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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Pablos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artem Korotkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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200 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
7 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pablo Pablos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artem Korotkov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Korotkov.
We've been hearing reports that Pablos has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Korotkov connects with a looping right hand.
Korotkov shoots for a takedown but Pablos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pablos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Korotkov with a poor takedown
and Pablos decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Korotkov's guard.
Korotkov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pablos defends well.
Pablos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pablos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Korotkov is keeping the position for now.
Korotkov wants to stand and escape but Pablos is having none of it.
Korotkov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pablos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pablos preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korotkov keeping full guard, as Pablos tries to pass.
Korotkov trying to keep a closed guard but Pablos is proving a slippery customer.
Pablos pushes down on Korotkov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Korotkov tries to get to full guard but Pablos has control of the leg.
Pablos is looking to take a break and control but Korotkov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pablos with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pablos prevents Korotkov from improving his position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Pablos perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pablos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Korotkov has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Pablos. Oh but Korotkov has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Pablos goes limp - he's gone! Korotkov jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Artem Korotkov!
Pablo Pablos spoke after the fight, saying 'thanks my sponsors and fans!!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam B Glenn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cael Gable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sam B Glenn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cael Gable!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glenn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gable looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Glenn is fending him off so far but Gable persists. Nope, Glenn circles away and we're back to standing.
Glenn is looking for a counter combo.
Gable throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Glenn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gable dodges the punch combination from Glenn.
Glenn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Glenn misses.
Gable cracks Glenn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Glenn misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glenn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gable jabs Glenn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Glenn scores with a hook to the body. Gable takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Glenn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Glenn manages to avoid it.
Gable throws a shot to the body.
Gable feints and as Glenn raises his hands in defense, Gable changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Glenn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gable looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gable is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gable's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gable scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gable connects with a couple of short punches.
Gable has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Glenn looking for a sweep. Not yet Glenn, not yet.
Gable throwing strikes from guard but Glenn blocks nicely.
Gable wants to control from the top but Glenn keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Glenn is trying to control the position but Gable postures up.
Glenn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gable is one step ahead there.
Glenn has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Gable has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gable is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Glenn breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Gable, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Glenn throws a jab when Gable was well out of range.
Glenn stuffs the takedown.
Sam B Glenn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cael Gable.
Glenn throws a leg kick which misses Gable's front leg but catches the back leg as Gable tries to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Glenn as he connects with a hook.
Gable doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sam B Glenn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gable keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Glenn.
Glenn throws a head kick that misses.
Gable misses with a few strikes there.
Gable shoots in for a double leg but Glenn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glenn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gable has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gable scores with a nice strike.
Glenn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gable backs up against the cage.
It looks like Cael Gable has been cut.
Sam B Glenn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gable has his takedown stuffed
and Glenn counters with an inside leg kick.
A nice combination there by Glenn.
Glenn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Glenn.
Gable jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice combination there by Glenn.
Gable is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gable dives in for a single leg takedown but Glenn sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Glenn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Glenn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gable defending well as Glenn loads up on a big left hand.
Some wild striking there from Glenn.
Gable looks to land a combination but Glenn avoids it well.
Gable showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Glenn.
Glenn walks into a jab.
Glenn 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.
Glenn connects with a body shot.
Gable will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Glenn went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Glenn lands a nice hook to Gable's body. Gable takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam B Glenn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cael Gable's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Glenn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gable.
Gable swinging wildly here.
Gable with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Glenn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Glenn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gable checks it well.
Glenn staying out of range there.
Glenn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut lands for Gable. That snapped Glenn's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Glenn.
Glenn misses with a head kick.
Glenn misses with a body shot.
Glenn misses the shot to the body.
Gable moves out of range as Glenn strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Glenn.
Good standup being displayed there by Gable as he connects with a hook.
Glenn looks to land a combination but Gable avoids it well.
Glenn looks to throw a body kick
and Gable counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gable.
Glenn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gable.
Gable throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Glenn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gable postures up in Glenn's guard and throws a big left but Glenn blocks it.
Gable throwing strikes but missing.
Gable stands up over Glenn, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gable scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Glenn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gable.
Gable is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gable connects with a couple of short punches.
Gable working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Glenn's head.
Gable cracks Glenn with a solid left hand.
Gable wants to control from the top but Glenn keeps moving.
Cael Gable has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gable throws a big elbow that misses.
Glenn has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Gable is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glenn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gable is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Glenn to keep the fight standing.
Glenn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gable throws a jab but it's blocked by Glenn.
Gable falls off balance throwing a combination
and Glenn counters with a nice body shot.
Glenn lands a big head kick that sends Gable tumbling to the mat! Glenn takes a step backwards and waves Gable back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gable is still on wobbly legs! Can Glenn finish him?
Gable lands a jab to the head.
Gable is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Glenn's half guard.
Glenn is refusing to be controlled, as Gable sits in half guard.
Gable seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glenn trying to control here.
Glenn is doing well to control the position and prevent Gable from advancing to side control.
Gable throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gable seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Glenn tries to kick Gable off but Gable keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nice strikes from Gable there.
Gable trying to pass the guard but Glenn defending well.
Gable thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Glenn is looking to improve his position.
Glenn trying to control here.
Gable missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glenn looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gable lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Glenn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gable pulls his head out easily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Glenn tries to roll over but Gable keeps him under control.
Glenn is trying to maintain the position but Gable is very close to passing his half guard.
Gable winds up and cracks Glenn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gable is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Glenn trying to hold on to Gable's head to control him but Gable postures up.
Glenn pushes Gable off looking to stand but Gable dives back in and keeps control.
Gable looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gable throwing shots but Glenn is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cael Gable will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Cael Gable's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Glenn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gable throws out a counter right but Glenn avoids it with no problem.
Gable tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Glenn swivels and escapes.
Glenn went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gable tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Glenn swivels and escapes.
A punch combination from Glenn misses.
Gable darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gable missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gable throwing shots but Glenn is blocking nicely.
Glenn trying to control here.
Glenn is not content to let Gable control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glenn trying to control from the bottom.
Glenn is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gable is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gable stops Glenn from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glenn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Glenn trying to control here.
Gable works his way into full mount!
Glenn taking shots to the head.
Glenn is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Glenn bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Gable looking for a sweep. Not yet Gable, not yet.
Gable bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Glenn's guard.
Gable with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gable throws a big elbow that misses.
Gable trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Glenn trying to control the position here.
Gable throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Glenn can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gable controls the pace.
Gable scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gable with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gable trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gable postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Glenn pulls Gable in close to prevent any damage.
Gable pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Glenn is keeping the position for now.
Gable throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable cracks Glenn with a solid left hand.
Glenn trying to keep a closed guard but Gable is proving a slippery customer.
Gable stops Glenn from standing up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gable shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Glenn manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gable lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gable throws a big right hand that misses.
Gable lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gable trying to control the position from guard on top but Glenn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gable accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Glenn wants to get back to his feet but Gable is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glenn looking for a sweep. Not yet Glenn, not yet.
Gable postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Glenn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gable.
Gable stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Glenn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Glenn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gable is one step ahead there.
Gable lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Glenn keeping moving, preventing Gable from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Glenn 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.
Gable trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cael Gable comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gable has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cael Gable!
Cael Gable decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniello Pablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniello Pablo struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniello Pablo!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pablo with a poor takedown
and Silva counters with a crisp one two that drops Pablo! Silva thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Pablo to his feet! Pablo is in big trouble!
Pablo is rocked!
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Pablo has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pablo.
Pablo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Anderson Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniello Pablo.
Pablo shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Pablo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pablo looks winded!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pablo.
Silva half committed to a counter leg kick.
Pablo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pablo misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva tried to counter with a leg kick but Pablo avoided it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pablo somewhat.
Silva fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pablo just manages to avoid it.
Pablo shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Pablo off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Silva follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Pablo was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Anderson Silva!
In defeat, Daniello Pablo stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thanks my sponsors and fans !!! osss'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ikki De Fenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying De Fenix's choice of entrance music: Killing Inside. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ikki De Fenix!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. De Fenix is trying to defend but Clark finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Clark throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Clark stalling away here and it's allowed De Fenix to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Clark stays in close to De Fenix's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Fenix wants to stand but Clark is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Fenix is working an open guard so Clark takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Matt Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from De Fenix as Clark shoots in.
Clark has his takedown stuffed
and De Fenix connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark doesn't succeed with the takedown
and De Fenix counters with a good, hard body kick but Clark shrugs it off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Clark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clark shoots for a double leg takedown but De Fenix sprawls well. He's pushed Clark's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
De Fenix feints and then cracks Clark's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Clark down.
Clark steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from De Fenix. That one must have hurt.
Clark moves to clinch but De Fenix breaks away
and De Fenix counters with a two punch combo.
Clark shoots and misses
and De Fenix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clark takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Clark shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De Fenix pinned against the cage. De Fenix gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Clark 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.
De Fenix throws a nice inside leg kick.
Clark has his takedown stuffed
and De Fenix makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Fenix connects with a jab.
Clark tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but De Fenix swivels and escapes.
De Fenix stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and De Fenix wants it to stay on the feet.
De Fenix lands a body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Clark.
Clark is breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by De Fenix there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Fenix throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
De Fenix throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
De Fenix scores with the left hand. Clark knows he should have avoided that one.
Clark avoids the head kick by De Fenix.
De Fenix gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Clark to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Clark wants to control from the top but De Fenix keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Clark scoring with some ground and pound.
Clark missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Clark postures up in De Fenix's guard and throws a big left but De Fenix blocks it.
Clark forces his way into half guard.
Clark missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Clark looks to land a strike but De Fenix avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Clark trying to control but De Fenix is working from the bottom.
Clark throws a big right hand that misses.
Clark sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed De Fenix's guard.
De Fenix avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Clark.
De Fenix avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Clark.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clark is just content to waste time from the top position. De Fenix takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Clark trying to control but De Fenix is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ikki De Fenix dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
De Fenix works Clark's body with a nice hook.
Clark shoots and misses
and De Fenix counters with a stiff right hand.
Clark takes a kick to the side of the head.
Clark fails with a takedown attempt.
De Fenix lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Clark throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Fenix unleashes a big counter combination but Clark bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
De Fenix works the jab nicely.
Matt Clark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Fenix throws a head kick that misses.
Danga de danga de dang - De Fenix scores with a four punch combination!
De Fenix throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De Fenix digs a good body shot into Clark's ribs.
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!
Clark goes for a double leg but De Fenix avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as De Fenix continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Clark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Fenix scores with a jab. Clark acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Clark takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Clark shoots and misses
and De Fenix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clark closes the distance and clinches up with De Fenix, looking for a takedown. Clark pushes De Fenix against the cage but De Fenix circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and De Fenix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Clark misses with a takedown attempt - De Fenix sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Clark drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Fenix scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Clark with a lazy takedown attempt
and De Fenix counters with a series of strikes. Clark will be more careful next time no doubt.
De Fenix lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Clark moves out of range as De Fenix throws a body kick.
Clark fails with the takedown
and De Fenix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clark closes this distance looking for a takedown but De Fenix circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A thudding body kick lands there by De Fenix!
De Fenix throws a series of strikes that have Clark backpedaling.
Nice sprawl there from De Fenix as Clark shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fenix tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clark tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Fenix lands a really nice looking cross but Clark seems unphased.
Clark misses with a kick to the body
and De Fenix counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Clark shoots in for a takedown but De Fenix shows good takedown defense.
De Fenix dips to his left and cracks Clark with an uppercut!
De Fenix lands with a cross.
Clark tries to clinch up.
A head kick from De Fenix lands but Clark takes it in his stride.
De Fenix throws a quick inside leg kick.
Clark shoots in looking for a takedown. De Fenix tries to sprawl out of it but Clark keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. De Fenix manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Clark on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fenix lands with a kick to the ribs.
De Fenix lands with a kick to the ribs.
Clark shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says De Fenix as he avoids it easily.
Clark shoots in for a takedown but De Fenix shows good takedown defense.
De Fenix let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
De Fenix jabs Clark right on the nose. Clark blinks but takes it well.
De Fenix lands a glancing blow to the side of Clark's head.
De Fenix lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by De Fenix.
De Fenix blocks a head kick by Clark.
Clark shoots and misses
and De Fenix counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
De Fenix throws a series of punches but Clark moves out of range.
De Fenix lands with a slapping head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clark fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Clark looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
De Fenix throws a series of punches but Clark moves out of range.
De Fenix lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fenix lands a lovely overhand right.
De Fenix moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Clark has his takedown stuffed
and De Fenix counters with a straight right hand.
De Fenix lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Fenix lands with a shot to the body.
De Fenix works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
De Fenix throws a right hand that Clark ducks under and follows up with a left that Clark also avoids with ease.
De Fenix lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Clark closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clark shoots in but no luck this time.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Clark.
De Fenix looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Fenix lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ikki De Fenix showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Clark darts in looking for a takedown but De Fenix gets double underhooks and turns Clark into the cage.
De Fenix explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
De Fenix swinging wildly here.
De Fenix circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Fenix scores with a one two! Clark had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
De Fenix misses with a head kick.
A shot to the liver by De Fenix. Beautiful body shot.
Clark is looking to clinch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from De Fenix enables Clark to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. De Fenix manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Clark wants to control from the top but De Fenix keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clark won't allow De Fenix to sweep him here.
Clark working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fenix looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
De Fenix avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Clark decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
De Fenix lands an overhand right.
Clark will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
De Fenix punishes Clark's body with a nice straight punch.
A slapping body kick lands there for De Fenix.
De Fenix fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Clark looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Clark.
A countering left hand to the body from De Fenix misses.
Clark looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Fenix is fending him off so far but Clark persists. Nope, De Fenix circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Clark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Fenix lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fenix delivers a nice body kick.
Clark takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
De Fenix keeps Clark at a distance using the push kick.
Clark misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A nice side step and De Fenix releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Fenix stalks Clark and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Clark's face. Clark staggers backwards, shaken.
De Fenix lands a nice looking kick to the body. Clark takes a step back to recover.
De Fenix with a hook.
De Fenix with a jab.
Clark fails with a takedown attempt.
Clark steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from De Fenix. That one must have hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by De Fenix. Beautiful body shot.
De Fenix lands with a nice combination. Clark backs away looking to recover.
Clark shoots in for a takedown but De Fenix shows good takedown defense.
De Fenix stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and De Fenix wants it to stay on the feet.
Clark shoots and misses
and De Fenix counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Fenix throws a head kick that Clark semi-blocks.
De Fenix feints a jab promting Clark to slip. De Fenix then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Clark slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Clark throws a combination that misses
and De Fenix counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clark takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Clark on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Clark fails with the takedown
and De Fenix counters with a nice body shot.
De Fenix throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fenix throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Clark on the side of the head.
Clark tries to clinch but De Fenix is having none of it.
Nice jab there from De Fenix.
De Fenix will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Fenix throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Matt Clark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Fenix tries a head kick but it misses.
De Fenix clobbers Clark with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Clark shoots for a takedown but De Fenix saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Clark tries to clinch there but De Fenix circles away.
Ikki De Fenix is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Fenix lands with a shot to the body.
Clark shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and De Fenix counters with a series of strikes. Clark will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ikki De Fenix is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
De Fenix connects with a body shot that sends Clark's belly button to the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ikki De Fenix comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got De Fenix winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 25:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 25:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ikki De Fenix!
During a confident post fight interview, Ikki De Fenix thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Igor Kusilutka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Mackintosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Igor Kusilutka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Igor Kusilutka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Mackintosh!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kusilutka shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mackintosh as he jumps to the side.
Kusilutka tries to clinch there but Mackintosh circles away.
Kusilutka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kusilutka blocks a leg kick.
Kusilutka scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mackintosh tries to buck Kusilutka off but Kusilutka is having none of it.
Mackintosh on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kusilutka is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mackintosh has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mackintosh wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mackintosh tries to improve position but can't.
Kusilutka grinds an elbow into Mackintosh's temple.
Mackintosh is rocked!
Kusilutka scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Mackintosh is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Kusilutka can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Kusilutka!
Igor Kusilutka very nearly forgot to thank Soul Supremacy Fight Gear 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.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig Paris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Griffin (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 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Paris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Larry Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paris misses with a series of wild punches.
Paris misses with a hook
and Griffin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Craig Paris has been cut.
Paris with a poor takedown
and Paris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paris lands a nice shot to the body.
Craig Paris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Paris has his takedown stuffed
and Griffin counters with a nice uppercut.
Paris shoots in looking for a takedown. Griffin tries to sprawl out of it but Paris keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Griffin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Griffin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Paris with a body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Paris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paris tries for a takedown but Griffin circles away easily
and Griffin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paris throws a combination that misses
and Griffin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paris gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Griffin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paris is rocked!
Griffin lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Paris - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Griffin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Larry Griffin!
Larry Griffin decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Grant Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Kluivert (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 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Benton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robin Kluivert!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kluivert walks into a left hand.
Kluivert throws a sloppy head kick
and Benton counters with a series of strikes. Kluivert will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kluivert throws a quick inside leg kick.
Benton takes a swing at Kluivert's ribcage but misses.
Kluivert changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kluivert looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kluivert has a takedown stuffed.
It looked like Benton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kluivert has a takedown stuffed.
Kluivert fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Benton throwing a counter right hand but Kluivert manages to avoid it.
Grant Benton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robin Kluivert.
Kluivert throws a sloppy head kick and Benton moves out of range easily.
Benton misses with a wild combination.
Kluivert goes for a double leg but Benton avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Benton continues to drive forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kluivert scores with a takedown into Benton's guard.
Kluivert sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Benton doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Kluivert paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Benton - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Grant Benton!
During a confident post fight interview, Grant Benton thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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