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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aadilou Ankutse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riviere Hinds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ankutse comes into the arena with i ka kane blaring out of the sound system. Riviere Hinds has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aadilou Ankutse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Riviere Hinds!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ankutse dives in and grabs Hinds's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hinds pushes down on Ankutse's head and hops out.
Hinds shoots in and bounces Ankutse off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hinds working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ankutse's head.
Ankutse working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hinds.
Ankutse looking for a guillotine here but Hinds defends easily.
Ankutse is looking for a triangle but Hinds pushes his legs off easily.
Hinds is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hinds throws a big elbow that misses.
Hinds landing some decent shots from guard.
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!
Ankutse has momentary wrist control but Hinds slips an elbow through the middle.
Ankutse is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hinds defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ankutse 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.
Hinds throwing strikes from guard but Ankutse blocks nicely.
Ankutse is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hinds is aware though and is defending well.
Ankutse throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hinds trying to control but Ankutse is working from the bottom.
Hinds lands a couple of digs.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hinds accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hinds missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hinds must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ankutse working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hinds has passed into half guard!
Hinds seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ankutse looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Ankutse's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Ankutse looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ankutse is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hinds pulls his head out easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hinds content to control rather than advance.
Ankutse has hold of Hinds's hands but Hinds slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hinds is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinds seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ankutse looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ankutse is refusing to be controlled, as Hinds sits in half guard.
Ankutse looking for submissions off his back.
Hinds looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hinds lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hinds trying to control from half guard but Ankutse is working away.
Ankutse is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ankutse actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hinds working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ankutse has hold of Hinds's hands but Hinds slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hinds thows a huge punch but Ankutse dodges it nicely.
Ankutse looking for submissions off his back.
Ankutse works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ankutse is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ankutse keeping moving, preventing Hinds from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ankutse is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hinds postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riviere Hinds dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ankutse.
Ankutse goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hinds has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ankutse but great work by Hinds.
Check out the look on Hinds's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
You can see the frustration on Ankutse's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hinds scoring with punches from side control.
Hinds working the head with strikes.
Hinds working the ground and pound from side control.
Ankutse is looking for a sweep.
Hinds moves into full mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ankutse regains half guard.
Ankutse moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hinds got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ankutse has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hinds has managed to get both his arms back between Ankutse's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinds throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ankutse works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hinds wants to pass the guard but Ankutse is keeping the position.
Hinds distracts Ankutse with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Riviere Hinds has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hinds trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hinds lands a couple of digs.
Hinds throws a big elbow that misses.
Hinds got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ankutse has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hinds has managed to get both his arms back between Ankutse's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ankutse preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ankutse looking for a sweep. Not yet Ankutse, not yet.
Hinds wants to control from the top but Ankutse keeps moving.
Ankutse looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hinds scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ankutse lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hinds!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hinds is trying desperately to improve position.
Ankutse is trying to take his opponent's back.
Hinds gets back to half guard.
Hinds wants to improve his position but Ankutse is controlling well.
Ankutse in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Hinds tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Ankutse!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aadilou Ankutse!
During a confident post fight interview, Aadilou Ankutse thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tico Ponce De Leon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meat Beater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ponce De Leon comes to the cage accompanied by Los Lobos - Canción Del Mariachi. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tico Ponce De Leon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Meat Beater!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ponce De Leon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Beater jabs Ponce De Leon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Beater. Those never looked like landing.
Ponce De Leon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beater misses the body punch
and Ponce De Leon counters with a nice low kick that buckles Beater's knee momentarily.
Ponce De Leon throws a low kick but Beater avoids it.
Ponce De Leon sizes up Beater with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ponce De Leon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ponce De Leon throws a head kick but Beater moves out of range.
Beater moves into the clinch.
Ponce De Leon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ponce De Leon can't find room to land a body shot as Beater controls the action.
A hook to the body from Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon tries to stall but Beater uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ponce De Leon lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A hook to the body from Beater.
Beater told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Beater lands a left hand.
Beater swings wildly with an uppercut but Ponce De Leon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beater's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beater will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Beater misses the shot to the body.
Beater misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some bone on bone action there as Beater checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ponce De Leon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Beater with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Beater tries to bum rush Ponce De Leon with a series of wild strikes but Ponce De Leon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beater avoids the head kick by Ponce De Leon.
Beater uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ponce De Leon.
Beater blocks a head kick by Ponce De Leon.
An inside leg kick from Ponce De Leon misses.
Beater's corner calls for a 1-2. Beater obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Beater stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A swing and a miss from Beater.
A low kick from Ponce De Leon misses
and Beater counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ponce De Leon thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponce De Leon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beater moves away.
Ponce De Leon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Beater scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beater gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ponce De Leon.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Beater, right into the meat.
Beater throws a looping overhand right but Ponce De Leon ducks down to avoid it.
Beater blocks a low kick nicely.
Beater throws a head kick but Ponce De Leon moves out of range.
Beater looks to throw the jab but Ponce De Leon is out of range.
Ponce De Leon lands a high kick!
Beater fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Beater avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ponce De Leon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ponce De Leon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Beater lands a high kick!
Ponce De Leon takes a swing at Beater's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beater throws a nice looking combination but Ponce De Leon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ponce De Leon throws a leg kick that misses.
Beater tries to clinch but Ponce De Leon is having none of it.
Ponce De Leon blocks a jab.
Beater takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ponce De Leon swings for the body but Beater moves out of range.
Ponce De Leon misses with a low kick.
Beater swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ponce De Leon finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ponce De Leon walks into a straight right hand from Beater.
Beater swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ponce De Leon counters with a nice uppercut.
Beater buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Beater keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Ponce De Leon.
Beater has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon throws a leg kick
and Beater counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ponce De Leon misses with a body shot.
Beater rushes Ponce De Leon and presses him up against the cage.
Ponce De Leon lands a shoulder strike.
Beater swings wildly with an uppercut but Ponce De Leon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ponce De Leon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beater makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ponce De Leon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Beater's efforts to push away.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ponce De Leon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Beater's brow.
Beater lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Beater stalls.
Beater lands a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ponce De Leon tries to work over Beater's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beater wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Meat Beater will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ponce De Leon avoids a kick to the body.
Ponce De Leon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Beater rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ponce De Leon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ponce De Leon throws a leg kick which misses Beater's front leg but catches the back leg as Beater tries to avoid it.
Beater throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beater throws a body kick that misses.
Ponce De Leon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Beater's hands.
Ponce De Leon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Beater takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Meat Beater is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beater tries to clinch but Ponce De Leon is having none of it.
Ponce De Leon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Beater throws a hook but Ponce De Leon avoids it easily.
Ponce De Leon just misses with a punch to the body.
Ponce De Leon throws a head kick that half lands.
Ponce De Leon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beater throws a sloppy head kick
and Ponce De Leon counters with a nice low kick that buckles Beater's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beater misses with a straight left.
Ponce De Leon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Beater's head backwards.
Ponce De Leon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ponce De Leon misses with a low kick.
Beater is looking to clinch but Ponce De Leon is avoiding it.
Nice defenses there by Beater.
Ponce De Leon slips a jab from Beater.
Ponce De Leon lands with a right hand.
Beater moves out of range of the body kick.
Ponce De Leon tries a low kick but Beater avoids it.
A head kick misses from Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon is looking to land body kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ponce De Leon.
Beater tries to clinch up but Ponce De Leon circles away and keeps his distance.
Beater throws a lazy right hand but Ponce De Leon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponce De Leon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Beater swinging wildly here.
Tico Ponce De Leon is winning the standup battle so far.
Beater jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ponce De Leon misses with a low kick.
Beater takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Beater checks a leg kick.
Beater takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some bone on bone action there as Beater checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Beater moves out of range as Ponce De Leon throws a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Beater misses the target.
Beater is looking to clinch but Ponce De Leon is avoiding it.
Ponce De Leon moves in looking to clinch but Beater pushes him off.
Ponce De Leon wants to clinch up but Beater keeps it at a distance.
Beater takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beater throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Beater misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beater misses with a left hand
and Ponce De Leon counters with a solid body kick.
Beater throws a body punch but Ponce De Leon moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Beater - just one landing.
Ponce De Leon connects with a solid leg kick.
Ponce De Leon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Beater throws a series of punches but Ponce De Leon moves out of range.
Beater shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A head kick by Ponce De Leon misses
and Beater counters with a left and a right that stings Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beater scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Beater avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ponce De Leon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beater throws a head kick but Ponce De Leon moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beater lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ponce De Leon circles away quickly and effectively.
Ponce De Leon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beater was well out of range. Poor timing from Ponce De Leon.
A low kick from Ponce De Leon misses
and Beater counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ponce De Leon connects with an inside leg kick.
Ponce De Leon blocks a head kick by Beater.
Ponce De Leon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beater throws a right and a left that Ponce De Leon avoids nicely.
Ponce De Leon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Beater looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ponce De Leon connects with a solid leg kick.
Ponce De Leon misses with a body shot.
Beater lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ponce De Leon at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beater blocks a head kick by Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ponce De Leon thows a body shot but no joy.
Beater throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tico Ponce De Leon 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. This is the final round!
Beater pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon is looking to land body kicks.
Ponce De Leon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beater. That did some damage!
A big right from Beater misses.
Ponce De Leon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Beater tries to clinch but Ponce De Leon moves out of range.
Ponce De Leon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ponce De Leon slips a jab from Beater.
Ponce De Leon moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ponce De Leon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ponce De Leon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Beater lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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!
Ponce De Leon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ponce De Leon misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beater 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.
Ponce De Leon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Beater thows a body shot but no joy.
Ponce De Leon lands with a good body shot.
Ponce De Leon throws a leg kick
and Beater counters with a low kick, right behind Ponce De Leon 's knee.
Ponce De Leon throws a low kick but Beater moves out of range easily.
A big left from Beater misses.
Ponce De Leon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Beater throws a head kick but Ponce De Leon moves out of range.
Beater blocks a head kick by Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon looks to score with a jab to the body but Beater is just out of range.
Beater's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ponce De Leon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Beater connects with a leg kick. Ponce De Leon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Beater avoids the body shot from Ponce De Leon.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Beater fails to land.
Beater breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ponce De Leon moves out of range of the strikes.
Ponce De Leon needs to keep his hands up - Beater had a free shot at his head there.
Beater checks a leg kick nicely.
Beater tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ponce De Leon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beater.
Ponce De Leon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beater.
Beater avoids the head kick by Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon motions for Beater to come forward. Ponce De Leon throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ponce De Leon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beater throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beater rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Ponce De Leon counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponce De Leon misses with a leg kick.
Ponce De Leon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ponce De Leon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot by Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ponce De Leon 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.
Beater throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ponce De Leon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ponce De Leon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beater throws out a loose jab but Ponce De Leon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beater blocks a low kick nicely.
Ponce De Leon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Beater takes a swing at Ponce De Leon's ribcage but misses.
Beater swats away the attempt to clinch by Ponce De Leon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ponce De Leon feints and then cracks Beater's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Beater down.
Beater lands a nice hook to Ponce De Leon's body. Ponce De Leon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ponce De Leon throws a head kick that Beater semi-blocks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Beater.
Ponce De Leon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Beater misses with a looping left.
Ponce De Leon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ponce De Leon cracks Beater with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ponce De Leon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Beater takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Beater avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ponce De Leon lands a leg kick that knocks Beater off balance momentarily.
Beater throws a big shot that misses.
Beater darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tico Ponce De Leon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ponce De Leon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tico Ponce De Leon!
A very excited looking Tico Ponce De Leon made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kullervo Pelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Van Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pelli comes to the cage accompanied by Juha Vainio - Nakkila. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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285 lbs
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Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kullervo Pelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Van Kirkland!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Pelli. Those never looked like landing.
A slow jab from Pelli misses its intended target.
No joy there for Pelli, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pelli throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Kirkland counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Van Kirkland controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pelli kicks Van Kirkland off and gets to his feet.
Pelli misses with a series of wild punches.
Pelli catches Van Kirkland with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pelli connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Van Kirkland momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelli throws a nice head kick!
Van Kirkland fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pelli displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pelli lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pelli misses the shot to the body.
Van Kirkland gets a double leg takedown into Pelli's guard.
Pelli is breathing heavily.
Van Kirkland advances to half guard.
Van Kirkland is taking a breather. Pelli says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Pelli avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Van Kirkland.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Van Kirkland wants to work for an arm triangle but Pelli is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Van Kirkland lands a nice short elbow.
Van Kirkland stalling.
Van Kirkland throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pelli on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pelli tries to get out of the position.
Pelli is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Van Kirkland scores with a couple of nice shots.
Van Kirkland not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Van Kirkland working over Pelli with some ground and pound. Pelli looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Van Kirkland thows a huge punch but Pelli dodges it nicely.
Van Kirkland seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ground and pound from Van Kirkland.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Van Kirkland is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Pelli wants to get back to his feet.
Well, if Van Kirkland is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Kirkland tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pelli knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Van Kirkland 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.
Pelli looks to land a left hand but Van Kirkland moved out of range nicely.
Pelli blocks a low kick nicely.
Kullervo Pelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pelli works the jab nicely.
It looks like Mikhail Van Kirkland has been cut.
Pelli swings for the body but Van Kirkland moves out of range.
Pelli looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Kirkland is just out of range.
Pelli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kullervo Pelli is winning the standup battle so far.
Pelli stuffs the takedown attempt from Van Kirkland. Van Kirkland gets slowly back to his feet.
Pelli lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kullervo Pelli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Kirkland slips under a jab from Pelli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelli throws a nice looking combination but Van Kirkland bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pelli throws a jab when Van Kirkland was well out of range.
Pelli misses with a wild combination.
Pelli scores with a hook.
Pelli thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab by Pelli.
Pelli falls off balance throwing a combination
and Van Kirkland counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Kirkland controls the position from side control.
Let's hope that Van Kirkland has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Pelli knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Van Kirkland on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mikhail Van Kirkland has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Pelli.
Pelli throws a right hand that Van Kirkland ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Kirkland also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland checks a low kick from Pelli.
Pelli misses with a leg kick.
Van Kirkland ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kullervo Pelli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Kirkland throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Kirkland shoots for a double leg takedown but Pelli sprawls well. He's pushed Van Kirkland's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pelli misses with a right hand
and Van Kirkland moves into the clinch.
Pelli can't break the clinch.
Van Kirkland's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Kirkland shoots in but Pelli avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kullervo Pelli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikhail Van Kirkland.
A combination from Pelli does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelli throws the kick towards the body but Van Kirkland avoids it.
Van Kirkland displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pelli throws out the jab.
Van Kirkland shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pelli working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Van Kirkland.
Pelli wants to stand but Van Kirkland is controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Kirkland controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kullervo Pelli will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mikhail Van Kirkland's cut.
That's time! Pelli's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Pelli tries to bum rush Van Kirkland with a series of wild strikes but Van Kirkland uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pelli scores with a three punch combo!
Pelli misses with a double jab.
Van Kirkland fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pelli misses the shot to the body.
Van Kirkland feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Van Kirkland's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Van Kirkland lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelli wants to get back to his feet but Van Kirkland passes into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Kirkland winds up and cracks Pelli with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Van Kirkland takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Van Kirkland performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Van Kirkland trying to mount his opponent but Pelli defends it.
Van Kirkland missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelli on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Van Kirkland passes to side control.
Pelli taking a bit of punishment here - Van Kirkland scoring with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Kirkland passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Pelli!
Van Kirkland lands a nice shot to the head.
Van Kirkland controlling from mount.
Van Kirkland lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pelli hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland raining down shots from the mount!
Van Kirkland landing punches.
Pelli is rocked!
Van Kirkland looking to control and managing it successfully.
Van Kirkland trying to control but Pelli is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Kirkland has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pelli's face.
Oh Pelli is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Van Kirkland! Pelli is hurt baaadly! Van Kirkland is firing away with more strikes - Pelli is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikhail Van Kirkland!
The defeated Kullervo Pelli had this to say: 'Well fuck this shit. I lost and I hate it. I should have knocked the fucker out in the first minute.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Heraldo Magnifico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daken Akihiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
17 - 10 - 1 |
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162 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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World class 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
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heraldo Magnifico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daken Akihiro!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akihiro looks to land a body kick but Magnifico moved away.
Magnifico cracks the inside of Akihiro's front leg.
Akihiro tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Magnifico is able to avoid easily.
That kick from Magnifico tenderised Akihiro's leg. Akihiro is trying to keep his angry face on.
Magnifico 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.
Magnifico moves into range and connects with a jab.
Magnifico moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Akihiro tries a low kick but Magnifico avoids it.
Magnifico misses with the combination.
Magnifico gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Akihiro.
Akihiro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Magnifico cracks Akihiro with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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!
Nice uppercut lands for Magnifico. That snapped Akihiro's head back.
Magnifico tried to score with a low kick but Akihiro checks it.
Magnifico tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Akihiro swats away the attempt to clinch by Magnifico.
Magnifico is looking to land body kicks.
Magnifico tries to land a body kick
and Akihiro counters with a leg kick.
Magnifico throws a head kick but Akihiro moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Akihiro blocks the leg kick.
Akihiro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Magnifico.
Akihiro jabs at Magnifico's body.
Magnifico moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Akihiro lands with a nice body kick.
Daken Akihiro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Akihiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Akihiro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Akihiro has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Akihiro gets tackled into the cage by Magnifico. Magnifico maintains the clinch.
Magnifico tries a body shot but Akihiro blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akihiro.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akihiro.
Magnifico doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Magnifico - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Magnifico tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Akihiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Akihiro tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Akihiro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnifico misses with a body kick.
Nice body punch from Magnifico.
Magnifico misses the shot to the body.
Magnifico swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magnifico is looking to slow Akihiro down with leg kicks.
Magnifico throws a leg kick which misses Akihiro's front leg but catches the back leg as Akihiro tries to avoid it.
Magnifico wants to clinch up but Akihiro keeps it at a distance.
Akihiro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Magnifico scores with a jab to the body.
Magnifico tries to clinch up.
Akihiro scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Akihiro throws a jab but it's blocked by Magnifico.
Magnifico moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Akihiro, right into the meat.
Magnifico listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Magnifico throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Akihiro counters with a low kick, right behind Magnifico 's knee.
Magnifico throws a leg kick which misses Akihiro's front leg but catches the back leg as Akihiro tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akihiro slips a straight right by Magnifico.
Akihiro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Magnifico misses with an attempted mid kick.
Magnifico is looking to slow Akihiro down with leg kicks.
Akihiro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Magnifico blocks a leg kick.
Akihiro misses with a looping left.
Good exchange - Magnifico coming out on top.
Magnifico misses with a body shot.
Magnifico is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Akihiro throws a poor cross that misses
and Magnifico counters with a stiff right hand.
Magnifico takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A head kick misses from Magnifico.
Akihiro tries a low kick but Magnifico avoids it.
Akihiro walks into a straight right hand from Magnifico.
Magnifico throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Magnifico thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akihiro lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akihiro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Akihiro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Akihiro connects with a body shot that sends Magnifico's belly button to the back.
A slow jab from Akihiro misses its intended target.
Akihiro keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Akihiro doesn't manage to clinch there - Magnifico circles away.
No joy there for Akihiro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Magnifico throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Akihiro.
Akihiro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Magnifico was well out of range. Poor timing from Akihiro.
Magnifico throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Akihiro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Magnifico counters with a nice low kick that buckles Akihiro's knee momentarily.
Akihiro tries to clinch up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Magnifico tries for a takedown but Akihiro circles away easily
letting Akihiro counter with a right hand.
Akihiro tries to clinch but Magnifico moves out of range.
Magnifico is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Akihiro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Heraldo Magnifico will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Akihiro avoids the head kick by Magnifico.
Akihiro scores with a leg kick.
Magnifico connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Akihiro momentarily.
Magnifico connects with a leg kick. Akihiro looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Magnifico uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Magnifico lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Magnifico tries to clinch there but Akihiro circles away.
Magnifico misses with a left hand
and Akihiro counters with a leg kick.
Magnifico closes the distance and clinches.
Magnifico tries to work over Akihiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magnifico misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magnifico throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Magnifico fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akihiro misses with the head strike.
Akihiro misses with a punch to the body.
Akihiro scores with a shot to the side of Magnifico's head.
Magnifico can't find room to land a body shot as Akihiro controls the action.
Akihiro lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnifico scores with a shot to the side of Akihiro's head.
Magnifico trying to control the position but instead, Akihiro has worked for underhooks and has pushed Magnifico into the cage.
Akihiro tries to throw a body punch but Magnifico avoids it by throwing Akihiro back against the cage.
Akihiro throws a head punch that misses.
Akihiro lands an uppercut.
Magnifico lands a left hand.
Magnifico misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Magnifico is struggling to control the position.
Akihiro blocks a body shot from Magnifico.
Magnifico can't find room to land a body shot as Akihiro controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Akihiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Magnifico trying to stall but Akihiro improves his position.
Magnifico misses with a hook to the ribs.
Magnifico struggles to land a body shot inside as Akihiro controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnifico can't get the takedown.
Akihiro lands an uppercut.
Magnifico tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magnifico gets through Akihiro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Akihiro blocks an uppercut.
Magnifico lands a hook to the side of the head.
Akihiro misses with a punch on the inside.
Akihiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akihiro working aggressively here.
Akihiro blocks a body shot from Magnifico.
Magnifico trying to stall but Akihiro improves his position.
Akihiro gets underhooks to prevent Magnifico's takedown attempt.
Akihiro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Magnifico can't find room to land a body shot as Akihiro controls the action.
Magnifico doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akihiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Akihiro. No joy for Magnifico on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heraldo Magnifico. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magnifico moves away from the strike by Akihiro.
Magnifico takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akihiro lets loose with a powerful body kick. Magnifico will feel that in the morning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A low kick from Magnifico misses
and Akihiro counters with a leg kick.
Akihiro checks a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Akihiro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Akihiro.
Magnifico lands a nice leg kick that just misses Akihiro's sensitive parts.
Magnifico looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Magnifico changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Akihiro checks a low kick from Magnifico.
Akihiro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Akihiro there.
Magnifico takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akihiro moves out of range of the body kick.
Daken Akihiro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Magnifico dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Akihiro. That did some damage!
Magnifico throws a lazy right hand but Akihiro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Magnifico steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Akihiro.
Akihiro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akihiro throws a nice outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Akihiro.
Akihiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Magnifico takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Akihiro.
Akihiro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Magnifico's sensitive parts.
Akihiro lands with an uppercut that bounces Magnifico off the cage and back into range.
Akihiro scores with a spinning back kick!
Akihiro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Magnifico is rocked!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Magnifico crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Akihiro - the referee stops the clock and Magnifico gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Akihiro. Magnifico manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Oh Magnifico is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Akihiro scores with a jab to the jaw.
Akihiro drives through and clinches with Magnifico against the cage.
Akihiro lands a big right hand that drops Magnifico! The killer instinct kicks in and Akihiro finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Akihiro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daken Akihiro!
After the fight, Daken Akihiro was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edmund Dantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stampe Eklund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eklund is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Troll - Trollberg. Edmund Dantes has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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165 lbs
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167 lbs
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edmund Dantes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stampe Eklund!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dantes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eklund dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Eklund lands a glancing blow to the side of Dantes's head.
Eklund scores with a punch to the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Dantes. That snapped Eklund's head back.
Eklund has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dantes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dantes shoots in for a takedown but Eklund shows good takedown defense.
Dantes throws a hook but Eklund avoids it easily.
Eklund tries to score with a low kick but Dantes moves his leg out of the way.
Eklund throws a hook to the side of Dantes's head but Dantes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dantes throws a shot to the body.
Dantes lands a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dantes slips a straight right by Eklund.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eklund is looking to slow Dantes down with leg kicks.
Dantes throws a big shot that misses.
Dantes lands a really nice looking cross but Eklund seems unphased.
Eklund tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dantes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eklund misses with a hook to the body
and Dantes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dantes takes the fight into the clinch.
Dantes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dantes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Eklund's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dantes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dantes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eklund digs a right hand underneath Dantes's ribcage. Dantes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dantes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Eklund tries to work over Dantes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eklund prevents Dantes from breaking the clinch.
Eklund prevents Dantes from breaking the clinch.
Eklund comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eklund goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dantes tries for a takedown but Eklund manages to get underhooks.
Dantes scores with a shot to the side of Eklund's head.
Eklund lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Eklund scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dantes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dantes breaks from the clinch.
Dantes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dantes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Eklund under the eye.
Eklund misses with an uppercut
and Dantes counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Eklund is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dantes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Eklund's head.
The fighters circling - Dantes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dantes throws a leg kick but Eklund moved away.
Dantes avoids the head kick by Eklund.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dantes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edmund Dantes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eklund tries to land a leg kick but Dantes saw it coming and moves away.
Dantes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stampe Eklund is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eklund slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Eklund thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eklund throws a leg kick
and Dantes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Eklund tries to close the distance and clinch but Dantes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Eklund looks to throw the jab but Dantes is out of range.
Eklund swings for the body but Dantes moves out of range.
Eklund ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Eklund misses with a leg kick
and Dantes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dantes throws a series of punches but Eklund avoids them all with ease.
Dantes misses with a wild body shot.
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!
Dantes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dantes misses with a left hand
and Eklund counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Eklund.
Eklund tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dantes avoids it.
Eklund lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Eklund takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stampe Eklund will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dantes decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dantes is keen to just control but Eklund is a slippery customer.
Eklund actively working from the bottom here.
Dantes is stalling here. Eklund is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Dantes seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Eklund has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Dantes tries to bench press Eklund off him but Eklund keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dantes wants to control but Eklund postures up.
Eklund throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Dantes works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Eklund working Dantes over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dantes moves into full guard.
Eklund with a flurry of punches that miss.
Eklund must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dantes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Eklund defends it easily.
Eklund working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dantes's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eklund is stalling in the full guard.
Eklund looking to sit in guard and control but Dantes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dantes looking to pass the guard.
Eklund looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dantes is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eklund is still trying to improve position.
Eklund keeping moving, preventing Dantes from controlling successfully.
Dantes looking to sit in guard and control but Eklund gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Eklund is looking to work some ground and pound but Dantes has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dantes has momentary wrist control but Eklund slips an elbow through the middle.
Eklund postures up.
Eklund content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Eklund distracts Dantes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dantes manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dantes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Eklund manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Stampe Eklund 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dantes cracks Eklund with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice jab there from Eklund.
Eklund lands a head shot.
Stampe Eklund seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dantes dips to his left and cracks Eklund with an uppercut!
Eklund takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Eklund fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eklund darts in trying to clinch
and Dantes counters with a shoot takedown. Eklund fights it but they end up in guard.
Dantes controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dantes wants to control from the top but Eklund keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eklund is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Eklund looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dantes throws an elbow that misses. Eklund uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dantes's guard. Nice move by Eklund!
Dantes working a defensive guard here.
Eklund stopping the sweep attempt from Dantes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eklund working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dantes looking for a sweep. Not yet Dantes, not yet.
Eklund trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Eklund tries to free his leg and advance position but Dantes is retaining full guard.
Eklund looking to sit in guard and control but Dantes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Eklund controls Dantes momentarily but Dantes frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eklund looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Eklund is trying to keep Dantes in close.
Dantes pushes down on Eklund's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Edmund Dantes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eklund regains full guard. Nicely done.
Eklund controls Dantes momentarily but Dantes frees himself.
Eklund wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dantes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Eklund looking for a guillotine here but Dantes defends easily.
Dantes trying to control but Eklund is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dantes is fighting to break Eklund's control of his arms but Eklund is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Edmund Dantes.
I think Eklund 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hakan Juholt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yngwie Malmsteen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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130 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hakan Juholt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yngwie Malmsteen!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malmsteen moves forwards but Juholt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yngwie Malmsteen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Juholt.
Juholt moves away from the strike by Malmsteen.
Juholt blocks a jab.
Malmsteen throws a body punch but Juholt moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Juholt, as that shot connected.
Juholt throws a leg kick but Malmsteen checks it.
Juholt throws a leg kick which misses Malmsteen's front leg but catches the back leg as Malmsteen tries to avoid it.
Malmsteen scores with a jab. Juholt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Malmsteen blocks a head kick by Juholt.
Juholt cracks Malmsteen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Malmsteen throws a body punch but Juholt moves out of range.
Malmsteen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Juholt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Juholt avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Juholt thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malmsteen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Juholt. Juholt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Hakan Juholt has been cut.
Malmsteen throws a big shot that misses.
Malmsteen loads up on a big right hand but Juholt slips the punch.
Juholt throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Malmsteen's waist but Malmsteen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Juholt off to one side.
Juholt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malmsteen misses with a few strikes there.
Yngwie Malmsteen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Juholt slips a jab from Malmsteen.
Malmsteen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Juholt can pounce on him.
Juholt connects with a solid leg kick.
Juholt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Juholt looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Malmsteen!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juholt trying to control the position but Malmsteen is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juholt working the ground and pound but Malmsteen is defending the strikes.
Juholt lands a decent elbow from side control.
Malmsteen prevents Juholt from moving into mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Juholt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Malmsteen keeps working.
Juholt tries to advance position but instead Malmsteen slips a leg back in to half guard.
Malmsteen wants to get back to full guard.
Juholt not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Juholt will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Malmsteen is trying to stand up here but Juholt is controlling him well.
Malmsteen is staying active underneath Juholt, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Malmsteen wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malmsteen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Juholt wants to control from the top but Malmsteen keeps moving.
Juholt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've been hearing that Juholt has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Juholt trying to control the position from guard on top but Malmsteen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Juholt won't allow Malmsteen to sweep him here.
Malmsteen is trying to keep Juholt in close.
Malmsteen is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No joy there for Malmsteen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Malmsteen with a hook.
Juholt lands a front kick.
Juholt connects with a leg kick. Malmsteen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juholt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Malmsteen finds it's way round the side to connect with Juholt's head.
Juholt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Malmsteen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malmsteen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Malmsteen moves out of range of the leg kick from Juholt.
Juholt throws a wild body kick that Malmsteen sees coming a mile off.
Juholt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Malmsteen throws a nice looking combination but Juholt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Malmsteen avoids the head kick by Juholt.
Malmsteen misses with a looping left.
Juholt connects with a leg kick. Malmsteen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malmsteen throws a leg kick
and Juholt counters with a slapping leg kick.
Malmsteen throws a hook to the side of Juholt's head but Juholt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Juholt slips a jab from Malmsteen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakan Juholt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hakan Juholt's cut.
That's time! Juholt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Malmsteen sizes up Juholt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Malmsteen 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.
Malmsteen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Malmsteen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Juholt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malmsteen digs a good hook to Juholt's body.
Malmsteen lands a right hook to the body.
Malmsteen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Malmsteen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Juholt was well out of range. Poor timing from Malmsteen.
Juholt slips a jab and a cross from Malmsteen.
Juholt takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Juholt scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juholt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Malmsteen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Malmsteen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juholt lands a front kick.
Juholt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Malmsteen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Malmsteen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Juholt.
Juholt fails with a takedown attempt.
Malmsteen misses with a looping left.
Malmsteen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Malmsteen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Juholt was well out of range. Poor timing from Malmsteen.
Juholt throws a good cross that connects.
Malmsteen cracks Juholt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Juholt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Juholt scores with a nice head shot.
Juholt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juholt stuns Malmsteen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Malmsteen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Juholt moves away.
A big right from Malmsteen misses.
Juholt lands a leg kick that knocks Malmsteen off balance momentarily.
Malmsteen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Juholt wants to break free but Malmsteen has control.
Juholt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Juholt blocks an uppercut.
Juholt is trying to break free.
Juholt blocking some punches.
Juholt can't get the takedown.
Juholt blocks a body shot from Malmsteen.
Juholt prevents a body shot from Malmsteen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juholt is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hakan Juholt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malmsteen misses with the head strike.
Juholt looking to throw knees to the head but Malmsteen is blocking nicely.
Malmsteen can't find room to land a body shot as Juholt controls the action.
Juholt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Juholt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Juholt lands a head kick!
Juholt ducks under a wild hook from Malmsteen.
Juholt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Juholt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Malmsteen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Juholt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juholt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Malmsteen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Juholt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Malmsteen.
Malmsteen throws a right and a left that Juholt avoids nicely.
Juholt misses with a hook. Malmsteen ducked under it nicely.
Malmsteen scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Malmsteen as he connects with a hook.
Juholt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Juholt scores with a kick to the midsection.
Malmsteen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Juholt slips under a jab.
Juholt looks for a takedown but Malmsteen sprawls well.
Juholt needs to keep his hands up - Malmsteen had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yngwie Malmsteen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hakan Juholt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
A slow jab from Malmsteen misses its intended target.
Juholt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Malmsteen. Malmsteen obviously looking to wear him down.
Malmsteen misses with the combination.
Malmsteen throws an overhand right that lands on Juholt's shoulder, as Juholt tries to avoid the shot.
Juholt jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Malmsteen throws a jab when Juholt was well out of range.
Juholt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Malmsteen.
Juholt moves out of range of the strikes.
Malmsteen misses with a body shot
and Juholt counters with a nice body shot.
Juholt slips a straight right by Malmsteen.
Juholt avoids the body shot from Malmsteen.
Malmsteen throws a right hand that misses
enabling Juholt to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malmsteen stuffs the takedown attempt from Juholt. Juholt gets slowly back to his feet.
Juholt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Juholt is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Malmsteen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Juholt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Malmsteen scores with a shot to the body.
Juholt shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Juholt 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.
Juholt trying to pass the guard but Malmsteen defending well.
Malmsteen tries to roll over but Juholt keeps him under control.
Juholt scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Juholt trying to control the action but Malmsteen is working from the bottom.
Malmsteen wants to control but Juholt is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Malmsteen is looking to improve his position.
Malmsteen gets full guard.
Juholt scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Juholt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Juholt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Malmsteen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Juholt throws a big right hand that misses.
Malmsteen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juholt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Juholt stopping the sweep attempt from Malmsteen.
Juholt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Juholt landing some decent shots from guard.
Malmsteen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Juholt postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Malmsteen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Juholt connects with a couple of short punches.
Malmsteen controls Juholt momentarily but Juholt frees himself.
Juholt working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juholt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Juholt stopping the sweep attempt from Malmsteen.
Juholt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Malmsteen wants to get back to his feet but Juholt is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Juholt landing some decent shots from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malmsteen pulls Juholt in to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Juholt's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Juholt trying to control the position from guard on top but Malmsteen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hakan Juholt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Malmsteen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hakan Juholt.
I think Juholt has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hakan Juholt!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogerio Mustacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mustacho has chosen Los Lobos - Canción Del Mariachi as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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211 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rogerio Mustacho!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustacho explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jackson scores with a body shot.
Mustacho has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mustacho there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mustacho takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jackson misses with a right hand
and Mustacho counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jackson!
Jackson's coaches at River's Edge Gym, LOP have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mustacho throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The ground and pound from Mustacho seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jackson dodges the ground and pound from Mustacho.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Jackson is not content to let Mustacho control the position.
Mustacho wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jackson, who protects the arm well.
Mustacho has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mustacho throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustacho is trying to get an arm triangle but Jackson is defending well.
Jackson is not content to let Mustacho control the position.
Jackson tries to buck Mustacho off but Mustacho is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson struggling a bit here.
Mustacho is trying to get an arm triangle but Jackson is defending well.
Jackson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mustacho wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is working hard here to advance position.
Jackson manages to get back to half guard.
Jackson trying to hold on to Mustacho's head to control him but Mustacho postures up.
Mustacho is trying to work for a kimura but Jackson is defending well.
Mustacho lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho tries to pass to full mount but Jackson defends it.
Jackson is defending against the submission attempts here by Mustacho.
Mustacho tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jackson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mustacho seems to be working for a kimura but Jackson defends the submission attempt.
Ground and pound from Mustacho.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Mustacho.
Jackson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mustacho wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Mustacho stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jackson looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson keeping full guard, as Mustacho tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rogerio Mustacho dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A bone on bone clash there as Mustacho blocks the leg kick.
Jackson scores with a nice head shot.
Mustacho throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jackson checks a low kick from Mustacho.
Mustacho scoring well with a low kick there.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Jackson jabs Mustacho to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jackson throws an off balance right hand
and Mustacho counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mustacho looking to control but instead Jackson has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Jackson trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustacho is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jackson is looking to improve his position but Mustacho isn't that keen on the idea.
Mustacho goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Jackson turns into him and now he's in Mustacho's guard.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Mustacho.
Mustacho trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jackson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Mustacho keeps moving.
Mustacho looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mustacho is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jackson wants to improve his position but Mustacho is controlling well.
Mustacho lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mustacho sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
Mustacho tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jackson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rogerio Mustacho has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mustacho is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Jackson still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Jackson has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jackson off and has taken his back!
Jackson tries to break free.
Mustacho is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Jackson has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson is trying to defend against the choke here but Mustacho has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Mustacho Tightens the hold and Jackson taps out furiously! Mustacho displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rogerio Mustacho!
A relieved looking Rogerio Mustacho thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karol Cropp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sawyer Hume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karol Cropp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sawyer Hume!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hume defending well as Cropp loads up on a big left hand.
Hume lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big left from Cropp misses.
Hume thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cropp if he has to take too many more of those.
Sawyer Hume seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cropp thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cropp on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hume. Hume obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cropp takes a swing at Hume's ribcage but misses.
Hume is looking to clinch.
A big left from Cropp misses.
Hume jabs Cropp to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cropp gets tackled into the cage by Hume. Hume maintains the clinch.
Hume struggles to land a body shot inside as Cropp controls his hands.
Hume misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cropp.
Hume throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cropps head.
Hume throws an elbow but it misses.
Cropp blocking some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hume throws a head punch that misses.
Hume trying to control the position but instead, Cropp has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hume into the cage.
Cropp wants to get back to striking at distance but Hume won't allow it.
We've been hearing reports that Cropp has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hume working aggressively here.
Hume tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hume tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hume blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hume.
Hume tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hume controlling the action here for a moment.
Cropp pushes Hume back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cropp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice combo by Cropp! Oh, that's hurt him - Hume falls to the canvas and Cropp follows him into side control.
It looks like Sawyer Hume has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cropp working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cropp working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cropp working the ground and pound from side control.
Cropp working the ground and pound.
Cropp is looking to take a break and control but Hume is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Cropp.
Hume is looking to regain half guard here but Cropp keeps moving and retains side control.
Cropp fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Cropp tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hume seems a little lost for a moment, as Cropp dominates the positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hume is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Cropp is trying to get an arm triangle but Hume is defending well.
Cropp 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.
Hume parries the strikes from Cropp easily there. Cropp is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hume to escape.
Cropp misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hume is trying to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cropp working the strikes but Hume uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Hume makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hume.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karol Cropp dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sawyer Hume's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hume ducks under a wild hook from Cropp.
Hume tries to clinch but Cropp moves out of range.
Karol Cropp is winning the standup battle so far.
Cropp misses with a straight right.
Hume closes the distance but Cropp moves to the side
and Cropp counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cropp uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hume.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hume. Cropp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cropp lunges at Hume with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hume's hand.
Hume takes a swing at Cropp's ribcage but misses.
Hume cracks a nice hook into Cropp's ribs.
Cropp stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hume.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cropp waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hume.
Hume takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cropp misses with a left hand
and Hume counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hume misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cropp takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cropp throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cropp is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hume looks to land a left hand but Cropp moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Hume misses.
Cropp throws a looping overhand right but Hume ducks down to avoid it.
Cropp scores with a jab. Hume acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hume tries to clinch up but Cropp circles away and keeps his distance.
Hume wants to clinch
and Cropp counters with a stiff right hand.
Hume checks the leg kick nicely there.
A big left from Hume misses.
Hume just misses with a punch to the body.
Hume connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hume tries to land a leg kick but Cropp saw it coming and moves away.
Cropp misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab from Cropp.
Hume does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hume bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cropp's head backwards.
Cropp thows a body shot but no joy.
Cropp is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hume goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Karol Cropp has been cut.
Hume defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cropp.
Cropp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cropp throws a shot from downtown. Hume moves away and avoids it.
Hume looks to score with a jab to the body but Cropp is just out of range.
Hume looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Hume backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Cropp's temple! It sends Cropp violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Hume celebrates and the doctors try to help Cropp!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Sawyer Hume!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winchester comes to the cage accompanied by Carry on my wayward son. The crowd seem to be enjoying Brown's choice of entrance music: Needle In The Hay. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Winchester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anthony Brown!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown avoids a kick to the body.
Brown throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Winchester lands a jab to Brown's midsection.
A swing and a miss from Winchester.
Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brown takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Anthony Brown has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winchester connects with the punch.
Winchester tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab, jab by Brown - just one landing.
Brown avoids the head kick by Winchester.
Winchester is looking to score with low kicks.
Winchester shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Winchester was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Brown felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Brown is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Winchester 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.
Winchester misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Brown can't do much from the bottom here.
Brown is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Brown trying to control but Winchester postures up.
Brown is doing well to control the position and prevent Winchester from advancing to side control.
Brown is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Winchester's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Winchester's back!
Winchester tries to escape the position.
Winchester trying to control the action but Brown just sinks the hooks in.
Brown doesn't have the hooks in and Winchester manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Winchester trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Winchester trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Winchester misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown avoids the head kick by Winchester.
Winchester works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Winchester dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brown. That did some damage!
Brown walks into a straight right hand from Winchester.
Brown dives in for a single leg takedown but Winchester sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Winchester.
Winchester lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Brown.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Winchester's elbow.
Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Winchester lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Winchester.
Brown tries to work over Winchester's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Winchester throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winchester is working Brown over against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brown.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winchester breaks from the clinch.
Winchester lands with a kick to the ribs.
Brown moves out of range as Winchester throws a body kick.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Winchester swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown 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.
Winchester tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brown.
A shot to the body from Brown misses
and Winchester counters with a nice body kick.
Winchester throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Winchester keeps the fight on the outside.
Winchester tries for a takedown but Brown sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Winchester throws a low kick but Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown blocks a head kick by Winchester.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Winchester dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Brown's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Winchester throws a wild body kick that Brown sees coming a mile off.
Winchester gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Winchester drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Winchester misses with a low kick as Brown jumps back.
Brown blocks a head kick by Winchester.
Winchester looks for the body kick but Brown saw that one coming.
Brown blocks the body kick.
Brown swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Winchester counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Brown's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winchester throwing strikes but missing.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Winchester 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.
Winchester pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Winchester wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown trying to control the position.
Brown manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Winchester is looking to get to half guard.
Winchester sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Winchester trying to hold on to Brown's head to control him but Brown postures up.
Winchester looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brown scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winchester is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brown pulls his head out easily.
Winchester is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Winchester avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brown.
Ground and pound from Brown.
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!
Brown throwing shots but Winchester is blocking nicely.
Winchester has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brown is working away from the top position though.
Brown is looking to advance position but Winchester won't allow it.
Brown working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winchester wants to improve his position but Brown is controlling well.
Brown uses his free foot to push down on Winchester's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Winchester.
Winchester in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Brown dominating with strikes here.
Brown postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Winchester in real trouble here! The ref calls for Winchester to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Brown!
An out of breath Anthony Brown thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelemi Seia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Camacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seia comes to the cage accompanied by The Offspring - All i Want. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kelemi Seia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miguel Camacho!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Camacho. That's going to slow Seia down.
Kelemi Seia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Seia.
Seia looks to throw the jab but Camacho is out of range.
Seia tries to land a front kick but Camacho steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Camacho throws a looping overhand right but Seia ducks down to avoid it.
Camacho moves out of range of the body kick from Seia.
Camacho slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Seia throws the left hand but Camacho avoids the punch easily.
Camacho tests Seia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Camacho lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camacho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Seia throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Seia slips a straight right by Camacho.
Seia misses with a low kick as Camacho jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho looks to land a right hand but Seia moved out of range.
Nice shot by Camacho.
Camacho takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Camacho cracks Seia with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Seia throws a leg kick
and Camacho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Seia throws a low kick, looking for Camacho's leg but Camacho calmly moves out of range.
Seia throws a low kick but it's checked well by Camacho.
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!
Seia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Seia wants to slow Camacho down by chopping away at his legs.
Seia jabs Camacho right on the nose. Camacho blinks but takes it well.
Seia throws a jab when Camacho was well out of range.
Seia throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Seia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seia misses with a looping left.
Seia blocks a head kick by Camacho.
A telegraphed right hand from Seia misses the target.
Seia throws a body punch but Camacho moves out of range.
Seia finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Camacho misses with a body kick.
Camacho connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Kelemi Seia has been cut.
Camacho misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Seia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Seia has managed to clinch.
Seia lands a left hand.
Seia tries to throw a body punch but Camacho avoids it by throwing Seia back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seia.
Seia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Camacho.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho is leaning against Seia and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Camacho misses with a punch to the body.
Seia lands a hook that snaps the head of Camacho backwards.
Camacho is pushing Seia up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Camacho is trying to stall.
Seia misses with the head strike.
Seia struggles to land a body shot inside as Camacho controls his hands.
A bit of stalling here from Camacho.
Camacho receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Camacho blocks an uppercut.
Camacho has a couple of punches blocked by Seia.
Camacho blocks an uppercut.
Camacho has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Seia tries to stall but Camacho uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Camacho effectively controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camacho is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nice body punch from Seia - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Seia.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camacho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Seia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Seia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Seia lands a shoulder strike.
Seia trying to control the position but instead, Camacho has worked for underhooks and has pushed Seia into the cage.
Seia blocks an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Seia.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seia blocks an uppercut.
Seia lands a right hand.
Camacho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Seia scores with a nice hook to the head.
Seia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Camachos head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Miguel Camacho will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kelemi Seia's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Camacho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Seia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Seia throws a leg kick but Camacho moved away.
Camacho closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Miguel Camacho has been cut.
Camacho fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Seia is out of range.
Seia misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Camacho is predictable there
and Seia counters with a good low kick that Camacho was not able to check.
Seia misses with a low kick as Camacho jumps back.
Seia digs a good hook to Camacho's body.
Camacho comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circling - Camacho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Seia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Camacho misses with a looping left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camacho closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Seia.
Camacho has a couple of punches blocked by Seia.
Camacho lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Seia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Camacho avoiding damage.
Camacho is trying to maintain a safe position but Seia gets an underhook and turns Camacho into the cage.
Seia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Camacho's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seia.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seia.
Camacho tries to work over Seia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Seia blocking some punches.
Camacho tries to work over Seia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Seia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Camacho cracks Seia with a nice body shot.
Seia pushes Camacho back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Camacho prevents a body shot from Seia.
A head punch on the inside from Seia fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camacho takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Seia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Seia can't find room to land a body shot as Camacho controls the action.
A short right from Seia on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Seia is trying to maintain a safe position but Camacho gets an underhook and turns Seia into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Camacho.
Seia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Camacho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Seia's elbow.
Seia has a couple of punches blocked by Camacho.
Seia pushes Camacho back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Camacho misses with a punch on the inside.
Camacho swings wildly with an uppercut but Seia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camacho lands a shoulder strike.
Seia lands a shot to the body.
Camacho lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Seia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Seia struggles to land a body shot inside as Camacho controls his hands.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Camacho is rocked!
Seia lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Camacho to his knees! Seia keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kelemi Seia!
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