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NGF Fight Night 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Project Ghetto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyun-Chul Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ghetto comes to the cage accompanied by Beanie Sigel - In The Ghetto. 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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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 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Project Ghetto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyun-Chul Kim!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghetto tries to clinch but Kim is having none of it.
Ghetto moves to clinch but Kim breaks away
and Kim counters with a straight right hand.
Ghetto moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kim has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ghetto.
Ghetto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kim, pushing him back against the cage.
Kim gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Kim avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ghetto looking to control.
Ghetto looking for a sweep. Not yet Ghetto, not yet.
Ghetto looking for a guillotine here but Kim defends easily.
Ghetto looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim trying to control the position from guard on top but Ghetto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kim is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kim won't allow Ghetto to sweep him here.
Ghetto working for a triangle but Kim defends it easily.
Kim is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kyun-Chul Kim.
Ghetto doesn't manage to clinch there - Kim circles away.
Project Ghetto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kim misses the jab.
Kim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ghetto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kim moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ghetto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ghetto closes the distance but Kim moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ghetto scores with a sloppy right hand. Kim should have avoided that one.
Ghetto clinches.
Kim breaks from the clinch.
Ghetto checks a leg kick nicely.
Kyun-Chul Kim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kim takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kim wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kim wants it to stay on the feet.
Kim stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Project Ghetto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ghetto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kim pinned against the cage. Kim gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ghetto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kim, pushing him back against the cage.
Kim works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ghetto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ghetto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kim circles away quickly and effectively.
Ghetto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kim.
Kim throws a head kick that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Kim. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kim.
Kim throws a hook to the side of Ghetto's head but Ghetto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ghetto moves in looking to clinch but Kim pushes him off.
Kim swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ghetto dives in and grabs Kim's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kim pushes down on Ghetto's head and hops out.
Ghetto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghetto tries to clinch there but Kim circles away.
Kim misses with a leg kick.
Ghetto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ghetto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kim manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ghetto tries to clinch up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ghetto ducks right into an uppercut from Kim.
That kick from Kim tenderised Ghetto's leg. Ghetto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ghetto slips under a jab.
Ghetto staying out of range there.
Ghetto looks for the body kick but Kim saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ghetto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ghetto is defended easily by Kim.
Ghetto checks the leg kick.
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 Project Ghetto will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ghetto lands a two punch combo.
Ghetto wants to clinch.
Ghetto shoots in for a takedown but Kim shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ghetto slips a straight right by Kim.
Project Ghetto is winning the standup battle so far.
Kim scores with a nice strike.
A low kick from Ghetto is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kim misses with a low kick as Ghetto jumps back.
Ghetto pushes Kim up against the cage in a clinch.
Ghetto looking to throw knees to the head but Kim is blocking nicely.
Ghetto controlling the action here for a moment.
Ghetto prevents the takedown attempt.
Ghetto prevents a body shot from Kim.
Kim lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kim drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ghetto gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghetto breaks the clinch.
Ghetto tries to clinch up
and Kim counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ghetto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kim defends it nicely.
Kim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ghetto.
Kim swats away the attempt to clinch by Ghetto.
Kim throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kim lands with a cross.
Ghetto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kim manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ghetto goes for a double leg but Kim avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kim continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Project Ghetto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ghetto prevents a body shot from Kim.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kim gets underhooks to prevent Ghetto's takedown attempt.
Ghetto tries a knee to the head but Kim blocks it.
Kim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ghetto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ghetto misses with an uppercut. Kim saw that one coming.
Kim throws a hook to the side of Ghetto's head but Ghetto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kim throws a lazy uppercut
and Ghetto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kim lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ghetto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ghetto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ghetto fails with the takedown.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Kim throws a shot from downtown. Ghetto moves away and avoids it.
Ghetto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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!
Kim throws a sloppy head kick and Ghetto moves out of range easily.
Kim throws the left hand but Ghetto avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kim scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ghetto!
Ghetto is looking to clinch but Kim is avoiding it.
Kim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ghetto. That did some damage!
Kim throws a shot from downtown. Ghetto moves away and avoids it.
Ghetto ducks under a wild hook from Kim.
Ghetto lands a really nice looking cross but Kim seems unphased.
Ghetto moves away from the strike by Kim.
Ghetto uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ghetto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Kim on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ghetto. Ghetto obviously looking to wear him down.
Ghetto tries to close the distance and clinch but Kim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ghetto tries to clinch there but Kim circles away.
Ghetto is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghetto closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kim cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ghetto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ghetto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim lands a right hook to the body.
Ghetto throws a hook to the side of Kim's head but Kim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kim lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ghetto takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ghetto tries to close the distance and clinch but Kim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ghetto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ghetto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kim manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ghetto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kim takes one to the chin there.
Ghetto moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A big right from Kim misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Project Ghetto will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nice straight punches there by Kim. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kim.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kim.
Ghetto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ghetto tries to close the distance and clinch but Kim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ghetto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No luck for Ghetto with that takedown attempt.
A lazy left from Kim finds it's target.
Ghetto wants to clinch
enabling Kim to counter with a crisp jab.
Ghetto is looking to clinch.
Ghetto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kim.
Ghetto connects with a crisp jab.
Ghetto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kim has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ghetto is out of range.
Ghetto tries to clinch there but Kim circles away.
Kim attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ghetto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kim throws a big shot that misses.
Kim chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ghetto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ghetto tries to clinch up.
Ghetto shoots in and drives through. Kim sprawls well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kim.
Ghetto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kim.
Kim pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ghetto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kim manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kim looks to land a left hand but Ghetto moved out of range nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Kim.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghetto is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ghetto. Kim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kim catches Ghetto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ghetto thows a body shot but no joy.
Ghetto tries to clinch but Kim moves out of range.
Ghetto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kim misses with a right hand
and Ghetto counters by moving into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kim has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ghetto avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kim misses with a punch to the body.
Ghetto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kim goes for a takedown attempt but Ghetto pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kim takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kim lands with an uppercut that bounces Ghetto off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Kim misses.
Kim misses with a hook. Ghetto ducked under it nicely.
Ghetto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kim misses the jab.
Ghetto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kim swats away the attempt to clinch by Ghetto.
Ghetto moves in looking to clinch but Kim pushes him off.
Project Ghetto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ghetto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kim as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Project Ghetto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kim attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ghetto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kim takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kim has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kim there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kim blocks a head kick by Ghetto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ghetto if he has to take too many more of those.
Kim defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ghetto.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kim throws a low kick but Ghetto avoids it.
Ghetto throws a jab but it's blocked by Kim.
Ghetto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kim misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ghetto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ghetto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ghetto is looking to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Kim.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ghetto tries to clinch up but Kim circles away and keeps his distance.
Kim throws the left hand but Ghetto avoids the punch easily.
Kyun-Chul Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ghetto shoots in looking for a takedown. Kim tries to sprawl out of it but Ghetto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kim manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ghetto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kim swivels and escapes.
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 Project Ghetto.
Well Ghetto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Project Ghetto!
Our winner, Project Ghetto, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Bowman Rook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milan Savic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Bowman Rook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Milan Savic!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rook. Rook circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Savic has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Savic there.
Rook feints and as Savic raises his hands in defense, Rook changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Savic has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Rook should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Savic has tightened it up now! Rook should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Milan Savic!
Milan Savic took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best 160 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick Rich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeddicus Starburst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zeddicus Starburst has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick Rich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zeddicus Starburst!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starburst scores with a nice right hand.
Nice shot by Starburst.
Rich dives in and scores a takedown into Starburst's guard.
We've been hearing that Rich has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Starburst keeping moving, preventing Rich from controlling successfully.
Starburst looking for a sweep. Not yet Starburst, not yet.
Starburst is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rich is stalling in the full guard.
Rick Rich has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Starburst lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Starburst takes a swing at Rich's ribcage but misses.
Rich shoots in but Starburst avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rich gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starburst working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rich wants to clinch.
Rich shoots in but no luck this time.
Starburst gets tackled into the cage by Rich. Rich maintains the clinch.
Starburst effectively controlling the action here.
Rich stalling the fight.
Starburst lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rich backwards.
Starburst fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rich misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starburst lands a jab to Rich's midsection.
Rich tries to clinch but Starburst is having none of it.
Starburst uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rich.
Rich looks for a takedown but Starburst sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Rich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Starburst slaps away a takedown attempt from Rich, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rich fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice body kick from Starburst.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Starburst misses with an uppercut.
Starburst cracks the inside of Rich's front leg.
Starburst misses with a wild body shot.
Starburst throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Starburst takes the fight into the clinch.
Starburst is fighting off a takedown attempt but Rich is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Starburst to the mat. Starburst regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rich landing with the ground and pound.
Starburst throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Starburst looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Starburst wants to stand up but Rich is controlling him.
Rich engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Starburst doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Rich won't allow Starburst to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rich drops back looking for a leg! Starburst is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Starburst manages to kick Rich off! Rich jumps back into Starburst's guard.
Rich trying to control but Starburst is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Starburst is looking to stand up but Rich isn't so interested in that idea.
Rich trying to control the position from guard on top but Starburst is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rick Rich.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rich. Starburst does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rich moves into the clinch successfully.
Starburst swings wildly with an uppercut but Rich uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zeddicus Starburst will probably get the nod.
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.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rich is defended easily by Starburst.
Starburst throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rich fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Starburst, pushing him back against the cage.
Rich is working for takedown but Starburst is calmly controlling the position for now.
Starburst lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Starburst lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rich prevents a body shot from Starburst.
Rich jumps guard but Starburst turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Rich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Starburst misses with a hook to the ribs.
Starburst has a couple of punches blocked by Rich.
Rich wants a takedown.
Starburst stops a takedown attempt from Rich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Starburst scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rich goes for a takedown in the clinch but Starburst prevents it.
Rich's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rich has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Starburst after a bit of a struggle.
Starburst can't find room to land a body shot as Rich controls the action.
Starburst swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Starburst working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Starburst fails to land.
Starburst throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rich works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Rich trying to control but Starburst is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starburst throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Starburst is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rick Rich has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rich moves into range and clinches up with Starburst.
Rich prevents a body shot from Starburst.
Starburst throws a punch but it's blocked by Rich.
Rich pulls Starburst into guard.
Rich lands a decent shot there.
Starburst wanted to stand there but Rich had control of the position.
Starburst stands up and waves to Rich to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starburst misses with a straight right.
Starburst lands a jab to Rich's midsection.
Starburst is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rich rather than just go for the knockout.
Rich tries to clinch up.
Rich misses with a head kick.
Rich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Starburst dodges the punch combination from Rich.
Rich tries to clinch up.
Starburst lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Starburst misses with a wild body shot.
Rich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rich shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Starburst pinned against the cage. Starburst gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Starburst misses.
Starburst looks for the body kick but Rich saw that one coming.
Starburst lands a nice hook to Rich's body. Rich takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rich avoids a kick to the body.
Starburst lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rich at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rich is looking to clinch but Starburst is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Starburst throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rich avoids the head kick by Starburst.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rick Rich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rich swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeddicus Starburst showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rich moves out of range as Starburst strikes.
Rich tries to clinch but Starburst moves out of range.
Rich tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Starburst counters with an outside leg kick.
Starburst misses the shot to the body.
Starburst misses with a low kick.
Rich avoids the head kick by Starburst.
Rich doesn't manage to clinch there - Starburst circles away.
Rich avoids the head kick by Starburst.
Rich tries to clinch but Starburst moves out of range.
Rich lands a nice looking body shot.
Starburst scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rich will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starburst misses with a double jab
and Rich moves into the clinch.
Rich tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Starburst smiles and moves away.
Zeddicus Starburst seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Starburst with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Starburst jabs at Rich's body.
Donk. Starburst catches Rich right on the button with a cross.
Rich is looking to clinch.
Starburst looks to land a left hand but Rich moved out of range nicely.
Zeddicus Starburst is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A shot to the body from Starburst misses
and Rich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Starburst.
Rich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Starburst uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rich.
Rich shoots in and bounces Starburst off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rich stands up and waves to Starburst to follow him.
Nice defenses there by Rich.
Rich on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Starburst. Starburst obviously looking to wear him down.
Starburst swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Starburst scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starburst fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rich tries to clinch but Starburst is having none of it.
Rich misses with a head kick.
Rich tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Starburst defends well and Rich ends up having to push Starburst into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Starburst tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rich wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Starburst has him pressed against the cage.
Starburst lands a left hand.
Starburst misses with the head strike.
Starburst lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rich drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Starburst gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Zeddicus Starburst is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Rich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Starburst can't find room to land a body shot as Rich controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starburst is pressed up against the cage. Rich has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Starburst down to the mat. Starburst avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Starburst buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Starburst sizes up Rich with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Starburst misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rich.
Rich drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Starburst looking to control.
Starburst wants to get back to his feet but Rich is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Starburst being controlled here, momentarily.
Rick Rich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Starburst trying to keep a closed guard but Rich is proving a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zeddicus Starburst comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Starburst 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeddicus Starburst!
After winning the bout, Zeddicus Starburst 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xantos Aremis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aremis comes into the arena with Infected Mushroom - Merlin blaring out of the sound system. Oliveira has chosen One Republic - All The Right Moves as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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178 lbs
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xantos Aremis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodrigo Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aremis throws a leg kick but Oliveira checks it.
Oliveira throws a sloppy head kick and Aremis moves out of range easily.
Oliveira looks to score with a jab to the body but Aremis is just out of range.
Aremis misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Aremis misses.
Aremis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Aremis stuns Oliveira with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aremis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hunter's hideout in the buildup to the fight.
Aremis avoids a kick to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Aremis - that will leave a mark!
Oliveira tried to score with a low kick but Aremis checks it.
Aremis closes the distance and clinches up with Oliveira, looking for a takedown. Aremis pushes Oliveira against the cage but Oliveira circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Aremis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oliveira moves away.
Oliveira tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Aremis swivels and escapes.
Aremis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oliveira.
Oliveira fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aremis, pushing him back against the cage.
Oliveira presses Aremis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Aremis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aremis is working Oliveira over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aremis slows down the pace here.
Oliveira fails to pull the fight into his guard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aremis.
Aremis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Aremis but Aremis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Xantos Aremis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Oliveira.
Aremis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oliveira throws a leg kick but Aremis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Aremis swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliveira.
Oliveira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oliveira darts in looking for a takedown but Aremis gets double underhooks and turns Oliveira into the cage.
A short right from Aremis on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aremis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oliveira backwards.
Aremis lands a good knee to the midsection. Oliveira won't want to take too many of those.
Oliveira can't find room to land a body shot as Aremis controls the action.
Oliveira tries to pull guard but Aremis holds him up against the cage and eventually Oliveira drops back down to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aremis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aremis misses with a low kick as Oliveira jumps back.
Oliveira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aremis.
Oliveira slips under a jab from Aremis.
Aremis stuns Oliveira with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Oliveira.
Oliveira shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Aremis connects with a solid leg kick.
Aremis throws a hook but Oliveira blocks it.
Aremis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Aremis misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aremis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Oliveira.
Oliveira shoots in looking for a takedown but Aremis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Oliveira's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Aremis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aremis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Aremis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A low kick from Aremis misses
and Oliveira counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aremis's knee momentarily.
Oliveira closes the distance and clinches.
Oliveira blocks an elbow strike from Aremis.
Aremis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oliveiras head.
Aremis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aremis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oliveiras head.
Oliveira misses with a knee strike.
Oliveira jumps guard but Aremis turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Aremis.
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!
Oliveira lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aremis backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Oliveira jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aremis walks away with a smile on his face. Oliveira gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Aremis lands with a cross.
Aremis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oliveira slips a straight right by Aremis.
Oliveira on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Oliveira slips a straight right by Aremis.
Aremis misses with an uppercut.
Aremis tries to land a leg kick but Oliveira saw it coming and moves away.
Oliveira misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aremis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Oliveira's sensitive parts.
Aremis misses with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Aremis.
Rodrigo Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aremis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xantos Aremis 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.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut.
Oliveira fails with the takedown.
Nice defenses there by Oliveira.
Aremis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oliveira buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oliveira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aremis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oliveira thows a leg kick but Aremis checks it
and Aremis counters with a left to the body.
Oliveira looks to land a body kick but Aremis moved away.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aremis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aremis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aremis misses with a shot to the body
enabling Oliveira to counter with a crisp jab.
Aremis scores with a leg kick.
Aremis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Aremis misses its intended target.
Aremis shoots in for a takedown but Oliveira shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Aremis throws a body kick that misses.
Oliveira throws the kick towards the body but Aremis avoids it.
Aremis tests Oliveira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aremis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oliveira.
A big right from Oliveira misses.
Aremis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Oliveira.
Oliveira takes one on the button.
Aremis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Aremis scores with a spinning back kick!
Xantos Aremis is winning the standup battle so far.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aremis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Aremis - that will leave a mark!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliveira misses with a leg kick
and Aremis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oliveira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aremis misses with a body shot.
Aremis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Oliveira. That did some damage!
No luck for Oliveira with that takedown attempt.
Xantos Aremis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Oliveira.
Oliveira is breathing heavily.
Oliveira walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Aremis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oliveira will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Aremis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aremis lands a head kick!
Oliveira throws a jab when Aremis was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aremis throws a low kick, looking for Oliveira's leg but Oliveira calmly moves out of range.
A big right from Aremis misses.
Oliveira is trying desperately to land a takedown but Aremis is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Oliveira.
Oliveira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aremis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oliveira.
Aremis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Aremis thows a body shot but no joy.
Aremis avoids the head kick by Oliveira.
Aremis throws a good cross that connects.
Aremis scores with a jab to the body.
Aremis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aremis.
Aremis loads up on a big right hand but Oliveira slips the punch.
Oliveira checks the leg kick.
Oliveira throws a push kick but Aremis slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aremis misses the jab.
Oliveira fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aremis avoids it really well and circles away.
Oliveira closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Aremis's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Aremis working a defensive guard here.
Aremis wants to sweep here but Oliveira controlling him for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oliveira throwing strikes from guard but Aremis blocks nicely.
Aremis looking for a sweep. Not yet Aremis, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xantos Aremis dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Some bone on bone action there as Oliveira checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Aremis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oliveira gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Aremis counters with a nice leg kick.
Oliveira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aremis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Oliveira checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Oliveira throws a leg kick that is checked
and Aremis counters with a shoot takedown. Oliveira fights it but they end up in guard.
Aremis distracts Oliveira with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Oliveira is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Aremis is aware though and is defending well.
Oliveira working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Aremis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Aremis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aremis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Oliveira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aremis working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Aremis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Aremis tries to free his leg and advance position but Oliveira is retaining full guard.
Oliveira is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Aremis is aware though and is defending well.
Aremis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Oliveira has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Aremis has managed to get both his arms back between Oliveira's legs - danger averted.
Aremis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Aremis looking to pass the guard.
Aremis with a nice head shot there.
Aremis working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is looking for a triangle but Aremis pushes his legs off easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aremis stands up over Oliveira, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Aremis working some strikes from top position.
Xantos Aremis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aremis trying to control the position from guard on top but Oliveira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aremis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aremis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Aremis controls from within his opponent's guard.
Aremis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Aremis works over Oliveira with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aremis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Oliveira 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.
Aremis sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Oliveira's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliveira looking for submissions off his back.
Xantos Aremis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oliveira is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Aremis pulls his head out easily.
Aremis winds up and cracks Oliveira with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Aremis content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aremis's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Aremis is keen to just control but Oliveira is a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Xantos Aremis wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Aremis lands a really nice looking cross but Oliveira seems unphased.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aremis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aremis scores with a jab to the body.
Rodrigo Oliveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aremis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oliveira.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xantos Aremis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aremis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xantos Aremis!
After winning the bout, Xantos Aremis thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Mutch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marduk Thorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Thorn's choice of entrance music: Rob Dougan - Clubbed to Death. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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154 lbs
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150 lbs
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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
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jordan Mutch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marduk Thorn!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mutch.
Mutch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thorn misses with a wild body shot.
Thorn will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mutch looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Thorn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mutch.
Thorn wants to get back to his feet but Mutch is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mutch trying to control but Thorn is working from the bottom.
Mutch working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thorn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thorn wants to stand and escape but Mutch is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutch throws a strike but Thorn rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mutch isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Thorn stacks Mutch on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Thorn!
Mutch keeps Thorn under control for a moment.
Mutch tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thorn stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutch is looking to clinch.
Thorn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jab from Thorn.
Thorn tries to close the distance and clinch but Mutch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thorn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mutch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mutch misses with a double jab.
Thorn is looking to slow Mutch down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Mutch lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thorn doesn't seem phased though.
Thorn scores with a nice right hand.
Mutch takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Thorn forces Mutch back against the cage and clinches.
Thorn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thorn misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thorn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thorn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thorn.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thorn.
Thorn lands an uppercut.
Thorn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mutch's face.
Thorn looking to throw knees to the head but Mutch is blocking nicely.
Thorn missing with knees to the body.
Mutch tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Thorn tries a knee to the head but Mutch blocks it.
Mutch tries for a takedown but Thorn manages to get underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thorn obliges.
Mutch takes a shot to the head.
Thorn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thorn misses with a knee strike.
Thorn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mutch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Mutch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thorn tries a knee to the head but Mutch blocks it.
Thorn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thorn misses with a knee strike.
Thorn lands a good knee to the midsection. Mutch won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mutch takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mutch has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Thorn avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Thorn.
Mutch is breathing heavily.
Mutch is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Thorn is defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees to the body from Thorn.
Thorn lands a shot to the body.
Our sources have told us that Mutch has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Thorn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thorn looking to throw knees to the head but Mutch is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marduk Thorn dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thorn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mutch at a distance.
Good shot there by Mutch.
Thorn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mutch stalks Thorn and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thorn's face. Thorn staggers backwards, shaken.
Mutch checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Thorn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Thorn closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thorn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mutch has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thorn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mutch.
Thorn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mutch avoids it.
Thorn scores a nice knee to the body.
Mutch avoiding damage as Thorn throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thorn obliges.
Mutch wants a takedown but no success here.
Thorn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mutch drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Thorn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Thorn.
Thorn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mutch avoiding damage as Thorn throws knees to the body.
Mutch has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Thorn avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Mutch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thorn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thorn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mutch's sensitive parts.
A big right from Mutch misses.
Marduk Thorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorn lands with a nice body punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Thorn.
Thorn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mutch circles away quickly and effectively.
Mutch wants to clinch up but Thorn keeps it at a distance.
Thorn keeps Mutch at a distance using the push kick.
Mutch throws a sloppy head kick
and Thorn counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorn cracks Mutch with a right hand to the side of the head.
Thorn thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mutch if he has to take too many more of those.
Thorn lands with a kick to the ribs.
Thorn cracks the inside of Mutch's front leg.
Thorn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thorn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mutch rather than just go for the knockout.
Thorn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thorn stalks Mutch and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mutch's face. Mutch staggers backwards, shaken.
Thorn pushes Mutch up against the cage in a clinch.
Thorn misses with a knee to the head.
Mutch fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mutch is trying to pull guard but Thorn turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Thorn looking to throw knees to the head but Mutch is blocking nicely.
Thorn breaks from the clinch.
Thorn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thorn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mutch on the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mutch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marduk Thorn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thorn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Thorn stops a takedown attempt from Mutch.
Thorn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mutch avoids it.
Thorn taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mutch takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thorn missing with knees to the body.
Thorn missing with knees to the body.
Mutch is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mutch has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Thorn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mutch blocks a body shot from Thorn.
Thorn misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thorn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thorn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thorn lands a knee to the head.
Thorn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mutch gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Mutch is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Thorn to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Mutch looking to sit in guard and control but Thorn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marduk Thorn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Mutch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Thorn cracks Mutch with a good jab.
Thorn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mutch circles away quickly and effectively.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thorn missing with knees to the body.
Thorn manages to break the clinch.
Thorn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mutch is looking to clinch.
Thorn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A combination from Mutch does no damage.
Thorn moves into the clinch successfully.
Thorn lands with a left to the head.
Thorn slowing the pace effectively.
Thorn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thorn will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mutch up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thorn obliges.
Thorn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thorn lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Thorn.
Thorn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thorn tries to throw a body punch but Mutch avoids it by throwing Thorn back against the cage.
Marduk Thorn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thorn lands an uppercut.
Mutch avoiding damage as Thorn throws knees to the body.
Thorn gets through Mutch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thorn can't find room to land a body shot as Mutch controls the action.
Thorn misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorn looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mutch is defending well for now.
Mutch looking for a takedown.
Thorn tries to land a knee to the head but Mutch blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Thorn.
Thorn is pressed up against the cage. Mutch has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thorn down to the mat. Thorn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thorn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mutch thows a body shot but no joy.
Mutch takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thorn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mutch takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mutch misses with a hook
and Thorn counters with a left to the body.
Mutch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thorn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thorn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mutch looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thorn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mutch loads up on a big right hand but Thorn slips the punch.
Mutch tries to clinch up.
Thorn lands with a kick to the temple. Mutch shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Thorn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mutch manages to avoid it.
Mutch shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mutch showed some decent athleticism there.
Thorn is trying to stand back up but Mutch is controlling him
Thorn has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Mutch is on him like a limpet, forcing Thorn back against the cage.
Marduk Thorn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thorn obliges.
Thorn looking to throw knees to the head but Mutch is blocking nicely.
Thorn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thorn obliges.
Mutch is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Mutch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mutch is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Thorn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thorn.
Thorn leaning against his opponent.
Thorn looking to throw knees to the head but Mutch is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thorn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mutch is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Thorn pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jordan Mutch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marduk Thorn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thorn 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marduk Thorn!
An out of breath Marduk Thorn 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karol Cropp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chilemba Murithi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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290 lbs
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285 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karol Cropp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chilemba Murithi!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cropp misses with a left hand
and Murithi counters with a thumping low kick.
Cropp throws a series of punches but Murithi avoids them all with ease.
Cropp has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Murithi.
Cropp lands a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Murithi. No joy for Cropp on that attempt.
Murithi looks to land a body kick but Cropp moved away.
Murithi scores with a sloppy right hand. Cropp should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murithi slips a jab and a cross from Cropp.
Murithi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Murithi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cropp scores with a takedown into Murithi's guard.
Cropp throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murithi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Murithi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cropp.
Murithi trying to control the position.
Cropp is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Murithi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Murithi keeping full guard, as Cropp tries to pass.
Cropp wants to control from the top but Murithi keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cropp throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice shot by Cropp.
We've been informed that Murithi 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.
Cropp scores with a nice strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cropp blocks the body kick.
Cropp throws a looping overhand right but Murithi ducks down to avoid it.
Murithi feints and then cracks Cropp's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cropp down.
Murithi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cropp comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Murithi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murithi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cropp tests Murithi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cropp throws a poor cross that misses
and Cropp takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murithi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murithi throws the kick towards the body but Cropp avoids it.
Cropp misses the jab.
Murithi misses with an uppercut. Cropp saw that one coming.
Cropp throws a right hand that Murithi ducks under and follows up with a left that Murithi also avoids with ease.
Cropp lands with a right hand.
It looks like Chilemba Murithi has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cropp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murithi manages to avoid it.
Murithi is looking to score with low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cropp lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murithi at a distance.
Murithi misses with a head kick.
Murithi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cropp throws a leg kick but Murithi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Murithi ducks under a wild hook from Cropp.
Cropp takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cropp will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Murithi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cropp scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murithi in his tracks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A lazy left from Cropp finds it's target.
Cropp throws an overhand right that lands on Murithi's shoulder, as Murithi tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karol Cropp dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chilemba Murithi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Murithi slips under a jab.
Karol Cropp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cropp ducks right into an uppercut from Murithi.
Murithi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cropp scores with the left hand. Murithi knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murithi staying out of range there.
Cropp blocks a head kick by Murithi.
Cropp tries to score a power double leg takedown but Murithi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cropp somewhat.
Murithi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Murithi wants it to stay on the feet.
Murithi misses with a wild body shot.
Cropp comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murithi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big right from Cropp misses.
Cropp misses with the combination.
Cropp connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cropp on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cropp lands a nice hook to Murithi's body. Murithi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murithi dodges the punch combination from Cropp.
Cropp throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Cropp.
Murithi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cropp's head.
Murithi thuds his shin into the meat of Cropp's side.
Murithi misses the shot to the body.
Cropp throws a looping overhand right but Murithi ducks down to avoid it.
Murithi looks for the body kick but Cropp saw that one coming.
Cropp lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Murithi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Murithi connects with a leg kick. Cropp looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oooh a lovely combination from Cropp sends Murithi down but not out. Cropp dives into side control looking to finish.
Murithi is rocked!
A lull in the action here as Cropp stalls from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murithi dodges the ground and pound from Cropp.
Cropp creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Cropp creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
We've been hearing that Cropp has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Murithi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cropp. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cropp tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The strikes coming from Cropp are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Murithi struggling a bit here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes there by Cropp.
Cropp content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Cropp working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cropp thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karol Cropp dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chilemba Murithi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Murithi.
Cropp throws a good cross that connects.
Cropp misses with a looping left.
Murithi slips a jab and a cross from Cropp.
Cropp throws an overhand right that lands on Murithi's shoulder, as Murithi tries to avoid the shot.
Cropp moves out of range of the body kick.
Cropp drops Murithi with a left right combo! Cropp follows him down to the ground into side control.
Murithi is still in real trouble! Can Cropp finish him?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Murithi struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murithi is trying to improve his position.
Cropp scoring with punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cropp in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Murithi looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Cropp turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karol Cropp!
In his post fight interview, Karol Cropp started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Speedy Atkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reiska Pekka Retale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atkins comes to the cage accompanied by big in japan. Retale is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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27
150 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
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28
154 lbs
23 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent 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
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Speedy Atkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reiska Pekka Retale!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Retale avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Atkins wants to clinch.
Atkins instigates a clinch.
Retale blocks a body shot from Atkins.
Retale blocks a body shot from Atkins.
A short right from Retale on the inside.
Atkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Retale.
A short right from Atkins on the inside.
Atkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Retale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Atkins as the two fighters clinch.
Atkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Retale.
Atkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Retale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Retale with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Retale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Retale tries a body shot but Atkins blocks it.
Atkins is trying to maintain a safe position but Retale gets an underhook and turns Atkins into the cage.
Atkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Retale's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkins stalling in the clinch but Retale improves position.
Atkins working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Retale.
Atkins lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Retale.
Atkins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Retale backwards.
Retale blocking some punches.
Retale throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Retale lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Atkins blocks an uppercut.
Retale utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Retale lands a knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Retale.
Atkins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Retale lands an elbow that stopped Atkins in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Atkins.
Retale throws a head punch that misses.
Atkins has a couple of punches blocked by Retale.
Knees in the clinch landing for Retale.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Retale comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Retale lands a nice uppercut.
Retale scores with a hook to the body.
Retale wants a takedown but no success here.
Retale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Atkins.
Atkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Retale.
Atkins working aggressively here.
Atkins tries a body shot but Retale blocks it.
Knees to the body from Retale.
Retale misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Retale.
Atkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Retale lands with a light punch inside.
Retale looking to throw knees to the head but Atkins is blocking nicely.
Retale blocks a body shot from Atkins.
Atkins tries a body shot but Retale blocks it.
Atkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Retale controls his hands.
Atkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Atkins takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins tries a body shot but Retale blocks it.
Atkins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Retale.
Retale creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Atkins's defenses.
Atkins lands a body shot in the clinch.
Retale controlling the action here for a moment.
I was talking to Atkins's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Retale drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A right handed body shot lands from Atkins.
Atkins misses with a punch to the body.
Atkins lands a body punch.
Atkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Atkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Retale's elbow.
Atkins managing to block the knees to the body from Retale.
Atkins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Retale lands an elbow just above Atkins 's eye.
Retale lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Retale.
Atkins stalling in the clinch but Retale improves position.
Retale is leaning against Atkins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Retale working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Atkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Retale.
Atkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Retale misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Retale.
Retale lands a nice knee to the body.
Retale scores with a nice hook to the head.
Atkins has a couple of punches blocked by Retale.
Retale managing to block the knees to the body from Atkins.
Atkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Retale has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Atkins avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Speedy Atkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reiska Pekka Retale.
Atkins tries to throw a body punch but Retale avoids it by throwing Atkins back against the cage.
Atkins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Atkins takes an elbow to the temple.
A body shot lands from Retale.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Reiska Pekka Retale will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Retale scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Atkins doesn't seem bothered though.
Retale has taken the fight to the clinch.
Atkins is pressed up against the cage. Retale has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Atkins down to the mat. Atkins avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Atkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Atkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Atkins closes the distance looking to clinch
and Retale counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Atkins looks to land a combination. Retale sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A leg kick checked by Retale.
Atkins tries to clinch but Retale moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Retale lands an impressive looking overhand right. Atkins doesn't seem phased though.
Atkins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Retale has closed the distance and engaged Atkins in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atkins missing with knees to the body.
Retale throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Atkins as Retale tries to tie him up.
Retale with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkins managing to block the knees to the body from Retale.
Retale using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Atkins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Atkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Retale controls his hands.
Retale lands an elbow inside.
Atkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Retale throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Retale.
Atkins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Atkins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Atkins blocks a body shot from Retale.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Retale.
Atkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Atkins tries to work over Retale's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Retale tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Atkins avoids it.
Atkins working aggressively here.
Atkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Atkins pushes off an throws an elbow but Retale leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Retale lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atkins has a couple of punches blocked by Retale.
Retale pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Atkins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Atkins.
Retale has hold of one of Atkins's legs. Atkins is fighting the takedown attempt but Retale gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Retale trying to control but Atkins is working from the bottom.
Atkins is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Retale is aware though and is defending well.
Retale with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Atkins is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Retale is aware though and is defending well.
Retale is working Atkins over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Retale pushing down on Atkins's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Atkins looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Retale moves nicely into side control.
Atkins takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Retale taking a breather here.
Atkins can't do much from the bottom here.
Retale tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Atkins can't do much from the bottom here.
Retale landing strikes.
Atkins tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Retale wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Retale wants to control but Atkins is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atkins takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Atkins is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Atkins struggling a bit here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Retale working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Atkins tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Atkins is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Atkins is not content to let Retale control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Retale lands a few punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reiska Pekka Retale showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Atkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Retale swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Atkins looks to clinch
and Retale counters with a thumping low kick.
Atkins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Retale manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Retale moves into the clinch.
Atkins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Retale swings wildly with an uppercut but Atkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atkins misses with some punches.
Atkins can't find room to land a body shot as Retale controls the action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Retale.
Retale lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Retale.
Retale pushes Atkins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Retale gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Atkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Atkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Retale controls his hands.
Atkins misses with a punch to the body.
Atkins tries to throw a body punch but Retale avoids it by throwing Atkins back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Retale using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Atkins misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Retale - that landed with a thud.
Atkins takes an elbow to the forehead.
Atkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Atkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Retale lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Retale has clasped his hands together around Atkins's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Retale lands a decent elbow from side control.
Atkins wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Retale trying to control the action but Atkins is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Retale lands some shots froms side control.
Retale cracks Atkins with a big elbow.
Retale is looking to take a break and control but Atkins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Atkins is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkins taking punishment in the form of punches.
Atkins is looking to reverse the position.
Atkins is not content to let Retale control the position.
Atkins tries to bench press Retale off him but Retale keeps the position.
Retale cracks Atkins with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Retale is chipping away with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Atkins is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Retale trying to control the position but Atkins is working away.
Retale works to advance to full mount. Atkins defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Retale landing strikes from the mount.
Retale landing strikes, looking to finish!
Atkins is rocked!
Atkins is trying to escape the mount.
Oh Atkins is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reiska Pekka Retale is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Reiska Pekka Retale has got the better of the ground game so far.
Atkins wants to control but Retale is having none of it.
Atkins seems to have got his legs back now.
Retale looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Retale controlling the position easily from mount.
Retale lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Atkins hang on?
Retale controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atkins regains half guard.
Atkins tries to get to full guard but Retale has control of the leg.
Retale lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Atkins is trying to maintain the position but Retale is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Retale working the head and body with strikes.
Atkins is looking for a sweep. Retale is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Speedy Atkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Retale is taking a breather. Atkins says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Retale is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reiska Pekka Retale comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Retale has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reiska Pekka Retale!
Reiska Pekka Retale thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luis Carlos Linhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yngwie Malmsteen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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137 lbs
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26
130 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Carlos Linhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yngwie Malmsteen!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Linhares.
Nice shot by Malmsteen.
Malmsteen throws a leg kick but Linhares checks it.
Malmsteen thows a body shot but no joy.
Malmsteen scores with a sloppy right hand. Linhares should have avoided that one.
Malmsteen lands with a nice body punch.
Linhares comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circling - Malmsteen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Malmsteen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linhares manages to avoid it.
Linhares throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Linhares lands a jab to Malmsteen's midsection.
Malmsteen misses with a looping left.
Linhares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Malmsteen.
A lazy body kick from Linhares
and Malmsteen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A left lands for Linhares.
Linhares slips under a jab.
Linhares lands with a shot to the body.
Linhares is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Malmsteen misses with a straight right.
Linhares looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good shot there by Linhares.
Malmsteen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Linhares tries to work over Malmsteen's front leg with a kick but Malmsteen checks it.
Malmsteen misses with a low kick.
Linhares lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Malmsteen thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Linhares. Malmsteen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Linhares checks the leg kick.
Malmsteen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Linhares counters with a nice leg kick.
Linhares cracks Malmsteen with a good jab.
Nice shot lands for Linhares.
Malmsteen misses with a wild combination.
Linhares lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malmsteen throws a poor cross that misses
and Linhares cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Linhares is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The fighters circling - Malmsteen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Linhares wants to land a leg kick but Malmsteen is out of range.
Malmsteen needs to keep his hands up - Linhares had a free shot at his head there.
Linhares throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Malmsteen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Malmsteen missing with a left hand there. Linhares was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malmsteen throws a body punch but Linhares moves out of range.
A left lands for Linhares.
Malmsteen throws a poor cross that misses
and Linhares counters with a slapping leg kick.
Malmsteen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linhares manages to avoid it.
Linhares throws a nice inside leg kick.
Linhares is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice uppercut lands for Malmsteen. That snapped Linhares's head back.
Linhares is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Linhares swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Malmsteen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares tries to land a front kick but Malmsteen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Linhares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Malmsteen.
Linhares throws a nice outside leg kick.
Linhares waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malmsteen.
Linhares lands with a straight right. Malmsteen didn't see that one coming.
Malmsteen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Linhares.
A solid leg kick lands there for Linhares.
Linhares slips a jab from Malmsteen.
A lazy left from Linhares finds it's target.
Malmsteen throws a jab when Linhares was well out of range.
Nice shot by Linhares.
Linhares throws a leg kick but Malmsteen checks it.
Malmsteen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Linhares.
Malmsteen throws a jab when Linhares was well out of range.
Linhares shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malmsteen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jab from Linhares.
Linhares lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malmsteen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malmsteen wants to clinch up but Linhares keeps it at a distance.
Malmsteen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malmsteen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Linhares. Linhares circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Linhares uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malmsteen.
Linhares lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Linhares moves away from the strike by Malmsteen.
Linhares just misses with a punch to the body.
Linhares looks to land a body kick but Malmsteen moved away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice shot lands for Linhares.
Luis Carlos Linhares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linhares with a hook.
Linhares moves away from the strike by Malmsteen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Carlos Linhares dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Malmsteen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Linhares takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Malmsteen throws a hook but Linhares avoids it easily.
Malmsteen connects with a crisp jab.
Linhares scores with a kick to the body.
Malmsteen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Linhares uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Malmsteen.
Linhares scoring well with a low kick there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Linhares connects with a leg kick. Malmsteen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Malmsteen digs a good body shot into Linhares's ribs.
Malmsteen cracks Linhares with a right hand to the side of the head.
Linhares fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Malmsteen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Malmsteen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Linhares throws a hook to the side of Malmsteen's head but Malmsteen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Malmsteen misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares keeps Malmsteen at a distance using the push kick.
Malmsteen closes the distance and clinches.
Linhares tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Malmsteen smiles and moves away.
Malmsteen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Linhares.
Linhares lands a jab to the head.
Linhares scores with a shot to the body.
Malmsteen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Linhares moves away.
Linhares swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Malmsteen misses.
Malmsteen walks into a left hand.
Malmsteen throws a looping overhand right but Linhares ducks down to avoid it.
Malmsteen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Malmsteen misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linhares scores with a push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malmsteen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Linhares connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Malmsteen scrambles back to his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Linhares.
Malmsteen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Linhares can pounce on him.
Linhares connects with a high kick.
Malmsteen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Malmsteen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Linhares keeps Malmsteen at a distance using the push kick.
Linhares throws a looping overhand right but Malmsteen ducks down to avoid it.
Malmsteen takes one to the chin there.
Malmsteen moves into the clinch successfully.
Malmsteen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Linhares tries to throw a body punch but Malmsteen avoids it by throwing Linhares back against the cage.
Linhares blocks an uppercut.
Malmsteen lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malmsteen tries to throw a body punch but Linhares avoids it by throwing Malmsteen back against the cage.
Malmsteen lands an uppercut.
Malmsteen blocks an uppercut.
Linhares tries to throw a body punch but Malmsteen avoids it by throwing Linhares back against the cage.
Malmsteen throws a head punch that misses.
Malmsteen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Linhares swings wildly with an uppercut but Malmsteen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malmsteen blocks an uppercut.
Malmsteen throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malmsteen.
Malmsteen prevents a body shot from Linhares.
A right hand to the body from Linhares.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malmsteen.
Linhares throws a head punch that misses.
Malmsteen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malmsteen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Linhares fails to land.
Linhares prevents a body shot from Malmsteen.
Linhares misses with a punch on the inside.
Malmsteen scores with a hook to the body.
Linhares misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malmsteen dodges an elbow strike from Linhares.
A body shot lands from Linhares.
Linhares misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malmsteen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Malmsteen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malmsteen misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Linhares fails to land.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Linhares.
Linhares misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malmsteen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Carlos Linhares dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Malmsteen misses with an uppercut. Linhares saw that one coming.
Malmsteen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Linhares circles away quickly and effectively.
Linhares clobbers Malmsteen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Malmsteen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Linhares.
Linhares lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Yngwie Malmsteen has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malmsteen. Linhares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malmsteen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Linhares checks the leg kick nicely there.
A leg kick checked by Linhares.
Malmsteen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Linhares throws a right and a left that both miss.
Linhares avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Malmsteen lands a jab to Linhares's midsection.
Malmsteen cracks Linhares with a right hand to the side of the head.
Malmsteen throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Linhares misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares lunges at Malmsteen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Malmsteen's hand.
Linhares cracks Malmsteen with an open hand slap.
Malmsteen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Linhares connects with a crisp jab.
Linhares throws a push kick but Malmsteen slaps the foot to one side.
Malmsteen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Malmsteen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Linhares lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Malmsteen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Linhares.
Malmsteen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Linhares moves away from the strike by Malmsteen.
Linhares avoids a punch combination nicely.
Luis Carlos Linhares is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Malmsteen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Malmsteen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yngwie Malmsteen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Linhares.
A slow jab from Malmsteen misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Linhares misses the body punch
and Malmsteen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Malmsteen connects with a body shot that sends Linhares's belly button to the back.
Linhares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Linhares scores with a jab. Malmsteen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Linhares lands with a nice body kick.
Malmsteen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Linhares. That one must have hurt.
Linhares connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Linhares takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Linhares throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Malmsteen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Linhares counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab by Malmsteen.
Malmsteen takes a swing at Linhares's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares checks a low kick from Malmsteen.
Linhares takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Malmsteen misses the shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Linhares, right into the meat.
A good leg kick by Linhares.
Linhares avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Malmsteen swings for the body but Linhares moves out of range.
Linhares blocks a jab.
Malmsteen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Malmsteen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Linhares scores with a jab to the head.
Malmsteen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Linhares lands with a nice body punch.
Linhares lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malmsteen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Linhares.
Linhares thuds his right hand into Malmsteen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Linhares punishes Malmsteen's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malmsteen swings for the body but Linhares moves out of range.
Malmsteen misses with a wild body shot.
Linhares throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Malmsteen takes a swing at Linhares's ribcage but misses.
Linhares stuns Malmsteen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Linhares takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Malmsteen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Linhares uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Malmsteen has time to react.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malmsteen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Malmsteen doesn't manage to clinch there - Linhares circles away.
Luis Carlos Linhares is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Malmsteen throws a right hand that Linhares ducks under and follows up with a left that Linhares also avoids with ease.
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 Luis Carlos Linhares.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Linhares, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Carlos Linhares!
During a confident post fight interview, Luis Carlos Linhares thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Grant Vanguard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hakan Juholt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Grant Vanguard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hakan Juholt!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juholt on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Vanguard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vanguard tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Juholt is able to avoid easily.
Juholt takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Vanguard lands a front kick.
Grant Vanguard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vanguard.
Juholt looks for the body kick but Vanguard saw that one coming.
Vanguard tries to land a leg kick but Juholt saw it coming and moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vanguard.
Vanguard cracks Juholt with a good jab.
Vanguard cracks the inside of Juholt's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vanguard takes a kick to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Vanguard.
A head kick misses from Vanguard.
Juholt blocks a low kick nicely.
Vanguard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Juholt's head backwards.
Juholt drives through with a takedown into Vanguard's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've been hearing good reports from Vanguard's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Juholt is in close to Vanguard's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanguard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Juholt throws an elbow that misses. Vanguard uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Juholt's guard. Nice move by Vanguard!
Juholt trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Juholt had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vanguard defends it easily.
Vanguard postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanguard stopping the sweep attempt from Juholt.
Juholt will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Juholt is trying to hold Vanguard in close to prevent damage but Vanguard has managed to pass into half guard.
Juholt is trying to control but Vanguard passes into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanguard wants to stand but Juholt has his arm trapped.
Juholt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vanguard decides to stand up, so the ref orders Juholt to his feet.
Juholt moves out of range of the leg kick from Vanguard.
Juholt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vanguard misses with a looping right.
Juholt shoots in for a double leg but Vanguard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vanguard stuffs the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanguard misses with a low kick.
Vanguard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vanguard throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Juholt throws a leg kick which misses Vanguard's front leg but catches the back leg as Vanguard tries to avoid it.
Juholt tries to score with a low kick but Vanguard moves his leg out of the way.
Juholt checks a low kick from Vanguard.
Vanguard scores with a push kick.
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!
A head kick misses from Vanguard.
Vanguard throws a head kick but Juholt moves out of range.
Vanguard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Juholt throws a push kick but Vanguard slaps the foot to one side.
Vanguard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Juholt connects with a body shot that sends Vanguard's belly button to the back.
That kick from Vanguard tenderised Juholt's leg. Juholt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vanguard swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Vanguard dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Juholt blocks a head kick by Vanguard.
Vanguard tests Juholt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Juholt throws a sloppy head kick and Vanguard moves out of range easily.
Vanguard swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Juholt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vanguard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vanguard misses with an uppercut. Juholt saw that one coming.
Juholt shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Juholt showed some decent athleticism there.
Juholt is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Juholt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juholt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vanguard defending well though.
Juholt looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Juholt 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.
Juholt controlling the action here.
Juholt lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juholt throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Juholt throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Still in half guard, Juholt seems content to control.
Juholt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Juholt is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hakan Juholt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Juholt landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vanguard is not content to let Juholt control the position.
Juholt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vanguard makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Vanguard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanguard keeping moving, preventing Juholt from controlling successfully.
Juholt might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Vanguard haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Juholt controlling from the top position.
Vanguard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juholt wants to control from the top but Vanguard keeps moving.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Juholt working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hakan Juholt was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A cross from Vanguard lands.
It looks like Hakan Juholt has been cut.
Vanguard checks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Juholt.
Vanguard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grant Vanguard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Juholt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vanguard.
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!
Vanguard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Juholt on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Juholt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vanguard can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakan Juholt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hakan Juholt's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Juholt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vanguard.
Vanguard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Juholt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vanguard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Juholt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vanguard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vanguard lands a leg kick that knocks Juholt off balance momentarily.
Juholt tries to land a leg kick but Vanguard saw it coming and moves away.
Vanguard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vanguard defending well as Juholt loads up on a big left hand.
Vanguard scores with a head kick. Juholt tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vanguard does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Vanguard scoring well with a low kick there.
Vanguard swinging wildly here.
Vanguard throws a leg kick but Juholt checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juholt misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Vanguard.
Juholt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vanguard is out of range.
Vanguard scores with the left hand. Juholt knows he should have avoided that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vanguard. That's going to slow Juholt down.
Vanguard bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Juholt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vanguard manages to avoid it.
Juholt thuds his right hand into Vanguard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vanguard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Juholt checks the leg kick.
Juholt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Juholt throws a low kick, looking for Vanguard's leg but Vanguard calmly moves out of range.
Juholt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vanguard.
Vanguard connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanguard scores with a kick to the body.
Vanguard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Juholt lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Juholt takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Juholt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A big right from Vanguard misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Juholt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vanguard cracks the inside of Juholt's front leg.
Vanguard connects with a leg kick. Juholt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Juholt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vanguard misses with a body shot.
Vanguard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Juholt. That did some damage!
Good work by Vanguard as he checks the leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Juholt.
Vanguard avoids a kick to the body.
Juholt manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Vanguard on his heels. He'll look to pass Vanguard's guard now, I'm sure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juholt trying to control the position from guard on top but Vanguard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vanguard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Juholt.
Juholt won't allow Vanguard to get back to his feet.
Vanguard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vanguard wants to get back to his feet but Juholt is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Vanguard managing to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Vanguard keeping moving, preventing Juholt from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vanguard walks into a left hand.
Vanguard gets caught flat footed, as Juholt shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Juholt wants to pass the guard but Vanguard is keeping the position.
Juholt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Juholt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vanguard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Juholt looking to sit in guard and control but Vanguard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Vanguard clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Hakan Juholt's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Juholt closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Vanguard did well to prevent Juholt getting side control.
Vanguard wants to get back to full guard.
Juholt trying to pass the guard but Vanguard defending well.
Juholt seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Juholt landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Well, if Juholt is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Vanguard on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juholt misses with a head shot. Vanguard uses the momentum to regain guard.
Juholt throws a big right hand that misses.
Juholt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vanguard wants to sweep here but Juholt controlling him for the moment.
Juholt throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juholt stopping the sweep attempt from Vanguard.
Juholt throws a big elbow that misses.
Juholt wants to control from the top but Vanguard keeps moving.
Juholt chips away with some ground and pound.
Juholt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vanguard has momentary wrist control but Juholt slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juholt trying to control but Vanguard is working from the bottom.
Juholt postures up in Vanguard's guard and throws a big left but Vanguard blocks it.
Juholt with a nice head shot there.
Juholt seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Vanguard is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Juholt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juholt working some strikes from top position.
Juholt is working Vanguard over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Vanguard keeping full guard, as Juholt tries to pass.
Juholt wants to control from the top but Vanguard keeps moving.
Juholt trying to move into half guard but instead Vanguard has managed to sweep!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Juholt looking for a sweep. Not yet Juholt, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakan Juholt dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Hakan Juholt's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Juholt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vanguard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Juholt.
Juholt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Juholt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vanguard as he avoids it easily.
Juholt is looking to slow Vanguard down with leg kicks.
Vanguard takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Grant Vanguard is winning the standup battle so far.
Juholt throws a solid leg kick but Vanguard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Juholt.
Juholt just misses with a punch to the body.
Vanguard tried to score with a low kick but Juholt checks it.
Juholt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vanguard can pounce on him.
Vanguard drops his hands momentarily and Juholt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vanguard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vanguard throws a head kick that half lands.
Juholt lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juholt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vanguard.
Vanguard tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Juholt is able to avoid easily.
Vanguard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vanguard.
Juholt thuds his shin into the meat of Vanguard's side.
Juholt checks the leg kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Vanguard goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vanguard. That's going to slow Juholt down.
Juholt closes the distance and clinches up with Vanguard, looking for a takedown. Juholt pushes Vanguard against the cage but Vanguard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Juholt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vanguard's sensitive parts.
Vanguard tries a head kick but it misses.
Juholt tries to score with a low kick but Vanguard moves his leg out of the way.
A slapping leg kick lands for Juholt.
Vanguard misses with an uppercut. Juholt saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanguard avoids the head kick by Juholt.
Vanguard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juholt misses with a low kick.
Juholt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Juholt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Juholt takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vanguard.
An inside leg kick lands from Vanguard.
Juholt looks to land a body kick but Vanguard moved away.
Vanguard throws a leg kick but Juholt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Juholt has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Vanguard.
Vanguard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Juholt.
Vanguard feints and then cracks Juholt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Juholt down.
Vanguard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Juholt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juholt throws a body kick that misses.
Juholt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice cross by Vanguard.
Vanguard scores with the left hand. Juholt knows he should have avoided that one.
Vanguard lands a head shot.
Juholt is rocked!
Vanguard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Juholt is still on wobbly legs! Can Vanguard finish him?
Juholt tries to work over Vanguard's front leg with a kick but Vanguard checks it.
Juholt tries to work over Vanguard's front leg with a kick but Vanguard checks it.
Juholt seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters circling - Vanguard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Juholt is looking to chop away at Vanguard's legs.
Juholt checks a low kick from Vanguard.
Juholt cracks the inside of Vanguard's front leg.
Decent striking displayed by Juholt there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vanguard misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanguard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Juholt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vanguard.
Juholt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vanguard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Juholt bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Juholt scores with a couple of short elbows.
Juholt goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Vanguard has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Juholt but great work by Vanguard.
Juholt is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Juholt trying to get back to full guard but Vanguard takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Juholt is in all sorts of trouble here.
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 Grant Vanguard.
I think Vanguard has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 48:47
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 48:47
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grant Vanguard!
Grant Vanguard decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Palowakski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams comes to the cage accompanied by Gaslight Anthem - Boxer. Palowakski has chosen 50 cent ft. Mobb Deep - Outta Control as his entrance music. Gregory Adams could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fred Palowakski 's chin.
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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
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregory Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fred Palowakski !
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palowakski throws a leg kick that misses.
Adams just misses with a punch to the body.
Palowakski scoring well with a low kick there.
Palowakski drops his hands momentarily and Adams takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Palowakski throws a leg kick that misses.
Adams cracks Palowakski with a good jab.
We've been told by Adams's head coaches at *Nelson Fight Camp* that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Palowakski .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palowakski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Adams is looking to land body kicks.
Adams tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Adams takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Adams tries to keep at a distance but Palowakski has taken the fight into the clinch.
Adams scores with a nice hook to the head.
Palowakski pressing his opponent against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palowakski is looking to control Adams's arms but Adams gets an underhook and turns him. Now Palowakski has his back to the cage.
Palowakski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Adams misses with the head strike.
Palowakski managing to block the knees to the body from Adams.
Adams working aggressively here.
Adams wants to break free but Palowakski has control.
Adams misses with the head strike.
Adams throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Palowakski managing to block the knees to the body from Adams.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Palowakski .
Adams misses with the head strike.
Adams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Adams struggles to land a body shot inside as Palowakski controls his hands.
Palowakski lands a hook that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Adams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Palowakski lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palowakski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Palowakski misses with a punch to the body.
Adams throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adams.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Palowakski .
A hook to the body from Palowakski .
Adams is breathing heavily.
Palowakski misses with some punches.
Palowakski lands a nice uppercut.
Adams tries a body shot but Palowakski blocks it.
Adams blocks a body shot from Palowakski .
Palowakski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Palowakski lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Palowakski as the two fighters clinch.
Palowakski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Palowakski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Palowakski lands a hook that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Palowakski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Palowakski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Palowakski misses with a body punch.
Palowakski blocking some punches.
Palowakski 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.
Palowakski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Palowakski misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Palowakski .
Palowakski works on Adams's body with a couple of short punches.
Palowakski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Adams prevents a body shot from Palowakski .
Palowakski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Palowakski throws a punch but it's blocked by Adams.
A bit of stalling here from Palowakski .
A short uppercut from Palowakski .
Adams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Palowakski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Palowakski on the inside.
A short right from Palowakski on the inside.
Palowakski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Palowakski lands a hook that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Palowakski lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Palowakski as the two fighters clinch.
Palowakski lands with a left to the head.
Palowakski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Palowakski .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palowakski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Palowakski avoiding damage.
Palowakski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Palowakski stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Palowakski drops Adams onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Adams is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
It looks like Gregory Adams has been cut.
Palowakski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Palowakski is working Adams over against the cage.
Palowakski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Palowakski lands a hook that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Palowakski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Adams is rocked!
Palowakski pushes Adams against the cage. Palowakski is working some dirty boxing. Palowakski pushes off with a quick right hook! Adams goes down! Adams tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Palowakski moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fred Palowakski !
Fred Palowakski really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Milwaukee's Best 160 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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