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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Angel Toney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Mead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Toney might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Korn - Twisted Transistor. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Angel Toney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Mead!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toney forces Mead back against the cage and clinches.
Mead has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Toney avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mead changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Toney fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Toney closes the distance and pushes Mead back into the cage.
Toney tightens his grip and picks Mead up, before dumping him to the ground. Mead manages to land in guard.
Toney connects with a couple of short punches.
Toney working some strikes from top position.
Toney connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Toney throws a big right hand that misses.
Toney preventing the sweep.
Toney is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mead is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mead has escaped and now he's on top!
Toney 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.
Mead throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Toney works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Toney manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mead manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mead looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Toney scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mead tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Toney is looking to work some ground and pound but Mead has wrist control.
Toney throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mead works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Toney drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mead looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mead looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mead!
Toney tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mead wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Toney gets back to half guard.
Toney is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mead pulls his head out easily.
My spies in The Fortress inform me that Mead has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Mead not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mead is keen to just control but Toney is a slippery customer.
Mead takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mead is looking to take a break and control but Toney is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Toney is pressing down on Mead's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Toney seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Toney looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mead missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Toney is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mead defends well.
Toney has an active guard here but Mead has managed to pass into half guard.
Mead wants to lay and pray for a moment but Toney keeps working.
Mead is nestled in close to Toney, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Toney on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Toney is pressing down on Mead's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toney looking for a guillotine here but Mead defends easily.
Mead wants to control from the top but Toney keeps moving.
Toney is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Mead frees his head nicely. Oh but Toney has switched to an armbar! Mead is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Angel Toney!
A relieved looking Angel Toney 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Tron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Paris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Tron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Paris!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tron lands a right hook to the body.
Paris fails with a takedown attempt.
Tron is looking for a counter combo.
Tron lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Craig Paris has been cut.
Tron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paris moves away.
Tron gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Paris prevents Tron from getting back to his feet.
Paris engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tron is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tron looking for a sweep. Not yet Tron, not yet.
Tron is looking for a triangle but Paris pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tron 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.
Tron looking to control.
Tron looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Paris wanted to stand there but Tron had control of the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tron leaves Paris with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Paris tries to move into range but Tron moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tron lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Paris backs up against the cage.
Tron lands a nice shot that snaps Paris's head back.
Tony Tron is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tron throws a shot to the body.
Tron throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tron throws a good cross that connects.
Paris is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tron connects with a superb combination that knocks Paris out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Tron before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Paris!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tony Tron!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Mackintosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Patrick Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Mackintosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Neil Patrick Harris!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mackintosh throws a hook but Harris blocks it.
Mackintosh wants to clinch up but Harris keeps it at a distance.
Mackintosh gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Harris to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mackintosh seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Mackintosh 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.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Mackintosh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mackintosh looking for a sweep. Not yet Mackintosh, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mackintosh has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Harris has managed to get both his arms back between Mackintosh's legs - danger averted.
Harris preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackintosh is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mackintosh keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Harris postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mackintosh is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mackintosh looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Harris has picked Mackintosh up and slammed him! Mackintosh can't keep hold of the triangle and Harris manages to pass to side control!
Harris thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Harris is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mackintosh knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mackintosh is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Harris off and has taken his back!
Harris trying to get back to his feet but Mackintosh is in full control for now.
Mackintosh is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Mackintosh is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Harris felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Mackintosh looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Harris has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mackintosh is proving hard to escape from.
Mackintosh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Mackintosh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mackintosh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mackintosh wants to sweep here but Harris controlling him for the moment.
Harris drops back looking for a leg! Mackintosh is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mackintosh manages to kick Harris off! Harris jumps back into Mackintosh's guard.
Mackintosh is looking for a triangle here but Harris uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neil Patrick Harris dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mackintosh lands with a nice combination. Harris backs away looking to recover.
That kick from Mackintosh tenderised Harris's leg. Harris is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mackintosh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harris lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mackintosh chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mackintosh.
Mackintosh changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Harris tries to avoid it but Mackintosh manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Harris to the ground. Harris escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mackintosh throws a series of punches but Harris moves out of range.
Mackintosh tries to clinch but Harris moves away
and Harris counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Mackintosh! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Harris!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Neil Patrick Harris!
After winning the bout, Neil Patrick Harris 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Just Roll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Didenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Just Roll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad Didenko!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roll gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Roll tries to pull guard but Didenko won't allow it.
Roll drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Roll tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Didenko just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Just Roll. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Didenko has clasped his hands together around Roll's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Roll tries to improve position but can't.
Didenko tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Didenko is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Roll has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roll is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Didenko tries for a kimura but Roll is defending well.
Didenko is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Roll knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Didenko thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Roll tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Didenko thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Roll is looking to regain half guard here but Didenko keeps moving and retains side control.
Didenko is trying to get an arm triangle but Roll is defending well.
Didenko is working to tighten his grip on Roll's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Roll has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Didenko is really squeezing tight and eventually Roll passes out! Didenko breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Vlad Didenko!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Isa Musa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Lapis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lapis has chosen Once Solemn as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Isa Musa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Lapis!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musa digs a good body shot into Lapis's ribs.
Musa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lapis moves away.
Lapis drives through with a takedown into Musa's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lapis wants to pass the guard but Musa is keeping the position.
Lapis stopping the sweep attempt from Musa.
Lapis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Musa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Musa looking for a sweep. Not yet Musa, not yet.
Lapis passes into half guard.
Musa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lapis seems to be working for a kimura but Musa defends the submission attempt.
Lapis is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Musa is just riding it out for now. Lapis eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapis is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Musa is just riding it out for now. Lapis eventually gives up the hold.
Lapis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Musa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Musa is trying to maintain the position but Lapis is very close to passing his half guard.
Lapis wants to control but Musa is keeping him busy.
Musa tries to get to full guard but Lapis has control of the leg.
Lapis wants to work for an arm triangle but Musa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lapis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Musa doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lapis.
Musa is trying is best to control the position here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lapis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lapis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lapis is working for a kimura but Musa is defending it quite comfortably.
Lapis trying to control from half guard but Musa is working away.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lapis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Musa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lapis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lapis.
Lapis thuds a left hand into Musa's body.
Musa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lapis momentarily.
Isa Musa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Musa misses with a hook.
Musa misses with a looping right.
Musa lands a nice looking body shot.
Lapis lands with a cross.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lapis or perhaps it was just good defense by Musa, which made it look bad.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Musa throws a big shot that misses.
Lapis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Musa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lapis moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrey Lapis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lapis misses with a double jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Musa scores with a four punch combination!
Lapis looks to score with a jab to the body but Musa is just out of range.
Musa misses with a double jab.
Musa throws a hook to the side of Lapis's head but Lapis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lapis is defended easily by Musa.
Lapis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lapis throws a right and a left that Musa avoids nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Musa misses the target.
Lapis misses with a two punch combination.
Lapis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Musa avoids it really well and circles away.
Musa lands with a nice combination. Lapis backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lapis throws a lazy right hand but Musa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Musa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lapis is rocked!
Lapis shoots in looking for a takedown but Musa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lapis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lapis is still on wobbly legs! Can Musa finish him?
Isa Musa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrey Lapis.
Musa slips a jab and a cross from Lapis.
Lapis seems to have recovered his senses.
Lapis fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Musa to the ground. Lapis is now in Musa's guard.
Lapis trying to control the position from guard on top but Musa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Musa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lapis trying to move into half guard but instead Musa has managed to sweep!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Musa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lapis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Musa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapis working for a triangle but Musa defends it easily.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lapis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Musa defends it easily.
Musa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Musa chips away with some ground and pound.
Musa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Musa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lapis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Musa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lapis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Musa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Musa is pushing down on Lapis's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lapis is fighting to maintain full guard but Musa has managed to sneak the leg through.
Musa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Musa working over Lapis with some ground and pound. Lapis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Musa takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Musa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lapis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Musa is thwarting Lapis's attempts to control the position.
Musa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lapis trying to control here.
Lapis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Musa pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musa is trying to control. Lapis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Musa connects with a nice short shot to Lapis's temple.
Musa is trying to control. Lapis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Musa lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lapis tries to roll over but Musa keeps him under control.
Musa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lapis keeps working.
Lapis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Musa is working away from the top position though.
Musa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lapis defending well though.
Lapis has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Musa lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isa Musa dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Musa slaps away a takedown attempt from Lapis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Musa misses with a shot to the body
and Lapis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Musa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lapis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Musa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lapis thinking.
Lapis throws a shot from downtown. Musa moves away and avoids it.
Lapis just misses with a punch to the body.
Lapis loads up on a big right hand but Musa slips the punch.
Lapis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Musa digs a good hook to Lapis's body.
Lapis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lapis throws a right and a left that Musa avoids nicely.
Musa is looking to counter punch.
Lapis dodges the punch combination from Musa.
Musa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapis scores with a nice right hand.
Lapis goes for a double leg but Musa avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Musa continues to drive forward.
Isa Musa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrey Lapis.
Musa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Musa throws a big shot that misses.
Lapis swings for the body but Musa moves out of range.
Musa throws an off balance right hand
and Lapis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Musa lands with a nice combination. Lapis backs away looking to recover.
Musa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lapis doesn't seem bothered though.
Lapis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Musa digs a good hook to Lapis's body.
Lapis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Musa.
Lapis tests Musa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Musa throws a jab but it's blocked by Lapis.
Lapis throws a counter combo.
Lapis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Musa circles away.
Lapis misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Musa counter with a right hand.
Lapis misses with an uppercut.
Lapis throws a series of punches but Musa avoids them all with ease.
Isa Musa is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Lapis. Those never looked like landing.
Musa throws a big counter combination but Lapis scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Musa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Musa throws a sloppy body shot
and Lapis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Musa moves into full guard.
Musa has control of Lapis's left arm, preventing Lapis from doing any damage.
Musa wants to sweep but no luck.
Lapis looking to sit in guard and control but Musa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Musa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musa tries to free his leg and advance position but Lapis is retaining full guard.
Musa is looking to work some ground and pound but Lapis has wrist control.
Musa postures up.
Lapis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Musa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Musa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lapis working for a triangle but Musa defends it easily.
Musa scoring with some ground and pound.
Musa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lapis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Musa has managed to get both his arms back between Lapis's legs - danger averted.
Musa wants to control from the top but Lapis keeps moving.
Andrey Lapis has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Musa throws a big right hand that misses.
Lapis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Musa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've been hearing that Musa has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Musa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Musa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lapis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Musa is in close to Lapis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Musa cracks Lapis with a solid left hand.
Lapis is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Musa frees his head nicely. Oh but Lapis has switched to an armbar! Musa is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Andrey Lapis!
A victorious Andrey Lapis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Dorokhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Sarpong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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202 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Dorokhov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeffrey Sarpong!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorokhov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sarpong connects with a looping right hand.
Sarpong tries to land a front kick but Dorokhov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sarpong connects with a body shot.
A combination from Sarpong does no damage.
Dorokhov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dorokhov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sarpong scores with a jab to the head.
Sarpong cracks Dorokhov with an open hand slap.
Sarpong pushes Dorokhov up against the cage in a clinch.
Sarpong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dorokhov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sarpong tries a body shot but Dorokhov blocks it.
Sarpong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sarpong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dorokhov avoids it.
Dorokhov with a knee to the head.
Dorokhov is pressed up against the cage. Sarpong has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dorokhov down to the mat. Dorokhov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dorokhov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sarpong throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dorokhov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sarpong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dorokhov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorokhov wants to land a leg kick but Sarpong is out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dorokhov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sarpong - the referee stops the clock and Dorokhov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sarpong. Dorokhov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sarpong lands with a slapping head kick.
Sarpong tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dorokhov is able to avoid easily.
Dorokhov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Donk. Dorokhov catches Sarpong right on the button with a cross.
Sarpong moves out of range of the strikes.
Dorokhov throws a hook to the side of Sarpong's head but Sarpong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sarpong drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dorokhov defends it well.
Sarpong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sarpong ducks under a wild hook from Dorokhov.
Dorokhov misses with the combination.
Dorokhov feints and then cracks Sarpong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sarpong down.
Sarpong goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dorokhov throws a hook but Sarpong blocks it.
Dorokhov is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sarpong's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong closes the distance and clinches.
Sarpong lands an elbow that stopped Dorokhov in his tracks for a moment.
Dorokhov tries to throw a body punch but Sarpong avoids it by throwing Dorokhov back against the cage.
Sarpong throws an elbow but it misses.
Sarpong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dorokhov backwards.
Dorokhov tries to work over Sarpong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dorokhov throws an elbow that misses.
Sarpong crunches a lovely knee into Dorokhov's ribcage.
Sarpong prevents a body shot from Dorokhov.
Dorokhov is trying to break the clinch but Sarpong has him pressed against the cage.
Dorokhov lands an elbow just above Sarpong 's eye.
Dorokhov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sarpong's elbow.
Sarpong is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dorokhov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dorokhov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sarpong.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dorokhov.
Dorokhov misses with a punch to the body.
Sarpong digs a right hand underneath Dorokhov's ribcage. Dorokhov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sarpong prevents a body shot from Dorokhov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorokhov cracks Sarpong with a nice body shot.
Sarpong avoiding damage as Dorokhov throws knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Sarpong.
A head punch on the inside from Dorokhov fails to land.
Sarpong is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dorokhov is keeping busy.
Sarpong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dorokhov avoids it.
Sarpong creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sarpong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dorokhov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dorokhov misses with an elbow strike.
Dorokhov swings wildly with an uppercut but Sarpong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dorokhov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sarpong blocks a body shot from Dorokhov.
Sarpong digs a right hand underneath Dorokhov's ribcage. Dorokhov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sarpong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sarpong has Dorokhov pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Sarpong pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Dorokhov tumbling to the mat - Sarpong dives into Dorokhov's guard.
Sarpong trying to control but Dorokhov is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dorokhov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sarpong wants to pass the guard but Dorokhov is keeping the position.
Sarpong throws a big elbow that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sarpong postures up in Dorokhov's guard and throws a big left but Dorokhov blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dorokhov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sarpong works over Dorokhov with some ground and pound from guard.
Sarpong throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Sarpong dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dorokhov is looking to chop away at Sarpong's legs.
Dorokhov motions for Sarpong to come forward. Dorokhov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Dorokhov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dorokhov.
Sarpong has a takedown stuffed.
Sarpong slips a jab from Dorokhov.
Good exchange - Sarpong coming out on top.
Jeffrey Sarpong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sarpong throws a low kick but Dorokhov avoids it.
Dorokhov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dorokhov throws out a powerful jab.
Sarpong tries to clinch up
and Dorokhov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Dorokhov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sarpong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sarpong with the counter takedown but Dorokhov avoids it easily.
Sarpong moves into the clinch.
Dorokhov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sarpong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sarpong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dorokhov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Come on Sarpong - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sarpong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dorokhov is defending well for now.
Dorokhov can't find room to land a body shot as Sarpong controls the action.
Sarpong is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dorokhov to keep the fight standing.
Dorokhov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dorokhov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sarpong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sarpong.
Dorokhov misses with a body punch.
Dorokhov tries to circle away but Sarpong has him pinned against the cage.
Dorokhov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sarpong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sarpong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sarpong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong misses with a body punch.
Come on Sarpong - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dorokhov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jeffrey Sarpong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dorokhov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sarpong has Dorokhov pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Sarpong pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Dorokhov tumbling to the mat - Sarpong dives into Dorokhov's guard.
Sarpong is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sarpong working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Sarpong throws a big elbow that misses.
Sarpong controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong prevents Dorokhov from getting back to his feet.
Sarpong cracks Dorokhov with a solid left hand.
Dorokhov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sarpong on the ground.
Sarpong with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dorokhov looking to control but Sarpong passes into half guard.
Sarpong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sarpong missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sarpong lands strikes from half guard.
Dorokhov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dorokhov tries to get out of the position.
Sarpong is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sarpong is looking to take a break and control but Dorokhov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sarpong thows a huge punch but Dorokhov dodges it nicely.
Sarpong missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sarpong moves nicely into side control.
Sarpong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dorokhov keeps working.
Sarpong throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Sarpong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sarpong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dorokhov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sarpong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dorokhov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sarpong stuns Dorokhov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jeffrey Sarpong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sarpong scores with a sloppy right hand. Dorokhov should have avoided that one.
Sarpong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sarpong has managed to clinch.
Sarpong prevents a body shot from Dorokhov.
Sarpong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sarpong lands a knee to the body.
Sarpong creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dorokhov's defenses.
Sarpong lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees to the body from Sarpong.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sarpong tries to work over Dorokhov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sarpong creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dorokhov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sarpong blocks it with crossed arms.
Dorokhov misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorokhov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sarpong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dorokhov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sarpong lands a hook that snaps the head of Dorokhov backwards.
Sarpong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dorokhov's face.
Sarpong has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sarpong lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Sergey Dorokhov has been cut.
Sarpong looking to throw knees to the head but Dorokhov is blocking nicely.
Sarpong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sarpong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dorokhov missing with knees to the body.
Dorokhov tries to throw a body punch but Sarpong avoids it by throwing Dorokhov back against the cage.
Sarpong lands a good knee to the midsection. Dorokhov won't want to take too many of those.
Sarpong has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dorokhov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sarpong trying to stall but Dorokhov improves his position.
Sarpong is working Dorokhov over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sarpong.
Sarpong crunches a lovely knee into Dorokhov's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sarpong creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dorokhov's defenses.
Dorokhov tries to land knees in the clinch but Sarpong avoids the damage to the body.
Sarpong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sarpong.
Sarpong lands an elbow that stopped Dorokhov in his tracks for a moment.
Sarpong scores with a shoulder strike.
Sarpong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Good body shot from Sarpong.
Dorokhov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Sarpong.
Sarpong pulls guard effortlessly.
Sarpong working for a triangle but Dorokhov defends it easily.
Dorokhov is sitting in close to Sarpong's body. Sarpong has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Dorokhov is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Dorokhov is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Sarpong.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jeffrey Sarpong!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Griffiths (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasiliy Khrapov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khrapov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rocky road to Dublin (RUS). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
18 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephen Griffiths!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasiliy Khrapov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khrapov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Griffiths is trying to defend but Khrapov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Griffiths actively working from the bottom here.
Khrapov is trying to control. Griffiths wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Griffiths looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khrapov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Griffiths wants to improve his position but Khrapov is controlling well.
Griffiths is not content to let Khrapov control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffiths manages to get to full guard.
Khrapov tries to free his leg and advance position but Griffiths is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khrapov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Griffiths seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Khrapov wants to control from the top but Griffiths keeps moving.
Khrapov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Griffiths. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Griffiths has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Khrapov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Griffiths looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffiths had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Khrapov defends it easily.
Khrapov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Griffiths's head.
Griffiths is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Khrapov preventing the sweep.
Khrapov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Griffiths is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Khrapov preventing the sweep.
Khrapov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Griffiths has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Khrapov has managed to get both his arms back between Griffiths's legs - danger averted.
Khrapov stopping the sweep attempt from Griffiths.
Griffiths looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Khrapov landing with the ground and pound.
Khrapov postures up.
Khrapov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Griffiths tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Khrapov looking to pass the guard.
Khrapov slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Khrapov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Khrapov's back!
Griffiths missing with punches from the back.
Griffiths looking to break Khrapov's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Khrapov remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Griffiths will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Griffiths is trying to stick to Khrapov's back but Khrapov is turning into Griffiths. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Griffiths's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Khrapov.
Khrapov slips nicely into half guard.
Khrapov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Griffiths regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Khrapov.
Griffiths has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Khrapov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Griffiths keeping moving, preventing Khrapov from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Griffiths is working hard here to advance position.
Khrapov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Khrapov stopping the sweep attempt from Griffiths.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Griffiths utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Khrapov is looking to work some ground and pound but Griffiths has wrist control.
Khrapov pushing down on Griffiths's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffiths actively working from the bottom here.
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 Stephen Griffiths will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Khrapov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Griffiths on the side of the head.
Griffiths lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Khrapov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khrapov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Griffiths shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Khrapov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Griffiths has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Khrapov finds it's way round the side to connect with Griffiths's head.
Griffiths throws a sloppy head kick
and Khrapov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Griffiths fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Khrapov is out of range.
Griffiths uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khrapov.
Griffiths takes one to the chin there.
Griffiths pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khrapov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Griffiths scores with a head kick. Khrapov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Khrapov misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths gets a double leg takedown into Khrapov's guard.
Griffiths wants to control from the top but Khrapov keeps moving.
Griffiths throws a big right hand that misses.
Griffiths in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Griffiths drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Khrapov dives on top into guard.
Khrapov throwing strikes but missing.
Griffiths preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Griffiths working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Khrapov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Khrapov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Griffiths is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Khrapov trying to control but Griffiths is working from the bottom.
Griffiths working a defensive guard here.
Khrapov wants to control from the top but Griffiths keeps moving.
Griffiths working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Khrapov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Khrapov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths keeping moving, preventing Khrapov from controlling successfully.
Khrapov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Griffiths is trying to control the position but Khrapov postures up.
Khrapov with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Griffiths steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Khrapov. That one must have hurt.
Khrapov looks to land a right hand but Griffiths moved out of range.
Griffiths cracks Khrapov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Khrapov throws a leg kick but Griffiths checks it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Griffiths. Khrapov shrugs it off though.
Griffiths throws a head kick but Khrapov moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths has a takedown stuffed.
Griffiths connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Griffiths steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khrapov.
Vasiliy Khrapov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Khrapov misses.
Griffiths shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Griffiths was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khrapov is looking to reverse the position.
Griffiths swings around for an armbar but Khrapov sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Griffiths's guard.
Khrapov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Khrapov looking to sit in guard and control but Griffiths gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Griffiths trying to control but Khrapov is working from the bottom.
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 Stephen Griffiths will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Griffiths lands an overhand right.
Khrapov checks the leg kick.
Khrapov moves into the clinch successfully.
Khrapov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Khrapov.
Nice body punch from Khrapov.
Griffiths breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Griffiths throws a head kick that misses.
Griffiths swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khrapov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Khrapov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khrapov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffiths moves away.
Griffiths cracks Khrapov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Khrapov avoids the head kick by Griffiths.
Khrapov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griffiths keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khrapov wants to counter with a clinch but Griffiths pushes him away.
Khrapov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Griffiths throws a sloppy head kick
and Khrapov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Griffiths thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khrapov misses with a takedown attempt
and Griffiths counters with a leg kick.
Khrapov shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Khrapov slips a nice elbow through Griffiths's hands, connecting with Griffiths's forehead.
Khrapov slips a nice elbow through Griffiths's hands, connecting with Griffiths's forehead.
Khrapov trying to control from half guard but Griffiths is working away.
Stephen Griffiths overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Griffiths wants to improve his position but Khrapov is controlling well.
Khrapov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khrapov is looking to take a break and control but Griffiths is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Khrapov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Griffiths has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Khrapov is working away from the top position though.
Griffiths is looking for a sweep. Khrapov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Khrapov 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.
Khrapov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Griffiths is pressing down on Khrapov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Griffiths has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Khrapov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Griffiths has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Khrapov should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Griffiths has tightened it up now! Khrapov should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Stephen Griffiths!
Stephen Griffiths is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Stephen Griffiths 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Kristus Koistinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Manison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manison has chosen Wherever I May Roam as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Kristus Koistinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Manison!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koistinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Manison's sensitive parts.
Koistinen dodges the punch combination from Manison.
Koistinen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Manison.
Manison ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Manison. Beautiful body shot.
Koistinen misses with a jab to the body
and Manison counters with a two punch combo.
Manison moves out of range of the body kick from Koistinen.
Koistinen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Manison takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
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!
Koistinen misses with a hook. Manison ducked under it nicely.
Kristus Koistinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manison lands a head shot.
Koistinen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Manison misses with a double jab
and Koistinen counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Konstantin Manison has been cut.
Manison throws a hook but Koistinen avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Manison misses with a straight right.
Manison 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.
Manison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Manison wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manison fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Koistinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manison manages to avoid it.
Manison ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Manison lunges at Koistinen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Koistinen's hand.
Koistinen delivers a nice body kick.
Manison throws a looping overhand right but Koistinen ducks down to avoid it.
As Manison backs away, Koistinen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Koistinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Koistinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Manison showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Koistinen.
An inside leg kick lands from Koistinen.
Koistinen slips under a jab.
Koistinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Koistinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manison has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Koistinen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manison misses with a two punch combination.
Koistinen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Koistinen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Manison in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manison misses with the combination.
Manison shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Koistinen eats them both and turns towards Manison to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Koistinen misses with a body kick.
Koistinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Koistinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Manison stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good shot there by Manison.
Koistinen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at RNC Sport Club in the buildup to the fight.
Manison misses with a wild combination.
Koistinen throws a chopping leg kick but Manison manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Koistinen scores with a jab to the body.
Manison slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Manison misses with an uppercut.
Manison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Manison scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Koistinen defending well as Manison loads up on a big left hand.
Manison misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen throws a half hearted mid kick.
A clash of legs there as Manison blocks the low kick.
Manison throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Koistinen misses with a low kick as Manison jumps back.
Manison keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Koistinen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Manison throws a body shot but no joy.
Manison avoids the body shot from Koistinen.
Koistinen takes one to the chin there.
Koistinen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Manison finds it's way round the side to connect with Koistinen's head.
Koistinen throws a head kick but Manison moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Koistinen 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 Manison has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Manison and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Manison paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manison throws a jab but it's blocked by Koistinen.
Koistinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Koistinen walks into a left hand.
Manison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koistinen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manison avoids a kick to the body.
Koistinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Manison scores with a one two! Koistinen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Manison shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Koistinen eats them both and turns towards Manison to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Koistinen is rocked!
Good leg kick by Koistinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oh Koistinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koistinen dodges the punch combination from Manison.
Koistinen seems to have got his legs back now.
Manison has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Koistinen.
Koistinen misses the shot to the body.
Manison misses with a two punch combination.
Manison keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Manison is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Koistinen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Koistinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koistinen misses with a lunging right hand
and Manison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koistinen lands a front kick.
Koistinen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Manison changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Manison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Manison's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Koistinen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Koistinen lands a nice looking body shot.
Koistinen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Manison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Manison digs a good body shot into Koistinen's ribs.
Manison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Koistinen misses with a straight right.
As Koistinen backs off Manison throws a huge counter combo but Koistinen manages to avoid it all.
Koistinen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Koistinen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Koistinen works the jab nicely.
Manison is looking to chop away at Koistinen's legs.
Nice uppercut lands for Koistinen. That snapped Manison's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koistinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Manison's calf.
Koistinen is looking to land body kicks.
Koistinen throws a big shot that misses.
Manison misses the jab.
Koistinen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Manison crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Koistinen - the referee stops the clock and Manison gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Koistinen. Manison manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Koistinen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Manison is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manison moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Manison slips under a jab.
A jab from Manison misses.
Koistinen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Manison's head backwards.
Manison is rocked!
A combination from Manison does no damage.
Manison misses with a looping right.
Koistinen lands with a good body shot.
Manison lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Koistinen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Manison has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Koistinen finds it's way round the side to connect with Manison's head.
Manison is still on wobbly legs! Can Koistinen finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manison ducks straight into an uppercut from Koistinen and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Manison manages to regain guard straight away.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Manison is on top in guard.
Koistinen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Manison defends well.
Manison wanted to stand there but Koistinen had control of the position.
Manison seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen 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.
Koistinen is trying to keep Manison in close.
Manison wants to stand but Koistinen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Koistinen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koistinen controls Manison momentarily but Manison frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manison decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Koistinen takes a swing at Manison's ribcage but misses.
Koistinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Manison's sensitive parts.
Good work by Manison as he checks the leg kick.
Manison throws a counter combo.
Manison gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Koistinen.
Koistinen dodges the punch combination from Manison.
Koistinen half committed to a counter leg kick.
Manison's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Manison slips a jab from Koistinen.
Koistinen catches Manison with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A nice leg kick lands there from Koistinen.
Manison moves out of range as Koistinen strikes.
Koistinen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Koistinen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Manison. Manison circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Koistinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manison moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen throws the kick towards the body but Manison avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koistinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Manison throws a right hand that Koistinen ducks under and follows up with a left that Koistinen also avoids with ease.
Manison moves out of range of the body kick.
Manison looks to land a combination. Koistinen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Koistinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Manison.
Manison throws an overhand right that lands on Koistinen's shoulder, as Koistinen tries to avoid the shot.
Manison takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Manison connects with a right hand. Koistinen shakes it off.
Manison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koistinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Manison.
Manison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koistinen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Koistinen moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manison lands a nice shot that snaps Koistinen's head back.
Manison gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Manison catches Koistinen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Koistinen looks for the body kick but Manison saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kristus Koistinen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Manison's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Manison lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Koistinen can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Manison and Koistinen drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Manison.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konstantin Manison!
Konstantin Manison is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Konstantin Manison thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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