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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rufus Shepherd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirill Chernicin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shepherd comes to the cage accompanied by Alter Bridge - Addicted to pain . Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kirill Chernicin enters the cage!
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24
165 lbs
6 - 9 - 0 |
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170 cm
22
150 lbs
4 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power |
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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
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rufus Shepherd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirill Chernicin!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chernicin lands a jab.
Chernicin shoots in for a takedown but Shepherd shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chernicin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shepherd's sensitive parts.
Chernicin pushes Shepherd up against the cage in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Chernicin tries to score a body lock takedown but Shepherd shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Good body shot from Shepherd.
A left hand lands to the body for Shepherd.
Shepherd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chernicin with a poor takedown
and Shepherd counters with a solid body kick.
Rufus Shepherd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirill Chernicin.
Shepherd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chernicin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chernicin tries for a takedown but Shepherd circles away easily
letting Shepherd counter with a right hand.
Chernicin throws a head kick but Shepherd moves out of range.
Shepherd tries to close the distance and clinch but Chernicin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shepherd dives in and scores a takedown into Chernicin's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chernicin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shepherd controls the pace.
Shepherd preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepherd stands and steps away. Chernicin gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Chernicin fails with the takedown
and Shepherd finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Shepherd closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Chernicin throws a series of punches but Shepherd avoids them all with ease.
Chernicin misses with a takedown attempt
and Shepherd counters with a three punch combo that has Chernicin backing up. Chernicin nods at Shepherd to acknowledge the strikes.
Chernicin is rocked!
Shepherd throws a head kick but Chernicin moves out of range.
Chernicin is still on wobbly legs! Can Shepherd finish him?
Shepherd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shepherd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Shepherd does no damage.
Shepherd fails to land with a series of punches.
Shepherd is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shepherd throws a head kick but Chernicin moves out of range.
Shepherd gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shepherd using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chernicin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chernicin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chernicin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chernicin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shepherd lands a takedown into guard.
Chernicin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shepherd loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shepherd got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chernicin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shepherd has managed to get both his arms back between Chernicin's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shepherd distracts Chernicin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Shepherd is looking to work some ground and pound but Chernicin has wrist control.
Shepherd makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chernicin is looking for a triangle but Shepherd pushes his legs off easily.
Chernicin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shepherd decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Shepherd looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd throws a head kick that misses.
Shepherd displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chernicin.
Chernicin seems to have recovered his senses.
Chernicin doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Shepherd to counter with a crisp jab.
Shepherd tries to clinch but Chernicin is having none of it.
Chernicin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shepherd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chernicin has Shepherd up against the cage in a clinch.
Shepherd avoiding damage.
Chernicin looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Shepherd fails to land.
Shepherd lands with a right to the head.
Chernicin manages to break the clinch.
Chernicin looks for the body kick but Shepherd saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chernicin moves into the clinch.
Shepherd takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shepherd connects with a knee to the head.
Shepherd pulls Chernicin into guard.
Shepherd keeping moving, preventing Chernicin from controlling successfully.
Chernicin is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Chernicin stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Shepherd tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chernicin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chernicin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shepherd sprawls well. Shepherd wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chernicin gets slowly back to his feet.
Kirill Chernicin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shepherd looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Shepherd is going to stand back up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Shepherd in particular looking to stall.
Chernicin looking for submissions off his back.
Shepherd is trying to control the action in half guard but Chernicin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chernicin trying to control but Shepherd postures up.
Chernicin kicks Shepherd off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chernicin fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus Shepherd dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chernicin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Chernicin throws a sloppy head kick and Shepherd moves out of range easily.
Chernicin connects with a solid leg kick.
Shepherd avoids the head kick by Chernicin.
Shepherd throws a sloppy head kick and Chernicin moves out of range easily.
Chernicin clinches.
Chernicin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shepherd jumps guard but Chernicin stands there with Shepherd around his waist. Shepherd gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chernicin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shepherd pulls guard successfully.
Chernicin wants to pass the guard but Shepherd is keeping the position.
Chernicin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chernicin stands up from Shepherd's guard - Chernicin perhaps looking for a knockout.
Chernicin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A combination from Shepherd does no damage.
Chernicin shoots in looking for a takedown. Shepherd tries to sprawl out of it but Chernicin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shepherd manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chernicin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shepherd.
Chernicin pushes Shepherd up against the cage in a clinch.
Chernicin has had enough of the clinch but Shepherd keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chernicin wants to get back to striking at distance but Shepherd won't allow it.
Chernicin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Shepherd walks away with a smile on his face. Chernicin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rufus Shepherd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirill Chernicin.
Chernicin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chernicin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shepherd gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Chernicin regains guard.
Shepherd trying to stand up but can't free himself from Chernicin's guard.
Chernicin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shepherd is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rufus Shepherd overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chernicin working for a triangle but Shepherd defends it easily.
Shepherd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chernicin can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd postures up.
Shepherd cracks Chernicin with a solid left hand.
Chernicin is working an open guard so Shepherd takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Chernicin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chernicin throws a head kick but Shepherd moves out of range.
Chernicin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chernicin tries for a takedown but Shepherd circles away easily
and Shepherd counters with a head kick.
Chernicin is breathing heavily.
Chernicin instigates a clinch.
Shepherd gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chernicin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chernicin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chernicin tries to pull guard but Shepherd forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Shepherd trying to land knees to the body.
Shepherd has Chernicin pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Shepherd pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Chernicin tumbling to the mat - Shepherd dives into Chernicin's guard.
Shepherd gets to his feet - Chernicin follows without any prompting.
Chernicin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shepherd swivels and escapes.
Chernicin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shepherd as he jumps to the side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Chernicin.
Shepherd misses with a head kick.
Rufus Shepherd is winning the standup battle so far.
Chernicin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shepherd sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chernicin somewhat.
Chernicin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus Shepherd dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Shepherd pushes Chernicin up against the cage in a clinch.
Shepherd manages to break the clinch.
Chernicin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shepherd counters with a single leg into guard. Chernicin didn't expect that.
Shepherd showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chernicin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chernicin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chernicin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepherd looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Chernicin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chernicin wants to stand but Shepherd is controlling the position.
Chernicin can't keep his opponent in guard - Shepherd advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Chernicin is looking for a sweep. Shepherd is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Shepherd in particular looking to stall.
Shepherd stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Shepherd fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chernicin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shepherd avoids it really well and circles away.
Chernicin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Shepherd counters with a leg kick.
Rufus Shepherd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirill Chernicin.
Chernicin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shepherd avoids it really well and circles away.
Shepherd has managed to clinch.
Shepherd prevents a takedown attempt there.
Shepherd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chernicin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chernicin gets a clinch.
Shepherd scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Shepherd.
Shepherd has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Chernicin uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shepherd seems keen to control Chernicin's posture.
Chernicin trying to control but Shepherd is working from the bottom.
Shepherd has Chernicin pulled in close to control his posture.
Chernicin stands up from Shepherd's guard - Chernicin perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chernicin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chernicin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shepherd, pushing him back against the cage.
Rufus Shepherd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shepherd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chernicin closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shepherd.
Shepherd breaks the clinch.
Chernicin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shepherd counters with a series of strikes. Chernicin will be more careful next time no doubt.
It looks like Kirill Chernicin has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chernicin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shepherd as he jumps to the side.
Shepherd moves into the clinch successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rufus Shepherd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shepherd 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Rufus Shepherd!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Rufus Shepherd!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Rufus Shepherd!
Rufus Shepherd wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Rufus Shepherd 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Baha Beison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao GuardaChuva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). GuardaChuva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The rebirth kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Baha Beison has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Baha Beison seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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25
162 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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29
160 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Baha Beison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joao GuardaChuva!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beison scores with a takedown into GuardaChuva's guard.
GuardaChuva keeping moving, preventing Beison from controlling successfully.
Beison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. GuardaChuva is keeping the position for now.
Beison trying to control the position from guard on top but GuardaChuva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
GuardaChuva keeping full guard, as Beison tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beison passes GuardaChuva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Beison looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beison wants to take a breather but GuardaChuva is having none of it.
Beison is looking to advance position but GuardaChuva won't allow it.
Beison is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and GuardaChuva defends it well.
Beison trying to control from half guard but GuardaChuva is working away.
Beison looking for a submission but GuardaChuva manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
GuardaChuva 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 two minutes gone in the round.
GuardaChuva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Beison makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Beison.
GuardaChuva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
GuardaChuva wants to pass the guard but Beison is keeping the position.
Beison is looking for a triangle but GuardaChuva pushes his legs off easily.
GuardaChuva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
GuardaChuva lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
GuardaChuva trying to control the position from guard on top but Beison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beison has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. GuardaChuva 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 Beison.
GuardaChuva cracks Beison with a big elbow.
Beison is looking to regain half guard here but GuardaChuva keeps moving and retains side control.
GuardaChuva looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Beison is avoiding damage well.
You can see the frustration on Beison's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Beison is trying to escape the position but GuardaChuva is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
GuardaChuva postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
GuardaChuva looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Beison is avoiding damage well.
GuardaChuva landing strikes.
Beison is looking to reverse the position.
GuardaChuva scoring with punches and elbows.
GuardaChuva trying to control the position but Beison is working away.
Beison takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Beison manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Beison is looking for submissions but instead, GuardaChuva has regained full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joao GuardaChuva will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Beison misses with a double jab
and GuardaChuva counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Beison!
Beison is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
GuardaChuva wants to control but Beison is keeping him busy.
Beison manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Beison slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
GuardaChuva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
GuardaChuva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Joao GuardaChuva has got the better of the ground game so far.
GuardaChuva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
GuardaChuva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beison keeping moving, preventing GuardaChuva from controlling successfully.
GuardaChuva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
GuardaChuva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
GuardaChuva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
GuardaChuva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
GuardaChuva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
GuardaChuva scoring with punches to the head and body.
Beison looking to hit a scissor sweep but GuardaChuva is one step ahead there.
GuardaChuva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Beison had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. GuardaChuva defends it easily.
GuardaChuva is looking to work some ground and pound but Beison has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
GuardaChuva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Beison wants to sweep here but GuardaChuva controlling him for the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Beison is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
No joy there for Beison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Beison bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
GuardaChuva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Beison.
GuardaChuva slips a jab from Beison.
GuardaChuva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beison.
GuardaChuva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
GuardaChuva shoots for a takedown but Beison saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
GuardaChuva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beison.
Beison misses with a double jab.
GuardaChuva fails with the takedown.
Beison looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Beison tries to close the distance and clinch but GuardaChuva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beison leaves GuardaChuva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Baha Beison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joao GuardaChuva.
Beison lands a jab-cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
GuardaChuva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Beison is looking to score with low kicks.
Jab from Beison.
An inside leg kick from Beison misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Beison.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
GuardaChuva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
GuardaChuva is rocked!
Beison connects with a single shot there.
GuardaChuva is still on wobbly legs! Can Beison finish him?
A jab from Beison does it's job there.
Beison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Beison jabs GuardaChuva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baha Beison dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Beison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
GuardaChuva seems to have recovered his senses.
Sloppy strikes from Beison. Those never looked like landing.
Beison misses with a series of wild punches.
Beison tries to close the distance and clinch but GuardaChuva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Beison.
Beison tries to clinch there but GuardaChuva circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beison misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beison tries to clinch but GuardaChuva is having none of it.
Baha Beison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beison pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces GuardaChuva back to the cage. Beison follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beison stuffs the takedown.
GuardaChuva avoids a punch combination nicely.
GuardaChuva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Beison sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten GuardaChuva somewhat.
Beison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Beison fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with GuardaChuva, pushing him back against the cage.
Beison prevents the takedown attempt.
Baha Beison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joao GuardaChuva.
GuardaChuva has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Beison is trying to keep an underhook but GuardaChuva manages to get the takedown into half guard.
GuardaChuva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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. GuardaChuva connects with a nice short shot to Beison's temple.
Beison wants to control the action here but instead GuardaChuva manages to pass to full mount!
Beison wants to hold on but GuardaChuva pushes him away.
GuardaChuva looking to finish Beison with some ground and pound. This is bad for Beison!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beison regains half guard.
GuardaChuva with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
GuardaChuva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Beison with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
GuardaChuva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
GuardaChuva misses with a head shot. Beison uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
GuardaChuva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Beison keeping moving, preventing GuardaChuva from controlling successfully.
GuardaChuva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
GuardaChuva working some strikes from top position.
GuardaChuva scoring with some ground and pound.
GuardaChuva stops Beison from standing up.
GuardaChuva is looking to work some ground and pound but Beison has wrist control.
GuardaChuva trying to control the position from guard on top but Beison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
GuardaChuva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Beison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A left and a right from Beison both land. Nice combination.
Beison lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
GuardaChuva avoids a punch combination nicely.
GuardaChuva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Beison sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten GuardaChuva somewhat.
Baha Beison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Beison lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Joao GuardaChuva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beison clinches with his opponent.
GuardaChuva working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baha Beison showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Beison 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Baha Beison!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Baha Beison!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Baha Beison!
Baha Beison wins by unanimous decision!
Baha Beison thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Corrales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Mitchelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corrales comes into the arena with Party Up blaring out of the sound system. Joseph Corrales could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jack Mitchelson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joseph Corrales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Mitchelson!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corrales takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mitchelson lands a two punch combo.
Mitchelson lands a nice hook to Corrales's body. Corrales takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Corrales will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mitchelson misses with a two punch combination.
Corrales showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mitchelson.
Mitchelson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The crowd cheers as Mitchelson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Corrales doesn't seem phased though.
Mitchelson scores with a one two! Corrales had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooh!!! Mitchelson has knocked Corrales down with a huge combo! Mitchelson steps away and waves a wobbly Corrales back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Corrales is rocked!
Corrales takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Oh Corrales is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mitchelson lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchelson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mitchelson misses with a series of wild punches.
Corrales tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mitchelson swivels and escapes.
Mitchelson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Corrales moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Corrales seems to have got his legs back now.
Mitchelson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mitchelson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mitchelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mitchelson scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corrales tries to clinch but Mitchelson moves out of range.
Mitchelson throws a right and a left that Corrales avoids nicely.
A left and a right from Mitchelson both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitchelson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mitchelson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mitchelson lands a jab.
Mitchelson lands a slapping body shot.
Mitchelson scores with a three punch combo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchelson scores with a hook to the body. Corrales takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Corrales takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mitchelson misses with a double jab.
Mitchelson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Corrales stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mitchelson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Corrales stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mitchelson lands a nice looking body shot.
Mitchelson jabs at Corrales's body.
Mitchelson feints a jab promting Corrales to slip. Mitchelson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Corrales slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Corrales takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitchelson drops Corrales with a beautiful combination! Corrales stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mitchelson is looking for the KO!
Corrales slips a jab and a cross from Mitchelson.
Mitchelson misses with a few strikes there.
Mitchelson looks to land a combination. Corrales sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Corrales dives in and grabs Mitchelson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mitchelson pushes down on Corrales's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joseph Corrales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corrales doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corrales changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mitchelson tries to avoid it but Corrales manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mitchelson to the ground. Mitchelson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Corrales. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Mitchelson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Mitchelson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Corrales has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Corrales there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mitchelson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mitchelson scores with a hook to the body. Corrales takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mitchelson works over Corrales's head and body with a nice combination.
Mitchelson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mitchelson steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Corrales is out on his feet! Mitchelson sets himself and nearly takes Corrales's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jack Mitchelson!
In defeat, Joseph Corrales stepped up to the mic, saying 'imma just go home and get some ass'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jun Gyeong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Chandler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gyeong might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Intro. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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24
161 lbs
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154 lbs
11 - 5 - 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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jun Gyeong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcus Chandler!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gyeong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gyeong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chandler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab by Chandler.
Chandler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gyeong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chandler thinking.
Gyeong wants to clinch but Chandler slips to the side
and Chandler counters by clinching up.
Chandler misses with the head strike.
Gyeong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chandler tries to throw a body punch but Gyeong avoids it by throwing Chandler back against the cage.
Chandler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gyeong struggles to land a body shot inside as Chandler controls his hands.
Gyeong has Chandler pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Gyeong pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Chandler tumbling to the mat - Gyeong dives into Chandler's guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Gyeong'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.
Gyeong engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Chandler not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gyeong stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Chandler lands the left hand.
Chandler moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Chandler wants to clinch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gyeong enables Chandler to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gyeong manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Chandler landing some decent shots from guard.
Chandler throws a big elbow that misses.
Chandler working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gyeong's head.
Chandler trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chandler stops Gyeong from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler connects with a couple of short punches.
Gyeong manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gyeong plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gyeong tries to close the distance and clinch but Chandler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gyeong tries to clinch but Chandler is having none of it.
Chandler shoots in but no luck this time.
Gyeong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chandler was well out of range. Poor timing from Gyeong.
Gyeong tries to clinch up.
Gyeong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chandler.
Gyeong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chandler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gyeong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chandler blocks a head kick by Gyeong.
Gyeong throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Chandler's waist but Chandler gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gyeong off to one side.
Chandler fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Gyeong.
Gyeong keeps Chandler at a distance using the push kick.
Chandler closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gyeong circles away.
Jun Gyeong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Chandler.
Chandler scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gyeong in his tracks.
Gyeong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chandler tries to close the distance and clinch but Gyeong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gyeong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chandler stalks Gyeong and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gyeong's face. Gyeong staggers backwards, shaken.
Gyeong closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chandler counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gyeong looks for a takedown but Chandler sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gyeong gets tackled into the cage by Chandler. Chandler maintains the clinch.
Gyeong stops a takedown attempt from Chandler.
Gyeong lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gyeong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gyeong prevents a body shot from Chandler.
Gyeong lands a right hand.
Chandler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chandler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chandler has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gyeong scores with a shoulder strike.
Chandler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gyeong.
Chandler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gyeong backwards.
Chandler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chandler stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gyeong wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gyeong tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chandler takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Chandler 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.
Chandler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gyeong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chandler.
Gyeong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gyeong has Chandler up against the cage in a clinch.
Gyeong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chandler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chandler leaning against his opponent.
Gyeong tries to pull guard but Chandler won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Chandler.
Chandler lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chandler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Chandler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gyeong is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Chandler to keep the fight standing.
Chandler pushes Gyeong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chandler.
Stalling in the clinch from Chandler.
Gyeong struggles to land a body shot inside as Chandler controls his hands.
Chandler lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Chandler.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gyeong.
Chandler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chandler.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chandler.
Chandler digs a right hand into Gyeong's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gyeong's gas tank.
Gyeong manages to pull guard.
Chandler working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Chandler advances to half guard.
Chandler wants to take a breather but Gyeong is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chandler thows a huge punch but Gyeong dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from Chandler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Chandler winds up and cracks Gyeong with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gyeong is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chandler scores with a couple of nice shots.
Marcus Chandler has got the better of the ground game so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chandler lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Chandler missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chandler thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gyeong's head.
Chandler trying to pass the guard but Gyeong defending well.
Gyeong keeping control of the position.
Chandler is trying to control. Gyeong wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler thows a huge punch but Gyeong dodges it nicely.
Gyeong blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chandler.
Chandler wants to pass the guard but Gyeong is defending well.
Gyeong has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Chandler is on him like a limpet, forcing Gyeong back against the cage.
Chandler lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gyeong blocking some punches.
Chandler throws a head punch that misses.
Chandler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gyeong backwards.
Gyeong lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chandler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gyeong trying to control the position but instead, Chandler has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gyeong into the cage.
Chandler is trying to maintain a safe position but Gyeong gets an underhook and turns Chandler into the cage.
Marcus Chandler seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gyeong obliges.
Gyeong prevents a body shot from Chandler.
Gyeong drags the fight down to the ground.
Chandler throws a big right hand that misses.
Chandler postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chandler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gyeong is keeping the position for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chandler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Chandler working his ground and pound in the gym.
Chandler throwing strikes from guard but Gyeong blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Chandler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gyeong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gyeong tries to clinch up.
Chandler shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gyeong eats them both and turns towards Chandler to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gyeong tries to close the distance and clinch but Chandler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gyeong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chandler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jun Gyeong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chandler tries to clinch there but Gyeong circles away.
Gyeong instigates a clinch.
Chandler is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Chandler - that landed with a thud.
Chandler lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chandler lands a body punch.
Chandler cracks Gyeong with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gyeong trying to control the position but instead, Chandler has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gyeong into the cage.
Chandler lands a right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gyeong manages to break the clinch.
Chandler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chandler pushes Gyeong up against the cage in a clinch.
Gyeong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chandler avoids it.
Gyeong trying to land knees to the body.
Chandler misses with the head strike.
Gyeong jumps guard but Chandler turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A short body shot lands from Chandler as the two fighters clinch.
Chandler can't find room to land a body shot as Gyeong controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chandler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gyeong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chandler can't find room to land a body shot as Gyeong controls the action.
Gyeong tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Chandler just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Chandler.
Chandler scores with a hook to the body.
Gyeong blocks a body shot from Chandler.
The referee is keeping an eye on Chandler - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Chandler lands a hook that snaps the head of Gyeong backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gyeong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Chandler.
Gyeong is trying to break the clinch but Chandler is controlling him.
Chandler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gyeong is rocked!
Chandler throws a big uppercut that drops Gyeong! More strikes from Chandler and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Gyeong lies dazed against the cage as Chandler celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Chandler!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Norbert Schwager Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timoteo Belo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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24
163 lbs
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158 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Norbert Schwager Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Timoteo Belo!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwager Ii misses with a looping left.
Schwager Ii definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Belo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schwager Ii fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Belo on the side of the head.
Belo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Belo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Belo lands a jab to Schwager Ii's midsection.
Belo throws a body punch but Schwager Ii moves out of range.
Belo scores with a nice body kick.
Schwager Ii misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schwager Ii tries to bum rush Belo with a series of wild strikes but Belo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Belo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Belo looks to land a combination but Schwager Ii avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schwager Ii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schwager Ii throws a right and a left that Belo avoids nicely.
Schwager Ii clobbers Belo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Belo defending well as Schwager Ii loads up on a big left hand.
Belo is looking to clinch but Schwager Ii is avoiding it.
Belo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwager Ii gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Belo.
Schwager Ii misses with a few strikes there.
Belo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Schwager Ii's head.
Belo throws a leg kick which misses Schwager Ii's front leg but catches the back leg as Schwager Ii tries to avoid it.
Schwager Ii swats away the attempt to clinch by Belo.
Timoteo Belo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schwager Ii blocks a head kick by Belo.
Schwager Ii connects with a body shot that sends Belo's belly button to the back.
Belo avoids the body shot from Schwager Ii.
Schwager Ii throws a hook but Belo blocks it.
Schwager Ii tries to bum rush Belo with a series of wild strikes but Belo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Schwager Ii swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Belo counters by moving into the clinch.
Belo lands a shot to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Belo.
Belo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belo working Schwager Ii over with knees to the body.
Belo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Belo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Belo lands a hook that snaps the head of Schwager Ii backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Belo.
Schwager Ii has a couple of punches blocked by Belo.
Schwager Ii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belo effectively controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwager Ii blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Belo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Belo.
Belo throws a punch but it's blocked by Schwager Ii.
Belo effectively controlling the action here.
Schwager Ii throws a punch but it's blocked by Belo.
Belo misses with a punch to the body.
Belo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schwager Ii takes an elbow to the temple.
Belo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belo prevents Schwager Ii from breaking the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Belo.
Belo tries to work over Schwager Ii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belo avoiding damage.
Good body shot from Belo.
Belo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Belo stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timoteo Belo 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.
Belo misses the shot to the body.
Schwager Ii takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Belo lands a nice shot that snaps Schwager Ii's head back.
Belo slips a jab and a cross from Schwager Ii.
Schwager Ii misses with a straight left.
Belo jabs at Schwager Ii's body.
Schwager Ii lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Belo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schwager Ii.
Belo throws a head kick that misses.
Belo cracks Schwager Ii with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schwager Ii misses with a hook.
Timoteo Belo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice jab there from Belo.
Belo misses with a head kick.
Belo takes a swing at Schwager Ii's ribcage but misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Belo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwager Ii moves out of range of the strikes.
Schwager Ii keeps the fight on the outside.
Belo lands a head kick!
Schwager Ii throws a series of punches but Belo avoids them all with ease.
Belo dips to his left and cracks Schwager Ii with an uppercut!
Schwager Ii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belo manages to avoid it.
Schwager Ii throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Belo counters with a nice kick to the body.
Schwager Ii takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Belo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Belo throws a leg kick which misses Schwager Ii's front leg but catches the back leg as Schwager Ii tries to avoid it.
Schwager Ii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Belo throws a right and a left that both miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schwager Ii throws a right and a left that Belo avoids nicely.
Belo throws a series of punches but Schwager Ii moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwager Ii takes a swing at Belo's ribcage but misses.
Belo fails to land with a series of punches.
Schwager Ii just misses with a punch to the body.
Schwager Ii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belo moves away.
Belo scores with a jab.
Belo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Schwager Ii scores with a shot to the body.
Schwager Ii looks to land a combination but Belo avoids it well.
Schwager Ii stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Belo.
Schwager Ii missing with a left hand there. Belo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Belo takes the fight into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Schwager Ii on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Belo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Belo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Timoteo Belo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwager Ii is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Belo is keeping busy.
Belo lands with a right to the head.
Schwager Ii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schwager Ii is looking to break free of the clinch but Belo has double underhooks.
Schwager Ii looking to slow down the pace here.
Schwager Ii managing to block the knees to the body from Belo.
Nice elbow from Belo.
Schwager Ii takes a shot to the head.
Schwager Ii on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Belo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Schwager Ii is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Belo.
Belo lands an elbow that stopped Schwager Ii in his tracks for a moment.
Belo stalls.
Belo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schwager Ii backwards.
Belo lands a left hand.
A short right from Belo on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belo is struggling to control the position.
Belo misses with a punch to the body.
Belo misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timoteo Belo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Belo throws a sloppy head kick and Schwager Ii moves out of range easily.
Belo misses the shot to the body.
Belo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Belo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Belo drives through and clinches with Schwager Ii against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belo.
Schwager Ii throws a head punch that misses.
Belo tries to stall but Schwager Ii uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Belo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Belo on the inside.
Schwager Ii blocks an uppercut.
Belo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schwager Ii.
Belo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Belo lands an elbow inside that Schwager Ii shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belo tries to land knees in the clinch but Schwager Ii avoids the damage to the body.
Belo stalling against the cage.
Belo can't find room to land a body shot as Schwager Ii controls the action.
Belo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Schwager Ii's defenses.
A head punch on the inside from Belo fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Belo lands a shot to the body.
Belo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schwager Ii's elbow.
Belo lands a left hand.
Belo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schwager Ii takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwager Ii on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Belo lands with a short shot to the head.
Belo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Belo.
A shot in the inside from Belo.
Belo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Belo stalls.
Belo landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stalling in the clinch from Belo.
Belo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwager Ii takes an elbow to the temple.
Belo lands an elbow just above Schwager Ii 's eye.
Belo has Schwager Ii pressed against the cage.
Schwager Ii avoiding damage as Belo throws knees to the body.
Timoteo Belo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Belo has Schwager Ii pushed against the cage.
Belo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Belo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Belo to work.
Belo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schwager Ii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Belo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Schwager Ii wants to get back to striking at distance but Belo won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timoteo Belo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Belo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Timoteo Belo!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Timoteo Belo!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Timoteo Belo!
Timoteo Belo wins by unanimous decision!
Timoteo Belo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rick Rude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugeniy Akulenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akulenko has chosen Cowboys From Hell as his entrance music. Eugeniy Akulenko acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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24
167 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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23
165 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rick Rude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eugeniy Akulenko!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akulenko tries to clinch but Rude moves away
and Rude counters with a right hand to the body.
Akulenko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Akulenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rude manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rude lands a right hook to the body.
Akulenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rude throws a good cross that connects.
Akulenko tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Rude counter with a right hand.
Akulenko wants to clinch
and Rude cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've been told by Rude's head coaches at LOD Gym Now with StandUP that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rude throws a right hand that Akulenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Akulenko also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Rude misses.
Akulenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Rude swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Eugeniy Akulenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rude tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akulenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Rude.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akulenko tries to clinch but Rude moves away
and Akulenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Akulenko is rocked!
It looks like Eugeniy Akulenko has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude swats away the attempt to clinch by Akulenko.
Akulenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Rude finish him?
Rude avoids the head kick by Akulenko.
Akulenko seems to have recovered his senses.
Rude has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Akulenko.
Rude circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rude counters with a right hand to the body.
Rude keeps the fight on the outside.
Rude lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rude throws a shot to the body.
Akulenko tries to clinch but Rude moves out of range.
Rude swats away the attempt to clinch by Akulenko.
Akulenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rude swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akulenko wants to clinch.
Akulenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Rude swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rude swats away the attempt to clinch by Akulenko.
Akulenko is looking to clinch.
Akulenko wants to clinch up but Rude keeps it at a distance.
Akulenko swinging wildly here.
Akulenko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rude counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Akulenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akulenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rude keeps the fight on the outside.
Rude throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Akulenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Akulenko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Akulenko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rude swats away the attempt to clinch by Akulenko.
Rude misses with a two punch combination.
Rude keeps the fight on the outside.
Rude circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rude counters with a series of strikes. Akulenko will be more careful next time no doubt.
Akulenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rude swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akulenko throws a shot from downtown. Rude moves away and avoids it.
Akulenko throws a wild body kick that Rude sees coming a mile off.
Akulenko tries to clinch
and Rude counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rude throws a right hand that Akulenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Akulenko also avoids with ease.
Akulenko moves in looking to clinch but Rude pushes him off.
Rude circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Akulenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Akulenko tries to clinch up
and Rude counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rude lands with an overhand left.
Akulenko wants to clinch
and Rude counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Rude dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eugeniy Akulenko's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Akulenko tries to clinch but Rude is having none of it.
Akulenko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Akulenko might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rude has got the better of the exchanges.
Akulenko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Akulenko rushes Rude and presses him up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Akulenko missing with knees to the body.
Akulenko working hard to break the clinch.
Rude looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Akulenko manages to break the clinch.
Akulenko wants to clinch
and Rude counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rude avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Akulenko delivers a nice body kick.
Rude is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Akulenko can do to turn this around?
Rude circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akulenko throws a sloppy body shot
and Rude counters with a right hand to the body.
Rick Rude is winning the standup battle so far.
Rude lands a nice looking body shot.
Akulenko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Akulenko just leaning against Rude, taking a breather.
Rude tries to break free but Akulenko pushes him back against the cage.
Rude is trying to break the clinch but Akulenko is controlling him.
Rude can't find room to land a body shot as Akulenko controls the action.
Rude wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rude takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rude tries to work over Akulenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice elbow from Akulenko.
Rude on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akulenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Akulenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rude is defending well for now.
Rude on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Akulenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rude is defending well for now.
Akulenko is trying to stall.
Rude goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akulenko's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rude can't break the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Akulenko.
Akulenko lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akulenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rude is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akulenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Akulenko tries to clinch but Rude moves out of range.
Akulenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Rude swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Akulenko darts in and clinches Rude up against the cage.
Akulenko lands a nice elbow.
Come on Akulenko - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Akulenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rude throws a body shot but no joy.
Akulenko tries to clinch there but Rude circles away.
Akulenko closes the distance and clinches.
Rude's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Akulenko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rude throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akulenko is looking to clinch.
Akulenko tries to clinch up
and Rude counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab from Rude.
The fight stays on the outside here - Akulenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Akulenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Akulenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decent striking displayed by Rude there.
A nice combination there by Rude.
Akulenko misses with a body kick.
Akulenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eugeniy Akulenko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Eugeniy Akulenko's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Akulenko misses with a body kick.
Rude misses with a wild body shot.
Akulenko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Akulenko is countered with a crisp right hand from Rude that sends him to the canvas! Rude follows him to the mat into side control.
Rude trying to control the position but Akulenko is working away.
Rude stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Akulenko dodges the punch combination from Rude.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akulenko wants to clinch up but Rude keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Akulenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rude digs a good hook to Akulenko's body.
Rude misses the jab.
Rude tries to keep at a distance but Akulenko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rude swings wildly with an uppercut but Akulenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akulenko manages to break the clinch.
Rude misses with a looping right.
Akulenko moves out of range of the strikes.
Akulenko is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rick Rude is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rude circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rude scores with a jab. Akulenko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Akulenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Rude swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Akulenko wants to clinch.
Akulenko connects with the punch.
Rude moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akulenko tries to clinch up
and Rude cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Akulenko is looking to clinch but Rude is avoiding it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Akulenko.
Rude swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akulenko plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Akulenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Akulenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Akulenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Akulenko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rude blocks a head kick by Akulenko.
The fight stays on the outside here - Akulenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rude misses the shot to the body.
Akulenko throws an off balance right hand
and Rude counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rude lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Akulenko circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akulenko takes one to the side of the head.
Akulenko scores with a nice body kick.
Akulenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Akulenko tries to clinch but Rude moves out of range.
Akulenko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Akulenko tries to clinch there but Rude circles away.
Rick Rude is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Akulenko is looking to clinch but Rude is avoiding it.
Rude throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eugeniy Akulenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rude looks to score with a jab to the body but Akulenko is just out of range.
Akulenko tries to clinch up.
No joy there for Akulenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Akulenko tries to clinch but Rude is having none of it.
Akulenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Rude throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Rude showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rude 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Rick Rude!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Rick Rude!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Rick Rude!
Rick Rude wins by unanimous decision!
Rick Rude took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, GREEN!160 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Pettis will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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159 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeff Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anthony Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pettis tries to avoid it but Smith manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pettis to the ground. Pettis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pettis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Pettis throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Pettis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smith counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Smith.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Pettis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith is really struggling to control Pettis but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Pettis controlling Smith's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Smith trying to control but Pettis is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pettis holds on and takes a little breather.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Pettis is retaining full guard.
Pettis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
Smith wants to control from the top but Pettis keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
We've been hearing reports that Smith has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Pettis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smith.
Pettis's coach down at St Petersburg MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pettis's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pettis.
Pettis misses the shot to the body.
Anthony Pettis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pettis throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis lands with a right hand.
Pettis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pettis misses with a jab to the body
and Smith counters by clinching up.
Pettis gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Smith regains guard.
Pettis looking to sit in guard and control but Smith gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Pettis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pettis is trying to keep Smith in close.
Smith trying to control but Pettis is working from the bottom.
Smith passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Smith content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Pettis is trying to control Smith's posture but Smith avoids it.
Pettis tries to bench press Smith off him but Smith keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith working away.
Smith tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pettis struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith advances to mount.
Pettis wants to control but Smith is having none of it.
Pettis takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Smith controlling the pace for now.
Smith has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Smith dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pettis digs a good hook to Smith's body.
Smith feints and as Pettis raises his hands in defense, Smith changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pettis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smith wants to control from the top but Pettis keeps moving.
Pettis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pettis is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pettis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettis keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pettis trying to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pettis's half guard.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pettis keeps working.
Smith throwing shots but Pettis is blocking nicely.
Pettis is trying to get back to full guard.
Smith is trying to control. Pettis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pettis is holding on to half guard well.
Pettis is trying to control but can't.
Pettis wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith passes to full mount!
Pettis is looking to get to half guard.
Pettis tries to hold on but Smith postures up.
The referee warns Pettis that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Smith lands a big shot there that rocks Pettis but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Smith can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pettis is looking to escape.
Pettis is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis tries to hold on but Smith postures up.
Pettis is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Smith is staying active.
Smith landing punches.
Pettis is working to get back to half guard.
Smith with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith cracks Pettis with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Smith!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nyrkilla Tapettava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nyrkilla Tapettava could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jay Tyler's chin.
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162 lbs
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24
165 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nyrkilla Tapettava!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jay Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Tapettava misses.
Tyler lands a really nice looking cross but Tapettava seems unphased.
Tapettava displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tyler throws out the jab.
Tyler takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tyler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tapettava moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tyler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tapettava.
Tapettava misses with a low kick.
Tapettava looks for the body kick but Tyler saw that one coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Tyler blocks the leg kick.
Tapettava tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tyler moves out of range of the leg kick from Tapettava.
Tapettava connects with a high kick.
Tapettava really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tapettava takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tapettava throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tapettava defending well as Tyler loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tapettava goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tyler scores with a punch to the head.
Nyrkilla Tapettava seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyler lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tapettava avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tyler misses with an uppercut.
Tyler slaps away a takedown attempt from Tapettava, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tyler throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tapettava can pounce on him.
Tapettava throws a lazy body kick
and Tyler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tapettava attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tapettava throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tapettava throws a leg kick but Tyler checks it.
Tapettava drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tapettava throws a big elbow that misses.
Tapettava is in close to Tyler's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tapettava is looking to work some ground and pound but Tyler has wrist control.
Tapettava in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tyler wants to get back to his feet but Tapettava is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tapettava throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tapettava is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tapettava postures up in Tyler's guard and throws a big left but Tyler blocks it.
Tapettava throwing strikes but missing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tapettava 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.
Tyler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tapettava with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tapettava throws a sloppy head kick and Tyler moves out of range easily.
Tapettava throws a leg kick but Tyler moved away.
Tapettava fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tyler is out of range.
Tapettava looking to score a takedown here. Tyler is defending well but Tapettava drives through and ends up in Tyler's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tapettava postures up in Tyler's guard and throws a big left but Tyler blocks it.
Tapettava connects with a couple of short punches.
Tapettava throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tyler works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tapettava prevents Tyler from getting back to his feet.
Tapettava trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tapettava postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tapettava pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tyler is keeping the position for now.
Tapettava is looking to work some ground and pound but Tyler has wrist control.
Tapettava stands up over Tyler, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tapettava throws a big right hand that misses.
Tapettava lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tapettava missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tapettava controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tapettava accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tyler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tapettava.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tyler thuds his right hand into Tapettava's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tapettava slips a jab and a cross from Tyler.
Tapettava moves out of range as Tyler strikes.
Tapettava throws a sloppy head kick and Tyler moves out of range easily.
Tapettava throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab from Tyler misses.
Jay Tyler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyler misses the target.
Tapettava avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tapettava lands with a kick to the temple. Tyler shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tyler lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tyler works over Tapettava's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nyrkilla Tapettava dominated that round.
That's time! Tapettava's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tapettava tries to score with a low kick but Tyler moves his leg out of the way.
Tyler on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tapettava shoots for a double leg takedown but Tyler sprawls well. He's pushed Tapettava's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tyler steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tapettava. That one must have hurt.
Tyler might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tapettava misses with a low kick.
Tapettava throws a push kick but Tyler slaps the foot to one side.
A punch lands to the side of Tapettava 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tyler has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tapettava.
Tapettava throws a leg kick that misses.
Tapettava looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tyler is fending him off so far but Tapettava persists. Nope, Tyler circles away and we're back to standing.
Tyler walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tapettava checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tapettava connects with a solid leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tapettava is defended easily by Tyler.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nyrkilla Tapettava. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tapettava fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tapettava takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyler tests Tapettava's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tapettava 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 Tyler has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tyler and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Tyler.
Some bone on bone action there as Tyler checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tapettava.
Tyler blocks a low kick nicely.
Tapettava shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tapettava was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tyler defending against the ground and pound.
Tyler can't do much from the bottom here.
Tyler felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Tapettava scoring with punches from side control.
Tyler taking punishment in the form of punches.
Tapettava in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Tapettava looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Tyler is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tapettava taking a breather here.
Tapettava is looking to take a break and control but Tyler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tapettava working the ground and pound but Tyler is defending the strikes.
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!
Tapettava works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Tyler regains half guard, as Tapettava was trying to land strikes.
Tyler really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tapettava. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tapettava is nestled in close to Tyler, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tyler is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tapettava is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tyler is still in real trouble! Can Tapettava finish him?
Tapettava lands a big elbow - Tyler is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Tapettava!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nyrkilla Tapettava!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Volya Nikolaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikolaev comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fever kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dennis Page could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Volya Nikolaev's chin.
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159 lbs
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165 lbs
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World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dennis Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Volya Nikolaev!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikolaev shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Page sprawls well. Page wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nikolaev gets slowly back to his feet.
A low kick from Page misses
and Nikolaev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nikolaev has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Page throws a leg kick but Nikolaev sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nikolaev shoots in for a takedown but Page shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Volya Nikolaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Page lands a slapping body shot.
Page misses with a hook. Nikolaev ducked under it nicely.
Nikolaev has a takedown stuffed.
Dennis Page has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Volya Nikolaev.
Nikolaev shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Page is trying to defend but Nikolaev finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nikolaev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Page pushes Nikolaev off looking to stand but Nikolaev dives back in and keeps control.
Page wants to improve his position but Nikolaev is controlling well.
Nikolaev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nikolaev is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page is refusing to be controlled, as Nikolaev sits in half guard.
Page blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nikolaev.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nikolaev is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nikolaev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nikolaev lands strikes from half guard.
Nikolaev thows a huge punch but Page dodges it nicely.
Nikolaev scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Page is looking to control Nikolaev's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Page avoid being mounted?
Page wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nikolaev is looking for a kimura here.
Page gets back to full guard.
Page wants to stand but Nikolaev is controlling the position.
Page looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Nikolaev throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nikolaev postures up and lands a big shot to Page's brow.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Page holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Page pulls Nikolaev in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Page attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Page staying out of range there.
Nikolaev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Page counters with a good low kick that Nikolaev was not able to check.
Page throws a head kick that misses.
Nikolaev closes this distance looking for a takedown but Page circles away.
Nikolaev has his takedown stuffed
enabling Page to counter with a crisp jab.
Page scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nikolaev doesn't seem bothered though.
Page throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nikolaev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Page counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev avoids a kick to the body.
Nikolaev with a jab.
Nikolaev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Page's waist but Page gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nikolaev off to one side.
Dennis Page is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Page looks to land a combination but Nikolaev avoids it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nikolaev tries for a takedown but Page circles away easily
and Page counters with a right hand to the body.
Nikolaev gets a double leg takedown into Page's guard.
Nikolaev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nikolaev wants to control from the top but Page keeps moving.
Page tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Page can't keep his opponent in guard - Nikolaev advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Page tries to get to full guard but Nikolaev has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Volya Nikolaev will probably get the nod.
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.
Nikolaev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Page.
Nikolaev changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Page tries to avoid it but Nikolaev manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Page to the ground. Page escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nikolaev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Page slaps away a takedown attempt from Nikolaev, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Page tries a head kick but it misses.
Page throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nikolaev fails with the takedown.
Dennis Page has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Volya Nikolaev.
Nikolaev shoots and misses
and Page counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nikolaev is out of range and Page settles back down.
Nikolaev doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nikolaev has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Page finds it's way round the side to connect with Nikolaev's head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nikolaev.
Page cracks Nikolaev with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolaev on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Page.
Nikolaev with a lazy takedown attempt
and Page counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nikolaev is rocked!
Nikolaev shoots in looking for a takedown. Page tries to sprawl out of it but Nikolaev keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Page manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nikolaev is still on wobbly legs! Can Page finish him?
Page looks to throw the jab but Nikolaev is out of range.
Nikolaev seems to have recovered his senses.
Page jabs at Nikolaev's body.
Volya Nikolaev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nikolaev tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nikolaev takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nikolaev fails to land the takedown.
Page shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Page defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nikolaev.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Page moves out of range of the strikes.
Page scores with a nice head shot.
Nikolaev fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nikolaev is breathing heavily.
Nikolaev shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Nikolaev was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Page tries to escape but Nikolaev is in control.
Nikolaev throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Page is trying to improve his position.
Nikolaev throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Page is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nikolaev can do to turn this around?
Page is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nikolaev wants to control but Page is keeping him busy.
Page can't do much from the bottom here.
Nikolaev landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Page is looking for a sweep.
Page is working hard here to advance position.
Nikolaev creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Page sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Page is looking to reverse the position.
Nikolaev throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Page knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nikolaev misses with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nikolaev sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Page is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Nikolaev working the ground and pound but Page is defending the strikes.
Page wants to control but Nikolaev postures up.
Page tries to improve position but can't.
Nikolaev working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Page tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nikolaev wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Page parries the strikes from Nikolaev easily there. Nikolaev is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Page to escape.
Page tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nikolaev wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Page dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nikolaev scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Page lands with a hook. Nikolaev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev closes the distance looking to clinch
and Page counters with a thumping low kick.
Nikolaev takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nikolaev cracks Page with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nikolaev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Page defends it nicely.
Nikolaev's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nikolaev shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Nikolaev was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Page is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nikolaev thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolaev misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Volya Nikolaev has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nikolaev working the ground and pound.
Page defending against the ground and pound.
Page is trying to improve his position.
Nikolaev is looking to take a break and control but Page is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Page can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nikolaev working the ground and pound but Page is defending the strikes.
Nikolaev trying to control the action but Page is working from the bottom.
Nikolaev fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Page dodges the ground and pound from Nikolaev.
Page isn't going anywhere.
Nikolaev trying to control the position but Page is working away.
Nikolaev tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Page holds on to Nikolaev's head and controls the position momentarily.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Page is working to get back to half guard.
Nikolaev looking for a guillotine from mount but Page is having none of it.
Page wants to hold on but Nikolaev pushes him away.
Nikolaev looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Page is working to get back to half guard.
Nikolaev lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Page has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Nikolaev's lack of action.
Nikolaev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page wants to get back to full guard.
Nikolaev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Page wants to get back to full guard.
Nikolaev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Page defending well though.
Nikolaev is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Page is pressing down on Nikolaev's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nikolaev thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nikolaev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nikolaev is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Nikolaev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nikolaev wants to control from the top but Page keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Volya Nikolaev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nikolaev 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Dennis Page!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Dennis Page!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight as a draw!
Dennis Page wins by majority decision!
Dennis Page made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Shimzu loss was a complete fuck up on my behalf. Underestimated him. Looking to kick start my career again'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robledo Puch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
13 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Robledo Puch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Charlie Lim!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lim moves out of range as Puch strikes.
Nice body punch from Lim.
Lim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Puch avoids the head kick by Lim.
Puch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puch throws a hook but Lim avoids it easily.
Puch takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lim throws the kick towards the body but Puch avoids it.
Lim moves forwards but Puch connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lim is looking to chop away at Puch's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lim misses with a body kick.
Lim tries to land a front kick but Puch steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Puch moves out of range as Lim throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lim scores with a jab to the body.
Lim misses with a right hand
and Puch counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lim won't be happy with that.
Puch landing strikes.
Puch tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Puch throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Lim works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Puch throws a strike but Lim avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Puch throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lim not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Puch throwing strikes but missing.
Puch throwing strikes from guard but Lim blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Puch with a flurry of punches that miss.
Puch trying to control but Lim is working from the bottom.
Puch postures up in Lim's guard and throws a big left but Lim blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puch is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Puch throwing strikes from guard but Lim blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puch with a flurry of punches that miss.
Puch loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Puch postures up in Lim's guard and throws a big left but Lim blocks it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Puch pushing down on Lim's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Puch not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Puch 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.
Lim is not content to let Puch control the position.
Puch looks to land a strike but Lim avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Puch throws an elbow that misses. Lim uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Puch's guard. Nice move by Lim!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puch is looking for a triangle but Lim pushes his legs off easily.
Puch is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Puch trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Puch throws his legs up looking for a submission but Lim uses it to pass to side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Puch tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Lim easily slips into full mount!
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 Robledo Puch will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lim misses with a body kick.
Lim thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Puch if he has to take too many more of those.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lim - that will leave a mark!
Puch connects with a nice looking jab.
Lim looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Puch throws a looping overhand right but Lim ducks down to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Puch. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lim keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Puch misses with a straight left.
Puch fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puch ducks under a wild hook from Lim.
Puch connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lim's hands.
Puch defending well as Lim loads up on a big left hand.
Puch throws a right and a left that Lim avoids nicely.
Lim throws a wild body kick that Puch sees coming a mile off.
Puch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Puch takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Charlie Lim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lim throws the kick towards the body but Puch avoids it.
Puch misses with a right hand
and Lim counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Puch walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Puch misses.
Lim scores with a head kick. Puch tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lim moves away from the strike by Puch.
Lim misses the shot to the body.
Puch takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lim can pounce on him.
Puch swings widly with a right hand
enabling Lim to counter with a crisp jab.
Lim lands with a nice combination. Puch backs away looking to recover.
Lim lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lim stuns Puch with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puch misses with a looping left.
Lim connects with the punch.
Puch throws a lazy right hand but Lim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Puch doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Puch is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lim misses with a shot to the body
and Puch counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Puch sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lim defending well though.
Puch missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Puch throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Puch throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Puch thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puch throwing shots but Lim is blocking nicely.
Puch looks to land a strike but Lim avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Puch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lim seems keen to control Puch's posture.
Puch lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Puch loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lim utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Puch accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lim trying to keep a closed guard but Puch is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Lim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lim clobbers Puch with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lim staying out of range there.
Puch throws out a loose jab but Lim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lim misses with a body punch
and Puch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good work by Puch as he checks the leg kick.
Lim misses with an uppercut.
Puch ducks under a wild hook from Lim.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lim lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lim throws a head kick that misses.
Puch takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lim walks into a straight right hand from Puch.
Puch misses the jab.
Charlie Lim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puch takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lim throws a head kick but Puch moves out of range.
Lim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Puch throws out the jab.
Puch blocks a head kick by Lim.
Lim looks to land a right hand but Puch moved out of range.
Puch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lim.
Puch scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lim staying out of range there.
Charlie Lim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Puch swings widly with a right hand
and Lim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puch misses with a hook
and Lim counters with a three punch combo that has Puch backing up. Puch nods at Lim to acknowledge the strikes.
Puch throws the left hand but Lim avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puch misses with a straight right.
Puch takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lim throws a nice outside leg kick.
Puch misses with a right hand
and Lim counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lim throws a head kick but Puch moves out of range.
Lim fakes the leg kick and cracks Puch in the body.
Lim has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Puch throws a hook to the side of Lim's head but Lim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lim.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puch misses with a looping right.
Puch throws a jab when Lim was well out of range.
Lim looks to land a body kick but Puch moved away.
Lim cracks Puch with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lim throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lim looks to land a body kick but Puch moved away.
Puch throws an off balance right hand
and Lim counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lim lunges at Puch with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Puch's hand.
Lim buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lim looks for the body kick but Puch saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puch moves out of range of the body kick from Lim.
Puch throws a hook but Lim blocks it.
Lim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puch manages to avoid it.
Lim lands with an overhand left.
Lim looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Puch misses with a left hand
and Lim counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puch throws an overhand right that lands on Lim's shoulder, as Lim tries to avoid the shot.
Lim throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lim misses with a double jab
and Puch counters with a single leg into guard. Lim didn't expect that.
Lim controls Puch momentarily but Puch frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Lim really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lim throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Puch. That did some damage!
Lim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Puch throws an overhand right that lands on Lim's shoulder, as Lim tries to avoid the shot.
Sloppy strikes from Lim. Those never looked like landing.
Lim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puch moves out of range of the body kick.
Puch takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lim connects with a crisp jab.
Lim scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lim turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Puch misses with a hook. Lim ducked under it nicely.
Lim lands a front kick.
Lim rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Puch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lim slips a straight right by Puch.
Lim misses with a double jab
and Puch counters with a stiff right hand.
Puch throws a jab when Lim was well out of range.
Lim fails to land with a series of punches.
Lim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Puch.
Lim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Puch.
Lim throws a series of punches but Puch moves out of range.
Puch misses with a straight right.
Lim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Puch.
Lim needs to keep his hands up - Puch had a free shot at his head there.
Puch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lim throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puch walks into a straight right hand from Lim.
Lim takes a swing at Puch's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lim throws a front kick aimed at Puch's knee but Puch avoids it well.
Puch has a takedown stuffed.
Jab by Lim.
A jab from Lim does it's job there.
A slow jab from Puch misses its intended target.
Lim connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Puch lands a really nice looking cross but Lim seems unphased.
Puch misses with a right hand
and Lim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lim lands a jab to Puch's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lim looks for the body kick but Puch saw that one coming.
That kick from Lim tenderised Puch's leg. Puch is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab from Puch misses.
Puch moves out of range of the strikes.
Puch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Puch misses with an uppercut
and Lim counters with a body kick that stops Puch in his tracks momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Lim.
Puch shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lim defends it nicely.
Puch moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Lim dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Puch works the jab nicely.
Lim scores with a decent looking hook.
Puch takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Puch throws an off balance right hand
and Lim counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Puch throws a combination that misses
and Lim makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Puch throws a poor cross that misses
and Lim counters with a nice kick to the body.
Puch throws a looping overhand right but Lim ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Puch will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lim misses with the combination.
Lim misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lim throws a head kick but Puch moves out of range.
Lim scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lim moves out of range of the strikes.
A cross from Lim lands.
Lim clobbers Puch with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Puch moves out of range of the strikes.
Puch with a hook.
Lim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Puch has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lim finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Puch moves out of range as Lim throws a body kick.
Well,Puch is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Puch is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lim sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lim fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lim lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lim throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lim throws a sloppy head kick and Puch moves out of range easily.
Puch with a hook.
Puch misses with a lunging right hand
and Lim counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Puch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puch throws a big shot that misses.
Puch is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lim moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Puch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lim can pounce on him.
Puch is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lim.
Puch takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puch.
Lim throws the left hand but Puch avoids the punch easily.
A punch lands to the side of Lim 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lim throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Puch's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lim connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Puch momentarily.
Lim throws a right hand that misses
and Puch counters with a stiff right hand.
Puch takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Puch jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Puch goes for a double leg but Lim avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lim continues to drive forward.
Lim throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Puchs head.
Puch drags the fight down to the ground.
Puch is looking to sweep but instead, Lim has passed into half guard.
Puch tries to roll over but Lim keeps him under control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Lim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lim 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Charlie Lim!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Charlie Lim!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Charlie Lim!
Charlie Lim wins by unanimous decision!
Charlie Lim is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath Charlie Lim 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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