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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andres Bonifacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Efrbewc Fregrbws (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonifacio comes to the cage accompanied by Liwanag - Callalily. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andres Bonifacio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Efrbewc Fregrbws!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonifacio displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fregrbws.
Fregrbws closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bonifacio's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Fregrbws looking to pass the guard.
Fregrbws looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fregrbws wants to control from the top but Bonifacio keeps moving.
Fregrbws slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
It looks like Fregrbws might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Efrbewc Fregrbws.
Bonifacio tries to sprawl but Fregrbws drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Fregrbws seems content to control.
Fregrbws is working for a submission of some sort.
Fregrbws is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio is defending against the submission attempts here by Fregrbws.
Fregrbws keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Fregrbws is looking to take a break and control but Bonifacio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fregrbws is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fregrbws seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Bonifacio is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Efrbewc Fregrbws!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Gummidge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaac Hetfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hetfield has chosen Point of No Return as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Brian Gummidge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Isaac Hetfield!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hetfield is looking to clinch.
Gummidge dives in for a single leg takedown but Hetfield sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
I was talking to Gummidge's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hetfield tries to circle away but Gummidge has him pinned against the cage.
Hetfield has Gummidge pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gummidge manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hetfield drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gummidge gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hetfield can't get the takedown.
Brian Gummidge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isaac Hetfield.
Gummidge lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gummidge manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hetfield throws a big elbow that misses.
Hetfield has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Gummidge to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Hetfield is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Gummidge pulls down on the head and he's put Hetfield to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Brian Gummidge!
A relieved looking Brian Gummidge 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Mackintosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chinny Magalhaes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chinny Magalhaes has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Paul Mackintosh's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Mackintosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chinny Magalhaes!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magalhaes tries to keep at a distance but Mackintosh has taken the fight into the clinch.
I was talking to Mackintosh's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mackintosh slows down the pace here.
Magalhaes tries for a takedown but Mackintosh manages to get underhooks.
Mackintosh manages to break the clinch.
Mackintosh looks to land a combination but Magalhaes avoids it well.
Magalhaes tries to clinch
and Mackintosh counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Magalhaes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mackintosh lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mackintosh connects with a looping right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mackintosh misses with a wild body shot.
Nice cross by Mackintosh.
Mackintosh paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackintosh lands a nice looking body kick.
Mackintosh lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mackintosh ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mackintosh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mackintosh keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Magalhaes is rocked!
Magalhaes loses concentration momentarily and Mackintosh pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Magalhaes crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Mackintosh finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Paul Mackintosh!
Paul Mackintosh thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazekage Gaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ushman Haszan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kazekage Gaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ushman Haszan!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haszan misses with a low kick.
Haszan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gaara napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gaara is trying to improve his position.
Haszan wants to control but Gaara is keeping him busy.
Gaara is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Haszan off and has taken his back!
Gaara throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Gaara somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Gaara missing with strikes.
Gaara is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Haszan has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haszan holding both Gaara 's hands and preventing any damage.
Haszan is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Gaara 's hooks.
Gaara throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Haszan because Gaara loaded up on that one.
Gaara throws some wild stikes that Haszan manages to avoid easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Haszan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gaara throwing strikes here but Haszan is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Gaara controlling the position easily from mount.
Gaara unloads with some shots from mount but Haszan bucks and avoids them well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haszan is trying desperately to improve position.
Haszan avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gaara.
Haszan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gaara. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Poor strikes thrown by Gaara there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gaara lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gaara trying to control but Haszan is having none of it.
Gaara thowing shots but they're missing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaara breaks from Haszan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaara lands with some strikes.
Gaara 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.
Haszan avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gaara.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gaara working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Haszan slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Gaara is nestled in close to Haszan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gaara works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gaara postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Haszan looks a forlorn figure.
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!
Gaara lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Haszan hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaara looking to land elbow strikes but Haszan uses the position to regain half guard.
Gaara has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gaara throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gaara looking to control but Haszan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gaara looking to ground and pound but Haszan is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazekage Gaara dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Haszan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Haszan misses with a few strikes there.
Gaara stuffs the takedown.
Haszan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gaara counters with a leg kick.
Gaara throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gaara ducks under a wild hook from Haszan.
Nice body kick from Gaara.
Gaara connects with a high kick.
It looks like Ushman Haszan has been cut.
Haszan is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaara tries for a takedown but Haszan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Crunch! Gaara slams his shin into Haszan's torso.
Haszan throws a right hand that Gaara ducks under and follows up with a left that Gaara also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaara scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ushman Haszan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaara scores with a leg kick.
Haszan throws a right hand that Gaara ducks under and follows up with a left that Gaara also avoids with ease.
That kick from Gaara tenderised Haszan's leg. Haszan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gaara connects with a leg kick. Haszan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gaara is looking to score with low kicks.
Ushman Haszan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gaara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Haszan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Haszan. That did some damage!
A thudding body kick lands there by Gaara!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Gaara tenderised Haszan's leg. Haszan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gaara connects with a solid leg kick.
Haszan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gaara throws a front kick aimed at Haszan's knee but Haszan avoids it well.
Gaara dives in and grabs Haszan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Haszan pushes down on Gaara's head and hops out.
Haszan throws a hook to the side of Gaara's head but Gaara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haszan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gaara counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Haszan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A big right from Haszan misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaara lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Haszan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gaara tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gaara throws a front kick that sends Haszan stumbling back into the cage.
Gaara is looking to chop away at Haszan's legs.
Haszan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gaara.
A good leg kick by Gaara.
Gaara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Haszan. That did some damage!
Gaara throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gaara throws a leg kick which misses Haszan's front leg but catches the back leg as Haszan tries to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gaara, right into the meat.
Gaara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haszan can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaara lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaara connects with a leg kick. Haszan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gaara lands with a slapping head kick.
Gaara scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gaara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Haszan.
Gaara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Haszan. That did some damage!
Kazekage Gaara is winning the standup battle so far.
Haszan checks the leg kick.
Gaara is looking to chop away at Haszan's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A swing and a miss from Haszan.
Gaara throws a leg kick which misses Haszan's front leg but catches the back leg as Haszan tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazekage Gaara dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ushman Haszan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Gaara.
Gaara tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gaara turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gaara looks for the body kick but Haszan saw that one coming.
Haszan moves in looking to clinch but Gaara pushes him off.
A jab from Haszan misses.
Haszan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haszan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice body kick there by Gaara.
Gaara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gaara moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haszan's elbow.
Haszan avoids the elbow strike from Gaara, against the cage.
Gaara misses with an elbow strike.
Haszan blocks the elbow strike.
Gaara manages to pull guard.
Haszan trying to control but Gaara is working from the bottom.
Gaara controlling Haszan's posture.
Gaara manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaara throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gaara thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Haszan is squirming around, avoiding Gaara's attempts to control the action.
Gaara pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Haszan is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gaara punching from mount but Haszan doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Haszan is looking to improve his position but Gaara isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaara working for a guillotine from mount but Haszan is in no mood to give up.
Haszan is squirming around, avoiding Gaara's attempts to control the action.
Haszan is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Gaara controlling the position easily from mount.
Haszan is squirming around, avoiding Gaara's attempts to control the action.
We've been hearing good reports from Gaara'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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaara working Haszan over with strikes here.
Gaara is in the full mount, landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gaara cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gaara looking to finish with strikes here!
Kazekage Gaara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gaara raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ushman Haszan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gaara blocks Haszan's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gaara controlling his opponent.
Gaara looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kazekage Gaara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gaara has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazekage Gaara!
Kazekage Gaara decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shorty Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Patrick Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neil Patrick Harris is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Shorty Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Neil Patrick Harris!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harris 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.
Gonzalez is adopting a defensive guard.
Harris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harris throws a big elbow that misses.
Gonzalez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gonzalez keeping full guard, as Harris tries to pass.
Harris drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gonzalez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Harris has Gonzalez in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez wants to pass the guard but Harris is keeping the position.
Gonzalez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Harris trying to keep a closed guard but Gonzalez is proving a slippery customer.
Gonzalez wants to pass the guard but Harris is keeping the position.
Harris looking to control.
Harris pushes Gonzalez off and gets back to his feet.
Harris avoids the head kick by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a head kick that misses.
Harris keeps the fight on the outside.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harris shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Harris trying to control from Gonzalez's half guard. Gonzalez has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Harris drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gonzalez dives on top into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez wants to get up but he can't break Harris's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Harris had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gonzalez defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gonzalez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Gonzalez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gonzalez advances to half guard.
Harris gets back to full guard.
Gonzalez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gonzalez throwing strikes but missing.
Harris wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries to stand but Harris is controlling from the bottom.
Gonzalez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gonzalez stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Harris shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris shoots for a double leg takedown but Gonzalez sprawls well. He's pushed Harris's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Harris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gonzalez drives through and clinches with Harris against the cage.
Harris blocks the elbow strike.
Gonzalez misses with an elbow strike.
Gonzalez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harris's face.
It looks like Neil Patrick Harris has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzalez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gonzalez taking a breather.
Gonzalez throws a knee to the head but misses.
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 Shorty Gonzalez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Neil Patrick Harris's cut.
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.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt
and Harris counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gonzalez won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on Gonzalez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Harris stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Harris fails to land the takedown.
Harris fails with a takedown attempt.
Gonzalez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harris, pushing him back against the cage.
Gonzalez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gonzalez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Harris is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Shorty Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neil Patrick Harris.
Harris is trying to pull guard but Gonzalez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gonzalez tries to land a knee to the head but Harris blocks with his arms.
Harris jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gonzalez walks away with a smile on his face. Harris gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Shorty Gonzalez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris with a poor takedown
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gonzalez stuffs the takedown.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Gonzalez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gonzalez misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris goes for a double leg but Gonzalez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gonzalez continues to drive forward.
Harris letting Gonzalez take a breather here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Gonzalez for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Gonzalez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harris is defending well for now.
Gonzalez has Harris pressed against the cage.
Gonzalez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gonzalez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gonzalez looking to throw knees to the head but Harris is blocking nicely.
Harris is looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands a damaging elbow.
Gonzalez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harris tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gonzalez smiles and moves away.
Neil Patrick Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Harris with that takedown attempt.
Harris shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Harris showed some decent athleticism there.
Gonzalez keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris looks to land a strike but Gonzalez avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harris accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harris throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gonzalez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gonzalez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Neil Patrick Harris has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Neil Patrick Harris will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Neil Patrick Harris's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gonzalez closes the distance and clinches.
Gonzalez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gonzalez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gonzalez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gonzalez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gonzalez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Harris dodges an elbow strike from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tries to land a knee to the head but Harris blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harris avoiding damage as Gonzalez throws knees to the body.
Harris jumps guard but Gonzalez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A knee to the head by Gonzalez.
Harris takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gonzalez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gonzalez stalling in the clinch.
Harris tries for a takedown but Gonzalez manages to get underhooks.
Harris fails to pull guard.
Shorty Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neil Patrick Harris.
Gonzalez slows down the pace here.
Harris is trying to drag Gonzalez to the mat but Gonzalez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris shoots in looking for a takedown. Gonzalez tries to sprawl out of it but Harris keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gonzalez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gonzalez rushes Harris and presses him up against the cage.
Gonzalez controlling the action here for a moment.
Harris changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gonzalez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris dives in and grabs Gonzalez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gonzalez pushes down on Harris's head and hops out.
Harris closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gonzalez did well to prevent Harris getting side control.
Harris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harris thows a huge punch but Gonzalez dodges it nicely.
Gonzalez wants to get back to full guard.
Gonzalez is looking to control Harris's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gonzalez avoid being mounted?
Harris trying to control from Gonzalez's half guard. Gonzalez has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Harris looking to sit in guard and control but Gonzalez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gonzalez throws a strike but Harris rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Harris trying to move into half guard but instead Gonzalez has managed to sweep!
Gonzalez landing some decent shots from guard.
That has opened up Neil Patrick Harris's cut even more.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez wanted to stand there but Harris had control of the position.
Harris is looking for a triangle but Gonzalez pushes his legs off easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shorty Gonzalez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gonzalez 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shorty Gonzalez!
A victorious Shorty Gonzalez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Lapis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanislav Votava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lapis comes to the cage accompanied by Once Solemn . Votava is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I Stand Alone. Andrey Lapis has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 lbs
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180 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Lapis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stanislav Votava!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Votava avoids the body shot from Lapis.
Lapis clinches up with Votava and pushes him back against the cage.
Votava gets underhooks to prevent Lapis's takedown attempt.
Lapis drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Votava pulls Lapis into guard.
Lapis trying to control but Votava is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Votava controls Lapis momentarily but Lapis frees himself.
Lapis wants to control from the top but Votava keeps moving.
Lapis pushing down on Votava's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lapis is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Votava sees it coming and defends easily.
Votava trying to hold on to Lapis's head to control him but Lapis postures up.
Well, if Lapis 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.
Votava really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lapis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapis is thwarting Votava's attempts to control the position.
Votava is defending against the submission attempts here by Lapis.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lapis is looking for a kimura here.
Votava pushes Lapis off looking to stand but Lapis dives back in and keeps control.
Votava throws a strike from the bottom but Lapis passes into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapis tries for a kimura but Votava is defending well.
Lapis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Votava is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Lapis wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Votava, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lapis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Votava has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lapis working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Votava regains half guard.
Votava is staying active underneath Lapis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lapis is looking for a kimura but Votava is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lapis to get the leverage.
Lapis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Votava doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lapis.
Lapis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Votava defends it well.
Lapis passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Votava swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Votava is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Lapis controlling his opponent.
Votava is looking to improve his position but Lapis isn't that keen on the idea.
Votava defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Lapis.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lapis seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Votava is holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrey Lapis dominated that 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.
Votava lands a nice hook to Lapis's body. Lapis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lapis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lapis closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lapis prevents Votava from improving his position.
Votava is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lapis's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lapis's back!
Votava misses with a punch to the head.
Lapis wants to escape the position.
Votava somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Lapis is in bad spot here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lapis covering up well and avoiding damage.
Votava avoiding Lapis 's attempts to control his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapis prevents Votava from getting a body triangle.
Lapis wants to control his opponent's hands but Votava gets his hands free.
Lapis tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lapis is working to get back to half guard.
Votava controlling the pace for now.
Votava trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lapis working to try and regain half guard.
Votava trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Andrey Lapis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lapis is trying desperately to improve position.
Votava trying to control but Lapis is having none of it.
Lapis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
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!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Votava tries to control but Lapis wriggling away.
Lapis slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Votava tries to stand but can't do so whilst Lapis controls his leg.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Stanislav Votava wasn't active enough on the ground.
Votava clinches.
Votava is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Lapis can't fight it off and eventually Votava manages to take the fight to the floor. Lapis looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lapis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lapis looking for a triangle here. Votava is fighting it but it looks tight! Lapis pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Votava is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Andrey Lapis!
After the fight, Andrey Lapis was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Ludvik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramon Monzon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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183 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gunnar Ludvik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ramon Monzon!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Monzon.
Ludvik shoots in for a takedown but Monzon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Monzon misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Monzon.
Monzon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Monzon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Monzon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ludvik shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Monzon but Monzon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monzon fails to land with a series of punches.
Monzon avoids the body shot from Ludvik.
Ramon Monzon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ludvik tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Monzon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Monzon misses with a two punch combination.
Monzon moves out of range of the body kick from Ludvik.
Monzon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Monzon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monzon drops Ludvik with a beautiful combination! Ludvik stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Monzon is looking for the KO!
Ludvik is rocked!
It looks like Gunnar Ludvik has been cut.
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!
Monzon misses with a two punch combination.
Oh Ludvik is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BAM! Monzon delivers a spinning backfist that drops Ludvik like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Ramon Monzon!
Our winner, Ramon Monzon, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Holland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Clifton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Craig Clifton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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176 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrew Holland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Craig Clifton!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clifton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Holland.
Clifton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A lazy left from Holland finds it's target.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Clifton has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Holland connects with a solid leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Holland.
Holland scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Clifton doesn't seem bothered though.
Holland lands a nice leg kick that just misses Clifton's sensitive parts.
Clifton has a takedown stuffed.
Holland displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Clifton.
Clifton shoots in looking for a takedown but Holland manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Clifton's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Andrew Holland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Clifton.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clifton dives in and scores a takedown into Holland's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Holland trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holland trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Clifton wants to control from the top but Holland keeps moving.
Clifton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Clifton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holland looking to control.
Clifton trying to control but Holland is working from the bottom.
Holland is controlling Clifton's posture.
Clifton prevents Holland from getting back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Andrew Holland just wasn't active enough.
Holland lands a jab.
Clifton shoots in for a takedown but Holland shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Holland scores with a nice strike.
Holland scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Clifton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Holland sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Clifton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Holland throws a quick inside leg kick.
Holland dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Clifton. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Clifton.
Holland slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Craig Clifton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Holland. Beautiful body shot.
Holland lands a jab.
Holland scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Holland cracks Clifton with an open hand slap.
Holland looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Holland throws a quick inside leg kick.
Holland jabs Clifton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Holland scoring well with a low kick there.
Clifton drops his hands momentarily and Holland takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Holland has Clifton up against the cage in a clinch.
Holland's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Holland scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Clifton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Holland's waist but Holland gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Clifton off to one side.
Holland throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holland slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Holland is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Holland connects with a looping right hand.
Clifton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Clifton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Clifton looks winded!
Holland scores with a leg kick.
Clifton shoots in for a takedown but Holland shows good takedown defense.
Clifton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Holland clinches with his opponent.
Holland breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Clifton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Holland.
Holland fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Clifton.
Clifton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Holland leaves Clifton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Clifton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Holland scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clifton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Holland with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Holland stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Holland wants it to stay on the feet.
Clifton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Holland tries to avoid it but Clifton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Holland to the ground. Holland escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Holland is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Holland. That snapped Clifton's head back.
Clifton walks into a jab.
Holland chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Clifton.
A nice leg kick lands there from Holland.
Clifton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A good leg kick by Holland.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holland stuffs the takedown.
Holland cracks Clifton with a good jab.
Holland thows a body kick. Clifton tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Holland throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Clifton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Holland 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.
Holland drives through and clinches with Clifton against the cage.
Clifton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Holland is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Clifton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Holland prevents it.
Holland lands with a light punch inside.
Holland is pressed up against the cage. Clifton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Holland down to the mat. Holland avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Andrew Holland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Clifton.
Clifton shoots in and drives through. Holland sprawls well.
Holland chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Craig Clifton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holland fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Clifton.
Holland tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Clifton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Holland scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Holland feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Clifton sprawling to the canvas! Clifton rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Holland finish him?!
Clifton is rocked!
It looks like Craig Clifton has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circle momentarily. Holland darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Clifton is still on wobbly legs! Can Holland finish him?
Holland throws a nice outside leg kick.
Holland feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Clifton's calf.
Holland lands with a thumping leg kick.
Holland slaps away a takedown attempt from Clifton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Holland lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Clifton seems to have recovered his senses.
Holland connects with a right hand. Clifton shakes it off.
Clifton is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holland shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Clifton as he avoids it easily.
Andrew Holland is winning the standup battle so far.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Holland! Clifton is backing up but he can't get away as Holland lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Clifton and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Andrew Holland!
A victorious Andrew Holland thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Craig Clifton had this to say: 'Guess im not ready for the big contenders yet no worries congrats to Holland if i fight hazan next i break that bums arm and start to rebuild again thank you everyone for coming out tonight.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Louis Terry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Just Roll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Louis Terry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Just Roll!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roll closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Roll working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Terry sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Terry looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Terry has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Roll. Oh but Terry has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Roll goes limp - he's gone! Terry jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Louis Terry!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Griffiths (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasiliy Khrapov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khrapov has chosen Rocky road to Dublin (RUS) as his entrance music. Vasiliy Khrapov has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephen Griffiths!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasiliy Khrapov!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffiths throws the kick towards the body but Khrapov avoids it.
Khrapov throws a body punch but Griffiths moves out of range.
Griffiths slips under a jab from Khrapov.
Khrapov looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffiths is just out of range.
Griffiths ducks under a wild hook from Khrapov.
Khrapov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Khrapov misses with a body shot.
Griffiths misses with a leg kick.
Khrapov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Khrapov has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Khrapov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vasiliy Khrapov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khrapov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Khrapov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Khrapov looks to land a right hand but Griffiths moved out of range.
Griffiths has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Zero Tolerance in the buildup to the fight.
Good exchange - Khrapov coming out on top.
Khrapov throws a jab but it's blocked by Griffiths.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Khrapov throws a poor cross that misses
and Griffiths counters with a thumping low kick.
Griffiths fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Khrapov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Griffiths tries a head kick but it misses.
A clash of legs there as Khrapov blocks the low kick.
Khrapov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griffiths was well out of range. Poor timing from Khrapov.
Khrapov just misses with a punch to the body.
Khrapov loads up on a big right hand but Griffiths slips the punch.
Khrapov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Khrapov throws a shot from downtown. Griffiths moves away and avoids it.
Khrapov thows a body shot but no joy.
Griffiths avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khrapov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Griffiths. Griffiths circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Khrapov misses.
Griffiths throws a leg kick which misses Khrapov's front leg but catches the back leg as Khrapov tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffiths fakes the leg kick and cracks Khrapov in the body.
Khrapov missing with a left hand there. Griffiths was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Griffiths throws a head kick but Khrapov moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Griffiths.
Khrapov throws an overhand right that lands on Griffiths's shoulder, as Griffiths tries to avoid the shot.
Khrapov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Griffiths. That did some damage!
Khrapov just misses with a punch to the body.
Griffiths fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Khrapov throws a jab when Griffiths was well out of range.
Khrapov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffiths manages to avoid it.
Griffiths on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khrapov.
A nice leg kick lands there from Griffiths.
Griffiths scores with a leg kick.
Griffiths takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Griffiths uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khrapov.
Khrapov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffiths moves away.
Khrapov checks a low kick from Griffiths.
Khrapov just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Khrapov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khrapov missing with a left hand there. Griffiths was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khrapov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griffiths was well out of range. Poor timing from Khrapov.
Khrapov throws a right hand that misses
and Griffiths counters with a nice low kick that buckles Khrapov's knee momentarily.
Khrapov missing with a left hand there. Griffiths was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths walks into a jab.
Khrapov swings widly with a right hand
and Griffiths counters with a low kick, right behind Khrapov 's knee.
Khrapov checks a leg kick.
Khrapov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khrapov takes a swing at Griffiths's ribcage but misses.
Griffiths moves out of range of the strikes.
Khrapov misses with a looping right.
Khrapov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Khrapov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Khrapov just misses with a punch to the body.
Khrapov throws a body punch but Griffiths moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffiths avoids the head kick by Khrapov.
Khrapov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Griffiths pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasiliy Khrapov dominated that round.
That's time! Griffiths's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Khrapov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Griffiths counters with a nice leg kick.
Khrapov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Griffiths needs to keep his hands up - Khrapov had a free shot at his head there.
Khrapov throws a shot to the body.
Griffiths looks for the body kick but Khrapov saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Griffiths.
Khrapov scores with a shot to the body.
Khrapov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khrapov stalks Griffiths and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Griffiths's face. Griffiths staggers backwards, shaken.
Khrapov throws a right and a left that Griffiths avoids nicely.
Griffiths slips under a jab.
Khrapov throws the left hand but Griffiths avoids the punch easily.
Khrapov throws a hook to the side of Griffiths's head but Griffiths sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths tries a head kick but it misses.
Khrapov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Griffiths sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khrapov misses the jab.
Griffiths motions for Khrapov to come forward. Griffiths throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Khrapov misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Griffiths ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Griffiths.
Griffiths lands a leg kick that knocks Khrapov off balance momentarily.
Khrapov misses with an uppercut.
Khrapov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stephen Griffiths is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khrapov throws a hook but Griffiths blocks it.
Khrapov throws a big shot that misses.
Griffiths scores with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths slips under a jab from Khrapov.
Khrapov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khrapov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Khrapov.
A swing and a miss from Khrapov.
Griffiths throws a chopping leg kick but Khrapov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khrapov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffiths.
Khrapov thows a left - swing and a miss!
A clash of legs there as Griffiths blocks the low kick.
Khrapov misses with a shot to the body
and Griffiths counters with an outside leg kick.
Griffiths throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Griffiths avoids the body shot from Khrapov.
Griffiths throws a sloppy head kick and Khrapov moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khrapov throws a combination that misses
and Griffiths counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Khrapov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Khrapov just misses with a punch to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Khrapov blocks the leg kick.
Griffiths defending well as Khrapov loads up on a big left hand.
Khrapov misses the shot to the body.
Griffiths throws a low kick but it's checked well by Khrapov.
Khrapov throws a jab when Griffiths was well out of range.
Khrapov misses with a straight right.
Khrapov misses with a straight right.
Khrapov throws a jab but it's blocked by Griffiths.
Khrapov scores with a shot to the body.
Griffiths connects with an inside leg kick.
A big right from Khrapov misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khrapov lands a nice shot that snaps Griffiths's head back.
Griffiths has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Khrapov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Griffiths keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griffiths avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Griffiths blocks a jab.
Griffiths blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khrapov misses the shot to the body.
Khrapov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Griffiths checks a low kick from Khrapov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griffiths feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Khrapovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Khrapov misses with a body punch
and Griffiths counters with a nice body kick.
Griffiths uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khrapov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasiliy Khrapov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sloppy strikes from Khrapov. Those never looked like landing.
Griffiths turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Khrapov misses with a body shot.
Griffiths tries a head kick but it misses.
Khrapov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Khrapov throws a body punch but Griffiths moves out of range.
Griffiths on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Griffiths uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khrapov.
Khrapov motions for Griffiths to come forward. Khrapov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Khrapov throws the left hand but Griffiths avoids the punch easily.
Khrapov digs a good hook to Griffiths's body.
Khrapov misses the shot to the body.
Khrapov scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths avoids the body shot from Khrapov.
Khrapov misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khrapov. Griffiths does a little dance to reset his feet.
Griffiths throws a head kick but Khrapov moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Griffiths.
Griffiths misses with a kick to the body.
Khrapov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Griffiths on the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Khrapov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khrapov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Griffiths misses with a low kick.
Griffiths connects with a solid leg kick.
Griffiths scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths throws a sloppy head kick and Khrapov moves out of range easily.
Khrapov misses with an uppercut. Griffiths saw that one coming.
Griffiths throws a nice inside leg kick.
Griffiths pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Griffiths lands a nice looking body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khrapov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Griffiths will feel that in the morning.
Khrapov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Khrapov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Khrapov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khrapov just misses with a punch to the body.
Khrapov misses with a hook to the body
and Griffiths counters with a big head kick but Khrapov shrugs it off.
Griffiths attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Griffiths uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khrapov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khrapov misses with a left hand
and Griffiths counters with a nice body kick.
Khrapov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Khrapov just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Khrapov.
Khrapov takes a swing at Griffiths's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Khrapov misses its intended target.
Khrapov scores with a jab to the head.
Griffiths connects with an inside leg kick.
A big right from Khrapov misses.
Khrapov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffiths manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Griffiths.
Khrapov just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths moves out of range of the strikes.
Khrapov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Griffiths throws a head kick that misses.
Khrapov works Griffiths's body with a nice hook.
Khrapov misses with a hook
and Griffiths counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khrapov throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Khrapov misses with the combination.
Khrapov throws a looping overhand right but Griffiths ducks down to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khrapov throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Khrapov throws a poor cross that misses
and Griffiths counters with a good low kick that Khrapov was not able to check.
Khrapov throws a body punch but Griffiths moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasiliy Khrapov really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Griffiths tries a head kick but it misses.
Khrapov misses with a body shot.
Khrapov misses the shot to the body.
Khrapov misses with a right hand
and Griffiths counters with a leg kick.
Khrapov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffiths manages to avoid it.
Khrapov connects with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Griffiths.
Griffiths lands a nice leg kick that just misses Khrapov's sensitive parts.
Khrapov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffiths moves away.
Griffiths bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khrapov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khrapov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Griffiths.
Griffiths with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vasiliy Khrapov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Griffiths takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khrapov misses with a hook to the body
and Griffiths counters with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Griffiths.
The fighters circling - Khrapov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khrapov throws a lazy right hand but Griffiths sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khrapov takes a swing at Griffiths's ribcage but misses.
Griffiths lands a high kick!
Sloppy strikes from Khrapov. Those never looked like landing.
Khrapov is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Griffiths tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Griffiths looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Griffiths walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khrapov. Griffiths does a little dance to reset his feet.
Griffiths uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khrapov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khrapov looks to land a left hand but Griffiths moved out of range nicely.
Khrapov throws a good cross that connects.
Griffiths staying out of range there.
Griffiths ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Griffiths displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khrapov throws out the jab.
Crunch! Griffiths slams his shin into Khrapov's torso.
Griffiths avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slow jab from Khrapov misses its intended target.
Khrapov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Khrapov misses the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khrapov misses with an uppercut
and Griffiths makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Griffiths.
Griffiths lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Griffiths throws a nice inside leg kick.
Khrapov misses with a right hand
and Griffiths counters with a nice kick to the body.
Khrapov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Khrapov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffiths manages to avoid it.
Khrapov misses with an uppercut. Griffiths saw that one coming.
Khrapov misses the shot to the body.
Griffiths fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Khrapov swings for the body but Griffiths moves out of range.
Griffiths misses with a head kick.
Griffiths keeps Khrapov at a distance using the push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khrapov looks to land a left hand but Griffiths moved out of range nicely.
Khrapov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Griffiths counters with a leg kick.
Khrapov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Griffiths avoids the body shot from Khrapov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Khrapov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Griffiths.
Griffiths throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Khrapov misses with a hook. Griffiths ducked under it nicely.
Khrapov throws an overhand right that lands on Griffiths's shoulder, as Griffiths tries to avoid the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khrapov throws a body punch but Griffiths moves out of range.
Khrapov misses the shot to the body.
Khrapov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Vasiliy Khrapov 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Khrapov missing with a left hand there. Griffiths was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Griffiths throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Griffiths moves out of range as Khrapov strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Khrapov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Khrapov blocks a head kick by Griffiths.
Khrapov misses the shot to the body.
Griffiths moves forwards but Khrapov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Griffiths keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khrapov throws a hook but Griffiths blocks it.
Khrapov loads up on a big right hand but Griffiths slips the punch.
Khrapov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Khrapov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Griffiths.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khrapov takes a swing at Griffiths's ribcage but misses.
Khrapov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Griffiths is out of range and Khrapov settles back down.
Khrapov just misses with a punch to the body.
Khrapov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffiths.
Khrapov misses with a looping right.
Griffiths moves out of range of the strikes.
Griffiths keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khrapov.
Griffiths on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Khrapov checks a leg kick.
Griffiths pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Griffiths tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khrapov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khrapov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Griffiths walks into a jab.
Griffiths tries to work over Khrapov's front leg with a kick but Khrapov checks it.
Griffiths avoids the body shot from Khrapov.
Khrapov wants to slow Griffiths down by chopping away at his legs.
Griffiths moves out of range of the strikes.
Khrapov takes a swing at Griffiths's ribcage but misses.
Griffiths slips under a jab from Khrapov.
A solid leg kick lands there for Griffiths.
Khrapov cracks Griffiths with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A cross from Khrapov lands.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Griffiths might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khrapov moves out of range of the body kick.
Griffiths avoids the body shot from Khrapov.
Khrapov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Griffiths.
Khrapov throws a good cross that connects.
Khrapov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Griffiths's hands.
Griffiths blocks a jab.
Khrapov misses with a wild body shot.
Khrapov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khrapov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Griffiths's head backwards.
Khrapov throws a leg kick
and Griffiths makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Khrapov really felt that one!
Khrapov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Griffiths steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khrapov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Khrapov misses with a shot to the body
and Griffiths counters with a nice body kick.
Khrapov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Griffiths looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Khrapov is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Griffiths avoids the body shot from Khrapov.
Griffiths misses with a body kick.
Khrapov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Griffiths.
Vasiliy Khrapov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khrapov just misses with a punch to the body.
Khrapov throws a body punch but Griffiths moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khrapov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Griffiths counters with a slapping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Griffiths.
Stephen Griffiths has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Griffiths misses with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vasiliy Khrapov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Khrapov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 45:50
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 45:50
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasiliy Khrapov!
Vasiliy Khrapov is the new welterweight champion!
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