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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keiji Mutou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Alldren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alldren has chosen OK State Fight Song as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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213 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keiji Mutou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Nate Alldren!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mutou moves away from the strike by Alldren.
Nate Alldren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Alldren misses.
Mutou moves into the clinch.
Alldren tries to throw a body punch but Mutou avoids it by throwing Alldren back against the cage.
Mutou is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mutou blocks an uppercut.
Mutou is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've been informed that Alldren has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Alldren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mutou blocks a body shot from Alldren.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alldren creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alldren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Alldren.
Alldren breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alldren thows a body shot but no joy.
Alldren throws the left hand but Mutou avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alldren shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Alldren was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Alldren throws a strike aimed at the side of Mutou's head but Mutou avoids it well.
Mutou is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Mutou's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mutou's coaches at Rings Russia 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.
Mutou sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Alldren throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Alldren missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alldren thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mutou slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Alldren is looking to stand up but Mutou won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutou tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mutou is working hard here to advance position.
Alldren wants to control from the top but Mutou keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mutou looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alldren is one step ahead there.
Mutou striking from the bottom here.
Alldren trying to control the position from guard on top but Mutou is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alldren missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alldren wants to control from the top but Mutou keeps moving.
Alldren is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mutou is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mutou has escaped and now he's on top!
Mutou pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alldren is keeping the position for now.
Mutou lands a couple of digs.
Mutou won't allow Alldren to sweep him here.
Alldren is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutou throwing strikes but missing.
Alldren keeping moving, preventing Mutou from controlling successfully.
Mutou stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alldren swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mutou throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mutou postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alldren looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nate Alldren will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mutou scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mutou looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Alldren is avoiding damage well.
Mutou 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.
Mutou throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Keiji Mutou overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ground and pound from Mutou seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Mutou throws a strike aimed at the side of Alldren's head but Alldren avoids it well.
Mutou throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Mutou lands some shots froms side control.
Alldren is trying to improve his position.
Alldren is being controlled here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutou wants to control but Alldren is keeping him busy.
Mutou throws a strike aimed at the side of Alldren's head but Alldren avoids it well.
Mutou creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Alldren sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Alldren sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mutou performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mutou is keen to just control but Alldren is a slippery customer.
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.
Mutou not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mutou missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mutou throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mutou trying to control from Alldren's half guard. Alldren has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Alldren working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mutou.
Alldren looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mutou trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutou is stalling in the full guard.
Alldren keeping moving, preventing Mutou from controlling successfully.
Mutou throws a big right hand that misses.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mutou trying to control but Alldren is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Keiji Mutou just wasn't active enough.
Alldren fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alldren swings for the body but Mutou moves out of range.
Mutou showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alldren.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mutou.
Mutou tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Alldren swivels and escapes.
Mutou uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alldren.
A big right from Alldren misses.
Alldren thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mutou clinches up against the cage.
Mutou pressing his opponent against the cage.
Alldren misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keiji Mutou dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Mutou closes the distance and pushes Alldren back into the cage.
Mutou works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Mutou in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mutou wants to control from the top but Alldren keeps moving.
Alldren manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mutou is trying desperately to improve position.
Mutou tries to lock up and control but Alldren gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mutou is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alldren lands a big elbow.
Alldren prevents Mutou from getting the reversal.
Alldren landing strikes from the mount.
Mutou working to try and regain half guard.
Mutou sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Mutou is looking to get back to full guard here but Alldren has managed to pass to side control instead.
Mutou is trying to control Alldren's posture but Alldren avoids it.
Alldren is looking to take a break and control but Mutou is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutou tries to buck Alldren off but Alldren is having none of it.
Alldren is working Mutou over with some ground and pound from side control.
Alldren wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mutou keeps working.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alldren working the body and head with strikes.
Mutou is trying to control Alldren's posture but Alldren avoids it.
Mutou manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alldren wants to improve his position but Mutou is controlling well.
Mutou with the ground and pound but Alldren uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Alldren preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mutou trying to control but Alldren is working from the bottom.
Mutou engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mutou accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mutou wants to control from the top but Alldren keeps moving.
We're going to have a standup here because Keiji Mutou wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mutou takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mutou keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alldren.
A punch lands to the side of Mutou 's head but he takes it in his stride.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alldren uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mutou has time to react.
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!
Mutou slips a straight right by Alldren.
Alldren misses with a right hand
and Mutou counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mutou.
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 Keiji Mutou.
I think Mutou 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vince Noir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tico Ponce De Leon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noir comes to the cage accompanied by Gary Numan - Are Friends Electric . Ponce De Leon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Los Lobos - Canción Del Mariachi. Tico Ponce De Leon has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vince Noir's chin.
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160 lbs
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149 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Vince Noir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tico Ponce De Leon!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noir moves out of range of the leg kick from Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Noir thuds his right hand into Ponce De Leon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ponce De Leon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Noir's calf.
Good work by Noir as he checks the leg kick.
Ponce De Leon throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Noir cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ponce De Leon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Noir's head.
Noir slips under a jab from Ponce De Leon.
Noir throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ponce De Leon fakes the leg kick and cracks Noir in the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noir tries a low kick but Ponce De Leon avoids it.
Ponce De Leon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Noir throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ponce De Leon's waist but Ponce De Leon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Noir off to one side.
Noir takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponce De Leon moves out of range as Noir throws a body kick.
Ponce De Leon delivers a nice body kick.
Noir misses with a low kick.
Noir slips a jab from Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon is looking to slow Noir down with leg kicks.
Noir looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Noir lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Noir looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ponce De Leon is fending him off so far but Noir persists. Nope, Ponce De Leon circles away and we're back to standing.
Ponce De Leon just misses with a punch to the body.
Noir cracks the inside of Ponce De Leon's front leg.
Ponce De Leon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Noir misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponce De Leon looks to score with a jab to the body but Noir is just out of range.
Ponce De Leon throws the kick towards the body but Noir avoids it.
Ponce De Leon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Noir.
Noir keeps the fight on the outside.
Ponce De Leon misses with an uppercut
and Noir counters by moving into the clinch.
Noir lands a nice knee 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!
Ponce De Leon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ponce De Leon struggles to land a body shot inside as Noir controls his hands.
Noir tries to land a knee to the head but Ponce De Leon blocks with his arms.
A short body shot lands from Ponce De Leon as the two fighters clinch.
Noir taking a breather.
Noir avoids the elbow strike from Ponce De Leon, against the cage.
Ponce De Leon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ponce De Leon.
Noir blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir looking to slow down the pace here.
Ponce De Leon keeps control of Noir as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Noir wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vince Noir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Come on Noir - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ponce De Leon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ponce De Leon misses with the head strike.
Noir is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ponce De Leon is keeping busy.
Ponce De Leon breaks the clinch.
Noir blocks a jab.
Noir shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ponce De Leon pinned against the cage. Ponce De Leon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ponce De Leon looks for the body kick but Noir saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noir moves out of range of the body kick from Ponce De Leon.
A left and a right from Noir both land. Nice combination.
Tico Ponce De Leon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ponce De Leon looks to throw a body kick
and Noir counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ponce De Leon throws a body punch but Noir moves out of range.
Ponce De Leon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Noir keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A low kick from Ponce De Leon misses
and Noir counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ponce De Leon's knee momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Noir checks a low kick from Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ponce De Leon throws a leg kick but Noir moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tico Ponce De Leon will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Noir on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ponce De Leon. Ponce De Leon obviously looking to wear him down.
Ponce De Leon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ponce De Leon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ponce De Leon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crunch! Ponce De Leon slams his shin into Noir's torso.
Ponce De Leon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Noir's head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ponce De Leon - that will leave a mark!
Noir moves out of range as Ponce De Leon throws a body kick.
Noir shoots in but Ponce De Leon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Noir takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Noir takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponce De Leon misses with a hook. Noir ducked under it nicely.
Ponce De Leon throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Noir throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ponce De Leon blocks a leg kick.
Noir tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ponce De Leon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Noir misses with a body shot.
Ponce De Leon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Noir.
Ponce De Leon throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Noir counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Noir.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Noir wants to pass the guard but Ponce De Leon is keeping the position.
Ponce De Leon controls Noir momentarily but Noir frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ponce De Leon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ponce De Leon is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ponce De Leon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Noir controls the pace.
Noir won't allow Ponce De Leon to sweep him here.
Noir working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ponce De Leon's head.
Noir is stalling in the full guard.
Noir trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir throws a big right hand that misses.
Noir trying to control the position from guard on top but Ponce De Leon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ponce De Leon throws a lazy head kick
and Noir counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Noir takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ponce De Leon gets back to full guard.
Ponce De Leon wants to sweep but no luck.
Ponce De Leon trying to keep a closed guard but Noir is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noir is working Ponce De Leon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noir wants to control from the top but Ponce De Leon keeps moving.
Noir not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Noir looking to pass the guard.
Noir 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.
Noir is pushing down on Ponce De Leon's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ponce De Leon is fighting to maintain full guard but Noir has managed to sneak the leg through.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Noir thows a huge punch but Ponce De Leon dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vince Noir dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Noir changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ponce De Leon tries to avoid it but Noir manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ponce De Leon to the ground. Ponce De Leon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tico Ponce De Leon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ponce De Leon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Noir counters with a right hand to the body.
Ponce De Leon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Noir avoids the head kick by Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Noir has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Noir takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ponce De Leon closes the distance and pushes Noir back into the cage.
I was talking to Noir's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Noir misses with an elbow strike.
Ponce De Leon can't find room to land a body shot as Noir controls the action.
Noir gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Noir seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ponce De Leon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ponce De Leon is in trouble now - Noir has advanced to mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Noir throwing strikes here but Ponce De Leon is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noir with good strikes from the mount here!
Ponce De Leon is wriggling around trying to escape.
Noir can't control as he wanted to and Ponce De Leon manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Ponce De Leon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Noir.
Noir trying to control from half guard but Ponce De Leon is working away.
Noir throwing shots but Ponce De Leon is blocking nicely.
Noir not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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.
Noir stalling.
Noir is looking to advance position but Ponce De Leon won't allow it.
Ponce De Leon trying to hold on to Noir's head to control him but Noir postures up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ponce De Leon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Noir.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Noir throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Noir is trying to control the action in half guard but Ponce De Leon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A shot to the body from Ponce De Leon misses
and Noir counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ponce De Leon lands a nice elbow.
A short right from Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon lands an elbow that stopped Noir in his tracks for a moment.
Ponce De Leon digs a right hand into Noir's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Noir's gas tank.
Noir tries to pull guard but Ponce De Leon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Noir.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ponce De Leon throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Noir.
Noir has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ponce De Leon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vince Noir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees to the body from Noir.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ponce De Leon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Noir dodges an elbow strike from Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Noir tries for a takedown. No joy.
Noir avoids a wild elbow strike from Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Noir trying to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon has a couple of punches blocked by Noir.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ponce De Leon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Noir backwards.
Noir wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short uppercut from Ponce De Leon.
Noir misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vince Noir showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Noir 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vince Noir!
A victorious Vince Noir thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Butrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zackary Finyard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finyard has chosen Everlast - What Its Like as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Hannibal Butrovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zackary Finyard!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finyard swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Butrovic counters with a one-two to the body.
Finyard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Finyard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Butrovic counters with a nice uppercut.
Butrovic shoots for a takedown but Finyard saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Butrovic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Finyard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Butrovic.
Finyard throws a hook but Butrovic blocks it.
Finyard misses with an uppercut.
Butrovic misses with a looping left.
Butrovic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A slow jab from Finyard misses its intended target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Finyard.
Finyard looks to land a body kick but Butrovic moved away.
Finyard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Butrovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finyard leaves Butrovic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Finyard throws an off balance right hand
and Butrovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Butrovic blocks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Finyard.
Finyard misses with a lunging right hand
letting Butrovic counter with a right hand.
Butrovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Finyard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Butrovic closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Finyard did well to prevent Butrovic getting side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Finyard tries to get to full guard but Butrovic has control of the leg.
Butrovic seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Finyard trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic is keen to just control but Finyard is a slippery customer.
Finyard has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Butrovic is working away from the top position though.
Finyard keeping control of the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Butrovic.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hannibal Butrovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Butrovic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Finyard lands a jab to Butrovic's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finyard walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Butrovic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Finyard throws a hook but Butrovic avoids it easily.
Finyard throws a leg kick that misses.
Butrovic lands an overhand right.
Finyard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Butrovic's calf.
Zackary Finyard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finyard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Butrovic avoids the body shot from Finyard.
Finyard misses with an uppercut. Butrovic saw that one coming.
Finyard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Butrovic. That did some damage!
Finyard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Butrovic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic moves out of range as Finyard strikes.
Finyard throws the left hand but Butrovic avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finyard. Butrovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finyard throws a shot to the body.
Finyard looks to land a left hand but Butrovic moved out of range nicely.
Butrovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finyard was well out of range. Poor timing from Butrovic.
Finyard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Butrovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Finyard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Decent striking displayed by Finyard there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finyard thumps Butrovic with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zackary Finyard dominated that round.
That's time! Butrovic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Butrovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finyard.
Butrovic stuns Finyard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Finyard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Finyard scores with a head kick. Butrovic tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Finyard misses with a body kick.
Butrovic fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Finyard sprawls well initially but Butrovic persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Finyard is trying to control but can't.
Butrovic seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Butrovic is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Finyard doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Butrovic.
Butrovic thows a huge punch but Finyard dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butrovic is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Finyard controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Butrovic lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Butrovic sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Butrovic slips a nice elbow through Finyard's hands, connecting with Finyard's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic thows a huge punch but Finyard dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finyard is trying to control but can't.
Butrovic trying to control from Finyard's half guard. Finyard has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Butrovic postures up in Finyard's guard and throws a big left but Finyard blocks it.
Butrovic with a flurry of punches that miss.
Butrovic sitting in guard here, content to control.
Finyard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Finyard is controlling Butrovic's posture.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butrovic wants to control from the top but Finyard keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Butrovic takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finyard punishes Butrovic's body with a nice straight punch.
Butrovic ducks under a wild hook from Finyard.
Finyard looks to throw the jab but Butrovic is out of range.
Finyard misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Finyard misses the target.
Finyard misses with a straight right.
Finyard throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finyard. Butrovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finyard throws a wild body kick that Butrovic sees coming a mile off.
A telegraphed right hand from Butrovic misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic lands a jab.
Nice defenses there by Butrovic.
Finyard is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Jab, jab by Finyard - just one landing.
Finyard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finyard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Finyard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Butrovic moves out of range of the body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Butrovic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Finyard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Finyard scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Zackary Finyard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Finyard throws the kick towards the body but Butrovic avoids it.
Butrovic checks a low kick from Finyard.
Butrovic fails with a takedown attempt.
Finyard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Finyard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Butrovic's head backwards.
Zackary Finyard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Finyard misses with a straight left.
Finyard's jab looks to have found its range, popping Butrovic under the eye.
Finyard throws a lazy right hand but Butrovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Finyard's jab looks to have found its range, popping Butrovic under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finyard misses with a hook. Butrovic ducked under it nicely.
Butrovic slips a jab and a cross from Finyard.
A big right from Finyard misses.
Finyard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Butrovic goes for a double leg but Finyard avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Finyard continues to drive forward.
Butrovic is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Finyard lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Finyard.
Butrovic tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hannibal Butrovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finyard wants to stall.
Finyard tries to work over Butrovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Finyard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Butrovic.
Hannibal Butrovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic avoiding damage as Finyard throws knees to the body.
Finyard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Butrovic avoids it.
Finyard misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Finyard.
A short body shot lands from Finyard as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Butrovic.
Finyard misses with an elbow over the top.
Butrovic drops down looking for an ankle pick but Finyard pulls his leg out and moves away.
Finyard throws a leg kick which misses Butrovic's front leg but catches the back leg as Butrovic tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finyard misses with a body kick.
Butrovic avoids the head kick by Finyard.
Finyard throws a half hearted mid kick.
Finyard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Butrovic throws out the jab.
Finyard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Finyard misses with a lunging right hand
and Butrovic counters with a nice body shot.
Finyard connects with a solid leg kick.
Finyard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zackary Finyard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Finyard lands a slapping body shot.
Nice body kick from Finyard.
Finyard thuds his right hand into Butrovic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Butrovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finyard.
Finyard lands a nice looking kick to the body. Butrovic takes a step back to recover.
Finyard throws a lazy right hand but Butrovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Finyard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zackary Finyard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Butrovic tries to score a power double leg takedown but Finyard sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Butrovic somewhat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finyard. Butrovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finyard scores with a sloppy right hand. Butrovic should have avoided that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zackary Finyard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Finyard winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zackary Finyard!
An out of breath Zackary Finyard 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Kessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flavio Lazzarini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kessler's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Yattering - Chase of Thoughts . Lazzarini comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Goffredo Mameli - 'Il Canto degli Italiani' kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Flavio Lazzarini has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jack Kessler's chin.
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201 lbs
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Kessler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Flavio Lazzarini!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kessler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lazzarini.
Kessler misses with a two punch combination.
Lazzarini misses with a straight left.
Kessler throws a shot to the body.
Kessler displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lazzarini lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lazzarini lands a big head kick that sends Kessler to the canvas! Lazzarini follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Flavio Lazzarini!
An out of breath Flavio Lazzarini 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 Zoey Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malone comes to the cage accompanied by Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash. The key to victory for Zoey Malone has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zoey Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nathan Drake!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone instigates a clinch.
Drake wants to get back to striking at distance but Malone won't allow it.
Malone lands an uppercut.
Drake leaning against his opponent.
Malone looking to slow down the pace here.
Drake tries to break the clinch but Malone is controlling the position.
Malone is looking to control Drake's arms but Drake gets an underhook and turns him. Now Malone has his back to the cage.
Malone lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Malone tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Drake just stands there and leans against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A hook to the body from Malone.
Drake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Malone, right into the meat.
Malone scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zoey Malone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malone tries to close the distance and clinch but Drake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake moves out of range of the strikes.
Malone scores with a crisp jab that stopped Drake in his tracks.
Malone misses with a leg kick
and Drake counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Drake.
Malone is looking for a triangle but Drake pushes his legs off easily.
Malone working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Drake doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Drake manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Malone working a defensive guard but Drake manages to pass into side control anyway.
Drake working away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malone is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Drake postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Malone 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.
Malone tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Malone's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Drake landing a few strikes.
Drake tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Drake has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Drake lands a nice forearm strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drake lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Drake cracks Malone with a big elbow.
Malone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Drake cracks Malone with a big elbow.
Drake working the head with strikes.
Malone tries to improve position but can't.
Malone wants to control but Drake postures up.
Drake has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Malone tries to buck Drake off but Drake is having none of it.
Malone gets back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malone wants to get back to full guard.
Malone trying to control here.
Drake is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone is pressing down on Drake's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Malone escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Drake gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Drake trying to control the position from guard on top but Malone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Malone trying to keep a closed guard but Drake is proving a slippery customer.
Drake stopping the sweep attempt from Malone.
Malone trying to control the position here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malone trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoey Malone 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.
Drake throws a hook but Malone avoids it easily.
Drake keeps the fight on the outside.
Drake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malone.
Drake on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Malone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Drake manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Drake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malone.
Malone throws a poor cross that misses
and Drake counters with a shoot takedown. Malone fights it but they end up in guard.
Malone is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Drake defends well.
Malone is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Malone working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Drake doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Drake manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Drake lands a couple of elbows.
Malone looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Drake has picked Malone up and slammed him! Malone can't keep hold of the triangle and Drake manages to pass to side control!
Malone is looking for a sweep.
Drake lands a decent elbow from side control.
Malone is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Drake lands a decent elbow from side control.
Drake landing a few strikes.
Drake has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Grappling Pro Helsinki (14 coaches/25 fighters cap. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malone sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Malone on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Drake wants to control but Malone is keeping him busy.
Drake has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Malone wants to control but Drake is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drake landing strikes from the mount.
Malone keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Drake trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Malone is trying desperately to improve position.
Malone is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone tries to lock up and control but Drake gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Drake breaks from Malone's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Malone tries to reverse the position but Drake maintains control.
Drake trying to control but Malone is having none of it.
Malone is looking to improve his position but Drake isn't that keen on the idea.
Drake with a couple of short strikes.
Malone can't escape the position.
Drake lands a big shot there that rocks Malone but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Malone wants to control but Drake is having none of it.
Malone takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake prevents Malone from getting the reversal.
Malone tries to lock up and control but Drake gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Drake looking to control but Malone is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Malone is looking to improve his position but Drake isn't that keen on the idea.
Drake cracks Malone with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Malone is bucking up trying to escape but Drake cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Malone wants to hold on but Drake pushes him away.
Malone really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drake fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Drake with shots to the head and body - Malone looks very uncomfortable down there.
Drake putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Drake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Malone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drake.
Malone lands a jab to the nose.
Malone fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Drake has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Drake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Malone shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Malone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Malone goes for a double leg but Drake avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Drake continues to drive forward.
Malone is pressed up against the cage. Drake has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Malone down to the mat. Malone avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Drake avoids the head kick by Malone.
Drake cracks Malone with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Malone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drake was well out of range. Poor timing from Malone.
Malone gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Malone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone thows a body shot but no joy.
Drake works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Drake throws a body punch but Malone moves out of range.
Drake shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Malone manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Drake working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Malone's head.
Malone keeping moving, preventing Drake from controlling successfully.
Drake postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Drake content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Malone throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nathan Drake has got the better of the ground game so far.
Drake connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake looking to pass the guard.
Malone is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Malone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Drake stands up over Malone, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Drake trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Malone working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Drake doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Drake manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Malone wants to get back to his feet but Drake is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Drake trying to control but Malone is working from the bottom.
Malone working for a triangle but Drake defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Drake with a nice head shot there.
Drake trying to control but Malone is working from the bottom.
Drake lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Drake lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Drake scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Malone keeping full guard, as Drake tries to pass.
Drake stands up over Malone, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Malone had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Drake defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake chips away with some ground and pound.
Drake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Drake throwing strikes from guard but Malone blocks nicely.
Drake keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Malone's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake is working Malone over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Drake trying to control the position from guard on top but Malone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drake working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Malone's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malone keeping moving, preventing Drake from controlling successfully.
Malone is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Drake is aware though and is defending well.
Malone controls Drake momentarily but Drake frees himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Drake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Drake 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Drake!
The defeated Zoey Malone had this to say: 'Damn! That sucked!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Nesi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nesi has chosen Van Canto - Battery as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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25
190 lbs
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26
201 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeff Glover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ed Nesi!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nesi thows a body shot but no joy.
Glover displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nesi throws out the jab.
Glover misses with a body shot.
We've been informed that Nesi has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Glover misses with a hook
and Nesi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Glover throws a lazy uppercut
and Glover takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Glover shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nesi but Nesi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nesi moves to clinch but Glover breaks away
and Glover counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheers as Glover lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nesi doesn't seem phased though.
Glover throws a right hand that misses
and Nesi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nesi walks into a stiff left hand from Glover.
It looks like Ed Nesi has been cut.
Jeff Glover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nesi moves away from the strike by Glover.
Nesi connects with a body shot.
Nesi darts in trying to clinch
and Glover moves into the clinch.
Nesi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Glover or not.
Glover fails to pull guard.
Glover jumps guard but Nesi stands there with Glover around his waist. Glover gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Glover. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Glover jumps guard but Nesi stands there with Glover around his waist. Glover gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover managing to block the knees to the body from Nesi.
Nesi tries a knee to the head but Glover blocks it.
Glover tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nesi smiles and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nesi has managed to clinch.
Glover tries to pull guard but Nesi holds him up against the cage and eventually Glover drops back down to his feet.
Glover fails to pull guard.
Nesi lands a nice knee to the body.
Nesi trying to land knees to the body.
Glover fails to pull guard.
Nesi tries to land knees in the clinch but Glover avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover tries to pull guard but Nesi won't allow it.
Nesi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Glover fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Glover fails to pull guard.
Nesi scores with a shoulder strike.
Glover tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nesi smiles and moves away.
Nesi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Glover swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Glover throws an off balance right hand
and Nesi counters with a right hand to the body.
Nesi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nesi doesn't manage to clinch there - Glover circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glover keeps the fight on the outside.
Glover tries to keep at a distance but Nesi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nesi misses with an elbow strike.
Glover tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nesi smiles and moves away.
Nesi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Glover.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nesi closes the distance but Glover moves to the side
and Glover decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nesi's guard.
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 Jeff Glover will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ed Nesi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nesi clinches with his opponent.
Nesi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nesi landing knees to the body.
Nesi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nesi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Glover lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Glover tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nesi just stands there and leans against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nesi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Glover being controlled against the cage.
Nesi missing with knees to the body.
Nesi lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Jeff Glover has been cut.
Glover tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Glover. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nesi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Glover lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Glover blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nesi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Glover jumps guard and drags Nesi to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Nesi is looking to stand up but Glover won't let him.
Nesi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Glover has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nesi has managed to get both his arms back between Glover's legs - danger averted.
Nesi wanted to stand there but Glover had control of the position.
Glover is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Glover tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Glover is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Glover 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.
Nesi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Glover has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Nesi is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Glover.
Glover is looking to regain half guard here but Nesi keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nesi tries to stand but Glover is controlling his head.
Nesi has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Glover throws a body punch but Nesi moves out of range.
Glover throws a right hand that misses
and Nesi counters with a right hand to the body.
Nesi closes the distance and clinches.
Glover tries to pull guard but Nesi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Glover jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nesi walks away with a smile on his face. Glover gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glover misses with a straight right.
Nesi just misses with a punch to the body.
Glover thows a left - swing and a miss!
Glover connects with a crisp jab.
Glover misses with an uppercut
and Nesi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nesi misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from Glover misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nesi connects with a body shot that sends Glover's belly button to the back.
Ed Nesi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glover misses with a left hand
and Nesi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Glover thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Nesi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Glover swings for the body but Nesi moves out of range.
Glover throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Glover swings for the body but Nesi moves out of range.
Nesi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Glover thows a body shot but no joy.
Glover misses with a wild body shot.
Nesi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Glover stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Glover on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Glover throws an off balance right hand
and Nesi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover connects with a body shot.
Nesi moves in looking to clinch but Glover pushes him off.
Glover shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nesi pinned against the cage. Nesi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Glover looks to throw the jab but Nesi is out of range.
Glover misses with a wild body shot.
Nesi is looking to clinch but Glover is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover misses with a shot to the body
and Nesi counters with a nice uppercut.
Nesi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jeff Glover is winning the standup battle so far.
Glover connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Glover misses with a body shot.
Nesi throws a looping overhand right but Glover ducks down to avoid it.
Glover fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nesi checks it well.
Glover swinging wildly here.
Nesi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover lands a head shot.
Nesi moves away from the strike by Glover.
Nesi stuns Glover with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nesi tries to close the distance and clinch but Glover swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nesi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nesi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Glover tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nesi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nesi tries to clinch there but Glover circles away.
Nesi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Glover rather than just go for the knockout.
Glover rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nesi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nesi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glover.
Nesi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nesi tries to clinch up
and Glover counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Glover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glover throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nesi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nesi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Glover showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Glover 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jeff Glover!
Our winner, Jeff Glover, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stig Helmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Kenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenny has chosen Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire 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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30
265 lbs
15 - 18 - 0 |
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26
280 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good low kicks
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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
15 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stig Helmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, King Kenny!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helmer with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kenny counters with a body kick that stops Helmer in his tracks momentarily.
Helmer shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kenny manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kenny is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kenny holds on and takes a little breather.
Kenny working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Helmer.
Helmer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Helmer drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kenny looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kenny looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kenny!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Helmer is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Helmer is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helmer managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kenny.
Kenny in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Helmer tries to bench press Kenny off him but Kenny keeps the position.
Kenny working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
It looks like Stig Helmer has been cut.
Helmer is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at GnP Factory Elite Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Helmer taking a bit of punishment here - Kenny scoring with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kenny trying to control the action but Helmer is working from the bottom.
I've been told that Kenny has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Kenny in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kenny working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kenny wants to lay and pray for a moment but Helmer keeps working.
Kenny working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenny landing a few strikes.
You can see the frustration on Helmer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Helmer is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Helmer is rocked!
Stig Helmer's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Helmer is looking for a sweep.
Helmer is not content to let Kenny control the position.
Helmer manages to get back to half guard.
Helmer works his way to full guard. Good work.
Helmer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kenny doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Helmer is tightening it up a little... Kenny has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Kenny reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Kenny taps out! Nice BJJ there by Helmer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Stig Helmer!
A victorious Stig Helmer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marek Jebut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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27
193 lbs
12 - 4 - 1 |
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27
189 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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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
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marek Jebut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jebut throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Escobar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jebut misses the jab.
Escobar blocks a jab.
Escobar dips to his left and cracks Jebut with an uppercut!
Escobar slips under a jab from Jebut.
Escobar scores with a body shot.
Jebut closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Escobar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jebut finds it's way round the side to connect with Escobar's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar misses with a low kick.
Jebut displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Escobar throws out the jab.
Jebut looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Escobar!
Escobar is trying to control Jebut's posture but Jebut avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jebut throws a strike aimed at the side of Escobar's head but Escobar avoids it well.
Escobar regains half guard there - taking advantage of Jebut's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Escobar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jebut.
Escobar is staying active underneath Jebut, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jebut lands strikes from half guard.
Jebut is trying to control. Escobar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jebut wants to free his trapped foot but Escobar is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Escobar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Escobar manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jebut throwing strikes from guard but Escobar blocks nicely.
Escobar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jebut manages to get himself to full guard.
Jebut is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Escobar wants to control from the top but Jebut keeps moving.
Jebut will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jebut has his foot on Escobar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Escobar works his way back into a safe position though.
Jebut 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.
Escobar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jebut is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Escobar preventing the sweep.
Jebut is working hard here to advance position.
Jebut striking off his back but it's not causing Escobar any problems.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jebut is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Escobar defends well.
Jebut trying to control the position.
Jebut has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Escobar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Escobar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Escobar trying to control but Jebut is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marek Jebut dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A cross from Escobar lands.
Escobar with a jab.
Escobar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escobar throws a hook but Jebut blocks it.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
Jebut defending well as Escobar loads up on a big left hand.
Jebut fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Escobar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jebut throws out the jab.
Jebut uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Escobar.
Jebut defending well as Escobar loads up on a big left hand.
Escobar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jebut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jebut shoots in but no luck this time.
A slow jab from Jebut misses its intended target.
Escobar doesn't manage to clinch there - Jebut circles away.
Jebut with a hook.
Jebut swinging wildly here.
Escobar slips a jab from Jebut.
Escobar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jebut, pushing him back against the cage.
Escobar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Escobar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Escobar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar swings wildly with an uppercut but Jebut uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jebut lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jebut blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Escobar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jebut looking to slow down the pace here.
Escobar misses with a punch on the inside.
Jebut drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Escobar gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marek Jebut. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Escobar will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jebut up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Escobar.
Escobar lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Escobar.
Jebut is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jebut is trying to break free.
Escobar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jebut wants a takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Jebut.
Jebut is trying to break the clinch but Escobar has him pressed against the cage.
Escobar tries to work over Jebut's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Escobar tries a body shot but Jebut blocks it.
Escobar has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Jebut wants to stall.
Jebut slowing the pace effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar looking to slow down the pace here.
Escobar throws a punch but it's blocked by Jebut.
Jebut has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Escobar after a bit of a struggle.
Jebut is looking to control Escobar's arms but Escobar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jebut has his back to the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Jebut's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jebut blocking some punches.
Jebut wants a takedown.
Escobar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jebut lands a shoulder strike.
Pablo Escobar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Jebut controls the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jebut has Escobar pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Escobar manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Escobar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Escobar misses with a body punch.
Escobar presses Jebut against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pablo Escobar 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!
Jebut looks to land a right hand but Escobar moved out of range.
Jebut thuds a left hand into Escobar's body.
Escobar avoids the body shot from Jebut.
Escobar slips under a jab from Jebut.
Jebut misses with an uppercut.
Jebut misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jebut shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Escobar as he avoids it easily.
Jebut circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jebut thows a leg kick but Escobar checks it
and Escobar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jebut gets a takedown into half guard.
Escobar is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jebut not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jebut not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Escobar wants to control but Jebut is keeping busy.
Escobar gets full guard.
Jebut trying to control the position from guard on top but Escobar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Escobar wants to sweep but no luck.
Jebut trying to control but Escobar is working from the bottom.
Escobar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jebut wants to control from the top but Escobar keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Marek Jebut wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Escobar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Escobar throws a right and a left that Jebut avoids nicely.
Escobar motions for Jebut to come forward. Escobar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Escobar. That's going to slow Jebut down.
Jebut rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Escobar counters with a straight right hand.
Escobar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jebut to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good shot there by Jebut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar slaps away a takedown attempt from Jebut, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jebut scores with a nice strike.
Horrible takedown by Jebut or perhaps it was just good defense by Escobar which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marek Jebut. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Escobar misses with a wild combination.
Jebut connects with a body shot.
Jebut checks a leg kick.
Escobar walks into a jab.
Escobar staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jebut misses with an uppercut. Escobar saw that one coming.
Escobar misses with a few strikes there.
Escobar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jebut on the side of the head.
Escobar slips a jab from Jebut.
Jebut misses with a looping right.
Escobar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jebut's head.
Nice shot by Escobar.
Escobar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escobar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escobar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jebut swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pablo Escobar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Escobar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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 Marek Jebut.
I think Jebut 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Marek Jebut!
After the fight, Marek Jebut was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dongmin Oh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jules Winnfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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211 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
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dongmin Oh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jules Winnfield!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Winnfield darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Winnfield fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Winnfield connects with a jab.
Oh slips under a jab.
Winnfield tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Winnfield fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Oh on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winnfield takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oh throws a low kick, looking for Winnfield's leg but Winnfield calmly moves out of range.
Oh slips under a jab.
Winnfield is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oh scores with a leg kick.
Oh throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Jules Winnfield has been cut.
Oh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oh looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Oh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A right-left combo lands from Winnfield.
Oh's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Winnfield connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Oh scrambles back to his feet.
Winnfield takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winnfield misses with a looping right.
Winnfield throws a lazy right hand but Oh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oh throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A big left from Oh misses.
Oh tries to work over Winnfield's front leg with a kick but Winnfield checks it.
Oh throws a low kick but it's checked well by Winnfield.
Winnfield showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oh.
Oh tries to score with a low kick but Winnfield moves his leg out of the way.
Winnfield stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Oh.
Oh tries a head kick but it misses.
Winnfield throws the left hand but Oh avoids the punch easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Oh.
Oh walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Winnfield checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Oh throws a leg kick which misses Winnfield's front leg but catches the back leg as Winnfield tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Winnfield moves out of range as Oh strikes.
Oh misses with a leg kick
and Winnfield counters with a head kick that wobbles Oh - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Winnfield sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jules Winnfield!
Jules Winnfield thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Dongmin Oh had this to say: 'I guess I'll be hitting the videotape with my coaches tomorrow to figure out what went wrong. You better believe I'll be back on the winning track next time.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Meldrick Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henkka Seppala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seppala has chosen Children of Bodom - Smile pretty for the devil as his entrance music. 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
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Meldrick Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henkka Seppala!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seppala throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyson.
Tyson throws a low kick but Seppala moves out of range easily.
Seppala looks to land a body kick but Tyson moved away.
Tyson misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Tyson misses.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Seppala moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Seppala looks to land a left hand but Tyson moved out of range nicely.
Seppala just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ELITE GYM 40CAP in the buildup to the fight.
Tyson moves out of range of the strikes.
Seppala throws a series of punches but Tyson moves out of range.
Seppala misses with a straight right.
Tyson lands with a hook. Seppala tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Seppala cracks Tyson with a right hand to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Seppala checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson swinging wildly here.
Seppala misses with a combination
and Tyson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Seppala has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tyson.
Seppala misses with a wild combination.
Tyson avoids the body shot from Seppala.
Some bone on bone action there as Seppala checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Seppala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyson.
Seppala checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tyson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Seppala takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tyson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Seppala misses the target.
No joy there for Seppala, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seppala just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Seppala walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Seppala throws a right and a left that Tyson avoids nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyson misses with a kick to the body.
Seppala looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A bone on bone clash there as Seppala blocks the leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Seppala. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Tyson misses.
Tyson throws a sloppy head kick and Seppala moves out of range easily.
Tyson tries to bum rush Seppala with a series of wild strikes but Seppala uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tyson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Seppala avoids the head kick by Tyson.
Seppala connects with a nice looking jab.
A big right from Tyson misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson thows a body kick. Seppala tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Seppala cracks Tyson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Seppala throws a looping overhand right but Tyson ducks down to avoid it.
Seppala lands a jab.
Tyson is rocked!
Tyson wants to land a leg kick but Seppala is out of range.
Oh Tyson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tyson connects with a solid leg kick.
Tyson seems to have got his legs back now.
Tyson avoids the body shot from Seppala.
Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seppala moves away.
Seppala takes a swing at Tyson's ribcage but misses.
Tyson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tyson lands with a nice combination. Seppala backs away looking to recover.
Seppala keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seppala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Seppala.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Seppala misses.
Seppala misses with an uppercut.
That kick from Tyson tenderised Seppala's leg. Seppala is trying to keep his angry face on.
Seppala blocks a head kick by Tyson.
Tyson throws a sloppy head kick and Seppala moves out of range easily.
Tyson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Seppala.
Seppala swings widly with a right hand
and Tyson counters with a good low kick that Seppala was not able to check.
Seppala throws a right and a left that Tyson avoids nicely.
Seppala lands with a good body shot.
Tyson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tyson scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seppala throws a jab when Tyson was well out of range.
Tyson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Seppala drops Tyson with a right and a left! Seppala comes rushing in but Tyson regains his composure and manages to keep Seppala in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henkka Seppala dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tyson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Seppala checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It looks like Meldrick Tyson has been cut.
A slow jab from Tyson misses its intended target.
Tyson scoring well with a low kick there.
Seppala avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tyson scores with a nice head shot.
Good exchange - Seppala coming out on top.
Seppala throws a hook but Tyson avoids it easily.
Tyson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tyson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tyson throws a low kick but Seppala avoids it.
Tyson throws a leg kick that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Seppala checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tyson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tyson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Seppala lands a big head kick that sends Tyson to the canvas! Seppala follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henkka Seppala!
After winning the bout, Henkka Seppala 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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