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PKFC 11 HANOLLA VS DARWIN PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ilya Serebryakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Savas Bulent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ilya Serebryakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Savas Bulent!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serebryakov tries to bum rush Bulent with a series of wild strikes but Bulent uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Serebryakov misses with a low kick as Bulent jumps back.
Serebryakov lands with an overhand left.
Serebryakov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bulent back to the cage. Serebryakov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nice shot lands for Bulent.
It looks like Ilya Serebryakov has been cut.
Bulent throws a leg kick but Serebryakov checks it.
Serebryakov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bulent.
Bulent throws a hook but Serebryakov avoids it easily.
Serebryakov misses with a few strikes there.
Bulent throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Serebryakov's waist but Serebryakov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bulent off to one side.
Serebryakov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Serebryakov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bulent on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Serebryakov looks to land a combination but Bulent avoids it well.
Bulent shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Serebryakov eats them both and turns towards Bulent to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bulent scores with a jab. Serebryakov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Serebryakov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ilya Serebryakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Serebryakov connects with a body shot.
Bulent throws a left and a right that both miss
and Serebryakov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serebryakov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bulent.
Bulent pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bulent throws an overhand right that lands on Serebryakov's shoulder, as Serebryakov tries to avoid the shot.
Serebryakov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bulent moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bulent jabs Serebryakov right on the nose. Serebryakov blinks but takes it well.
Bulent tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Serebryakov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bulent.
Bulent connects with a right hand. Serebryakov shakes it off.
Bulent defending well as Serebryakov loads up on a big left hand.
Serebryakov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Serebryakov duly obliges.
Bulent throws out a loose jab but Serebryakov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bulent looks to score with a jab to the body but Serebryakov is just out of range.
Bulent shoots in but no luck this time.
Ilya Serebryakov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Savas Bulent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Serebryakov throws a body shot but no joy.
Serebryakov lands a nice looking body shot.
Bulent misses with a right hand
and Bulent takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bulent closes this distance looking for a takedown but Serebryakov circles away.
Serebryakov misses with a few strikes there.
Serebryakov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bulent throws a looping overhand right but Serebryakov ducks down to avoid it.
Bulent tries to work over Serebryakov's front leg with a kick but Serebryakov checks it.
Serebryakov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bulent misses with a right hand
and Serebryakov counters with a one-two to the body.
Bulent fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Serebryakov misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Serebryakov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bulent.
Ilya Serebryakov's cut is getting worse.
Ilya Serebryakov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serebryakov throws a left and a right that both miss
so Bulent counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bulent lands a couple of digs.
Bulent works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bulent is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bulent in particular looking to stall.
Bulent drops an elbow to the side of Serebryakov's head.
Bulent trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulent's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Bulent throwing shots but Serebryakov is blocking nicely.
Bulent scoring with strikes to the body and head.
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 Ilya Serebryakov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ilya Serebryakov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice jab there from Bulent.
Danga de danga de dang - Serebryakov scores with a four punch combination!
Bulent circles away from the clinch attempt.
Serebryakov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bulent circles away quickly and effectively.
Bulent scores with a decent looking hook.
Bulent takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Serebryakov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bulent is rocked!
Serebryakov swings for the body but Bulent moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bulent will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Serebryakov throws a combination that misses
and Bulent counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bulent misses with a double jab
and Serebryakov counters with a crisp one two that drops Bulent! Serebryakov thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bulent to his feet! Bulent is in big trouble!
Bulent is still on wobbly legs! Can Serebryakov finish him?
Serebryakov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bulent lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bulent.
Bulent seems to have recovered his senses.
Ilya Serebryakov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bulent swats away the attempt to clinch by Serebryakov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulent showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Serebryakov.
Bulent showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Serebryakov.
Serebryakov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bulent under the eye.
Bulent takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bulent has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Serebryakov moves out of range of the strikes.
Serebryakov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ilya Serebryakov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bulent listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Serebryakov misses with a double jab
and Serebryakov is countered with a crisp right hand from Bulent that sends him to the canvas! Bulent follows him to the mat into side control.
Serebryakov is rocked!
Jeez, Ilya Serebryakov's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big shot lands for Bulent! That's hurt Serebryakov! Will he recover? Bulent fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Savas Bulent!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miikka Duudsoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyrus Kendall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cyrus Kendall will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miikka Duudsoni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cyrus Kendall!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duudsoni ducks under a wild hook from Kendall.
Kendall lands with an uppercut that bounces Duudsoni off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Miikka Duudsoni has been cut.
Duudsoni could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kendall cracks Duudsoni with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Duudsoni looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Kendall finish him?
Duudsoni blocks a head kick by Kendall.
Duudsoni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kendall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duudsoni throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kendall scores with a counter punch that sends Duudsoni to the canvas! Kendall smells blood - he's punishing Duudsoni with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Duudsoni has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cyrus Kendall!
Cyrus Kendall thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Listenor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jo Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark Listenor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jo Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Listenor takes the fight into the clinch.
Listenor is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Listenor misses with an elbow over the top.
A knee to the head by Listenor.
Listenor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Listenor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wilson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Listenor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson blocks the elbow strike.
Listenor tries to land a knee to the head but Wilson blocks with his arms.
Listenor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Listenor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wilson.
Wilson throws a combination. Listenor tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Listenor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Listenor throws a head kick but Wilson moves out of range.
Listenor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Listenor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Listenor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Listenor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Listenor tries to clinch up but Wilson circles away and keeps his distance.
Listenor moves into the clinch.
Listenor throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Listenor stalling the fight.
Listenor breaks the clinch.
Listenor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Listenor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Listenor breaks from the clinch.
Listenor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wilson counters with a three punch combo that has Listenor backing up. Listenor nods at Wilson to acknowledge the strikes.
Wilson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Listenor gets a clinch.
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!
Listenor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Listenor tries to clinch but Wilson is having none of it.
Listenor throws a quick inside leg kick.
Listenor darts in and clinches Wilson up against the cage.
Listenor lands an elbow inside that Wilson shrugs off.
Listenor leaning against his opponent.
Listenor breaks the clinch.
Listenor throws a chopping leg kick but Wilson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Listenor closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wilson counters with a series of strikes that sends Listenor to the canvas! Wilson follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Listenor is rocked!
Wilson forces his way into half guard.
Oh Listenor is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wilson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Listenor sees it coming and defends easily.
Wilson is trying to control the action in half guard but Listenor is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Listenor seems to have got his legs back now.
Wilson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Wilson wants to control the pace but Listenor is squirming around nicely.
Listenor is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson tries to control but Listenor wriggling away.
Listenor prevents Wilson from taking his back.
Wilson is stalling here but it's allowed Listenor to get half guard.
Wilson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Listenor keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jo Wilson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Listenor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Listenor tries to clinch up.
Listenor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Listenor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Listenor doesn't manage to clinch there - Wilson circles away.
Listenor darts in and clinches Wilson up against the cage.
Listenor with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson wants to break free but Listenor has control.
Listenor manages to break the clinch.
Listenor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Listenor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Listenor throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wilson swats away the attempt to clinch by Listenor.
Mark Listenor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Listenor tries to clinch but Wilson is having none of it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wilson checks a leg kick.
Listenor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wilson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Listenor is looking to clinch.
Listenor wants to clinch up but Wilson keeps it at a distance.
Listenor is looking to score with low kicks.
Listenor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Listenor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Listenor breaks the clinch.
Listenor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Listenor misses with a double jab.
Jo Wilson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Listenor doesn't manage to clinch there - Wilson circles away.
Wilson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Listenor can pounce on him.
Listenor instigates a clinch.
Wilson managing to block the knees to the body from Listenor.
Wilson avoids a wild elbow strike from Listenor.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Listenor here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Wilson pushes Listenor back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Listenor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Listenor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Listenor moves in looking to clinch but Wilson pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Listenor.
Listenor doesn't manage to clinch there - Wilson circles away.
Listenor tries to clinch up but Wilson circles away and keeps his distance.
Listenor doesn't manage to clinch there - Wilson circles away.
Listenor doesn't manage to clinch there - Wilson circles away.
Listenor throws a head kick but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson drops Listenor with a right and a left! Wilson comes rushing in but Listenor regains his composure and manages to keep Wilson in guard.
It looks like Mark Listenor has been cut.
Wilson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Listenor keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Listenor is keeping the position for now.
Wilson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Listenor is wriggling around but Wilson manages to pass to half guard.
Wilson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jo Wilson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mark Listenor'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Listenor tries to land a leg kick but Wilson saw it coming and moves away.
Listenor misses with a head kick.
Listenor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wilson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Listenor.
Mark Listenor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Listenor moves into range and clinches up with Wilson.
Mark Listenor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Listenor stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Listenor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wilson avoids the head kick by Listenor.
Listenor has taken the fight to the clinch.
Listenor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Listenor clinches with his opponent.
Listenor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Listenor slows down the pace here.
Listenor tries to work over Wilson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Listenor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Listenor tries to clinch but Wilson moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Listenor.
Listenor tries to clinch up.
Listenor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wilson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws a right hand that Listenor ducks under and follows up with a left that Listenor also avoids with ease.
Listenor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Listenor pushes Wilson up against the cage in a clinch.
Listenor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch combination from Wilson misses.
Listenor wants to clinch.
Wilson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Listenor.
Listenor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Listenor wants to clinch up but Wilson keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Listenor throws a poor cross that misses
and Wilson counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Listenor falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jo Wilson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Mills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Leo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryan Mills is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryan Mills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Leo!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leo tried to score with a low kick but Mills checks it.
Leo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mills checks it well.
Mills looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mills throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Leo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mills.
Leo scores with a leg kick.
Mills scores with a push kick.
An inside leg kick from Mills misses.
Leo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Leo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mills has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mills shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Leo shoots in and gets a takedown into Mills's guard.
Mills working for a triangle but Leo defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Leo defends it easily.
Mills has his foot on Leo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Leo works his way back into a safe position though.
Leo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Leo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Leo forces his way into half guard.
Mills actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mills wants to control but Leo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Leo passes to side control.
Mills trying to control but Leo flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leo working for the choke.
Leo working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Mills is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leo avoiding Mills 's attempts to control his hands.
Leo patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Mills is really stuck here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Leo's arms.
Mills tries to escape but Leo has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Leo is working for a rear naked choke. Mills is not defending it well and Leo has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Mills refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Mills's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Antonio Leo!
In his post fight interview, Antonio Leo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petr Shustov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarko Vatanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarko Vatanen 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petr Shustov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jarko Vatanen!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shustov instigates a clinch.
Vatanen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shustov's elbow.
Vatanen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vatanen tries to work over Shustov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shustov missing with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Vatanen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vatanen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees to the body from Shustov.
Shustov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vatanen up against the cage.
Vatanen misses with some punches.
Vatanen stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shustov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vatanen up against the cage.
Shustov blocks a body shot from Vatanen.
Shustov stalling in the clinch but Vatanen improves position.
Shustov lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shustov stalling against the cage.
Vatanen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Shustov working Vatanen over with knees to the body.
Vatanen misses with the head strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shustov obliges.
Vatanen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vatanen misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vatanen.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shustov.
Shustov prevents a body shot from Vatanen.
Shustov tries to work over Vatanen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vatanen's coach down at My own... was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Vatanen's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Shustov prevents a body shot from Vatanen.
Shustov looking to slow down the pace here.
Shustov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shustov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vatanen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vatanen tries to work over Shustov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vatanen.
Vatanen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vatanen throws an elbow that misses.
Vatanen lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shustov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vatanen's elbow.
Shustov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shustov lands an elbow inside that Vatanen shrugs off.
Vatanen is trying to maintain a safe position but Shustov gets an underhook and turns Vatanen into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shustov.
Vatanen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vatanen throws an elbow but it misses.
Shustov misses with a punch on the inside.
Shustov landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shustov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shustov tries to land knees in the clinch but Vatanen avoids the damage to the body.
Shustov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vatanen is defending well for now.
Vatanen stalling.
Shustov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Shustov lands a nice knee to the body.
Vatanen throws a punch but it's blocked by Shustov.
Shustov lands a nice knee to the body.
Shustov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shustov connects with a knee to the head.
Vatanen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vatanen looking to slow down the pace here.
Vatanen avoiding damage as Shustov throws knees to the body.
Shustov misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vatanen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shustov tries to land knees in the clinch but Vatanen avoids the damage to the body.
Shustov trying to control the position but instead, Vatanen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shustov into the cage.
Vatanen struggles to land a body shot inside as Shustov controls his hands.
Vatanen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vatanen lands a body punch.
Knees to the body from Shustov.
Vatanen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vatanen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vatanen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vatanen blocks an uppercut.
Vatanen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shustov is keeping busy.
Vatanen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shustov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vatanen is defending well for now.
Shustov is looking to control Vatanen's arms but Vatanen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shustov has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petr Shustov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shustov tries to clinch but Vatanen moves away
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
letting Vatanen counter with a right hand.
Vatanen connects with a looping right hand.
Shustov walks into a jab.
Vatanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vatanen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shustov.
Shustov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vatanen.
Shustov tries to clinch up but Vatanen circles away and keeps his distance.
Vatanen misses with a body shot.
Shustov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vatanen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shustov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vatanen.
Shustov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shustov is looking to clinch but Vatanen is avoiding it.
Shustov is looking to clinch.
Vatanen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shustov's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vatanen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shustov.
Vatanen throws a body shot but no joy.
Shustov is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Vatanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shustov was well out of range. Poor timing from Vatanen.
Shustov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vatanen misses with a wild body shot.
Vatanen loads up on a big right hand but Shustov slips the punch.
Vatanen tests Shustov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shustov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vatanen is able to avoid easily.
Shustov misses with an uppercut. Vatanen saw that one coming.
Vatanen swings widly with a right hand
and Shustov counters by moving into the clinch.
Shustov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shustov tries to land a knee to the head but Vatanen blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shustov scores a nice knee to the body.
Shustov trying to land knees to the body.
Shustov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shustov trying to control the position but instead, Vatanen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shustov into the cage.
Vatanen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shustov lands a knee to the body.
Vatanen tries to throw a body punch but Shustov avoids it by throwing Vatanen back against the cage.
Shustov tries to land knees in the clinch but Vatanen avoids the damage to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shustov misses with a knee to the head.
Vatanen scores with a hook to the body.
Shustov tries a knee to the head but Vatanen blocks it.
Vatanen stalling against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shustov throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vatanen can't find room to land a body shot as Shustov controls the action.
Shustov dodges an elbow strike from Vatanen.
Shustov looking to stall.
Vatanen can't find room to land a body shot as Shustov controls the action.
Shustov tries to land knees in the clinch but Vatanen avoids the damage to the body.
Shustov scores a nice knee to the body.
Vatanen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Petr Shustov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shustov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vatanen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vatanen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shustov blocking some punches.
Vatanen misses with a punch to the body.
Shustov trying to land knees to the body.
Vatanen lands a shoulder strike.
Shustov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shustov slowing the pace effectively.
Shustov being controlled against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shustov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vatanen avoids it.
Shustov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vatanen is keeping busy.
Shustov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vatanen avoids it.
A bit of stalling here from Shustov.
Vatanen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vatanen scores with a hook to the body.
Vatanen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vatanen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shustov blocks a body shot from Vatanen.
Shustov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Vatanen fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vatanen stalling against the cage.
Shustov blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarko Vatanen 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!
Vatanen digs a good body shot into Shustov's ribs.
Vatanen throws a body shot but no joy.
Shustov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vatanen swings for the body but Shustov moves out of range.
Vatanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shustov manages to avoid it.
Vatanen lands a jab to Shustov's midsection.
Shustov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shustov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vatanen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shustov slips under a jab from Vatanen.
Vatanen loads up on a big right hand but Shustov slips the punch.
Shustov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vatanen throws out the jab.
Jarko Vatanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shustov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vatanen counters with a nice body shot.
Jarko Vatanen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shustov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vatanen.
Vatanen lands a nice hook to Shustov's body. Shustov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vatanen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shustov wants to clinch
and Vatanen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vatanen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Shustov rather than just go for the knockout.
A punch lands to the side of Shustov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vatanen avoids the head kick by Shustov.
Vatanen sizes up Shustov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shustov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vatanen.
Shustov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shustov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vatanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vatanen lands a jab to the nose.
Vatanen throws a wild body kick that Shustov sees coming a mile off.
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!
Shustov doesn't manage to clinch there - Vatanen circles away.
Vatanen misses with a straight left.
Vatanen misses with a looping left.
Shustov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vatanen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vatanen throws out a loose jab but Shustov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vatanen misses with an uppercut.
Vatanen misses with a body shot.
Shustov moves away from the strike by Vatanen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shustov defending well as Vatanen loads up on a big left hand.
Shustov tries to clinch up.
Shustov avoids the body shot from Vatanen.
Shustov avoids the body shot from Vatanen.
Vatanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vatanen missing with a left hand there. Shustov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vatanen throws a big shot that misses.
Vatanen throws out a loose jab but Shustov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vatanen misses with a looping right.
Shustov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shustov is looking to clinch but Vatanen is avoiding it.
Shustov tries to clinch but Vatanen moves out of range.
Shustov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vatanen lands a head shot.
A cross from Vatanen lands.
Vatanen throws a hook but Shustov blocks it.
Vatanen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shustov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vatanen.
Shustov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vatanen throws out the jab.
Vatanen misses the shot to the body.
Vatanen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vatanen cracks Shustov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shustov tries to clinch but Vatanen moves out of range.
Vatanen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shustov throws out the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vatanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shustov moves away.
Shustov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jarko Vatanen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vatanen 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jarko Vatanen!
A very excited looking Jarko Vatanen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Petri Granlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Calzone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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170 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Petri Granlund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joey Calzone!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granlund doesn't manage to clinch there - Calzone circles away.
Calzone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Granlund tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Granlund lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Calzone swats away the attempt to clinch by Granlund.
Granlund tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Calzone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Calzone works Granlund's body with a nice hook.
Granlund throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Calzone throws a shot from downtown. Granlund moves away and avoids it.
Petri Granlund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calzone just misses with a punch to the body.
Granlund with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calzone takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Calzone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Granlund.
Calzone misses the shot to the body.
Granlund moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Granlund will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Calzone up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granlund lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Granlund lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Granlund scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Calzone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Calzone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Granlund avoids it.
Granlund lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Granlund.
Calzone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Granlund throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Granlund is struggling to control the position.
Granlund scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Granlund stalling in the clinch.
Calzone is trying to force a seperation but Granlund has the dominant position.
Calzone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Granlund creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granlund lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Granlund lands with a light punch inside.
Granlund leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nice body punch from Granlund - that landed with a thud.
Granlund scores with a shot to the side of Calzone's head.
Granlund lands a left hand.
Calzone can't break the clinch.
Calzone letting Granlund take a breather here.
Granlund lands an uppercut.
Calzone is rocked!
A short body shot lands from Granlund as the two fighters clinch.
Granlund stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
I was talking to Granlund's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nice body punch from Granlund.
Granlund works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Calzone looks winded!
Granlund keeps control of Calzone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Calzone wants to get back to striking at distance but Granlund won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calzone is trying to break the clinch but Granlund has him pressed against the cage.
Calzone is trying to break free.
Granlund gets through Calzone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Granlund lands a body shot.
Granlund pushes Calzone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Granlund scores with a nice hook to the head.
Granlund just leaning against Calzone, taking a breather.
Granlund lands a left hand that snaps the head of Calzone backwards.
Calzone wants to break the clinch but can't.
Granlund makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Calzone is still on wobbly legs! Can Granlund finish him?
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Granlund lands a hook to the side of the head.
Granlund is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Calzone wants to break free but Granlund has control.
Granlund is pushing Calzone up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Calzone seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granlund lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from Granlund.
Calzone misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Granlund scores with a hook to the body.
Calzone tries to break the clinch but Granlund is controlling the position.
Calzone looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Calzone struggles to land a body shot inside as Granlund controls his hands.
Calzone stalling in the clinch but Granlund improves position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Granlund.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Granlund.
Granlund digs a right hand underneath Calzone's ribcage. Calzone let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Granlund stalling the fight.
Granlund scores with a hook to the body.
Granlund lands a nice uppercut.
Granlund working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've been informed that Calzone has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Calzone takes a shot to the head.
Granlund prevents a body shot from Calzone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petri Granlund dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Granlund digs a good body shot into Calzone's ribs.
Calzone lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Granlund clinches with his opponent.
Granlund blocks an elbow strike.
Granlund leaning against his opponent.
Granlund pushes Calzone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Calzone misses with the head strike.
Calzone is trying to force a seperation but Granlund has the dominant position.
Calzone tries to break the clinch but Granlund is controlling the position.
A body shot lands from Granlund.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Calzone 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.
Granlund lands a right hand that snaps the head of Calzone backwards.
Granlund throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Calzones head.
Granlund scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Granlund slowing the pace effectively.
Granlund makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Granlund gets through Calzone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Granlund lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Calzone to his knees! Granlund keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Petri Granlund!
Petri Granlund decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lorne Malvo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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140 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lorne Malvo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Christopher Lee!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee swings for the body but Malvo moves out of range.
Lee looks to land a combination. Malvo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lee throws a jab when Malvo was well out of range.
Malvo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lee's calf.
Malvo clinches up with Lee and pushes him back against the cage.
Malvo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malvo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malvo working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee.
Malvo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Malvo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Malvo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malvo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Malvo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lee scrambles back to his feet.
Lee has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malvo slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Malvo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Malvo looks for the body kick but Lee saw that one coming.
Malvo throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Malvo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Christopher Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malvo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lee dips to his left and cracks Malvo with an uppercut!
Lee checks a low kick from Malvo.
Lee misses with the combination.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Malvo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee lands a really nice looking cross but Malvo seems unphased.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malvo moves away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lee.
Lee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Malvo throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Malvo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Malvo.
Malvo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Malvo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Malvo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Malvo.
Lee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Malvo throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Malvo misses with a straight left.
Lee throws a body punch but Malvo moves out of range.
Malvo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Malvo.
Malvo misses with a hook.
Malvo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
A chopping leg kick lands by Malvo.
Malvo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malvo misses the shot to the body.
Malvo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Malvo.
Lee takes a swing at Malvo's ribcage but misses.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malvo manages to avoid it.
Lee throws a one two combo.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Malvo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Malvo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lee.
Malvo dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Malvo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Malvo scrambles back to his feet.
Malvo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee has closed the distance and engaged Malvo in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Malvo backwards.
Malvo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Malvo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Malvo obliges.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Malvo avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Malvo fails to land.
Lee manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Malvo is controlling him.
Lee being controlled against the cage.
Malvo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Malvo with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Malvo backwards.
Malvo tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Come on Lee - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Malvo lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Christopher Lee will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Malvo looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
A leg kick checked by Lee.
A cross from Lee lands.
Malvo tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Malvo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malvo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Malvo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malvo was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Malvo throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Malvo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Malvo.
Malvo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee looks to clinch
and Malvo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee connects with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Lee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lee misses with a combination
and Malvo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee avoids the body shot from Malvo.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malvo.
A decent looking cross lands there for Malvo.
Malvo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee swings for the body but Malvo moves out of range.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Malvo circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lee lands a nice hook to Malvo's body. Malvo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lee throws a sloppy body shot
and Malvo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Malvo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Malvo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malvo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Malvo, as that shot connected.
Lee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Malvo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malvo.
Nice uppercut lands for Malvo. That snapped Lee's head back.
Lee defending well as Malvo loads up on a big left hand.
Malvo connects with a body shot that sends Lee's belly button to the back.
Malvo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malvo was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Malvo slips the punch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Malvo here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Malvo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Malvo.
Malvo swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Malvo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a jab when Malvo was well out of range.
Malvo connects with the punch.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Malvo is just out of range.
Malvo throws a leg kick but Lee checks it.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Malvo moves away and avoids it.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee connects with a right hand. Malvo shakes it off.
Malvo connects with a body shot that sends Lee's belly button to the back.
Malvo slips a straight right by Lee.
Malvo clinches.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lorne Malvo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Malvo has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malvo misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malvo can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Lee is trying to break free.
Malvo prevents a body shot from Lee.
Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Malvo prevents Lee from breaking the clinch.
Lee avoiding damage as Malvo throws knees to the body.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malvo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Malvo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Malvo lands with a light punch inside.
Lee misses with some punches.
Malvo misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Malvo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorne Malvo dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A shot to the liver by Malvo. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Malvo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lee.
Malvo scores with a sloppy right hand. Lee should have avoided that one.
Lee scores with a punch to the head.
Malvo looks to land a body kick but Lee moved away.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Lee throws the left hand but Malvo avoids the punch easily.
Malvo tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Malvo slips the punch.
Lee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Malvo swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Malvo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Malvo misses with a low kick as Lee jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malvo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Malvo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malvo throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Malvo throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Malvo wants to clinch.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malvo was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
A big right from Malvo misses.
Malvo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Malvo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Malvo misses with a low kick.
Lee throws a body punch but Malvo moves out of range.
Lorne Malvo is winning the standup battle so far.
Malvo lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily.
A big right from Lee misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malvo lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily.
Lee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Malvo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Malvo. That's going to slow Lee down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malvo misses with a double jab.
Malvo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Malvo swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Malvo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Malvo throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
A jab from Lee misses.
Malvo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Malvo throws a solid leg kick but Lee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Malvo.
Lee misses the jab.
Malvo misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Malvo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee scores with a hook to the body. Malvo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Malvo.
Jab, jab by Lee - just one landing.
A good leg kick by Malvo.
Lee misses the jab.
Lee throws a body punch but Malvo moves out of range.
Lee throws a one two combo.
Malvo throws a body shot but no joy.
Malvo defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Malvo looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Lee scores with a hook to the body. Malvo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Malvo misses with a low kick.
Decent striking displayed by Malvo there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malvo misses with a low kick.
Lee swings for the body but Malvo moves out of range.
Malvo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Malvo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Malvo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lee thuds a left hand into Malvo's body.
Malvo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lee takes a step back to recover.
Malvo lands a head kick. Lee smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Malvo.
A big left from Lee misses.
Lee blocks a low kick nicely.
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 Lorne Malvo.
Well Malvo 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Lorne Malvo!
Lorne Malvo looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'There are no saints in the animal kingdom. Only breakfast and dinner. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arto Blomsten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konsta Peskov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Arto Blomsten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konsta Peskov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blomsten slaps away a takedown attempt from Peskov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Blomsten scores with a leg kick.
Blomsten shoots in looking for a takedown. Peskov tries to sprawl out of it but Blomsten keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Peskov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Blomsten misses with a takedown attempt - Peskov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Blomsten fails with the takedown
and Peskov counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arto Blomsten. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blomsten is not content to let Peskov control the position.
Peskov controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blomsten is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Peskov off and has taken his back!
Blomsten tries to get the hooks in deep but Peskov pushed the leg off.
Blomsten is looking for the choke from the back position but Peskov is controlling his hands well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blomsten has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Peskov has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peskov trying to get back to his feet but Blomsten is in full control for now.
Blomsten keeps control of the position as Peskov tries to break free.
Blomsten has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Peskov! Can he survive? No! He's out! Blomsten gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Arto Blomsten!
Arto Blomsten decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jutta Hanolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Darwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles Darwin has the eye of the tiger 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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jutta Hanolla!
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, Charles Darwin!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darwin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hanolla throws a body shot but no joy.
Darwin throws a solid leg kick but Hanolla takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Darwin.
Hanolla scores with a hook to the body. Darwin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hanolla fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Darwin on the side of the head.
Hanolla looks to score with a jab to the body but Darwin is just out of range.
Darwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanolla.
Nice defenses there by Darwin.
The crowd cheers as Hanolla lands an impressive looking overhand right. Darwin doesn't seem phased though.
Darwin throws a front kick aimed at Hanolla's knee but Hanolla avoids it well.
Darwin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hanolla sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hanolla misses with a hook.
Hanolla slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hanolla scores with a head kick. Darwin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanolla dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Hanolla finds it's way through Darwin's defenses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Darwin.
Hanolla gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanolla throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Darwins head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hanolla misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Darwin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Darwin blocking some punches.
Hanolla keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Darwin's efforts to push away.
Darwin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Darwin.
Hanolla fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Darwin as the two fighters clinch.
Hanolla tries a body shot but Darwin blocks it.
Darwin pushes Hanolla back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
I was talking to Hanolla's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hanolla misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanolla doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Darwin.
Darwin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanolla tries a body shot but Darwin blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin misses with a body punch.
Hanolla misses with a punch to the body.
Hanolla lands with a short shot to the head.
Darwin leaning his opponent against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hanolla.
Darwin is trying to maintain a safe position but Hanolla gets an underhook and turns Darwin into the cage.
Darwin misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanolla lands a right hand that snaps the head of Darwin backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darwin.
A bit of stalling here from Hanolla.
Hanolla misses with a punch on the inside.
Darwin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hanolla up against the cage.
Hanolla misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darwin struggles to land a body shot inside as Hanolla controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hanolla lands a body punch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Darwin swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanolla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darwin tries to break free but Hanolla pushes him back against the cage.
Hanolla doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hanolla is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hanolla tries to throw a body punch but Darwin avoids it by throwing Hanolla back against the cage.
Darwin breaks the clinch.
Darwin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hanolla with a hook.
Darwin is rocked!
Hanolla fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Darwin out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Jutta Hanolla!
After winning the bout, Jutta Hanolla thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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