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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Flare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manvel Gamburyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gamburyan has chosen Gamburyan vs. Brown on April 24th as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait 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
17 - 28 - 0, fighting out of London, John Flare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 21 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Manvel Gamburyan!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flare leaves Gamburyan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Manvel Gamburyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gamburyan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gamburyan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gamburyan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gamburyan working the ground and pound.
Flare is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gamburyan's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gamburyan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gamburyan is looking for a kimura here.
Gamburyan not doing much here.
Flare preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flare tries to roll over but Gamburyan keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flare is defending against the submission attempts here by Gamburyan.
Gamburyan is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gamburyan connects with a nice short shot to Flare's temple.
Ground and pound from Gamburyan.
Gamburyan seems to be working for a kimura but Flare defends the submission attempt.
Gamburyan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flare is trying to get back to full guard.
Gamburyan controlling the pace.
Gamburyan working over Flare with some ground and pound. Flare looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gamburyan wants to free his trapped foot but Flare is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gamburyan trying to control the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gamburyan lands a nice short elbow.
Gamburyan passes to side control.
Gamburyan is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Flare will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gamburyan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Flare could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Flare tries to bench press Gamburyan off him but Gamburyan keeps the position.
Gamburyan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Flare keeps working.
Flare tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Gamburyan presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Gamburyan controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gamburyan with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Gamburyan dominating with strikes here.
Flare is trying to escape the mount.
Gamburyan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gamburyan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gamburyan lands a heavy elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flare really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gamburyan takes Flare's back.
Gamburyan looking for the RNC.
Gamburyan patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manvel Gamburyan 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.
Gamburyan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Flare swivels and escapes.
Gamburyan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Flare stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Flare gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gamburyan counters with a good low kick that Flare was not able to check.
Gamburyan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gamburyan lands a big head kick that sends Flare tumbling to the mat! Gamburyan takes a step backwards and waves Flare back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Flare is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gamburyan shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! Flare is on queer street and Gamburyan is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Manvel Gamburyan!
Manvel Gamburyan managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Das Labor, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julius Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinson Workman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel comes to the cage accompanied by Its a Fight. Workman has chosen Godsmack-Time Bomb as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Julius Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinson Workman!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Workman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Steel is trying to break free.
Steel lands with a short shot to the head.
Steel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Steel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Workman.
Workman struggles to land a body shot inside as Steel controls his hands.
Workman dodges an elbow strike from Steel.
Steel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Workman throws a punch but it's blocked by Steel.
Steel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Steel manages to break the clinch.
Workman 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.
Nice uppercut there from Workman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Workman takes a swing at Steel's ribcage but misses.
Steel throws a lazy right hand but Workman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Workman throws a combination. Steel tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Julius Steel has been cut.
Steel misses the shot to the body.
Steel takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Workman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Workman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Workman duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Workman tries a head kick but it misses.
Workman tries to clinch but Steel moves out of range.
Workman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steel.
Workman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Workman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steel blocks the body kick.
Workman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steel moves away.
Steel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Workman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Workman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Steel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steel moves out of range of the strikes.
Workman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steel.
Workman misses the shot to the body.
Workman looks to land a right hand but Steel moved out of range.
Workman ducks under a wild hook from Steel.
Steel works Workman's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel scores with a one two! Workman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Workman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Workman lands a jab to Steel's midsection.
Workman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Steel misses with a series of wild punches.
Steel tests Workman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Workman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Steel's head.
Good leg kick by Steel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Workman plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Workman throws a head kick that misses.
Steel thumps Workman with a low kick.
Workman misses with a two punch combination.
A big left from Steel misses.
Workman looks to land a left hand but Steel moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Workman is looking to chop away at Steel's legs.
Workman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Steel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steel checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Steel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steel throws a leg kick
and Workman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Workman closes the distance but Steel moves to the side
and Steel counters with a three punch combo that has Workman backing up. Workman nods at Steel to acknowledge the strikes.
Workman throws a leg kick but Steel moved away.
Workman misses with a straight right.
Steel throws a jab but it's blocked by Workman.
Steel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice body kick from Workman.
Workman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steel avoids the head kick by Workman.
Workman misses with a hook to the body
and Steel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Workman momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Workman counters with a stiff right hand.
Steel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Workman is out of range.
Donk. Steel catches Workman right on the button with a cross.
Steel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Workman throws a lazy head kick
and Steel counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Workman slips a jab and a cross from Steel.
Steel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Steel scores with a nice right hand.
Workman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Workman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Workman swings widly with a right hand
and Workman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steel lands with a hook. Workman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Workman blocks a jab.
Workman tried to score with a low kick but Steel checks it.
Workman throws a leg kick but Steel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vinson Workman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Julius Steel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Steel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Steel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Steel throws a leg kick
and Workman counters with a straight right hand.
Steel clobbers Workman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Steel throws a nice looking combination but Workman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Steel cracks Workman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Steel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steel takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Steel looks to score with a jab to the body but Workman is just out of range.
Vinson Workman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Steel throws a jab when Workman was well out of range.
Workman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Workman throws a sloppy head kick and Steel moves out of range easily.
Workman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Steel feints a jab promting Workman to slip. Steel then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Workman slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Steel 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.
Workman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Workman throws a hook to the side of Steel's head but Steel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donk. Steel catches Workman right on the button with a cross.
Steel misses with a wild combination.
Steel just misses with a punch to the body.
Workman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Workman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Workman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steel.
Workman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Steel avoids the head kick by Workman.
A nice leg kick lands there from Workman.
Workman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Workman.
Workman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Steel momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Steel darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel scores with a one two! Workman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A solid body kick from Workman.
Steel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Workman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steel.
Workman throws the left hand but Steel avoids the punch easily.
Workman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Workman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Steel lands a lovely overhand right.
Workman misses with a low kick.
Steel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Workman was well out of range. Poor timing from Steel.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Steel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Workman in his tracks.
A telegraphed right hand from Steel misses the target.
Steel throws a looping overhand right but Workman ducks down to avoid it.
Steel is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Workman.
Workman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel lands a lovely overhand right.
Steel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Workman.
A swing and a miss from Steel.
Steel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Julius Steel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Workman throws a head kick but Steel moves out of range.
Workman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Workman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steel connects with a single shot there.
Workman throws a wild body kick that Steel sees coming a mile off.
Steel looks to land a combination but Workman avoids it well.
Workman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steel with a nice cross.
Steel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Workman walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Workman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Workman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Steel blocks a leg kick.
Steel throws the left hand but Workman avoids the punch easily.
Steel misses the shot to the body.
Steel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Steel misses with a two punch combination.
Steel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Workman bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Steel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steel misses with a double jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Workman 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.
Workman thumps Steel with a low kick.
Workman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Steel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Julius Steel's cut.
That's time! Steel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Workman misses with a low kick.
Steel scores with a decent looking hook.
Steel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Workman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Steel connects with a leg kick. Workman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Workman moves out of range as Steel strikes.
Workman slips a jab and a cross from Steel.
Workman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steel moves away.
Steel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Workman lands with an uppercut that bounces Steel off the cage and back into range.
Workman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Workman throws a low kick, looking for Steel's leg but Steel calmly moves out of range.
Steel throws a series of punches but Workman avoids them all with ease.
Workman throws a jab when Steel was well out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Workman.
A lazy left from Workman finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Workman throws a sloppy head kick and Steel moves out of range easily.
A jab from Steel misses.
Workman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Workman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Workman misses the shot to the body.
Workman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Steel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steel missing with a left hand there. Workman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steel cracks a nice hook into Workman's ribs.
Workman throws a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Workman misses its intended target.
Steel throws an overhand right that lands on Workman's shoulder, as Workman tries to avoid the shot.
Steel looks to land a combination but Workman avoids it well.
Workman lands a body shot.
Steel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Workman throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel scores with a decent looking hook.
Workman checks a leg kick.
Steel lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Workman misses with a wild body shot.
Workman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Steel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Workman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Steel clobbers Workman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Steel pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Workman back to the cage. Steel follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Workman lands a leg kick that knocks Steel off balance momentarily.
Workman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Steel misses with a hook. Workman ducked under it nicely.
Workman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Steel.
Workman scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Workman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steel misses with a straight right.
Steel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Workman.
Steel throws a head kick that half lands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Steel.
Workman scores with a nice right hand.
Steel looks to land a combination but Workman avoids it well.
Steel takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Steel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Steel connects with a body shot that sends Workman's belly button to the back.
Workman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Workman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Steel is out of range.
Steel avoids the head kick by Workman.
Steel misses with a leg kick.
Workman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Workman looks to land a right hand but Steel moved out of range.
Workman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Workman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steel scores with a jab to the jaw.
Steel looks to score with a jab to the body but Workman is just out of range.
Steel clobbers Workman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Workman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Workman plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Steel with a hook.
Workman thuds a left hand into Steel's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Workman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Steel lands a glancing blow to the side of Workman's head.
Workman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
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 Julius Steel.
I think Steel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julius Steel!
Julius Steel 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 Calvin Fawkes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Chamillionaire - Ridin' ft. Krayzie Bone as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Calvin Fawkes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Samuel Silva!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fawkes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Fawkes.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Fawkes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva moves nicely into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fawkes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fawkes manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Fawkes is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva forces his way into half guard.
Fawkes wants to get back to his feet.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Fawkes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fawkes is looking to escape.
Silva decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fawkes lands a jab to the head.
Fawkes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva darts in and clinches Fawkes up against the cage.
Fawkes is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Silva to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calvin Fawkes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fawkes is trying to pull guard but Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Silva jumps guard but Fawkes turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Fawkes stalling.
Fawkes taking a breather.
Fawkes breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Fawkes coming out on top.
Fawkes shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fawkes is breathing heavily.
Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fawkes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva scrambles back to his feet.
Fawkes 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.
Fawkes gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fawkes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Fawkes misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fawkes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Silva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Fawkes sprawls well initially but Silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fawkes has managed to free his arm - good work.
Silva trying to pass the guard but Fawkes defending well.
Silva passes to full mount!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fawkes wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva cracks Fawkes with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fawkes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fawkes working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fawkes is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Silva is working for a guillotine from mount but Fawkes frees his head quite easily.
Silva controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Silva looking to land elbow strikes but Fawkes uses the position to regain half guard.
Fawkes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Fawkes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Fawkes defends the submission attempt.
Fawkes is trying to stand back up but Silva is controlling him
Silva is keen to just control but Fawkes is a slippery customer.
Fawkes missing with punches from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Fawkes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fawkes has managed to clinch.
Fawkes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva is struggling to control the position.
Silva turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Silva manages to end up in side control.
Fawkes is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
We've been hearing good reports from Fawkes'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.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Fawkes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Fawkes will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fawkes, who protects the arm well.
Fawkes is trying to buck Silva off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fawkes, who protects the arm well.
Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Fawkes is defending well.
Fawkes is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Silva is controlling him well.
Silva working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Fawkes is trying to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fawkes trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
You can see the frustration on Fawkes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Silva is staying tight to Fawkes's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Silva trying to control the position but Fawkes is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to advance to mount but Fawkes denies him.
Silva trying to control the action but Fawkes is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Samuel Silva.
Fawkes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Silva is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Fawkes will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Silva!
Samuel Silva seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tekito Tumoko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gorge Jurgel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jurgel has chosen Rock N Roll Train as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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37
130 lbs
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127 lbs
32 - 34 - 0 |
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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
3 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tekito Tumoko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 34 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gorge Jurgel!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Jurgel misses.
Tumoko takes the fight into the clinch.
Tumoko can't find room to land a body shot as Jurgel controls the action.
Jurgel has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Tumoko clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Good control from Jurgel.
Jurgel is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Tumoko taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Jurgel.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gorge Jurgel!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Sepulveda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Schelokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sepulveda comes to the cage accompanied by Bleed it out. Schelokov has chosen Sirens as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Alexander Schelokov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Justin Sepulveda '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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Justin Sepulveda !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Schelokov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schelokov lands with a nice combination. Sepulveda backs away looking to recover.
Schelokov throws a right and a left that Sepulveda avoids nicely.
Schelokov throws a nice looking combination but Sepulveda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sepulveda dodges the punch combination from Schelokov.
Schelokov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schelokov misses with the combination.
Sepulveda takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sepulveda fails with a takedown attempt.
Schelokov throws a series of punches but Sepulveda avoids them all with ease.
We've been hearing reports that Sepulveda has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Schelokov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sepulveda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Schelokov drops Sepulveda with a right and a left! Schelokov comes rushing in but Sepulveda regains his composure and manages to keep Schelokov in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sepulveda keeping moving, preventing Schelokov from controlling successfully.
Schelokov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Schelokov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Schelokov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sepulveda is rocked!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Schelokov postures up and lands a big shot to Sepulveda 's brow.
Oh Sepulveda is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schelokov postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Sepulveda covers up, he's hurt! Schelokov keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Schelokov and the ref steps in to end the fight! Schelokov can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Schelokov!
Alexander Schelokov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hades Underworld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Retsu Kaioh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Underworld comes to the cage accompanied by Mr. Torture. Hades Underworld 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Hades Underworld!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Retsu Kaioh!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaioh avoids a kick to the body.
Kaioh pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kaioh rushes Underworld and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Underworld trying to land knees to the body.
Kaioh avoiding damage as Underworld throws knees to the body.
Kaioh trying to control the position but instead, Underworld has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kaioh into the cage.
Kaioh tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Underworld pushes Kaioh back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kaioh trying to land knees to the body.
Kaioh lands a nice shot to the body.
Underworld blocks an uppercut.
Underworld tries to land knees in the clinch but Kaioh avoids the damage to the body.
Kaioh throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Underworld on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kaioh pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kaioh landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Underworld throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kaioh blocks it with crossed arms.
Underworld tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kaioh missing with knees to the body.
Underworld scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Kaioh.
It looks like Hades Underworld has been cut.
Kaioh misses with a knee strike.
Kaioh trying to control the position but instead, Underworld has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kaioh into the cage.
Underworld working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kaioh lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kaioh.
Kaioh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Underworld.
Kaioh's coach down at Axia Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kaioh's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Underworld blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Underworld tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kaioh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaioh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Underworld is defending well for now.
Kaioh working aggressively here.
Underworld throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kaioh blocks it with crossed arms.
Underworld throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaioh tries to land knees in the clinch but Underworld avoids the damage to the body.
Underworld misses with a knee to the head.
Underworld avoids a wild elbow strike from Kaioh.
Kaioh dodges an elbow strike from Underworld.
Underworld misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kaioh.
Kaioh trying to stall but Underworld improves his position.
Kaioh misses with an elbow over the top.
Kaioh pushes off an throws an elbow but Underworld leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kaioh.
Underworld with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kaioh lands an uppercut.
Hades Underworld's cut is getting worse.
Underworld managing to block the knees to the body from Kaioh.
Underworld with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Underworld wants to stall.
Underworld trying to land knees to the body.
Kaioh avoiding damage as Underworld throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kaioh.
Kaioh is looking to control Underworld's arms but Underworld gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kaioh has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaioh lands a good knee to the midsection. Underworld won't want to take too many of those.
A head punch on the inside from Underworld fails to land.
Kaioh digs a right hand underneath Underworld's ribcage. Underworld let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Underworld is breathing heavily.
Kaioh wants to stall.
Kaioh tries to land a knee to the head but Underworld blocks with his arms.
Underworld tries a knee to the head but Kaioh blocks it.
Underworld pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kaioh gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hades Underworld's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kaioh stalls.
Kaioh lands an elbow just above Underworld 's eye.
Jeez, Hades Underworld's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Underworld's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kaioh takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kaioh throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kaioh takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Underworld throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kaioh blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Kaioh on the inside.
Kaioh lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hades Underworld's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Retsu Kaioh!
Our winner, Retsu Kaioh, 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamey Mills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Travis Lucas had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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37
208 lbs
37 - 16 - 0 |
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39
170 lbs
31 - 17 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Lucas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jamey Mills!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mills throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lucas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mills manages to avoid it.
Mills throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Mills misses its intended target.
Lucas throws a body punch but Mills moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Lucas.
Lucas swings for the body but Mills moves out of range.
Mills shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lucas pinned against the cage. Lucas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mills.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mills lands a right hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lucas.
Mills throws a jab when Lucas was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Mills.
Jamey Mills seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Mills there.
Mills looks to land a left hand but Lucas moved out of range nicely.
Mills lunges at Lucas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lucas's hand.
Mills takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mills is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mills clobbers Lucas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice straight punches there by Lucas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lucas.
Lucas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mills connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lucas scrambles back to his feet.
Lucas slips under a jab from Mills.
Mills moves out of range as Lucas throws a body kick.
Mills lands a glancing blow to the side of Lucas's head.
Travis Lucas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mills lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lucas throws a front kick aimed at Mills's knee but Mills avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mills shoots for a double leg takedown but Lucas sprawls well. He's pushed Mills's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Travis Lucas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamey Mills.
Lucas tries to move into range but Mills moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lucas throws a leg kick that misses.
Mills throws an off balance right hand
and Lucas counters with a head kick that drops Mills to the mat! Mills scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Mills is rocked!
Mills circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Lucas. Mills falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Lucas!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Travis Lucas!
Travis Lucas is the new super heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Travis Lucas 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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