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BMP 18 (Mabogo vs Kovalenko) PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christiano Smokeleaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smokeleaf comes to the cage accompanied by Clawfinger Biggest & the Best. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christiano Smokeleaf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 28 - 1, fighting out of London, Matthew Cannon!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cannon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cannon misses with a two punch combination.
Cannon misses with a body shot.
Cannon stalks Smokeleaf and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Smokeleaf's face. Smokeleaf staggers backwards, shaken.
Smokeleaf avoids the body shot from Cannon.
Smokeleaf tries to counter with a takedown but Cannon is quick to defend against it.
Cannon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smokeleaf scores with a sloppy right hand. Cannon should have avoided that one.
Smokeleaf showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cannon.
Cannon lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cannon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A low kick from Smokeleaf is predictable there
and Cannon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cannon avoids the body shot from Smokeleaf.
Cannon just misses with a punch to the body.
Cannon misses with a wild combination.
Smokeleaf changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cannon.
Smokeleaf throws a head kick but Cannon moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Cannon.
Cannon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smokeleaf dives in and scores a takedown into Cannon's guard.
Cannon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smokeleaf is one step ahead there.
Smokeleaf passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Smokeleaf is chipping away with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf is working Cannon over with some ground and pound from side control.
Smokeleaf lands an elbow.
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!
Smokeleaf wants to control but Cannon is keeping him busy.
Cannon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Smokeleaf wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Smokeleaf is looking to take a break and control but Cannon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cannon is being controlled here.
Cannon tries to buck Smokeleaf off but Smokeleaf is having none of it.
Smokeleaf has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cannon gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Cannon is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannon tries to kick Smokeleaf off but Smokeleaf keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Smokeleaf wants to pass to mount but Cannon is defending the position.
Cannon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Smokeleaf is working away from the top position though.
Smokeleaf is nestled in close to Cannon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Smokeleaf is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Cannon told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Smokeleaf is nestled in close to Cannon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Smokeleaf sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cannon wants to improve his position but Smokeleaf is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Smokeleaf missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smokeleaf wants to work for an arm triangle but Cannon is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Smokeleaf is looking for a kimura here.
Smokeleaf throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cannon trying to control from the bottom.
Smokeleaf looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Smokeleaf seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Cannon for as long as he can get away with.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Christiano Smokeleaf will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Smokeleaf throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cannon appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cannon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smokeleaf manages to avoid it.
Smokeleaf shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cannon pinned against the cage. Cannon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cannon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smokeleaf scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Matthew Cannon has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smokeleaf misses with a wild body shot.
Smokeleaf misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Cannon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cannon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matthew Cannon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smokeleaf throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cannon counters with a stiff right hand.
Cannon missing with a left hand there. Smokeleaf was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon misses with a straight right.
Smokeleaf motions for Cannon to come forward. Smokeleaf throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cannon is looking for the big counter here.
Cannon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smokeleaf circles away quickly and effectively.
Smokeleaf attempts a counter takedown but Cannon avoids it well and moves away.
Smokeleaf scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smokeleaf connects with a jab.
Cannon throws a right hand that misses
and Smokeleaf counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Smokeleaf scoring with some ground and pound.
Cannon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smokeleaf trying to control the position from guard on top but Cannon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smokeleaf is really struggling to control Cannon but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Smokeleaf will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cannon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf stands and throws Cannon's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Smokeleaf working the body and head with strikes.
Christiano Smokeleaf overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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!
Cannon sneaks back into half guard.
Smokeleaf prevents Cannon from improving his position.
Smokeleaf is pressing down on Cannon's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cannon is holding on for now.
Smokeleaf passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cannon!
Smokeleaf controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf landing shots from mount.
Smokeleaf breaks from Cannon's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cannon is squirming around, avoiding Smokeleaf's attempts to control the action.
Cannon tries to hold on but Smokeleaf postures up.
Smokeleaf scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cannon is rocked!
Smokeleaf controlling from the full mount.
Cannon is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf landing strikes from the mount.
Smokeleaf trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Smokeleaf is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Smokeleaf!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Christiano Smokeleaf!
An out of breath Christiano Smokeleaf thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden ORielly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orton kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kanye West - No Church In The Wild .. Randy Orton has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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226 lbs
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241 lbs
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Great elbows
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randy Orton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aiden ORielly!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ORielly defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Orton.
ORielly leaves Orton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Orton backing away here, and ORielly unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
ORielly checks a low kick from Orton.
ORielly tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Orton defending well as ORielly loads up on a big left hand.
Orton looks for a takedown but ORielly sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Orton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That kick from ORielly tenderised Orton's leg. Orton is trying to keep his angry face on.
ORielly throws a hook to the side of Orton's head but Orton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
ORielly darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Randy Orton has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as ORielly lands an impressive looking overhand right. Orton doesn't seem phased though.
Orton shoots in for a takedown but ORielly shows good takedown defense.
ORielly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orton fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton with a poor takedown
and ORielly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
ORielly leaves Orton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Orton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from ORielly.
Orton gets the takedown into side control.
ORielly tries to improve position but can't.
ORielly dodges the ground and pound from Orton.
Orton tries to advance to mount but can't.
ORielly sneaks back into half guard.
ORielly slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Orton wants to control from the top but ORielly keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ORielly wants to sweep but no luck.
ORielly wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Orton is now in half guard.
ORielly keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Orton wants to free his trapped foot but ORielly is holding on for dear life with his legs.
ORielly is looking to improve his position.
ORielly trying to hold on to Orton's head to control him but Orton postures up.
ORielly might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Orton haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
ORielly works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORielly is controlling Orton's posture.
ORielly has his feet on Orton's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Orton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has ORielly pinned against the cage. ORielly gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
ORielly gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Orton to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Orton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Orton stands up over ORielly, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
ORielly seems keen to control Orton's posture.
Orton postures up in ORielly's guard and throws a big left but ORielly blocks it.
ORielly has momentary wrist control but Orton slips an elbow through the middle.
Orton tries to free his leg and advance position but ORielly is retaining full guard.
ORielly is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
ORielly is keen to just control but Orton is a slippery customer.
Orton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from ORielly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aiden ORielly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Orton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Orton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as ORielly sprawls well. ORielly wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Orton gets slowly back to his feet.
Orton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but ORielly swivels and escapes.
ORielly shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
ORielly keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ORielly is stalling here. Orton is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! ORielly seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Orton has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ORielly is trying to improve his position.
ORielly wants to control but Orton postures up.
ORielly is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Orton off and has taken his back!
Orton is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Orton is keeping busy.
ORielly trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Orton doesn't escape.
Orton is covering up but some of the strikes from ORielly are getting through and doing damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton tries to escape the position.
ORielly is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Orton up.
ORielly misses with punches from the back.
ORielly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Orton tries to escape but ORielly has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
ORielly has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Orton's body.
ORielly punches the canvas rather than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORielly wants to control but Orton is keeping busy.
ORielly has good solid back control here.
ORielly throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Orton!
Orton covering up well and avoiding damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
ORielly punches the canvas rather than the man.
Orton looking very determined here, making life difficult for ORielly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Orton right now.
ORielly trying to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
ORielly is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Orton covering up well under a series of strikes from ORielly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aiden ORielly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Randy Orton's cut.
That's time! Orton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Orton tries to score a power double leg takedown but ORielly sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Orton somewhat.
A little jabbing left from ORielly on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Orton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from ORielly! But no joy.
Orton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
ORielly looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Orton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orton shoots for a double leg takedown but ORielly sprawls well. He's pushed Orton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Aiden ORielly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Orton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says ORielly as he avoids it easily.
ORielly throws a right hand that misses
and Orton counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ORielly has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Orton is working away from the top position though.
Orton is keen to just control but ORielly is a slippery customer.
ORielly gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ORielly looking to hit a scissor sweep but Orton is one step ahead there.
ORielly controls Orton momentarily but Orton frees himself.
Orton throwing strikes from guard but ORielly blocks nicely.
Orton sitting in guard here, content to control.
Orton preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
ORielly is still trying to improve position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Orton slips a straight right by ORielly.
Orton misses with a low kick.
Orton shoots in looking for a takedown but ORielly manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Orton's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
ORielly darts in looking for a takedown but Orton gets double underhooks and turns ORielly into the cage.
Orton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Randy Orton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ORielly slaps away a takedown attempt from Orton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It seemed like ORielly was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
ORielly manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Orton on his heels. He'll look to pass Orton's guard now, I'm sure.
ORielly trying to control the position from guard on top but Orton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORielly is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
ORielly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
ORielly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Orton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
ORielly controlling from the top position.
Orton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
ORielly wants to control from the top but Orton keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Randy Orton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Orton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Orton moves out of range as ORielly throws a body kick.
Orton is looking to slow ORielly down with leg kicks.
Orton misses with a takedown attempt
and Orton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Orton is defended easily by ORielly.
Aiden ORielly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
ORielly shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Orton napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
ORielly landing a few strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aiden ORielly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well ORielly has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aiden ORielly!
Aiden ORielly 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Proctor (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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Proctor!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis instigates a clinch.
Lewis tries to break the clinch but Proctor is controlling the position.
Proctor working aggressively here.
Lewis controlling the action here for a moment.
Lewis breaks the clinch.
Proctor blocks a head kick by Lewis.
Lewis backing away here, and Proctor unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Proctor has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Proctor looks to score with a jab to the body but Lewis is just out of range.
Lewis looks to land a combination but Proctor avoids it well.
Lewis misses the body punch
and Proctor counters with a nice leg kick.
Lewis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Proctor will feel that in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Proctor digs a good hook to Lewis's body.
John Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Proctor counters with a left to the body.
Proctor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Proctor moves out of range as Lewis strikes.
Proctor lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Proctor.
Proctor clinches up with Lewis and pushes him back against the cage.
Lewis tries to pull guard but Proctor forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Proctor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Proctor lands a shoulder strike.
Proctor blocking some punches.
Proctor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Proctor struggles to land a body shot inside as Lewis controls his hands.
Lewis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Proctor controlling the action here for a moment.
Proctor lands a nice shot to the body.
Lewis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Proctor smiles and moves away.
Lewis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lewis avoids the body shot from Proctor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lewis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lewis darts in trying to clinch
enabling Proctor to counter with a crisp jab.
Lewis throws a leg kick
and Proctor counters with a nice right hand that sends Lewis toppling to the canvas! Lewis scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Proctor finish him?!
Lewis is rocked!
Lewis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Proctor is looking to clinch but Lewis is avoiding it.
Lewis is looking to counter with head kicks.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis misses with a combination
and Proctor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Proctor cracks Lewis with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Proctor has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Lewis to stand back up!
Oh Lewis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice inside leg kick there by Proctor. That's going to slow Lewis down.
Proctor lands a nice shot to the body.
Lewis is breathing heavily.
Are you kidding me?! Proctor ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Lewis clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Proctor!
After winning the bout, Michael Proctor 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Laz Icarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Nesi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Icarus comes to the cage accompanied by Flying dutchman. Nesi has chosen Van Canto - Battery as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Laz Icarus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ed Nesi!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Icarus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nesi.
Nesi moves into range and clinches up with Icarus.
Icarus can't find room to land a body shot as Nesi controls the action.
Icarus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Icarus throws a head punch that misses.
Nesi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nesi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Icarus's elbow.
Icarus throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Icarus lands a nice uppercut.
It looks like Ed Nesi has been cut.
Icarus tries to land a knee to the head but Nesi blocks with his arms.
Icarus working aggressively here.
Icarus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nesi missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Icarus misses with some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Nesi.
Nesi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Icarus tries to work over Nesi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nesi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've been informed that Nesi has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nesi.
Icarus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nesi's elbow.
Icarus lands a shoulder strike.
Icarus prevents a body shot from Nesi.
Icarus misses with some punches.
Nesi trying to land knees to the body.
Nesi pushes Icarus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nesi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Icarus looking to throw knees to the head but Nesi is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Icarus fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nesi.
Nesi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nesi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Icarus.
Icarus scores with a shot to the side of Nesi's head.
Icarus pushes Nesi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Icarus blocks a body shot from Nesi.
Nesi is struggling to control the position.
Nesi tries to throw a body punch but Icarus avoids it by throwing Nesi back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nesi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Icarus throws a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Icarus tries a body shot but Nesi blocks it.
Nesi is trying to maintain a safe position but Icarus gets an underhook and turns Nesi into the cage.
Nesi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Icarus trying to land knees to the body.
Nesi misses with a punch to the body.
Icarus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nesi's elbow.
A short left from Nesi.
Nesi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Icarus blocks it with crossed arms.
Icarus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Icarus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Icarus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nesi is keeping busy.
Nesi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Icarus has a couple of punches blocked by Nesi.
Nesi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Icarus is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nesi lands a nice knee to the body.
Icarus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nesi trying to land knees to the body.
Nesi lands a nice knee to the body.
Nesi slowing the pace effectively.
Icarus throws a head punch that misses.
The referee calls for Nesi to work.
Nesi looking to stall.
Icarus tries to land a knee to the head but Nesi blocks with his arms.
Nesi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Icarus is defending well for now.
Nesi struggles to land a body shot inside as Icarus controls his hands.
Nesi tries to throw a body punch but Icarus avoids it by throwing Nesi back against the cage.
Icarus tries to land knees in the clinch but Nesi avoids the damage to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Nesi.
Nesi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Icarus landing knees to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Icarus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Icarus landing knees to the head.
Nesi just leaning against Icarus, taking a breather.
Nesi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Icarus throws an elbow that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Icarus lands a good knee to the midsection. Nesi won't want to take too many of those.
Nesi lands a good knee to the midsection. Icarus won't want to take too many of those.
Nesi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Icarus tries to land a knee to the head but Nesi blocks with his arms.
Icarus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Icarus throws a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nesi blocks an uppercut.
Icarus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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 Laz Icarus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ed Nesi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Icarus lands a jab to the nose.
Nesi lands a slapping body shot.
Nesi throws a body punch but Icarus moves out of range.
Icarus lands with a straight right. Nesi didn't see that one coming.
That has opened up Ed Nesi's cut even more.
Icarus tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nesi counters with a nice body shot.
Icarus is looking to slow Nesi down with leg kicks.
Icarus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Icarus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Icarus misses with an uppercut
and Nesi counters with a nice body shot.
Nesi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Icarus swings widly with a right hand
and Nesi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Icarus rushes Nesi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Icarus.
Laz Icarus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Icarus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nesi blocks it with crossed arms.
Icarus looking to stall.
Nesi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nesi cracks Icarus with a nice body shot.
Icarus managing to block the knees to the body from Nesi.
Nesi tries to land a knee to the head but Icarus blocks with his arms.
Nesi lands a good knee to the midsection. Icarus won't want to take too many of those.
Icarus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nesi is defending well for now.
Nesi lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Nesi on the inside.
Nesi misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Icarus avoiding damage as Nesi throws knees to the body.
Nesi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Icarus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Icarus trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Icarus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nesi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Icarus is defending well for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Icarus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Icarus tries to land a knee to the head but Nesi blocks with his arms.
Icarus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Icarus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nesi avoids it.
Icarus lands a knee to the head.
Icarus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nesi blocking some punches.
Nesi landing knees to the head.
Nesi looking to stall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Icarus obliges.
Nesi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nesi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Icarus.
A shot in the inside from Icarus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Icarus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Icarus tries to land knees in the clinch but Nesi avoids the damage to the body.
Icarus is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nesi stalling against the cage.
Nesi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nesi is breathing heavily.
Icarus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nesi scores with a knee to the head.
Icarus managing to block the knees to the body from Nesi.
Nesi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short uppercut from Icarus.
Nesi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nesi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Icarus.
Icarus is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nesi has Icarus pushed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Icarus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nesi misses with a knee to the head.
Icarus managing to block the knees to the body from Nesi.
A knee to the head by Nesi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nesi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Icarus's elbow.
Nesi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nesi avoids the elbow strike from Icarus, against the cage.
Icarus trying to land knees to the body.
Icarus lands a damaging elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Icarus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nesi lands a body punch.
Nesi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nesi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Icarus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Laz Icarus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ed Nesi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Icarus lands a right hook to the body.
Nesi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Icarus. That did some damage!
A decent looking cross lands there for Icarus.
Nesi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Icarus.
Nesi looks to score with a jab to the body but Icarus is just out of range.
Nesi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Icarus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nesi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nesi tries to counter with a clinch but Icarus shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nesi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Icarus misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Nesi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Icarus is looking to clinch.
Nesi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nesi moves out of range of the leg kick from Icarus.
Nesi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Icarus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nesi.
Nesi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Icarus.
Nesi takes a swing at Icarus's ribcage but misses.
Icarus moves into range and clinches up with Nesi.
Icarus trying to control the position but instead, Nesi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Icarus into the cage.
Icarus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nesi tries a knee to the head but Icarus blocks it.
Nesi tries to land a knee to the head but Icarus blocks with his arms.
Icarus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nesi avoids it.
Icarus looking to throw knees to the head but Nesi is blocking nicely.
Nesi stalling in the clinch but Icarus improves position.
Icarus lands a hook that snaps the head of Nesi backwards.
The cut above Ed Nesi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Icarus throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Icarus takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nesi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Icarus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Icarus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nesi avoids it.
Nesi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Icarus avoids it.
Icarus misses with the head strike.
Nesi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Icarus lands a body shot in the clinch.
Icarus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laz Icarus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nesi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Icarus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Icarus creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nesi tries to land knees in the clinch but Icarus avoids the damage to the body.
Icarus scores a nice knee to the body.
Nesi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Icarus is struggling to control the position.
Icarus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nesi blocks it with crossed arms.
Ed Nesi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Icarus.
Nesi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nesi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Icarus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nesi avoids it.
Nesi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Icarus tries to throw a body punch but Nesi avoids it by throwing Icarus back against the cage.
Icarus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nesi's elbow.
Nesi tries to throw a body punch but Icarus avoids it by throwing Nesi back against the cage.
Icarus looking to slow down the pace here.
Nesi managing to block the knees to the body from Icarus.
Icarus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Icarus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Icarus avoiding damage as Nesi throws knees to the body.
Nesi avoiding damage as Icarus throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nesi scores with a hook to the body.
Nesi tries to stall but Icarus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nesi taking a breather.
Nesi prevents a body shot from Icarus.
Icarus lands a hook that snaps the head of Nesi backwards.
Nesi looking to stall.
Icarus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nesi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Icarus.
Nesi lands a body shot.
Nesi landing some nice looking knees 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!
Nesi misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Icarus.
Icarus tries to land a knee to the head but Nesi blocks with his arms.
Nesi misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Laz Icarus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Icarus, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Laz Icarus!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimon Boets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rami Kottari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boets comes to the cage accompanied by Штиль. Dimon Boets has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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245 lbs
24 - 27 - 0 |
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255 lbs
16 - 19 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 27 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimon Boets!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rami Kottari!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boets cracks Kottari with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Rami Kottari has been cut.
Kottari slips a jab and a cross from Boets.
Boets misses with a combination
and Kottari counters with a single leg into guard. Boets didn't expect that.
Kottari looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Boets is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kottari sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kottari won't allow Boets to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boets had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kottari defends it easily.
Boets is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kottari defends well.
Boets throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kottari showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kottari postures up in Boets's guard and throws a big left but Boets blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kottari is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Boets is trying to control the position but Kottari postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kottari slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boets dives in for a single leg takedown but Kottari sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kottari changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kottari has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A jab from Kottari does it's job there.
Kottari takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A swing and a miss from Kottari.
Kottari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kottari lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Dimon Boets has been cut.
Boets shoots for a takedown but Kottari saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Boets misses with a body shot.
Boets tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kottari defends well and Boets ends up having to push Kottari into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dimon Boets. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kottari drops his shoulder and cracks Boets with a huge uppercut! Boets goes down! Can Kottari finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kottari pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boets is keeping the position for now.
Kottari content to stall in guard here.
Boets keeping moving, preventing Kottari from controlling successfully.
Kottari trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kottari is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Boets bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kottari's guard.
Kottari is pulling down on Boets's head. It's preventing any offense from Boets, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Boets throws a big elbow that misses.
Kottari looking to control.
Kottari is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kottari keeping moving, preventing Boets from controlling successfully.
Kottari has control of Boets's left arm, preventing Boets from doing any damage.
Boets working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Boets postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rami Kottari dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Boets misses the shot to the body.
Boets looks to land a combination but Kottari avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Kottari.
Boets is looking for a counter combo.
Boets shoots in but no luck this time.
Kottari tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A punch lands to the side of Kottari 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boets walks into a jab.
Boets looks for a takedown but Kottari sprawls well.
Kottari throws out a loose jab but Boets uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kottari waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Boets. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Boets to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kottari got a little sloppy there for a moment and Boets has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kottari has managed to get both his arms back between Boets's legs - danger averted.
Kottari wants to control from the top but Boets keeps moving.
Kottari seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boets looking for a sweep. Not yet Boets, not yet.
Boets is working hard here to advance position.
Kottari seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kottari trying to control but Boets is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kottari working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Boets's head.
Kottari not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
No luck for Boets with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dimon Boets. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nice sprawl there from Kottari as Boets shoots in.
Kottari has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boets fails with the takedown.
Kottari keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kottari scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kottari defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Boets.
Kottari cracks Boets with an uppercut from hell and Boets crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Kottari's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Boets is rocked!
Rami Kottari has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kottari arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Boets's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rami Kottari!
After winning the bout, Rami Kottari 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitka Boycheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Kessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boycheck comes to the cage accompanied by Парус. Kessler has chosen Yattering - Chase of Thoughts as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 24 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mitka Boycheck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Kessler!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boycheck goes for a double leg but Kessler avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kessler continues to drive forward.
Boycheck dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kessler. That did some damage!
A big left from Boycheck misses.
Boycheck throws a looping overhand right but Kessler ducks down to avoid it.
Boycheck jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kessler thuds a left hand into Boycheck's body.
Boycheck feints and as Kessler raises his hands in defense, Boycheck changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kessler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boycheck.
Kessler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Boycheck is one step ahead there.
Kessler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kessler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boycheck wants to control from the top but Kessler keeps moving.
Kessler bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Boycheck's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kessler throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boycheck avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kessler trying to control the position from guard on top but Boycheck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boycheck working for a triangle but Kessler defends it easily.
Boycheck has momentary wrist control but Kessler slips an elbow through the middle.
Boycheck looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Kessler has picked Boycheck up and slammed him! Boycheck can't keep hold of the triangle and Kessler manages to pass to side control!
Boycheck manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kessler's best efforts.
Boycheck looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boycheck has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Boycheck is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kessler pulls his head out easily.
Boycheck is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kessler is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kessler lands with a punch from half guard.
Boycheck keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Boycheck wants to get back to full guard.
Kessler lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kessler looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kessler looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kessler is nestled in close to Boycheck, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kessler looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boycheck is trying to get back to full guard.
Kessler working the head and body with strikes.
Boycheck taking some punishment here, with Kessler in his half guard.
Kessler trying to control the action but Boycheck is working from the bottom.
Boycheck looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kessler landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Boycheck is staying active underneath Kessler, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boycheck trying to control but Kessler postures up.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kessler working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kessler tries to pass to full mount but Boycheck defends it.
Boycheck is trying to get back to full guard.
Kessler lands with a punch from half guard.
Boycheck is looking to improve his position.
Kessler scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Boycheck is looking to get back to full guard here but Kessler has managed to pass to side control instead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kessler trying to control the position but Boycheck is working away.
Kessler grinds an elbow into Boycheck's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Kessler dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Boycheck avoids a kick to the body.
Kessler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kessler bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mitka Boycheck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kessler.
Kessler lands a leg kick that knocks Boycheck off balance momentarily.
Boycheck turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boycheck takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Some wild striking there from Boycheck.
Boycheck shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kessler napping and manages to drive through into side control!
You can see the frustration on Kessler's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
An elbow from Boycheck crashes against the mat.
You can see the frustration on Kessler's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boycheck thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
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!
Boycheck wants to control but Kessler is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kessler regains half guard.
Boycheck working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kessler has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Boycheck is working away from the top position though.
Jack Kessler has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boycheck with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Boycheck tries to pass to full mount but Kessler defends it.
Kessler tries to roll over but Boycheck keeps him under control.
Kessler has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Boycheck is working away from the top position though.
Kessler has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kessler wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Boycheck throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kessler tries to get to full guard but Boycheck has control of the leg.
Kessler keeps trying to improve his position.
Boycheck trying to pass the guard but Kessler defending well.
Kessler wants to get back to full guard.
Boycheck is looking for a kimura but Kessler is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Boycheck to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kessler manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kessler wants to sweep but no luck.
Boycheck lands a couple of elbows.
Kessler keeping moving, preventing Boycheck from controlling successfully.
Kessler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boycheck is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boycheck turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kessler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kessler scores with a spinning back kick!
Boycheck looks to land a combination. Kessler sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Boycheck steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kessler. That one must have hurt.
Boycheck shoots in but Kessler avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kessler connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boycheck on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Boycheck looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kessler trying to control from the bottom.
Boycheck has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Boycheck raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kessler slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Boycheck seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kessler wants to improve his position but Boycheck is controlling well.
Kessler avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Boycheck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitka Boycheck 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!
Boycheck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kessler plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Boycheck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kessler.
Boycheck is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kessler closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Boycheck did well to prevent Kessler getting side control.
Boycheck trying to hold on to Kessler's head to control him but Kessler postures up.
Boycheck is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kessler pulls his head out easily.
Kessler stalling.
Boycheck trying to control from the bottom.
Boycheck is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kessler is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kessler working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boycheck is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kessler pulls his head out easily.
Boycheck moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kessler is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kessler throwing strikes from guard but Boycheck blocks nicely.
Kessler trying to control but Boycheck is working from the bottom.
Boycheck throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boycheck is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kessler is working Boycheck over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Boycheck wants to sweep but no luck.
Kessler pushing down on Boycheck's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Boycheck looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kessler seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Boycheck does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Boycheck has a hand on Kessler's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Kessler takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kessler cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kessler is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Boycheck is looking to get to half guard.
Kessler landing shots from mount.
Boycheck working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kessler working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Boycheck is rocked!
It looks like Mitka Boycheck has been cut.
Boycheck taking shots to the head.
Oh Boycheck is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boycheck is looking to get to half guard.
Boycheck seems to have got his legs back now.
Kessler working Boycheck over with strikes here.
Boycheck is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kessler trying to control but Boycheck is having none of it.
Boycheck keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boycheck in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kessler has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Boycheck's face.
Kessler putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Boycheck tries to hold on but Kessler pushes him away.
Boycheck is looking to get to half guard.
Kessler with shots to the head and body - Boycheck looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boycheck tries to reverse the position but Kessler maintains control.
Boycheck is squirming around, avoiding Kessler's attempts to control the action.
Kessler unloading with bombs!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kessler cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Kessler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kessler has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Kessler!
A relieved looking Jack Kessler thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimentiy Boykin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ong Bak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boykin's entrance music is Пересмотри. A fine choice. Bak has chosen you've lost that loving feeling as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ong Bak was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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289 lbs
20 - 19 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 25 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimentiy Boykin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ong Bak!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boykin scores with a jab to the head.
Bak darts in and clinches Boykin up against the cage.
Boykin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bak gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Boykin avoids a wild elbow strike from Bak.
Boykin blocks an elbow strike.
Boykin tries to pull guard but Bak won't allow it.
Boykin jumps into guard, dragging Bak to the mat.
Bak wants to stand but Boykin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bak has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Boykin to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Bak is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Boykin pulls down on the head and he's put Bak to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dimentiy Boykin!
A less than humble Dimentiy Boykin misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Ong Bak spoke after the fight, saying 'Osssss'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethelbart Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ethelbart Takahashi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonathan Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Ethelbart Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takahashi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hall drops down looking for a counter takedown but Takahashi sprawls and moves away.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Takahashi.
Takahashi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hall is out of range and Takahashi settles back down.
Hall has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kebab House in the buildup to the fight.
Hall thumps Takahashi with a low kick.
Hall tries to land a front kick but Takahashi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Takahashi counters with a body kick.
Takahashi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Takahashi is looking to land body kicks.
Hall half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A swing and a miss from Takahashi.
Hall throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Takahashi is looking to score with low kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Takahashi misses the target.
Hall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Takahashi lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Takahashi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hall.
A head kick misses from Hall.
Takahashi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hall.
Hall moves out of range of the body kick.
Hall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hall throws a shot from downtown. Takahashi moves away and avoids it.
Takahashi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Takahashi scores with a nice body kick.
Hall takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hall takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hall lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hall blocks the body kick.
Hall takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hall is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takahashi thumps Hall with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hall. That did some damage!
Takahashi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hall changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Takahashi misses with a head kick.
Takahashi feints and then cracks Hall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hall down.
Hall shoots in but Takahashi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Takahashi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hall misses with a low kick as Takahashi jumps back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Takahashi.
Takahashi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hall is out of range.
Hall drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Takahashi throws a leg kick that misses.
Takahashi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Takahashi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi moves out of range of the body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Takahashi as he connects with a hook.
Hall loads up on a big right hand but Takahashi slips the punch.
Hall backing away here, and Takahashi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hall loads up on a big right hand but Takahashi slips the punch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hall checks a leg kick.
Takahashi connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Jonathan Hall has been cut.
Hall looks for the body kick but Takahashi saw that one coming.
Hall avoids the head kick by Takahashi.
Takahashi blocks a jab.
Takahashi avoids the body shot from Hall.
Takahashi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Hall appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Takahashi is just out of range.
Hall is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Takahashi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hall throws a leg kick that is checked
and Takahashi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hall's knee momentarily.
Takahashi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Takahashi.
Takahashi misses with a body kick.
Takahashi pushes Hall away with a front kick.
Ethelbart Takahashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Takahashi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hall.
Takahashi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hall changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Takahashi throws a head kick that misses.
Takahashi lands a leg kick that knocks Hall off balance momentarily.
Takahashi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hall smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Takahashi motions for Hall to come forward. Takahashi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethelbart Takahashi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Hall'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.
Takahashi throws a leg kick which misses Hall's front leg but catches the back leg as Hall tries to avoid it.
Hall throws a hook but Takahashi blocks it.
Hall checks the leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hall might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Takahashi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hall.
Takahashi misses with a head kick.
Takahashi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hall.
Takahashi misses with a leg kick
so Hall counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hall controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Takahashi keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall throwing strikes but missing.
Takahashi has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Hall is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hall misses with some punches.
Takahashi misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hall can't find room to land a body shot as Takahashi controls the action.
Takahashi swings wildly with an uppercut but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall is stalling here.
Hall's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Takahashi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Takahashi throws a head kick that misses
so Hall counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Takahashi throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Hall escapes and throws Takahashi's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Takahashi is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Takahashi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Takahashi is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hall's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hall controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi is not content to let Hall control the position.
Hall thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Takahashi's head.
Takahashi is trying to stand back up but Hall is controlling him
Hall is taking a breather. Takahashi says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Takahashi trying to control from the bottom.
Hall not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Takahashi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takahashi.
Hall feinted with a counter takedown.
Takahashi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hall shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Takahashi's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Takahashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takahashi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hall defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Takahashi wants to get back to his feet but Hall is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Hall dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Hall's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hall slips under a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hall checks a leg kick.
Takahashi lunges at Hall with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hall's hand.
Takahashi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Takahashi misses with a kick to the body.
Hall attempts a counter takedown but Takahashi avoids it well and moves away.
Takahashi throws a low kick but Hall moves out of range easily.
Hall feinted with a counter takedown.
Takahashi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hall slips a jab from Takahashi.
Hall half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahashi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hall's calf.
Takahashi connects with an inside leg kick.
Takahashi avoids a kick to the body.
Takahashi takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Hall misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall tries a low kick but Takahashi avoids it.
Takahashi works Hall's body with a nice hook.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takahashi manages to avoid it.
Hall throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Takahashi.
Takahashi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Takahashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hall misses with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Takahashi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Takahashi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hall rather than just go for the knockout.
Takahashi just misses with a punch to the body.
Takahashi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takahashi scores with a shot to the body.
Ethelbart Takahashi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hall lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takahashi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hall checks a leg kick.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takahashi manages to avoid it.
Takahashi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takahashi lands with a nice body kick.
Takahashi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hall is out of range.
Takahashi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hall takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Takahashi misses with a head kick.
Hall tries to counter with a takedown but Takahashi is quick to defend against it.
Takahashi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hall half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Takahashi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hall has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hall and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall missing with a left hand there. Takahashi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hall is looking to slow Takahashi down with leg kicks.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takahashi swings for the body but Hall moves out of range.
Takahashi misses with a low kick.
Hall throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hall throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Takahashi on the side of the head.
Takahashi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hall gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Takahashi.
Takahashi lands a head shot.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takahashi manages to avoid it.
Hall keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hall with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a body shot
enabling Takahashi to counter with a crisp jab.
Takahashi jabs Hall to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
Hall throws a chopping leg kick but Takahashi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Takahashi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hall.
Hall connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Takahashi cracks Hall on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Hall falls backwards against the cage. Takahashi follows up with more strikes that drop Hall to his knees. Takahashi keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Hall! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ethelbart Takahashi!
Ethelbart Takahashi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Garik Harlamov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Calypso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calypso is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jedi Mind Tricks - Genghis Khan . Jack Calypso is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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275 lbs
28 - 13 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Garik Harlamov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Calypso!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harlamov dives in for a single leg takedown but Calypso sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Harlamov fails to land the takedown.
Calypso with the counter takedown but Harlamov avoids it easily.
Calypso stuffs the takedown attempt from Harlamov. Harlamov gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garik Harlamov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Calypso shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harlamov pinned against the cage. Harlamov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Harlamov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harlamov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Harlamov misses with a head shot. Calypso uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calypso is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Harlamov is aware though and is defending well.
Harlamov throwing strikes from guard but Calypso blocks nicely.
We've been hearing good reports from Harlamov's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Harlamov is looking to work some ground and pound but Calypso has wrist control.
Harlamov drops back, looking for a kneebar! Calypso looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Calypso looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Calypso!
Calypso scores with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calypso working the body and head with strikes.
Harlamov manages to get back to half guard.
Harlamov tries to get to full guard but Calypso has control of the leg.
Calypso slips a nice elbow through Harlamov's hands, connecting with Harlamov's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Harlamov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Calypso pulls his head out easily.
Harlamov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Calypso moves nicely into side control.
Calypso trying to control the position but Harlamov is working away.
Harlamov is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The ground and pound from Calypso seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Harlamov is looking for a sweep.
Harlamov sneaks back into half guard.
Harlamov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Calypso defends it easily.
Harlamov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Calypso throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harlamov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Calypso wants to pass the guard but Harlamov is keeping the position.
Calypso pushes down on Harlamov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Harlamov is looking to control Calypso's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Harlamov avoid being mounted?
Harlamov is trying is best to control the position here.
My spies in Warrior MMA and Fitness inform me that Calypso has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Calypso works his way into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov is desperately trying to improve his position but Calypso has a good base and remains in mount.
Calypso trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Harlamov is bucking up trying to escape but Calypso cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Calypso scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Harlamov?
Calypso landing strikes from the mount.
It looks like Garik Harlamov has been cut.
Calypso landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harlamov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Harlamov is trying desperately to improve position.
Calypso scoring with strikes but Harlamov is staying in there.
Harlamov is bucking up trying to escape but Calypso cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Calypso working the ground and pound effectively.
Calypso trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Calypso dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Garik Harlamov's cut.
That's time! Harlamov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
No luck for Harlamov with that takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Harlamov as Calypso shoots in.
Calypso gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Harlamov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Calypso working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Harlamov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Calypso is tightening it up a little... Harlamov has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Harlamov reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Harlamov taps out! Nice BJJ there by Calypso!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jack Calypso!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenalemodisa Mabogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Kovalenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mabogo's entrance music is 3 Doors Down - Duck and Run. A fine choice. Kenalemodisa Mabogo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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260 lbs
43 - 22 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kenalemodisa Mabogo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 22 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Kovalenko!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovalenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Kovalenko.
A head kick misses from Mabogo.
A cross from Kovalenko lands.
It looks like Kenalemodisa Mabogo has been cut.
That kick from Kovalenko tenderised Mabogo's leg. Mabogo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kovalenko sends Mabogo crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kovalenko is motioning to the referee to let Mabogo up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Mabogo is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kovalenko blocks a head kick by Mabogo.
Oh Mabogo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mabogo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mabogo seems to have got his legs back now.
Kovalenko avoids the head kick by Mabogo.
Kovalenko throws an overhand right that has Mabogo reeling! Kovalenko follows up with more punches and Mabogo is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nikolai Kovalenko!
Nikolai Kovalenko is the new super heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Nikolai Kovalenko 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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