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EVO 99: Otso vs Kersikov PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peyton Hillis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conquer This (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
20 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peyton Hillis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Conquer This!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hillis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hillis.
This scores with a spinning back kick!
A jab lands there for Hillis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hillis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This dodges the punch combination from Hillis.
An inside leg kick lands from This.
This connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hillis. Hillis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hillis scores with a three punch combo!
This throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This pushes Hillis up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from This.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hillis prevents a body shot from This.
This lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hillis.
This scores with a shot to the side of Hillis's head.
This scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've been informed that This has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
This is working Hillis over against the cage.
Hillis is breathing heavily.
This fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
This tries to throw a body punch but Hillis avoids it by throwing This back against the cage.
This misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for This.
I was talking to Hillis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
This lands a right hand.
This works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hillis up against the cage.
This scores with a hook to the body.
This makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from This.
Hillis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This keeps control of Hillis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by This.
This tries to throw a body punch but Hillis avoids it by throwing This back against the cage.
This misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for This.
This lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hillis is rocked!
It looks like Peyton Hillis has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from This fails to land.
Oh Hillis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hillis.
This creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Hillis with a big uppercut! Hillis tries to clinch up but This pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Hillis to the mat! Hillis covers up and This unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Conquer This!
Conquer This decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rufus Soderberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flavio Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flavio Sandoval is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rufus Soderberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Flavio Sandoval!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soderberg wants to land a leg kick but Sandoval is out of range.
Soderberg is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sandoval misses with a hook to the body
and Soderberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sandoval thuds his right hand into Soderberg's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Soderberg avoids the body shot from Sandoval.
Soderberg throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sandoval.
Soderberg digs a good hook to Sandoval's body.
Soderberg takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sandoval misses with a looping right.
Soderberg dips to his left and cracks Sandoval with an uppercut!
Sandoval lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sandoval misses with a hook. Soderberg ducked under it nicely.
Sandoval lands a nice looking kick to the body. Soderberg takes a step back to recover.
Sandoval thows a leg kick but Soderberg checks it
and Soderberg counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sandoval!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderberg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sandoval keeps working.
Sandoval is trying to get back to half guard.
Sandoval struggling a bit here.
Soderberg sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sandoval is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sandoval can't do much from the bottom here.
Sandoval tries to buck Soderberg off but Soderberg is having none of it.
We've been hearing good reports from Soderberg's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Soderberg content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg trying to control the position but Sandoval is working away.
Soderberg tries to advance to mount but Sandoval denies him.
Soderberg controls the position.
Sandoval tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Soderberg presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Soderberg trying to control but Sandoval is having none of it.
Sandoval keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval tries to hold on but Soderberg pushes him away.
Soderberg working Sandoval over with strikes here.
Soderberg landing shots from mount.
Sandoval keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sandoval wants to control but Soderberg is having none of it.
Soderberg controlling the pace for now.
Soderberg raining down hammerfists from mount.
Soderberg landing strikes from the mount and Sandoval is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg lands a nice shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soderberg controlling his opponent.
Sandoval is bucking up trying to escape but Soderberg cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Soderberg lands a nice shot to the head.
Sandoval keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sandoval sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Sandoval is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sandoval is refusing to be controlled, as Soderberg sits in half guard.
Sandoval tries to get to full guard but Soderberg has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus Soderberg dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sandoval fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Soderberg.
A leg kick checked by Soderberg.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sandoval checks a leg kick.
Sandoval motions for Soderberg to come forward. Sandoval throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Soderberg scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sandoval bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Soderberg throws the left hand but Sandoval avoids the punch easily.
Soderberg shoots in looking for a takedown. Sandoval tries to sprawl out of it but Soderberg keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sandoval manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Soderberg misses with a takedown attempt - Sandoval sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sandoval paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Sandoval misses.
Nice body punch from Sandoval.
Sandoval walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Soderberg closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sandoval did well to prevent Soderberg getting side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soderberg 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.
Sandoval is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval looking for submissions off his back.
Sandoval gets back to full guard.
Rufus Soderberg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Soderberg is pushing down on Sandoval's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sandoval is fighting to maintain full guard but Soderberg has managed to sneak the leg through.
Soderberg is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soderberg is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Soderberg content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg wants to work for an arm triangle but Sandoval is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Soderberg works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sandoval tries to hold on but Soderberg pushes him away.
Soderberg with shots to the head and body - Sandoval looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sandoval wants to hold on but Soderberg pushes him away.
Soderberg can't control as he wanted to and Sandoval manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Sandoval wants to control but Soderberg is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval punching from the bottom.
Soderberg wants to pass to mount but Sandoval is defending the position.
Sandoval trying to control from the bottom.
Soderberg wants to control but Sandoval is keeping him busy.
Soderberg missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Soderberg has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sandoval wants to control but Soderberg is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sandoval gets back to full guard.
Soderberg wants to control from the top but Sandoval keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sandoval looking for a guillotine here but Soderberg defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus Soderberg dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Soderberg throws out a loose jab but Sandoval uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soderberg punishes Sandoval's body with a nice straight punch.
Soderberg shoots in and bounces Sandoval off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Soderberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Sandoval is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soderberg is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sandoval is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderberg pushes down on Sandoval's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sandoval is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Soderberg jumps into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soderberg is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sandoval has escaped the position, nice work there.
Soderberg controlling from side mount.
Sandoval tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Soderberg presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Flavio Sandoval has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rufus Soderberg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg trying to control but Sandoval is having none of it.
Soderberg controlling from mount.
Sandoval sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Sandoval is looking for a sweep. Soderberg is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg stalling.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Soderberg is looking to take a break and control but Sandoval is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sandoval is looking for a sweep. Soderberg is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Soderberg trying to control the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Rufus Soderberg wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Soderberg avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Soderberg throws a solid leg kick but Sandoval takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Soderberg.
Soderberg slips a jab and a cross from Sandoval.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Soderberg counters with a left to the body.
A slow jab from Sandoval misses its intended target.
Soderberg keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
No luck for Soderberg with that takedown attempt.
Sandoval throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Soderberg counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Soderberg.
Soderberg forces his way into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandoval trying to control here.
Soderberg keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soderberg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sandoval keeps working.
Soderberg seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rufus Soderberg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Soderberg, 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rufus Soderberg!
Rufus Soderberg looked relieved post fight as he said the following; '...'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitchell Stehling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Dammon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stehling's entrance music is Turmion Kätilöt - Minä MÄÄRÄÄN!. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
55 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mitchell Stehling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Dammon!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dammon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stehling uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dammon.
Stehling avoids the body shot from Dammon.
Stehling takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dammon looks to land a right hand but Stehling moved out of range.
Stehling shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dammon misses with a right hand
and Stehling counters with a nice leg kick.
Dammon swats away the attempt to clinch by Stehling.
Dammon lands a really nice looking cross but Stehling seems unphased.
Dammon misses with an uppercut
and Stehling counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dammon's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Stehling looking to pass the guard.
Stehling slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dammon is looking to improve his position.
Stehling throws a strike but Dammon avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Stehling working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stehling's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dammon has control of Stehling's left arm, preventing Stehling from doing any damage.
Stehling wants to pass the guard but Dammon is keeping the position.
Stehling's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stehling cracks Dammon with a solid left hand.
Dammon has his hands on Stehling's head, controlling the position.
Stehling trying to control the position from guard on top but Dammon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stehling digs a right hand into Dammon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dammon's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dammon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dammon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Stehling.
Stehling doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stehling has a couple of punches blocked by Dammon.
Stehling lands a shoulder strike.
Dammon blocking some punches.
Stehling is leaning against Dammon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stehling blocks an uppercut.
Dammon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stehling struggles to land a body shot inside as Dammon controls his hands.
Stehling has a couple of punches blocked by Dammon.
Dammon tries to work over Stehling's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dammon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stehling backwards.
Stehling tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dammon's elbow.
Stehling tries a body shot but Dammon blocks it.
Dammon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dammon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Stehling scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stehling can't find room to land a body shot as Dammon controls the action.
Dammon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stehling's elbow.
Dammon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stehling swings wildly with an uppercut but Dammon uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stehling blocks a body shot from Dammon.
Stehling lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dammon.
Dammon controlling the action here for a moment.
Stehling misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dammon content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Stehling can't find room to land a body shot as Dammon controls the action.
Stehling tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dammon's elbow.
Dammon looking to stall.
Dammon lands with a light punch inside.
Stehling tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stehling scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Stehling.
Stehling lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stehling is working Dammon over against the cage.
Dammon looks winded!
Stehling turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Stehling manages to end up in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitchell Stehling dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dammon misses with an uppercut. Stehling saw that one coming.
Dammon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dammon misses with an uppercut
and Stehling decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dammon's guard.
Dammon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stehling is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dammon keeping moving, preventing Stehling from controlling successfully.
Stehling looking to sit in guard and control but Dammon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stehling is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stehling has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Stehling misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stehling with the ground and pound from mount.
Stehling is landing with some decent strikes but Dammon is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Poor strikes thrown by Stehling there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Stehling punishing his opponent with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dammon manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stehling throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dammon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stehling.
Well, if Stehling is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Dammon moves into full guard.
Stehling trying to control but Dammon is working from the bottom.
Stehling controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dammon keeping moving, preventing Stehling from controlling successfully.
Stehling postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stehling wants to pass the guard but Dammon is keeping the position.
Dammon is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mitchell Stehling wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Dammon misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dammon scores with a hook.
Dammon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stehling tries for a takedown but Dammon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stehling has been working on his balance at Athletic Advantage, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Dammon.
Dammon throws a nice looking combination but Stehling bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stehling defending well as Dammon loads up on a big left hand.
Dammon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stehling.
Dammon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stehling.
Dammon has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Dammon throws an overhand right that lands on Stehling's shoulder, as Stehling tries to avoid the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stehling slips a jab from Dammon.
Good shot there by Dammon.
Stehling swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitchell Stehling dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Stehling takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stehling is looking to clinch.
Stehling uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dammon.
Matt Dammon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dammon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stehling.
Dammon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A cross from Dammon lands.
Stehling shoots in but Dammon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stehling misses with a wild body shot.
Dammon jabs Stehling right on the nose. Stehling blinks but takes it well.
Dammon looks to clinch
and Dammon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stehling throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dammon's waist but Dammon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stehling off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stehling fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dammon, pushing him back against the cage.
Dammon prevents a body shot from Stehling.
Dammon can't find room to land a body shot as Stehling controls the action.
Dammon prevents a body shot from Stehling.
Stehling misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stehling lands an uppercut.
Stehling throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dammon blocking some punches.
Dammon scores with a shot to the side of Stehling's head.
Dammon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dammon tries to work over Stehling's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dammon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stehling tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dammon's elbow.
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!
Dammon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dammon misses with a punch to the body.
Stehling working aggressively here.
Dammon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mitchell Stehling is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dammon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stehling lands with a light punch inside.
Stehling blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dammon tries a body shot but Stehling blocks it.
Dammon holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dammon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dammon throws a head punch that misses.
Dammon lands an uppercut.
Dammon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dammon working aggressively here.
Dammon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dammon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stehling's elbow.
Matt Dammon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dammon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stehling doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stehling works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dammon struggles to land a body shot inside as Stehling controls his hands.
Dammon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stehling misses with some punches.
Mitchell Stehling has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dammon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stehling.
Dammon misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dammon tries a body shot but Stehling blocks it.
Dammon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stehling's elbow.
Dammon lands a left hand.
Dammon misses with the head strike.
Dammon can't find room to land a body shot as Stehling controls the action.
Dammon swings wildly with an uppercut but Stehling uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dammon.
Dammon has a couple of punches blocked by Stehling.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dammon.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dammon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stehling backwards.
Dammon has a couple of punches blocked by Stehling.
Dammon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Dammon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stehling 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitchell Stehling!
Our winner, Mitchell Stehling, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Matt Dammon spoke after the fight, saying 'Liro is great. Congrats'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Suren Nazarethyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chevy Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nazarethyan comes to the cage accompanied by Brennan Heart & Wildstylez - Lose My Mind. Nguyen has chosen Oetori as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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147 lbs
27 - 14 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Suren Nazarethyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Chevy Nguyen!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazarethyan misses with a body shot.
Nguyen misses with a hook.
Nazarethyan misses the jab.
Nazarethyan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sloppy strikes from Nazarethyan. Those never looked like landing.
Nguyen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nazarethyan.
Nguyen lands the left hand.
Nazarethyan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nguyen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nazarethyan scores with a three punch combo!
Nazarethyan is looking to clinch but Nguyen is avoiding it.
Nazarethyan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nguyen counters with a nice uppercut.
Nguyen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nazarethyan lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nazarethyan lands an overhand right.
Nazarethyan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nguyen wants to control but Nazarethyan is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarethyan wants to control but Nguyen is keeping him busy.
Nguyen is looking for a sweep. Nazarethyan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nazarethyan slips a nice elbow through Nguyen's hands, connecting with Nguyen's forehead.
Nazarethyan moves nicely into side control.
Nguyen is looking for a sweep.
Nazarethyan lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Nguyen seems a little lost for a moment, as Nazarethyan dominates the positioning.
Nguyen is looking to regain half guard here but Nazarethyan keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan wants to control but Nguyen is keeping him busy.
Nazarethyan sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Nguyen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Nazarethyan happy to just control the position for now.
Nazarethyan trying to control the position but Nguyen is working away.
Nguyen looks to move to half guard but instead Nazarethyan has passed into mount! Damn!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nguyen tries to hold on but Nazarethyan pushes him away.
Nazarethyan throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan prevents Nguyen from getting the reversal.
Nguyen tries to lock up and control but Nazarethyan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nguyen regains half guard.
Nguyen is trying to get back to full guard.
Nguyen is refusing to be controlled, as Nazarethyan sits in half guard.
Nazarethyan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nazarethyan wants to control but Nguyen is keeping him busy.
Nazarethyan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nguyen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nazarethyan slips a nice elbow through Nguyen's hands, connecting with Nguyen's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nguyen is trying to get back to full guard.
Nguyen is refusing to be controlled, as Nazarethyan sits in half guard.
Nguyen is looking to control Nazarethyan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nguyen avoid being mounted?
Nguyen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nguyen.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nazarethyan connects with a couple of short punches.
Nguyen keeping full guard, as Nazarethyan tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suren Nazarethyan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nazarethyan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nguyen defends it nicely.
Nazarethyan jabs at Nguyen's body.
Nazarethyan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Nguyen is looking to reverse the position.
Nazarethyan working away.
Suren Nazarethyan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nazarethyan scoring with punches from side control.
Nazarethyan misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Nguyen tries to buck Nazarethyan off but Nazarethyan is having none of it.
Nazarethyan lands a few punches from side control.
Nazarethyan scoring with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarethyan trying to control the position but Nguyen is working away.
Nazarethyan in side control lands a decent elbow.
Nguyen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nazarethyan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nazarethyan postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Nguyen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Nazarethyan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nguyen.
Nguyen is keen to just control but Nazarethyan is a slippery customer.
Nazarethyan tries to get to full guard but Nguyen has control of the leg.
Nguyen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan is refusing to be controlled, as Nguyen sits in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Chevy Nguyen.
Horrible takedown by Nazarethyan or perhaps it was just good defense by Nguyen which made him look bad.
Nazarethyan moves out of range of the body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nazarethyan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nguyen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen lands with a good body shot.
Nice defenses there by Nazarethyan.
Nguyen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nazarethyan moves away.
Nazarethyan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nazarethyan moves out of range of the body kick.
Nazarethyan cracks the inside of Nguyen's front leg.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nguyen.
Nazarethyan misses with an uppercut. Nguyen saw that one coming.
Nazarethyan throws a looping overhand right but Nguyen ducks down to avoid it.
Nazarethyan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nazarethyan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nazarethyan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Nguyen.
Suren Nazarethyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen throws a body punch but Nazarethyan moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Nguyen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nazarethyan rushes Nguyen and presses him up against the cage.
Nguyen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nazarethyan is keeping busy.
Nazarethyan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nguyen's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nazarethyan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nazarethyan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nazarethyan can't find room to land a body shot as Nguyen controls the action.
Nazarethyan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nazarethyan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nazarethyan tries to work over Nguyen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nguyen is looking to control Nazarethyan's arms but Nazarethyan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nguyen has his back to the cage.
Nazarethyan tries to work over Nguyen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nazarethyan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nguyen's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suren Nazarethyan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nazarethyan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nguyen checks it well.
Nazarethyan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nazarethyan misses with a straight right.
Nazarethyan scoring well with a low kick there.
Nazarethyan staying out of range there.
Nazarethyan fails with a takedown attempt.
Nguyen checks a low kick from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan blocks a low kick nicely.
Nguyen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nazarethyan counters with a shoot takedown. Nguyen fights it but they end up in guard.
Nazarethyan trying to control the position from guard on top but Nguyen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nguyen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nazarethyan is fighting to break Nguyen's control of his arms but Nguyen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Nazarethyan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Nazarethyan throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nazarethyan misses with a takedown attempt - Nguyen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nazarethyan misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nazarethyan misses with a wild body shot.
Nguyen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nazarethyan 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.
Nazarethyan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A leg kick checked by Nguyen.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nguyen.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nguyen.
Nazarethyan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nguyen is able to avoid easily.
Nazarethyan is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Nguyen's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Nazarethyan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch lands to the side of Nguyen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen misses with a looping left.
Nazarethyan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Suren Nazarethyan is winning the standup battle so far.
Nguyen swings for the body but Nazarethyan moves out of range.
Nguyen just misses with a punch to the body.
Nguyen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Nguyen gets back to half guard.
Nazarethyan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nazarethyan is keen to just control but Nguyen is a slippery customer.
Nazarethyan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan thows a huge punch but Nguyen dodges it nicely.
Nguyen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nazarethyan content to stall in guard here.
Nguyen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nazarethyan is one step ahead there.
Nazarethyan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nguyen is trying to keep Nazarethyan in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suren Nazarethyan clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nguyen misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan misses with a left hand
and Nguyen counters with a low kick, right behind Nazarethyan 's knee.
Good work by Nguyen as he checks the leg kick.
Nazarethyan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nguyen.
Nazarethyan misses with a low kick.
Nazarethyan misses the body punch
and Nguyen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nazarethyan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nazarethyan trying to control the action but Nguyen is working from the bottom.
Nazarethyan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen is trying to get back to full guard.
Nazarethyan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nazarethyan lands strikes from half guard.
Nazarethyan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nazarethyan wants to take a breather but Nguyen is having none of it.
Nguyen works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nguyen controls Nazarethyan momentarily but Nazarethyan frees himself.
Nguyen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nazarethyan's guard.
Nazarethyan wants to sweep here but Nguyen controlling him for the moment.
My spies in SWF GYM - JUDO 'n' MMA inform me that Nguyen has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Nazarethyan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nazarethyan controls Nguyen momentarily but Nguyen frees himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nazarethyan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Nazarethyan is trying to control the position but Nguyen postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen throwing strikes but missing.
Nguyen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nazarethyan is trying to keep Nguyen in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Suren Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan closes the distance but Nguyen moves to the side
and Nguyen counters with a stiff right hand.
Nazarethyan misses with a low kick.
Nguyen misses the shot to the body.
Nguyen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nazarethyan throws out the jab.
Nguyen throws a shot to the body.
Nazarethyan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan scores with a jab to the body.
Nazarethyan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nguyen.
Nazarethyan dodges the punch combination from Nguyen.
Nguyen lands a jab to the nose.
Nazarethyan lands a right hook to the body.
Nazarethyan scores with a shot to the body.
Nguyen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nazarethyan clinches up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nazarethyan working aggressively here.
Nguyen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nazarethyan misses with a punch to the body.
Nguyen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suren Nazarethyan had his way with Chevy Nguyen in that round.
That's time! Nazarethyan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nazarethyan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nazarethyan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nazarethyan tries for a takedown but Nguyen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nazarethyan avoids the head kick by Nguyen.
Nazarethyan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nguyen tried to score with a low kick but Nazarethyan checks it.
Nazarethyan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nazarethyan just misses with a punch to the body.
Nazarethyan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nazarethyan throws a front kick aimed at Nguyen's knee but Nguyen avoids it well.
Nazarethyan is looking to wear down Nguyen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nazarethyan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nazarethyan missing with a left hand there. Nguyen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nguyen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarethyan misses with a straight left.
Nazarethyan cracks the inside of Nguyen's front leg.
Nazarethyan misses with a hook.
Nazarethyan jabs at Nguyen's body.
Nazarethyan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nazarethyan wants to clinch up but Nguyen keeps it at a distance.
Nazarethyan is looking to slow Nguyen down with leg kicks.
Nazarethyan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nguyen defending well as Nazarethyan loads up on a big left hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nazarethyan.
Suren Nazarethyan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen lands a jab to the nose.
Nazarethyan lands a nice shot that snaps Nguyen's head back.
Nguyen misses with a body punch
and Nazarethyan counters with a left to the body.
Nazarethyan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nguyen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nguyen misses with an uppercut.
Nazarethyan lands with a kick to the temple. Nguyen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A clash of legs there as Nguyen blocks the low kick.
Nazarethyan staying out of range there.
Nguyen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nazarethyan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nguyen.
Nazarethyan just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Nazarethyan. That's going to slow Nguyen down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan tries to land a leg kick but Nguyen saw it coming and moves away.
Nazarethyan misses with a left hand
and Nguyen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nazarethyan.
Nguyen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nazarethyan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nazarethyan shoots for a double leg takedown but Nguyen sprawls well. He's pushed Nazarethyan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Suren Nazarethyan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nazarethyan connects with a high kick.
Nazarethyan throws a body punch but Nguyen moves out of range.
Nazarethyan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nazarethyan drops his hands momentarily and Nguyen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nazarethyan lands with a good body shot.
Chevy Nguyen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan takes a swing at Nguyen's ribcage but misses.
Nguyen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nazarethyan lands a nice shot to the body.
Nazarethyan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Nguyen misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Nazarethyan. Those never looked like landing.
Nazarethyan misses with a takedown attempt - Nguyen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nazarethyan, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice sprawl there from Nazarethyan as Nguyen shoots in.
Nguyen feints and then cracks Nazarethyan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nazarethyan down.
Nguyen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Suren Nazarethyan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nazarethyan 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Suren Nazarethyan!
A victorious Suren Nazarethyan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Chevy Nguyen stepped up to the mic, saying 'More fighting less training...'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iiro Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leeroy Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolonen comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash : The Man Comes Around. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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301 lbs
29 - 15 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
54 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iiro Tolonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leeroy Russo!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Tolonen.
Russo moves in looking to clinch but Tolonen pushes him off.
Russo defending well as Tolonen loads up on a big left hand.
Russo misses with a hook. Tolonen ducked under it nicely.
Russo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Russo connects with a body shot.
Russo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Russo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Russo scoring well with a low kick there.
Russo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tolonen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tolonen throws a hook to the side of Russo's head but Russo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Russo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Russo just misses with a punch to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tolonen.
Tolonen moves away from the strike by Russo.
Tolonen thows a body shot but no joy.
Tolonen throws a looping overhand right but Russo ducks down to avoid it.
A punch combination from Tolonen misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen misses the shot to the body.
Russo tries to clinch up but Tolonen circles away and keeps his distance.
Russo moves out of range of the body kick from Tolonen.
Tolonen throws a lazy uppercut
and Russo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tolonen. Russo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tolonen throws out a loose jab but Russo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russo lands with an overhand left.
Russo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tolonen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Russo sends Tolonen crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Russo is motioning to the referee to let Tolonen up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Russo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tolonen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tolonen throws out a powerful jab.
Tolonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tolonen tries to land a leg kick but Russo saw it coming and moves away.
Russo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Russo tries to clinch there but Tolonen circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo tests Tolonen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Russo throws a head kick that misses.
Tolonen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Russo defending well as Tolonen loads up on a big left hand.
Russo throws a sloppy body shot
and Tolonen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tolonen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Russo is adopting a defensive guard.
Russo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tolonen!
Russo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tolonen tries to hold on but Russo pushes him away.
Russo looking to control but Tolonen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
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.
Tolonen tries to reverse the position but Russo maintains control.
Russo avoids the attempt from Tolonen to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tolonen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Russo on the side of the head.
Russo connects with a crisp jab.
Tolonen walks into a straight right hand from Russo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leeroy Russo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tolonen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Russo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A good leg kick by Russo.
Tolonen feints and then cracks Russo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Russo down.
Russo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab from Russo does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tolonen avoids the body shot from Russo.
Tolonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tolonen throws a body punch but Russo moves out of range.
Russo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tolonen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tolonen. Russo shrugs it off though.
A lazy left from Russo finds it's target.
Russo ducks under a wild hook from Tolonen.
Russo tries to close the distance and clinch but Tolonen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tolonen misses with an uppercut. Russo saw that one coming.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tolonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Russo is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen slips under a jab from Russo.
Russo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tolonen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Russo throws a sloppy head kick and Tolonen moves out of range easily.
Russo tries to clinch up but Tolonen circles away and keeps his distance.
Leeroy Russo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tolonen misses with a wild body shot.
Russo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Russo 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.
Tolonen throws a head kick but Russo moves out of range.
Tolonen throws a looping overhand right but Russo ducks down to avoid it.
Russo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tolonen.
Russo ducks under a wild hook from Tolonen.
Tolonen looks to land a left hand but Russo moved out of range nicely.
Russo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tolonen misses with a straight left.
Tolonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A cross from Russo lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen misses with a low kick.
Tolonen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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!
Tolonen lands a nice hook to Russo's body. Russo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tolonen throws a hook but Russo blocks it.
Russo swings widly with a right hand
and Tolonen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Russo's guard now.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Russo controls Tolonen momentarily but Tolonen frees himself.
Russo is controlling Tolonen's posture.
Tolonen is looking to work some ground and pound but Russo has wrist control.
Russo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Russo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Leeroy Russo wasn't active enough on the ground.
Good standup being displayed there by Russo as he connects with a hook.
Tolonen misses the shot to the body.
Russo misses with a low kick.
Tolonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Russo manages to avoid it.
Russo slips a straight right by Tolonen.
Russo throws a leg kick
and Tolonen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Russo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Russo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tolonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Russo looks to score with a jab to the body but Tolonen is just out of range.
Russo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tolonen throws out a loose jab but Russo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tolonen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tolonen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tolonen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Russo misses with a body kick.
Russo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tolonen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Russo won't be happy with that.
Tolonen is looking to take a break and control but Russo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Russo is holding Tolonen down, trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leeroy Russo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
A big right from Tolonen misses.
Tolonen circles away from the clinch attempt
so Tolonen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Russo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Russo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tolonen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Iiro Tolonen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tolonen content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tolonen looking to sit in guard and control but Russo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Russo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Iiro Tolonen just wasn't active enough.
Russo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo misses with a looping left.
Tolonen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Russo scores with a hook to the body. Tolonen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice defenses there by Russo.
Tolonen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Russo throws a leg kick
and Tolonen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Russo won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Russo wants to control but Tolonen postures up.
Russo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tolonen's best efforts.
Russo is trying to get back to full guard.
Russo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tolonen is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen working the head and body with strikes.
Tolonen wants to control but Russo is keeping him busy.
Russo controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Tolonen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Russo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tolonen is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Leeroy Russo.
Tolonen cracks the inside of Russo's front leg.
Tolonen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tolonen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Russo blocks a jab.
Russo rushes Tolonen and presses him up against the cage.
Russo lands an elbow inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tolonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Russo avoids the damage to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tolonen avoids the elbow strike from Russo, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Russo avoiding damage as Tolonen throws knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tolonen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Russo has him pressed against the cage.
Tolonen is trying to break free.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Russo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tolonen's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Iiro Tolonen did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Russo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tolonen checks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Russo 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 Tolonen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tolonen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tolonen misses with a hook
and Russo counters with a good low kick that Tolonen was not able to check.
Tolonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tolonen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Russo counters by moving into the clinch.
Tolonen dodges an elbow strike from Russo.
Tolonen tries to circle away but Russo has him pinned against the cage.
Tolonen lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Russo scores with a shoulder strike.
Tolonen lands a hook that snaps the head of Russo backwards.
Russo tries a knee to the head but Tolonen blocks it.
Tolonen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tolonen tries to break the clinch but Russo is controlling the position.
Tolonen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Russo is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Russo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tolonen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Russo's face.
Tolonen misses with a knee to the head.
Tolonen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Russo's face.
Tolonen has a couple of punches blocked by Russo.
Tolonen tries a knee to the head but Russo blocks it.
Tolonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Russo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tolonen's efforts to push away.
Russo lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Tolonen fails to land.
Tolonen lands a left hand.
Tolonen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Russo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Russo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Russo avoiding damage as Tolonen throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Russo missing with knees to the body.
Tolonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tolonen throws a low kick but Russo avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Russo is looking to clinch but Tolonen is avoiding it.
Russo jabs at Tolonen's body.
Russo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Russo misses with an uppercut. Tolonen saw that one coming.
Tolonen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tolonen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Russo.
Tolonen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tolonen checks a leg kick.
Russo looks to score with a jab to the body but Tolonen is just out of range.
Russo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Russo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Russo tries to clinch up.
Russo is looking to chop away at Tolonen's legs.
Russo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tolonen counters with a shoot takedown. Russo fights it but they end up in guard.
Tolonen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tolonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Russo is keeping the position for now.
Russo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Russo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen wants to control from the top but Russo keeps moving.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Leeroy Russo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Russo tries to clinch there but Tolonen circles away.
That kick from Tolonen tenderised Russo's leg. Russo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tolonen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Russo. That did some damage!
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!
Tolonen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good leg kick by Russo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Russo thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tolonen throws a big shot that misses.
Tolonen slips a jab from Russo.
Russo ducks right into an uppercut from Tolonen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iiro Tolonen had his way with Leeroy Russo in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Russo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leeroy Russo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Russo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Russo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tolonen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Russo lands a nice shot to the body.
Russo clinches with his opponent.
Iiro Tolonen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Russo blocks a body shot from Tolonen.
Tolonen connects with a knee to the head.
Tolonen throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Russo.
Russo lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tolonen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Russo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
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.
Tolonen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tolonen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo lands an elbow that stopped Tolonen in his tracks for a moment.
Tolonen misses with a body punch.
Tolonen breaks the clinch.
Russo keeps Tolonen at a distance using the push kick.
Donk. Russo catches Tolonen right on the button with a cross.
Russo scores with a nice head shot.
Russo works the jab nicely.
Tolonen is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fight stays on the outside here - Russo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oh Tolonen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Russo blocks a leg kick.
Russo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Russo 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 Tolonen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tolonen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tolonen seems to have got his legs back now.
Russo clinches with his opponent.
Russo is leaning against Tolonen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tolonen blocks an elbow strike from Russo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen trying to land knees to the body.
Tolonen is trying to force a seperation but Russo has the dominant position.
Tolonen avoiding damage as Russo throws knees to the body.
Tolonen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Russo.
Russo connects with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Russo.
Tolonen misses with a body punch.
Russo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tolonen's efforts to push away.
Russo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tolonen backwards.
Russo working aggressively here.
Tolonen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Russo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Russo lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tolonen blocks it with crossed arms.
Russo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tolonen's efforts to push away.
Tolonen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tolonen.
Russo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tolonen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Russo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tolonen.
Tolonen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Russo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tolonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Russo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Russo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Russo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tolonen backwards.
Tolonen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Russo misses with a knee strike.
Russo scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen tries to land a knee to the head but Russo blocks with his arms.
Russo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tolonen tries a knee to the head but Russo blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Tolonen fails to land.
Tolonen misses with a knee strike.
Russo lands an elbow that stopped Tolonen in his tracks for a moment.
Russo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Russo lands a vicious elbow to the side of Tolonen's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Russo tries to finish him with strikes but Tolonen still seems able to defend himself so Russo steps back and lets Tolonen get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
It looks like Iiro Tolonen has been cut.
A solid body kick from Russo.
Russo throws a wild body kick that Tolonen sees coming a mile off.
Tolonen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Russo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Russo moves into the clinch successfully.
Tolonen letting Russo take a breather here.
Tolonen tries to land a knee to the head but Russo blocks with his arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leeroy Russo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Russo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 47:48
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Glass scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leeroy Russo!
Leeroy Russo gave a mention to Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sven Dufva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitsuyo Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven Dufva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mitsuyo Maeda!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dufva on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dufva tries to sprawl but Maeda drives through with a takedown into half guard.
My spies in Brazilian Elite Team inform me that Maeda has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dufva is trying to get back to full guard.
Maeda is pressing down on Dufva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dufva is holding on for now.
Dufva is looking to control Maeda's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dufva avoid being mounted?
Maeda has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dufva tries to hold on but Maeda pushes him away.
Maeda lands a couple of good shots and Dufva has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda is trying to stick to Dufva's back but Dufva is turning into Maeda. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Maeda's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Dufva.
Dufva throwing strikes from guard but Maeda blocks nicely.
Dufva postures up in Maeda's guard and throws a big left but Maeda blocks it.
Maeda is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Dufva lands a couple of elbows.
Dufva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dufva preventing the sweep.
Dufva wants to pass the guard but Maeda is keeping the position.
Dufva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maeda works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dufva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dufva wants to pass the guard but Maeda is keeping the position.
Maeda is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dufva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dufva throws a strike but Maeda rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dufva is trying to keep Maeda in close.
Maeda landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dufva is trying to keep Maeda in close.
Maeda with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dufva has control of Maeda's left arm, preventing Maeda from doing any damage.
Dufva can't keep his opponent in guard - Maeda advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Maeda uses his free foot to push down on Dufva's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Dufva.
Dufva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Maeda trying to control but Dufva is having none of it.
Maeda pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dufva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Maeda is landing with some decent strikes but Dufva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The referee warns Dufva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maeda trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Poor strikes thrown by Maeda there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Maeda prevents Dufva from getting the reversal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maeda postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dufva looks a forlorn figure.
Maeda working Dufva over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitsuyo Maeda dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Maeda throws the left hand but Dufva avoids the punch easily.
Maeda misses with a leg kick.
Dufva misses with a leg kick.
Dufva misses with a kick to the body.
Dufva just misses with a punch to the body.
Maeda swings widly with a right hand
and Dufva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dufva.
Dufva misses with a knee to the head.
Maeda lands a nice uppercut.
Maeda pushes Dufva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maeda can't find room to land a body shot as Dufva controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Dufva.
Maeda turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Maeda manages to end up in side control.
Maeda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maeda wants to control but Dufva is keeping him busy.
Dufva is looking to regain half guard here but Maeda keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufva defending against the ground and pound.
Dufva is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Maeda missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dufva manages to get to full guard.
Maeda wants to control from the top but Dufva keeps moving.
Maeda looking to pass the guard.
Dufva wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda slips nicely into half guard.
Dufva manages to get to full guard.
Dufva has his hands on Maeda's head, controlling the position.
Maeda in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dufva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Maeda tries to hold on but Dufva pushes him away.
Dufva misses with a head shot.
Maeda is working to get back to half guard.
Maeda is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dufva looking to secure an arm triangle but Maeda defends it well.
Mitsuyo Maeda has got the better of the ground game so far.
Maeda working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Dufva.
Maeda wants to hold on but Dufva pushes him away.
Maeda holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dufva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Dufva throwing strikes but Maeda recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Dufva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dufva wants to control but Maeda is keeping him busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dufva throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Maeda to regain full guard.
Maeda controlling Dufva's posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maeda working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dufva.
Dufva with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Dufva dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Maeda lands with a nice body punch.
Dufva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Maeda counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dufva's guard now.
Dufva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dufva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dufva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maeda sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dufva's guard.
Maeda thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dufva's head.
Dufva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dufva.
Maeda throws a big right hand that misses.
Dufva keeping full guard, as Maeda tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dufva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Maeda has managed to get both his arms back between Dufva's legs - danger averted.
Maeda looking to sit in guard and control but Dufva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Maeda wants to sweep here but Dufva controlling him for the moment.
Maeda is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Maeda seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dufva is controlling Maeda's trapped leg to prevent Maeda from advancing to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Maeda is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Dufva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Maeda.
Maeda misses with a head shot. Dufva uses the momentum to regain guard.
Maeda trying to control but Dufva is working from the bottom.
Maeda won't allow Dufva to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda postures up.
Maeda looking to improve position, pressing down on Dufva's thigh with his hand. Dufva seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Maeda paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Maeda's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Dufva picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sven Dufva!
A victorious Sven Dufva thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sativa Sensei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Nixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sensei comes to the cage accompanied by Stevie Ray - Pride and Joy. Nixon is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Upsetters - Dread Lion. Richard Nixon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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172 lbs
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174 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sativa Sensei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 12 - 2, fighting out of London, Richard Nixon!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sensei ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sensei is looking to slow Nixon down with leg kicks.
Sensei looks to score with a jab to the body but Nixon is just out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Sensei.
Sensei throws out a leg kick but Nixon moves out of range and Sensei only half commits.
Nixon scores with a nice body kick.
Sensei throws a leg kick that misses.
Nixon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Senseis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've been informed that Nixon has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nixon checks a leg kick.
Nixon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sensei checks a leg kick.
Nixon avoids the body shot from Sensei.
A big right from Nixon misses.
Nixon misses with a straight left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nixon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nixon connects with a leg kick. Sensei looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sensei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nixon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon connects with a solid leg kick.
Sensei fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sensei misses with a body shot
and Nixon counters with a straight right hand.
Sensei stuns Nixon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sensei on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sensei throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nixon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sensei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nixon manages to avoid it.
Nixon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sensei scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nixon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sensei misses with a lunging right hand
and Nixon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sensei throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nixon is looking to chop away at Sensei's legs.
Sensei dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nixon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nixon misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sensei throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good shot there by Sensei.
Sensei shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A jab from Sensei finds it's way through Nixon's defenses.
Nixon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sensei.
A jab from Nixon misses.
Nixon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sensei throws a leg kick
and Nixon counters with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sensei.
Nixon misses the jab.
Nixon throws a body kick that misses.
Sensei wants to land a leg kick but Nixon is out of range.
Sensei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sensei fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nixon.
Sensei feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nixon's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sensei steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nixon.
Nixon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sensei throws a sloppy body shot
and Nixon counters with a good low kick that Sensei was not able to check.
Nixon throws a low kick but Sensei moves out of range easily.
Nixon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sensei at a distance.
Sensei throws a sloppy head kick and Nixon moves out of range easily.
Sensei cracks Nixon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A head kick misses from Sensei.
Nixon ducks right into an uppercut from Sensei.
Sensei cracks the inside of Nixon's front leg.
Sensei on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sensei tries to clinch up but Nixon circles away and keeps his distance.
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!
Sensei throws a body punch but Nixon moves out of range.
Sensei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sensei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nixon was well out of range. Poor timing from Sensei.
Sensei throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nixon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sensei.
Sensei throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sensei dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sensei looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nixon.
Sensei is looking to wear down Nixon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sensei throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nixon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sensei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nixon was well out of range. Poor timing from Sensei.
Sensei connects with a high kick.
It looks like Richard Nixon has been cut.
Nixon lands a really nice looking cross but Sensei seems unphased.
Sensei staying out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nixon scores with a leg kick.
Nixon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nixon lands a leg kick that knocks Sensei off balance momentarily.
Sensei staying out of range there.
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 Sativa Sensei will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Richard Nixon'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.
Sensei misses with a wild body shot.
Sensei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nixon.
Nixon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sensei throws a head kick but Nixon moves out of range.
Nixon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sativa Sensei is winning the standup battle so far.
Nixon takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nixon throws a leg kick which misses Sensei's front leg but catches the back leg as Sensei tries to avoid it.
Sensei is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sensei scores with a spinning back kick!
Nixon scores with a jab.
Sensei connects with a high kick.
Nixon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sensei.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nixon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sensei connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nixon scrambles back to his feet.
Sensei tests Nixon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sensei tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sensei misses with a double jab
and Nixon counters with a thumping low kick.
Nixon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sensei misses with a kick to the body.
Nixon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sensei checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sensei just misses with a punch to the body.
Sensei jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nixon connects with a leg kick. Sensei looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nixon checks a low kick from Sensei.
Nixon throws a right hand that Sensei ducks under and follows up with a left that Sensei also avoids with ease.
Sensei scores with a sloppy right hand. Nixon should have avoided that one.
Nixon connects with a body shot that sends Sensei's belly button to the back.
Nixon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nixon throws a leg kick but Sensei sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nixon misses with a hook. Sensei ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nixon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sensei eats them both and turns towards Nixon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Good standup being displayed there by Nixon as he connects with a hook.
Nixon thuds a left hand into Sensei's body.
Nixon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That kick from Nixon tenderised Sensei's leg. Sensei is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nixon lands with a shot to the body.
Sensei misses with a hook to the body
and Nixon counters with a straight right hand.
Nixon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sensei.
A jab from Nixon does it's job there.
Nixon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sensei throws a sloppy head kick and Nixon moves out of range easily.
Nixon lands an overhand right.
Nixon throws a leg kick but Sensei sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sensei slips a straight right by Nixon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sensei throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nixon makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nixon throws a jab when Sensei was well out of range.
Crunch! Nixon slams his shin into Sensei's torso.
Sensei steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nixon.
Nixon connects with a body shot.
Nixon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sensei.
Sensei has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nixon.
Sensei connects with a solid leg kick.
Sensei throws a shot to the body.
Sensei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nixon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nixon swats away the attempt to clinch by Sensei.
Nixon throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nixon misses with a left hand
and Sensei counters by moving into the clinch.
Nixon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sensei feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nixon's calf.
Sensei digs a good hook to Nixon's body.
Nixon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sensei throws a hook but Nixon blocks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sensei just misses with a punch to the body.
Nixon misses with a leg kick.
Sensei misses with a body shot.
Nixon lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sensei. Nixon does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nixon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sensei on the side of the head.
Nixon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Nixon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Richard Nixon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Richard Nixon'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. This is the final round!
Sensei digs a good hook to Nixon's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nixon. Sensei does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sensei lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nixon at a distance.
Nixon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sensei misses with a low kick.
Sensei attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sensei swings widly with a right hand
and Nixon counters with a stiff right hand.
Sensei is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sensei throws a head kick but Nixon moves out of range.
Sensei looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nixon misses with a body kick.
Sensei thows a body shot but no joy.
Nixon looks to land a right hand but Sensei moved out of range.
Nixon takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sensei lands a glancing blow to the side of Nixon's head.
Nixon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nixon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nixon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sensei.
Sensei sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sensei misses with a body kick.
Nixon misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nixon.
Nixon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nixon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nixon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nixon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sensei.
Nixon misses the shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Nixon blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nixon lands a lovely overhand right.
Sensei throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nixon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nixon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nixon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sensei fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nixon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nixon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sensei moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sensei misses with a combination
and Nixon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sensei swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nixon counters with a low kick, right behind Sensei 's knee.
Nixon misses with a hook. Sensei ducked under it nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Nixon blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon scores with a jab. Sensei acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sensei slips a jab from Nixon.
A bone on bone clash there as Sensei blocks the leg kick.
Nixon throws a leg kick but Sensei sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sensei throws the kick towards the body but Nixon avoids it.
Nixon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sensei was well out of range. Poor timing from Nixon.
Nixon throws the kick towards the body but Sensei avoids it.
Sensei is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sensei.
Nixon slips a jab from Sensei.
Nixon takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sensei takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sensei attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sensei throws a low kick, looking for Nixon's leg but Nixon calmly moves out of range.
Nixon throws a hook but Sensei avoids it easily.
Sensei throws a head kick that misses.
Nixon connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nixon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nixon.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nixon 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 Sensei has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sensei and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sensei wants to land a leg kick but Nixon is out of range.
Nixon throws an overhand right that lands on Sensei's shoulder, as Sensei tries to avoid the shot.
Sensei takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sensei misses with an attempted mid kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Sensei.
Sensei avoids a kick to the body.
Nixon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sensei. That did some damage!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Richard Nixon.
I think Nixon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Nixon!
A less than humble Richard Nixon misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richard Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawkins comes to the cage accompanied by Prong - Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck . The crowd seem to be enjoying Power's choice of entrance music: Dangerous. Danny Power told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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159 lbs
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147 lbs
37 - 17 - 3 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Dawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Power!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power darts in looking for a takedown but Dawkins gets double underhooks and turns Power into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Power.
A right handed body shot lands from Dawkins.
Power takes a shot to the head.
It looks like Danny Power has been cut.
Power stalling in the clinch but Dawkins improves position.
Dawkins is working Power over against the cage.
Dawkins is trying to break free.
Dawkins fails to pull guard.
Power tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Power swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dawkins pulls Power into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dawkins has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Power doesn't defend quickly enough and Dawkins has managed to lock this one up! Can Power escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Dawkins on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Richard Dawkins!
Post fight, an emotional Richard Dawkins said 'I want to take a moment and thank everyone who supported me in my fighting career. Hard to believe its over, but I need to move on. Thanks to Danny Power for fueling my passion again. This was a great way to end things.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Smokudju Womba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gegard Mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Womba comes to the cage accompanied by Ludacris - Blueberry Yum Yum. Mousasi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Faded kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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215 lbs
44 - 10 - 1 |
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208 lbs
28 - 9 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
44 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Smokudju Womba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gegard Mousasi!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Womba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Mousasi. That snapped Womba's head back.
Mousasi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Womba.
Mousasi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Womba counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Womba thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Womba is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mousasi sees it coming and defends easily.
Womba seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mousasi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mousasi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Womba.
Womba is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Womba throwing shots but Mousasi is blocking nicely.
Womba trying to pass the guard but Mousasi defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Womba misses with a head shot. Mousasi uses the momentum to regain guard.
Womba won't allow Mousasi to sweep him here.
Womba wants to control from the top but Mousasi keeps moving.
Mousasi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Womba looking to sit in guard and control but Mousasi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mousasi is in close to Womba's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mousasi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi wants to pass the guard but Womba is keeping the position.
Womba pulls Mousasi in close to prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mousasi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Womba looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Womba is on top in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mousasi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Womba gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Womba throws a big elbow that misses.
Mousasi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Womba throws a big elbow that misses.
Womba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mousasi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mousasi has momentary wrist control but Womba slips an elbow through the middle.
Womba wants to pass the guard but Mousasi is keeping the position.
Womba trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Our spies down at at Evil Empire: †AWAKENING† inform us that Mousasi has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Mousasi keeping full guard, as Womba tries to pass.
Womba passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Womba goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mousasi rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Womba's guard! Nice work there by Mousasi!
Womba working for a triangle but Mousasi defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Womba keeping moving, preventing Mousasi from controlling successfully.
Womba manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mousasi manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Womba throws a strike but Mousasi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mousasi trying to control but Womba is working from the bottom.
Womba looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mousasi trying to control but Womba is working from the bottom.
Mousasi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Smokudju Womba dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Womba misses with a body shot.
Mousasi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mousasi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Womba on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mousasi connects with a looping right hand.
Mousasi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Womba's head backwards.
Womba looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Womba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mousasi.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Womba.
Womba takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mousasi connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousasi misses with a hook.
Womba shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Womba digs a good body shot into Mousasi's ribs.
Womba throws a right hand that Mousasi ducks under and follows up with a left that Mousasi also avoids with ease.
Womba thuds a left hand into Mousasi's body.
Mousasi lands a nice shot that snaps Womba's head back.
Womba walks into a straight right hand from Mousasi.
Womba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mousasi moves away.
Womba jabs at Mousasi's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice sprawl there from Mousasi as Womba shoots in.
Mousasi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Womba.
Womba walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi lands with a hook. Womba tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Womba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mousasi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Womba on the side of the head.
Womba takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Womba throws a jab when Mousasi was well out of range.
Mousasi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Womba in his tracks.
Mousasi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Womba.
Mousasi misses the jab.
Womba swings for the body but Mousasi moves out of range.
Mousasi cracks Womba with a right hand to the side of the head.
Womba closes the distance and clinches up with Mousasi, looking for a takedown. Womba pushes Mousasi against the cage but Mousasi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Smokudju Womba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Womba misses with a straight left.
Mousasi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Womba.
Womba ducks under a wild hook from Mousasi.
Womba misses with a body kick.
Mousasi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mousasi lands a really nice looking cross but Womba seems unphased.
Mousasi loads up on a big right hand but Womba slips the punch.
Mousasi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Womba.
Womba will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mousasi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Some bone on bone action there as Womba checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mousasi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Womba throws a solid leg kick but Mousasi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Womba.
Mousasi slips under a jab.
Womba blocks a head kick by Mousasi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Womba misses with a left hand
and Mousasi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Womba won't be happy with that.
Mousasi advances nicely into full mount.
Womba manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Womba is pressing down on Mousasi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Womba has his foot on Mousasi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mousasi works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Womba is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mousasi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mousasi slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gegard Mousasi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Womba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mousasi moves away.
Nice jab there from Womba.
Gegard Mousasi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mousasi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mousasi blocks the body kick.
Womba tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mousasi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Womba somewhat.
Womba lands with an overhand left.
Womba swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mousasi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Womba won't be happy with that.
Womba is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mousasi trying to control the position but Womba is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousasi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mousasi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Womba is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mousasi off and has taken his back!
Mousasi wants to escape the position.
Womba is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Mousasi up.
Mousasi showing good submission defense here.
Womba throws strikes from the back but Mousasi rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Mousasi.
Mousasi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Womba.
Womba throwing strikes from guard but Mousasi blocks nicely.
Womba postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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!
Mousasi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Womba is looking to work some ground and pound but Mousasi has wrist control.
Mousasi controls Womba momentarily but Womba frees himself.
Womba drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mousasi looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mousasi looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mousasi!
Mousasi wants to control but Womba is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi tries to move into full mount but can't pass Womba's legs.
Womba tries to bench press Mousasi off him but Mousasi keeps the position.
Mousasi is looking to take a break and control but Womba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mousasi tries to move to mount but Womba blocks the move with his legs.
Mousasi is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Mousasi is looking to take a break and control but Womba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Womba is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi trying to control the position but Womba is working away.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Womba tries to bench press Mousasi off him but Mousasi keeps the position.
Mousasi working away.
Womba tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mousasi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Womba taking punishment in the form of punches.
Womba gets back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Womba has a hand on Mousasi's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Mousasi takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mousasi trying to control but Womba is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Smokudju Womba did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Womba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mousasi.
Womba takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Womba checks a low kick from Mousasi.
Womba throws a jab when Mousasi was well out of range.
Mousasi misses with a body kick.
Womba moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mousasi connects with a crisp jab.
Womba needs to keep his hands up - Mousasi had a free shot at his head there.
Womba thows a leg kick but Mousasi checks it
and Mousasi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mousasi.
Mousasi looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Mousasi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mousasi wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Womba.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mousasi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Womba.
Mousasi misses with a punch on the inside.
Womba fails to pull guard.
Womba is trying to pull guard but Mousasi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Womba is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Smokudju Womba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Womba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Womba tries to pull guard but Mousasi won't allow it.
Womba tries to pull guard but Mousasi won't allow it.
Womba misses with a punch to the body.
Womba pushes Mousasi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Womba breaks from the clinch.
Mousasi feints and as Womba raises his hands in defense, Mousasi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Womba had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mousasi defends it easily.
Womba working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mousasi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mousasi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mousasi forces his way into half guard.
Womba wants to control but Mousasi is keeping busy.
Mousasi wants to control but Womba is keeping him busy.
Womba is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Womba actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Womba looking for submissions off his back.
Mousasi is controlling the pace.
Mousasi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Womba defending well though.
Womba actively working from the bottom here.
Womba tries to roll over but Mousasi keeps him under control.
Womba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Womba wants to improve his position but Mousasi is controlling well.
Womba has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Womba regains full guard. Nicely done.
Smokudju Womba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mousasi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mousasi trying to control but Womba is working from the bottom.
Womba wants to sweep but no luck.
Mousasi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Womba tries to roll over but Mousasi keeps him under control.
Mousasi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Womba's head.
Mousasi is trying to control. Womba wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Gegard Mousasi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Womba misses with a hook
and Mousasi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Womba shoots and misses
and Mousasi moves into the clinch.
Womba tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Womba has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mousasi uses from the top position.
Mousasi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Womba is looking for a triangle but Mousasi pushes his legs off easily.
Womba keeping moving, preventing Mousasi from controlling successfully.
Mousasi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Womba working for submissions but it's allowed Mousasi to get to half guard.
Womba manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Womba has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mousasi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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.
Mousasi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Womba is keeping the position for now.
Mousasi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Womba keeping moving, preventing Mousasi from controlling successfully.
Womba has his foot on Mousasi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mousasi works his way back into a safe position though.
Womba wants to sweep but no luck.
Mousasi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mousasi's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Gegard Mousasi wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mousasi throws a sloppy head kick and Womba moves out of range easily.
Womba throws out a loose jab but Mousasi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Womba misses with a body punch
and Mousasi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mousasi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Womba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Womba tries to get to full guard but Mousasi has control of the leg.
Mousasi passes the guard and advances to mount!
Mousasi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Womba regains half guard.
Mousasi trying to control from half guard but Womba is working away.
Nice strikes from Mousasi there.
Womba wants to control but Mousasi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mousasi prevents Womba from improving his position.
Womba has a hand on Mousasi's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Mousasi takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi content just to control the position here.
Womba is desperately trying to improve his position but Mousasi has a good base and remains in mount.
Mousasi looking to control but Womba is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mousasi lands a couple of good shots and Womba has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Will Mousasi go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Womba just trying to survive but Mousasi is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mousasi struggling to keep hold of the position.
Mousasi keeps control of the position as Womba tries to break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gegard Mousasi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mousasi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 48:48
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Gegard Mousasi!
A relieved looking Gegard Mousasi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Otso Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen comes to the cage accompanied by E.S. Posthumus - Unstoppable. Kersikov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Iron Maiden - The Wicker Man. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
61 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Otso Jokinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roman Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen misses with a hook. Kersikov ducked under it nicely.
Kersikov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jokinen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kersikov. Kersikov obviously looking to wear him down.
Jokinen throws a head kick but Kersikov moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Jokinen.
Jokinen throws the kick towards the body but Kersikov avoids it.
Jokinen lands with a good body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jokinen. Kersikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kersikov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kersikov misses with a body kick.
Kersikov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jokinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kersikov just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jokinen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jokinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kersikov can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Jokinen.
Kersikov slaps away a takedown attempt from Jokinen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jokinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jokinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Jokinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
Jokinen cracks a nice hook into Kersikov's ribs.
Kersikov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jokinen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jokinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Otso Jokinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jokinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kersikov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jokinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A punch lands to the side of Jokinen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kersikov lands a leg kick that knocks Jokinen off balance momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jokinen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jokinen throws a low kick but Kersikov avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jokinen throws the kick towards the body but Kersikov avoids it.
Jokinen takes a swing at Kersikov's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jokinen throws a looping overhand right but Kersikov ducks down to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Kersikov.
Kersikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kersikov connects with a solid leg kick.
Kersikov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kersikov is looking to score with low kicks.
Jokinen throws a shot to the body.
Jokinen is looking to wear down Kersikov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jokinen misses with a lunging right hand
and Kersikov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kersikov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kersikov wants to control from the top but Jokinen keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jokinen seems keen to control Kersikov's posture.
Jokinen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kersikov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kersikov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jokinen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jokinen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kersikov is one step ahead there.
Jokinen keeping full guard, as Kersikov tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jokinen is on top in guard.
Kersikov wants to sweep here but Jokinen controlling him for the moment.
Kersikov has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Jokinen doesn't defend quickly enough and Kersikov has managed to lock this one up! Can Jokinen escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Kersikov on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Roman Kersikov!
Roman Kersikov is the new lightweight champion!
Post fight, Roman Kersikov took to the microphone: 'Crassus sends his regards'.
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
46% |
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