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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Prodigy Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerzy Lisiewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lisiewicz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Duran Duran - Wild Boys. Jerzy Lisiewicz will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Prodigy Steel Penn! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jerzy Lisiewicz! The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Steel Penn throws a leg kick that is checked and Lisiewicz counters with a head kick. Lisiewicz shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Steel Penn manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. 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. We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup. Steel Penn is adopting a defensive guard. Steel Penn is trying to control the position but Lisiewicz postures up. Steel Penn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lisiewicz manages to get himself to full guard.
Lisiewicz working for a triangle but Steel Penn defends it easily.
Steel Penn is looking to advance position but Lisiewicz has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Steel Penn sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Steel Penn wants to get back to full guard. Steel Penn pushes Lisiewicz off looking to stand but Lisiewicz dives back in and keeps control.
Lisiewicz missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Steel Penn wants to control but Lisiewicz passes into side.
Steel Penn is positioning himself to get back to half guard. We've been hearing good reports from Steel Penn'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. Steel Penn regains half guard. Lisiewicz scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Steel Penn works his way to full guard. Good work. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Steel Penn wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. Steel Penn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lisiewicz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lisiewicz's corner. There ya go! There ya go! This has been an exciting period of action! Steel Penn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Lisiewicz working some strikes from top position. Steel Penn working for a triangle but Lisiewicz defends it easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lisiewicz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Steel Penn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Steel Penn unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Steel Penn breaks from Lisiewicz's wrist control and lands an elbow. Steel Penn will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Steel Penn working for a submission but Lisiewicz is keeping him at bay. Lisiewicz is trying to escape the mount.
Lisiewicz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Steel Penn looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Steel Penn fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lisiewicz 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! Steel Penn lands a big elbow - Lisiewicz is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Lisiewicz is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Prodigy Steel Penn!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohammad Mohammad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Backlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mohammad Mohammad has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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197 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
14 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohammad Mohammad! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bob Backlund! The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A slapping leg kick lands for Mohammad.
Mohammad looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this! Backlund scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Backlund is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mohammad doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Backlund. Backlund thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mohammad's head. Backlund not landing any meaningful shots this time. Backlund thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mohammad's head. Mohammad taking some punishment here, with Backlund in his half guard. Backlund winds up and cracks Mohammad with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Mohammad is defending against the submission attempts here by Backlund.
That's one minute gone in the round. Backlund lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Backlund seems to be working for a kimura but Mohammad defends the submission attempt. Mohammad has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Backlund is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Backlund tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mohammad knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Backlund is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mohammad doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Backlund. Backlund thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Backlund seems to be looking for submissions.
Backlund is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mohammad sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Backlund is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Backlund is working for a submission of some sort.
Backlund passes to full mount! Mohammad is controlling an arm, preventing Backlund from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Backlund lands a big shot there that rocks Mohammad but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Backlund postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mohammad looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Backlund has control of Mohammad's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mohammad regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Backlund looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Backlund has control of Mohammad's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mohammad regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Backlund dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mohammad throws a half hearted mid kick. Backlund gets the takedown into side control. Bob Backlund has got the better of the ground game so far. Backlund goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mohammad rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Backlund's guard! Nice work there by Mohammad! Mohammad wants to control from the top but Backlund keeps moving. Backlund is looking to cinch up a triangle. Mohammad throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Backlund's body to avoid the submission. Backlund has instead reached around Mohammad's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Backlund arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bob Backlund! After the fight, Bob Backlund was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kim Figueroa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Putski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Figueroa's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ride the Lighting. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ivan Putski was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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165 cm
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150 lbs
28 - 6 - 0 |
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153 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
28 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kim Figueroa! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan Putski! The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Figueroa is looking to slow Putski down with leg kicks. Putski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Figueroa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Putski. Putski misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Figueroa counters with a right hand to the body. Putski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Figueroa. Figueroa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Putski looks winded! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Putski shoots in for a double leg but Figueroa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Figueroa drops Putski with a beautiful combination! Putski stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Figueroa is looking for the KO!
Putski is rocked!
It looks like Ivan Putski has been cut. Crack! A monster head kick from Figueroa and Putski falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Figueroa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kim Figueroa! Kim Figueroa really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Just Fight (Everything 7$) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dom DeLuise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Dom DeLuise! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mirko Silva! The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Silva misses with a combination
and DeLuise counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee. DeLuise fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. A nice inside leg kick there by DeLuise. That's going to slow Silva down. DeLuise throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Silva misses with a double jab
and DeLuise moves into the clinch. DeLuise pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Silva looks winded! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Still in the clinch, DeLuise scores with a nice short uppercut. DeLuise gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. DeLuise presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. DeLuise is working Silva over against the cage. DeLuise lands with a short head shot on the inside. DeLuise lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards. A short uppercut from DeLuise. Silva wants a takedown.
DeLuise pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. DeLuise throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Mirko Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
DeLuise lands a nice shot to the body.
DeLuise cracks Silva on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Silva falls backwards against the cage. DeLuise follows up with more strikes that drop Silva to his knees. DeLuise keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Silva! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dom DeLuise! Dom DeLuise seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Misual Lalpa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lalpa might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Seek n Destroy. Smith has chosen Sabaton- Metal machine as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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161 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Misual Lalpa! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Dan Smith! The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lalpa shoots in looking for a takedown. Smith tries to sprawl out of it but Lalpa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Lalpa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smith's waist but Smith gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lalpa off to one side. Smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Lalpa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lalpa. Smith is working an open guard so Lalpa takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Lalpa closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Smith quickly recovers to half guard. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Smith moves into full guard.
Lalpa drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Smith dives on top into guard. Smith passes easily into side control. Nice work. Smith landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Lalpa is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Smith is controlling him well. Smith cracks Lalpa with a big right hand but Lalpa just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Smith lands some shots froms side control. Smith works to advance to full mount. Lalpa defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Lalpa taking shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lalpa squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Smith working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Smith cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. You get the feeling that Lalpa really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Lalpa bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Lalpa wanted to stand there but Smith had control of the position. Smith working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Lalpa gets to his feet - Smith follows without any prompting. Lalpa slaps away a takedown attempt from Smith, before circling back to the center of the mat. Smith dives in for a single leg takedown but Lalpa sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Misual Lalpa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Smith. Lalpa is looking to take this one to the mat. Lalpa prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A right hook to the body lands for Smith.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Lalpa pulls guard effortlessly. Lalpa wants to stand but Smith is controlling the position. Smith keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lalpa's head. Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Lalpa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Lalpa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Smith manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Lalpa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Smith wants to control from the top but Lalpa keeps moving. Lalpa has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Smith is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Lalpa. Lalpa takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Smith passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Lalpa! Smith is landing with some decent strikes but Lalpa is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Lalpa is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Smith raining down hammerfists from mount. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Smith is in the full mount, landing strikes. Smith trying to control but Lalpa is having none of it. Lalpa is looking to improve his position but Smith isn't that keen on the idea. This has been an exciting period of action! Smith working the ground and pound effectively.
Lalpa tries to reverse the position but Smith maintains control. Lalpa is trying to get back to his feet but can't. Lalpa is looking to get to half guard. Smith trying to control but Lalpa is having none of it. Smith scoring with strikes but Lalpa is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Smith lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lalpa bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Lalpa won't allow Smith to sweep him here. Lalpa won't allow Smith to get back to his feet. Smith has a closed guard, preventing Lalpa from standing up. Lalpa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Smith's guard. Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Smith slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Lalpa drops back, looking for a kneebar! Smith looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Smith looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Smith! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Smith dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lalpa as he avoids it easily. Lalpa shoots in and drives through. Smith sprawls well. Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Smith pushing down on Lalpa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Lalpa gets full guard. Lalpa is looking to cinch up a triangle. Smith throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Lalpa's body to avoid the submission. Lalpa has instead reached around Smith's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Lalpa arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Misual Lalpa! Misual Lalpa managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, KO Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amis Pelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldebaran De Touro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying De Touro's choice of entrance music: Boom. The key to victory for Amis Pelle has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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250 lbs
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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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Amis Pelle! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Aldebaran De Touro! The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! De Touro changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pelle looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. De Touro looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. De Touro is trying to get an arm triangle but Pelle is defending well. De Touro has hold of Pelle's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Pelle tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - De Touro cranks the arm and Pelle screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Pelle, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Aldebaran De Touro! After the big win, Aldebaran De Touro made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Brazil War House (Laundry 90%) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Svenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ray Robinson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ray Robinson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dennis Svenson! The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Svenson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Svenson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Robinson. Robinson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Svenson counters with a lovely shot to the body. Robinson moves out of range as Svenson strikes. Svenson darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Svenson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Robinson is landing a low percentage of strikes. Robinson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Svenson is looking to clinch. Robinson takes one to the chin there. Svenson cracks Robinson with an open hand slap. Svenson tries to close the distance and clinch but Robinson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Robinson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Svenson back to the cage. Robinson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A combination from Robinson does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Robinson blocks a leg kick. Svenson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robinson.
Dennis Svenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Robinson misses with a series of wild punches.
Svenson throws a hook but Robinson avoids it easily. Donk. Svenson catches Robinson right on the button with a cross. Svenson moves into range and clinches up with Robinson. Robinson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Svenson has Robinson pressed against the cage, preventing Robinson from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Svenson lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Ray Robinson has been cut. Svenson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Svenson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Svenson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robinson wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Svenson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Robinson up against the cage. A short body shot lands from Svenson as the two fighters clinch.
Svenson prevents Robinson from breaking the clinch. Robinson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Robinson digs a right hand underneath Svenson's ribcage. Svenson let out a lung full of air as it connected. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Robinson blocking some punches.
Svenson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robinson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Robinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Svenson lands a body shot. Svenson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Robinson blocks an uppercut.
Robinson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Svenson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Svenson has Robinson pressed against the cage.
Svenson misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Robinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. A big right from Svenson misses. Robinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Svenson.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Svenson avoids them all with ease. Svenson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Svenson gets tackled into the cage by Robinson. Robinson maintains the clinch. Svenson throws a punch but it's blocked by Robinson. A nice glancing elbow lands by Svenson. Svenson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Robinson is trying to push Svenson away but Svenson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Robinson is trying to break the clinch but Svenson is controlling him. A short right hand to the side of the head by Svenson. Robinson wants to get back to striking at distance but Svenson won't allow it.
Svenson scores with a shoulder strike. Svenson lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Svenson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Svenson lands a right hand. This has been an exciting period of action! Svenson misses with a punch on the inside.
Svenson lands a nice shot to the body. A nice left hand lands by Svenson.
Svenson lands a nice elbow. Robinson is breathing heavily. A nice left hand lands by Svenson.
A short body shot lands from Svenson as the two fighters clinch.
Svenson lands with a light punch inside. Svenson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Svenson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Svenson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Svenson lands a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Svenson lands an elbow inside that Robinson shrugs off.
Ray Robinson's cut is getting worse. Svenson effectively controlling the action here. A nice right hand lands inside from Svenson. Svenson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Svenson dominated that round. The cut man is working on Ray Robinson's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Svenson throws a body punch but Robinson moves out of range. Svenson tries to clinch but Robinson moves out of range. Svenson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Robinson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Svenson clinches. Svenson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Svenson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Svenson.
Svenson lands with a short head shot on the inside. Robinson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Robinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Robinson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Robinson is trying to break free. Svenson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Svenson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Svenson lands with a short shot to the head. A shot in the inside from Svenson.
That's one minute gone in the round. Svenson scores with a shot to the side of Robinson's head. Svenson lands on the inside with an uppercut. Robinson tries to break free but Svenson pushes him back against the cage. A nice left hand lands by Svenson.
A short left from Svenson. Svenson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Robinson is rocked! Svenson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Oh Robinson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Svenson keeps control of Robinson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Robinson seems to have got his legs back now. Svenson works on Robinson's body with a couple of short punches. Svenson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Robinson is looking to break free of the clinch but Svenson has double underhooks. Svenson drops Robinson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Robinson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Svenson pushes Robinson against the cage. Svenson is working some dirty boxing. Svenson pushes off with a quick right hook! Robinson goes down! Robinson tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Svenson moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dennis Svenson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Shilo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Callahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harry Callahan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Craig Shilo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harry Callahan! The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Shilo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. A slapping leg kick lands for Callahan.
Shilo swings and misses with a shot to the body and Callahan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Callahan. 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. Shilo has control of Callahan's left arm, preventing Callahan from doing any damage. Callahan looking to pass the guard. Callahan trying to control but Shilo is working from the bottom. Callahan throwing strikes but missing. Callahan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Callahan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Shilo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shilo can't keep his opponent in guard - Callahan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round. Shilo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Callahan pulls his head out easily. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Shilo is staying active underneath Callahan, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Shilo wants to control but Callahan is keeping busy and won't allow it. Shilo is staying active underneath Callahan, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Callahan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shilo defending well though. Callahan is trying to control. Shilo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Callahan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Shilo sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Shilo is not content to let Callahan control the position. Callahan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully. Shilo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Callahan pulls his head out easily. Shilo trying to hold on to Callahan's head to control him but Callahan postures up.
Callahan is looking to take a break and control but Shilo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Shilo taking some punishment here, with Callahan in his half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Callahan wants to pass the guard but Shilo is defending well. Shilo tries to roll over but Callahan keeps him under control. Callahan 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.
Callahan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Shilo is trying to maintain the position but Callahan is very close to passing his half guard. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Callahan connects with a nice short shot to Shilo's temple. Shilo looking for submissions off his back. Shilo is not content to let Callahan control the position. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Callahan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shilo defending well though. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Callahan dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Callahan scores with a nice right hand.
Shilo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Callahan in his tracks. Callahan is looking to chop away at Shilo's legs. Shilo blocks a low kick nicely. Callahan takes a swing at Shilo's ribcage but misses. Good exchange - Callahan coming out on top. A solid leg kick lands there for Shilo.
Callahan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shilo throws the left hand but Callahan avoids the punch easily. We've been told by Shilo's head coaches at Warrior MMA and Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Harry Callahan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Callahan throws a lazy head kick and Shilo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Callahan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Callahan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Callahan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shilo. That did some damage! Callahan throws a jab but it's blocked by Shilo. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Callahan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Callahan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shilo checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round. Callahan with a jab. Shilo throws a head kick that misses. Callahan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Callahan thows a left - swing and a miss! Callahan lands a leg kick that knocks Shilo off balance momentarily. Shilo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Callahan throws out the jab. A decent looking cross lands there for Callahan. Callahan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shilo looks to throw the jab but Callahan is out of range. Shilo tries to clinch but Callahan moves out of range. Shilo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Callahan. Shilo works the jab nicely. Harry Callahan seems to be getting the better of the standup. A looping hook to the body misses from Shilo. Callahan does a little dance to reset his feet. Craig Shilo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Callahan lands a head kick!
Callahan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Callahan cracks Shilo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shilo is rocked! Callahan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Oh Shilo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Callahan closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Shilo out cold! Shilo corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Harry Callahan! An out of breath Harry Callahan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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