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NGF 146 Gajewski v Retale PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Boris Yurinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sanji Sanpun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yurinov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Autechre - Gantz Graf. Sanpun comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Snacktime - Barenaked Ladies kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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157 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Yurinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sanji Sanpun!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yurinov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanpun.
Sanpun is looking to clinch.
Yurinov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yurinov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yurinov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sanpun misses with a kick to the body.
Yurinov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanpun moves away.
Sanpun shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sanpun is looking to chop away at Yurinov's legs.
Sanpun has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sanpun throws a head kick that misses.
Yurinov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yurinov looks to land a body kick but Sanpun moved away.
Sanpun misses with a body kick.
Yurinov sizes up Sanpun with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sanpun takes one to the chin there.
Good leg kick by Sanpun there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yurinov looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanpun is just out of range.
Yurinov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sanpun drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sanpun connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yurinov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sanpun scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sanpun clinches up against the cage.
Sanpun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yurinov avoids it.
Sanpun is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Yurinov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sanpun throws a punch but it's blocked by Yurinov.
Sanpun lands an elbow inside.
Yurinov breaks from the clinch.
Sanpun with a hook.
Sanpun takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slow jab from Yurinov misses its intended target.
Yurinov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sanpun looks to score with a jab to the body but Yurinov is just out of range.
Sanpun moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanpun is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Yurinov's half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yurinov is trying to escape back to his feet but Sanpun uses the scramble to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanpun misses with the ground and pound.
Sanpun has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yurinov is trying to improve his position.
Sanpun trying to control the position but Yurinov is working away.
Sanpun throws a strike aimed at the side of Yurinov's head but Yurinov avoids it well.
Sanpun controlling from side mount.
Yurinov parries the strikes from Sanpun easily there. Sanpun is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Yurinov to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yurinov manages to get back to half guard.
Sanpun not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sanpun content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sanpun working Yurinov over with strikes.
Sanpun thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Yurinov controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Sanpun throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanpun is just content to waste time from the top position. Yurinov takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Sanpun tries to free his leg and advance position but Yurinov is retaining full guard.
Sanpun won't allow Yurinov to get back to his feet.
Yurinov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanpun.
Sanpun trying to control the position from guard on top but Yurinov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanpun is looking to advance position but Yurinov has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sanji Sanpun dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sanpun avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanpun doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Yurinov.
A head kick misses from Yurinov.
Yurinov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yurinov lands a leg kick that knocks Sanpun off balance momentarily.
Yurinov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Boris Yurinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanpun checks the leg kick.
Yurinov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sanji Sanpun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanpun takes one on the button.
Yurinov throws a jab when Sanpun was well out of range.
Sanpun moves into the clinch.
Yurinov breaks the clinch.
Yurinov misses with a body kick.
Sanpun looks to throw the jab but Yurinov is out of range.
Sanpun closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yurinov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Boris Yurinov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yurinov swinging wildly here.
Some bone on bone action there as Yurinov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yurinov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sanpun is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yurinov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yurinov connects with an inside leg kick.
Yurinov checks a low kick from Sanpun.
Yurinov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yurinov moves out of range of the body kick.
Yurinov lands with a cross.
Yurinov cracks Sanpun with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sanpun checks a leg kick nicely.
Sanpun shoots in and drives through. Yurinov sprawls well.
Yurinov swinging wildly here.
The fighters circling - Sanpun throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Sanpun.
Sanpun closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sanpun lands in his opponent's guard.
Sanpun passes Yurinov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yurinov gets full guard.
Sanpun wants to control from the top but Yurinov keeps moving.
Sanpun trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sanpun with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanpun postures up in Yurinov's guard and throws a big left but Yurinov blocks it.
Yurinov keeping moving, preventing Sanpun from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanpun throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sanpun wants to control from the top but Yurinov keeps moving.
Sanpun passes Yurinov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sanpun is looking for a kimura here.
Yurinov is defending against the submission attempts here by Sanpun.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanpun slips a nice elbow through Yurinov's hands, connecting with Yurinov's forehead.
Sanpun with the ground and pound but Yurinov uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sanpun won't allow Yurinov to get back to his feet.
Sanpun trying to control the position from guard on top but Yurinov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanpun looking to sit in guard and control but Yurinov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sanpun looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sanji Sanpun will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Yurinov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sanpun chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sanpun takes a swing at Yurinov's ribcage but misses.
Sanpun takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yurinov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sanpun checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A telegraphed right hand from Yurinov misses the target.
Yurinov throws the left hand but Sanpun avoids the punch easily.
Yurinov tries to sprawl but Sanpun drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sanpun trying to control the pace.
Yurinov is staying active underneath Sanpun, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Yurinov is trying is best to control the position here.
Yurinov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sanpun is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanpun wants to take a breather but Yurinov is having none of it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanpun dives in for a single leg takedown but Yurinov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sanpun jumps guard and drags Yurinov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Yurinov won't allow Sanpun to sweep him here.
Yurinov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sanpun looking for subs off his back but Yurinov has passed one foot through into half guard.
Sanpun is looking to get back to full guard here but Yurinov has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanpun is trying to work for a sweep but Yurinov has mounted him!
Sanpun is looking to improve his position but Yurinov isn't that keen on the idea.
Yurinov controlling from the full mount.
Yurinov can't control as he wanted to and Sanpun manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Yurinov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Boris Yurinov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanpun wants to control the action here but instead Yurinov manages to pass to full mount!
Yurinov wants to control the pace but Sanpun is squirming around nicely.
Sanpun can't escape the position.
Yurinov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sanji Sanpun has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yurinov trying to control but Sanpun is having none of it.
Sanpun keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanpun regains half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Yurinov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sanji Sanpun is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sanpun trying to hold on to Yurinov's head to control him but Yurinov postures up.
Yurinov is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Yurinov connects with a nice short shot to Sanpun's temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sanji Sanpun.
I've got Sanpun 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 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sanji Sanpun!
Sanji Sanpun 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 Joe Leduc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petr Jakovlev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leduc comes to the cage accompanied by Lose yourself. Jakovlev is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Devour. Petr Jakovlev acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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285 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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290 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Leduc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petr Jakovlev!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leduc is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jakovlev.
Leduc slips under a jab from Jakovlev.
Leduc takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jakovlev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Leduc manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leduc misses with a looping left.
Jakovlev lands with a nice combination. Leduc backs away looking to recover.
Jakovlev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jakovlev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leduc.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jakovlev, as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jakovlev shoots and misses
and Leduc counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jakovlev throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Leduc tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jakovlev is in Leduc's guard.
Jakovlev looking to pass the guard.
Leduc working a defensive guard here.
Jakovlev throws an elbow that misses. Leduc uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jakovlev's guard. Nice move by Leduc!
Jakovlev had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Leduc defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leduc throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Leduc with a nice head shot there.
Leduc forces his way into half guard.
Jakovlev trying to control here.
Leduc wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jakovlev keeps working.
Jakovlev is looking to control Leduc's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jakovlev avoid being mounted?
Leduc thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jakovlev's head.
Leduc is trying to control. Jakovlev wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jakovlev is looking to control Leduc's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jakovlev avoid being mounted?
Jakovlev is looking for a sweep. Leduc is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jakovlev actively working from the bottom here.
Jakovlev wants to get back to full guard.
Leduc sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jakovlev defending well though.
Jakovlev is staying active underneath Leduc, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jakovlev is looking to improve his position.
Leduc wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jakovlev keeps working.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jakovlev actively working from the bottom here.
Jakovlev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Leduc trying to control from half guard but Jakovlev is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leduc with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Leduc lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Leduc is looking to advance position but Jakovlev won't allow it.
Leduc not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jakovlev tries to get to full guard but Leduc has control of the leg.
Leduc 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.
Jakovlev regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Leduc.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jakovlev is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jakovlev has momentary wrist control but Leduc slips an elbow through the middle.
Jakovlev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Leduc is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leduc is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Leduc is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jakovlev is trying to control the position but Leduc postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leduc is working Jakovlev over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jakovlev has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Leduc can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Leduc throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than 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 Joe Leduc will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jakovlev misses with a double jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jakovlev.
An elbow from Jakovlev crashes against the mat.
Leduc is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Leduc is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Demon's Progym, LOP, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
You can see the frustration on Leduc's face as Jakovlev controls the position.
Jakovlev taking a break here but Leduc is having none of it and regains half guard.
Leduc has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jakovlev is working away from the top position though.
Jakovlev seems to be working for a kimura but Leduc defends the submission attempt.
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!
Jakovlev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leduc is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jakovlev's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jakovlev's back!
Jakovlev has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Leduc.
Leduc is hanging on to Jakovlev's back as he tries to escape.
Jakovlev trying to control the hands but Leduc won't let him.
Leduc trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Leduc connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Jakovlev to escape the position.
Leduc doesn't have the hooks in and Jakovlev manages to turn into his guard.
Jakovlev throws a strike but Leduc rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jakovlev is trying to keep Leduc in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leduc controlling from the top position.
Jakovlev looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Leduc working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leduc is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jakovlev is looking for a triangle but Leduc pushes his legs off easily.
Jakovlev keeping moving, preventing Leduc from controlling successfully.
Jakovlev controls Leduc momentarily but Leduc frees himself.
Joe Leduc overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Leduc looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leduc is looking to pass into half guard but Jakovlev pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Jakovlev is in guard.
Jakovlev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Leduc wants to sweep but no luck.
Jakovlev content to stall in guard here.
Leduc keeping full guard, as Jakovlev tries to pass.
Jakovlev trying to control the position from guard on top but Leduc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jakovlev throws a strike but Leduc rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leduc is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jakovlev looking for a sweep. Not yet Jakovlev, not yet.
Jakovlev seems keen to control Leduc's posture.
Jakovlev is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Leduc defends well.
Jakovlev looking to control.
Leduc content to stall in guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leduc postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leduc working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jakovlev's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Petr Jakovlev will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Leduc throws a lazy uppercut
and Jakovlev counters with a series of strikes. Leduc will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jakovlev with a poor takedown
enabling Leduc to counter with a crisp jab.
Jakovlev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leduc slips a jab and a cross from Jakovlev.
Jakovlev shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Leduc eats them both and turns towards Jakovlev to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leduc showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jakovlev.
Jakovlev looks for a takedown but Leduc sprawls well.
Jakovlev misses with a straight left.
Jakovlev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jakovlev misses with a takedown
and Leduc counters with a head kick that drops Jakovlev to the mat! Jakovlev scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Jakovlev is rocked!
Joe Leduc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petr Jakovlev.
Leduc is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Jakovlev flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Jakovlev is out cold! Leduc holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Leduc!
A very excited looking Joe Leduc 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Davis Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Caffey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davies comes to the cage accompanied by Wars Of Islam. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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149 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
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156 lbs
17 - 15 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Davis Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 2, fighting out of London, Victor Caffey!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Caffey.
Caffey misses with a low kick.
Caffey lands a head shot.
Caffey throws a leg kick
and Davies counters with a single leg into guard. Caffey didn't expect that.
Davies pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Caffey is keeping the position for now.
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!
Davies trying to control but Caffey is working from the bottom.
Davies is really struggling to control Caffey but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caffey pulls Davies in close to his closed guard and prevents Davies from doing any damage or advancing position.
Davies forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies seems to be looking for submissions.
Davies is working for a kimura but Caffey is defending it quite comfortably.
Davies trying to control the pace.
Davies stalling away here and it's allowed Caffey to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies looking to sit in guard and control but Caffey gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Davies can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Caffey controls the pace.
Davies keeping moving, preventing Caffey from controlling successfully.
Davies had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Caffey defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies is looking to sweep but instead, Caffey has passed into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davies actively working from the bottom here.
Caffey prevents Davies from improving his position.
Davies wants to sweep but Caffey has passed to side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Caffey wants to control but Davies is keeping him busy.
Davies is looking for a sweep.
Caffey wants to control but Davies is keeping him busy.
Caffey tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davies tries to bench press Caffey off him but Caffey keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davis Davies dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Caffey takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Caffey lands a big head kick that sends Davies tumbling to the mat! Caffey takes a step backwards and waves Davies back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Davies is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davies checks a low kick from Caffey.
Oh Davies is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Caffey tries a head kick but it misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Davies blocks the leg kick.
Davies seems to have got his legs back now.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Caffey 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 Davies has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Davies and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Caffey attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A leg kick checked by Davies.
Caffey moves out of range of the strikes.
Caffey avoids a kick to the body.
Davies pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Davies pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Caffey lands a big head kick that sends Davies tumbling to the mat! Caffey takes a step backwards and waves Davies back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caffey will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Caffey stuffs the takedown attempt from Davies. Davies gets slowly back to his feet.
Davies blocks a leg kick.
Davies staying out of range there.
Davies misses with a head kick.
Caffey connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Caffey thows a body shot but no joy.
Caffey walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Davies checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Davies checks the leg kick.
Davies throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Caffey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Victor Caffey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Caffey has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Davies finds it's way round the side to connect with Caffey's head.
Victor Caffey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Davies!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Caffey.
Davies checks a low kick from Caffey.
Caffey throws a quick inside leg kick.
Caffey throws a low kick but Davies avoids it.
Caffey smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Davies throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Caffey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Caffey 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 Davies has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Davies and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Caffey swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Caffey slips a jab from Davies.
Caffey gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Davies.
Caffey throws a hook but Davies avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caffey throws a right hand that misses
and Davies counters with a single leg into guard. Caffey didn't expect that.
Davies advances position into side control!
Davies is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Caffey is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Davies wants to control for a moment but Caffey uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Davis Davies overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Davies is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Caffey reverses the position - he's now on top in Davies's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Caffey defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davies is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davies wants to sweep here but Caffey controlling him for the moment.
Davies looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Caffey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Caffey moves out of range as Davies throws a body kick.
Davies tries a low kick but Caffey avoids it.
Caffey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davies shoots in for a takedown but Caffey shows good takedown defense.
Caffey throws a leg kick
and Davies counters with a stiff right hand.
Davies misses with a kick to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Caffey, right into the meat.
Caffey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Davies takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Davies tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davies checks a leg kick.
Caffey uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Davies has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caffey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A head kick misses from Davies.
Davies shoots in and gets a takedown into Caffey's guard.
Caffey looking for a sweep. Not yet Caffey, not yet.
Caffey is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Davies throwing strikes from guard but Caffey blocks nicely.
Caffey looking for a sweep. Not yet Caffey, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies connects with a couple of short punches.
Caffey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Davies passes Caffey's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caffey blocking the ground and pound attempt from Davies.
Davies is pressing down on Caffey's thigh, looking to free his foot. Caffey is holding on for now.
Caffey 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.
Davies is looking to pass Caffey's guard but actually Caffey recovers to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies trying to control but Caffey is working from the bottom.
Caffey is controlling Davies's posture.
Davies missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Davies not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caffey keeping moving, preventing Davies from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Davies pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Caffey is keeping the position for now.
Davis Davies has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Caffey throws a nice outside leg kick.
Caffey scores with a leg kick.
Davies misses with an uppercut. Caffey saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davies lands with a thumping leg kick.
Davies looks to score with a jab to the body but Caffey is just out of range.
Davies 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.
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 Davis Davies.
I think Davies 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davis Davies!
Davis Davies thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Efriam Haldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richmond Finch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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144 lbs
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26
156 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Efriam Haldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richmond Finch!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Haldi.
Finch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haldi.
Finch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Finch missing with a left hand there. Haldi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Finch takes a swing at Haldi's ribcage but misses.
Finch takes a swing at Haldi's ribcage but misses.
Haldi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Haldi shoots in but Finch avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Finch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Haldi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Haldi misses with a low kick as Finch jumps back.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Finch, as that shot connected.
Finch throws a body punch but Haldi moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haldi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Finch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Finch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haldi was well out of range. Poor timing from Finch.
Haldi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Finch's calf.
Haldi throws a sloppy head kick and Finch moves out of range easily.
Haldi avoids the body shot from Finch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Haldi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Finch smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Richmond Finch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finch loads up on a big right hand but Haldi slips the punch.
Finch checks a leg kick.
Finch is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Haldi rather than just go for the knockout.
Finch throws a right and a left that both miss.
Finch connects with a single shot there.
Haldi tries to clinch up but Finch circles away and keeps his distance.
Haldi wants to clinch up but Finch keeps it at a distance.
Finch throws an overhand right that lands on Haldi's shoulder, as Haldi tries to avoid the shot.
Haldi shoots in but Finch avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Finch, as that shot connected.
Richmond Finch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Finch throws out a leg kick but Haldi moves out of range and Finch only half commits.
Finch throws a right hand that Haldi ducks under and follows up with a left that Haldi also avoids with ease.
Finch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haldi misses with a series of wild punches.
Haldi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Finch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haldi fails in his attempt to clinch.
No luck for Haldi with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Efriam Haldi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finch throws a head kick but Haldi moves out of range.
Finch throws a left and a right that both miss
and Haldi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Finch blocks a head kick by Haldi.
Haldi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Finch is looking to land body kicks.
Finch connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Haldi walks into a straight right hand from Finch.
It looks like Efriam Haldi has been cut.
Finch has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Finch scores with a decent looking hook.
Haldi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Finch misses with a wild body shot.
Haldi shoots in looking for a takedown but Finch manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Haldi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Finch uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Haldi has time to react.
Finch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haldi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch misses with a combination
and Haldi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Haldi.
Finch avoiding damage as Haldi throws knees to the body.
Haldi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Finch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haldi throws a head kick but Finch moves out of range.
Finch goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Haldi doesn't manage to clinch there - Finch circles away.
Haldi closes the distance and clinches.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Haldi. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haldi.
Haldi being controlled against the cage.
Haldi throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haldi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Finch's defenses.
Haldi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch is trying to maintain a safe position but Haldi gets an underhook and turns Finch into the cage.
Finch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haldi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Finch is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Finch tries to throw a body punch but Haldi avoids it by throwing Finch back against the cage.
Haldi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Finch backwards.
Haldi throws a punch but it's blocked by Finch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haldi.
Haldi tries a knee to the head but Finch blocks it.
Finch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Finch has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Haldi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Finch can turn it around.
Haldi 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!
Finch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Finch dodges an elbow strike from Haldi.
Finch managing to block the knees to the body from Haldi.
Nice elbow from Haldi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richmond Finch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Efriam Haldi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A solid body kick from Finch.
Finch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Finch misses with a body shot.
Finch misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick from Haldi misses.
Finch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haldi throws the left hand but Finch avoids the punch easily.
Finch throws a lazy right hand but Haldi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haldi avoids the head kick by Finch.
Finch fails to land with a series of punches.
Finch throws a half hearted mid kick.
Finch misses with a wild body shot.
Haldi slips under a jab from Finch.
A head kick by Haldi misses
and Finch counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Haldi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Haldi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haldi throws a sloppy head kick and Finch moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch throws an off balance right hand
and Haldi moves into the clinch.
Haldi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Finch avoids it.
Haldi misses with a body punch.
Finch scores with a hook to the body.
Haldi tries to land knees in the clinch but Finch avoids the damage to the body.
Haldi has clasped his hands together around Finch's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Finch wants to get back to his feet but Haldi drags him back down.
Haldi tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Finch sneaks back into half guard.
Haldi is trying to control the action in half guard but Finch is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haldi wants to pass to mount but Finch is defending the position.
Haldi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Finch doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Haldi.
Haldi seems to be working for a kimura but Finch defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch is trying to stand.
Haldi wants to pass the guard but Finch is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haldi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Finch sees it coming and defends easily.
Haldi trying to pass the guard but Finch defending well.
Haldi seems to be working for a kimura but Finch defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch is trying to stand back up but Haldi is controlling him
Haldi tries to pass to full mount but Finch defends it.
Haldi is keen to just control but Finch is a slippery customer.
Finch is trying to stand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haldi 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.
Haldi looking for a submission but Finch manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
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 Efriam Haldi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Efriam Haldi'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Finch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haldi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Finch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haldi.
Haldi tries to close the distance and clinch but Finch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Finch keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Haldi shoots for a double leg takedown but Finch sprawls well. He's pushed Haldi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Finch takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Haldi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Finch but Finch pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Efriam Haldi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finch connects with a looping right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finch. Haldi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haldi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Finch on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Haldi. Haldi obviously looking to wear him down.
Finch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Haldi!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Finch avoids the head kick by Haldi.
A jab from Finch finds it's way through Haldi's defenses.
Haldi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finch throws a nice inside leg kick.
Finch throws a head kick that misses.
Richmond Finch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Finch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Finch looks to throw the jab but Haldi is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Finch.
Haldi tries a head kick but it misses.
Finch throws a combination that misses
and Haldi counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haldi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Finch knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Haldi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Finch keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haldi is trying to get an arm triangle but Finch is defending well.
Haldi wants to control for a moment but Finch uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Haldi 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haldi wants to work for an arm triangle but Finch is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Finch is looking to improve his position.
Efriam Haldi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Finch won't allow Haldi to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Haldi is keen to just control but Finch is a slippery customer.
Haldi is stalling here. Finch is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Haldi seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Finch has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Haldi is looking for a sweep.
Haldi is trying to control Finch's posture but Finch avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Finch wants to lay and pray for a moment but Haldi keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Efriam Haldi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Haldi 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Efriam Haldi!
Efriam Haldi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Richmond Finch was interviewed post fight and said 'I guess I'll be drowning my sorrows instead of celebrating at tonight's after party. '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yngwie Malmsteen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Incan Bulb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
130 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
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153 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yngwie Malmsteen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Incan Bulb!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malmsteen looks to land a right hand but Bulb moved out of range.
Malmsteen throws a looping overhand right but Bulb ducks down to avoid it.
Malmsteen just misses with a punch to the body.
Bulb connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Malmsteen's hands.
Malmsteen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Malmsteen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bulb avoids the body shot from Malmsteen.
Bulb scores with a leg kick.
Bulb attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Malmsteen takes a swing at Bulb's ribcage but misses.
Bulb tried to score with a low kick but Malmsteen checks it.
Bulb throws an overhand right that lands on Malmsteen's shoulder, as Malmsteen tries to avoid the shot.
Malmsteen takes a swing at Bulb's ribcage but misses.
Malmsteen blocks a head kick by Bulb.
Malmsteen thows a body shot but no joy.
Bulb fails to land with a series of punches.
Malmsteen avoids the head kick by Bulb.
Malmsteen checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malmsteen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Malmsteen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bulb 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 Malmsteen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Malmsteen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bulb blocks a jab.
Bulb ducks under a wild hook from Malmsteen.
Bulb pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bulb goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bulb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malmsteen moves away.
Bulb lands with a nice body kick.
Malmsteen lands with a hook. Bulb tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bulb fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Malmsteen.
Bulb scores with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malmsteen jabs Bulb to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Malmsteen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bulb misses with a body shot.
Bulb throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malmsteen slips under a jab from Bulb.
Malmsteen misses with a hook
and Bulb counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bulb shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bulb scores with a head kick. Malmsteen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Malmsteen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bulb will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bulb moves out of range as Malmsteen throws a body kick.
Bulb throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bulb needs to keep his hands up - Malmsteen had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Incan Bulb has been cut.
The fighters circling - Malmsteen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Malmsteen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bulb.
Bulb is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Malmsteen.
Malmsteen misses with a body shot.
Malmsteen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bulb.
Malmsteen throws a solid leg kick but Bulb takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Malmsteen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malmsteen misses with a looping left.
Bulb throws a leg kick but Malmsteen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Malmsteen tries to clinch up.
Bulb slips a jab from Malmsteen.
Malmsteen fails to land with a series of punches.
Bulb lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Malmsteen digs a good hook to Bulb's body.
A head kick by Malmsteen misses
and Bulb finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bulb scores with a hook to the body. Malmsteen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Malmsteen misses with a wild body shot.
Bulb connects with an inside leg kick.
Incan Bulb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malmsteen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Malmsteen blocks a head kick by Bulb.
Bulb throws a low kick but Malmsteen avoids it.
Bulb swings for the body but Malmsteen moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malmsteen connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bulb scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bulb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Malmsteen blocks a low kick nicely.
Bulb works the jab nicely.
Nice body punch from Bulb.
Malmsteen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Malmsteen avoids the head kick by Bulb.
Malmsteen thows a body shot but no joy.
Bulb connects with a looping right hand.
Bulb lands a high kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malmsteen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bulb.
A shot to the liver by Malmsteen. Beautiful body shot.
A head kick misses from Malmsteen.
A left lands for Malmsteen.
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 Yngwie Malmsteen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Incan Bulb's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Malmsteen thows a body shot but no joy.
Yngwie Malmsteen is winning the standup battle so far.
Malmsteen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Malmsteen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Malmsteen here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bulb misses with a body kick.
Malmsteen scores with a shot to the body.
Malmsteen needs to keep his hands up - Bulb had a free shot at his head there.
Bulb avoids the body shot from Malmsteen.
Malmsteen misses with a two punch combination.
Malmsteen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A jab from Malmsteen misses.
Bulb looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Malmsteen throws a right hand that Bulb ducks under and follows up with a left that Bulb also avoids with ease.
Bulb lands a head kick!
Malmsteen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malmsteen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bulb misses with a head kick.
Bulb listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Malmsteen checks a low kick from Bulb.
Malmsteen moves out of range of the body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Malmsteen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Malmsteen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jab by Malmsteen.
A bone on bone clash there as Malmsteen blocks the leg kick.
Bulb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malmsteen.
Bulb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bulb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malmsteen manages to avoid it.
Malmsteen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malmsteen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malmsteen throws a nice looking combination but Bulb bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulb looks to score with a jab to the body but Malmsteen is just out of range.
Malmsteen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice shot by Bulb.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bulb dodges the punch combination from Malmsteen.
Malmsteen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bulb buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Malmsteen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bulb moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Malmsteen tries to bum rush Bulb with a series of wild strikes but Bulb uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Malmsteen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Malmsteen tests Bulb's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bulb lands a nice hook to Malmsteen's body. Malmsteen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Malmsteen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bulb is able to avoid easily.
Malmsteen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Malmsteen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malmsteen thuds a left hand into Bulb's body.
Bulb has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A combination from Malmsteen does no damage.
Bulb looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Malmsteen throws a body punch but Bulb moves out of range.
Malmsteen throws an off balance right hand
and Bulb counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bulb lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bulb slips under a jab.
Bulb throws a nice outside leg kick.
Malmsteen moves forwards but Bulb connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A combination from Malmsteen does no damage.
Malmsteen thuds a left hand into Bulb's body.
Bulb throws a leg kick but Malmsteen checks it.
Bulb moves out of range of the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Malmsteen, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malmsteen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bulb, right into the meat.
Bulb connects with a nice looking jab.
Bulb scoring well with a low kick there.
Malmsteen tries to move into range but Bulb moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bulb throws a sloppy head kick and Malmsteen moves out of range easily.
Malmsteen looks to score with a jab to the body but Bulb is just out of range.
Bulb misses with a wild body shot.
Bulb pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bulb tries a head kick but it misses.
Bulb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malmsteen throws a body punch but Bulb moves out of range.
Bulb is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Malmsteen avoids the head kick by Bulb.
Malmsteen throws a wild body kick that Bulb sees coming a mile off.
Bulb takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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 Yngwie Malmsteen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Incan Bulb's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Bulb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malmsteen.
Bulb cracks a nice hook into Malmsteen's ribs.
A head kick misses from Bulb.
Bulb lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bulb misses with a wild body shot.
Bulb throws a head kick but Malmsteen moves out of range.
Bulb throws a lazy right hand but Malmsteen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bulb.
Bulb takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bulb displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Malmsteen throws out the jab.
Bulb avoids the body shot from Malmsteen.
Bulb lands a nice looking kick to the body. Malmsteen takes a step back to recover.
Malmsteen throws a leg kick which misses Bulb's front leg but catches the back leg as Bulb tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Bulb.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulb connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bulb bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Malmsteen's head.
Bulb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bulb defending well as Malmsteen loads up on a big left hand.
Malmsteen throws out a loose jab but Bulb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bulb tries to land a front kick but Malmsteen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Malmsteen throws a jab but it's blocked by Bulb.
Malmsteen swings for the body but Bulb moves out of range.
Malmsteen throws out a loose jab but Bulb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malmsteen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bulb looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Malmsteen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Malmsteen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bulb just misses with a punch to the body.
Incan Bulb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malmsteen throws a hook to the side of Bulb's head but Bulb sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bulb connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bulb avoids the body shot from Malmsteen.
Bulb loads up on a big right hand but Malmsteen slips the punch.
Malmsteen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Malmsteen scores with a hook to the body. Bulb takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
No joy there for Malmsteen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bulb lands with a kick to the ribs.
Malmsteen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bulb.
Malmsteen jabs Bulb right on the nose. Bulb blinks but takes it well.
Bulb pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bulb throws a push kick but Malmsteen slaps the foot to one side.
Malmsteen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bulb manages to avoid it.
Bulb connects with a solid leg kick.
Bulb misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulb gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Malmsteen.
Malmsteen throws a lazy right hand but Bulb sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Malmsteen misses the shot to the body.
Bulb misses the shot to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Malmsteen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bulb - the referee stops the clock and Malmsteen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bulb. Malmsteen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bulb slips under a jab.
Malmsteen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bulb throws a hook but Malmsteen blocks it.
Malmsteen misses with a looping right.
Malmsteen scores with a jab. Bulb acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Malmsteen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bulb throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Malmsteen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malmsteen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bulb is rocked!
Malmsteen thuds a left hand into Bulb's body.
Bulb is still on wobbly legs! Can Malmsteen finish him?
Bulb takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bulb gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Malmsteen gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yngwie Malmsteen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sith One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). One comes to the cage accompanied by Sith . Jeff Glover acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters 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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sith One!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeff Glover!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glover swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Glover has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Glover tests One's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Glover throws a low kick, looking for One's leg but One calmly moves out of range.
One fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from One.
Glover connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
One fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sith One. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Glover keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
One will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One with a poor takedown
letting Glover counter with a right hand.
Nice shot lands for Glover.
Glover misses with a body kick.
Glover scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Glover closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Glover is working to tighten his grip on One's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. One has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Glover is really squeezing tight and eventually One passes out! Glover breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jeff Glover!
Jeff Glover decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zbynek Taticzek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Zaromskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taticzek comes to the cage accompanied by Feuer Frei. Zaromskis has chosen Moment of Peace as his entrance music. 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 Martin Zaromskis 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zbynek Taticzek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martin Zaromskis!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taticzek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taticzek has taken the fight to the clinch.
Taticzek misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Zaromskis.
Zaromskis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taticzek tries to land knees in the clinch but Zaromskis avoids the damage to the body.
Zaromskis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Taticzek has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Zaromskis throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Zaromskis.
Taticzek lands with a light punch inside.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Zaromskis has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Taticzek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taticzek is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taticzek lands a body punch in the clinch.
Taticzek scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zaromskis.
Taticzek with a knee to the head.
Taticzek tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taticzek digs a right hand underneath Zaromskis's ribcage. Zaromskis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zaromskis.
A right handed body shot lands from Taticzek.
Zaromskis looks winded!
A short right from Taticzek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taticzek misses with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Taticzek.
Taticzek with a knee to the head.
It looks like Martin Zaromskis has been cut.
Still in the clinch, Zaromskis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Taticzek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taticzek landing knees to the head.
Taticzek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zaromskis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taticzek lands a knee to the body.
Zaromskis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zaromskis prevents a body shot from Taticzek.
Zaromskis struggles to land a body shot inside as Taticzek controls his hands.
Zaromskis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Taticzek misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Taticzek.
Zaromskis lands a body shot.
Zaromskis has a couple of punches blocked by Taticzek.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taticzek throws a head punch that misses.
Zaromskis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taticzek with a knee to the head.
Taticzek tries to land knees in the clinch but Zaromskis avoids the damage to the body.
Taticzek lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Taticzek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zaromskis managing to block the knees to the body from Taticzek.
Zaromskis has a couple of punches blocked by Taticzek.
Zaromskis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zaromskis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zaromskis swings wildly with an uppercut but Taticzek uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Taticzek.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taticzek.
Zaromskis avoiding damage as Taticzek throws knees to the body.
Zaromskis lands with a left to the head.
Taticzek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taticzek.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zaromskis.
Zaromskis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zaromskis blocks a body shot from Taticzek.
Taticzek throws a knee to the head but misses.
Taticzek trying to land knees to the body.
Zaromskis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Taticzek backwards.
Taticzek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zaromskis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taticzeks head.
Zaromskis throws a punch but it's blocked by Taticzek.
Taticzek lands a knee to the body.
Zaromskis misses with a punch on the inside.
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!
Taticzek has a couple of punches blocked by Zaromskis.
Zaromskis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zaromskis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taticzek's elbow.
Zaromskis looking to slow down the pace here.
Zaromskis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taticzek wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis keeps Taticzek at a distance using the push kick.
Taticzek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body kick there by Zaromskis.
Taticzek closes the distance and clinches.
Zaromskis cracks Taticzek with a nice body shot.
Zaromskis can't find room to land a body shot as Taticzek controls the action.
Zaromskis misses with the head strike.
Zaromskis lands an uppercut.
Taticzek stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zaromskis managing to block the knees to the body from Taticzek.
Zaromskis avoiding damage as Taticzek throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zaromskis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Taticzek as Zaromskis tries to tie him up.
Taticzek prevents a body shot from Zaromskis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zbynek Taticzek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martin Zaromskis'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.
Taticzek swings widly with a right hand
and Zaromskis counters with a takedown into side control.
Zaromskis trying to control the action but Taticzek is working from the bottom.
Taticzek regains half guard.
Zaromskis trying to mount his opponent but Taticzek defends it.
Zaromskis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Taticzek keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taticzek tries to roll over but Zaromskis keeps him under control.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Martin Zaromskis.
Taticzek misses with a few strikes there.
Taticzek stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zaromskis.
Taticzek digs a good hook to Zaromskis's body.
Taticzek moves out of range of the leg kick from Zaromskis.
Zbynek Taticzek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taticzek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zaromskis.
Taticzek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taticzek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zaromskis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis tried to score with a low kick but Taticzek checks it.
Taticzek takes a swing at Zaromskis's ribcage but misses.
Taticzek throws a series of punches but Zaromskis avoids them all with ease.
Taticzek lands a head shot.
Zaromskis misses with a kick to the body.
Zaromskis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taticzek jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zaromskis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taticzek closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
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!
Taticzek works on Zaromskis's body with a couple of short punches.
Taticzek misses with a punch on the inside.
Zaromskis takes a shot to the head.
Taticzek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zaromskis misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taticzek.
Zaromskis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zaromskis throws a punch but it's blocked by Taticzek.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis tries to throw a body punch but Taticzek avoids it by throwing Zaromskis back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Taticzek.
Zaromskis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taticzek lands with a light punch inside.
Taticzek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taticzek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zaromskis stalling.
Zaromskis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zaromskis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taticzek's elbow.
Zaromskis lands a nice uppercut.
Taticzek looking to throw knees to the head but Zaromskis is blocking nicely.
Zaromskis scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
Zaromskis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Taticzek.
Zaromskis blocks an uppercut.
Zaromskis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taticzek.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taticzek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zaromskis tries a body shot but Taticzek blocks it.
Taticzek scores with a shot to the side of Zaromskis's head.
Taticzek swings wildly with an uppercut but Zaromskis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zaromskis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Zaromskis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zaromskis managing to block the knees to the body from Taticzek.
Zaromskis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zaromskis misses with a punch to the body.
Taticzek lands a body punch in the clinch.
Taticzek makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taticzek tries to land a knee to the head but Zaromskis blocks with his arms.
Zaromskis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Taticzek.
Zbynek Taticzek has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Taticzek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zbynek Taticzek dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Martin Zaromskis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Zaromskis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Taticzek lands the left hand.
Taticzek moves out of range of the leg kick from Zaromskis.
Taticzek dips to his left and cracks Zaromskis with an uppercut!
Taticzek blocks the body kick.
Taticzek pushes Zaromskis up against the cage in a clinch.
Zaromskis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zaromskis misses with a body punch.
Taticzek lands a hook that snaps the head of Zaromskis backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taticzek.
Taticzek tries to work over Zaromskis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taticzek putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zaromskis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Taticzek.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taticzek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zaromskis backwards.
A short left from Taticzek.
Taticzek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Taticzek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zaromskis'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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taticzek blocking some punches.
Taticzek lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Taticzek.
Taticzek works on Zaromskis's body with a couple of short punches.
Taticzek gets through Zaromskis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Taticzek landing knees to the body.
Zaromskis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Taticzek utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taticzek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taticzek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Taticzek tries to land knees in the clinch but Zaromskis avoids the damage to the body.
Taticzek blocking some punches.
Zaromskis misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis scores with a shot to the side of Taticzek's head.
Zaromskis managing to block the knees to the body from Taticzek.
Zaromskis wants to get back to striking at distance but Taticzek won't allow it.
Taticzek utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Taticzek fails to land.
Taticzek makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Taticzek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Taticzek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Taticzek lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Taticzek prevents a body shot from Zaromskis.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taticzek.
Taticzek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Taticzek misses with a knee strike.
Taticzek utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zaromskis throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Taticzek.
Taticzek lands a right hand.
Taticzek connects with a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Taticzek.
Zbynek Taticzek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Taticzek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Taticzek lands with a left to the head.
Martin Zaromskis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taticzek is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zaromskis can do to turn this around?
Zaromskis throws a punch but it's blocked by Taticzek.
Taticzek working Zaromskis over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Taticzek.
Taticzek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zaromskis backwards.
Taticzek blocks an uppercut.
Taticzek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zaromskis is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taticzek lands a good knee to the midsection. Zaromskis won't want to take too many of those.
Zaromskis is still on wobbly legs! Can Taticzek finish him?
Zaromskis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taticzek lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zaromskis backwards.
Zaromskis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zaromskis swings wildly with an uppercut but Taticzek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zaromskis seems to have recovered his senses.
Taticzek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taticzek lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zaromskis backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zaromskis misses with the head strike.
Taticzek blocks an uppercut.
Taticzek scores with a hook to the body.
Taticzek tries a knee to the head but Zaromskis blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zbynek Taticzek showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Taticzek, 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zbynek Taticzek!
Zbynek Taticzek decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladislav Munchkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tobias Larsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vladislav Munchkin!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munchkin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Tobias Larsson has been cut.
Larsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Larsson throws a push kick but Munchkin slaps the foot to one side.
Munchkin staying out of range there.
Larsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Larsson throws a body punch but Munchkin moves out of range.
Munchkin thumps Larsson with a low kick.
Larsson swinging wildly here.
Munchkin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Larsson under the eye.
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!
Munchkin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Munchkin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Larsson throws out the jab.
Larsson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Munchkin.
Tobias Larsson's cut is getting worse.
Munchkin avoids the head kick by Larsson.
A slow jab from Larsson misses its intended target.
Munchkin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Munchkin tries to clinch but Larsson is having none of it.
The fighters circling - Larsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Larsson throws a lazy right hand but Munchkin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Larsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Munchkin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larsson tries to roll over but Munchkin keeps him under control.
Larsson is working hard here to advance position.
Larsson wants to sweep but Munchkin has passed to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Munchkin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Munchkin working the ground and pound but Larsson is defending the strikes.
Munchkin cracks Larsson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
You can see the frustration on Larsson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Larsson is trying to improve his position.
Munchkin scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jeez, Tobias Larsson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tobias Larsson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vladislav Munchkin!
A victorious Vladislav Munchkin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Tobias Larsson had this to say: 'Nearing the end of my story now, seeing this contract out and then I'm done.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Linkin Portier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alastair Gridlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gridlock is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Robbie Williams - Come Undone. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Linkin Portier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alastair Gridlock!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gridlock throws a big shot that misses.
Jab, jab by Portier - just one landing.
Portier on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gridlock moves forwards but Portier connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Portier misses the shot to the body.
Portier misses with a wild body shot.
Portier throws a half hearted mid kick.
Portier wants to clinch up but Gridlock keeps it at a distance.
Portier throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Portier misses with a hook
and Gridlock makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Portier with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gridlock checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sloppy strikes from Portier. Those never looked like landing.
Portier throws a sloppy head kick and Gridlock moves out of range easily.
Gridlock swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Portier.
Gridlock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Portier tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gridlock lands with a kick to the temple. Portier shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gridlock throws a front kick aimed at Portier's knee but Portier avoids it well.
Portier throws a leg kick
and Gridlock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good exchange - Gridlock coming out on top.
Portier dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gridlock. That did some damage!
Gridlock misses with a low kick.
Portier tried to score with a low kick but Gridlock checks it.
Gridlock tries to clinch but Portier moves out of range.
Portier scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Portier thuds a left hand into Gridlock's body.
Gridlock lands an overhand right.
Gridlock looks to land a body kick but Portier moved away.
Portier tried to score with a low kick but Gridlock checks it.
Portier paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Portier tries to clinch but Gridlock moves out of range.
Portier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gridlock fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gridlock has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Portier throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gridlock counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Linkin Portier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Portier tries to land a leg kick but Gridlock saw it coming and moves away.
Gridlock tries to land a leg kick but Portier saw it coming and moves away.
Gridlock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Portier throws out the jab.
Portier buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gridlock moves out of range of the leg kick from Portier.
Portier walks into a straight right hand from Gridlock.
Gridlock misses with a low kick.
Gridlock moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gridlock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portier is looking to clinch.
Portier moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gridlock scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Portier misses with a straight right.
Portier throws a right hand that misses
and Portier takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gridlock closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gridlock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Portier throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gridlock slips under a jab from Portier.
Gridlock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Portier misses with a straight right.
Gridlock misses with a body shot.
Gridlock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Portier swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Gridlock finds it's way through Portier's defenses.
Portier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Portier throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Portier avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gridlock connects with an inside leg kick.
Portier throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gridlock counters with a nice body shot.
Portier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gridlock.
Portier lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gridlock takes a step back to recover.
Gridlock looks to land a right hand but Portier moved out of range.
Portier on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gridlock. Gridlock obviously looking to wear him down.
Portier misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gridlock wants to land a leg kick but Portier is out of range.
Gridlock checks a low kick from Portier.
Gridlock has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gridlock there as he acknowledges the shot.
Portier is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gridlock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alastair Gridlock will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gridlock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gridlock takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gridlock jabs Portier right on the nose. Portier blinks but takes it well.
Gridlock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Portier with a nice cross.
Portier throws a head kick but Gridlock moves out of range.
Portier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Portier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gridlock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Portier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gridlock fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gridlock throws a combination. Portier tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Portier throws an off balance right hand
and Gridlock counters with a right hand to the body.
Gridlock gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gridlock on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Gridlock misses.
Portier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Portier swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Portier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gridlock was well out of range. Poor timing from Portier.
A jab from Portier misses.
Portier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gridlock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Portier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Portier cracks Gridlock with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gridlock misses with a low kick.
Portier fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gridlock takes a jab right on the kisser.
Portier turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Portier takes a swing at Gridlock's ribcage but misses.
Portier throws a hook but Gridlock avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Portier takes a swing at Gridlock's ribcage but misses.
Portier on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Portier tries to clinch but Gridlock moves out of range.
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!
Portier scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gridlock is rocked!
Portier throws a sloppy head kick
and Gridlock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Linkin Portier is winning the standup battle so far.
Gridlock throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Portier.
Linkin Portier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Gridlock misses the target.
Portier throws a head kick that misses.
Gridlock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gridlock moves into range and clinches up with Portier.
Portier stalling in the clinch but Gridlock improves position.
Portier lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gridlock is still on wobbly legs! Can Portier finish him?
Gridlock blocks an uppercut.
Gridlock seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gridlock.
Portier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gridlock lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Gridlock.
Gridlock taking a breather.
Gridlock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gridlock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gridlock lands a hook that snaps the head of Portier backwards.
I was talking to Portier's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gridlock stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gridlock throws a punch but it's blocked by Portier.
Gridlock blocks an uppercut.
Gridlock swings wildly with an uppercut but Portier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Portier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gridlock leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gridlock misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gridlock.
A short body shot lands from Portier as the two fighters clinch.
Gridlock has a couple of punches blocked by Portier.
Portier blocks an uppercut.
Portier lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gridlock backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gridlock.
Portier misses with some punches.
Portier stalling in the clinch but Gridlock improves position.
Gridlock misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Gridlock on the inside.
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 Gridlock.
Portier is trying to break free.
Gridlock throws a head punch that misses.
Portier is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alastair Gridlock will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Portier.
Jab from Portier.
Portier takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Portier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Portier throws a head kick that misses.
Portier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gridlock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Portier throws out a leg kick but Gridlock moves out of range and Portier only half commits.
Gridlock walks into a stiff left hand from Portier.
Portier misses with a straight left.
Portier throws a right and a left that both miss.
Portier stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gridlock.
Portier throws a sloppy head kick and Gridlock moves out of range easily.
Portier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gridlock throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portier misses with a head kick.
Portier rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gridlock counters with a nice uppercut.
Portier connects with a leg kick. Gridlock looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Portier is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gridlock with a jab.
Gridlock checks a leg kick nicely.
Portier checks a leg kick.
Portier goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Portier scores with a jab to the head.
Gridlock throws a solid leg kick but Portier takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gridlock.
Gridlock is looking to chop away at Portier's legs.
Portier has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gridlock.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Portier scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Portier throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gridlock counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Portier.
Portier tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Portier throws a sloppy head kick
and Gridlock counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Portier lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A good leg kick by Gridlock.
Gridlock jabs at Portier's body.
Gridlock pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Portier tries to clinch there but Gridlock circles away.
Portier misses with a straight right.
Gridlock checks the leg kick nicely there.
Portier throws an overhand right that lands on Gridlock's shoulder, as Gridlock tries to avoid the shot.
Portier closes the distance but Gridlock moves to the side
and Gridlock counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portier is looking to clinch but Gridlock is avoiding it.
Portier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gridlock.
Gridlock connects with a right hand. Portier shakes it off.
Gridlock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Portier.
A big right from Portier misses.
Portier throws an overhand right that lands on Gridlock's shoulder, as Gridlock tries to avoid the shot.
Gridlock lands a body shot.
Portier moves out of range as Gridlock strikes.
Gridlock lands a glancing blow to the side of Portier's head.
A punch combination from Portier misses.
Portier misses with a left hand
and Gridlock counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Portier throws a shot from downtown. Gridlock moves away and avoids it.
Portier takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Portier misses with a hook.
Portier throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gridlock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alastair Gridlock is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gridlock moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Linkin Portier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice uppercut there from Portier.
Portier misses with a lunging right hand
and Gridlock moves into the clinch.
Gridlock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gridlock fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gridlock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gridlock tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Portier moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Portier closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Portier thows a body shot but no joy.
Portier takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alastair Gridlock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gridlock 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alastair Gridlock!
Alastair Gridlock decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andrzej Gajewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reiska Pekka Retale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gajewski kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Stratosphere. Retale has chosen The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrzej Gajewski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reiska Pekka Retale!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Retale keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gajewski scores with a head kick.
It looks like Reiska Pekka Retale has been cut.
Retale throws a jab but it's blocked by Gajewski.
Gajewski looks to throw the jab but Retale is out of range.
Gajewski throws a head kick but Retale moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gajewski.
Gajewski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Retale is able to avoid easily.
Gajewski defending well as Retale loads up on a big left hand.
Retale has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gajewski.
Gajewski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Retale stalks Gajewski and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gajewski's face. Gajewski staggers backwards, shaken.
Retale on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gajewski. Gajewski obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gajewski takes a swing at Retale's ribcage but misses.
Gajewski throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gajewski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gajewski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gajewski thuds his right hand into Retale's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gajewski scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gajewski throws a body punch but Retale moves out of range.
Gajewski throws a leg kick
and Retale counters with a right hand to the body.
Retale jabs Gajewski right on the nose. Gajewski blinks but takes it well.
Retale misses with a hook. Gajewski ducked under it nicely.
Retale jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A right-left combo lands from Gajewski.
Retale smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gajewski throws a predictable looking body shot
and Retale counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Retale misses with a hook. Gajewski ducked under it nicely.
Retale moves out of range of the leg kick from Gajewski.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Retale does no damage.
Gajewski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gajewski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Retale.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Retale can pounce on him.
Donk. Gajewski catches Retale right on the button with a cross.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Retale takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gajewski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gajewski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Retale.
Retale tries a knee to the head but Gajewski blocks it.
I was talking to Gajewski's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gajewski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Retale defending well as Gajewski loads up on a big left hand.
Gajewski lands a really nice looking cross but Retale seems unphased.
Gajewski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Retale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gajewski manages to avoid it.
Retale takes a swing at Gajewski's ribcage but misses.
Gajewski misses with a head kick.
Gajewski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Retale was well out of range. Poor timing from Gajewski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski throws out a powerful jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Gajewski finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gajewski scores with a nice head shot.
Gajewski misses with a looping right.
Retale wants to clinch up but Gajewski keeps it at a distance.
Gajewski throws a leg kick but Retale sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gajewski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gajewski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gajewski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Retale.
Gajewski lands a front kick.
Retale moves out of range of the body kick from Gajewski.
Retale takes a jab right on the kisser.
Retale misses with a low kick.
Gajewski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Retale is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Retale connects with the punch.
Gajewski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Retale manages to avoid it.
Gajewski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gajewski throws out a leg kick but Retale moves out of range and Gajewski only half commits.
Gajewski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gajewski throws a head kick that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Retale checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Retale tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gajewski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gajewski lands a head shot.
Retale thows a left - swing and a miss!
Retale tries to clinch there but Gajewski circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gajewski jabs Retale to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gajewski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Retale throws a push kick but Gajewski slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrzej Gajewski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reiska Pekka Retale's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice shot lands for Retale.
Gajewski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Retale looks to score with a jab to the body but Gajewski is just out of range.
Gajewski lands with a right hand.
Retale takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Retale gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Retale uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gajewski.
Gajewski looks to land a right hand but Retale moved out of range.
Gajewski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Retale manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Retale.
Gajewski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Retale was well out of range. Poor timing from Gajewski.
Andrzej Gajewski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gajewski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Retale.
Gajewski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gajewski looks to score with a jab to the body but Retale is just out of range.
Gajewski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Retale is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gajewski lands with a shot to the body.
Retale forces Gajewski back against the cage and clinches.
Retale throws an elbow that misses.
Gajewski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Retale throws an elbow but it misses.
Gajewski lands with a light punch inside.
Retale is leaning against Gajewski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gajewski scores with a shoulder strike.
Gajewski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Retale backwards.
Retale tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gajewski avoids it.
Retale doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gajewski drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Retale is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Retale.
Gajewski working aggressively here.
Gajewski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Retale is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Gajewski.
Retale tries a body shot but Gajewski blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Retale working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gajewski struggles to land a body shot inside as Retale controls his hands.
Gajewski lands with a right to the head.
Retale has a couple of punches blocked by Gajewski.
Gajewski lands an uppercut.
Retale goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gajewski breaks the clinch.
Gajewski catches Retale with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Retale takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Retale walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Retale lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gajewski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Retale in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Gajewski throws a big shot that misses.
Retale scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski scores with a jab.
Retale tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gajewski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Retale looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Retale tries to clinch up.
Gajewski 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.
Gajewski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Retale.
Retale lands a head shot.
Gajewski keeps the fight on the outside.
Gajewski scores with a decent looking hook.
Retale has managed to clinch.
Gajewski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Retale.
Gajewski misses with a punch to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Retale.
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!
Gajewski avoiding damage as Retale throws knees to the body.
Gajewski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Retale with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gajewski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gajewski lands a right hand.
Gajewski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gajewski.
Retale working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Retale misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gajewski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Retale blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Retale scores a nice knee to the body.
Retale looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Retale lands an elbow inside that Gajewski shrugs off.
Retale lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gajewski backwards.
Gajewski scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrzej Gajewski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Reiska Pekka Retale's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Retale's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gajewski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Retale scrambles back to his feet.
Gajewski cracks Retale with a good jab.
Gajewski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Retale chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gajewski can pounce on him.
Retale stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gajewski.
Gajewski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Retale throws a right and a left that both miss.
Retale clinches with his opponent.
Gajewski breaks the clinch.
Retale darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gajewski throws a sloppy head kick and Retale moves out of range easily.
Andrzej Gajewski is winning the standup battle so far.
That kick from Gajewski tenderised Retale's leg. Retale is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gajewski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gajewski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Gajewski. That snapped Retale's head back.
Retale is looking to score with low kicks.
Gajewski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gajewski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Retale manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Retale.
Retale buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gajewski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Retale looks to land a body kick but Gajewski moved away.
Gajewski throws the kick towards the body but Retale avoids it.
A jab from Retale does it's job there.
Gajewski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gajewski scores with the left hand. Retale knows he should have avoided that one.
Retale's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Retale throws out a loose jab but Gajewski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice cross by Gajewski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gajewski scores with a hook.
Gajewski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gajewski throws a looping overhand right but Retale ducks down to avoid it.
Gajewski looks to score with a jab to the body but Retale is just out of range.
Gajewski loads up on a big right hand but Retale slips the punch.
Gajewski throws a solid leg kick but Retale takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gajewski.
Retale has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Retale.
Gajewski is looking to chop away at Retale's legs.
Gajewski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Retale.
Retale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Retale takes one to the side of the head.
Retale throws the left hand but Gajewski avoids the punch easily.
Retale misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gajewski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Retale ducks right into an uppercut from Gajewski.
Gajewski lands a leg kick that knocks Retale off balance momentarily.
Retale takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Retale jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gajewski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gajewski tries a low kick but Retale avoids it.
Gajewski misses with a straight left.
Retale avoids the head kick by Gajewski.
A left lands for Gajewski.
Retale works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski throws a shot from downtown. Retale moves away and avoids it.
Retale takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gajewski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Retale throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Retale throws out a loose jab but Gajewski uses good head movement to avoid it.
No luck for Gajewski with that takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gajewski throws a hook but Retale avoids it easily.
Gajewski slips a jab and a cross from Retale.
Gajewski misses with a straight right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crunch! Retale slams his shin into Gajewski's torso.
Gajewski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gajewski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrzej Gajewski clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Reiska Pekka Retale's cut.
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 swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gajewski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Gajewski.
Gajewski throws a head kick that Retale semi-blocks.
Gajewski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gajewski throws an overhand right that lands on Retale's shoulder, as Retale tries to avoid the shot.
Retale ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gajewski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gajewski moves out of range of the strikes.
Gajewski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Retale is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Retale steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gajewski.
Gajewski throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Retale avoids the head kick by Gajewski.
Retale uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gajewski.
Gajewski tries a head kick but it misses.
Gajewski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Retale as he jumps to the side.
Retale defending well as Gajewski loads up on a big left hand.
Gajewski throws a right hand that Retale ducks under and follows up with a left that Retale also avoids with ease.
Retale checks a leg kick.
Gajewski 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.
Retale throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Retale takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gajewski tries to work over Retale's front leg with a kick but Retale checks it.
Retale throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Gajewski.
Gajewski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Retale throws a lazy right hand but Gajewski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A clash of legs there as Retale blocks the low kick.
Retale throws a leg kick that misses.
Retale misses with the combination.
Gajewski wants to land a leg kick but Retale is out of range.
Gajewski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Retale finds it's way round the side to connect with Gajewski's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Retale. That's going to slow Gajewski down.
Retale lands a nice shot that snaps Gajewski's head back.
Gajewski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Retale.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Retale chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gajewski can pounce on him.
Gajewski throws a solid leg kick but Retale takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gajewski.
Retale wants to clinch up but Gajewski keeps it at a distance.
Gajewski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gajewski swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Retale counter with a right hand.
Good leg kick by Gajewski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gajewski misses with an uppercut. Retale saw that one coming.
Retale has Gajewski up against the cage in a clinch.
Retale tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Retale tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gajewski's elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Retale obliges.
Gajewski tries to score a body lock takedown but Retale shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Retale lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gajewski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Retale looking to stall.
Gajewski lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short left from Retale.
Retale tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gajewski avoids it.
Gajewski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gajewski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gajewski swings wildly with an uppercut but Retale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Retale lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gajewski backwards.
Retale misses with a punch on the inside.
Retale misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gajewski.
Retale blocks an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gajewski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Retale swings wildly with an uppercut but Gajewski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Retale has a couple of punches blocked by Gajewski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Andrzej Gajewski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Reiska Pekka Retale'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Retale wants to clinch up but Gajewski keeps it at a distance.
Retale takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gajewski with a nice cross.
Gajewski defending well as Retale loads up on a big left hand.
Retale chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gajewski can pounce on him.
That kick from Retale tenderised Gajewski's leg. Gajewski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Retale steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gajewski. That one must have hurt.
Retale tries to score with a low kick but Gajewski moves his leg out of the way.
Retale on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gajewski throws a head kick but Retale moves out of range.
Retale forces Gajewski back against the cage and clinches.
Retale misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Retale.
Retale takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Retale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gajewski misses with an elbow strike.
Retale misses with a hook to the ribs.
Retale throws a punch but it's blocked by Gajewski.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Retale.
A nice left hand lands by Retale.
Retale has a couple of punches blocked by Gajewski.
Gajewski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gajewski lands a right hand.
Gajewski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gajewski misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Gajewski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gajewski lands a hook that snaps the head of Retale backwards.
Retale tries to work over Gajewski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gajewski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Retale misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gajewski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gajewski tries to throw a body punch but Retale avoids it by throwing Gajewski back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Retale tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gajewski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Retale blocks it with crossed arms.
Gajewski takes a shot to the head.
Andrzej Gajewski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gajewski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Retale lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gajewski backwards.
Retale lands a nice knee to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Retale throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gajewski lands with a right to the head.
Retale pushes off an throws an elbow but Gajewski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gajewski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gajewski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Retale's elbow.
Gajewski lands a nice uppercut.
Reiska Pekka Retale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gajewski lands a left hand.
Retale lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gajewski or not.
Retale missing with knees to the body.
Gajewski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gajewski tries a body shot but Retale blocks it.
Retale with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Gajewski on the inside.
Gajewski throws an elbow that misses.
Retale misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gajewski is looking to control Retale's arms but Retale gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gajewski has his back to the cage.
Retale tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gajewski's elbow.
Gajewski misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Retale.
Gajewski lands an uppercut.
Gajewski lands an elbow inside that Retale shrugs off.
Retale has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gajewski.
Gajewski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Retale lands a shoulder strike.
Retale throws a head punch that misses.
Gajewski misses with the head strike.
Gajewski has Retale pushed against the cage.
Gajewski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Retale tries a body shot but Gajewski blocks it.
Gajewski lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Retale.
A right handed body shot lands from Retale.
Gajewski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gajewski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gajewski blocking some punches.
Retale trying to stall but Gajewski improves his position.
Still in the clinch, Retale scores with a nice short uppercut.
Retale throws an elbow that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gajewski.
A short uppercut from Gajewski.
A nice left hand lands by Gajewski.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gajewski misses with a punch on the inside.
Gajewski wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Retale.
Andrzej Gajewski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gajewski misses with some punches.
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 Andrzej Gajewski.
Well Gajewski 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 50:45
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrzej Gajewski!
Andrzej Gajewski retains his featherweight title!
Andrzej Gajewski gave a mention to The Big Kabosh in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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