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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jori Jujipallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juha Ratila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jujipallo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Mean Kitty Song . Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jori Jujipallo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juha Ratila!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jujipallo.
Ratila throws a lazy right hand but Jujipallo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Juha Ratila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ratila tries to clinch up but Jujipallo circles away and keeps his distance.
Jujipallo misses with a takedown attempt - Ratila sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ratila throws a series of punches but Jujipallo moves out of range.
Ratila is looking to clinch.
Ratila fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ratila tries to clinch up but Jujipallo circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ratila misses with a series of wild punches.
Jujipallo dives in and grabs Ratila's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ratila pushes down on Jujipallo's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jori Jujipallo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ratila fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jujipallo, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jujipallo being controlled against the cage.
Ratila works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Jujipallo has his feet on Ratila's thighs here. He's pushed Ratila off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Ratila screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jori Jujipallo!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mkat Twilight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vincent Valentine is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vincent Valentine!
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, Mkat Twilight!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine has a takedown stuffed.
Twilight lands an overhand right.
Twilight moves in looking to clinch but Valentine pushes him off.
Valentine takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Twilight cracks Valentine with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Twilight and Valentine goes tumbling to the canvas! Twilight follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Valentine is rocked!
It looks like Vincent Valentine has been cut.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Twilight is looking for a kimura here.
Oh Valentine is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Twilight passes to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Twilight is working Valentine over with some ground and pound from side control.
Valentine seems to have got his legs back now.
Twilight is trying to get an arm triangle but Valentine is defending well.
Twilight looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Twilight is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Valentine is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine tries to improve position but can't.
Twilight passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Valentine!
Twilight is looking to work his way around to Valentine's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Valentine is squirming around, avoiding Twilight's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valentine is bucking up trying to escape but Twilight cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Valentine is breathing heavily.
Twilight stands up from mount. Strange move.
Valentine takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Valentine on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Twilight bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Valentine's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Twilight.
Twilight lands a nice hook to Valentine's body. Valentine takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Twilight lands with a straight right. Valentine didn't see that one coming.
Twilight connects with a body shot.
Jab by Twilight.
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!
Valentine throws a half hearted mid kick.
Twilight is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Valentine had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Twilight lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Twilight connects with a nice looking jab.
Twilight throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Twilight with a nice cross.
Valentine on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Twilight drives through with a takedown into guard.
Twilight stands up from Valentine's guard - Twilight perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twilight lands with a right hand.
Twilight throws a combination. Valentine tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Twilight scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Twilight with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Twilight connects with a high kick.
Nice jab there from Twilight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Twilight, as that shot connected.
Twilight connects with a crisp jab.
A cross from Twilight lands.
Twilight fails with an attempt to clinch.
Twilight stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Valentine takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twilight lands a nice shot to the body.
Twilight throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Valentine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Twilight tries to clinch up.
Twilight keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Twilight connects with a body shot.
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!
Valentine walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Valentine looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Twilight scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Twilight connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Twilight lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Twilight throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valentine moves forwards but Twilight connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valentine takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Twilight throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Valentine on the side of the head.
Twilight digs a good hook to Valentine's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mkat Twilight dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vincent Valentine's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Twilight connects with a crisp jab.
Twilight listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Twilight scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Twilight scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab from Twilight.
Twilight is looking to clinch.
Twilight paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Valentine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Twilight has closed the distance and engaged Valentine in a clinch.
Twilight unloads a knee to the mid-section. Valentine lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Twilight lands an elbow that stopped Valentine in his tracks for a moment.
Twilight lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Twilight has Valentine pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice elbow from Twilight.
Twilight creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Valentine's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twilight gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Valentine regains guard.
Twilight slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Valentine is trying to control Twilight's posture but Twilight avoids it.
Twilight decides to stand back up. Twilight steps back and let's Valentine get back to his feet.
Valentine takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Good exchange - Twilight coming out on top.
Valentine drops his hands momentarily and Twilight takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Twilight clinches up against the cage.
Twilight lands an elbow inside that Valentine shrugs off.
Valentine takes an elbow to the forehead.
Twilight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Valentine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Twilight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twilight is looking to clinch but Valentine is avoiding it.
Mkat Twilight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Twilight cracks Valentine with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Twilight catches Valentine with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Valentine gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Twilight.
Nice jab there from Twilight.
Nice body punch from Twilight.
Twilight has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valentine takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Twilight!
A shot to de liver by Twilight. Beautiful body shot.
Valentine takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Twilight looks to land a combination. Valentine sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Valentine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Twilight pushes Valentine up against the cage in a clinch.
Twilight gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twilight lands a nice elbow.
Valentine can't get the takedown.
Twilight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Valentine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Twilight. Twilight obviously looking to wear him down.
Vincent Valentine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Twilight lands with a nice body punch.
Valentine on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Twilight drives through and clinches with Valentine against the cage.
Valentine is fighting off a takedown attempt but Twilight is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Valentine to the mat. Valentine regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Twilight throwing strikes but missing.
Twilight avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Twilight is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twilight got a little sloppy there for a moment and Valentine has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Twilight has managed to get both his arms back between Valentine's legs - danger averted.
Twilight is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Twilight trying to control but Valentine is working from the bottom.
Valentine wants to sweep but no luck.
Valentine throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Twilight escapes and throws Valentine's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Twilight wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Valentine, who protects the arm well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Twilight working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mkat Twilight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vincent Valentine's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Twilight looks to throw the jab but Valentine is out of range.
Valentine fails with the takedown
and Twilight counters with a right hand to the body.
Valentine swats away the attempt to clinch by Twilight.
Nice uppercut lands for Twilight. That snapped Valentine's head back.
Twilight thuds a left hand into Valentine's body.
Twilight keeps Valentine at a distance using the push kick.
Twilight connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Valentine's hands.
Twilight lands with a right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Donk. Twilight catches Valentine right on the button with a cross.
Twilight scores with a three punch combo!
Valentine is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Twilight.
Twilight tries to clinch but Valentine moves out of range.
Twilight tries to clinch there but Valentine circles away.
Twilight throws a combination. Valentine tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Oh Valentine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Valentine gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Twilight moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Twilight tries to close the distance and clinch but Valentine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Valentine seems to have got his legs back now.
Twilight lands a nice shot to the body.
Valentine takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Twilight shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Valentine is trying to defend but Twilight finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Valentine regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Twilight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Twilight is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Twilight drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Twilight jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Valentine throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vincent Valentine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Twilight sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Valentine's guard.
Valentine wants to improve his position but Twilight is controlling well.
Twilight trying to control from half guard but Valentine is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twilight slips a nice elbow through Valentine's hands, connecting with Valentine's forehead.
Valentine is trying to maintain the position but Twilight is very close to passing his half guard.
Valentine tries to get to full guard but Twilight has control of the leg.
Twilight is trying to work for a kimura but Valentine is defending well.
Valentine is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mkat Twilight has got the better of the ground game so far.
Valentine on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Twilight tries to clinch but Valentine moves out of range.
That's four 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.
Valentine clinches.
Twilight lands an elbow that stopped Valentine in his tracks for a moment.
Twilight lands an elbow just above Valentine 's eye.
Valentine is looking to control Twilight's arms but Twilight gets an underhook and turns him. Now Valentine has his back to the cage.
Twilight is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Twilight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Twilight has managed to clinch.
Twilight lands an elbow inside that Valentine shrugs off.
Twilight lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Valentine takes an elbow to the temple.
Twilight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Twilight forces Valentine back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Twilight lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Twilight working Valentine over with knees to the body.
Twilight lands an elbow just above Valentine 's eye.
Mkat Twilight is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Twilight lands an elbow just above Valentine 's eye.
Twilight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mkat Twilight comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Twilight 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 25:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mkat Twilight!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Hartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Orlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Teddy Hartman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Orlov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orlov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hartman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Orlov momentarily.
It looks like Ivan Orlov has been cut.
Hartman lands a big head kick that sends Orlov to the canvas! Hartman follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Teddy Hartman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hogan Robson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olaf Slootweg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slootweg has chosen Lux Atearna as his entrance music. Olaf Slootweg is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hogan Robson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Olaf Slootweg!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slootweg on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Robson. Robson obviously looking to wear him down.
Robson is looking to score with low kicks.
Robson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hogan Robson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Robson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Slootweg closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Robson tries to roll over but Slootweg keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Slootweg has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Robson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
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.
Robson tries to lock up and control but Slootweg gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Slootweg can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Robson is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson wants to hold on but Slootweg pushes him away.
Slootweg prevents Robson from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slootweg controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Robson tries to hold on but Slootweg pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
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 Hogan Robson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Robson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Robson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Robson tries to clinch up.
Robson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Robson doesn't manage to clinch there - Slootweg circles away.
Robson throws a series of punches but Slootweg avoids them all with ease.
Slootweg fails with a takedown attempt.
Robson connects with a high kick.
Slootweg stuffs the takedown.
Robson has Slootweg up against the cage in a clinch.
Robson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Robson stalling the fight.
Slootweg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robson lands an elbow that stopped Slootweg in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slootweg throws an elbow that misses.
Slootweg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Robson stalling in the clinch but Slootweg improves position.
Robson throws an elbow that misses.
Robson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slootweg prevents the takedown attempt.
Slootweg avoiding damage as Robson throws knees to the body.
Robson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Slootweg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Robson landing knees to the head.
Robson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Slootweg blocks an elbow strike from Robson.
Robson is stalling here.
Slootweg misses with an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Robson.
Slootweg is breathing heavily.
Robson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Robson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Slootweg up against the cage.
Robson scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slootweg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Slootweg being controlled against the cage.
Robson lands a good knee to the midsection. Slootweg won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Robson lands a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Robson as the two fighters clinch.
Robson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Robson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slootweg lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Robson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Robson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Robson lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson controlling the action here for a moment.
Slootweg managing to block the knees to the body from Robson.
Robson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Slootweg up against the cage.
Robson looking to throw knees to the head but Slootweg is blocking nicely.
Robson tries to land a knee to the head but Slootweg blocks with his arms.
Robson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Slootweg is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Robson to the mat. Robson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robson seems keen to control Slootweg's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slootweg must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hogan Robson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A punch combination from Robson misses.
Robson is looking to clinch but Slootweg is avoiding it.
Robson throws a head kick but Slootweg moves out of range.
Slootweg shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Robson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Slootweg trying to control the position but Robson is working away.
Robson wants to control but Slootweg postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slootweg laying and praying for a moment but Robson takes advantage and regains half guard.
Robson tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Slootweg has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Robson is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Robson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hogan Robson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Slootweg thows a big elbow that misses.
Slootweg trying to control but Robson is working from the bottom.
Robson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Robson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Slootweg manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four 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.
Slootweg can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Robson controls the pace.
Slootweg is trying to keep Robson in close.
Robson preventing the sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Slootweg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Olaf Slootweg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slootweg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hogan Robson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Robson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hogan Robson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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210 lbs
6 - 5 - 1 |
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217 lbs
5 - 3 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diego Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rocky Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa scores with a hook to the body. Nogueira takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Balboa closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Nogueira out cold! Nogueira corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rocky Balboa!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio Farias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duane Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Foreman's choice of entrance music: After I Fuck Your Bitch. Rogerio Farias has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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173 lbs
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rogerio Farias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Duane Foreman!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foreman avoids the head kick by Farias.
Farias throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Foreman slips a jab and a cross from Farias.
Farias throws a shot from downtown. Foreman moves away and avoids it.
Farias throws and low kick but Foreman moves out of range easily.
Farias swats away the attempt to clinch by Foreman.
Farias throws a head kick but Foreman moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farias just misses with a punch to the body.
Rogerio Farias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farias ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Foreman moves away.
Foreman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farias pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Foreman wants to clinch up but Farias keeps it at a distance.
Foreman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Farias paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Farias throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Foreman is looking to clinch but Farias is avoiding it.
Farias lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Foreman circles away quickly and effectively.
Foreman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Farias throws a right hand that Foreman ducks under and follows up with a left that Foreman also avoids with ease.
That's two 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.
Foreman blocks a low kick nicely.
Farias looks to score with a jab to the body but Foreman is just out of range.
Foreman blocks a head kick by Farias.
Farias swings for the body but Foreman moves out of range.
Farias tries a head kick but it misses.
Farias misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Farias misses with the combination.
Farias scores with the left hand. Foreman knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farias fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Foreman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Farias pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Farias throws a hook but Foreman avoids it easily.
Foreman tries to clinch there but Farias circles away.
Farias misses with a double jab.
Foreman is looking to clinch but Farias is avoiding it.
Farias throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Farias throws the kick towards the body but Foreman avoids it.
Farias looks to land a combination but Foreman avoids it well.
That's four 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Foreman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Farias 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 Foreman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Foreman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Farias misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Foreman.
Farias pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Foreman is looking to clinch but Farias is avoiding it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Foreman is looking to clinch but Farias is avoiding it.
Farias swats away the attempt to clinch by Foreman.
Farias pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rogerio Farias 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.
Farias throws a sloppy head kick and Foreman moves out of range easily.
Foreman lands a high kick!
Rogerio Farias is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Foreman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Farias swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Farias fails to land with a series of punches.
Farias throws a lazy head kick
and Foreman counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farias prevents Foreman from breaking the clinch.
Foreman misses with a knee strike.
Foreman looking to stall.
Foreman scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Rogerio Farias has been cut.
Foreman keeps control of Farias as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Foreman is looking to control Farias's arms but Farias gets an underhook and turns him. Now Foreman has his back to the cage.
Farias leaning against his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Farias throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Foreman to counter with a crisp jab.
Farias thows a leg kick but Foreman checks it
and Foreman counters with a big head kick but Farias shrugs it off.
Farias throws a combination that misses
and Foreman counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Farias scores with a body shot.
Foreman tries to clinch up but Farias circles away and keeps his distance.
Farias looks to land a combination but Foreman avoids it well.
Foreman tries to clinch but Farias is having none of it.
Farias throws a leg kick
and Foreman counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farias throws a sloppy head kick
and Foreman counters with a head kick.
Farias misses with the combination.
Farias looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Farias throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Foreman counters by moving into the clinch.
Farias tries to circle away but Foreman has him pinned against the cage.
Foreman lands a knee to the head.
Foreman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Farias jumps guard but Foreman stands there with Farias around his waist. Farias gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Farias blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Farias wants a takedown but no success here.
Farias changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Foreman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rogerio Farias. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Farias misses with a body punch
and Foreman counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Farias is defending well for now.
Foreman avoiding damage as Farias throws knees to the body.
Farias ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Farias no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Farias wants to improve his position but instead Foreman has moved into half guard.
Farias has his hands clasped together around Foreman's back. He's all about the action.
Farias is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Foreman wants to stand but Farias has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Farias wants to control but Foreman is keeping busy.
Farias actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Farias is trying to control but Foreman manages to pass to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duane Foreman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rogerio Farias's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Danga de danga de dang - Farias scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Duane Foreman has been cut.
Farias swats away the attempt to clinch by Foreman.
Farias swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Foreman counters by moving into the clinch.
Farias misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Foreman.
Farias breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Foreman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Farias gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Foreman counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A right-left combo lands from Farias.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Farias misses
and Foreman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Foreman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farias has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Foreman uses from the top position.
Farias is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Foreman defends well.
Farias looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Farias throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Farias tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Farias wants to stand up but Foreman is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Farias trying to keep a closed guard but Foreman is proving a slippery customer.
Farias wants to stand but Foreman is controlling the position.
Foreman tries to stand but Farias is controlling from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Farias looks to land a right hand but Foreman moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farias scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Farias throws a lazy head kick
and Foreman counters with a head kick.
Farias misses with a double jab
and Foreman counters by moving into the clinch.
Foreman trying to stall but Farias improves his position.
Farias breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Farias swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Foreman counters with a head kick.
Farias misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Foreman.
Farias throws a head kick that misses
and Foreman counters with a big head kick but Farias shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farias throws a body kick the misses
and Foreman counters with a big head kick but Farias shrugs it off.
Farias throws a sloppy head kick
and Foreman counters with a head kick. That will keep Farias thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Farias looks to throw a body kick
and Foreman counters by clinching up.
Farias manages to break the clinch.
Farias throws a head kick that misses
and Foreman counters with a big head kick but Farias shrugs it off.
Foreman slips a jab and a cross from Farias.
Farias throws a body punch but Foreman moves out of range.
Farias throws a sloppy head kick
and Foreman counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Farias is lucky that one didn't land flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rogerio Farias showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Farias 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rogerio Farias!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between karva perse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bubba Price told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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25
215 lbs
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26
210 lbs
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Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, karva perse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bubba Price!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
perse lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Some wild striking there from perse.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Price is defended easily by perse.
Price has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from perse finds it's way round the side to connect with Price's head.
Bubba Price seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Price goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
perse looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Price misses the shot to the body.
perse throws a head kick but Price moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Price there.
Price fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
perse throws a combination that misses
and Price counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
perse avoids the head kick by Price.
Price avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Price throws a sloppy head kick and perse moves out of range easily.
perse moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
perse looks to land a right hand but Price moved out of range.
perse throws a right hand that Price ducks under and follows up with a left that Price also avoids with ease.
perse stuffs the takedown.
Some wild striking there from perse.
Price scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from perse.
It looks like Bubba Price has been cut.
perse throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Price counters with a two punch combo.
perse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Price.
Price shoots in and drives through. perse sprawls well.
karva perse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Price.
Price looks gassed!
Price is trying hard to land a takedown here. perse sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
perse tries to close the distance and clinch but Price swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
perse throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Price counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in perse's guard now.
perse on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if perse tries to get out of the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Price is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! perse is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! perse has escaped and now he's on top!
perse landing some decent shots from guard.
perse trying to control the position from guard on top but Price is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from perse.
Price wants to control the position but perse says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Price actively working from the bottom here.
Still in half guard, perse seems content to control.
Price actively working from the bottom here.
perse looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price won't allow perse to pass to mount.
perse is trying to control the action in half guard but Price is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
perse misses with the combination.
Price throws a sloppy head kick and perse moves out of range easily.
Price throws a hook but perse avoids it easily.
Price shoots in and drives through. perse sprawls well.
A left and a right from perse both land. Nice combination.
perse lands a lovely overhand right.
perse scores with a shot to the body.
perse getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
perse lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
perse uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Price.
perse shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. perse showed some decent athleticism there.
perse is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Price is doing well to control the position and prevent perse from advancing to side control.
Price is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Price is refusing to be controlled, as perse sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
karva perse dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bubba Price's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
perse misses with a wild combination.
perse throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Price.
Price tries for a takedown but perse circles away easily
and perse counters with a two punch combo.
Price misses with the combination.
karva perse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Price, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Price scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
perse's corner calls for a 1-2. perse obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice sprawl there from perse as Price shoots in.
perse throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Price counters with a stiff right hand.
perse uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Price misses with a head kick.
perse throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Price showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from perse.
Price dives in and grabs perse's left leg, looking for a takedown. perse pushes down on Price's head and hops out.
karva perse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Price.
That's one minute gone in the round.
perse cracks Price with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Price takes one to the chin there.
Price dodges the punch combination from perse.
perse shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Price's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
perse looking to pass the guard.
Price looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but perse is defending well. Price quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! perse has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Price celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bubba Price!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between BamBam Pistonhead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Kyril (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
201 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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22
195 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, BamBam Pistonhead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Kyril!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Pistonhead, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pistonhead misses with a looping left.
Kyril takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pistonhead lands a nice shot that snaps Kyril's head back.
Kyril defending well as Pistonhead loads up on a big left hand.
Pistonhead with a nice cross.
Pistonhead jabs Kyril right on the nose. Kyril blinks but takes it well.
BamBam Pistonhead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pistonhead looks to land a combination but Kyril avoids it well.
Kyril throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kyril tries to clinch up but Pistonhead circles away and keeps his distance.
Kyril misses with a body shot.
Kyril uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pistonhead.
Pistonhead loads up on a big right hand but Kyril slips the punch.
Pistonhead throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pistonhead misses the jab.
Pistonhead swats away the attempt to clinch by Kyril.
Pistonhead takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kyril fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kyril rushes Pistonhead and presses him up against the cage.
Kyril connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pistonhead's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pistonhead is trying to break free.
Kyril lands a nice elbow.
Kyril prevents Pistonhead from breaking the clinch.
Nice elbow from Kyril.
Kyril lands a damaging elbow.
Kyril will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pistonhead up against the cage.
Kyril lands with a right to the head.
Pistonhead's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pistonhead is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pistonhead trying to stall but Kyril improves his position.
Kyril stalling against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Kyril.
Kyril keeps control of Pistonhead as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kyril lands with a light punch inside.
Kyril lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pistonhead has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pistonhead is trying to force a seperation but Kyril has the dominant position.
Kyril comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kyril lands an elbow inside.
Kyril lands an elbow inside that Pistonhead shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pistonhead tries to circle away but Kyril has him pinned against the cage.
Kyril pushes Pistonhead back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pistonhead is breathing heavily.
Kyril gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kyril with a knee to the head.
Pistonhead is rocked!
Kyril digs a right hand into Pistonhead's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pistonhead's gas tank.
Oh Pistonhead is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kyril lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pistonhead or not.
Pistonhead seems to have got his legs back now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyril lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kyril.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kyril.
Kyril scores with a shot to the side of Pistonhead's head.
Kyril taking a breather.
Kyril lands an elbow inside that Pistonhead shrugs off.
Kyril works on Pistonhead's body with a couple of short punches.
Kyril unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pistonhead lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kyril digs a right hand into Pistonhead's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pistonhead's gas tank.
Kyril lands with a light punch inside.
Kyril softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kyril lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pistonhead backwards.
Kyril has Pistonhead pressed against the cage.
Kyril landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right handed body shot lands from Kyril.
Kyril with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyril lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kyril stalling the fight.
Kyril lands an elbow just above Pistonhead 's eye.
Pistonhead is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kyril slows down the pace here.
Kyril keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pistonhead's efforts to push away.
Kyril avoiding damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kyril.
Kyril lands a nice shot to the body.
Kyril lands a shoulder strike.
Kyril lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pistonhead is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kyril lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pistonhead or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pistonhead takes an elbow to the forehead.
A shot in the inside from Kyril.
Pistonhead is trying to force a seperation but Kyril has the dominant position.
Kyril connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pistonhead's face.
Knees to the body from Kyril.
Kyril scores a nice knee to the body.
Kyril has Pistonhead pressed against the cage.
Kyril lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls for Kyril to work.
Kyril lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pistonhead backwards.
Pistonhead has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kyril landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kyril stalling the fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kyril.
Kyril lands a body punch in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kyril.
Pistonhead takes a shot to the head.
Kyril stalling the fight.
Kyril scores with a knee to the head.
Kyril lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kyril makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Kyril 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.
Kyril lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pistonhead throws a series of punches but Kyril avoids them all with ease.
Kyril uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pistonhead.
Kyril swings for the body but Pistonhead moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Pistonhead.
Kyril tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pistonhead swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kyril tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pistonhead swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pistonhead slips a straight right by Kyril.
Kyril scoring well with a low kick there.
Pistonhead looks to land a left hand but Kyril moved out of range nicely.
Good shot there by Pistonhead.
A slow jab from Pistonhead misses its intended target.
Viktor Kyril is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pistonhead throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kyril counters by moving into the clinch.
Kyril with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kyril pushes Pistonhead back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pistonhead wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pistonhead is trying to break free.
Kyril lands a damaging elbow.
Kyril manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pistonhead can't break the clinch.
Pistonhead wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kyril has him pressed against the cage.
Pistonhead tries to break free but Kyril pushes him back against the cage.
Kyril lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pistonhead letting Kyril take a breather here.
Pistonhead is trying to break the clinch but Kyril is controlling him.
Kyril effectively controlling the action here.
Kyril receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Kyril scores with a shot to the side of Pistonhead's head.
Pistonhead wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kyril lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pistonhead backwards.
Kyril landing knees to the head.
Pistonhead wants to break free but Kyril has control.
A short right from Kyril.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kyril in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A short right from Kyril on the inside.
Kyril lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kyril prevents Pistonhead from breaking the clinch.
Pistonhead misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kyril lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pistonhead backwards.
Kyril lands a shoulder strike.
Pistonhead tries to circle away but Kyril has him pinned against the cage.
Kyril prevents Pistonhead from breaking the clinch.
Kyril content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pistonhead can't break the clinch.
Come on Kyril - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pistonhead wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kyril has him pressed against the cage.
Kyril just leaning against Pistonhead, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Viktor Kyril.
A right-left combo lands from Pistonhead.
Pistonhead uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kyril.
Kyril throws a combination that misses
and Pistonhead counters with a nice uppercut.
Kyril walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pistonhead lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kyril tries to clinch there but Pistonhead circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyril moves in looking to clinch but Pistonhead pushes him off.
Pistonhead connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kyril misses the jab.
Pistonhead is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pistonhead works the jab nicely.
Kyril rushes Pistonhead and presses him up against the cage.
Kyril lands a nice uppercut.
Kyril effectively controlling the action here.
Kyril lands a left hand.
Kyril lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pistonhead wants to get back to striking at distance but Kyril won't allow it.
A short left from Kyril.
Pistonhead wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pistonhead wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kyril lands a nice uppercut.
Kyril works on Pistonhead's body with a couple of short punches.
Kyril lands a hook that snaps the head of Pistonhead backwards.
Kyril lands a nice shot to the body.
Kyril gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pistonhead is looking to break free of the clinch but Kyril has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kyril creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kyril controlling the action here for a moment.
Kyril softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kyril gets through Pistonhead's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kyril creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pistonhead's defenses.
Pistonhead wants to break free but Kyril has control.
Pistonhead takes an elbow to the temple.
A short body shot lands from Kyril as the two fighters clinch.
Pistonhead is looking to break free of the clinch but Kyril has double underhooks.
Pistonhead's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kyril takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kyril lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pistonhead backwards.
Pistonhead takes a shot to the head.
Kyril lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Kyril showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pistonhead throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pistonhead keeps the fight on the outside.
Kyril ducks under a wild hook from Pistonhead.
Pistonhead takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pistonhead throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pistonhead thuds his right hand into Kyril's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pistonhead with a jab.
Pistonhead swats away the attempt to clinch by Kyril.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pistonhead!
A jab from Kyril misses.
Pistonhead connects with a nice looking jab.
Kyril pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kyril wants to clinch up but Pistonhead keeps it at a distance.
Pistonhead needs to keep his hands up - Kyril had a free shot at his head there.
Kyril has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kyril keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pistonhead's efforts to push away.
Pistonhead has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pistonhead wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kyril just leaning against Pistonhead, taking a breather.
Kyril scores with a shoulder strike.
Pistonhead working aggressively here.
Kyril lands with a right to the head.
Pistonhead working hard to break the clinch.
Kyril stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Viktor Kyril seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kyril landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kyril taking a breather.
Pistonhead wants to get back to striking at distance but Kyril won't allow it.
Pistonhead is looking to break free of the clinch but Kyril has double underhooks.
Kyril taking a breather.
Pistonhead wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kyril has him pressed against the cage.
Kyril lands with a light punch inside.
Pistonhead takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pistonhead has had enough of the clinch but Kyril keeps him there for the moment.
Kyril lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kyril.
Kyril lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pistonhead wants to get back to striking at distance but Kyril won't allow it.
Kyril is pushing Pistonhead up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kyril lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pistonhead tries to break free but Kyril pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kyril.
Kyril keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pistonhead's efforts to push away.
Kyril will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pistonhead up against the cage.
Kyril lands a shoulder strike.
Kyril lands a shoulder strike.
Kyril pushes Pistonhead back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kyril.
Pistonhead's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kyril unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Pistonhead! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Kyril is unloading with more strikes now! Pistonhead drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viktor Kyril!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gegard Mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Hand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mousasi's entrance music is Pweization. A fine choice. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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210 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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26
220 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gegard Mousasi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Hand!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mousasi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mousasi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hand tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mousasi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hand fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hand fails in his attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Mousasi or perhaps it was just good defense by Hand which made him look bad.
Hand tries to clinch there but Mousasi circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mousasi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hand defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousasi shoots in and drives through. Hand sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gegard Mousasi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mousasi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mousasi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hand tries to avoid it but Mousasi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hand to the ground. Hand escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mousasi keeps the fight on the outside.
Hand tries to clinch up but Mousasi circles away and keeps his distance.
Hand tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mousasi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mousasi tries to clinch but Hand moves away
and Hand counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mousasi.
Hand keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mousasi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hand moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi swings wildly with an uppercut but Hand uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Mousasi.
Mousasi lands with a right to the head.
Mousasi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hand lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mousasi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Mousasi.
Hand tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mousasi is leaning against Hand and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mousasi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mousasi swings wildly with an uppercut but Hand uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mousasi throws a head punch that misses.
Hand managing to block the knees to the body from Mousasi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mousasi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Mousasi fails to land.
Mousasi lands with a short shot to the head.
Mousasi throws a head punch that misses.
Mousasi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hand creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hand swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mousasi prevents a body shot from Hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Hand.
Mousasi works on Hand's body with a couple of short punches.
Mousasi working aggressively here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mousasi.
Hand blocks a body shot from Mousasi.
Hand blocking some punches.
Mousasi tries a body shot but Hand blocks it.
Hand tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mousasi digs a right hand underneath Hand's ribcage. Hand let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hand doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mousasi misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gegard Mousasi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hand tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mousasi counters with a takedown into side control.
Hand is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Mousasi working the ground and pound but Hand is defending the strikes.
Mousasi trying to control the position but Hand is working away.
Hand is trying to buck Mousasi off.
Hand throws Mousasi to one side and escapes!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousasi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hand counters with a stiff right hand.
Mousasi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hand.
Mousasi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hand but Hand pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mousasi closes the distance and clinches.
Mousasi struggles to land a body shot inside as Hand controls his hands.
Hand lands a body shot.
Hand blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hand lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mousasi backwards.
Mousasi throws an elbow that misses.
Mousasi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mousasi.
Mousasi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hand misses with a body punch.
Mousasi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mousasi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mousasi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mousasi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hand lands a shoulder strike.
Hand avoids a wild elbow strike from Mousasi.
Mousasi lands an elbow inside.
Mousasi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hand avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Hand's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mousasi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mousasi misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hand.
Mousasi misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mousasi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hand's brow.
Hand tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hand fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mousasi throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mousasi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mousasi misses with a punch on the inside.
Hand lands with a right to the head.
Mousasi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mousasi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hand's efforts to push away.
Hand blocks a body shot from Mousasi.
Mousasi throws a punch but it's blocked by Hand.
Gegard Mousasi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hand lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mousasi tries a body shot but Hand blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hand prevents a body shot from Mousasi.
Mousasi trying to land knees to the body.
Mousasi has a couple of punches blocked by Hand.
Mousasi tries a body shot but Hand blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hand.
Mousasi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hand.
A head punch on the inside from Mousasi fails to land.
Mousasi has a couple of punches blocked by Hand.
Mousasi misses with the head strike.
Mousasi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hand's elbow.
Hand lands a body shot.
Hand lands a left hand.
Hand is working Mousasi over against the cage.
Mousasi throws a head punch that misses.
Mousasi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right from Mousasi on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mousasi throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gegard Mousasi will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hand closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mousasi counters with a shoot takedown. Hand fights it but they end up in guard.
Hand wants to get back to his feet but Mousasi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mousasi passes into half guard.
Hand is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousasi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mousasi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hand pinned against the cage. Hand gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mousasi wants to clinch
letting Hand counter with a right hand.
Hand looks to score with a jab to the body but Mousasi is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mousasi misses with a takedown attempt - Hand sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hand misses the shot to the body.
Hand misses with a few strikes there.
Hand stuffs the takedown attempt from Mousasi. Mousasi gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gegard Mousasi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hand misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hand gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mousasi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hand's brow.
Mousasi swings wildly with an uppercut but Hand uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mousasi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mousasi misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Hand.
Hand gets through Mousasi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hand misses with some punches.
Mousasi misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Hand.
Mousasi swings wildly with an uppercut but Hand uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hand has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hand lands an uppercut.
Hand takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mousasi has a couple of punches blocked by Hand.
Hand blocks a body shot from Mousasi.
Hand scores with a hook to the body.
Mousasi misses with some punches.
Mousasi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Hand.
Nice body punch from Hand.
Hand avoiding damage as Mousasi throws knees to the body.
Mousasi has a couple of punches blocked by Hand.
Mousasi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hand managing to block the knees to the body from Mousasi.
Mousasi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hand blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Gegard Mousasi did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hand stuffs the takedown.
Hand misses with a double jab
and Mousasi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hand won't be happy with that.
Hand is trying to get back to his feet.
Mousasi is trying to get an arm triangle but Hand is defending well.
Hand pushes Mousasi away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mousasi gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Mousasi are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hand sneaks out the side door and pushes Mousasi away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Mousasi doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Hand to counter with a crisp jab.
Mousasi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hand's waist but Hand gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mousasi off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gegard Mousasi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hand clinches but Mousasi breaks the clinch
and Mousasi counters by moving into the clinch.
Mousasi swings wildly with an uppercut but Hand uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi has a couple of punches blocked by Hand.
A short body shot lands from Hand as the two fighters clinch.
Mousasi throws an elbow that misses.
Mousasi blocks a body shot from Hand.
Mousasi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mousasi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mousasi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hand blocks an elbow strike from Mousasi.
Mousasi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mousasi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mousasi misses with an elbow over the top.
Mousasi tries to throw a body punch but Hand avoids it by throwing Mousasi back against the cage.
Hand blocking some punches.
Mousasi trying to land knees to the body.
Mousasi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hand blocks an uppercut.
Mousasi tries a body shot but Hand blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Hand fails to land.
Hand stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mousasi working aggressively here.
Hand blocks a body shot from Mousasi.
Mousasi misses with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mousasi.
Hand misses with a punch to the body.
Mousasi working aggressively here.
Mousasi has a couple of punches blocked by Hand.
Mousasi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mousasi tries to work over Hand's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hand works on Mousasi's body with a couple of short punches.
Hand blocks an elbow strike.
Mousasi throws a punch but it's blocked by Hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hand - that landed with a thud.
Mousasi misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Mousasi as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hand.
Mousasi has a couple of punches blocked by Hand.
Mousasi has a couple of punches blocked by Hand.
Mousasi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Mousasi as the two fighters clinch.
Mousasi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mousasi lands a nice shot to the body.
Hand is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Mousasi can't find room to land a body shot as Hand controls the action.
Mousasi scores with a shoulder strike.
Mousasi misses with a knee to the head.
Mousasi scores with a shot to the side of Hand's head.
Mousasi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gegard Mousasi had his way with Dan Hand in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hand throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hand tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mousasi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mousasi.
Mousasi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mousasi.
Hand blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hand lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mousasi lands with a light punch inside.
Hand on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hand dodges an elbow strike from Mousasi.
Hand avoids a wild elbow strike from Mousasi.
Mousasi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hand blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hand lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mousasi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Hand.
Mousasi tries to land a knee to the head but Hand blocks with his arms.
Mousasi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice body punch from Hand.
A head punch on the inside from Mousasi fails to land.
Mousasi misses with a punch to the body.
Mousasi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mousasi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mousasi misses with a knee strike.
Mousasi throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mousasi.
Hand lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mousasi backwards.
Mousasi has a couple of punches blocked by Hand.
Mousasi throws an elbow that misses.
Mousasi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hand pushes Mousasi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mousasi throws a punch but it's blocked by Hand.
Mousasi working aggressively here.
Hand swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mousasi keeps control of Hand as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mousasi swings wildly with an uppercut but Hand uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mousasi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mousasi lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Mousasi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mousasi misses with the head strike.
Hand wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mousasi has him pressed against the cage.
Mousasi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Hand.
Mousasi tries to work over Hand's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mousasi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Mousasi.
Mousasi tries a body shot but Hand blocks it.
Hand tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mousasi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mousasi misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mousasi.
Mousasi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mousasi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A right hand to the body from Hand.
Hand blocks an elbow strike from Mousasi.
Hand lands a left hand.
Hand lands a nice shot to the body.
Mousasi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mousasi can't find room to land a body shot as Hand controls the action.
Mousasi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mousasi misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hand throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mousasis head.
A head punch on the inside from Mousasi fails to land.
Hand misses with a punch to the body.
Hand breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dan Hand is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mousasi tries for a takedown but Hand circles away easily
and Hand counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dan Hand has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hand tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mousasi counters with a takedown into side control.
Mousasi in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hand can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hand tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Mousasi working the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gegard Mousasi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mousasi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 49:47
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gegard Mousasi!
Gegard Mousasi retains his light heavyweight title!
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