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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gary Mead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Mackintosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Paul Mackintosh enters the cage!
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Mead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Mackintosh!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mead lands a big uppercut and Mackintosh crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Mackintosh looks OK. Mead waves Mackintosh back to his feet!
Mackintosh is rocked!
Mead lands a big right hook! Mackintosh looks hurt but is still standing! Mead lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Mackintosh falls down and Mead dives in with a huge hammer fist! Mackintosh's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Mead runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gary Mead!
A victorious Gary Mead thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bai Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pac Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manny Pac Junior has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bai Yu's chin.
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bai Yu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Manny Pac Junior!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior misses with a wild body shot.
Yu looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Yu connects with an inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Yu misses the target.
Yu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Manny Pac Junior has been cut.
Yu lands a lovely overhand right.
Yu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yu moves away from the strike by Junior.
A slow jab from Junior misses its intended target.
Junior throws a lazy uppercut
letting Yu counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yu ducks under a wild hook from Junior.
Junior blocks a head kick by Yu.
Junior takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior moves out of range of the leg kick from Yu.
Despite the aggression on Junior's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Junior smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Junior has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Junior lands a nice hook to Yu's body. Yu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yu misses with a low kick.
Yu throws a leg kick that misses.
Yu takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Bai Yu has been cut.
Junior jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Junior connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Junior swinging wildly here.
As Junior backs away, Yu returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior clobbers Yu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Junior misses the shot to the body.
Yu fires out a quick counter leg kick but Junior just manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Junior misses with a double jab.
A little feinted left hand from Yu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice jab there from Yu.
Yu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Junior.
Manny Pac Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Junior misses with a series of wild punches.
Junior misses with a double jab
letting Yu counter with a right hand.
Junior steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yu. That one must have hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Junior to score with a decent uppercut.
Junior swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Junior drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Junior misses the body punch
and Yu counters with a leg kick.
Junior blocks a jab.
Yu cracks Junior with a good jab.
Yu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Junior.
Junior looks to land a left hand but Yu moved out of range nicely.
Junior throws a lazy uppercut
and Yu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior looks to land a combination but Yu avoids it well.
Yu looks to throw the jab but Junior is out of range.
Yu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Junior lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Junior.
Junior takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yu wants to land a leg kick but Junior is out of range.
Junior looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good work by Junior as he checks the leg kick.
Junior throws an overhand right that lands on Yu's shoulder, as Yu tries to avoid the shot.
Junior misses with a series of wild punches.
Yu half committed to a counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Manny Pac Junior will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Danga de danga de dang - Junior scores with a four punch combination!
A left lands for Yu.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yu - that will leave a mark!
Junior throws a jab when Yu was well out of range.
Yu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Junior has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Junior misses with a wild body shot.
Yu tried to counter with a leg kick but Junior avoided it.
Junior takes a swing at Yu's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu throws a low kick but Junior avoids it.
A head kick misses from Yu.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Junior! But no joy.
Junior on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Yu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Yu as he connects with a hook.
Good exchange - Yu coming out on top.
Junior thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yu tried to counter with a leg kick but Junior avoided it.
Yu catches Junior with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Junior has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yu.
Yu looks to land a right hand but Junior moved out of range.
Junior throws a lazy right hand but Yu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Junior has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yu.
Junior ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yu moves away.
Manny Pac Junior is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yu misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu looks to land a right hand but Junior moved out of range.
Junior doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Junior throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yu lands a leg kick that knocks Junior off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Junior throws a hook to the side of Yu's head but Yu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A low kick from Yu misses
letting Junior counter with a right hand.
Junior throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yu tried to counter with a leg kick but Junior avoided it.
Yu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Junior throws out the jab.
Yu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bai Yu is winning the standup battle so far.
A bone on bone clash there as Junior blocks the leg kick.
Yu slips a jab and a cross from Junior.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Junior.
Junior throws out a counter right but Yu avoids it with no problem.
Junior misses with a two punch combination.
Yu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yu fakes the leg kick and cracks Junior in the body.
Junior fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yu is looking to chop away at Junior's legs.
As Yu backs off Junior throws a huge counter combo but Yu manages to avoid it all.
Yu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Junior throws a right and a left that Yu avoids nicely.
Junior throws a right hand that Yu ducks under and follows up with a left that Yu also avoids with ease.
Junior pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice combination there by Junior.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Junior.
Junior's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Junior checks a leg kick.
Yu throws the kick towards the body but Junior avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Yu.
Junior ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yu moves away.
Yu throws a quick counter kick to the body but Junior avoids it.
Yu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Junior.
Yu misses with a low kick.
Yu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Junior rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
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 Bai Yu will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Junior stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yu.
Yu scores with a leg kick.
Yu looks to land a left hand but Junior moved out of range nicely.
Junior throws a poor cross that misses
and Yu counters with a nice leg kick.
Jab, jab by Junior - just one landing.
Yu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Junior.
Junior swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yu with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yu connects with an inside leg kick.
Junior misses with a jab to the body
and Yu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Junior misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior misses with the combination.
Yu looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Yu throws a low kick but Junior avoids it.
Yu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Junior misses with a body shot.
Yu thows a body kick. Junior tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Junior jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Junior fails to land with a series of punches.
Yu throws a leg kick but Junior checks it.
Junior looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice cross by Junior.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Junior throws out the jab.
Junior avoids the head kick by Yu.
Yu lands a nice shot that snaps Junior's head back.
Yu throws a body kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Junior misses the target.
Junior checks a leg kick nicely.
Junior misses with a hook. Yu ducked under it nicely.
Junior fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yu manages to avoid it.
Yu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Junior.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Junior misses.
Yu misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yu was well out of range. Poor timing from Junior.
Junior takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It seemed like Junior was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Junior lands with a shot to the body.
Junior misses with a right hand
and Yu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A punch combination from Junior misses.
Junior throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Junior has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yu.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Junior.
Yu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Junior uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Junior unleashes a big counter combination but Yu bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Yu misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Junior! But no joy.
Yu tries to score with a low kick but Junior moves his leg out of the way.
Yu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Junior takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That has opened up Manny Pac Junior's cut even more.
Junior keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yu.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bai Yu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bai Yu!
During a confident post fight interview, Bai Yu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig Paris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abu Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Paris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abu Rock!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rock fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Paris looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Paris misses with a takedown
and Rock counters by moving into the clinch.
Paris wants to take the fight to the mat but Rock manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rock misses with the head strike.
Paris fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Paris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rock effectively controlling the action here.
Paris has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rock is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rock is struggling to control the position.
Paris is looking for a takedown.
Rock breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rock blocks a head kick by Paris.
Nice defenses there by Paris.
Rock throws out a leg kick but Paris moves out of range and Rock only half commits.
Nice sprawl there from Rock as Paris shoots in.
Paris on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Craig Paris has been cut.
Paris lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rock at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Paris to the mat! Paris manages to get full guard.
Rock must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rock throws a big right hand that misses.
Rock with a nice head shot there.
Paris is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rock defends well.
Rock is stalling in the full guard.
Paris looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rock controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Paris looking for a guillotine here but Rock defends easily.
Rock is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Paris is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Paris keeping moving, preventing Rock from controlling successfully.
Paris working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rock doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rock manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rock tries to free his leg and advance position but Paris is retaining full guard.
Paris is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rock defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rock wants to pass the guard but Paris is keeping the position.
Rock is stalling in the full guard.
Paris working for a triangle but Rock defends it easily.
Rock is in close to Paris's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rock trying to control the position from guard on top but Paris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Paris looking for a guillotine here but Rock defends easily.
Rock controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rock missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rock wants to control from the top but Paris keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abu Rock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Paris's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Paris fails with the takedown.
Rock only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Paris blocks the low kick.
Paris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Craig Paris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rock avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab lands there for Paris.
Paris tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rock sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Paris somewhat.
Rock connects with a good right hand that stumbles Paris. Paris circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Rock catches Paris right on the button with a cross.
A slow jab from Rock misses its intended target.
Craig Paris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paris shoots for a double leg takedown but Rock sprawls well. He's pushed Paris's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Paris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paris shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rock as he jumps to the side.
Rock wants to counter the offense by Paris and move into the clinch position.
Paris is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rock sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock closes the distance and clinches.
Paris jumps guard but Rock turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Paris tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rock scores with a shot to the side of Paris's head.
Rock stalling against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Rock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rock digs a right hand underneath Paris's ribcage. Paris let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The referee calls for Rock to work.
Paris jumps guard but Rock turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Paris tries for a takedown. No joy.
Paris goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rock prevents it.
Rock tries to work over Paris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock lands with a short shot to the head.
Rock tries to land knees in the clinch but Paris avoids the damage to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paris backwards.
Rock lands a hook that snaps the head of Paris backwards.
Rock stalling the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rock misses with the head strike.
Paris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rock holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paris throws a looping overhand right but Rock ducks down to avoid it.
Rock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Rock. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rock.
Paris is rocked!
Paris shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rock defends it nicely.
Oh Paris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Abu Rock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rock shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Paris takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Rock sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Paris bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abu Rock!
A victorious Abu Rock 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Schelokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Harder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schelokov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sirens . 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Schelokov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Martin Harder!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harder gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Schelokov counters with a straight right hand.
Schelokov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Schelokov throws a lazy uppercut
and Harder finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Harder darts in looking for a takedown but Schelokov gets double underhooks and turns Harder into the cage.
Schelokov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harder.
Alexander Schelokov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Harder.
Schelokov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harder circles away quickly and effectively.
Schelokov fails to land with a series of punches.
Schelokov just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Schelokov misses.
Harder throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Schelokov's waist but Schelokov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harder off to one side.
Harder misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schelokov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Schelokov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schelokov throws a right and a left that Harder avoids nicely.
Harder wants to clinch up but Schelokov keeps it at a distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Schelokov scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schelokov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harder.
Schelokov misses the shot to the body.
Schelokov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harder.
Schelokov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Harder.
Harder shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Harder was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schelokov is not content to let Harder control the position.
Schelokov can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schelokov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Harder wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Harder wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schelokov keeps working.
Harder might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Schelokov haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Schelokov is trying to get back to half guard.
Harder throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Schelokov is trying to get back to half guard.
Harder thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harder wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Schelokov, who protects the arm well.
Schelokov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Harder prevents Schelokov from escaping the position.
Schelokov is trying to improve his position.
Harder trying to control the position but Schelokov is working away.
Schelokov is trying to control Harder's posture but Harder avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
An elbow from Harder crashes against the mat.
Harder is trying to get an arm triangle but Schelokov is defending well.
Schelokov is trying to control Harder's posture but Harder avoids it.
Harder in the domination position with Schelokov hanging on.
Sloppy strikes there by Harder.
Schelokov sneaks back into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schelokov is trying to maintain the position but Harder is very close to passing his half guard.
Harder has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Amsterdam MMA gym - $ 45. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Harder trying to mount his opponent but Schelokov defends it.
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 Alexander Schelokov will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Harder fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Schelokov fails to land with a series of punches.
Schelokov scores with a hook.
Harder avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harder changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Schelokov misses with a two punch combination.
Schelokov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harder can do to turn this around?
Schelokov cracks Harder with a good jab.
Harder shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Schelokov counters with a one-two to the body.
Harder drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schelokov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Harder wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Harder is trying to get an arm triangle but Schelokov is defending well.
Schelokov is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schelokov gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Schelokov trying to control from the bottom.
Harder is keen to just control but Schelokov is a slippery customer.
Schelokov won't allow Harder to pass to mount.
Schelokov holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Schelokov tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Schelokov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Schelokov keeping moving, preventing Harder from controlling successfully.
Harder trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harder throwing strikes from guard but Schelokov blocks nicely.
Harder is looking to advance position but Schelokov has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Martin Harder has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harder is bucking up trying to escape but Schelokov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Schelokov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Harder wants to hold on but Schelokov pushes him away.
Schelokov landing strikes from the mount.
Harder tries to hold on but Schelokov postures up.
Schelokov with shots to the head and body - Harder looks very uncomfortable down there.
Harder is rocked!
Harder tries to hold on but Schelokov pushes him away.
Schelokov lands a big elbow.
Harder is still in real trouble! Can Schelokov finish him?
Schelokov lands a couple of good shots and Harder has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schelokov lands a good shot there. Harder covers up! Schelokov smells blood and goes for the finish - the referee warns Harder to improve his position but he's not intelligently defending himself and the referee has no choice but to step in and end the fight! Schelokov jumps to his feet and celebrates the important win with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Schelokov!
Alexander Schelokov bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Just Roll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Tron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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183 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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195 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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Brawler
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Just Roll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Tron!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tron throws a nice looking combination but Roll bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tron swings for the body but Roll moves out of range.
Roll looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tron is fending him off so far but Roll persists. Nope, Tron circles away and we're back to standing.
Roll fails with a takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Roll misses with an uppercut. Tron saw that one coming.
Roll shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tron makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Just Roll. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left and a right from Tron both land. Nice combination.
Roll stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tron.
Roll fails with a takedown attempt.
Tron swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Roll.
Tron throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Roll stumbling backwards into the cage! Roll bounces back off the cage towards Tron, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Tron lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Tron celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tony Tron!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Lapis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isa Musa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lapis comes to the cage accompanied by Once Solemn . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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181 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
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Lapis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Isa Musa!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Musa misses.
Lapis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lapis.
Lapis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Musa, pushing him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Lapis.
Lapis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Musa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lapis.
Musa lands the left hand.
Lapis with a nice cross.
Lapis staying out of range there.
Musa misses with a double jab.
We've been hearing reports that Lapis has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Musa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lapis. Lapis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice shot lands for Lapis.
Musa just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Lapis does no damage.
Musa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lapis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheers as Lapis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Musa doesn't seem phased though.
Lapis closes the distance and clinches up with Musa, looking for a takedown. Lapis pushes Musa against the cage but Musa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Musa scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapis misses with the combination.
A little jabbing left from Musa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lapis misses with a wild body shot.
Lapis shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Musa is trying to defend but Lapis finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lapis is looking for a kimura but Musa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lapis to get the leverage.
Lapis is taking a breather. Musa says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Lapis is trying to work for a kimura but Musa is defending well.
Lapis tries to pass to full mount but Musa defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapis trying to control the action but Musa is working from the bottom.
Lapis frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lapis looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Musa is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Musa 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.
Lapis throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Musa because Lapis loaded up on that one.
Lapis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lapis tries to control but Musa wriggling away.
Musa wants to hold on but Lapis pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lapis looking for a guillotine from mount but Musa is having none of it.
Lapis throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Musa is wriggling around trying to escape.
Musa wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lapis.
Lapis throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Musa because Lapis loaded up on that one.
Lapis tries to control but Musa wriggling away.
Lapis jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Musa is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Musa and Lapis has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Lapis trying to control the action but Musa is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musa gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Lapis stalling away here and it's allowed Musa to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Lapis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lapis wants to control from the top but Musa keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrey Lapis dominated that round.
That's time! Lapis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lapis takes one to the side of the head.
Musa misses the shot to the body.
Lapis moves into range and clinches up with Musa.
Lapis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Musa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lapis has a couple of punches blocked by Musa.
Lapis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Musa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Musa swings widly with a right hand
and Lapis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Musa throws a lazy right hand but Lapis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Musa misses with a lunging right hand
and Lapis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lapis lands with a nice combination. Musa backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Musa. Lapis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lapis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lapis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Musa looks to land a left hand but Lapis moved out of range nicely.
Lapis darts in and clinches Musa up against the cage.
Musa lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapis blocks an uppercut.
Lapis has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Musa regains guard immediately.
Lapis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Musa can do to turn this around?
Musa keeping moving, preventing Lapis from controlling successfully.
Lapis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lapis wants to control but Musa is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Musa is looking for a sweep.
Lapis is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Musa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapis goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Musa has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Lapis but great work by Musa.
Musa connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lapis some visible discomfort.
Lapis is trying to improve his position.
Musa is chipping away with strikes.
Lapis manages to get back to half guard.
Lapis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lapis is looking to improve his position.
Andrey Lapis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lapis wants to control but Musa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musa throwing shots but Lapis is blocking nicely.
Musa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lapis is not content to let Musa control the position.
Lapis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Musa is working away from the top position though.
Lapis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Musa scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lapis gets full guard.
Musa chips away with some ground and pound.
Lapis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Musa manages to get himself to full guard.
Musa working a defensive guard here.
Lapis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lapis wants to control from the top but Musa keeps moving.
Lapis advances position into side control!
Lapis tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The strikes coming from Lapis are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrey Lapis dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lapis rushes Musa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lapis taking a breather.
Lapis goes for a takedown attempt but Musa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A punch combination from Musa misses.
Musa misses with a looping left.
Musa lands a lovely overhand right.
Musa scores with the left hand. Lapis knows he should have avoided that one.
Musa works the jab nicely.
Lapis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Musa cracks a nice hook into Lapis's ribs.
Musa just misses with a punch to the body.
Lapis is looking to clinch but Musa is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Musa. Lapis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Musa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lapis looking to score a takedown here. Musa is defending well but Lapis drives through and ends up in Musa's guard.
Lapis wants to control from the top but Musa keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapis drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Musa manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lapis has Musa in his guard.
Musa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lapis working a defensive guard here.
Lapis pulls Musa in close to prevent any damage.
Musa sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lapis throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Musa escapes and throws Lapis's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Musa cracks Lapis with a big elbow.
Lapis is trying to get back to half guard.
Musa lands some shots froms side control.
Lapis is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Musa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Musa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lapis looking for submissions off his back.
Musa lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lapis is refusing to be controlled, as Musa sits in half guard.
Musa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Isa Musa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Musa is looking to take a break and control but Lapis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lapis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Musa pulls his head out easily.
Nice strikes from Musa there.
Lapis trying to control here.
Lapis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Musa pulls his head out easily.
Musa misses with a head shot. Lapis uses the momentum to regain guard.
Lapis has his foot on Musa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Musa works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Musa content to stall in guard here.
Musa trying to control but Lapis is working from the bottom.
Musa postures up.
Musa lands a couple of elbows.
Musa working some strikes from top position.
Musa stopping the sweep attempt from Lapis.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Isa Musa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lapis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lapis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Musa was well out of range. Poor timing from Lapis.
Musa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lapis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lapis misses the shot to the body.
Andrey Lapis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Isa Musa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lapis shoots in but Musa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Isa Musa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lapis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrey Lapis!
A very excited looking Andrey Lapis 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Manison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Dorokhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Manison might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Wherever I May Roam. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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190 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
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Manison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Dorokhov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manison lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheers as Manison lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dorokhov doesn't seem phased though.
Manison jabs at Dorokhov's body.
Manison has been working on his boxing with his coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
No joy there for Dorokhov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Manison ducks under a wild hook from Dorokhov.
Manison throws a series of punches but Dorokhov avoids them all with ease.
Manison lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Manison is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dorokhov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Manison connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dorokhov scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dorokhov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Manison swinging wildly here.
Manison scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sloppy strikes from Dorokhov. Those never looked like landing.
Manison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Manison lunges at Dorokhov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dorokhov's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Manison scores with a four punch combination!
Manison tries to bum rush Dorokhov with a series of wild strikes but Dorokhov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dorokhov misses with a straight right.
Sloppy strikes from Manison. Those never looked like landing.
Dorokhov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Manison scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dorokhov in his tracks.
Dorokhov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manison manages to avoid it.
Manison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dorokhov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dorokhov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Manison to score with a decent uppercut.
Manison misses with a jab, cross combination.
Manison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dorokhov. That's going to slow Manison down.
Dorokhov connects with a body shot.
Dorokhov throws a head kick that misses.
Manison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorokhov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dorokhov throws a lazy right hand but Manison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manison lands a head shot.
Manison is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dorokhov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dorokhov takes a swing at Manison's ribcage but misses.
Dorokhov slips a jab and a cross from Manison.
Dorokhov scores with a body shot.
Dorokhov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Manison to score with a decent uppercut.
Manison blocks a head kick by Dorokhov.
Manison takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Manison lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Manison jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Manison looks to land a combination but Dorokhov avoids it well.
Dorokhov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Manison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Manison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorokhov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Manison counters with a nice uppercut.
Dorokhov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Manison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Manison defending well as Dorokhov loads up on a big left hand.
Dorokhov connects with a solid leg kick.
Manison is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dorokhov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dorokhov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Manison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dorokhov is trying to counter with his kicks.
Manison throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dorokhov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Manison scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manison tried to score with a low kick but Dorokhov checks it.
Manison has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dorokhov.
Dorokhov misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorokhov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manison.
Manison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dorokhov is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Manison avoids the body shot from Dorokhov.
Dorokhov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manison manages to avoid it.
Manison throws a series of punches but Dorokhov avoids them all with ease.
Dorokhov lands a nice shot to the body.
Manison throws a series of strikes that have Dorokhov backpedaling.
Dorokhov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dorokhov walks into a left hand.
Manison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from Dorokhov.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Manison checks a low kick from Dorokhov.
Dorokhov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Manison looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dorokhov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Manison rather than just go for the knockout.
Sloppy strikes from Dorokhov. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Manison dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Manison swinging wildly here.
A telegraphed right hand from Dorokhov misses the target.
Manison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dorokhov connects with an inside leg kick.
Manison misses with a few strikes there.
Manison throws a nice looking combination but Dorokhov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dorokhov looks to throw the jab but Manison is out of range.
Manison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dorokhov can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manison connects with the punch.
Manison with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dorokhov throws a body punch but Manison moves out of range.
Manison misses with a double jab.
Dorokhov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Manison sizes up Dorokhov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorokhov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dorokhov lands a nice hook to Manison's body. Manison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dorokhov wants to land a leg kick but Manison is out of range.
Manison throws a nice looking combination but Dorokhov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dorokhov takes a swing at Manison's ribcage but misses.
Konstantin Manison is winning the standup battle so far.
Manison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dorokhov.
Dorokhov misses with a hook
and Manison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dorokhov looks to land a right hand but Manison moved out of range.
Manison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dorokhov throws out the jab.
Dorokhov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Manison scores with a hook.
Dorokhov throws a head kick that misses.
Dorokhov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dorokhov throws a hook to the side of Manison's head but Manison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Dorokhov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manison avoids the head kick by Dorokhov.
Manison misses with a body shot.
Dorokhov misses the shot to the body.
Dorokhov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good exchange - Manison coming out on top.
Dorokhov misses the shot to the body.
Dorokhov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manison manages to avoid it.
Dorokhov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Manison checks it well.
Manison throws a solid leg kick but Dorokhov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Manison.
Dorokhov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dorokhov throws a right hand that Manison ducks under and follows up with a left that Manison also avoids with ease.
Dorokhov takes one on the button.
Dorokhov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dorokhov tried to score with a low kick but Manison checks it.
Dorokhov misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Manison.
Manison throws a big shot that misses.
Manison throws a jab but it's blocked by Dorokhov.
Dorokhov takes a swing at Manison's ribcage but misses.
Manison is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dorokhov dodges the punch combination from Manison.
Dorokhov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dorokhov tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dorokhov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Manison is looking to counter punch.
A nice combination there by Manison.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorokhov slips under a jab from Manison.
Manison avoids the body shot from Dorokhov.
Dorokhov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Manison's head.
Konstantin Manison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dorokhov jabs Manison to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dorokhov scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Konstantin Manison has been cut.
A lazy body kick from Dorokhov
and Manison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dorokhov takes a swing at Manison's ribcage but misses.
Manison lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dorokhov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dorokhov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Manison checks it well.
Manison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Manison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Manison dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Manison's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Manison keeps the fight on the outside.
Dorokhov throws out a powerful jab.
Dorokhov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Manison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dorokhov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Manison finds it's way round the side to connect with Dorokhov's head.
Manison fails to land with a series of punches.
Dorokhov misses the shot to the body.
Dorokhov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Manison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dorokhov scoring well with a low kick there.
Dorokhov misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dorokhov throws out a loose jab but Manison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Manison tests Dorokhov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Manison cracks Dorokhov with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manison throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dorokhov on the side of the head.
Manison looks to land a combination but Dorokhov avoids it well.
Manison bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Manison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dorokhov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Manison tries to bum rush Dorokhov with a series of wild strikes but Dorokhov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dorokhov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dorokhov lands with a shot to the body.
Manison lands with a cross.
Dorokhov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Manison's sensitive parts.
Manison blocks a jab.
Manison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dorokhov circles away quickly and effectively.
Manison ducks under a wild hook from Dorokhov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manison ducks right into an uppercut from Dorokhov.
Dorokhov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dorokhov is looking to clinch.
Dorokhov throws a leg kick
and Manison counters with a stiff right hand.
Dorokhov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dorokhov closes the distance and clinches.
Manison working hard to break the clinch.
Dorokhov is trying to maintain a safe position but Manison gets an underhook and turns Dorokhov into the cage.
Manison's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dorokhov throws a punch but it's blocked by Manison.
Manison manages to break the clinch.
Manison scores with a body shot.
Manison listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Manison misses the target.
Sergey Dorokhov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dorokhov.
Nice uppercut there from Manison.
Some wild striking there from Manison.
Dorokhov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dorokhov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Manison moves away from the strike by Dorokhov.
Manison scores with a shot to the body.
Konstantin Manison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Manison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dorokhov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Manison scores with a jab to the head.
Dorokhov throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Manison to counter with a crisp jab.
Dorokhov misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dorokhov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manison.
Dorokhov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dorokhov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Manison lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dorokhov lands a body shot.
Dorokhov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dorokhov just misses with a punch to the body.
Manison misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dorokhov swings for the body but Manison moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Manison misses the target.
Dorokhov takes one on the button.
Dorokhov misses with the combination.
Jab, jab by Manison - just one landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Konstantin Manison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Manison, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konstantin Manison!
Konstantin Manison 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Griffiths (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angel Toney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toney has chosen Korn - Twisted Transistor as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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174 lbs
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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
21 - 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
12 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Angel Toney!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toney throws a right and a left that both miss.
Toney throws a combination. Griffiths tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Griffiths throws a head kick that misses.
Griffiths pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Griffiths takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Toney dips to his left and cracks Griffiths with an uppercut!
Griffiths shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Toney sprawls well. Toney wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Griffiths gets slowly back to his feet.
Griffiths takes a jab right on the kisser.
Griffiths keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Toney.
Griffiths lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toney rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Griffiths moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Toney misses with a two punch combination.
Griffiths scores with a spinning back kick!
Toney misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Griffiths counters with an outside leg kick.
Griffiths shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Toney as he jumps to the side.
Toney throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toney throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Toney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Griffiths counters with a straight right hand.
Griffiths scores with a hook to the body. Toney takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Toney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Griffiths counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Toney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Angel Toney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffiths fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Toney looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Toney slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Toney.
Good shot there by Griffiths.
Toney misses with a few strikes there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffiths moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Griffiths has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Zero Tolerance in the buildup to the fight.
Toney misses with a two punch combination.
Griffiths scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Griffiths turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Toney.
Griffiths connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Toney's hands.
Nice shot lands for Griffiths.
Toney swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths scores with a kick to the body.
Toney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Griffiths counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Toney avoids the head kick by Griffiths.
Toney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Griffiths counters with a low kick, right behind Toney 's knee.
Toney throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Griffiths counters with an inside leg kick.
Toney misses with a few strikes there.
Toney throws a right and a left that Griffiths avoids nicely.
Toney looks winded!
Griffiths scores with a nice head shot.
Toney is rocked!
Toney has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Griffiths slips under a jab from Toney.
A solid leg kick lands there for Griffiths.
Griffiths looking to score a takedown here. Toney is defending well but Griffiths drives through and ends up in Toney's guard.
Griffiths slips nicely into half guard.
Griffiths is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Griffiths in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Toney tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Griffiths!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Stephen Griffiths!
Stephen Griffiths retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Stephen Griffiths made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Sarpong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristus Koistinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeffrey Sarpong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Kristus Koistinen!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koistinen misses with a low kick.
Sarpong scoring well with a low kick there.
Sarpong throws a low kick but Koistinen avoids it.
Koistinen throws an overhand right that lands on Sarpong's shoulder, as Sarpong tries to avoid the shot.
Koistinen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Koistinen misses with a body shot.
Kristus Koistinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koistinen throws a wild body kick that Sarpong sees coming a mile off.
Sarpong connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sarpong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Koistinen.
Sarpong backing away here, and Koistinen unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sarpong scoring well with a low kick there.
Sarpong definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sarpong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Koistinen's sensitive parts.
A shot to the liver by Sarpong. Beautiful body shot.
Sarpong cracks Koistinen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sarpong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koistinen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot lands for Sarpong.
Sarpong slips a jab from Koistinen.
Sarpong checks a leg kick.
Sarpong avoids the body shot from Koistinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarpong slips under a jab from Koistinen.
Koistinen misses with the body kick
and Sarpong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sarpong throws a head kick that misses.
Sarpong lands a right hook to the body.
Sarpong throws a leg kick which misses Koistinen's front leg but catches the back leg as Koistinen tries to avoid it.
Sarpong avoids a kick to the body.
Koistinen looks to throw the jab but Sarpong is out of range.
Koistinen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sarpong throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sarpong.
Sarpong backing away here, and Koistinen unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sarpong moves out of range of the leg kick from Koistinen.
Koistinen lands with a right hand.
It looks like Jeffrey Sarpong has been cut.
Koistinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A jab lands there for Sarpong.
Sarpong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koistinen jabs Sarpong right on the nose. Sarpong blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sarpong works the jab nicely.
Koistinen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sarpong throws a series of strikes that have Koistinen backpedaling.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong scores with a jab to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Koistinen.
Sarpong thinks about countering with a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sarpong.
Sarpong throws a nice inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Koistinen misses the target.
A slow jab from Koistinen misses its intended target.
Sarpong looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sarpong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koistinen.
Koistinen throws a leg kick but Sarpong checks it.
Sarpong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sarpong lands a slapping body shot.
Koistinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
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 blocks a head kick by Sarpong.
Sarpong gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Koistinen.
Koistinen lands with a shot to the body.
Sarpong throws a head kick that misses.
Sarpong cracks Koistinen with an open hand slap.
Koistinen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen throws a wild body kick that Sarpong sees coming a mile off.
Koistinen tries to land a body kick
and Sarpong counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sarpong staying out of range there.
Koistinen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sarpong.
Koistinen looks for the body kick but Sarpong saw that one coming.
Koistinen's coach down at RNC Sport Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Koistinen's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Koistinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A low kick from Koistinen misses
and Sarpong counters with a low kick, right behind Koistinen 's knee.
Koistinen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sarpong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Koistinen blocks a leg kick.
Sarpong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koistinen manages to avoid it.
Koistinen throws out a counter right but Sarpong avoids it with no problem.
Sarpong swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Koistinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Koistinen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Koistinen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Koistinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sarpong can pounce on him.
Sarpong misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sarpong with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong moves away from the strike by Koistinen.
Koistinen misses with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sarpong has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Koistinen finds it's way round the side to connect with Sarpong's head.
Sarpong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Koistinen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sarpong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Koistinen checks it well.
Koistinen walks into a straight right hand from Sarpong.
Sarpong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Koistinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice jab there from Koistinen.
Koistinen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sarpong checks the leg kick.
Sarpong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koistinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Sarpong.
Koistinen blocks a leg kick.
A big right from Koistinen misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koistinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Koistinen backs away, Sarpong returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Koistinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koistinen takes one to the chin there.
Sarpong with a nice cross.
Sarpong is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Koistinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sarpong moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Sarpong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeffrey Sarpong's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sarpong explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sarpong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Koistinen.
Sarpong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Koistinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koistinen thuds a left hand into Sarpong's body.
Sarpong is looking to slow Koistinen down with leg kicks.
Sarpong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Koistinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sarpong was well out of range. Poor timing from Koistinen.
Koistinen throws a hook but Sarpong avoids it easily.
Sarpong looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sarpong throws a leg kick but Koistinen moved away.
Sarpong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sarpong connects with an inside leg kick.
Koistinen blocks a low kick nicely.
A big left from Koistinen misses.
Koistinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Koistinen just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSarpong.
Sarpong scoring well with a low kick there.
Sarpong scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
A clash of legs there as Sarpong blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koistinen walks into a jab.
Koistinen is looking to land body kicks.
Koistinen jabs Sarpong right on the nose. Sarpong blinks but takes it well.
Koistinen looks to land a body kick but Sarpong moved away.
Koistinen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sarpong moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Koistinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Sarpong thows a leg kick but Koistinen checks it
and Koistinen counters with a body kick that stops Sarpong in his tracks momentarily.
Sarpong tries to score with a low kick but Koistinen moves his leg out of the way.
Sarpong tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Koistinen misses with a wild body shot.
Koistinen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sarpong's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Sarpong.
Koistinen swings widly with a right hand
and Sarpong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sarpong thuds a left hand into Koistinen's body.
A low kick from Sarpong misses
and Koistinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Sarpong is rocked!
Jeffrey Sarpong's cut is getting worse.
Koistinen weaves into range and cracks Sarpong right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Sarpong goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Koistinen is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kristus Koistinen!
Kristus Koistinen is the new middleweight champion!
After the fight, Kristus Koistinen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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