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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Pierre Papin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Pepot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Pierre Papin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Don Pepot!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pepot is trying to break the clinch but Papin is controlling him.
Papin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Papin pushes Pepot back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pepot tries to circle away but Papin has him pinned against the cage.
Pepot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Papin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pepot backwards.
Pepot digs a right hand underneath Papin's ribcage. Papin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pepot stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Papin gets through Pepot's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Papin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Papin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pepot misses with a straight left.
Papin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Pepot.
Pepot just misses with a punch to the body.
Pepot lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Papin moves out of range as Pepot strikes.
Pepot dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Papin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pepot.
Papin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Papin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pepot throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Papin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pepot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Pepot.
Papin jabs Pepot right on the nose. Pepot blinks but takes it well.
Pepot throws a lazy right hand but Papin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pepot throws a jab when Papin was well out of range.
Papin has closed the distance and engaged Pepot in a clinch.
Papin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pepot is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Papin scores with a shoulder strike.
Papin has Pepot pushed against the cage.
Pepot wants to break the clinch but can't.
Papin struggles to land a body shot inside as Pepot controls his hands.
Papin lands a nice uppercut.
Pepot has had enough of the clinch but Papin keeps him there for the moment.
Pepot is trying to break the clinch but Papin has him pressed against the cage.
Pepot is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Papin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Papin avoids the body shot from Pepot.
Papin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pepot. Pepot circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Papin instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pepot looks to score with a jab to the body but Papin is just out of range.
As Pepot tries to get set, Papin tries to push him back and clinch up but Pepot manages to avoid the attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pepot lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pepot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pepot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Papin moves away.
Pepot throws a lazy right hand but Papin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Pepot tries to get set, Papin tries to push him back and clinch up but Pepot manages to avoid the attempt.
Papin tries to clinch there but Pepot circles away.
Papin swinging wildly here.
Papin scores with a jab to the head.
Pepot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Papin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Papin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pepot manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Papin connects with a right hand. Pepot shakes it off.
Papin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pepot looks to land a combination but Papin avoids it well.
It looked like Papin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pepot.
Papin connects with a crisp jab.
Papin throws out a loose jab but Pepot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pepot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Papin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papin throws a lazy right hand but Pepot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Papin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pepot. Papin does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheers as Papin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pepot doesn't seem phased though.
A big right from Pepot misses.
Pepot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pepot swats away the attempt to clinch by Papin.
Papin lands with a right hand.
Pepot on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
It looks like Papin has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Papin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pepot throws a shot to the body.
Papin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Papin instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Papin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Papin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pepot misses with a punch on the inside.
Papin lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pepot blocking some punches.
Pepot wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Papin.
Pepot tries to land knees in the clinch but Papin avoids the damage to the body.
Papin stalling the fight.
A frustrated look appears on Pepot's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Papin throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Pepot's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pepot tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Papin avoids it.
Papin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pepot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Papin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And Pepot tries to counter it with a takedown but Papin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Papin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pepot.
Nice uppercut there from Papin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Papin's corner calls for a 1-2. Papin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Papin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Papin tries to clinch up but Pepot circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Pierre Papin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pepot keeps the fight on the outside.
Papin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pepot slips under a jab.
Jean Pierre Papin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Papin scores with a nice right hand.
Jean Pierre Papin is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Papin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Papin is looking to clinch but Pepot is avoiding it.
Pepot takes a swing at Papin's ribcage but misses.
Papin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Good exchange - Pepot coming out on top.
Papin ducks under a wild hook from Pepot.
Papin clinches with his opponent.
Papin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pepot has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Papin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Papin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Papin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pepot can do to turn this around?
Papin prevents a body shot from Pepot.
Pepot tries a body shot but Papin blocks it.
Pepot is trying to push Papin away but Papin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pepot looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Papin throws a punch but it's blocked by Pepot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pepot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pepot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pepot is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pepot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pepot tries to circle away but Papin has him pinned against the cage.
Pepot takes a shot to the head.
Papin unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Pepot! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Papin is unloading with more strikes now! Pepot drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Pierre Papin!
A very excited looking Jean Pierre Papin 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Bale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Egon Tingvellir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Bale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Egon Tingvellir!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bale throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tingvellir moves into the clinch.
Bale tries to break the clinch but Tingvellir is controlling the position.
A nice left hand lands by Tingvellir.
Tingvellir lands an uppercut.
Tingvellir lands with a left to the head.
Tingvellir slowing the pace effectively.
Tingvellir goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tingvellir misses with some punches.
Bale's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bale swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tingvellir holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bale swings wildly with an uppercut but Tingvellir uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tingvellir misses with a body punch.
Tingvellir is stalling here.
Bale lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tingvellir lands a hook that snaps the head of Bale backwards.
It looks like Tony Bale has been cut.
Tingvellir lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bale backwards.
Tingvellir stalling the fight.
Tingvellir pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tingvellir digs a right hand underneath Bale's ribcage. Bale let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bale working aggressively here.
Tingvellir doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tingvellir stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tingvellir will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bale up against the cage.
Bale manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tingvellir stalling in the clinch.
Tingvellir lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bale backwards.
Bale blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Bale scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tingvellir lands an uppercut.
Bale scores with a shot to the side of Tingvellir's head.
Bale lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
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!
Tingvellir controlling the action here for a moment.
Bale wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bale scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tingvellir digs a right hand into Bale's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bale's gas tank.
Bale missing with knees to the body.
Tingvellir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bale's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Tingvellir.
Tingvellir lands with a left to the head.
Tingvellir blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tingvellir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tingvellir is stalling here.
Bale throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tingvellir blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tingvellir blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bale is looking to break free of the clinch but Tingvellir has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tingvellir.
Bale misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Tingvellir.
Tingvellir working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tingvellir misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tingvellir throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bales head.
Tingvellir misses with a body punch.
Bale throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tingvellirs head.
Bale has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tingvellir lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tingvellir struggles to land a body shot inside as Bale controls his hands.
Bale blocks a body shot from Tingvellir.
Tingvellir lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tingvellir lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bale backwards.
Bale tries a body shot but Tingvellir blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bale tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tingvellir's elbow.
Tingvellir will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bale up against the cage.
Bale breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tingvellir moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bale looking to slow down the pace here.
Tingvellir lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tingvellir lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tingvellir has Bale pushed against the cage.
Bale scores with a shot to the side of Tingvellir's head.
Tingvellir tries to work over Bale's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bale.
Tingvellir lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bale breaks from the clinch.
Bale on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tingvellir lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Egon Tingvellir dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Bale's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bale avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tingvellir closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tingvellir.
Bale goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Tingvellir - that landed with a thud.
Bale goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bale is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Bale.
A short right from Bale on the inside.
Tingvellir has Bale pressed against the cage.
Bale misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Bale scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tingvellir struggles to land a body shot inside as Bale controls his hands.
Bale breaks from the clinch.
Bale throws a big shot that misses.
Tingvellir steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bale.
Tingvellir throws a wild body kick that Bale sees coming a mile off.
Tingvellir misses with a body shot
and Tingvellir takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tony Bale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bale uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tingvellir has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tingvellir throws a wild body kick that Bale sees coming a mile off.
Tingvellir connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bale misses with a hook. Tingvellir ducked under it nicely.
Bale pounces like a tiger and cracks Tingvellir with a vicious hook! Tingvellir is down but not out! Bale follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tony Bale!
A very excited looking Tony Bale 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 Robbie Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cael Gable (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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robbie Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cael Gable!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rage. Gable does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gable changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rage tries to avoid it but Gable manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rage to the ground. Rage escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rage lands a nice hook to Gable's body. Gable takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rage.
Rage walks into a stiff left hand from Gable.
Rage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gable shoots and misses
and Rage counters with a two punch combo.
Rage throws a lazy head kick
and Gable counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rage won't be happy with that.
Gable lands a decent elbow from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rage is not content to let Gable control the position.
You can see the frustration on Rage's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rage's coaches at River's Edge Gym, DOW have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Rage managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable working the ground and pound from side control.
Rage wants to control but Gable postures up.
Gable has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Rage!
Gable in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rage takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rage can't escape the position.
Gable landing shots from mount.
Gable with a couple of short strikes.
Rage is rocked!
Rage blocking the ground and pound.
Oh Rage is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gable misses with a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gable throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rage because Gable loaded up on that one.
Rage seems to have got his legs back now.
Gable lands a heavy elbow.
Gable with the ground and pound from mount.
Gable misses with a head shot.
Gable raining down hammerfists from mount.
Gable looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gable throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Gable has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
BOOM! Gable connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The referee warns Rage that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
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!
Rage is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rage is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Rage blocking the ground and pound.
Gable with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gable.
The referee warns Rage that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gable thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gable lands with some strikes.
Rage is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gable sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gable trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rage holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gable tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gable lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gable landing strikes from the mount.
Gable drops a big elbow. That's hurt Rage! More shots from Gable and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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 Miguel Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Kusilutka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pereira comes to the cage accompanied by Game of Thrones. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miguel Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Igor Kusilutka!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kusilutka moves into the clinch.
Kusilutka drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pereira pulls his leg out and moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kusilutka.
Pereira is looking to counter punch.
Pereira lands a high kick!
It looks like Igor Kusilutka has been cut.
Kusilutka misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pereira is looking to counter with a body kick.
Miguel Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Kusilutka.
Pereira fakes the leg kick and cracks Kusilutka in the body.
Kusilutka on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kusilutka fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pereira avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice body punch from Pereira.
Pereira 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusilutka shoots in but Pereira avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kusilutka shoots in but no luck this time.
Kusilutka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pereira pinned against the cage. Pereira gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pereira swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pereira scores with a jab to the head.
Igor Kusilutka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pereira jabs Kusilutka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kusilutka tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kusilutka drops his hands momentarily and Pereira takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A jab from Pereira misses.
Pereira connects with a jab.
Pereira jabs Kusilutka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pereira. Kusilutka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pereira throws a front kick that sends Kusilutka stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Pereira.
Pereira throws a low kick but Kusilutka avoids it.
Both fighters circling a little - Pereira finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kusilutka avoids a kick to the body.
Kusilutka tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kusilutka moves out of range of the body kick from Pereira.
Pereira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kusilutka moves away.
Pereira with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusilutka drives through and clinches with Pereira against the cage.
Pereira pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kusilutka fails to pull guard.
Pereira is pressed up against the cage. Kusilutka has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pereira down to the mat. Pereira avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pereira cracks the inside of Kusilutka's front leg.
Kusilutka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kusilutka wants a takedown.
Kusilutka successfully pulls guard.
Kusilutka has a closed guard, preventing Pereira from standing up.
Kusilutka is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kusilutka throws his legs up looking for a submission but Pereira uses it to pass to side control.
Pereira has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kusilutka avoids a kick to the body.
Kusilutka shoots in looking for a takedown but Pereira manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kusilutka's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kusilutka looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pereira pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kusilutka shoots in but no luck this time.
Kusilutka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kusilutka just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPereira.
Kusilutka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pereira pinned against the cage. Pereira gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pereira is looking to counter with head kicks.
Pereira misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kusilutka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Pereira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Igor Kusilutka's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kusilutka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pereira.
Miguel Pereira is winning the standup battle so far.
A good leg kick by Pereira.
Pereira throws a push kick but Kusilutka slaps the foot to one side.
Kusilutka fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pereira misses with a wild body shot.
Pereira thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kusilutka if he has to take too many more of those.
Pereira cracks Kusilutka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pereira connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kusilutka with a poor takedown
and Kusilutka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pereira throws a head kick that Kusilutka semi-blocks.
That has opened up Igor Kusilutka's cut even more.
Pereira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kusilutka can do to turn this around?
Kusilutka gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Miguel Pereira!
A very excited looking Miguel Pereira 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Marc Lewis Dillinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aslan Taisumov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taisumov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. My World- Kid Cudi kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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25
158 lbs
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159 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 16 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marc Lewis Dillinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aslan Taisumov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taisumov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dillinger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dillinger dives in and grabs Taisumov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Taisumov pushes down on Dillinger's head and hops out.
Taisumov misses with a double jab.
Dillinger dives in for a single leg takedown but Taisumov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dillinger misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Taisumov unleashes a big counter combination but Dillinger bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marc Lewis Dillinger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taisumov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dillinger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dillinger has a takedown stuffed.
Marc Lewis Dillinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taisumov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dillinger.
Dillinger closes this distance looking for a takedown but Taisumov circles away.
Taisumov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Taisumov misses.
Aslan Taisumov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dillinger shoots in but no luck this time.
Taisumov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dillinger.
Dillinger shoots in for a double leg but Taisumov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Taisumov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dillinger backs up against the cage.
It looks like Marc Lewis Dillinger has been cut.
Taisumov tries to bum rush Dillinger with a series of wild strikes but Dillinger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taisumov has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Taisumov lands a jab-cross combination.
Dillinger fails with the takedown.
Dillinger 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.
Dillinger dodges the punch combination from Taisumov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Dillinger with that takedown attempt.
Taisumov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Taisumov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taisumov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dillinger back to the cage. Taisumov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Taisumov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dillinger shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dillinger is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dillinger wants to pass the guard but Taisumov is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Taisumov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Taisumov wants to get back to his feet.
Dillinger trying to pass the guard but Taisumov defending well.
Taisumov is in trouble now - Dillinger has advanced to mount!
Dillinger sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Taisumov is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Dillinger content just to control the position here.
Taisumov is trying to stand.
Dillinger looking to control and managing it successfully.
Taisumov tries to buck Dillinger off but he can't manage it.
Dillinger controlling from mount.
Taisumov is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aslan Taisumov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marc Lewis Dillinger's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dillinger doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Taisumov counters with a three punch combo that has Dillinger backing up. Dillinger nods at Taisumov to acknowledge the strikes.
Dillinger shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Taisumov as he jumps to the side.
Taisumov stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marc Lewis Dillinger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taisumov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taisumov stalks Dillinger and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dillinger's face. Dillinger staggers backwards, shaken.
Taisumov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dillinger is rocked!
Dillinger throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Taisumov's waist but Taisumov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dillinger off to one side.
Oh Dillinger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dillinger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Taisumov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dillinger seems to have got his legs back now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taisumov scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillinger looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Taisumov tries to bum rush Dillinger with a series of wild strikes but Dillinger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dillinger feinted with a counter takedown.
Taisumov throws a right hand that Dillinger ducks under and follows up with a left that Dillinger also avoids with ease.
Dillinger doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Taisumov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taisumov misses with a few strikes there.
Dillinger misses with a takedown attempt - Taisumov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Taisumov misses with a two punch combination.
Taisumov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taisumov lands a nice shot to the body.
Taisumov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Taisumov looks to land a combination but Dillinger avoids it well.
Dillinger attempts a counter takedown but Taisumov avoids it well and moves away.
Dillinger drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taisumov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dillinger fails with the takedown.
Dillinger has his takedown stuffed
and Taisumov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dillinger closes this distance looking for a takedown but Taisumov circles away.
Taisumov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dillinger rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Taisumov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taisumov lands a two punch combo.
Marc Lewis Dillinger's cut is getting worse.
Taisumov misses with the combination.
Dillinger dives in and grabs Taisumov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Taisumov pushes down on Dillinger's head and hops out.
Taisumov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dillinger moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dillinger misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Taisumov unleashes a big counter combination but Dillinger bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dillinger has his takedown stuffed
and Taisumov counters with a crisp one two that drops Dillinger! Taisumov thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Dillinger to his feet! Dillinger is in big trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dillinger dodges the punch combination from Taisumov.
Dillinger throwing a counter right hand but Taisumov manages to avoid it.
Taisumov jabs Dillinger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Taisumov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Taisumov misses with a wild combination.
Oooooh!!! Taisumov has knocked Dillinger down with a huge combo! Taisumov steps away and waves a wobbly Dillinger back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aslan Taisumov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marc Lewis Dillinger's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Taisumov.
Dillinger drives through with a takedown into Taisumov's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Dillinger trying to control the position from guard on top but Taisumov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dillinger controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Taisumov wants to stand but Dillinger is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillinger controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Taisumov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dillinger wants to pass the guard but Taisumov is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillinger slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dillinger stops Taisumov from standing up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dillinger.
A combination from Taisumov does no damage.
Dillinger shoots in and drives through. Taisumov sprawls well.
Taisumov throws a right and a left that Dillinger avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Taisumov. No joy for Dillinger on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marc Lewis Dillinger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taisumov slaps away a takedown attempt from Dillinger, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Taisumov.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dillinger or perhaps it was just good defense by Taisumov, which made it look bad.
Taisumov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Taisumov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dillinger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dillinger tries for a takedown but Taisumov circles away easily
and Taisumov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger shoots in for a takedown but Taisumov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dillinger shoots in but no luck this time.
Taisumov unleashes a big counter combination but Dillinger bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Taisumov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dillinger will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
As Dillinger backs off Taisumov throws a huge counter combo but Dillinger manages to avoid it all.
Taisumov misses with a wild combination.
Taisumov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Taisumov drops Dillinger with a beautiful combination! Dillinger stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Taisumov is looking for the KO!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dillinger shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Taisumov as he jumps to the side.
Taisumov is looking for the big counter here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taisumov goes for a small jab and connects. Now Taisumov goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Dillinger stumbles back but Taisumov runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Dillinger to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Dillinger will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Aslan Taisumov!
Aslan Taisumov took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, The Adrenaline Matrix for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Chrome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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39
193 lbs
36 - 16 - 1 |
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43
218 lbs
24 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mr Chrome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Phoenix!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Chrome. Phoenix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chrome keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phoenix scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Mr Chrome has been cut.
Phoenix throws a jab but it's blocked by Chrome.
Chrome has Phoenix up against the cage in a clinch.
Phoenix lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Phoenix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chrome tries to throw a body punch but Phoenix avoids it by throwing Chrome back against the cage.
Chrome misses with a body punch.
Phoenix comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Phoenix pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right from Chrome.
Phoenix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phoenix can't find room to land a body shot as Chrome controls the action.
Phoenix landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chrome fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chrome working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chrome takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A nice right hand lands inside from Phoenix.
Chrome blocks the elbow strike.
Phoenix lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chrome backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chrome swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chrome's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chrome fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Phoenix has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chrome throws a good cross that connects.
The fighters circle momentarily. Phoenix darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Phoenix lands a nice shot that snaps Chrome's head back.
Chrome moves in looking to clinch but Phoenix pushes him off.
Chrome on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chrome misses with a straight right.
Chrome connects with a leg kick. Phoenix looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Phoenix keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like Phoenix was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good standup being displayed there by Phoenix as he connects with a hook.
Chrome tests Phoenix's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chrome lands a nice shot that snaps Phoenix's head back.
Chrome fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Phoenix.
Phoenix ducks right into an uppercut from Chrome.
Phoenix throws out a powerful jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Phoenix.
Chrome lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix connects with a looping right hand.
A jab lands there for Phoenix.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chrome.
Phoenix closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Chrome did well to prevent Phoenix getting side control.
Phoenix prevents Chrome from improving his position.
Chrome wants to control but Phoenix is keeping busy.
Phoenix sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chrome defending well though.
Chrome actively working from the bottom here.
Phoenix missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Phoenix slips a nice elbow through Chrome's hands, connecting with Chrome's forehead.
Phoenix seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Chrome regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Phoenix.
Chrome utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chrome manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Phoenix manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Phoenix keeping full guard, as Chrome tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phoenix working for a triangle but Chrome defends it easily.
Phoenix is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Chrome rolls with it to try and escape but Phoenix cranks on the arm and Chrome is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paul Phoenix!
Paul Phoenix seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aristotle Polidori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Graves's choice of entrance music: London Calling. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
220 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
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29
212 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Aristotle Polidori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Graves!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves tries to clinch but Polidori moves out of range.
Polidori is looking for a counter combo.
Graves tries to move into range but Polidori moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Polidori.
We've been hearing reports that Polidori has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Graves blocks a jab.
Some wild striking there from Polidori.
Graves unleashes a big counter combination but Polidori bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Aristotle Polidori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Graves.
Polidori connects with a jab.
Graves takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Polidori connects with a right hand. Graves shakes it off.
Polidori throws a hook but Graves avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Polidori. That snapped Graves's head back.
Graves is rocked!
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!
Polidori lands an uppercut, right on the button! Graves tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aristotle Polidori!
An out of breath Aristotle Polidori thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Alex Graves spoke after the fight, saying 'No way, no way. That crap was stopped too soon!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michal Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Just Roll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michal Filipovic had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Dangerous knees
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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
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michal Filipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Just Roll!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Roll fails with a takedown attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Roll 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oooooh!!! Filipovic has knocked Roll down with a huge combo! Filipovic steps away and waves a wobbly Roll back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Roll is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Filipovic throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Roll crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Michal Filipovic!
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