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NGF 139 Hayes v Renato PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edmund Dantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Van Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Kirkland is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by DJ Vadim - The Terrorist. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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165 lbs
14 - 7 - 1 |
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164 lbs
18 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edmund Dantes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Van Kirkland!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Kirkland blocks a head kick by Dantes.
Dantes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dantes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Some bone on bone action there as Van Kirkland checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dantes looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Kirkland is just out of range.
Van Kirkland lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dantes seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Dantes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Van Kirkland there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Van Kirkland looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dantes throws a one two combo.
Van Kirkland throws a leg kick but Dantes moved away.
Van Kirkland feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dantes's calf.
Van Kirkland takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dantes tries to land a leg kick but Van Kirkland saw it coming and moves away.
Van Kirkland tries a head kick but it misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Van Kirkland checks a leg kick.
Van Kirkland fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dantes is out of range.
Van Kirkland fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dantes misses with a low kick as Van Kirkland jumps back.
Van Kirkland misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dantes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dantes throws a hook but Van Kirkland avoids it easily.
Vladimir Van Kirkland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Kirkland throws a leg kick but Dantes checks it.
Dantes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dantes with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dantes lands a lovely overhand right.
Dantes misses with an uppercut.
Van Kirkland blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Kirkland. Dantes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dantes throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Van Kirkland tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dantes is in Van Kirkland's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dantes is working Van Kirkland over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dantes trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Kirkland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Kirkland is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dantes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland keeping moving, preventing Dantes from controlling successfully.
Dantes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Van Kirkland pulls Dantes in to control the position.
Van Kirkland keeping full guard, as Dantes tries to pass.
Dantes trying to control but Van Kirkland is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Edmund Dantes wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Van Kirkland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dantes moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dantes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Horrible takedown by Dantes or perhaps it was just good defense by Van Kirkland which made him look bad.
Van Kirkland throws a sloppy head kick and Dantes moves out of range easily.
Dantes lands a head shot.
Dantes throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Van Kirkland was covering up waiting for the punch and Dantes finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dantes postures up and lands a big shot to Van Kirkland's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edmund Dantes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Van Kirkland throws a looping overhand right but Dantes ducks down to avoid it.
Dantes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dantes slips under a jab from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dantes to score with a decent uppercut.
Van Kirkland misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Kirkland throws a leg kick that misses.
Van Kirkland looks to land a left hand but Dantes moved out of range nicely.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dantes.
Van Kirkland is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dantes looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Van Kirkland is avoiding damage well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dantes trying to control the action but Van Kirkland is working from the bottom.
Van Kirkland tries to buck Dantes off but Dantes is having none of it.
Dantes trying to control the position but Van Kirkland is working away.
Van Kirkland is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dantes throws an elbow but Van Kirkland slips to the side and avoids it well.
Dantes is putting a hurting on Van Kirkland here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dantes sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Van Kirkland is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Dantes throws an elbow but Van Kirkland slips to the side and avoids it well.
The ground and pound from Dantes seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
You can see the frustration on Van Kirkland's face as Dantes controls the position.
Van Kirkland holding on.
Dantes wants to control but Van Kirkland is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland is looking for a sweep.
Dantes looks up at the clock and then as Van Kirkland takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dantes smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dantes tries for a kimura but Van Kirkland is defending well.
Dantes working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Van Kirkland managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dantes.
Van Kirkland is looking for a sweep.
Dantes working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland controls the position for a moment.
Van Kirkland tries to improve position but can't.
Dantes tries to score with some ground and pound. Van Kirkland controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dantes wants to control but Van Kirkland is keeping him busy.
Van Kirkland takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dantes working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Van Kirkland can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edmund Dantes dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dantes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Van Kirkland pinned against the cage. Van Kirkland gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Van Kirkland lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Van Kirkland takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A head kick from Dantes lands but Van Kirkland takes it in his stride.
Van Kirkland throws a front kick aimed at Dantes's knee but Dantes avoids it well.
Van Kirkland jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Kirkland stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dantes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dantes scores with a leg kick.
Dantes throws the left hand but Van Kirkland avoids the punch easily.
Dantes misses with an uppercut.
Dantes dives in for a single leg takedown but Van Kirkland sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Van Kirkland working aggressively here.
Van Kirkland misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Kirkland breaks from the clinch.
Van Kirkland tries to land a leg kick but Dantes saw it coming and moves away.
Dantes throws a head kick but Van Kirkland moves out of range.
Van Kirkland throws a leg kick but Dantes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Van Kirkland pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dantes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Dantes misses.
Van Kirkland misses with a leg kick
and Dantes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Kirkland.
Dantes blocks the body kick.
Edmund Dantes is winning the standup battle so far.
Dantes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Kirkland.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Kirkland.
Dantes blocks a head kick by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dantes throws a leg kick that misses.
Van Kirkland lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dantes moves away from the strike by Van Kirkland.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dantes throws a leg kick which misses Van Kirkland's front leg but catches the back leg as Van Kirkland tries to avoid it.
Dantes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dantes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Dantes misses.
Van Kirkland takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dantes throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Edmund Dantes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dantes shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edmund Dantes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Kirkland attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dantes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dantes throws a body kick that misses.
Good exchange - Van Kirkland coming out on top.
Vladimir Van Kirkland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dantes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dantes misses with a two punch combination.
Van Kirkland slips under a jab.
Dantes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Kirkland.
Dantes avoids the body shot from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dantes counters with a shoot takedown. Van Kirkland fights it but they end up in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dantes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Edmund Dantes.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dantes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edmund Dantes!
Edmund Dantes thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kullervo Pelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Dietrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pelli's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Juha Vainio - Nakkila. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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266 lbs
13 - 13 - 0 |
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245 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kullervo Pelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hans Dietrich!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dietrich lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dietrich with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pelli blocks a head kick by Dietrich.
A clash of legs there as Pelli blocks the low kick.
Pelli takes one to the chin there.
Dietrich lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dietrich scores with a leg kick.
Pelli is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pelli takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dietrich paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Dietrich.
Dietrich cracks Pelli's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Pelli slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Dietrich can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hans Dietrich!
Hans Dietrich really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Milwaukee's Best 160 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Kullervo Pelli was interviewed post fight and said 'Well fuck this shit. I lost and I hate it. I should have knocked the fucker out in the first minute.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bowman Rook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Roofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roofer comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jonesmann Feat. Azad - Der Soldat James Rhyme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ben Roofer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bowman Rook's chin.
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190 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
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194 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bowman Rook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Roofer!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rook scores with a nice head shot.
Roofer scores with a leg kick.
Roofer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rook.
Roofer throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Roofer.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rook, right into the meat.
Rook keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rook doesn't manage to clinch there - Roofer circles away.
Rook bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roofer throws a jab but it's blocked by Rook.
Roofer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rook has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rook, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roofer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Roofer cracks Rook with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rook closes the distance and clinches.
Rook misses with the head strike.
Rook has Roofer pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Roofer manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Roofer managing to block the knees to the body from Rook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roofer misses with a punch to the body.
Roofer throws a head punch that misses.
Roofer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Roofer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roofer misses with a body punch.
Roofer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roofer blocks a body shot from Rook.
Roofer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rook is trying to trip Roofer. He has hold of a leg but Roofer is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Rook persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Roofer looking to control.
Rook throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Roofer keeping full guard, as Rook tries to pass.
Rook wants to control from the top but Roofer keeps moving.
Rook slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rook throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Roofer is looking to improve his position.
Rook is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Roofer is just riding it out for now. Rook eventually gives up the hold.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rook thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Roofer's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rook throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rook seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Roofer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rook is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Roofer is just riding it out for now. Rook eventually gives up the hold.
Rook is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Roofer defends it well.
Rook is trying to control the action in half guard but Roofer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roofer wants to get back to his feet.
Rook not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Roofer keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Rook passes to full mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roofer avoids a series of strikes thrown by Rook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bowman Rook 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.
Rook fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rook avoids a kick to the body.
Rook will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Roofer.
Roofer tries a head kick but it misses.
Rook tries to clinch up.
Roofer throws a leg kick but Rook sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rook checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Roofer throws a leg kick but Rook sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Roofer throws a leg kick but Rook sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Roofer finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Roofer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rook's head backwards.
Rook tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rook shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Roofer makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Roofer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rook working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rook working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rook wants to control from the top but Roofer keeps moving.
Roofer looking to control.
Rook wants to control from the top but Roofer keeps moving.
Roofer seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rook throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roofer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rook throwing strikes but missing.
Rook wants to pass the guard but Roofer is keeping the position.
Rook trying to control the position from guard on top but Roofer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rook moves into range and clinches up with Roofer.
Rook throws a head punch that misses.
Our sources have told us that Rook has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Roofer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roofer moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Rook blocks the leg kick.
Rook scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Roofer misses with a hook
and Rook counters with a straight right hand.
Rook jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Roofer throws a leg kick but Rook moved away.
Roofer wants to clinch up but Rook keeps it at a distance.
Roofer leaves Rook with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rook is looking to land body kicks.
Rook changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rook fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ben Roofer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Roofer connects with a leg kick. Rook looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Roofer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rook tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roofer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rook sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roofer throws a front kick aimed at Rook's knee but Rook avoids it well.
Roofer scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roofer. Rook does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rook lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Roofer at a distance.
Rook throws a body punch but Roofer moves out of range.
Roofer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Roofer throws a head kick but Rook moves out of range.
Roofer lands with a nice body punch.
Ben Roofer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rook looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Roofer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rook wants to slow Roofer down by chopping away at his legs.
Roofer tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Roofer.
Roofer throws a front kick aimed at Rook's knee but Rook avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Roofer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Horrible takedown by Rook or perhaps it was just good defense by Roofer which made him look bad.
A big right from Rook misses.
Roofer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rook.
Roofer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rook tries to clinch there but Roofer circles away.
Roofer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Roofer throws a head kick that misses.
Roofer throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rook.
Roofer throws a leg kick but Rook sees it coming and moves out of range.
Roofer connects with a leg kick. Rook looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rook is looking to slow Roofer down with leg kicks.
Rook shoots in and drives through. Roofer sprawls well.
Roofer tried to score with a low kick but Rook checks it.
Roofer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rook walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rook checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rook blocks a leg kick.
Rook scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Rook blocks the low kick.
A head kick by Roofer misses
and Rook counters with a takedown into side control.
Roofer felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Roofer gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rook trying to control but Roofer is having none of it.
Rook lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rook looking to finish with strikes here!
Rook throwing strikes here but Roofer is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Rook is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Roofer has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Roofer!
Rook working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Roofer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Roofer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bowman Rook overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Roofer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rook keeping full guard, as Roofer tries to pass.
Rook looking for a guillotine here but Roofer defends easily.
Rook is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rook being controlled here, momentarily.
Roofer trying to control the position from guard on top but Rook is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rook throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roofer won't allow Rook to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bowman Rook.
I think Rook 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bowman Rook!
Bowman Rook made sure to mention his sponsor, Milwaukee's Best 160 in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petr Jakovlev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stig Helmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jakovlev's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Devour. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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26
290 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
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31
265 lbs
16 - 20 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petr Jakovlev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stig Helmer!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jakovlev moves into range and clinches up with Helmer.
Jakovlev leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jakovlev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
It looks like Stig Helmer has been cut.
Jakovlev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Helmer looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jakovlev actively working from the bottom here.
Jakovlev is trying to maintain the position but Helmer is very close to passing his half guard.
Jakovlev works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jakovlev had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Helmer defends it easily.
Helmer stands and throws Jakovlev's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakovlev struggling a bit here.
Helmer is trying to get an arm triangle but Jakovlev is defending well.
Jakovlev is looking for a sweep.
Helmer scoring with punches and elbows.
Jakovlev regains half guard.
Helmer is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jakovlev trying to control here.
Helmer is trying to work for a kimura but Jakovlev is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helmer is pressing down on Jakovlev's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jakovlev is holding on for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Helmer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jakovlev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Helmer is looking to advance position but Jakovlev won't allow it.
Helmer looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Helmer is pressing down on Jakovlev's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jakovlev is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakovlev wants to get back to his feet.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Helmer working his ground and pound in the gym.
Helmer wants to free his trapped foot but Jakovlev is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jakovlev is trying to stand up here but Helmer is controlling him well.
Jakovlev blocking the ground and pound attempt from Helmer.
Jakovlev tries to kick Helmer off but Helmer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Helmer is looking for a kimura here.
Jakovlev looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helmer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Helmer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jakovlev is looking to escape.
Jakovlev is looking for a sweep. Helmer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Helmer frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Helmer pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Helmer jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jakovlev manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stig Helmer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stig Helmer's cut.
That's time! Jakovlev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
No joy there for Jakovlev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jakovlev throws out a powerful jab.
Helmer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jakovlev on the side of the head.
Jakovlev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Helmer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jakovlev.
Helmer swats away the attempt to clinch by Jakovlev.
Jakovlev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Helmer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Helmer slips a jab and a cross from Jakovlev.
Helmer's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Helmer duly obliges.
It looks like Petr Jakovlev has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jakovlev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jakovlev throws a series of punches but Helmer avoids them all with ease.
Jakovlev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Helmer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jakovlev gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helmer passes Jakovlev's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Helmer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jakovlev doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Helmer.
Helmer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Helmer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Helmer wants to free his trapped foot but Jakovlev is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jakovlev looks like he's trying to stand up.
Helmer is trying to work for a kimura but Jakovlev is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jakovlev looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jakovlev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jakovlev trying to control here.
Helmer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jakovlev wants to get back to his feet.
Jakovlev is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Helmer pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helmer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Helmer lands a nice short elbow.
Stig Helmer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jakovlev is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jakovlev manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Helmer postures up in Jakovlev's guard and throws a big left but Jakovlev blocks it.
Helmer throwing strikes but missing.
Helmer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jakovlev has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Helmer has managed to get both his arms back between Jakovlev's legs - danger averted.
Jakovlev wants to sweep but no luck.
Helmer content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Helmer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Helmer throws a strike but Jakovlev rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Helmer is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Helmer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jakovlev lands a couple of elbows.
Jakovlev would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Helmer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jakovlev is aware though and is defending well.
Jakovlev is in close to Helmer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Helmer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Helmer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jakovlev doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jakovlev manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jakovlev looking to sit in guard and control but Helmer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stig Helmer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jakovlev tries to clinch but Helmer is having none of it.
Jakovlev scores with a one two! Helmer had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Helmer swinging wildly here.
Jakovlev throws a nice looking combination but Helmer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jakovlev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jakovlev connects with a body shot.
Helmer slips a jab and a cross from Jakovlev.
Jakovlev misses with a straight left.
Jakovlev slaps away a takedown attempt from Helmer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Helmer looks to land a combination but Jakovlev avoids it well.
Helmer fails with a takedown attempt.
Helmer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Petr Jakovlev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stig Helmer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakovlev tries to bum rush Helmer with a series of wild strikes but Helmer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Helmer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jakovlev.
Jakovlev ducks under a wild hook from Helmer.
Helmer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jakovlev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Helmer.
Helmer slips a jab and a cross from Jakovlev.
Helmer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jakovlev.
Jakovlev darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Helmer with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jakovlev counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jakovlev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Helmer tries to close the distance and clinch but Jakovlev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jakovlev throws a hook to the side of Helmer's head but Helmer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helmer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Helmer throws a nice looking combination but Jakovlev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Helmer misses.
Jakovlev takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Helmer shoots in looking for a takedown. Jakovlev tries to sprawl out of it but Helmer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jakovlev manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Petr Jakovlev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Helmer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jakovlev misses with a straight left.
Jakovlev misses with a series of wild punches.
Helmer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Helmer avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Helmer misses.
Helmer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jakovlev sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Helmer somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helmer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Helmer dodges the punch combination from Jakovlev.
Jakovlev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Helmer closes the distance and clinches up with Jakovlev, looking for a takedown. Helmer pushes Jakovlev against the cage but Jakovlev circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jakovlev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jakovlev misses with a few strikes there.
Helmer keeps the fight on the outside.
Jakovlev swinging wildly here.
Jakovlev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Helmer shoots in and bounces Jakovlev off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helmer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jakovlev working for submissions but it's allowed Helmer to get to half guard.
Jakovlev wants to control but Helmer passes into side.
Petr Jakovlev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helmer working away.
Helmer prevents Jakovlev from escaping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jakovlev tries to buck Helmer off but Helmer is having none of it.
Helmer scoring with punches and elbows.
Stig Helmer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jakovlev is not content to let Helmer control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Stig Helmer.
I've got Helmer 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stig Helmer!
Stig Helmer decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Renninger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Styles has chosen Theme tune to muslamic ray guns 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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182 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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175 lbs
17 - 11 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Renninger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 2, fighting out of London, Xavier Styles!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Styles throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Renninger on the side of the head.
Renninger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Styles digs a good hook to Renninger's body.
Renninger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Renninger throws the left hand but Styles avoids the punch easily.
Renninger throws a head kick that Styles semi-blocks.
It looks like Xavier Styles has been cut.
Renninger is looking to land body kicks.
Styles works Renninger's body with a nice hook.
Jab by Styles.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Renninger, right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Styles slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Renninger, right into the meat.
Renninger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Styles looks to throw the jab but Renninger is out of range.
Renninger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Renninger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Styles loads up on a big right hand but Renninger slips the punch.
Styles throws a looping overhand right but Renninger ducks down to avoid it.
Styles avoids a kick to the body.
Styles's coach down at Bromance Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Styles's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Styles checks a low kick from Renninger.
Styles lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Styles has a takedown stuffed.
Renninger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Renninger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Renninger ducks under a wild hook from Styles.
Renninger walks into a straight right hand from Styles.
Richard Renninger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Styles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renninger on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Styles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Renninger.
Renninger scores with a push kick.
Styles misses the jab.
Renninger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Styles.
Renninger 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.
Styles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Styles might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Styles lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Styles keeps the fight on the outside.
Renninger is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Styles lands a head shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Styles tries for a takedown but Renninger sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Renninger keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Xavier Styles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Styles is looking to take a break and control but Renninger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Styles throws an elbow but Renninger slips to the side and avoids it well.
Renninger tries to bench press Styles off him but Styles keeps the position.
Styles is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Renninger is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Styles trying to control the position but Renninger is working away.
Renninger is looking for a sweep.
Styles working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles misses with the ground and pound.
Styles is looking to take a break and control but Renninger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Styles is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Renninger knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Renninger regains half guard.
Renninger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Renninger has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Styles is working away from the top position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Renninger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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 Richard Renninger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Xavier Styles'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.
Renninger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Renninger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Renninger scores with a one two! Styles had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Renninger moves into the clinch.
Styles swings wildly with an uppercut but Renninger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Renninger scores with a shoulder strike.
Renninger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Styles cracks a nice hook into Renninger's ribs.
Styles fails with the takedown.
Renninger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Styles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Renninger's head.
Renninger gets caught napping as Styles dives in and scores a takedown. Renninger manages to retain guard.
Styles trying to control the position from guard on top but Renninger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Renninger trying to keep a closed guard but Styles is proving a slippery customer.
Renninger throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Styles postures up.
Renninger looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Renninger looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Richard Renninger just wasn't active enough.
Renninger throws a leg kick but Styles moved away.
Styles throws a leg kick
and Renninger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Renninger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Renninger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Styles.
Styles moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Renninger finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Styles closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Renninger's guard.
Styles not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Renninger looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Styles's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Renninger seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Styles wants to control from the top but Renninger keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xavier Styles has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Styles closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Renninger did well to prevent Styles getting side control.
Renninger is looking to improve his position.
Renninger moves into full guard.
Renninger trying to control the position.
Styles trying to control the position from guard on top but Renninger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Renninger is pulling down on Styles's head. It's preventing any offense from Styles, at least for the moment.
Renninger has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Styles can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles being controlled here momentarily.
Styles pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Renninger is keeping the position for now.
Renninger wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Renninger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Styles trying to control but Renninger is working from the bottom.
Styles slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Xavier Styles hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Renninger attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Richard Renninger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Xavier Styles's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Styles lands with a straight right. Renninger didn't see that one coming.
Styles drives through with a takedown into Renninger's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Renninger is trying to keep Styles in close.
Renninger is really struggling to control Styles but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Renninger has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Richard Renninger.
Renninger misses with a body kick.
Nice shot by Styles.
Renninger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Richard Renninger is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles misses with a body shot.
Styles lands a head shot.
Styles avoids the body shot from Renninger.
Renninger throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Styles tests Renninger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Renninger takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Renninger connects with a jab.
Renninger lands a glancing blow to the side of Styles's head.
Renninger slips a jab from Styles.
Styles misses with a straight left.
Renninger defending well as Styles loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renninger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Renninger tries to land a front kick but Styles steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Renninger keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Renninger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Styles paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Styles misses.
Styles scores with a jab to the head.
Styles stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Renninger takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Styles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Renninger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles scores with a punch to the head.
Renninger finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Renninger wants to land a leg kick but Styles is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Styles.
Good shot there by Styles.
Styles misses with a two punch combination.
Renninger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Renninger doesn't manage to clinch there - Styles circles away.
Styles shoots in but no luck this time.
Renninger misses with a kick to the body.
Renninger throws a hook to the side of Styles's head but Styles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Renninger, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles fails with a takedown attempt.
Richard Renninger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Styles.
Styles throws a shot from downtown. Renninger moves away and avoids it.
Renninger looks to land a left hand but Styles moved out of range nicely.
Renninger looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Renninger misses with a leg kick.
Renninger punishes Styles's body with a nice straight punch.
Styles misses with a straight right.
Jab, jab by Styles - just one landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Styles loads up on a big right hand but Renninger slips the punch.
Renninger doesn't manage to clinch there - Styles circles away.
Xavier Styles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Renninger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Styles has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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 Richard Renninger.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Renninger, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Renninger!
During a confident post fight interview, Richard Renninger thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Xavier Styles spoke after the fight, saying 'It's at times like this, one must reach deeply into his soul,challenge his heart, feel new courage, endure the fuck pain and say 'FUCK ISLAM AND MOHAMMED WAS A PEDOPHILE''.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hakan Juholt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Mannetosen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mannetosen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Krav. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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150 lbs
20 - 5 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hakan Juholt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Mannetosen!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juholt misses with a series of wild punches.
Juholt avoids the body shot from Mannetosen.
Juholt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mannetosen.
Juholt moves into the clinch successfully.
Juholt blocks a body shot from Mannetosen.
Juholt misses with a punch on the inside.
Mannetosen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Juholt slowing the pace effectively.
Juholt blocks an elbow strike from Mannetosen.
Mannetosen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Juholt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mannetosen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mannetosen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Juholt tries to break free but Mannetosen pushes him back against the cage.
Mannetosen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Juholt.
Mannetosen lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Mannetosen.
Juholt struggles to land a body shot inside as Mannetosen controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juholt gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Juholt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mannetosen won't allow Juholt to pass to mount.
Mannetosen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Juholt stalling away here and it's allowed Mannetosen to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Juholt won't allow Mannetosen to sweep him here.
Juholt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Juholt showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mannetosen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Juholt looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Juholt's guard.
Mannetosen trying to control but Juholt is working from the bottom.
Juholt escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mannetosen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juholt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mannetosen is one step ahead there.
Juholt trying to control the position.
Juholt is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mannetosen is aware though and is defending well.
Juholt is trying to control the position but Mannetosen postures up.
Juholt seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Mannetosen throwing strikes from guard but Juholt blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen trying to control the position from guard on top but Juholt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mannetosen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Juholt is keeping the position for now.
Juholt tries to strike from the bottom.
Mannetosen trying to control but Juholt is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Juholt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mannetosen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Juholt wants to sweep here but Mannetosen controlling him for the moment.
Juholt has momentary wrist control but Mannetosen slips an elbow through the middle.
Juholt trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juholt looking for a sweep. Not yet Juholt, not yet.
Juholt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mannetosen.
Mannetosen postures up.
Mannetosen wants to control from the top but Juholt keeps moving.
Juholt has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mannetosen throws a strike but Juholt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mannetosen is looking for a triangle here but Juholt uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Juholt in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mannetosen tries to buck Juholt off but Juholt is having none of it.
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 Hakan Juholt will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mannetosen throws a leg kick that misses.
Juholt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Juholt looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mannetosen swings for the body but Juholt moves out of range.
Juholt fails with a takedown attempt.
Donk. Mannetosen catches Juholt right on the button with a cross.
Some bone on bone action there as Mannetosen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mannetosen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Juholt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hakan Juholt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juholt dives in and grabs Mannetosen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mannetosen pushes down on Juholt's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannetosen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Juholt's head.
Mannetosen misses with a low kick.
Juholt tries a head kick but it misses.
Mannetosen throws a leg kick but Juholt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mannetosen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Juholt moves away.
Mannetosen scoring well with a low kick there.
Mannetosen misses with a body shot
and Juholt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mannetosen looks to land a body kick but Juholt moved away.
Manny Mannetosen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mannetosen misses with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Juholt.
Juholt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mannetosen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Juholt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juholt avoids the body shot from Mannetosen.
Mannetosen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juholt dives in for a single leg takedown but Mannetosen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mannetosen tries a body shot but Juholt blocks it.
Mannetosen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Juholt missing with knees to the body.
Mannetosen looking to throw knees to the head but Juholt is blocking nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mannetosen.
Juholt scores with a shoulder strike.
Mannetosen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Juholt.
Still in the clinch, Mannetosen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Juholt stalling in the clinch but Mannetosen improves position.
Mannetosen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Juholt is defending well for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Juholt.
Juholt turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Juholt manages to end up in side control.
Mannetosen has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Juholt working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen is trying to get back to half guard.
Juholt wants to take a breather but Mannetosen manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Juholt.
Juholt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Juholt got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mannetosen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Juholt has managed to get both his arms back between Mannetosen's legs - danger averted.
Juholt won't allow Mannetosen to sweep him here.
Juholt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mannetosen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Juholt won't allow Mannetosen to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juholt lands a couple of digs.
Juholt trying to control but Mannetosen is working from the bottom.
Juholt stands up over Mannetosen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Juholt throwing strikes but missing.
Juholt looking to sit in guard and control but Mannetosen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mannetosen distracts Juholt with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Hakan Juholt will probably get the nod.
That's time! Juholt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Juholt.
Mannetosen misses with a body shot.
Mannetosen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mannetosen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Juholt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mannetosen pinned against the cage. Mannetosen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mannetosen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A head kick misses from Juholt.
Mannetosen misses with a low kick.
Juholt misses with a low kick.
Juholt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mannetosen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Juholt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mannetosen.
Mannetosen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Juholt under the eye.
Mannetosen cracks a nice hook into Juholt's ribs.
Mannetosen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Juholt closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Juholt wants to advance to full mount but Mannetosen doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Mannetosen is trying to control the position but Juholt postures up.
Juholt is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mannetosen trying to keep a closed guard but Juholt is proving a slippery customer.
Juholt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hakan Juholt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Juholt got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mannetosen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Juholt has managed to get both his arms back between Mannetosen's legs - danger averted.
Juholt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Juholt won't allow Mannetosen to sweep him here.
Mannetosen managing to control the position.
Juholt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mannetosen is keeping the position for now.
Juholt works over Mannetosen with some ground and pound from guard.
Hakan Juholt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mannetosen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Juholt gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mannetosen working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Juholt controls the pace.
Mannetosen keeping moving, preventing Juholt from controlling successfully.
Mannetosen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Juholt doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Juholt manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Juholt controlling from the top position.
Mannetosen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juholt advances position into side control!
A lull in the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Juholt tries to advance position but instead Mannetosen slips a leg back in to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Manny Mannetosen.
I think Juholt has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Hakan Juholt!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Kenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Irving Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenny comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, King Kenny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Irving Brown!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenny shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brown but Brown pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kenny fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brown avoids it really well and circles away.
Kenny tries for a takedown but Brown circles away easily
and Brown counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Kenny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kenny fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brown.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kenny looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kenny throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab from Brown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kenny shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brown but Brown pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kenny 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenny tries for a takedown but Brown circles away easily
and Kenny takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kenny blocks a leg kick.
Kenny has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Rat Cage in the buildup to the fight.
That kick from Brown tenderised Kenny's leg. Kenny is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brown lands a nice looking body kick.
Kenny is breathing heavily.
Kenny shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brown as he avoids it easily.
Brown fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
That kick from Brown tenderised Kenny's leg. Kenny is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good leg kick by Brown there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kenny takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like King Kenny has been cut.
Kenny takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brown scores with a kick to the midsection.
Brown throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenny misses the jab.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kenny moves out of range of the body kick.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Brown fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kenny looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brown tries to land a front kick but Kenny steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brown throws a leg kick which misses Kenny's front leg but catches the back leg as Kenny tries to avoid it.
Irving Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brown fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kenny has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kenny on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That kick from Brown tenderised Kenny's leg. Kenny is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brown steps in with a hook that catches Kenny right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Brown follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Kenny looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Irving Brown!
Our winner, Irving Brown, 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Timofey Boyko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reiska Pekka Retale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyko comes to the cage accompanied by Kamaedzitca - Колазварl. Retale has chosen The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timofey Boyko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reiska Pekka Retale!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Retale takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Retale moves out of range as Boyko strikes.
Nice body punch from Boyko.
Boyko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Retale fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Boyko lands with a nice combination. Retale backs away looking to recover.
Retale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Timofey Boyko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boyko tries to work over Retale's front leg with a kick but Retale checks it.
Boyko avoids the body shot from Retale.
Retale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boyko.
Retale throws a body punch but Boyko moves out of range.
Boyko checks a leg kick nicely.
Boyko has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym Beam in the buildup to the fight.
Boyko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boyko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boyko lands a lovely overhand right.
Boyko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Boyko scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyko tries to land a body kick
and Retale counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Retale content to control rather than advance.
Boyko won't allow Retale to pass to mount.
Boyko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Retale.
Boyko is controlling Retale's trapped leg to prevent Retale from advancing to side control.
Retale wants to take a breather but Boyko is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Retale thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Retale seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Retale wants to take a breather but Boyko is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
OK we're going to have a standup here. Reiska Pekka Retale hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Boyko connects with a crisp jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Retale darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Retale has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boyko.
Retale misses with a body kick.
Boyko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boyko throws a solid leg kick but Retale takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Boyko.
Retale shoots in looking for a takedown. Boyko tries to sprawl out of it but Retale keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Boyko manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Retale takes a swing at Boyko's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyko throws a jab when Retale was well out of range.
Timofey Boyko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Retale fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Boyko to the ground. Retale is now in Boyko's guard.
Boyko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Retale's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Retale postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Boyko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boyko seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Boyko looking to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Boyko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boyko keeping moving, preventing Retale from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Retale throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Retale is fighting to break Boyko's control of his arms but Boyko is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Boyko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Retale connects with a couple of short punches.
Retale wants to control from the top but Boyko keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Retale is fighting to break Boyko's control of his arms but Boyko is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reiska Pekka Retale 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.
Retale looks for the body kick but Boyko saw that one coming.
Boyko works the jab nicely.
Jab from Boyko.
Boyko throws a sloppy head kick and Retale moves out of range easily.
Boyko takes a swing at Retale's ribcage but misses.
Retale takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Retale lands with an uppercut that bounces Boyko off the cage and back into range.
Retale misses with a looping right.
Retale pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Boyko throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Retale counters by clinching up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Boyko.
It looks like Reiska Pekka Retale has been cut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Boyko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Retale's face.
Boyko missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Boyko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Retale.
Retale tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boyko's elbow.
A body shot lands from Retale.
Boyko misses with some punches.
Boyko dodges an elbow strike from Retale.
Boyko swings wildly with an uppercut but Retale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Retale.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Retale.
Boyko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Boyko blocks a body shot from Retale.
Boyko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Retale blocks it with crossed arms.
Boyko lands a knee to the body.
Boyko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Retale connects with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Retale - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Retale is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Boyko is defending well.
Boyko scores with a shoulder strike.
Retale misses with the head strike.
Retale's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Retale is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boyko is defending well for now.
Retale stalling in the clinch but Boyko improves position.
Boyko throws an elbow that misses.
Retale lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Retale has a couple of punches blocked by Boyko.
Retale takes a knee to the side of the body.
Retale lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Retale blocks an elbow strike.
Retale fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Timofey Boyko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good body shot from Boyko.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Boyko.
Boyko scores with a knee to the head.
Retale looking for a takedown.
Retale drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Boyko gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Timofey Boyko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reiska Pekka Retale.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Boyko as Retale tries to tie him up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Boyko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Retale's brow.
Boyko working Retale over with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Retale.
Boyko connects with a knee to the head.
Boyko lands a good knee to the midsection. Retale won't want to take too many of those.
Retale is breathing heavily.
Retale misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boyko is trying to maintain a safe position but Retale gets an underhook and turns Boyko into the cage.
Boyko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Boyko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boyko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Retale.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boyko throws an elbow that misses.
Boyko lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Boyko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Retale's brow.
Boyko connects with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Reiska Pekka Retale's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Retale.
Boyko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Boyko as Retale tries to tie him up.
Retale lands a knee to the body.
Boyko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boyko lands a shot to the body.
A knee to the head by Boyko.
Boyko lands a knee to the head.
Retale has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Boyko is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Boyko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Boyko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Boyko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boyko managing to block the knees to the body from Retale.
Boyko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Boyko misses with a knee strike.
Boyko blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timofey Boyko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Reiska Pekka Retale's cut.
That's time! Boyko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Retale pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boyko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Retale has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boyko is looking to slow Retale down with leg kicks.
Retale has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boyko.
Retale throws a sloppy body shot
and Boyko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Retale throws a body punch but Boyko moves out of range.
Boyko stuffs the takedown.
Boyko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Retale's sensitive parts.
Boyko scores with the left hand. Retale knows he should have avoided that one.
Retale takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Retale takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Boyko.
Retale blocks a head kick by Boyko.
Retale goes for a double leg but Boyko avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Boyko continues to drive forward.
A short uppercut from Boyko.
Retale misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Retale lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boyko backwards.
Boyko looking to throw knees to the head but Retale is blocking nicely.
Retale takes an elbow to the temple.
Retale throws a head punch that misses.
Retale pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Retale turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Boyko is trying to control Retale's posture but Retale avoids it.
Retale tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Retale working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Boyko is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyko is working to avoid the ground and pound but Retale connects with a decent elbow.
Retale tries to move into full mount but can't pass Boyko's legs.
Retale throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Retale wants to control but Boyko is keeping him busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boyko defending against the ground and pound.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The ground and pound from Retale seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Retale is looking to take a break and control but Boyko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Retale has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Retale controlling the position.
Retale working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Retale scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Boyko to see if he's OK.
Retale wants to control for a moment but Boyko uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Retale trying to control from half guard but Boyko is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Retale missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Boyko is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Retale's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Retale's back!
Retale tries to roll but Boyko sticks to his back.
Retale is still trying to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Retale is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Boyko struggling to keep hold of the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reiska Pekka Retale comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Retale has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reiska Pekka Retale!
During a confident post fight interview, Reiska Pekka Retale thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shavo Odin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vyacheslav Kalashnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalashnikov has chosen Leningrad Cowboys - Those were the days as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shavo Odin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vyacheslav Kalashnikov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalashnikov throws a chopping leg kick but Odin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Odin throws the left hand but Kalashnikov avoids the punch easily.
Kalashnikov has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Odin is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Odin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kalashnikov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kalashnikov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Odin wants to land a leg kick but Kalashnikov is out of range.
Odin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kalashnikov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Odin scrambles back to his feet.
Kalashnikov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Odin.
Kalashnikov wants to land a leg kick but Odin is out of range.
Odin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Odin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A swing and a miss from Odin.
Odin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kalashnikov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big left from Odin misses.
Odin walks into a stiff left hand from Kalashnikov.
Kalashnikov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kalashnikov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Odin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kalashnikov slips a jab from Odin.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Odin, as that shot connected.
Odin throws the left hand but Kalashnikov avoids the punch easily.
Kalashnikov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Odin.
A slow jab from Odin misses its intended target.
Odin wants to land a leg kick but Kalashnikov is out of range.
Shavo Odin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Odin lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Kalashnikov tenderised Odin's leg. Odin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Odin throws a jab but it's blocked by Kalashnikov.
Odin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kalashnikov.
Odin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kalashnikov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Odin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kalashnikov wants to control from the top but Odin keeps moving.
Odin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odin looking for a sweep. Not yet Odin, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kalashnikov trying to control the position from guard on top but Odin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kalashnikov is looking to work some ground and pound but Odin has wrist control.
Odin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kalashnikov trying to control the position from guard on top but Odin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Odin pulls Kalashnikov in close to prevent any damage.
Kalashnikov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Vyacheslav Kalashnikov hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Odin walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Kalashnikov. Beautiful body shot.
Odin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kalashnikov on the side of the head.
Odin connects with a leg kick. Kalashnikov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Odin.
Kalashnikov lunges at Odin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Odin's hand.
Vyacheslav Kalashnikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kalashnikov.
Kalashnikov moves out of range of the body kick from Odin.
Kalashnikov throws a jab but it's blocked by Odin.
Kalashnikov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Odin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A nice leg kick lands there from Odin.
Kalashnikov throws out a loose jab but Odin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Odin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kalashnikov.
Odin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Odin there.
Kalashnikov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Odin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Odin has time to react.
Odin misses with a kick to the body.
Odin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Odin throws the kick towards the body but Kalashnikov avoids it.
Odin misses with a hook. Kalashnikov ducked under it nicely.
Odin checks a leg kick nicely.
The fighters circling - Odin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kalashnikov moves out of range as Odin strikes.
Kalashnikov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Odin throws a hook but Kalashnikov avoids it easily.
Kalashnikov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Odin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kalashnikov. That did some damage!
Kalashnikov tests Odin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kalashnikov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Odin misses with a looping right.
Kalashnikov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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 Shavo Odin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Odin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kalashnikov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Odin on the side of the head.
Kalashnikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Odin.
Odin throws a lazy body kick
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
enabling Kalashnikov to counter with a crisp jab.
Kalashnikov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Odin will feel that in the morning.
Kalashnikov connects with a jab.
Odin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kalashnikov is trying to defend but Odin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kalashnikov wants to stand back up but Odin manages to pass into side control.
Kalashnikov gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kalashnikov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Odin is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kalashnikov wants to improve his position but Odin is controlling well.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Odin wants to take a breather but Kalashnikov is having none of it.
Odin prevents Kalashnikov from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov won't allow Odin to pass to mount.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kalashnikov walks into a straight right hand from Odin.
Kalashnikov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kalashnikov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Odin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kalashnikov at a distance.
Odin throws a body punch but Kalashnikov moves out of range.
Kalashnikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kalashnikov moves out of range of the strikes.
Odin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Odin throws a hook but Kalashnikov avoids it easily.
Odin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shavo Odin is winning the standup battle so far.
Kalashnikov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Odin misses with a leg kick
and Kalashnikov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Odin thumps Kalashnikov with a low kick.
Kalashnikov is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odin connects with an inside leg kick.
Odin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kalashnikov.
Kalashnikov tries a low kick but Odin avoids it.
Kalashnikov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Odin lunges at Kalashnikov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kalashnikov's hand.
Odin drops Kalashnikov with a naaaaasty hook - Kalashnikov is in real trouble here! Odin dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shavo Odin!
Shavo Odin is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Shavo Odin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khalid Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiago Renato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hayes comes into the arena with Flight of Icarus blaring out of the sound system. Renato comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I Want My Tears Back kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Khalid Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tiago Renato!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes thows a leg kick but Renato checks it
and Renato counters with a nice body shot.
Hayes moves out of range as Renato throws a body kick.
Hayes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Renato at a distance.
Hayes lands with a nice body punch.
Renato misses with an uppercut. Hayes saw that one coming.
Hayes staying out of range there.
Hayes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hayes scores with a decent looking hook.
Renato lands a nice looking body kick.
Renato jabs Hayes right on the nose. Hayes blinks but takes it well.
Renato takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Tiago Renato has been cut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Renato lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hayes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hayes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hayes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Renato lunges at Hayes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hayes's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hayes.
Renato lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hayes will feel that in the morning.
Renato looks to throw the jab but Hayes is out of range.
Hayes thuds a left hand into Renato's body.
Renato throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hayes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Renato keeps Hayes at a distance using the push kick.
Hayes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Renato.
Renato throws a nice inside leg kick.
Renato takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Renato thows a body shot but no joy.
Hayes is looking to wear down Renato with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hayes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Renato connects with a crisp jab.
Hayes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Renato throws a hook but Hayes blocks it.
Renato jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Renato cracks Hayes with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've been hearing reports that Hayes has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hayes misses with a shot to the body
and Renato counters with a good low kick that Hayes was not able to check.
Hayes blocks a leg kick.
Renato walks into a stiff left hand from Hayes.
Tiago Renato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Renato fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hayes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Renato looks to score with a jab to the body but Hayes is just out of range.
Renato swings for the body but Hayes moves out of range.
Hayes tries to land a leg kick but Renato saw it coming and moves away.
Hayes drops his hands momentarily and Renato takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Renato throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Renato scores with a nice head shot.
Renato tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Renato lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hayes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hayes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Renato lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hayes delivers a nice body kick.
Renato throws a leg kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayes moves out of range of the leg kick from Renato.
Renato throws a leg kick but Hayes moved away.
Renato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hayes.
A swing and a miss from Renato.
Renato has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Renato's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hayes under the eye.
Renato takes a swing at Hayes's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renato keeps Hayes at a distance using the push kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hayes.
A big left from Renato misses.
Hayes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Renato misses with an uppercut
and Hayes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Renato looks winded!
Renato tries to work over Hayes's front leg with a kick but Hayes checks it.
Hayes fakes the leg kick and cracks Renato in the body.
Hayes fakes the leg kick and cracks Renato in the body.
Hayes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Renato moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hayes.
Hayes lands a jab to the head.
Hayes thumps Renato with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khalid Hayes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tiago Renato's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Renato checks a leg kick.
Renato scores with a nice body kick.
Hayes tests Renato's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hayes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Renato.
Hayes misses the shot to the body.
Hayes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Renato.
Hayes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hayes tries a head kick but it misses.
Renato takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hayes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Renato's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Renato moves out of range as Hayes throws a body kick.
Hayes throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes looks to land a body kick but Renato moved away.
Renato goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Renato looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hayes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Renato was well out of range. Poor timing from Hayes.
Renato throws a leg kick
and Hayes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hayes.
Hayes is working for takedown but Renato is calmly controlling the position for now.
Renato misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Renato.
Renato lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hayes backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Hayes.
Renato wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Renato lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renato wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Renato has a couple of punches blocked by Hayes.
Hayes tries a body shot but Renato blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hayes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Renato is trying to break the clinch but Hayes is controlling him.
Renato avoiding damage.
Hayes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hayes tries a body shot but Renato blocks it.
Hayes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hayes presses Renato against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Renato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hayes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Renatos head.
Hayes struggles to land a body shot inside as Renato controls his hands.
Renato taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renato misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hayes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Renato misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hayes misses with a body punch.
Renato misses with a punch on the inside.
Renato blocks a body shot from Hayes.
Renato misses with the head strike.
Hayes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Renatos head.
Hayes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hayes prevents Renato from breaking the clinch.
Hayes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Renato swings wildly with an uppercut but Hayes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Renato tries to work over Hayes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes presses Renato against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hayes lands a right hand.
Renato wants to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hayes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hayes.
Hayes lands with a right to the head.
Renato has a couple of punches blocked by Hayes.
A head punch on the inside from Hayes fails to land.
Renato is trying to break free.
Renato trying to control the position but instead, Hayes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Renato into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Renato.
Renato misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khalid Hayes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tiago Renato's cut.
That's time! Hayes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Renato checks a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Hayes.
Hayes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hayes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Renato is able to avoid easily.
Hayes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Renato. Renato circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Renato throws a poor cross that misses
and Hayes counters with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Renato is predictable there
and Hayes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hayes is controlling the pace.
Renato won't allow Hayes to pass to mount.
Renato takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes controlling the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Khalid Hayes wasn't doing enough on the ground.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Renato misses with some punches.
Renato leaning his opponent against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Renato after a bit of a struggle.
Renato misses with a punch on the inside.
Renato misses with a body punch.
Renato has a couple of punches blocked by Hayes.
Nice body punch from Hayes - that landed with a thud.
Renato throws a punch but it's blocked by Hayes.
Hayes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hayes.
Hayes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Renato manages to break the clinch.
Hayes lands a big head kick that sends Renato tumbling to the mat! Hayes takes a step backwards and waves Renato back to his feet - he wants the finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Renato missing with a left hand there. Hayes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Renato scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hayes doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes throws a body kick that misses.
Hayes throws a front kick aimed at Renato's knee but Renato avoids it well.
Hayes ducks under a wild hook from Renato.
Renato throws a solid leg kick but Hayes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Renato.
Renato is looking to chop away at Hayes's legs.
Hayes moves away from the strike by Renato.
A slow jab from Renato misses its intended target.
Renato with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hayes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Renato.
Renato throws a hook but Hayes blocks it.
Renato is looking to score with low kicks.
Hayes misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renato throws out a leg kick but Hayes moves out of range and Renato only half commits.
Hayes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Renato's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Renato attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hayes ducks under a wild hook from Renato.
A good leg kick by Hayes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Renato jabs Hayes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hayes checks a leg kick nicely.
Renato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hayes.
Renato misses with a low kick as Hayes jumps back.
Renato scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hayes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Renato moves away.
Nice shot lands for Renato.
Hayes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Renato can do to turn this around?
Renato throws a jab when Hayes was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khalid Hayes clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Tiago Renato's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Renato sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Renato misses with a kick to the body
enabling Hayes to counter with a crisp jab.
Hayes lands with a right hand.
Renato misses with a low kick.
Khalid Hayes is winning the standup battle so far.
Renato throws a right hand that misses
and Hayes counters by clinching up.
A hook to the body from Hayes.
Khalid Hayes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hayes misses with a punch to the body.
Hayes blocks an uppercut.
Hayes cracks Renato with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hayes struggles to land a body shot inside as Renato controls his hands.
Hayes blocks an uppercut.
Hayes wants a takedown.
Renato misses with a body punch.
Renato throws a punch but it's blocked by Hayes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renato misses with some punches.
Renato scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hayes lands a nice shot to the body.
Renato manages to break the clinch.
Renato throws a push kick but Hayes slaps the foot to one side.
Renato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hayes moves away.
Renato looks to throw a body kick
and Hayes counters by moving into the clinch.
Renato misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Hayes.
Renato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hayes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Renato misses
and Hayes counters with a head kick that drops Renato to the mat! Renato scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Renato is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Renato dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Renato is still on wobbly legs! Can Hayes finish him?
Renato throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hayes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Renato rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hayes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Renato seems to have recovered his senses.
Hayes misses with a leg kick
and Renato counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Renato has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hayes.
Renato is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Renato throws a leg kick that misses.
A big right from Renato misses.
Hayes drops Renato with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Renato looks back up at him and smiles so Hayes waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Renato misses with a left hand
and Hayes counters with a nice leg kick.
Hayes tries to close the distance and clinch but Renato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hayes blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes throws a head kick but Renato moves out of range.
Hayes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Renato has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hayes.
Renato checks a leg kick.
Renato 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.
Hayes throws a leg kick that misses.
Hayes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Renato misses with a low kick.
Hayes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Renato throws a poor cross that misses
and Hayes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Renato keeping moving, preventing Hayes from controlling successfully.
Hayes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Renato swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hayes trying to control but Renato is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Khalid Hayes just wasn't active enough.
Hayes closes the distance and pushes Renato back into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hayes blocks an uppercut.
Renato is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hayes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khalid Hayes had his way with Tiago Renato in that round.
The cut man is working on Tiago Renato's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Renato throws a poor cross that misses
and Hayes counters by moving into the clinch.
Renato has a couple of punches blocked by Hayes.
Renato lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hayes lands a shoulder strike.
Renato misses with some punches.
Renato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hayes misses with the head strike.
Renato wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hayes tries a body shot but Renato blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Renato.
Hayes tries to work over Renato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hayes.
Renato breaks the clinch.
Renato is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renato throws a body punch but Hayes moves out of range.
Hayes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hayes throws the kick towards the body but Renato avoids it.
Hayes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Renato checks a leg kick.
Renato walks into a left hand.
Renato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hayes thows a body shot but no joy.
Hayes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hayes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hayes 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Renato misses with an uppercut.
Tiago Renato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renato with a jab.
Tiago Renato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Renato.
Renato blocks the body kick.
Renato misses with an uppercut
and Hayes counters with a low kick, right behind Renato 's knee.
Renato looks for the body kick but Hayes saw that one coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Hayes blocks the leg kick.
A punch combination from Renato misses.
Hayes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hayes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Renato throws a hook but Hayes blocks it.
Hayes throws a body punch but Renato moves out of range.
Hayes lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Renato.
Renato steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hayes.
Hayes misses with a kick to the body.
Hayes cracks a nice hook into Renato's ribs.
Renato throws a leg kick but Hayes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Renato thows a leg kick but Hayes checks it
and Hayes counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Renato is predictable there
and Hayes counters by moving into the clinch.
Hayes swings wildly with an uppercut but Renato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Renato lands a shoulder strike.
Renato manages to break the clinch.
Hayes motions for Renato to come forward. Hayes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Renato is predictable there
and Hayes decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Renato's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hayes throws a strike but Renato rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hayes controlling the position.
Khalid Hayes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hayes trying to keep a closed guard but Renato is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hayes is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khalid Hayes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hayes 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khalid Hayes!
Post fight, Khalid Hayes stared into the camera and said 'Even gods can bleed.'.
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