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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcin Held (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Alonso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Held might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bob Marley - Buffalo soldier. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcin Held!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carlos Alonso!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alonso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Held manages to avoid it.
Alonso cracks Held with an open hand slap.
Held dodges the punch combination from Alonso.
As Alonso tries to get set, Held tries to push him back and clinch up but Alonso manages to avoid the attempt.
Alonso rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Held moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Held is looking to counter the offense by Alonso and move into the clinch.
Alonso uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Held.
Alonso connects with an inside leg kick.
Alonso lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Held showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alonso.
Held half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Held needs to keep his hands up - Alonso had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Held misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alonso lands a jab-cross combination.
Alonso throws a shot to the body.
Carlos Alonso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Alonso, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Held tries to counter by clinching up but Alonso breaks away and moves out of range.
Held throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alonso unleashes a big counter combination but Held bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Held ducks right into an uppercut from Alonso.
Held takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alonso with a nice cross.
Alonso lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Held backs up against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alonso throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Alonso throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alonso lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A punch combination from Alonso misses.
Held tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Alonso manages to circle out of the way.
Held swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A good leg kick by Alonso.
Alonso looks to score with a jab to the body but Held is just out of range.
Held looks for a takedown but Alonso sprawls well.
Alonso scores with a one two! Held had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Alonso throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alonso lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alonso has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Held waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alonso.
Carlos Alonso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Held tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alonso lands a two punch combo.
Alonso lands with a thumping leg kick.
Held shoots for a double leg takedown but Alonso sprawls well. He's pushed Held's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alonso is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A swing and a miss from Held.
Alonso cracks Held with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alonso lands a nice shot that snaps Held's head back.
Nice cross by Alonso.
Held on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alonso. Alonso obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Alonso does no damage.
Held tries to counter by clinching up but Alonso breaks away and moves out of range.
Alonso lands a jab-cross combination.
Alonso works over Held's head and body with a nice combination.
Held tries to clinch but Alonso moves out of range.
Alonso throws a right hand that Held ducks under and follows up with a left that Held also avoids with ease.
Alonso circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Held 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Held dodges the punch combination from Alonso.
Held tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Alonso dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Alonso throws a series of punches but Held avoids them all with ease.
Held drops down looking for a counter takedown but Alonso sprawls and moves away.
Alonso misses with a few strikes there.
Held tries to counter by clinching up but Alonso breaks away and moves out of range.
A punch combination from Alonso misses.
Alonso misses with a series of wild punches.
Alonso misses with a jab, cross combination.
Held is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Alonso.
Alonso sizes up Held with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Held takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alonso throws a right hand that Held ducks under and follows up with a left that Held also avoids with ease.
Alonso looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Alonso scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alonso cracks the inside of Held's front leg.
Alonso avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alonso shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Held eats them both and turns towards Alonso to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Marcin Held is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alonso lands with a cross.
Held shoots in for a takedown but Alonso shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Alonso moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Alonso lands with a nice combination. Held backs away looking to recover.
Held tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alonso swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alonso fails to land with a series of punches.
Held feinted with a counter takedown.
Held looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
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!
Alonso blocks the body kick.
Alonso scores with a one two! Held had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Held looks for the body kick but Alonso saw that one coming.
Alonso throws the kick towards the body but Held avoids it.
Held seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Alonso throws a nice head kick!
Alonso swinging wildly here.
As Alonso tries to get set, Held tries to push him back and clinch up but Alonso manages to avoid the attempt.
Held drops his hands momentarily and Alonso takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Alonso misses with a few strikes there.
Alonso lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Alonso displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alonso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carlos Alonso seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Held drops his hands momentarily and Alonso takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Held might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Alonso throws a head kick that misses.
Held is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Alonso.
Alonso misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Held.
Alonso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That kick from Alonso tenderised Held's leg. Held is trying to keep his angry face on.
Held takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Alonso misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alonso has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alonso swats away the attempt to clinch by Held.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alonso swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Held tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Alonso manages to circle out of the way.
Alonso throws a left and a right that both miss
and Held counters by clinching up.
Held is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Alonso scores with a nice hook to the head.
Held is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Alonso to keep the fight standing.
Held decides to pull guard.
Held is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Alonso rolls with it to try and escape but Held cranks on the arm and Alonso is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marcin Held!
Marcin Held very nearly forgot to thank Arcticus University: London amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
The defeated Carlos Alonso had this to say: 'No'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Igor Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Duim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danny Duim!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov dives in and grabs Duim's left leg, looking for a takedown. Duim pushes down on Ivanov's head and hops out.
Ivanov with a poor takedown
and Duim cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ivanov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Duim cracks Ivanov with a good jab.
Ivanov tries to clinch up but Duim circles away and keeps his distance.
Ivanov fails with the takedown
letting Duim counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Ivanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ivanov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Duim counters with a left and a right that stings Ivanov.
Ivanov is looking to clinch but Duim is avoiding it.
It seemed like Duim was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Duim catches Ivanov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jab from Duim.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duim cracks Ivanov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ivanov shoots in but Duim avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov shoots in but Duim avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ivanov drives through with a takedown into Duim's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Duim controlling Ivanov's posture.
Ivanov stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Danny Duim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ivanov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Duim counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Duim bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ivanov dives in for a single leg takedown but Duim sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Ivanov is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Duim pinned against the ropes. Duim gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Duim rushes Ivanov and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Duim pushes Ivanov back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Ivanov takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Igor Ivanov has been cut.
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!
Duim manages to break the clinch.
Duim fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Duim lands with a straight right. Ivanov didn't see that one coming.
Ivanov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ivanov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Duim connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ivanov scrambles back to his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Duim. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Duim.
Ivanov is rocked!
Duim lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Ivanov head around and knocks him out cold! Duim hops onto the ropes and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Danny Duim!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Kennedy will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bryan Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Michaels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kennedy.
Michaels misses with an uppercut. Kennedy saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kennedy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Michaels lands a slapping body shot.
Michaels throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kennedy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kennedy throws a right and a left that Michaels avoids nicely.
Kennedy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels connects with a jab.
Michaels catches Kennedy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Michaels looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Michaels lands a nice looking body shot.
Kennedy tries to clinch there but Michaels circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Michaels. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Michaels.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice side step and Kennedy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Michaels closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Kennedy! Michaels dives in looking to finish! Kennedy is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryan Michaels!
A very excited looking Bryan Michaels made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barack Obama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Qasim Barakat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Qasim Barakat has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Barack Obama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Qasim Barakat!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barakat blocks a jab.
Barakat gets caught napping as Obama dives in and scores a takedown. Barakat manages to retain guard.
Obama trying to control but Barakat is working from the bottom.
Obama is working Barakat over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Barakat trying to control the position.
Obama drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Obama jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Obama distracts Barakat with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obama wants to control from the top but Barakat keeps moving.
Obama postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama lands a couple of digs.
Obama works over Barakat with some ground and pound from guard.
Obama postures up and lands a big shot to Barakat's brow.
Barakat is trying to control the position but Obama postures up.
Obama in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barakat trying to keep a closed guard but Obama is proving a slippery customer.
Obama wants to pass the guard but Barakat is keeping the position.
Barakat keeping moving, preventing Obama from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama advances to half guard.
Obama tries to pass the half guard into mount. Barakat knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Obama wants to control but Barakat is keeping him busy.
Obama wants to pass the guard but Barakat is defending well.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Barakat can do anything to dispel that myth.
Barakat is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Barakat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obama.
Obama looks to land a left hand but Barakat moved out of range nicely.
Obama throws a series of punches but Barakat moves out of range.
Obama throws a big shot that misses.
Obama scores with a hook to the body. Barakat takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've been told by Obama's head coaches at Grindhouse that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Obama misses with a wild body shot.
Obama backing away here, and Barakat unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barakat moves into the clinch.
Barakat has Obama pushed against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barakat.
Barakat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Obama is trying to break the clinch but Barakat is controlling him.
Obama throws a punch but it's blocked by Barakat.
Barakat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Obama tries to throw a body punch but Barakat avoids it by throwing Obama back against the ropes.
Barakat digs a right hand underneath Obama's ribcage. Obama let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Barakat lands a nice knee to the body.
Obama drops down looking for an ankle pick but Barakat pulls his leg out and moves away.
Barakat lands with a kick to the ribs.
Obama is breathing heavily.
Barakat connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Obama momentarily.
Barakat uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Obama has time to react.
Barakat staying out of range there.
Barakat looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barakat goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obama misses with a looping left.
Nice body kick from Barakat.
Barakat scores with a leg kick.
Barakat works the jab nicely.
Obama is rocked!
Barakat lands a big right hand that sends Obama crashing to the mat! Barakat stays standing though and waves Obama back to his feet!
Oh Obama is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barakat lands an uppercut, right on the button! Obama tumbles backwards into the ropes, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Qasim Barakat!
Qasim Barakat bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Barack Obama was interviewed post fight and said 'My fellow africans,We must blame it on the Republicans mismanagement of my sliders. We need to come together and condemn this act of irresponsibility. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Adam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Adam is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark Adam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Albert Ford!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adam shoots in but no luck this time.
Ford scores with a sloppy right hand. Adam should have avoided that one.
Ford misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Ford. Those never looked like landing.
Ford lands with a hook. Adam tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ford. Adam does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adam manages to avoid it.
Ford gets a clinch.
Ford gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Adam.
Ford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adam misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Adam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ford closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ford has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford cracks Adam with a nice body shot.
Ford pulls Adam into guard.
Adam pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ford is keeping the position for now.
Adam prevents Ford from getting back to his feet.
Adam trying to control the position from guard on top but Ford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adam trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ford wants to stand and escape but Adam is having none of it.
Ford keeping full guard, as Adam tries to pass.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ford pulls Adam in to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Adam really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford gets a clinch.
Adam jumps guard but Ford stands there with Adam around his waist. Adam gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ford digs a right hand into Adam's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Adam's gas tank.
Adam drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ford gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Adam is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Ford gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adam backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ford.
Ford lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ford jumps into guard, dragging Adam to the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ford can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ford 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.
Adam trying to control the position from guard on top but Ford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam passes into half guard.
Ford looks like he's trying to stand up.
Adam throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ford wants to get back to full guard.
Adam is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Adam takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Adam tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ford tries to buck Adam off but he can't manage it.
Adam takes Ford's back.
Adam is looking to control Ford but Ford is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Adam sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Ford taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mark Adam!
Mark Adam took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I want to thank all my supporters and do not forget also to the coach who never tired of teaching me all these years. Besides that, I want to thank my parents who gave me encouragement. To my opponent, I hope you're all afraid to meet with me because I will kick your ass ...'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eddy Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rapen Murder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rapen Murder is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eddy Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rapen Murder!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murder fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Edwards looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Murder has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Edwards is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Edwards shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Edwards was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Edwards wants to control but Murder is keeping him busy.
Edwards knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Murder on the ground.
Edwards misses with the ground and pound.
Edwards lands a nice forearm strike.
Edwards fails to land a wild elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edwards remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Edwards trying to control the action but Murder is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards working the ground and pound but Murder is defending the strikes.
Edwards throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Edwards lands a decent elbow from side control.
Edwards grinds an elbow into Murder's temple.
Edwards is working Murder over with some ground and pound from side control.
Edwards trying to control the position but Murder is working away.
Edwards working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Murder knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Murder is trying to improve his position.
Edwards throwing strikes but Murder manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Murder tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Murder has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Murder throws an elbow but Edwards slips to the side and avoids it well.
Edwards tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Murder wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Murder wants to control but Edwards is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Edwards is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Murder's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Murder is trying for a kimura here. Edwards looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Murder wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rapen Murder!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Sutcliffe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Sutcliffe!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sutcliffe missing with a left hand there. Turner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turner changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sutcliffe throws a body shot but no joy.
Sutcliffe lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Bobby Turner has been cut.
Turner tries for a takedown but Sutcliffe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Sutcliffe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Turner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sutcliffe.
Sloppy strikes from Sutcliffe. Those never looked like landing.
Sutcliffe throws a shot from downtown. Turner moves away and avoids it.
Sutcliffe lunges at Turner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Turner's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sutcliffe missing with a left hand there. Turner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sutcliffe misses with a lunging right hand
and Turner decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sutcliffe's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sutcliffe can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sutcliffe trying to strike off his back.
Sutcliffe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutcliffe trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Sutcliffe trying to control the position.
Turner wants to control from the top but Sutcliffe keeps moving.
Turner is looking to work some ground and pound but Sutcliffe has wrist control.
Sutcliffe lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sutcliffe postures up.
Turner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sutcliffe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Turner is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Turner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sutcliffe preventing the sweep.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sutcliffe tries to free his leg and advance position but Turner is retaining full guard.
Sutcliffe slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Peter Sutcliffe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turner staying out of range there.
Sutcliffe misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sutcliffe. Turner does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sutcliffe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Turner.
Turner makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sutcliffe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Turner chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sutcliffe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sutcliffe throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Turner controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Turner postures up and lands a big shot to Sutcliffe's brow.
Turner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Turner with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutcliffe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Turner is looking to work some ground and pound but Sutcliffe has wrist control.
Turner preventing the sweep.
Sutcliffe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Turner is looking to work some ground and pound but Sutcliffe has wrist control.
Turner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Turner trying to control the position from guard on top but Sutcliffe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sutcliffe is trying to control the position but Turner postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turner tries for a takedown but Sutcliffe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Turner closes the distance and clinches up with Sutcliffe, looking for a takedown. Turner pushes Sutcliffe against the ropes but Sutcliffe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Turner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turner has his takedown stuffed
and Sutcliffe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Peter Sutcliffe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bobby Turner's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Turner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sutcliffe finds it's way round the side to connect with Turner's head.
Turner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Turner slips under a jab from Sutcliffe.
Turner appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sutcliffe has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Turner is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Turner walks into a left hand.
Sutcliffe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Turner takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice sprawl there from Sutcliffe as Turner shoots in.
Sutcliffe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Turner ducks right into an uppercut from Sutcliffe.
Sutcliffe might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Turner misses with a takedown attempt
and Sutcliffe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sutcliffe.
Sutcliffe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sutcliffe, as that shot connected.
Sutcliffe lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sutcliffe.
Turner is rocked!
Sutcliffe connects with a right that clearly hurt Turner. He's backed up against the ropes with nowhere to go as Sutcliffe proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Turner collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Sutcliffe!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phol Murhaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Myler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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183 lbs
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181 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phol Murhaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Myler!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myler checks the leg kick nicely there.
Murhaa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Murhaa lands a jab to the head.
Murhaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa misses with a two punch combination.
Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Myler.
Murhaa moves out of range as Myler throws a body kick.
Myler cracks a nice hook into Murhaa's ribs.
Murhaa connects with an inside leg kick.
Myler throws a jab when Murhaa was well out of range.
Myler throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murhaa counters with a nice leg kick.
Murhaa throws a head kick but Myler moves out of range.
Murhaa throws a body kick that misses.
Myler digs a good body shot into Murhaa's ribs.
Myler misses with an uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Myler.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murhaa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Myler's sensitive parts.
A head kick misses from Murhaa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa jabs Myler to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Myler paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Murhaa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murhaa throws an off balance right hand
enabling Myler to counter with a crisp jab.
Murhaa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Murhaa throws a right and a left that Myler avoids nicely.
Myler tries a quick counter leg kick but Murhaa is wise to it.
Murhaa wants to slow Myler down by chopping away at his legs.
Murhaa misses with the combination.
Murhaa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Myler has time to react.
Murhaa moves away from the strike by Myler.
Murhaa misses the shot to the body.
Myler moves out of range as Murhaa strikes.
Myler feints a counter leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Murhaa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murhaa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhaa misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Myler on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Myler checks the leg kick nicely there.
Murhaa takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myler lands a really nice looking cross but Murhaa seems unphased.
Murhaa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick from Myler misses.
Myler misses with a low kick.
Nice shot by Murhaa.
A chopping leg kick lands by Myler.
Myler throws a poor cross that misses
and Murhaa counters with a nice kick to the body.
Myler misses with a straight right.
Myler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Myler throws a lazy uppercut
and Murhaa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice shot by Murhaa.
Myler throws a series of punches but Murhaa avoids them all with ease.
Good leg kick by Myler there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Myler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murhaa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Murhaa throws a push kick but Myler slaps the foot to one side.
Myler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Myler throws an overhand right that lands on Murhaa's shoulder, as Murhaa tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myler throws a wild body kick that Murhaa sees coming a mile off.
Murhaa thows a body kick. Myler tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Myler misses with a straight left.
Murhaa misses with a hook
and Myler counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murhaa. That's going to slow Myler down.
Myler misses the shot to the body.
Myler slips a jab from Murhaa.
Myler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murhaa missing with a left hand there. Myler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Myler.
Murhaa cracks a nice hook into Myler's ribs.
Murhaa clinches.
Murhaa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Murhaa.
Murhaa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Myler backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Murhaa.
Myler trying to control the position but instead, Murhaa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Myler into the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Murhaa.
Murhaa misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Murhaa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murhaa misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murhaa.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murhaa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Myler blocking some punches.
Murhaa tries to work over Myler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murhaa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phol Murhaa dominated that round.
That's time! Murhaa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Murhaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Myler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murhaa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Murhaa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Myler can do to turn this around?
Murhaa darts in and clinches Myler up against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Murhaa as Myler tries to tie him up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Murhaa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Myler blocking some punches.
Murhaa lands a shoulder strike.
Murhaa has a couple of punches blocked by Myler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murhaa.
Myler content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Still in the clinch, Murhaa scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myler is trying to maintain a safe position but Murhaa gets an underhook and turns Myler into the ropes.
Murhaa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murhaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Myler is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Murhaa fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murhaa.
Murhaa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Myler backwards.
Murhaa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murhaa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murhaa.
Murhaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murhaa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Myler up against the ropes.
Murhaa lands a right hand.
Myler is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Murhaa lands a left hand.
Murhaa stalling against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murhaa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murhaa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Murhaa fails to land.
Murhaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Myler.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Murhaa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Myler is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Murhaa leaning against his opponent.
Murhaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murhaa.
Nice body punch from Murhaa - that landed with a thud.
Murhaa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Murhaa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Myler.
Myler blocking some punches.
Murhaa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Myler.
Murhaa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mylers head.
Murhaa blocks a body shot from Myler.
Murhaa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Myler or not.
Myler stalling in the clinch but Murhaa improves position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Murhaa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Murhaa pushes Myler back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Murhaa fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phol Murhaa dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Myler misses with a left hand
and Murhaa counters with a right hand to the body.
Murhaa thows a leg kick but Myler checks it
and Myler counters with a nice low kick that buckles Murhaa's knee momentarily.
Murhaa moves out of range as Myler throws a body kick.
Myler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Myler connects with an inside leg kick.
Myler tries to keep at a distance but Murhaa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Myler blocks an uppercut.
Murhaa lands a right hand.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Myler trying to control the position but instead, Murhaa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Myler into the ropes.
Murhaa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myler looking to slow down the pace here.
Murhaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Myler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Myler blocks a body shot from Murhaa.
A short body shot lands from Murhaa as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Murhaa.
Myler stalling in the clinch but Murhaa improves position.
Myler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murhaa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murhaa pressing his opponent against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murhaa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Murhaa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murhaa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murhaa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murhaa lands a hook that snaps the head of Myler backwards.
Murhaa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Myler backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Myler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murhaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murhaa is stalling here.
Murhaa slows down the pace here.
Murhaa lands a shot to the body.
Phol Murhaa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa lands with a light punch inside.
Murhaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murhaa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Myler or not.
Murhaa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Myler.
Murhaa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murhaa misses with some punches.
Murhaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murhaa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Myler backwards.
Myler dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Murhaa - that landed with a thud.
Myler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Murhaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murhaa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Myler.
Murhaa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Myler backwards.
A short left from Murhaa.
A nice left hand lands by Murhaa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murhaa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch on the inside from Murhaa fails to land.
Murhaa tries to work over Myler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phol Murhaa clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Murhaa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Myler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murhaa jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Myler throws a jab when Murhaa was well out of range.
Myler throws a leg kick which misses Murhaa's front leg but catches the back leg as Murhaa tries to avoid it.
Murhaa checks the leg kick.
Murhaa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Myler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Murhaa moves forwards but Myler connects with a nice, crisp jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Murhaa.
An inside leg kick lands from Myler.
A telegraphed right hand from Murhaa misses the target.
Myler throws a hook to the side of Murhaa's head but Murhaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Myler moves out of range of the body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Murhaa. Those never looked like landing.
Murhaa throws a wild body kick that Myler sees coming a mile off.
A big left from Murhaa misses.
Murhaa scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myler throws a shot from downtown. Murhaa moves away and avoids it.
Myler swings widly with a right hand
and Murhaa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Murhaa.
Murhaa slowing the pace effectively.
Murhaa slowing the pace effectively.
Murhaa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mylers head.
A left hand lands to the body for Murhaa.
Nice body punch from Murhaa - that landed with a thud.
Murhaa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Murhaa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Myler is trying to maintain a safe position but Murhaa gets an underhook and turns Myler into the ropes.
Murhaa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Myler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murhaa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mylers head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa scores with a shot to the side of Myler's head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Murhaa lands a nice uppercut.
Murhaa pushes Myler back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murhaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Myler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhaa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Myler backwards.
Myler is rocked!
Murhaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Myler is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Myler is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murhaa effectively controlling the action here.
Murhaa lands a left hand.
Murhaa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Myler up against the ropes.
Murhaa lands with a left to the head.
Murhaa lands with a short shot to the head.
Myler is still on wobbly legs! Can Murhaa finish him?
Murhaa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Myler up against the ropes.
Myler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Murhaa.
Myler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murhaa pushes Myler against the ropes. Murhaa is working some dirty boxing. Murhaa pushes off with a quick right hook! Myler goes down! Myler tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Murhaa moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phol Murhaa!
Phol Murhaa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Hopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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290 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jacob Hopper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robert Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hopper.
Hopper slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A big left from Hopper misses.
Sullivan wants to counter the offense by Hopper and move into the clinch position.
We've been told by Hopper's head coaches at Ironfist MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sullivan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sullivan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sullivan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hopper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hopper throws a jab but it's blocked by Sullivan.
Sullivan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hopper.
Sullivan counters with a body kick.
Hopper fails to land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Sullivan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hopper throws a series of punches but Sullivan moves out of range.
Sullivan takes the fight into the clinch.
Sullivan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hopper's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sullivan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sullivan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hopper is trying to break the clinch but Sullivan is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopper blocks an elbow strike.
Sullivan lands a nice knee to the body.
Sullivan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sullivan scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jacob Hopper has been cut.
Hopper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sullivan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sullivan throws a punch but it's blocked by Hopper.
Sullivan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hopper blocks it with crossed arms.
Sullivan landing knees to the head.
Sullivan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hopper avoids it.
Hopper can't break the clinch.
Hopper tries to circle away but Sullivan has him pinned against the ropes.
Sullivan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sullivan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hopper is breathing heavily.
Sullivan lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopper takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan connects with a knee to the head.
Sullivan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hopper's face.
Sullivan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sullivan lands a knee to the head.
Sullivan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sullivan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sullivan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sullivan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sullivan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hopper's face.
Sullivan lands a nice knee to the body.
Sullivan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jacob Hopper's cut is getting worse.
Sullivan tries a knee to the head but Hopper blocks it.
Sullivan lands with a short shot to the head.
A knee to the head by Sullivan.
Sullivan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan with a knee to the head.
Hopper is rocked!
Sullivan working the clinch nicely. Hopper is working for position but Sullivan cracks him with a big knee to the head! Hopper crumples up against the ropes and Sullivan lands two more shots before the ref can save Hopper! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Robert Sullivan!
A less than humble Robert Sullivan misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guido Gloom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Shine Bright like a Diamond. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Guido Gloom had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Guido Gloom!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Black!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Black - just one landing.
Black tries to bum rush Gloom with a series of wild strikes but Gloom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gloom delivers a nice body kick.
Gloom cracks Black with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
It looks like Matt Black has been cut.
Gloom lands a leg kick that knocks Black off balance momentarily.
Gloom lands a nice leg kick that just misses Black's sensitive parts.
Gloom pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gloom with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Black doesn't manage to clinch there - Gloom circles away.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Black looks to score with a jab to the body but Gloom is just out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Gloom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black walks into a jab.
A jab from Gloom finds it's way through Black's defenses.
Black jabs at Gloom's body.
Gloom tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Black is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black misses the body punch
and Gloom counters with an inside leg kick.
Gloom swings for the body but Black moves out of range.
Black misses with a series of wild punches.
Black thuds a left hand into Gloom's body.
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gloom.
Nice defenses there by Gloom.
Gloom showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Black.
Black throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gloom stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gloom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Black moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Black! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gloom throws a push kick but Black slaps the foot to one side.
Guido Gloom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gloom scores with a jab to the body.
Black misses with a body shot.
Gloom pushes Black away with a front kick.
Black is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gloom rather than just go for the knockout.
Gloom scores with a jab to the jaw.
Black looks to score with a jab to the body but Gloom is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gloom avoids the body shot from Black.
Black thuds his right hand into Gloom's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gloom scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Black throws a hook but Gloom blocks it.
Black misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gloom finds it's way round the side to connect with Black's head.
Gloom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gloom scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Black scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gloom throws a one two combo.
Black rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gloom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Black throws a lazy uppercut
and Gloom counters with a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Matt Black's cut even more.
Gloom ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gloom lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gloom lands a body shot.
Gloom scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a body shot but no joy.
Gloom comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Black takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Black looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gloom is fending him off so far but Black persists. Nope, Gloom circles away and we're back to standing.
Gloom is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gloom cracks Black with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Black is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gloom.
Black swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Black takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gloom takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
Black takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Black swinging wildly here.
Gloom throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Black on the side of the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Black walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gloom fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Black looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gloom misses with a body shot.
Good shot there by Black.
Black loads up on a big right hand but Gloom slips the punch.
Gloom with a nice cross.
Gloom scores with a punch to the head.
Gloom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Black cracks Gloom with a right hand to the side of the head.
Black looks to clinch
and Gloom counters with a right hand to the body.
Gloom lands a nice looking body kick.
Gloom with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gloom lets loose with a powerful body kick. Black will feel that in the morning.
Black just misses with a punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Gloom as he connects with a hook.
Gloom's corner calls for a 1-2. Gloom obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The cut above Matt Black's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gloom is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gloom moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Black throws a body punch but Gloom moves out of range.
Black misses with a hook
and Gloom counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A combination from Black does no damage.
Black misses with a jab to the body
and Gloom counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Black looks winded!
Gloom lands a right hook to the body.
Gloom scoring well with a low kick there.
Gloom scores with a body shot.
Gloom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Black.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gloom throws a body punch but Black moves out of range.
It looks like Gloom has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Gloom jabs Black right on the nose. Black blinks but takes it well.
Black jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gloom with a nice cross.
Black takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gloom.
Gloom connects with a body shot.
Black misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Gloom there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gloom lands a nice leg kick that just misses Black's sensitive parts.
Good standup being displayed there by Gloom as he connects with a hook.
Gloom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Black.
It looked like Gloom was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Black.
Black jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gloom. Black shrugs it off though.
Black's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gloom.
Gloom misses with a jab, cross combination.
Black swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gloom counters with a left and a right that stings Black.
Black misses with a wild combination.
Nice straight punches there by Gloom. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gloom.
The fighters circling - Black throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gloom throws a body shot but no joy.
Black has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gloom.
Black falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gloom counters with an outside leg kick.
Black takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Gloom finds it's target.
Gloom fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Black looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gloom closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Matt Black's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Gloom fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Black has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Black looks to land a left hand but Gloom moved out of range nicely.
Gloom fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Black fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gloom works Black's body with a nice hook.
Gloom lands with a right hand.
Black is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gloom lands with a big right hook that stumbles Black - he's out on his feet here! Gloom follows up with another monster hook that separates Black from consciousness! Black falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Gloom stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Guido Gloom!
Guido Gloom retains his super heavyweight title!
A less than humble Guido Gloom misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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