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REZDOG 15: Loyal Dog PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcin Kozowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Rasta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcin Kozowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Rasta!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozowski misses the jab.
Rasta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kozowski.
Kozowski closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kozowski lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kozowski sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rasta's guard.
Kozowski is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rasta doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kozowski.
Kozowski sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kozowski is working for a kimura but Rasta is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozowski seems to be looking for submissions.
Kozowski is looking for a kimura here.
Kozowski is working for a kimura but Rasta is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasta is not content to let Kozowski control the position.
Kozowski is working for a submission of some sort.
Kozowski with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kozowski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rasta does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozowski seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Rasta is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Marcin Kozowski!
Marcin Kozowski thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaska Koivu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Pax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koivu comes to the cage accompanied by Raining Blood. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaska Koivu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Pax!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pax throws a head kick that misses.
Pax throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whack! Pax lands a heavy head kick that drops Koivu. The ref tackles Pax to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Koivu was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Max Pax!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Peri Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leboj Jedan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam Peri Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leboj Jedan!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jedan cracks Peri Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Peri Jr misses with a takedown
and Jedan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Peri Jr's guard.
Jedan stays in close to Peri Jr's body and controls the position.
Jedan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Leboj Jedan.
Peri Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jedan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Jedan.
Jedan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Still in the clinch, Jedan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jedan decides to pull guard.
Jedan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Peri Jr manages to get himself to full guard.
Jedan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jedan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jedan stays in close to Peri Jr's body and controls the position.
Peri Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peri Jr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jedan defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jedan postures up and lands a big shot to Peri Jr's brow.
Jedan with a nice head shot there.
Jedan landing some decent shots from guard.
Jedan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Peri Jr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jedan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jedan scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jedan lands a couple of digs.
Jedan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Peri Jr's guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jedan slips a nice elbow through Peri Jr's hands, connecting with Peri Jr's forehead.
Jedan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in half guard, Jedan seems content to control.
Jedan working the head and body with strikes.
Jedan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Peri Jr trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Peri Jr is looking to improve his position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Leboj Jedan wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jedan scores with a jab to the head.
Peri Jr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jedan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Leboj Jedan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peri Jr shoots and misses
and Jedan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jedan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Peri Jr looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leboj Jedan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A jab from Jedan finds it's way through Peri Jr's defenses.
Peri Jr misses with a takedown
and Jedan counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Peri Jr!
Peri Jr struggling a bit here.
Jedan working the ground and pound from side control.
Peri Jr is trying to control Jedan's posture but Jedan avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peri Jr is looking for a sweep.
Jedan landing a few strikes.
Jedan working the ground and pound.
Peri Jr is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jedan taking a breather here.
Jedan scores with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jedan works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Peri Jr takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Peri Jr struggling a bit here.
Peri Jr is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jedan connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peri Jr is being controlled here.
Check out the look on Jedan's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
You can see the frustration on Peri Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jedan lands a decent elbow from side control.
You can see the frustration on Peri Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jedan landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jedan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Peri Jr has escaped the position, nice work there.
Peri Jr takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peri Jr being controlled for a moment.
Jedan working away.
Jedan working the ground and pound.
Peri Jr is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jedan lands a nice forearm strike.
Jedan looks up at the clock and then as Peri Jr takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jedan smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peri Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
Peri Jr on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jedan lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jedan controlling from side mount.
Jedan working away.
Jedan lands an elbow.
Peri Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
Jedan landing a few strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peri Jr is looking to reverse the position.
Jedan landing strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leboj Jedan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jedan clinches up against the cage.
Peri Jr tries to circle away but Jedan has him pinned against the cage.
Jedan decides to pull guard.
Peri Jr wants to control from the top but Jedan keeps moving.
Jedan pulls Peri Jr in close to his closed guard and prevents Peri Jr from doing any damage or advancing position.
Peri Jr won't allow Jedan to sweep him here.
Jedan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Jedan chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peri Jr working a defensive guard here.
Jedan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jedan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jedan controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Leboj Jedan was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Peri Jr has his takedown stuffed
and Jedan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Leboj Jedan has got the better of the ground game so far.
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!
Peri Jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Peri Jr has hold of Jedan's hands but Jedan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jedan lands strikes from half guard.
Jedan is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Peri Jr!
Jedan controlling from mount.
Jedan landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jedan cracks Peri Jr with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jedan landing strikes from the mount and Peri Jr is in trouble!
Jedan raining down shots from the mount!
Jedan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peri Jr is in a horrible position here. Jedan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Leboj Jedan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jedan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jedan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peri Jr is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Leboj Jedan wasn't active enough on the ground.
Peri Jr shoots and misses
and Jedan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Peri Jr with a poor takedown
and Jedan counters with a takedown into side control.
Adam Peri Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Peri Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jedan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leboj Jedan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jedan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 25:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leboj Jedan!
Leboj Jedan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Wolfar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Django (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Carlos Django was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Wolfar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carlos Django!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolfar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wolfar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Django looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wolfar is fending him off so far but Django persists. Nope, Wolfar circles away and we're back to standing.
Django with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wolfar to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice jab there from Wolfar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wolfar gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Django won't allow Wolfar to get back to his feet.
Wolfar wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Django manages to pass to side control.
Django lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wolfar's coaches at Titan Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Django is working for a kimura but Wolfar is defending it quite comfortably.
Wolfar is looking to get back to is feet but Django passes into side control.
Django lands a few punches from side control.
Wolfar takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Django is chipping away with strikes.
Django cracks Wolfar with a big right hand but Wolfar just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Django cracks Wolfar with a big right hand but Wolfar just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Wolfar is rocked!
Wolfar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Django on the ground.
Django cracks Wolfar with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Django immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Wolfar is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Django!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Django!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ming Hohung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ming Hohung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hohung dives in for a single leg takedown but Silva sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hohung blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Hohung blocks a body shot from Silva.
Hohung blocks an elbow strike.
Hohung blocks the elbow strike.
Hohung takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Hohung leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hohung avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Hohung takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Ming Hohung has been cut.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hohung is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Silva is defending well.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hohung is defending well for now.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hohung avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hohung on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hohung blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hohung on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Hohung.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ming Hohung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hohung takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Hohung is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hohung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hohung.
Silva tries a body shot but Hohung blocks it.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hohung avoids it.
Hohung blocks the elbow strike.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Hohung shrugs off.
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!
Hohung goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva misses with a leg kick.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hohung counters with a body kick that stops Silva in his tracks momentarily.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hohung.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Hohung looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hohung counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Hohung on that attempt.
Hohung avoids the head kick by Silva.
Antonio Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Hohung's knee but Hohung avoids it well.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Hohung looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Hohung persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva throws a head kick but Hohung moves out of range.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hohung paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ming Hohung'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.
Hohung looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Hohung persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hohung's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva is looking to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Hohung shoots in.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva throws a head kick but Hohung moves out of range.
Hohung changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Hohung manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ming Hohung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whack! Silva lands a heavy head kick that drops Hohung. The ref tackles Silva to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Hohung was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Antonio Silva!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Howlingate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michail Rudkowsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Henry Howlingate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Michail Rudkowsky!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rudkowsky misses with a body shot.
Rudkowsky misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Howlingate. Rudkowsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Howlingate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Michail Rudkowsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howlingate throws a big shot that misses.
Howlingate lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rudkowsky circles away quickly and effectively.
Howlingate avoids the body shot from Rudkowsky.
Rudkowsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Rudkowsky misses.
A punch lands to the side of Rudkowsky 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rudkowsky moves out of range of the strikes.
Rudkowsky misses with a body shot.
Howlingate slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudkowsky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Howlingate.
Howlingate slips under a jab from Rudkowsky.
Howlingate with a jab.
Howlingate lands with a nice combination. Rudkowsky backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Michail Rudkowsky has been cut.
Rudkowsky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Howlingate.
Rudkowsky loads up on a big right hand but Howlingate slips the punch.
Rudkowsky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howlingate.
Rudkowsky ducks under a wild hook from Howlingate.
Rudkowsky throws an off balance right hand
and Howlingate counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rudkowsky thinking.
Howlingate connects with a right hand. Rudkowsky shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rudkowsky slips under a jab.
Rudkowsky closes the distance and pushes Howlingate back into the cage.
Rudkowsky is pushing Howlingate up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Howlingate wants to break free but Rudkowsky has control.
Rudkowsky lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Howlingate leaning against his opponent.
Rudkowsky throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Howlingate blocks it with crossed arms.
Howlingate has had enough of the clinch but Rudkowsky keeps him there for the moment.
Rudkowsky with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rudkowsky tries to land a knee to the head but Howlingate blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Howlingate's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rudkowsky throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rudkowsky tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rudkowsky has Howlingate pressed against the cage.
Rudkowsky with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rudkowsky stalling.
Rudkowsky trying to land knees to the body.
Rudkowsky using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Howlingate has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rudkowsky misses with a knee to the head.
Howlingate tries to circle away but Rudkowsky has him pinned against the cage.
Rudkowsky throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Howlingate blocks it with crossed arms.
Howlingate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rudkowsky lands a knee to the head.
Rudkowsky has Howlingate pressed against the cage, preventing Howlingate from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rudkowsky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rudkowsky prevents Howlingate from breaking the clinch.
Howlingate working hard to break the clinch.
Rudkowsky stalling in the clinch.
Rudkowsky landing knees to the head.
It looks like Henry Howlingate has been cut.
Howlingate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Howlingate is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Howlingate can't break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rudkowsky connects with a knee to the head.
Rudkowsky misses with a knee strike.
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 Henry Howlingate will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Howlingate looks to throw the jab but Rudkowsky is out of range.
Henry Howlingate is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rudkowsky wants to clinch up but Howlingate keeps it at a distance.
Howlingate lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rudkowsky circles away quickly and effectively.
Howlingate lands a slapping body shot.
Nice defenses there by Rudkowsky.
Rudkowsky takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rudkowsky ducks under a wild hook from Howlingate.
Rudkowsky misses with a right hand
and Howlingate counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rudkowsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Howlingate throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rudkowsky moves into the clinch.
Howlingate has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howlingate on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Howlingate wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rudkowsky has him pressed against the cage.
Rudkowsky slowing the pace effectively.
Rudkowsky throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rudkowsky obliges.
Rudkowsky connects with a nasty looking knee right to Howlingate's face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Howlingate managing to block the knees to the body from Rudkowsky.
Rudkowsky with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rudkowsky trying to land knees to the body.
Rudkowsky with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rudkowsky tries to land a knee to the head but Howlingate blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howlingate tries to throw a body punch but Rudkowsky avoids it by throwing Howlingate back against the cage.
Rudkowsky tries to land a knee to the head but Howlingate blocks with his arms.
Howlingate is trying to break free.
Rudkowsky landing knees to the body.
Rudkowsky misses with a knee strike.
Rudkowsky tries to land a knee to the head but Howlingate blocks with his arms.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rudkowsky - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Michail Rudkowsky seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Howlingate has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rudkowsky misses with a knee strike.
Rudkowsky using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rudkowsky misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rudkowsky throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Howlingate blocks it with crossed arms.
Rudkowsky misses with a knee to the head.
Rudkowsky stalls.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Howlingate wants to break free but Rudkowsky has control.
Rudkowsky with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rudkowsky throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rudkowsky landing knees to the head.
Rudkowsky pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rudkowsky misses with a knee to the head.
Rudkowsky misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Howlingate.
Rudkowsky throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Howlingate blocks it with crossed arms.
Howlingate takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rudkowsky tries to land a knee to the head but Howlingate blocks with his arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rudkowsky trying to stall but Howlingate improves his position.
Howlingate tries to break the clinch but Rudkowsky is controlling the position.
Rudkowsky tries a knee to the head but Howlingate blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michail Rudkowsky 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.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rudkowsky connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rudkowsky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rudkowsky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rudkowsky misses with a looping left.
Howlingate lands a glancing blow to the side of Rudkowsky's head.
Howlingate tries to bum rush Rudkowsky with a series of wild strikes but Rudkowsky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Howlingate scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rudkowsky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rudkowsky throws an overhand right that lands on Howlingate's shoulder, as Howlingate tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rudkowsky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Howlingate swinging wildly here.
Howlingate moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Howlingate uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rudkowsky.
Rudkowsky misses with a looping left.
Howlingate blocks a jab.
Howlingate ducks under a wild hook from Rudkowsky.
Rudkowsky looks to throw the jab but Howlingate is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howlingate throws a series of punches but Rudkowsky avoids them all with ease.
Howlingate swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rudkowsky.
Howlingate throws a series of punches but Rudkowsky avoids them all with ease.
A swing and a miss from Rudkowsky.
Rudkowsky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rudkowsky misses with a looping right.
Howlingate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rudkowsky moves away.
Rudkowsky tries to clinch up.
Howlingate keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rudkowsky ducks under a wild hook from Howlingate.
Howlingate avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Howlingate misses.
Rudkowsky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Howlingate.
Rudkowsky takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A big left from Howlingate misses.
Henry Howlingate is winning the standup battle so far.
Howlingate misses with a double jab.
Howlingate misses with a double jab.
Howlingate blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rudkowsky gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Howlingate tries to break free but Rudkowsky pushes him back against the cage.
Rudkowsky has Howlingate pressed against the cage, preventing Howlingate from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Howlingate is trying to break free.
Howlingate wants to break free but Rudkowsky has control.
Rudkowsky using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stalling in the clinch from Rudkowsky.
Rudkowsky scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Howlingate is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rudkowsky scores with a knee to the head.
Rudkowsky unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rudkowsky avoiding damage.
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 Henry Howlingate.
I think Howlingate 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Howlingate!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herberto Mingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Jones is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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194 lbs
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186 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Herberto Mingo!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones dips to his left and cracks Mingo with an uppercut!
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mingo throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Jason Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mingo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Mingo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Mingo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mingo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mingo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Jason Jones has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mingo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Mingo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Nice elbow from Mingo.
Mingo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mingo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Mingo is controlling him.
Mingo lands an elbow inside.
Mingo lands a nice elbow.
Mingo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mingo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones tries to circle away but Mingo has him pinned against the cage.
Mingo scores a nice knee to the body.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones is trying to push Mingo away but Mingo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Mingo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mingo lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Mingo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mingo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Jason Jones's cut is getting worse.
Mingo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mingo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mingo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mingo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mingo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mingo lands a nice elbow.
Mingo scores with a knee to the head.
Jones is rocked!
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mingo lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Jason Jones's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Clinched against the cage, Mingo lands a big elbow that drops Jones! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Jones is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Herberto Mingo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Taymazov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pablo Escobar has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pablo Escobar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artur Taymazov!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Escobar looks for the body kick but Taymazov saw that one coming.
Taymazov misses with a body shot.
Escobar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Escobar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Escobar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Escobar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Escobar seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Escobar.
Taymazov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taymazov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Escobar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taymazov throws a jab but it's blocked by Escobar.
Escobar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Escobar closes the distance and pushes Taymazov back into the cage.
Taymazov tries to throw a body punch but Escobar avoids it by throwing Taymazov back against the cage.
Taymazov throws a punch but it's blocked by Escobar.
A short uppercut from Taymazov.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Escobar scores with a shot to the side of Taymazov's head.
Escobar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taymazov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Escobar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Escobar blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Escobar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taymazov blocking some punches.
Taymazov scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Escobar.
Taymazov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taymazov lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taymazov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taymazov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taymazov is looking to control Escobar's arms but Escobar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Taymazov has his back to the cage.
Taymazov blocking some punches.
Taymazov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escobar tries to work over Taymazov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Escobar lands a nice shot to the body.
Taymazov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar digs a right hand underneath Taymazov's ribcage. Taymazov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Taymazov working aggressively here.
Escobar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taymazov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar takes a shot to the head.
Escobar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taymazov throws a head punch that misses.
Escobar lands a nice shot to the body.
Escobar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Escobar.
Escobar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Escobar.
Taymazov misses with the head strike.
Taymazov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Escobar on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Taymazov.
The referee calls for Escobar to work.
Escobar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
Taymazov swings wildly with an uppercut but Escobar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Taymazov controls the action.
Escobar lands with a light punch inside.
Escobar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Taymazov misses with a body punch.
Taymazov pushes Escobar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taymazov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Escobar cracks Taymazov with a nice body shot.
Escobar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Escobar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar misses with the head strike.
Escobar is leaning against Taymazov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Taymazov looks winded!
Escobar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Taymazov backwards.
Taymazov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobar trying to stall but Taymazov improves his position.
Escobar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Taymazov lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Taymazov fails to land.
Taymazov prevents a body shot from Escobar.
A right hand to the body from Escobar.
A short right from Escobar.
Escobar tries a body shot but Taymazov blocks it.
Escobar trying to stall but Taymazov improves his position.
Escobar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Taymazov or not.
Escobar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Taymazov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Escobar seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Taymazov can turn it around.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Taymazov controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Escobar lands a left hand.
Taymazov working aggressively here.
Taymazov misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobar digs a right hand underneath Taymazov's ribcage. Taymazov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Escobar lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobar 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.
Escobar lands with a kick to the ribs.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Escobar here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Escobar closes the distance and clinches.
Escobar pushes Taymazov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Escobar lands a hook that snaps the head of Taymazov backwards.
Taymazov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taymazov has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar.
Escobar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Escobar.
Escobar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taymazov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Escobar.
Escobar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Taymazov backwards.
Escobar pushes Taymazov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Escobar effectively controlling the action here.
Escobar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Taymazov is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Escobar.
Pablo Escobar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar tries to stall but Taymazov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Taymazov controls the action.
Escobar misses with a body punch.
Taymazov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Escobars head.
Escobar is looking to control Taymazov's arms but Taymazov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Escobar has his back to the cage.
Taymazov looking to slow down the pace here.
Escobar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Escobar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taymazov can do to turn this around?
Taymazov has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar.
A short body shot lands from Escobar as the two fighters clinch.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar lands with a right to the head.
Escobar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Escobar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taymazov lands with a light punch inside.
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!
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
Taymazov tries to throw a body punch but Escobar avoids it by throwing Taymazov back against the cage.
Taymazov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar.
Taymazov misses with the head strike.
Escobar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Taymazov backwards.
Escobar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Taymazov tries to throw a body punch but Escobar avoids it by throwing Taymazov back against the cage.
Escobar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taymazovs head.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar misses with the head strike.
Escobar lands a hook that snaps the head of Taymazov backwards.
A shot in the inside from Escobar.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taymazov.
Escobar scores with a shot to the side of Taymazov's head.
Escobar misses with a punch to the body.
Taymazov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar tries a body shot but Taymazov blocks it.
Escobar struggles to land a body shot inside as Taymazov controls his hands.
Taymazov tries to work over Escobar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taymazov misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Escobar as the two fighters clinch.
Escobar lands with a light punch inside.
Escobar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar lands a hook that snaps the head of Taymazov backwards.
Taymazov swings wildly with an uppercut but Escobar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar working aggressively here.
Escobar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Escobar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar pushes Taymazov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Escobar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Escobar pushes Taymazov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taymazov is rocked!
Escobar scores with a shot to the side of Taymazov's head.
Taymazov is still on wobbly legs! Can Escobar finish him?
Escobar is leaning against Taymazov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Escobar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Taymazov backwards.
A short right from Escobar on the inside.
Escobar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Escobar dips a shoulder and cracks Taymazov with a mighty uppercut! Taymazov falls back against the cage and Escobar unloads with a barrage of strikes! Taymazov is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Escobar screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Escobar!
Pablo Escobar retains his heavyweight title!
Pablo Escobar decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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