside leg kick lands from Citlali. Citlali is looking to slow Alekseev down with leg kicks. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Nice straight punches there by Citlali. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Citlali. A good leg kick by Citlali. Jab by Citlali. Citlali scores with a nice body kick.
Citlali lands with a good body shot. Citlali with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid leg kick lands there for Citlali.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Citlali.
Citlali throws a nice head kick!
Citlali fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alekseev on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Citlali stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Citlali lands a big head kick that sends Alekseev to the canvas! Citlali follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaneonuskatew Citlali! Kaneonuskatew Citlali managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ultra Fight Gear(Launder 85%), into his post fight interview.
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