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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Havener (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jun Gyeong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Havener comes to the cage accompanied by My Dick: Mickey Avalon. Gyeong has chosen Intro as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jun Gyeong enters the cage!
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164 lbs
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161 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
10 - 14 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrew Havener!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jun Gyeong!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gyeong is looking to clinch.
Andrew Havener seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gyeong clinches up against the cage.
Havener is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Havener misses with an elbow strike.
Gyeong breaks the clinch.
Gyeong dives in for a single leg takedown but Havener sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Havener has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gyeong fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Come on Gyeong - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Havener looking to throw knees to the head but Gyeong is blocking nicely.
Havener blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Havener misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gyeong.
Havener tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gyeong avoids it.
Havener misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gyeong.
Havener misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gyeong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gyeong avoids a wild elbow strike from Havener.
Gyeong gets control of Havener's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gyeong will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gyeong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Havener stops Gyeong from standing up.
Havener will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Havener wanted to stand there but Gyeong had control of the position.
Havener trying to control the position from guard on top but Gyeong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Havener has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gyeong is proving hard to escape from.
Our spies down at at Warrior MMA and Fitness inform us that Gyeong has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Gyeong uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gyeong moves in looking to clinch but Havener pushes him off.
Gyeong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from Havener misses its intended target.
Gyeong closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Havener to the mat! Havener manages to get full guard.
Havener on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Havener tries to get out of the position.
Gyeong throwing strikes from guard but Havener blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gyeong wanted to stand there but Havener had control of the position.
Havener pulls Gyeong in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gyeong stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Havener closes the distance and clinches.
Gyeong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Havener has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gyeong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Havener misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gyeong throws a half hearted mid kick.
Havener moves into the clinch successfully.
Havener throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Havener throws a punch but it's blocked by Gyeong.
Havener tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Havener misses with an elbow strike.
Havener tries to land knees in the clinch but Gyeong avoids the damage to the body.
Gyeong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Havener trying to land knees to the body.
Gyeong managing to block the knees to the body from Havener.
Havener missing with knees to the body.
Havener missing with knees to the body.
Havener tries to land knees in the clinch but Gyeong avoids the damage to the body.
Gyeong trying to land knees to the body.
Havener working Gyeong over with knees to the body.
Gyeong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Havener lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gyeong is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Havener tries a knee to the head but Gyeong blocks it.
Havener throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gyeong blocks it with crossed arms.
Havener creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gyeong.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gyeong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck for Gyeong with that takedown attempt.
Andrew Havener has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jun Gyeong.
Gyeong gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Havener using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gyeong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gyeong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gyeong pulls Havener into guard.
Gyeong wants to stand up but Havener is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Havener wants to stand and escape but instead Gyeong has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Gyeong gets to his feet - Havener follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jun Gyeong dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Havener keeps the fight on the outside.
Havener moves into the clinch.
Havener misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gyeong.
Havener missing with knees to the body.
Gyeong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Havener lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gyeong managing to block the knees to the body from Havener.
Havener has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gyeong is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gyeong will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Havener up against the cage.
Gyeong has Havener pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Gyeong pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Havener tumbling to the mat - Gyeong dives into Havener's guard.
Gyeong stands up and waves to Havener to follow him.
Havener takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gyeong jumps into guard, dragging Havener to the mat.
Havener stands up from Gyeong's guard - Havener perhaps looking for a knockout.
Havener rushes Gyeong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Havener missing with knees to the body.
Havener is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gyeong jumps guard and drags Havener to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Havener has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gyeong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Havener wants to get up but he can't break Gyeong's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gyeong kicks Havener off and gets to his feet.
Gyeong fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Havener sprawls well initially but Gyeong persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gyeong stands up and beckons Havener to join him on the feet.
Gyeong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Havener tries to land knees in the clinch but Gyeong avoids the damage to the body.
Gyeong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Havener misses with an elbow strike.
Havener trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Gyeong - that landed with a thud.
Havener pushes off an throws an elbow but Gyeong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gyeong landing knees to the head.
Gyeong pulls guard effortlessly.
Havener trying to control the position from guard on top but Gyeong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Gyeong manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Gyeong gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Gyeong pushes down on Havener's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gyeong stands up from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Havener takes the fight into the clinch.
Gyeong taking a breather.
Havener pushes Gyeong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gyeong gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Havener regains guard.
Havener looking to control.
Havener wants to stand and escape but Gyeong is having none of it.
Gyeong wants to pass the guard but Havener is keeping the position.
Havener is trying to control the position but Gyeong postures up.
Gyeong decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Gyeong gets tackled into the cage by Havener. Havener maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Havener throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gyeong's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gyeong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Havener goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gyeong prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Havener. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gyeong avoids the elbow strike from Havener, against the cage.
Havener misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gyeong.
Gyeong lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Andrew Havener has been cut.
Gyeong tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Havener just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gyeong tries to pull guard but Havener holds him up against the cage and eventually Gyeong drops back down to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gyeong is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gyeong pulls guard.
Gyeong is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jun Gyeong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andrew Havener's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Gyeong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gyeong has managed to clinch.
A hook to the body from Gyeong.
Gyeong is looking to control Havener's arms but Havener gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gyeong has his back to the cage.
Gyeong presses Havener against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Havener drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gyeong wants to take the fight to the mat but Havener manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Havener throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gyeong blocks it with crossed arms.
Havener utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gyeong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Haveners head.
Gyeong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gyeong slips under a jab from Havener.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Havener using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gyeong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gyeong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Havener unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gyeong prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gyeong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Havener closes the distance and clinches.
Gyeong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gyeong lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gyeong obliges.
Gyeong lands a knee to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gyeong crunches a lovely knee into Havener's ribcage.
Gyeong tightens his grip and picks Havener up, before dumping him to the ground. Havener manages to land in guard.
Gyeong stands and steps away. Havener gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Andrew Havener is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gyeong jabs at Havener's body.
Gyeong scores with a head kick. Havener tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gyeong drives through and clinches with Havener against the cage.
Gyeong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gyeong lands with a short shot to the head.
Havener is rocked!
Gyeong is struggling to control the position.
Andrew Havener has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Havener tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gyeong avoids it.
Gyeong manages to break the clinch.
Gyeong has taken the fight to the clinch.
Havener takes a shot to the head.
Jun Gyeong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gyeong looking to slow down the pace here.
Gyeong has hold of one of Havener's legs. Havener is fighting the takedown attempt but Gyeong gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Gyeong stands and steps away. Havener gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Havener keeps the fight on the outside.
Gyeong blocks a head kick by Havener.
Havener misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gyeong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gyeong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Havener closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Havener tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gyeong is trying to drag Havener to the mat but Havener just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A body shot lands from Gyeong.
Gyeong pulls guard effortlessly.
Havener knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gyeong on the ground.
Havener prevents Gyeong from getting back to his feet.
Havener would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jun Gyeong 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.
Gyeong has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Havener is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Havener misses with a knee to the head.
Gyeong jumps guard and drags Havener to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Gyeong pushes Havener off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Havener attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gyeong scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Havener is looking for a sweep.
Gyeong has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Gyeong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Havener.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jun Gyeong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gyeong 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jun Gyeong!
Jun Gyeong tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
In defeat, Andrew Havener stepped up to the mic, saying 'Win/lose I love an ass beating'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alec Namiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Corrales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corrales has chosen Party Up as his entrance music. The key to victory for Alec Namiki has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alec Namiki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joseph Corrales!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Corrales crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Namiki - the referee stops the clock and Corrales gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Namiki. Corrales manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Namiki has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Namiki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Corrales's calf.
Corrales tries to keep at a distance but Namiki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Corrales tries to break free but Namiki pushes him back against the cage.
Namiki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Corrales wants to break free but Namiki has control.
Corrales is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Namiki gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Namiki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Corrales is trying to pull guard but Namiki turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Namiki.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Namiki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Corrales's face.
Namiki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Namiki is pressed up against the cage. Corrales has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Namiki down to the mat. Namiki avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Alec Namiki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Corrales.
Namiki instigates a clinch.
Namiki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Corrales looks winded!
Namiki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Corrales lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Namiki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Namiki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Namiki with a knee to the head.
Namiki lands a knee to the head.
Namiki lands a nice knee to the body.
Namiki connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Namiki landing knees to the head.
Corrales is rocked!
Namiki with a knee to the head.
Corrales is still on wobbly legs! Can Namiki finish him?
Corrales takes a knee to the side of the body.
Namiki working Corrales over with knees to the body.
Corrales seems to have recovered his senses.
Namiki scores with a knee to the head.
Namiki landing knees to the body.
Corrales takes a knee right on the jaw!
Corrales takes a knee to the side of the body.
Namiki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Corrales in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Namiki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Namiki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Namiki.
Namiki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Namiki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Corrales's face.
Corrales is trying to push Namiki away but Namiki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Namiki landing knees to the head.
Namiki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Namiki lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Namiki landing knees to the head.
Corrales takes a knee right on the jaw!
Namiki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Namiki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Corrales's face.
Corrales has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Namiki after a bit of a struggle.
Namiki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Corrales in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Namiki lands a nice knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Corrales's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Namiki working Corrales over with knees to the body.
Namiki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Namiki blocks an uppercut.
Namiki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Corrales in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Namiki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Corrales goes for a takedown in the clinch but Namiki prevents it.
Namiki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Corrales in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Namiki crunches a lovely knee into Corrales's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Namiki.
Namiki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Corrales takes a knee to the side of the body.
Namiki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Namiki obliges.
Corrales is looking to take this one to the mat.
Namiki lands a nice knee to the body.
Namiki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Namiki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Namiki lands a knee to the head.
Namiki crunches a lovely knee into Corrales's ribcage.
Namiki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Corrales in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Namiki lands a good knee to the midsection. Corrales won't want to take too many of those.
Namiki lands a nice knee to the body.
Namiki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Corrales's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Namiki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Namiki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Corrales in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Corrales is trying to break the clinch but Namiki has him pressed against the cage.
Namiki lands a knee to the head.
Namiki lands a nice knee to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Namiki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Corrales is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Namiki lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Namiki.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Namiki obliges.
Namiki connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Namiki working Corrales over with knees to the body.
Namiki lands a good knee to the midsection. Corrales won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Namiki obliges.
Namiki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alec Namiki dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Corrales tries for a takedown but Namiki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Namiki throws a head kick but Corrales moves out of range.
Namiki throws a leg kick which misses Corrales's front leg but catches the back leg as Corrales tries to avoid it.
Namiki lands with a nice body kick.
Namiki lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Corrales tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Namiki swivels and escapes.
Namiki leaves Corrales with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Alec Namiki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Corrales.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Namiki, right into the meat.
A head kick from Namiki lands but Corrales takes it in his stride.
Corrales shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Namiki defends it nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Namiki lands a good knee to the midsection. Corrales won't want to take too many of those.
Corrales is breathing heavily.
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!
Namiki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Namiki lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Namiki.
Namiki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Namiki crunches a lovely knee into Corrales's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Namiki.
Namiki crunches a lovely knee into Corrales's ribcage.
Namiki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Corrales is trying to push Namiki away but Namiki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Namiki crunches a lovely knee into Corrales's ribcage.
Corrales takes a knee right on the jaw!
Namiki with a knee to the head.
Namiki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Namiki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Corrales's face.
Namiki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Namiki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Namiki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Corrales in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Namiki scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Namiki.
Namiki scores with a knee to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Corrales is trying to push Namiki away but Namiki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Alec Namiki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Namiki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Corrales takes a knee to the side of the body.
Namiki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Corrales's efforts to push away.
Corrales drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Namiki landing knees to the head.
Namiki has Corrales pressed against the cage, preventing Corrales from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Namiki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Corrales drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Namiki gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Namiki landing knees to the head.
Namiki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Namiki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Corrales can do to turn this around?
Namiki lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Namiki crunches a lovely knee into Corrales's ribcage.
Namiki crunches a lovely knee into Corrales's ribcage.
Namiki lands a knee to the body.
Namiki crunches a lovely knee into Corrales's ribcage.
Namiki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Namiki obliges.
A knee to the head by Namiki.
Corrales is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Namiki is keeping busy.
Namiki landing knees to the body.
Corrales misses with the head strike.
Namiki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Namiki landing knees to the body.
Namiki landing knees to the head.
Namiki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Namiki lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Namiki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Namiki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Namiki.
Corrales looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knees to the body from Namiki.
Namiki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Corrales tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Corrales blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Corrales has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Namiki after a bit of a struggle.
Namiki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Namiki working Corrales over with knees to the body.
Corrales wants a takedown.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Namiki obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Namiki.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Namiki landing knees to the head.
Corrales tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Namiki just stands there and leans against the cage.
Corrales is trying to trip Namiki. He has hold of a leg but Namiki is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Corrales persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Corrales postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alec Namiki dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Namiki.
Namiki throws a head kick that half lands.
Namiki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Corrales on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Namiki. Namiki obviously looking to wear him down.
Namiki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Namiki lets loose with a powerful body kick. Corrales will feel that in the morning.
Namiki tries to clinch there but Corrales circles away.
Corrales drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Namiki tries to buck Corrales off but Corrales is having none of it.
Corrales wants to lay and pray for a moment but Namiki keeps working.
Corrales looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
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!
Corrales working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corrales is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Namiki looks calm but he's in trouble here. Corrales gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Namiki is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Corrales lets go of the hold and Namiki can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joseph Corrales!
Joseph Corrales made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'i feel great now imma go home and fuck a chinese bitch'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Duce Bigalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasiliy Zadov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zadov has chosen Hu Ha as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Duce Bigalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasiliy Zadov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bigalo rushes Zadov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zadov breaks the clinch.
Zadov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bigalo throws out the jab.
Bigalo tries to clinch there but Zadov circles away.
Bigalo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bigalo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zadov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zadov swats away the attempt to clinch by Bigalo.
Zadov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bigalo. That did some damage!
Bigalo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A good leg kick by Bigalo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zadov thows a leg kick but Bigalo checks it
and Bigalo counters with a good low kick that Zadov was not able to check.
Zadov's coach down at Ivan's house of pain [300$] was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Zadov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Zadov works the jab nicely.
Duce Bigalo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bigalo.
Bigalo tries to clinch there but Zadov circles away.
Bigalo misses with a low kick as Zadov jumps back.
Bigalo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zadov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bigalo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bigalo moves out of range of the leg kick from Zadov.
Bigalo throws a leg kick but Zadov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bigalo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Zadov gets tackled into the cage by Bigalo. Bigalo maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zadov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bigalos head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bigalo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zadov's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zadov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Zadov.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Zadov scores with a knee to the head.
Zadov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bigalo misses with a knee strike.
Zadov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bigalo tries to close the distance and clinch but Zadov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bigalo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zadov is out of range.
Bigalo has Zadov up against the cage in a clinch.
Zadov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bigalo lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zadov pushes Bigalo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zadov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bigalo blocks an elbow strike.
Bigalo missing with knees to the body.
Bigalo misses with a knee strike.
Bigalo misses with a knee strike.
Zadov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bigalo tries a knee to the head but Zadov blocks it.
Bigalo pushes off an throws an elbow but Zadov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zadov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Duce Bigalo has been cut.
Zadov lands a knee to the body.
Bigalo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zadov is defending well for now.
Bigalo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Zadov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bigalo landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zadov avoiding damage as Bigalo throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Zadov avoiding damage as Bigalo throws knees to the body.
Bigalo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zadov is defending well for now.
Zadov managing to block the knees to the body from Bigalo.
Still in the clinch, Zadov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bigalo tries to land knees in the clinch but Zadov avoids the damage to the body.
Bigalo throws an elbow but it misses.
Zadov misses with a punch on the inside.
Bigalo looking to throw knees to the head but Zadov is blocking nicely.
Zadov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zadov is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bigalo misses with a knee strike.
Zadov is still on wobbly legs! Can Bigalo finish him?
Bigalo lands a damaging elbow.
Bigalo has Zadov pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Zadov is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Bigalo - that's hurt Zadov badly! Oh, another knee lands and Zadov is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Zadov doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Duce Bigalo!
Our winner, Duce Bigalo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao GuardaChuva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). GuardaChuva has chosen The rebirth as his entrance music. Jeff Smith could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joao GuardaChuva's chin.
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeff Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joao GuardaChuva!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith has his takedown stuffed
and GuardaChuva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
GuardaChuva has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Smith is landing a low percentage of strikes.
GuardaChuva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smith counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in GuardaChuva's guard now.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
GuardaChuva controlling the position.
GuardaChuva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith passes into half guard.
Smith is working for a kimura but GuardaChuva is defending it quite comfortably.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith avoids the attempt from GuardaChuva to control.
GuardaChuva holds on for dear life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Smith trying to control but GuardaChuva is having none of it.
Smith working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
GuardaChuva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking to secure an arm triangle but GuardaChuva defends it well.
GuardaChuva holds on to Smith around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Smith throwing strikes but GuardaChuva recovers to half guard. A much better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. GuardaChuva is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jeff Smith!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jay Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enzo Galasso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jay Tyler could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Enzo Galasso's chin.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jay Tyler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Enzo Galasso!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galasso throws a right and a left that Tyler avoids nicely.
Galasso misses with a combination
and Tyler counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tyler decides to stand back up. Tyler steps back and let's Galasso get back to his feet.
Galasso misses with a combination
and Tyler counters with a nice uppercut.
Galasso throws a nice looking combination but Tyler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Galasso misses with a combination
and Tyler counters with a straight right hand.
Galasso throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tyler counters with a nice uppercut.
Galasso throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Galasso misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tyler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Enzo Galasso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
No joy there for Galasso, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galasso misses with a two punch combination.
Galasso throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tyler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Galasso swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tyler counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Galasso throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Tyler to counter with a crisp jab.
Galasso moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Galasso looks winded!
Tyler dodges the punch combination from Galasso.
Galasso throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tyler counters with a stiff right hand.
Galasso looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Galasso throws a right hand that Tyler ducks under and follows up with a left that Tyler also avoids with ease.
Tyler takes the fight into the clinch.
Tyler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Galasso throws a right hand that Tyler ducks under and follows up with a left that Tyler also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galasso takes a swing at Tyler's ribcage but misses.
Galasso misses with a double jab
and Tyler counters with a nice body shot.
Tyler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tyler throws a leg kick but Galasso sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tyler looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Galasso takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tyler is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Galasso throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Galasso.
Galasso throws a poor cross that misses
and Galasso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Galasso rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tyler counters with a left to the body.
Galasso swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tyler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Galasso thinking.
Tyler moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galasso throws a combination that misses
letting Tyler counter with a right hand.
Galasso misses with a straight right.
Galasso misses with a double jab
and Tyler counters with a nice body shot.
Galasso misses with a double jab
and Tyler counters with a nice uppercut.
Galasso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Galasso misses with a body shot.
Tyler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Galasso.
Galasso misses with a two punch combination.
Galasso misses with a hook
and Tyler counters with a left and a right that stings Galasso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler sizes up Galasso with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tyler wants to slow Galasso down by chopping away at his legs.
Galasso closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tyler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Galasso manages to avoid it.
Galasso looks to land a left hand but Tyler moved out of range nicely.
Galasso misses with a double jab
and Tyler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Galasso falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tyler counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tyler will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyler gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Tyler slips a jab and a cross from Galasso.
Tyler is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Galasso throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tyler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Tyler dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tyler closes the distance and clinches.
Tyler lands an uppercut.
Galasso is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Tyler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheers as Tyler lands an impressive looking overhand right. Galasso doesn't seem phased though.
Galasso swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tyler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Galasso throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tyler makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Galasso throws a combination that misses
and Tyler counters with a straight right hand.
Galasso misses with a hook.
Galasso throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tyler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Galasso is breathing heavily.
Tyler lands a slapping body shot.
Galasso moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Galasso moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galasso looks to land a combination but Tyler avoids it well.
Galasso misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Tyler to counter with a crisp jab.
Galasso throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tyler counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Galasso throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tyler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Galasso throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tyler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Galasso misses with an uppercut
and Tyler counters with a left to the body.
A combination from Galasso does no damage.
Tyler clinches.
Tyler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyler scores with a punch to the head.
Galasso fails to land with a series of punches.
Galasso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyler manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galasso doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tyler goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyler scores with a jab to the jaw.
Galasso throws a series of punches but Tyler avoids them all with ease.
Galasso throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tyler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Galasso.
Enzo Galasso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tyler takes the fight into the clinch.
Tyler lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tyler breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galasso takes a swing at Tyler's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Galasso does no damage.
Galasso misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Galasso, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tyler connects with a body shot.
Tyler feints a jab promting Galasso to slip. Tyler then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Galasso slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Galasso throws a jab when Tyler was well out of range.
Galasso swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tyler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Galasso misses with the combination.
Galasso throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tyler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tyler connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tyler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyler takes the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyler stalling against the cage.
Tyler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tyler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyler takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jay Tyler is winning the standup battle so far.
Galasso walks into a stiff left hand from Tyler.
Tyler keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Tyler dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Galasso throws an off balance right hand
and Tyler makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Galasso misses with a double jab
and Tyler makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Galasso throws a series of punches but Tyler moves out of range.
Tyler is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Galasso throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tyler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Galasso throws a series of punches but Tyler moves out of range.
Galasso throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tyler counters with a straight right hand.
Galasso has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tyler goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Galasso is rocked!
Galasso lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tyler backs up against the cage.
Galasso is still on wobbly legs! Can Tyler finish him?
Galasso takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Galasso throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tyler counters with a straight right hand.
Tyler lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler tests Galasso's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Galasso scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Galasso seems to have recovered his senses.
Tyler with a jab.
Tyler punishes Galasso's body with a nice straight punch.
Galasso tries to bum rush Tyler with a series of wild strikes but Tyler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Galasso throws a combination that misses
and Tyler counters with a straight right hand.
A combination from Galasso does no damage.
Galasso misses with a combination
and Tyler counters with a nice uppercut.
Enzo Galasso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tyler breaks from the clinch.
Tyler scores with the left hand. Galasso knows he should have avoided that one.
A punch combination from Galasso misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tyler lands a glancing blow to the side of Galasso's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Galasso. Those never looked like landing.
Galasso takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Galasso takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Galasso misses with a combination
and Tyler counters with a straight right hand.
Galasso with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tyler to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galasso throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Tyler counter with a right hand.
Tyler shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Galasso eats them both and turns towards Tyler to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Galasso falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tyler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Galasso misses with a combination
and Tyler counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Galasso is working an open guard so Tyler takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Galasso throws a combination that misses
and Tyler counters with a nice uppercut.
Tyler misses with a double jab.
Jay Tyler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyler moves into the clinch.
Galasso jumps guard but Tyler turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Galasso misses with a combination
and Tyler counters with a nice body shot.
Galasso takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Galasso has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tyler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tyler lands with a light punch inside.
Tyler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tyler lands with a short shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyler stuns Galasso with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tyler keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Tyler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tyler 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Tyler!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Stanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lima is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: DMX - Ain't no sunshine. Douglas Lima has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marvin Stanley's chin.
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169 lbs
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30
167 lbs
8 - 7 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Marvin Stanley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Douglas Lima!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stanley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lima wants to clinch up but Stanley keeps it at a distance.
Lima tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lima is looking to clinch but Stanley is avoiding it.
Lima tries to close the distance and clinch but Stanley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lima wants to clinch up but Stanley keeps it at a distance.
A combination from Lima does no damage.
Lima fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stanley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lima is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stanley.
Lima closes the distance but Stanley moves to the side
and Stanley counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stanley.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Stanley looking to pass the guard.
Stanley trying to control the position from guard on top but Lima 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stanley controls the pace.
Stanley looking to sit in guard and control but Lima gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stanley looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stanley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanley throws his legs up looking for a submission but Lima uses it to pass to side control.
Lima wants to stand but Stanley has his arm trapped.
Stanley is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Stanley looks to move to half guard but instead Lima has passed into mount! Damn!
Stanley can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanley is working hard here to advance position.
Stanley bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Stanley forces his way into half guard.
Lima looks like he's trying to stand up.
Stanley seems to be working for a kimura but Lima defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanley looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Stanley is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marvin Stanley dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lima tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stanley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lima fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lima tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stanley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lima misses with a wild combination.
Lima moves in looking to clinch but Stanley pushes him off.
Lima is looking to clinch.
Lima tries to clinch up but Stanley circles away and keeps his distance.
Lima is looking to clinch but Stanley is avoiding it.
Stanley keeps the fight on the outside.
Douglas Lima is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lima doesn't manage to clinch there - Stanley circles away.
Stanley has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima forces Stanley back against the cage and clinches.
Stanley jumps guard but Lima stands there with Stanley around his waist. Stanley gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Stanley avoiding damage as Lima throws knees to the body.
Lima utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lima with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lima misses with an elbow strike.
Stanley blocks an elbow strike from Lima.
Lima tries a knee to the head but Stanley blocks it.
Stanley managing to block the knees to the body from Lima.
A bit of stalling here from Stanley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima trying to land knees to the body.
Lima missing with knees to the body.
Stanley blocks an elbow strike.
Lima throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stanley manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Stanley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lima can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stanley looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lima passes into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stanley is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Lima is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanley is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stanley is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Marvin Stanley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stanley is trying desperately to improve position.
Stanley wants to control but Lima is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanley is looking to improve his position but Lima isn't that keen on the idea.
Stanley tries to hold on but Lima pushes him away.
Stanley regains half guard.
It looks like Lima is going to stand back up.
Stanley is looking for a sweep. Lima is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stanley looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Douglas Lima will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Lima tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stanley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stanley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lima has managed to clinch.
Lima misses with a knee strike.
Stanley tries to pull guard but Lima won't allow it.
Lima with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lima misses with a knee strike.
Lima scores with a knee to the head.
Lima tries a knee to the head but Stanley blocks it.
Lima tries a knee to the head but Stanley blocks it.
Lima crunches a lovely knee into Stanley's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lima throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stanley tries to pull guard but Lima forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lima throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stanley fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marvin Stanley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lima tries to land knees in the clinch but Stanley avoids the damage to the body.
Lima gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stanley is trying to pull guard but Lima has him pressed against the cage.
Lima throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lima working Stanley over with knees to the body.
Lima connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stanley's face.
Lima with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Our sources have told us that Stanley has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima connects with a knee to the head.
Lima tries a knee to the head but Stanley blocks it.
Lima tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stanley avoids it.
Lima misses with a knee strike.
Lima tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lima takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stanley is trying to pull guard but Lima turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lima throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stanley blocks it with crossed arms.
Stanley pulls guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stanley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lima got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stanley has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lima has managed to get both his arms back between Stanley's legs - danger averted.
Lima is looking to stand up but Stanley won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lima doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lima manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stanley has an active guard here but Lima has managed to pass into half guard.
Stanley trying to control but Lima postures up.
Lima decides to return to a standing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima tries to clinch but Stanley moves out of range.
Lima throws a head kick but Stanley moves out of range.
Stanley fails with a takedown attempt.
Lima tries to clinch but Stanley moves out of range.
Lima misses with a head kick.
Lima tries to bum rush Stanley with a series of wild strikes but Stanley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lima moves in looking to clinch but Stanley pushes him off.
Lima has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Stanley is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Stanley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stanley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that's the end of the fight!
Douglas Lima comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lima has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Douglas Lima!
Douglas Lima was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clay Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norbert Schwager Ii (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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161 lbs
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163 lbs
8 - 2 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clay Matthews!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Norbert Schwager Ii!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews scores with a head kick. Schwager Ii tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Matthews looks to land a right hand but Schwager Ii moved out of range.
Schwager Ii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Schwager Ii just misses with a punch to the body.
Matthews jabs Schwager Ii right on the nose. Schwager Ii blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matthews gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Matthews throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schwager Ii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matthews fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Schwager Ii avoids it really well and circles away.
Schwager Ii looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Schwager Ii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matthews manages to avoid it.
Matthews drops Schwager Ii with a beautiful combination! Schwager Ii stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Matthews is looking for the KO!
Schwager Ii is rocked!
Matthews lands a big right hand that sends Schwager Ii crashing to the mat! Matthews stays standing though and waves Schwager Ii back to his feet!
Schwager Ii is still on wobbly legs! Can Matthews finish him?
Nice body kick from Matthews.
Schwager Ii blocks a jab.
Matthews throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schwager Ii.
Schwager Ii seems to have recovered his senses.
Clay Matthews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matthews throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schwager Ii misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Schwager Ii, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matthews fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Schwager Ii to the ground. Matthews is now in Schwager Ii's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Matthews is fighting to break Schwager Ii's control of his arms but Schwager Ii is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Schwager Ii is trying to keep Matthews in close.
Matthews is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Schwager Ii wants to sweep but no luck.
Schwager Ii seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Matthews throwing strikes from guard but Schwager Ii blocks nicely.
Schwager Ii looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Schwager Ii looking to hit a scissor sweep but Matthews is one step ahead there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matthews passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Matthews tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
We've been hearing that Matthews has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Schwager Ii is looking to reverse the position.
Matthews working the ground and pound.
Matthews has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Matthews cracks Schwager Ii with a big right hand but Schwager Ii just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schwager Ii trying to control but Matthews flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Matthews gets his hands free as Schwager Ii looks to control.
Matthews scores with strikes from the back.
Matthews has Schwager Ii flattened out and is raining down punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Matthews is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Schwager Ii up.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Schwager Ii is in bad spot here.
Matthews lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Matthews has the hooks in. Schwager Ii is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Matthews wants to control but Schwager Ii is keeping busy.
Matthews connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Schwager Ii to escape the position.
Matthews missing with punches from the back.
Schwager Ii tries to escape the position.
Matthews throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matthews is hanging on to Schwager Ii's back as he tries to escape.
Matthews lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Matthews.
Matthews looking to hold on to the position here but Schwager Ii rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Schwager Ii trying to control the position.
Matthews looking to sit in guard and control but Schwager Ii gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Matthews is looking to stand up but Schwager Ii isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matthews pushes Schwager Ii off and scrambles back to his feet.
Matthews jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clay Matthews dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Matthews slips under a jab.
Matthews connects with a leg kick. Schwager Ii looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Clay Matthews is winning the standup battle so far.
Matthews lands with a slapping head kick.
Schwager Ii throws a jab but it's blocked by Matthews.
Matthews scores with a hook to the body. Schwager Ii takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Matthews throws the left hand but Schwager Ii avoids the punch easily.
Schwager Ii looks to score with a jab to the body but Matthews is just out of range.
The crowd cheers as Matthews lands an impressive looking overhand right. Schwager Ii doesn't seem phased though.
Matthews drives through with a takedown into Schwager Ii's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matthews throws a big elbow that misses.
Schwager Ii utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Matthews postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Schwager Ii is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Matthews is controlling him.
Matthews throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews pushing down on Schwager Ii's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Matthews trying to control the action but Schwager Ii is working from the bottom.
Schwager Ii wants to get back to his feet.
Schwager Ii is looking to control Matthews's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Schwager Ii avoid being mounted?
Schwager Ii is trying to stand back up but Matthews is controlling him
Matthews trying to control from half guard but Schwager Ii is working away.
Matthews is stalling here. Schwager Ii is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Matthews seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Schwager Ii has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Matthews wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwager Ii wants to lay and pray for a moment but Matthews keeps working.
Schwager Ii throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Matthews managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Schwager Ii.
Schwager Ii is looking to take a break and control but Matthews is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Matthews throws Schwager Ii to one side and escapes!
Norbert Schwager Ii is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwager Ii with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matthews to score with a decent uppercut.
Schwager Ii stuffs the takedown attempt from Matthews. Matthews gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Schwager Ii darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Matthews takes one to the side of the head.
Schwager Ii throws a lazy right hand but Matthews sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matthews slips under a jab from Schwager Ii.
Norbert Schwager Ii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schwager Ii will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch lands to the side of Schwager Ii 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Schwager Ii wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Schwager Ii thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matthews darts in looking for a takedown but Schwager Ii gets double underhooks and turns Matthews into the cage.
Schwager Ii throws a punch but it's blocked by Matthews.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwager Ii is pressed up against the cage. Matthews has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Schwager Ii down to the mat. Schwager Ii avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clay Matthews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schwager Ii gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Matthews cracks Schwager Ii with a solid left hand.
Schwager Ii is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Matthews loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matthews trying to control the position from guard on top but Schwager Ii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schwager Ii 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.
Schwager Ii keeping moving, preventing Matthews from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clay Matthews dominated that second round.
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.
Schwager Ii throws a nice looking combination but Matthews bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Schwager Ii misses with a double jab
and Matthews counters with a thumping low kick.
Jab, jab by Schwager Ii - just one landing.
Matthews avoids the body shot from Schwager Ii.
Schwager Ii just misses with a punch to the body.
Schwager Ii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matthews.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Matthews - that will leave a mark!
Schwager Ii 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.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Matthews.
Matthews closes this distance looking for a takedown but Schwager Ii circles away.
Matthews clinches with his opponent.
Matthews is working for takedown but Schwager Ii is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clay Matthews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews lands a takedown into guard.
Matthews is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Schwager Ii preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Matthews trying to control the position from guard on top but Schwager Ii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schwager Ii has Matthews pulled in close to control his posture.
Matthews wants to control from the top but Schwager Ii keeps moving.
Schwager Ii is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Clay Matthews has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Schwager Ii works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwager Ii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matthews.
Schwager Ii misses with a looping left.
Matthews uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schwager Ii.
Schwager Ii with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Schwager Ii connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Schwager Ii.
Schwager Ii scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Matthews is rocked!
Matthews uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schwager Ii.
Oh Matthews is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schwager Ii takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Schwager Ii throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Schwager Ii throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Schwager Ii takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Schwager Ii throws a hook to the side of Matthews's head but Matthews sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schwager Ii throws out a loose jab but Matthews uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matthews fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Schwager Ii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schwager Ii blocks a head kick by Matthews.
Schwager Ii swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Schwager Ii, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matthews slips a jab and a cross from Schwager Ii.
Schwager Ii throws a big shot that misses.
Matthews misses with a hook.
Matthews throws the left hand but Schwager Ii avoids the punch easily.
Schwager Ii throws a right hand that Matthews ducks under and follows up with a left that Matthews also avoids with ease.
An inside leg kick lands from Matthews.
Matthews moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Schwager Ii dodges the punch combination from Matthews.
Matthews throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews dives in and scores a takedown into Schwager Ii's guard.
Matthews seems to have got his legs back now.
Matthews makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Schwager Ii 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.
Schwager Ii is trying to keep Matthews in close.
Matthews throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Schwager Ii works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Matthews working some strikes from top position.
Schwager Ii is trying to control the position but Matthews postures up.
Schwager Ii might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Matthews haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Matthews trying to control but Schwager Ii is working from the bottom.
Matthews chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews looking to pass the guard.
Matthews loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Clay Matthews overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Schwager Ii has Matthews pulled in close to control his posture.
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!
Norbert Schwager Ii has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Schwager Ii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matthews keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matthews lets loose with a powerful body kick. Schwager Ii will feel that in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matthews lands with a shot to the body.
Schwager Ii's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Matthews connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Schwager Ii scrambles back to his feet.
Matthews scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clay Matthews clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Schwager Ii misses with a two punch combination.
Schwager Ii takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Schwager Ii misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Schwager Ii misses its intended target.
Matthews throws a jab when Schwager Ii was well out of range.
Schwager Ii throws a shot from downtown. Matthews moves away and avoids it.
Schwager Ii on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Matthews closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Matthews lands in his opponent's guard.
Schwager Ii controlling Matthews's posture.
Matthews controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews wants to control from the top but Schwager Ii keeps moving.
Matthews tries to free his leg and advance position but Schwager Ii is retaining full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Schwager Ii is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Schwager Ii.
Matthews misses with a body shot.
Schwager Ii looks to land a combination but Matthews avoids it well.
Matthews shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Matthews was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Matthews connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Schwager Ii some visible discomfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwager Ii dodges the ground and pound from Matthews.
Matthews is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schwager Ii can do to turn this around?
Matthews working away.
Matthews throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Matthews landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schwager Ii takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Schwager Ii tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Matthews in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Matthews trying to control the position but Schwager Ii is working away.
Schwager Ii wants to control but Matthews postures up.
Matthews lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Schwager Ii down.
An elbow from Matthews crashes against the mat.
Matthews scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Schwager Ii to see if he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews decides to stand up, so the ref orders Schwager Ii to his feet.
Matthews lands a nice looking body shot.
Schwager Ii lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Schwager Ii closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Schwager Ii swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Matthews will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A left and a right from Matthews both land. Nice combination.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Matthews throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schwager Ii.
Schwager Ii lands with an overhand left.
Schwager Ii scores with a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matthews has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Schwager Ii avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews blocking some punches.
Matthews is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clay Matthews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matthews has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Schwager Ii avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Schwager Ii misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matthews tries to score a body lock takedown but Schwager Ii shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clay Matthews had his way with Norbert Schwager Ii in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Schwager Ii punishes Matthews's body with a nice straight punch.
Schwager Ii throws a series of punches but Matthews moves out of range.
Schwager Ii lands a glancing blow to the side of Matthews's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matthews. Schwager Ii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matthews takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Schwager Ii connects with a right that clearly hurt Matthews. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Schwager Ii proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Matthews collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Norbert Schwager Ii!
Norbert Schwager Ii is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath Norbert Schwager Ii 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Baha Beison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Volya Nikolaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikolaev has chosen Fever as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Baha Beison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Volya Nikolaev!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nikolaev manages to avoid it.
Nikolaev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nikolaev throws a big shot that misses.
Nikolaev misses with a looping right.
Beison dodges the punch combination from Nikolaev.
Beison moves away from the strike by Nikolaev.
Nikolaev misses with the combination.
Beison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Beison looks to land a combination but Nikolaev avoids it well.
Beison misses with a straight left.
Nikolaev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nikolaev throws an overhand right that lands on Beison's shoulder, as Beison tries to avoid the shot.
Beison slips a jab and a cross from Nikolaev.
Beison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've been told by Beison's head coaches at ACME! Thai Boxing Academy 13 ELITE COACHES & SAUNA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nikolaev misses with a series of wild punches.
Nikolaev fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolaev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nikolaev scores with a punch to the head.
Nikolaev looks to land a left hand but Beison moved out of range nicely.
Beison throws a jab when Nikolaev was well out of range.
Beison throws a right and a left that Nikolaev avoids nicely.
Beison misses with a wild combination.
Nikolaev looks to land a combination but Beison avoids it well.
Beison moves out of range as Nikolaev strikes.
Nikolaev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nikolaev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Beison looks to land a combination but Nikolaev avoids it well.
Nikolaev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nikolaev gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Beison.
No joy there for Beison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nikolaev throws a nice looking combination but Beison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nikolaev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beison.
Beison throws a nice looking combination but Nikolaev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beison moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nikolaev dodges the punch combination from Beison.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beison moves out of range of the strikes.
Nikolaev feints a jab promting Beison to slip. Nikolaev then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Beison slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Baha Beison has been cut.
Nikolaev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nikolaev looks to land a combination but Beison avoids it well.
Beison takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nikolaev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Beison connects with a body shot that sends Nikolaev's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beison connects with a nice looking jab.
Nikolaev fails to land with a series of punches.
Nikolaev stalks Beison and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Beison's face. Beison staggers backwards, shaken.
Beison lands a body shot.
Beison throws a hook to the side of Nikolaev's head but Nikolaev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nikolaev goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Beison throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jab by Beison.
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 telegraphed right hand from Beison misses the target.
Beison looks to land a combination but Nikolaev avoids it well.
Nikolaev might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Beison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Beison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nikolaev.
Beison punishes Nikolaev's body with a nice straight punch.
Nikolaev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Beison connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nikolaev scrambles back to his feet.
Nice shot lands for Nikolaev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beison with a nice cross.
Good standup being displayed there by Beison as he connects with a hook.
Nikolaev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beison.
Beison bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Beison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nikolaev.
Nikolaev lands a two punch combo.
Nikolaev bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Beison's head.
Beison lands with a cross.
Nikolaev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nikolaev connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nikolaev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beison.
Volya Nikolaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beison throws a nice looking combination but Nikolaev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nikolaev feints a jab promting Beison to slip. Nikolaev then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Beison slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Beison is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sloppy strikes from Nikolaev. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Volya Nikolaev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Baha Beison's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nikolaev defending well as Beison loads up on a big left hand.
Nikolaev sizes up Beison with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice jab there from Beison.
A jab from Beison does it's job there.
Nikolaev lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Beison is rocked!
Nikolaev cracks Beison with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Beison falls to his knees and Nikolaev doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Volya Nikolaev!
A victorious Volya Nikolaev thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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