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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Schloash Ylurner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Sarpong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Schloash Ylurner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeffrey Sarpong!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ylurner swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sarpong counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ylurner!
Sarpong moves into the clinch.
Sarpong missing with knees to the body.
Ylurner tries to break the clinch but Sarpong is controlling the position.
Sarpong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sarpong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Sarpong.
Sarpong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Sarpong.
Sarpong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ylurner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ylurner is trying to break the clinch but Sarpong is controlling him.
Sarpong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ylurner.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sarpong tries to land knees in the clinch but Ylurner avoids the damage to the body.
Good body shot from Sarpong.
Sarpong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ylurner prevents a body shot from Sarpong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarpong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sarpong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sarpong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ylurner takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sarpong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ylurner's brow.
Sarpong keeps control of Ylurner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sarpong throws an elbow but misses.
Ylurner is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sarpong misses with an elbow over the top.
Sarpong pushes off an throws an elbow but Ylurner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sarpong tries a knee to the head but Ylurner blocks it.
Sarpong trying to land knees to the body.
Sarpong lands a nice elbow.
Sarpong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ylurner or not.
Still in the clinch, Sarpong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sarpong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ylurner is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sarpong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ylurner's efforts to push away.
Sarpong landing knees to the body.
Ylurner avoids a wild elbow strike from Sarpong.
Sarpong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sarpong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ylurner avoids it.
Knees to the body from Sarpong.
Sarpong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ylurner.
Sarpong lands a good knee to the midsection. Ylurner won't want to take too many of those.
Sarpong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sarpong pushes off an throws an elbow but Ylurner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sarpong.
Sarpong lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Sarpong.
Sarpong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ylurner backwards.
Sarpong lands an elbow just above Ylurner 's eye.
Sarpong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sarpong crunches a lovely knee into Ylurner's ribcage.
Sarpong digs a right hand into Ylurner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ylurner's gas tank.
Knees to the body from Sarpong.
Sarpong scores with a hook to the body.
Sarpong missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ylurner takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ylurner blocks an elbow strike.
Ylurner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sarpong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ylurner backwards.
Sarpong working Ylurner over with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sarpong.
Sarpong lands an elbow that stopped Ylurner in his tracks for a moment.
Sarpong lands an elbow inside.
Sarpong lands a nice uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sarpong.
It looks like Schloash Ylurner has been cut.
Sarpong pushes Ylurner against the cage. Sarpong is working some dirty boxing. Sarpong pushes off with a quick right hook! Ylurner goes down! Ylurner tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Sarpong moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeffrey Sarpong!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Christmas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Tricksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Christmas might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Enea Vollare Mezzo. 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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192 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Christmas!
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, Nick Tricksen!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Christmas misses its intended target.
Nice shot lands for Tricksen.
It looks like John Christmas has been cut.
Tricksen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Christmas closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tricksen quickly recovers to half guard.
Tricksen wants to get back to his feet.
Christmas is trying to control the action in half guard but Tricksen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Christmas with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tricksen is refusing to be controlled, as Christmas sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christmas prevents Tricksen from standing back up.
Tricksen is not content to let Christmas control the position.
Tricksen tries to kick Christmas off but Christmas keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christmas is keen to just control but Tricksen is a slippery customer.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tricksen looks to clinch
and Christmas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tricksen tries to keep at a distance but Christmas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Christmas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The referee calls for Christmas to work.
Christmas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Christmas looking for a takedown.
Christmas is pushing Tricksen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christmas lands an elbow that stopped Tricksen in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Nick Tricksen has been cut.
Tricksen is trying to break free.
Christmas is stalling here.
Christmas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Christmas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Christmas's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Christmas scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tricksen is trying to break the clinch but Christmas has him pressed against the cage.
Christmas stalling against the cage.
Christmas seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Christmas.
Tricksen wants to clinch up but Christmas keeps it at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Tricksen. Those never looked like landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Christmas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Christmas.
Christmas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tricksen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Christmas.
Tricksen walks into a stiff left hand from Christmas.
Christmas misses with a head kick.
Christmas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tricksen moves in looking to clinch but Christmas pushes him off.
Tricksen catches Christmas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Christmas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tricksen.
Tricksen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christmas slips a straight right by Tricksen.
Christmas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tricksen tries to close the distance and clinch but Christmas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tricksen doesn't manage to clinch there - Christmas circles away.
Tricksen lands with an uppercut that bounces Christmas off the cage and back into range.
Tricksen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Christmas on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Christmas dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tricksen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tricksen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Christmas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tricksen. That did some damage!
Tricksen throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tricksen. Christmas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Christmas sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Tricksen to the ground! Christmas dives into full mount looking to finish!
Tricksen is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christmas unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Tricksen wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Christmas celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Christmas!
During a confident post fight interview, John Christmas thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Tron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abu Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Tony Tron has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Tron!
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, Abu Rock!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tron tries to bum rush Rock with a series of wild strikes but Rock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tron connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rock tries to move into range but Tron moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tron tries to clinch up
and Rock counters with a takedown into side control.
Rock throws an elbow but Tron slips to the side and avoids it well.
Rock has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tron is trying to get back to half guard.
Rock slows the pace down.
Tron avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Rock.
Tron pushes Rock away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rock gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Tron is looking to regain half guard here but Rock keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tron is trying to control Rock's posture but Rock avoids it.
Rock has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Tron is trying to escape the mount.
Rock lands a big elbow.
Rock working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rock looking to control but Tron is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rock content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock working Tron over with strikes here.
Rock landing shots from mount.
Rock trying to control but Tron is having none of it.
Rock punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tron is trying desperately to improve position.
Rock scoring with strikes but Tron is staying in there.
Tron trying desperately to get to his feet.
Rock lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tron can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rock in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rock lands a big elbow.
Tron is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rock lands a big shot to the head and Tron winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Abu Rock!
A very excited looking Abu Rock 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Just Roll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Silva will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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195 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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Just Roll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Roll pulls guard effortlessly.
Roll is looking to cinch up a triangle. Silva throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Roll's body to avoid the submission. Roll has instead reached around Silva's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Roll arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Just Roll!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Manison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Savolainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Manison might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Wherever I May Roam. The key to victory for Konstantin Manison has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Manison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Savolainen!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manison pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Savolainen back to the cage. Manison follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Jaakko Savolainen has been cut.
Manison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Savolainen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Savolainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Manison misses.
Manison scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Manison as he connects with a hook.
Savolainen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Savolainen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Manison's sensitive parts.
Manison looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Manison misses with a few strikes there.
Manison swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Savolainen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savolainen throws a big elbow that misses.
Savolainen lands a couple of digs.
Manison keeping moving, preventing Savolainen from controlling successfully.
Manison knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Savolainen on the ground.
Savolainen with a nice head shot there.
Manison preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Savolainen won't allow Manison to get back to his feet.
Savolainen chips away with some ground and pound.
Savolainen is in close to Manison's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Savolainen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savolainen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Manison is keeping the position for now.
Manison wants to sweep here but Savolainen controlling him for the moment.
Manison has his feet on Savolainen's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Savolainen throws a lazy right hand but Manison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Manison.
Savolainen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice uppercut lands for Savolainen. That snapped Manison's head back.
Savolainen misses with a body shot.
Manison stuffs the takedown.
No joy there for Manison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Manison throws a hook to the side of Savolainen's head but Savolainen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Manison misses.
Manison swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Savolainen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manison working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Savolainen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Savolainen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Savolainen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Manison's head.
Savolainen preventing the sweep.
Manison working for a triangle but Savolainen defends it easily.
Savolainen stands up over Manison, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Manison is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Manison has momentary wrist control but Savolainen slips an elbow through the middle.
Savolainen won't allow Manison to sweep him here.
Manison is trying to control the position but Savolainen postures up.
Savolainen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Savolainen preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manison is working hard here to advance position.
Savolainen connects with a couple of short punches.
Manison is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Savolainen is controlling him.
Savolainen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Savolainen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Savolainen trying to control but Manison is working from the bottom.
Savolainen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Savolainen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Manison works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Savolainen trying to control but Manison is working from the bottom.
Savolainen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Savolainen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Manison is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Manison on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manison is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Savolainen working the head and body with strikes.
Manison is trying to get back to half guard.
Savolainen in side control lands a decent elbow.
Check out the look on Savolainen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Manison tries to improve position but can't.
Manison struggling a bit here.
Savolainen landing a few strikes.
Savolainen tries to move into full mount but can't pass Manison's legs.
Savolainen lands a decent elbow from side control.
Manison takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manison wants to control but Savolainen postures up.
Savolainen is looking to take a break and control but Manison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Manison sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Savolainen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaakko Savolainen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Savolainen moves out of range of the strikes.
Manison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Konstantin Manison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Savolainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Savolainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manison.
Jab by Savolainen.
Savolainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Savolainen lands a head shot.
Manison lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Manison.
Savolainen fails with the takedown.
Savolainen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Manison.
Savolainen staying out of range there.
Savolainen misses with a looping left.
Manison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Savolainen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savolainen ducks under a wild hook from Manison.
Savolainen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That has opened up Jaakko Savolainen's cut even more.
Savolainen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savolainen cracks Manison with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Manison moves out of range of the body kick from Savolainen.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Savolainen.
Savolainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manison moves away.
Konstantin Manison is winning the standup battle so far.
Savolainen gets a takedown into half guard.
Manison on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Savolainen tries to pass to full mount but Manison defends it.
Savolainen wants to control but Manison is keeping him busy.
Savolainen prevents Manison from standing back up.
Well, if Savolainen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Savolainen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manison kicks off Savolainen and gets to his feet.
Savolainen drives through with a takedown into Manison's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Savolainen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Savolainen grinds an elbow into Manison's temple.
Manison on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Savolainen scores with a couple of short elbows.
My spies in Humboldt Park Elite Gym inform me that Savolainen has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Manison tries to improve position but can't.
Savolainen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Manison on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Savolainen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Manison keeps working.
Savolainen working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Savolainen cracks Manison with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Manison takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Manison is rocked!
Manison is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manison on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Oh Manison is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Savolainen landing strikes.
Savolainen cracks Manison with a big elbow.
Savolainen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Manison is trying to control Savolainen's posture but Savolainen avoids it.
Savolainen in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Manison looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Savolainen turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaakko Savolainen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig Paris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Dorokhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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190 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Paris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Dorokhov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorokhov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Paris will feel that in the morning.
Paris shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dorokhov as he avoids it easily.
Paris slips under a jab.
Paris dives in for a single leg takedown but Dorokhov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dorokhov.
Dorokhov prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Paris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dorokhov lands an elbow that stopped Paris in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Craig Paris has been cut.
A shot in the inside from Dorokhov.
Nice body punch from Dorokhov - that landed with a thud.
Dorokhov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Paris or not.
Dorokhov lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Dorokhov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dorokhov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dorokhov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Paris in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Paris is breathing heavily.
Paris looking for a takedown.
Dorokhov scores a nice knee to the body.
Dorokhov scores with a hook to the body.
Dorokhov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorokhov drops Paris with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Paris looks back up at him and smiles so Dorokhov waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Dorokhov closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Paris! Dorokhov dives in looking to finish! Paris is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergey Dorokhov! Sergey Dorokhov retains his middleweight title!
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