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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Conor McConnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deine Mudda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McConnell comes to the cage accompanied by Immortal Technique Point of no return. Mudda has chosen Fünf Sterne Deluxe - Ja Ja, deine Mudda as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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157 lbs
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155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Conor McConnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Deine Mudda!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McConnell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Deine Mudda has been cut.
Mudda blocks a jab.
Mudda looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Conor McConnell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McConnell throws a hook to the side of Mudda's head but Mudda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McConnell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McConnell throws a series of punches but Mudda moves out of range.
Mudda misses with a straight left.
Mudda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McConnell throws out the jab.
Mudda tries to clinch there but McConnell circles away.
Mudda throws out a loose jab but McConnell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mudda takes one to the chin there.
Mudda is rocked!
McConnell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mudda.
Mudda is still on wobbly legs! Can McConnell finish him?
McConnell lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Mudda falls backwards - clearly groggy! McConnell dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conor McConnell!
A very excited looking Conor McConnell 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Sean Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Price comes to the cage accompanied by Sean Price - Bully Rap. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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183 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sean Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sean Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Price working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Price.
A nice left hand lands by Price.
Michaels blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Michaels.
It looks like Sean Price has been cut.
Price throws a head punch that misses.
Price is pushing Michaels up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Michaels pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've been told by Price's head coaches at Russian Fighting Community Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Michaels throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Price.
As Michaels tries to get set, Price tries to push him back and clinch up but Michaels manages to avoid the attempt.
Price tests Michaels's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Price misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Michaels.
Michaels is looking to chop away at Price's legs.
Michaels pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Price misses.
Price connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Michaels moves into the clinch.
Price scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Price trying to stall but Michaels improves his position.
Michaels stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Price swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Michaels misses with a low kick.
Price lands with an uppercut that bounces Michaels off the cage and back into range.
Michaels swinging wildly here.
Price misses with an uppercut. Michaels saw that one coming.
Price throws an overhand right that lands on Michaels's shoulder, as Michaels tries to avoid the shot.
Michaels misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels throws a nice head kick!
Michaels throws a combination that misses
and Price counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Michaels.
Price scores with a sloppy right hand. Michaels should have avoided that one.
Price blocks a head kick by Michaels.
Michaels tries a head kick but it misses.
Price ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Price changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Michaels throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Michaels takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Michaels throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Michaels drops his hands momentarily and Price takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Some wild striking there from Price.
Michaels was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Price connects with a right hand. Michaels shakes it off.
Price is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Price connects with a crisp jab.
Price scores with a jab to the head.
Sloppy strikes from Michaels. Those never looked like landing.
Price tries to counter by clinching up but Michaels breaks away and moves out of range.
Price throws a big shot that misses.
Michaels throws a head kick that Price semi-blocks.
Price throws a jab but it's blocked by Michaels.
Price misses with a looping right.
Michaels misses with a two punch combination.
Michaels has closed the distance and engaged Price in a clinch.
Price tries a body shot but Michaels blocks it.
Michaels lands an elbow just above Price 's eye.
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!
Price swings wildly with an uppercut but Michaels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Price misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price has Michaels pressed against the cage, preventing Michaels from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Michaels lands an uppercut.
Price avoids the elbow strike from Michaels, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Michaels creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Price's defenses.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice defenses there by Michaels.
Michaels avoids the body shot from Price.
A slow jab from Price misses its intended target.
Price thows a left - swing and a miss!
Michaels misses with the combination.
Price seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Michaels misses with a few strikes there.
Michaels lands a body shot.
Price keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sean Michaels will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sean Price's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Price throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Michaels takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Michaels misses with a double jab
and Price counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Price goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Price swings wildly with an uppercut but Michaels uses good head movement to avoid it.
A knee to the head by Michaels.
Stalling in the clinch from Michaels.
Michaels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Michaels tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels is looking to control Price's arms but Price gets an underhook and turns him. Now Michaels has his back to the cage.
Michaels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sean Michaels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Price misses.
Michaels is looking for the big counter here.
Michaels misses with a double jab.
Price wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Price is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Price misses with a hook. Michaels ducked under it nicely.
Michaels fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels connects with a leg kick. Price looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Michaels moves out of range as Price strikes.
Nice shot by Price.
Michaels moves out of range of the strikes.
Michaels ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Price looks to throw the jab but Michaels is out of range.
Price jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Michaels bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Michaels throws a head kick but Price moves out of range.
Michaels scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Michaels tries to clinch but Price moves out of range.
Price is looking to counter the offense by Michaels and move into the clinch.
Price works Michaels's body with a nice hook.
Price dips to his left and cracks Michaels with an uppercut!
Michaels instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Michaels takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Price.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Michaels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Michaels blocking some punches.
Price lands a left hand that snaps the head of Michaels backwards.
Michaels manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A head punch on the inside from Price fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Michaels.
Michaels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Price swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Michaels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Michaels misses with an elbow strike.
Michaels is trying to stall.
Price avoids the elbow strike from Michaels, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Price.
Michaels misses with a knee strike.
Price tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Michaels throws a knee to the head but misses.
Price is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Price is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Michaels.
Price stalling.
Price misses with the head strike.
Price avoiding damage as Michaels throws knees to the body.
Price throws a punch but it's blocked by Michaels.
Price has a couple of punches blocked by Michaels.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Michaels misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels darts in and clinches Price up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Michaels.
Price lands a body punch in the clinch.
Michaels lands an elbow inside that Price shrugs off.
Sean Price's cut is getting worse.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Michaels.
Price blocks the elbow strike.
Price misses with some punches.
Price misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michaels looking to stall.
Price looking to stall.
Price taking a breather.
Price misses with a hook from the clinch.
Michaels wants to break free but Price has control.
Price avoiding damage as Michaels throws knees to the body.
Michaels pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sean Price will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sean Price's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. 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.
A jab from Price misses.
Michaels moves away from the strike by Price.
Michaels tries a head kick but it misses.
Price avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Price thows a left - swing and a miss!
Despite the aggression on Michaels's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Price steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Michaels.
Michaels slips a straight right by Price.
As Price backs off Michaels throws a huge counter combo but Price manages to avoid it all.
Michaels tries to bum rush Price with a series of wild strikes but Price uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Michaels throws the left hand but Price avoids the punch easily.
Michaels moves out of range as Price strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Michaels defending well as Price loads up on a big left hand.
Michaels misses with a head kick.
Michaels throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Despite the aggression on Michaels's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Michaels throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Price loads up on a big right hand but Michaels slips the punch.
Michaels unleashes a big counter combination but Price bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Price avoids the head kick by Michaels.
Michaels swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Price counters by moving into the clinch.
Michaels takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Price trying to control the position but instead, Michaels has worked for underhooks and has pushed Price into the cage.
Price misses with some punches.
Michaels lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Price creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Michaels is looking to break free of the clinch but Price has double underhooks.
Price swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Michaels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Price is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Michaels is keeping busy.
Michaels looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price pushes Michaels back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Michaels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Price dodges an elbow strike from Michaels.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Michaels scores a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Price.
Michaels tries to stall but Price uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Michaels trying to control the position but instead, Price has worked for underhooks and has pushed Michaels into the cage.
Michaels seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Price.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Price working aggressively here.
Price tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Price has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels slowing the pace effectively.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Price blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Price swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Michaels throws an elbow but misses.
Michaels lands a nice elbow.
Price is trying to maintain a safe position but Michaels gets an underhook and turns Price into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Price.
Michaels tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Price misses with some punches.
Price is pushing Michaels up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Price misses with a punch to the body.
Michaels throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Price throws a punch but it's blocked by Michaels.
Price looking to slow down the pace here.
Michaels blocks an uppercut.
Michaels stalling against the cage.
Michaels dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Price throws a punch but it's blocked by Michaels.
Price goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Price stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Michaels unloads a knee to the mid-section. Price lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Michaels blocks an uppercut.
Price tries to stall but Michaels uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Michaels utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sean Price.
I think Price has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sean Price!
A victorious Sean Price thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Myron Klewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bugurt Bugurtov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klewis comes to the cage accompanied by Black. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Myron Klewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bugurt Bugurtov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klewis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bugurtov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Klewis somewhat.
Bugurtov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Klewis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bugurtov winds up and cracks Klewis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bugurtov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Klewis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Klewis gets back to full guard.
Bugurtov trying to control the position from guard on top but Klewis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klewis has his foot on Bugurtov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bugurtov works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bugurtov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bugurtov trying to control the position from guard on top but Klewis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klewis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Klewis has his foot on Bugurtov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bugurtov works his way back into a safe position though.
Bugurtov lands a couple of digs.
Bugurtov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bugurtov is posturing up here but Klewis has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Bugurtov tries to roll out but it's too tight and Bugurtov has to tap! Slick submission there by Klewis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Myron Klewis!
A determined Myron Klewis didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trey Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giovanni Rocket (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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242 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Trey Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giovanni Rocket!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson swats away the attempt to clinch by Rocket.
Rocket blocks a jab.
Rocket thows a leg kick but Thompson checks it
and Thompson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've been informed that Rocket has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Thompson cracks Rocket with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
Thompson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rocket quickly recovers to half guard.
We've been hearing that Thompson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Thompson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thompson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rocket does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rocket is looking to escape.
Thompson working the head and body with strikes.
Rocket keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Thompson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rocket manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocket blocks a head kick by Thompson.
Rocket stuffs the takedown.
A swing and a miss from Rocket.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thompson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rocket.
Thompson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rocket moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thompson scores with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Thompson.
Rocket takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rocket misses with a head kick.
Thompson moves into range and clinches up with Rocket.
Thompson blocks the elbow strike.
Thompson misses with the head strike.
Rocket looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rocket slows down the pace here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rocket lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson wants a takedown but no success here.
Rocket creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thompson's defenses.
Thompson wants to take the fight to the mat but Rocket manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trey Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rocket keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Thompson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thompson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rocket wants to get back to full guard.
Thompson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rocket keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rocket is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Thompson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Thompson's back!
Thompson is trying to break free.
Thompson prevents Rocket from getting a body triangle.
Thompson is really stuck here.
Rocket really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Thompson.
Thompson turns into Rocket and is now in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rocket wants to sweep here but Thompson controlling him for the moment.
Rocket working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thompson.
Rocket is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thompson postures up in Rocket's guard and throws a big left but Rocket blocks it.
Thompson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thompson wants to pass the guard but Rocket is keeping the position.
Rocket avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trey Thompson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rocket lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Thompson has his takedown stuffed
and Rocket counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rocket tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thompson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rocket blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thompson tries to pull guard but Rocket forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rocket blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thompson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thompson is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trey Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Thompson fails to land.
Thompson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thompson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thompson avoids the elbow strike from Rocket, against the cage.
Rocket blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rocket working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocket pushes off an throws an elbow but Thompson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Thompson pushes Rocket back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Thompson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rocket is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Thompson scores with a shot to the side of Rocket's head.
Rocket stalling in the clinch but Thompson improves position.
Rocket blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trey Thompson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rocket throws an elbow but misses.
Thompson misses with a punch on the inside.
Thompson avoids the elbow strike from Rocket, against the cage.
Thompson taking a breather.
Thompson misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Rocket.
Thompson avoids a wild elbow strike from Rocket.
Thompson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocket tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rocket throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rocket gets underhooks to prevent Thompson's takedown attempt.
Rocket prevents a body shot from Thompson.
Rocket lands a nice elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rocket lands an elbow inside.
Thompson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thompson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rocket pushes off an throws an elbow but Thompson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rocket swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rocket.
Good body shot from Rocket.
Thompson wants a takedown.
Thompson wants a takedown but no success here.
Thompson has a couple of punches blocked by Rocket.
Rocket blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rocket misses with an elbow over the top.
Rocket misses with an elbow strike.
Thompson misses with a punch on the inside.
Rocket stalling the fight.
Rocket throws an elbow that misses.
Rocket pushes Thompson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rocket working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rocket creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thompson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thompson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Rocket is trying to keep an underhook but Thompson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Rocket manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rocket drops Thompson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Thompson looks back up at him and smiles so Rocket waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Thompson is rocked!
Rocket throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oh Thompson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rocket closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Thompson out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Giovanni Rocket!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jamey Jasta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Kint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jamey Jasta has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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29
154 lbs
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jamey Jasta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel Kint!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Jasta.
Kint throws a counter combo.
Jasta swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kint.
Jasta looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kint misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jasta tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kint is able to avoid easily.
Jasta takes a swing at Kint's ribcage but misses.
Jasta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kint.
Jasta throws a hook but Kint blocks it.
Kint is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Jasta enables Kint to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jasta manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kint looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kint in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kint stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jasta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jasta looking for a sweep. Not yet Jasta, not yet.
Jasta has momentary wrist control but Kint slips an elbow through the middle.
Kint scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kint is pushing down on Jasta's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jasta is fighting to maintain full guard but Kint has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jasta is looking to improve his position.
Jasta is working hard here to advance position.
Jasta makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jasta.
Kint is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kint trying to control but Jasta is working from the bottom.
Kint throws a big elbow that misses.
Kint trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Jasta manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Kint wants to get back to his feet but Jasta is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jasta stopping the sweep attempt from Kint.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kint utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jasta won't allow Kint to get back to his feet.
Jasta wants to pass the guard but Kint is keeping the position.
Kint controlling the position.
Kint working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jasta.
Jasta lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kint wants to sweep but no luck.
Kint working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jasta tries to free his leg and advance position but Kint is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kint tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jasta. Kint does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kint looks to land a left hand but Jasta moved out of range nicely.
Jasta throws a push kick but Kint slaps the foot to one side.
Kint lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kint throws a body shot but no joy.
Kint throws a combination that misses
and Jasta counters with a straight right hand.
Kint moves out of range of the strikes.
Kint fails to land with a series of punches.
Jamey Jasta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Kint.
Kint has a takedown stuffed.
Kint listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jasta keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jasta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kint counters with a body kick.
Jasta misses with the body kick
and Kint counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jasta throws a jab when Kint was well out of range.
Jasta moves forwards but Kint connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jasta throws a big shot that misses.
Kint throws a right hand that misses
and Jasta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kint blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Kint on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jasta moves out of range of the body kick.
Kint on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jasta needs to keep his hands up - Kint had a free shot at his head there.
Some wild striking there from Kint.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jamey Jasta will probably get the nod.
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.
Kint avoids the body shot from Jasta.
Kint works Jasta's body with a nice hook.
Jasta misses with a body shot.
Kint lands with a cross.
Jasta takes a swing at Kint's ribcage but misses.
Jasta takes a swing at Kint's ribcage but misses.
Kint tries a low kick but Jasta avoids it.
Decent striking displayed by Kint there.
Jasta misses with a hook.
Jasta throws a head kick but Kint moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kint lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jasta backs up against the cage.
Kint missing with a left hand there. Jasta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jasta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kint.
Kint throws a body kick that misses.
Jasta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kint takes one to the chin there.
Jasta is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kint misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kint takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jasta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kint feints a jab promting Jasta to slip. Kint then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jasta slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jasta throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kint counters with a series of strikes. Jasta will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jasta gets caught flat footed, as Kint shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kint postures up and lands a big shot to Jasta's brow.
Kint makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jasta can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kint controls the pace.
Jasta is trying to control the position but Kint postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kint is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jasta is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jasta has escaped and now he's on top!
Jasta throws a big right hand that misses.
Kint wants to stand up but Jasta is controlling him.
Kint is adopting a defensive guard.
Jasta trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jasta preventing the sweep.
Jasta throws an elbow that misses. Kint uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jasta's guard. Nice move by Kint!
Jasta is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kint defends well.
Kint connects with a couple of short punches.
Kint got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jasta has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kint has managed to get both his arms back between Jasta's legs - danger averted.
Kint pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jasta is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jasta working for a triangle but Kint defends it easily.
Kint wants to control from the top but Jasta keeps moving.
Kint won't allow Jasta to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Kint showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kint throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kint walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jasta swings for the body but Kint moves out of range.
Kint walks into a left hand.
Kint bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kint looks to land a right hand but Jasta moved out of range.
Jasta throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jasta. Kint does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jasta attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kint swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kint throws a jab when Jasta was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Jasta misses the target.
Kint scores with a jab.
Jasta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kint.
Jasta looks for the body kick but Kint saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jasta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jasta looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jasta blocks a leg kick.
Kint slips under a jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kint.
Jasta misses with a left hand
and Kint counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kint throws a good cross that connects.
Jasta looks to throw the jab but Kint is out of range.
Jamey Jasta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kint misses with an uppercut.
Jasta swings widly with a right hand
and Kint counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kint tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jasta was well out of range. Poor timing from Kint.
A little feinted left hand from Jasta on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jasta dodges the punch combination from Kint.
Jasta scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kint misses with a straight left.
Jasta takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jasta takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jasta throws the left hand but Kint avoids the punch easily.
Jasta just misses with a punch to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jasta.
Kint misses with a body shot.
Jasta throws out a loose jab but Kint uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kint tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jasta misses with a straight right.
Jasta throws a leg kick but Kint checks it.
Kint scores with a shot to the body.
Kint throws a head kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kint.
Kint slips a jab from Jasta.
Daniel Kint is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jasta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kint lands a nice hook to Jasta's body. Jasta takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jasta misses with a hook.
Kint lands a jab.
Kint ducks under a wild hook from Jasta.
Kint displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jasta throws out the jab.
Jasta throws a hook but Kint avoids it easily.
Kint throws a hook but Jasta avoids it easily.
Jasta tries to work over Kint's front leg with a kick but Kint checks it.
Jasta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Kint misses.
Jasta throws a body punch but Kint moves out of range.
Jasta throws out a loose jab but Kint uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kint misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jasta lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kint keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kint defending well as Jasta loads up on a big left hand.
Kint blocks a jab.
Jasta backing away here, and Kint unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Jasta throws a shot from downtown. Kint moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Kint throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jasta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kint misses with a two punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jasta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kint.
A big left from Kint misses.
Kint stalks Jasta and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jasta's face. Jasta staggers backwards, shaken.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kint.
Kint loads up on a big right hand but Jasta slips the punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Kint comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kint has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Kint!
An out of breath Daniel Kint thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Little Hardon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Cider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardon kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gouryella - Tenshi. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Little Hardon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Justin Cider !
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cider will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hardon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS in the buildup to the fight.
Hardon connects with a crisp jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Cider as he connects with a hook.
Hardon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hardon.
A swing and a miss from Hardon.
Cider scores with a head kick.
Hardon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cider .
Hardon checks a low kick from Cider .
Hardon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cider misses with a right hand
and Hardon counters with a stiff right hand.
Cider slips a jab from Hardon.
Hardon throws a sloppy body shot
and Cider counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cider is looking to score with low kicks.
Hardon is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cider throws a big shot that misses.
Cider tries a low kick but Hardon avoids it.
Cider keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cider bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hardon's head backwards.
Cider throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Hardon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Justin Cider seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardon punishes Cider 's body with a nice straight punch.
Cider misses with a right hand
and Hardon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice body kick there by Cider .
Cider closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from Hardon.
Cider breaks from the clinch.
Cider fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cider tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hardon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cider . That one must have hurt.
Cider throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hardon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cider misses the shot to the body.
Cider connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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!
Cider throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cider throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hardon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cider tries to keep at a distance but Hardon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cider stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cider on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hardon connects with a knee to the head.
Cider is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hardon blocks an uppercut.
Cider managing to block the knees to the body from Hardon.
Hardon tries to work over Cider 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cider is looking to break free of the clinch but Hardon has double underhooks.
A knee to the head by Cider .
Cider breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hardon swats away the attempt to clinch by Cider .
A low kick from Cider is predictable there
letting Hardon counter with a right hand.
Hardon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cider manages to avoid it.
Cider is looking to chop away at Hardon's legs.
Cider throws a low kick but Hardon moves out of range easily.
Hardon misses with a low kick.
Cider throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cider throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hardon.
Hardon with a nice cross.
Cider uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardon.
Cider sizes up Hardon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hardon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cider .
Hardon is looking to clinch.
Cider moves away from the strike by Hardon.
Cider throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cider connects with a high kick.
Cider slips a straight right by Hardon.
Cider closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hardon counters with a nice uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Cider as he connects with a hook.
Hardon cracks a nice hook into Cider 's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cider rushes Hardon and presses him up against the cage.
Cider scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cider creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hardon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cider avoids it.
Cider is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hardon is defending well for now.
Cider lands a body shot.
Cider escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cider looks to land a combination but Hardon avoids it well.
Hardon misses with a body shot.
Cider with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hardon to score with a decent uppercut.
A left lands for Hardon.
Cider lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hardon's sensitive parts.
Hardon lands a leg kick that knocks Cider off balance momentarily.
Hardon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hardon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice straight punches there by Cider . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cider .
Hardon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cider .
Hardon scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Cider dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hardon throws a lazy right hand but Cider sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice cross by Hardon.
Cider throws a head kick that misses.
Cider throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hardon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cider .
Hardon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Justin Cider seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cider tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hardon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cider blocks a jab.
Cider scores with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Cider .
Nice body punch from Cider .
Hardon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hardon, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cider scores with a push kick.
Cider throws a low kick, looking for Hardon's leg but Hardon calmly moves out of range.
Cider throws a jab when Hardon was well out of range.
Cider ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardon moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cider throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hardon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cider can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cider is looking to chop away at Hardon's legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cider .
Cider misses with a straight right.
Hardon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cider .
Hardon dips to his left and cracks Cider with an uppercut!
Cider has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jab by Hardon.
Cider keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hardon.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cider . Hardon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cider throws a low kick but Hardon avoids it.
Cider tries to clinch there but Hardon circles away.
Hardon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cider . Cider obviously looking to wear him down.
Hardon moves out of range of the strikes.
Hardon lands a jab to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hardon closes the distance and clinches.
Hardon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cider is defending well for now.
Hardon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cider softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cider using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hardon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hardon connects with a knee to the head.
Hardon misses with an elbow over the top.
Cider tries a knee to the head but Hardon blocks it.
Cider lands an uppercut.
Hardon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hardon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hardon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cider backwards.
Hardon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cider .
Cider displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hardon up against the cage.
Hardon lands an elbow just above Cider 's eye.
Cider throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardon.
Cider lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cider tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Little Hardon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cider is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hardon is keeping busy.
Hardon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cider connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hardon's face.
Cider makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hardon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cider avoids it.
Hardon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cider goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cider on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hardon prevents a body shot from Cider .
Cider blocks an elbow strike from Hardon.
Hardon managing to block the knees to the body from Cider .
Cider misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cider with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cider breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cider throws a leg kick which misses Hardon's front leg but catches the back leg as Hardon tries to avoid it.
Cider lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hardon's sensitive parts.
Cider fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hardon is out of range.
Cider looks to throw a body kick
and Hardon counters with a stiff right hand.
Hardon dodges the punch combination from Cider .
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!
Cider throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good shot there by Cider .
Hardon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cider misses with a kick to the body.
Cider throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cider throws a solid leg kick but Hardon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cider .
Cider ducks under a wild hook from Hardon.
Hardon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cider .
Hardon throws a hook but Cider blocks it.
Hardon checks a leg kick nicely.
Hardon lands with a right hand.
Cider throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Justin Cider will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cider tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cider uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardon.
Hardon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cider keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hardon.
Hardon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hardon scores with a shot to the body.
Hardon checks a leg kick.
Cider fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardon manages to avoid it.
Hardon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hardon, as that shot connected.
An inside leg kick lands from Cider .
Cider moves into range and clinches up with Hardon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cider lands a hook that snaps the head of Hardon backwards.
Cider lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cider 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cider can't find room to land a body shot as Hardon controls the action.
Cider working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardon lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cider avoids it.
Hardon scores a nice knee to the body.
Hardon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cider tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hardon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hardon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hardon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cider throws a head punch that misses.
Hardon keeps control of Cider as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cider misses with a knee to the head.
Cider 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cider waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hardon.
Cider takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cider tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cider is looking to chop away at Hardon's legs.
A punch combination from Hardon misses.
Cider unleashes a big counter combination but Hardon bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cider moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cider . That did some damage!
Hardon scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cider throws a body kick that misses.
Hardon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cider moves out of range as Hardon strikes.
Hardon misses with a left hand
and Cider counters with a leg kick.
Hardon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hardon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cider swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Cider .
Cider fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hardon is out of range.
Cider blocks a jab.
Cider scoring well with a low kick there.
Hardon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A quick step to the side and Hardon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cider scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hardon swats away the attempt to clinch by Cider .
A jab from Hardon misses.
Cider tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cider lands a leg kick that knocks Hardon off balance momentarily.
Cider looks to throw a body kick
and Hardon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cider throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hardon quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Hardon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hardon looks to land a left hand but Cider moved out of range nicely.
Cider throws out a leg kick but Hardon moves out of range and Cider only half commits.
Cider on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cider throws a head kick that misses.
Hardon connects with a jab.
Cider has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cider on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hardon. Hardon obviously looking to wear him down.
Cider misses with a leg kick
and Hardon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hardon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hardon misses with a low kick as Cider jumps back.
A good leg kick by Hardon.
Cider throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hardon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hardon swings for the body but Cider moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardon avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cider moves out of range of the leg kick from Hardon.
Hardon doesn't manage to clinch there - Cider circles away.
Hardon misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Hardon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cider throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hardon on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hardon is looking to chop away at Cider 's legs.
Hardon just misses with a punch to the body.
Cider thinks about the counter body kick.
Cider wants to land a leg kick but Hardon is out of range.
Hardon lands with a hook. Cider tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hardon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cider .
Hardon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cider throws a front kick aimed at Hardon's knee but Hardon avoids it well.
Cider tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hardon throws a looping overhand right but Cider ducks down to avoid it.
Cider misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cider lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hardon's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Little Hardon clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cider finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hardon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cider keeps Hardon at a distance using the push kick.
Hardon moves away from the strike by Cider .
Hardon throwing a counter right hand but Cider manages to avoid it.
Cider misses with the body kick
and Hardon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hardon moves away from the strike by Cider .
Hardon tries to clinch but Cider moves out of range.
Cider misses the shot to the body.
Cider fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hardon checks it well.
Cider slips a jab from Hardon.
A bone on bone clash there as Cider blocks the leg kick.
A good leg kick by Hardon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cider tries to clinch there but Hardon circles away.
Cider slips under a jab from Hardon.
Cider throws a front kick aimed at Hardon's knee but Hardon avoids it well.
Hardon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cider is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cider .
Hardon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cider .
Cider pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hardon is out of range and Cider settles back down.
Hardon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hardon tests Cider 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hardon keeps the fight on the outside.
Hardon misses with a wild body shot.
Cider takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hardon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hardon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cider misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cider throws a head kick but Hardon moves out of range.
Cider slips under a jab from Hardon.
Hardon throws a lazy right hand but Cider sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cider throws out a counter right but Hardon avoids it with no problem.
Cider on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cider takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cider lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hardon's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cider feints and then cracks Hardon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hardon down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cider bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hardon lands a right hook to the body.
Cider tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hardon is able to avoid easily.
Cider swings for the body but Hardon moves out of range.
Cider throws a lazy body kick
and Hardon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cider tries to work over Hardon's front leg with a kick but Hardon checks it.
Hardon checks a leg kick nicely.
Cider tries a head kick but it misses.
Hardon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hardon moves out of range of the body kick.
Cider throws a low kick but Hardon moves out of range easily.
Hardon swings for the body but Cider moves out of range.
Cider lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hardon looks to land a left hand but Cider moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardon misses with a body shot.
Hardon throws the left hand but Cider avoids the punch easily.
Hardon misses the shot to the body.
Cider tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardon was well out of range. Poor timing from Cider .
Cider is looking to chop away at Hardon's legs.
Hardon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cider misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cider misses with a kick to the body.
Hardon scores with a jab to the body.
Hardon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cider stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cider moves into the clinch.
Cider pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cider throws a leg kick but Hardon checks it.
Cider misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardon.
Cider throws out a leg kick but Hardon moves out of range and Cider only half commits.
Hardon scores with a punch to the head.
Cider scores with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardon checks a leg kick.
Hardon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab by Hardon.
Hardon misses with a wild body shot.
Hardon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cider .
Cider lands an overhand right.
Hardon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hardon lands a really nice looking cross but Cider seems unphased.
A left lands for Hardon.
Cider tries to clinch but Hardon moves out of range.
Cider has Hardon up against the cage in a clinch.
Hardon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hardon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cider lands with a left to the head.
Cider using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Little Hardon will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hardon jabs at Cider 's body.
Cider throws a chopping leg kick but Hardon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hardon has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short left from Cider .
Cider lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cider throws a head punch that misses.
Hardon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cider .
Cider content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hardon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cider throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Cider .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cider dodges an elbow strike from Hardon.
Hardon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cider manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hardon misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardon tries a knee to the head but Cider blocks it.
Hardon lands a nice elbow.
Cider lands with a short shot to the head.
Cider wants to get back to striking at distance but Hardon won't allow it.
Cider on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cider on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hardon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cider avoids it.
Cider blocks an elbow strike.
Hardon tries to land a knee to the head but Cider blocks with his arms.
Hardon looking to throw knees to the head but Cider is blocking nicely.
Cider blocks a body shot from Hardon.
Hardon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hardon.
Hardon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cider breaks the clinch.
Hardon blocks a leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Hardon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cider tries to work over Hardon's front leg with a kick but Hardon checks it.
Hardon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cider cracks Hardon with a good jab.
Hardon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hardon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cider has time to react.
Cider fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cider - that will leave a mark!
Hardon looks to land a right hand but Cider moved out of range.
Hardon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cider manages to avoid it.
Cider lands a nice looking body kick.
Cider throws a body kick that misses.
Hardon scores with a hook.
Cider tried to score with a low kick but Hardon checks it.
Hardon is looking to counter punch.
Hardon swings for the body but Cider moves out of range.
Hardon throws out a powerful jab.
Hardon moves out of range of the leg kick from Cider .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardon thuds his right hand into Cider 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hardon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cider .
Cider with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hardon lands with a right hand.
Cider avoids a kick to the body.
Cider moves forwards but Hardon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hardon checks a low kick from Cider .
A big left from Hardon misses.
Cider throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Hardon to counter with a crisp jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Hardon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hardon feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cider misses with a kick to the body.
Hardon defending well as Cider loads up on a big left hand.
Cider is looking to land body kicks.
Hardon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hardon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cider flicks out a counter leg kick but Hardon steps away.
Hardon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cider gets through Hardon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hardon blocks an uppercut.
Cider lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cider manages to break the clinch.
Hardon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hardon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cider avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cider shapes to counter with a head kick.
Cider fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cider throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab from Cider misses.
Hardon connects with an inside leg kick.
Hardon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hardon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cider 's head.
Cider tries to clinch but Hardon is having none of it.
Hardon wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Little Hardon.
I think Hardon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 48:47
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 48:47
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Little Hardon!
Little Hardon is the new lightweight champion!
Post fight, an emotional Little Hardon said 'I always knew I was better then my past performances, it's only getting better from here!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thunder Horse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Zeus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thunder Horse has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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300 lbs
15 - 5 - 2 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thunder Horse!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christopher Zeus!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Zeus coming out on top.
Zeus throws a series of punches but Horse avoids them all with ease.
Horse throws a body kick that misses.
Horse shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Horse working Zeus over with strikes.
Zeus wants to control but Horse passes into side.
Horse tries to move to mount but Zeus blocks the move with his legs.
Horse lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Zeus down.
Zeus is trying to control Horse's posture but Horse avoids it.
Horse cracks Zeus with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse lands an elbow.
Zeus being controlled for a moment.
Zeus struggling a bit here.
Zeus tries to buck Horse off but Horse is having none of it.
Horse controlling from side mount.
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.
Zeus is looking to reverse the position.
Horse lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Zeus down.
Horse scores with a couple of short elbows.
You can see the frustration on Zeus's face as Horse controls the position.
Zeus is trying to improve his position.
Horse will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Horse has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Zeus!
Horse landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Horse.
Zeus is bucking up trying to escape but Horse cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Horse takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeus in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Zeus is rocked!
Horse postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Zeus is out cold - huge knockout for Horse!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Thunder Horse!
Thunder Horse retains his super heavyweight title!
Thunder Horse thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rubin Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller comes to the cage accompanied by Killers. Carter comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Hurican-Bob Dylan 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeffrey Miller!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rubin Carter!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller throws a lazy right hand but Carter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
Carter throws a body shot but no joy.
Miller tried to counter with a leg kick but Carter avoided it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Miller lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Carter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Carter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Miller thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Carter if he has to take too many more of those.
Miller misses with a right hand
letting Carter counter with a right hand.
Miller takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A big right from Miller misses.
We've been informed that Carter has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A solid leg kick lands there for Miller.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
Miller throws a half hearted mid kick.
Miller throws a leg kick but Carter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Carter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Carter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
Miller moves out of range of the body kick from Carter.
Miller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Carter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miller's jab looks to have found its range, popping Carter under the eye.
Miller misses with a kick to the body.
Carter looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Miller misses the body punch
and Carter counters with a big head kick but Miller shrugs it off.
Carter moves out of range of the body kick from Miller.
Carter steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Miller jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Miller.
Miller misses with a hook.
Carter is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter moves out of range of the body kick from Miller.
Miller throws a series of punches but Carter avoids them all with ease.
Carter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carter moves out of range as Miller throws a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Carter cracks Miller with an open hand slap.
Miller takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Carter lands a nice shot to the body.
Miller tries a head kick but it misses.
Carter is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Miller with a body shot.
Carter shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Carter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Miller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands a nice hook to Miller's body. Miller takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Miller throws a hook but Carter blocks it.
Carter catches Miller with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Miller connects with an inside leg kick.
Miller throws the left hand but Carter avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Carter.
Carter follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Carter throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
Miller throws a right and a left that Carter avoids nicely.
Miller lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Carter at a distance.
Miller takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Miller lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Miller!
Miller throws a leg kick that is checked
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Miller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miller.
Miller moves out of range as Carter strikes.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Carter scores with a jab to the head.
Carter walks into a straight right hand from Miller.
Carter tries a head kick but it misses.
Carter checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Miller dominated that round.
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.
A combination from Miller does no damage.
Miller loads up on a big right hand but Carter slips the punch.
Miller misses with a low kick.
Miller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carter.
Miller is looking to land body kicks.
Carter appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Miller misses with a left hand
and Carter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A shot to the body from Miller misses
and Carter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Miller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller looks to land a body kick but Carter moved away.
Miller feints and then cracks Carter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Carter down.
Carter throws a body kick that misses.
Miller walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Carter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Carter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Miller stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Carter drops his hands momentarily and Miller takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Miller looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Miller misses with a body shot
and Carter counters with a right hand to the body.
Carter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Carter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Miller throws an off balance right hand
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut.
Carter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Miller.
Miller misses with a leg kick
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Miller throws the left hand but Carter avoids the punch easily.
Despite the aggression on Carter's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Miller misses with an uppercut. Carter saw that one coming.
Miller thows a leg kick but Carter checks it
and Carter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Carter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Miller is looking to score with low kicks.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
Jeffrey Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller fakes the leg kick and cracks Carter in the body.
Carter tries to clinch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carter can do to turn this around?
Carter checks a leg kick nicely.
Carter swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Miller.
Miller misses with a lunging right hand
and Carter finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
Carter tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Carter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miller scores with a body shot.
Carter throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
Miller misses with a shot to the body
and Carter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carter slips under a jab from Miller.
Miller scores with a jab to the head.
Miller connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Miller misses with a hook
and Carter counters with a head kick.
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Carter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter moves out of range as Miller strikes.
Carter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Miller takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Carter.
Carter connects with a leg kick. Miller looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Carter tries to score with a low kick but Miller moves his leg out of the way.
Miller thows a leg kick but Carter checks it
and Carter finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Carter goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Miller on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Carter checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rubin Carter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Miller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab from Miller misses.
Carter looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Carter drops his hands momentarily and Miller takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Miller cracks Carter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Miller defending well as Carter loads up on a big left hand.
Miller throws a chopping leg kick but Carter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Carter throws a big counter head kick but Miller avoids it with no problem.
Carter moves away from the strike by Miller.
Carter looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Miller scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice side step and Carter releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Miller lands the left hand.
A head kick by Miller misses
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Miller misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Miller misses.
A low kick from Miller misses
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut.
Good work by Carter as he checks the leg kick.
Miller throws a leg kick
and Carter counters with a left and a right that stings Miller.
A head kick misses from Miller.
Miller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Miller looks to throw the jab but Carter is out of range.
Carter blocks a jab.
A head kick by Miller misses
and Carter counters with a nice body shot.
Miller sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Miller misses its intended target.
Carter looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Carter avoids the body shot from Miller.
Carter lands a really nice looking cross but Miller seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Carter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice jab there from Miller.
Miller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carter now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Carter cracks Miller with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Miller tries to land a front kick but Carter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Carter throws a big counter head kick but Miller avoids it with no problem.
Carter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Miller throws a nice outside leg kick.
Miller tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a sloppy head kick and Carter moves out of range easily.
Miller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carter makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Carter checks a leg kick.
Carter throws a big counter head kick but Miller avoids it with no problem.
Miller avoids the body shot from Carter.
Miller throws a lazy right hand but Carter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miller moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCarter.
Carter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carter scores with a punch to the head.
Miller misses with a lunging right hand
and Carter counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a jab when Carter was well out of range.
Carter slips a straight right by Miller.
Miller checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Miller takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Miller misses with a right hand
and Carter counters with a three punch combo that has Miller backing up. Miller nods at Carter to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miller feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Miller connects with a body shot that sends Carter's belly button to the back.
Carter just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Miller swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Miller misses with an uppercut
and Carter counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jeffrey Miller did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Miller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carter's jab looks to have found its range, popping Miller under the eye.
Carter lands a head kick. Miller smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Miller pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Miller throws a sloppy head kick
and Carter makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Miller throws a right hand that misses
and Carter counters with a left to the body.
Miller throws a hook but Carter blocks it.
Carter blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller blocks a head kick by Carter.
Miller misses with a jab to the body
letting Carter counter with a right hand.
Miller throws a lazy uppercut
and Carter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Miller thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller is looking to score with low kicks.
Carter throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Miller.
Miller misses with a head kick.
Miller moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCarter.
Miller throws a lazy uppercut
and Carter counters with a head kick.
Miller connects with an inside leg kick.
Carter checks a low kick from Miller.
Miller 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.
Miller lands a nice looking kick to the body. Carter takes a step back to recover.
Nice cross by Miller.
Miller throws a poor cross that misses
and Carter counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A left and a right from Carter both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
Carter ducks right into an uppercut from Miller.
Miller looks for the body kick but Carter saw that one coming.
Miller misses with an uppercut.
Miller avoids the body shot from Carter.
Carter slips under a jab from Miller.
Carter lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Miller avoids the head kick by Carter.
A little feinted left hand from Miller on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Carter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A slow jab from Miller misses its intended target.
Carter doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Carter tries a head kick but it misses.
Miller lands with a straight right. Carter didn't see that one coming.
Jeffrey Miller is winning the standup battle so far.
Carter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Miller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carter finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Miller connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Miller looks to throw a body kick
and Carter counters with an outside leg kick.
Miller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Miller there as he acknowledges the shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Miller.
Carter misses with a body punch
and Miller counters with a left to the body.
Miller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller is looking to chop away at Carter's legs.
A little jabbing left from Carter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Carter tries a head kick but it misses.
Miller loads up on a big right hand but Carter slips the punch.
Miller throws a lazy head kick
and Carter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Miller swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Miller throws an off balance right hand
and Carter counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rubin Carter dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Carter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miller missing with a left hand there. Carter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miller avoids the head kick by Carter.
And Miller counters with a quick kick to the body but Carter blocks it.
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carter looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Carter checks the leg kick.
Carter wants to counter with a clinch but Miller pushes him away.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Carter lands a nice looking kick to the body. Miller takes a step back to recover.
Miller will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller throws an off balance right hand
and Carter counters with a right hand to the body.
Carter moves out of range of the leg kick from Miller.
Miller takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Miller lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws a leg kick but Carter moved away.
Miller walks into a stiff left hand from Carter.
Miller lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Miller misses with a kick to the body.
Carter is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Carter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miller.
Miller throws an off balance right hand
and Carter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Miller misses.
Miller cracks Carter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A head kick by Miller misses
and Carter counters with a body kick that stops Miller in his tracks momentarily.
Carter blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carter connects with a single shot there.
Miller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Miller misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Carter! But no joy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Carter, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Carter looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Miller throws an off balance right hand
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick misses from Miller.
It seemed like Carter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Miller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Miller throws a leg kick
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a head kick but Carter moves out of range.
Miller throws out a loose jab but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter thinks about the counter body kick.
Miller throws an off balance right hand
and Carter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Carter checks a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Miller 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Miller.
Miller throws an off balance right hand
and Carter makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Miller really felt that one!
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter moves out of range of the body kick.
Carter is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Miller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller scores with a jab to the head.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Miller.
Miller shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Carter blocks a head kick by Miller.
Miller is looking to slow Carter down with leg kicks.
Carter throws a hook to the side of Miller's head but Miller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller throws a head kick but Carter moves out of range.
Carter throws a head kick that Miller semi-blocks.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rubin Carter.
Well Carter has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 49:46
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 46:49
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 48:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rubin Carter!
Rubin Carter is the new featherweight champion!
Post fight, an emotional Rubin Carter said 'did you felt the big "D"!?....told ya'.
In defeat, Jeffrey Miller stepped up to the mic, saying 'Hugged by a Finnfairy! I need a shower.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hamish Darrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Zharkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hamish Darrow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Andrei Zharkov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zharkov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zharkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darrow lands a big head kick that sends Zharkov to the canvas! Darrow follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hamish Darrow!
Hamish Darrow retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hildebrand Coenan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutaali Pekka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Hildebrand Coenan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brutaali Pekka!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pekka misses with an uppercut. Coenan saw that one coming.
Pekka misses with a lunging right hand
and Coenan counters with a nice uppercut.
Coenan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pekka scoring well with a low kick there.
Pekka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pekka's coach down at Hammer and fickle was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pekka's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pekka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Coenan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No luck for Pekka with that takedown attempt.
Coenan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pekka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Coenan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pekka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Coenan throws a lazy uppercut
and Pekka counters with a nice leg kick.
Pekka swings for the body but Coenan moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekka lands a really nice looking cross but Coenan seems unphased.
Coenan lands with a nice body punch.
Coenan tries to close the distance and clinch but Pekka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Coenan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Coenan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Coenan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pekka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Coenan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pekka connects with a body shot that sends Coenan's belly button to the back.
Pekka bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Coenan's head backwards.
Pekka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Coenan.
Pekka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pekka misses with an uppercut
and Coenan counters by clinching up.
Coenan tries a body shot but Pekka blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pekka throws a head punch that misses.
Coenan working aggressively here.
Coenan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Coenan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pekka backwards.
Pekka lands an uppercut.
Coenan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Coenan misses with a punch on the inside.
Coenan tries a body shot but Pekka blocks it.
Coenan misses with a punch on the inside.
Pekka blocks an uppercut.
Coenan throws a head punch that misses.
Coenan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Coenan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pekka lands an uppercut.
Pekka has a couple of punches blocked by Coenan.
Pekka misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coenan.
Coenan tries a body shot but Pekka blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pekka.
A shot in the inside from Coenan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pekka scores with a shot to the side of Coenan's head.
Coenan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pekka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Coenan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pekka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Coenan scores with a shoulder strike.
Pekka lands with a left to the head.
Pekka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Coenan can't find room to land a body shot as Pekka controls the action.
Pekka misses with a punch on the inside.
Coenan tries to throw a body punch but Pekka avoids it by throwing Coenan back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Pekka.
Coenan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pekka's elbow.
Coenan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pekka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pekka misses with a straight right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coenan throws an overhand right that lands on Pekka's shoulder, as Pekka tries to avoid the shot.
Coenan swings widly with a right hand
and Pekka counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pekka misses with a wild body shot.
Pekka 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.
Pekka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Coenan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pekka throws an overhand right that lands on Coenan's shoulder, as Coenan tries to avoid the shot.
Coenan jabs Pekka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab from Pekka does it's job there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pekka lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Coenan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Coenan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Coenan swinging wildly here.
A cross from Pekka lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brutaali Pekka dominated that round.
That's time! Coenan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Coenan misses the target.
Coenan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coenan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Coenan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pekka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coenan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pekka moves away from the strike by Coenan.
Pekka throws out a counter right but Coenan avoids it with no problem.
Pekka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brutaali Pekka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pekka bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Coenan's head backwards.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pekka or perhaps it was just good defense by Coenan, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pekka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coenan.
Pekka throws a leg kick
and Coenan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pekka thinking.
Coenan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pekka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Coenan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coenan has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pekka.
Coenan lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Pekka fails to land.
Coenan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pekka prevents a body shot from Coenan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pekka.
Coenan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Coenan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hildebrand Coenan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A shot in the inside from Pekka.
Pekka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coenan lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Coenan.
Pekka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Coenan as the two fighters clinch.
Pekka is breathing heavily.
A short body shot lands from Pekka as the two fighters clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coenan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Coenan tries a body shot but Pekka blocks it.
Coenan scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coenan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pekka misses with some punches.
Coenan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Coenan lands a nice uppercut.
Coenan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coenan blocks an uppercut.
Coenan scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Coenan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Coenan misses with the head strike.
A short right from Coenan.
Coenan misses with some punches.
Pekka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Coenan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pekka's elbow.
Pekka misses with the head strike.
Coenan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pekka backwards.
Pekka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Coenan working aggressively here.
Coenan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pekka throws a head punch that misses.
Coenan scores with a hook to the body.
Coenan tries to throw a body punch but Pekka avoids it by throwing Coenan back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Pekka fails to land.
Pekka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Coenan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pekka backwards.
Pekka prevents a body shot from Coenan.
Pekka swings wildly with an uppercut but Coenan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coenan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coenan misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coenan.
Coenan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Coenan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Coenan has Pekka pressed against the cage, preventing Pekka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Coenan lands with a short shot to the head.
Coenan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coenan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Coenan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Pekka is working Coenan over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pekka lands a shot to the body.
Coenan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Coenan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pekka's elbow.
Pekka takes a shot to the head.
Pekka throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coenan lands a nice uppercut.
Coenan can't find room to land a body shot as Pekka controls the action.
Coenan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pekka breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Coenan does no damage.
Coenan punishes Pekka's body with a nice straight punch.
Coenan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pekka moves away.
Pekka steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Coenan tries to clinch but Pekka moves out of range.
Pekka throws a body punch but Coenan moves out of range.
Brutaali Pekka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Coenan misses with a wild body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Pekka misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hildebrand Coenan dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Pekka throws a body shot but no joy.
Coenan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pekka was well out of range. Poor timing from Coenan.
Coenan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pekka moves away.
A big right from Pekka misses.
Pekka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coenan moves away.
A big right from Coenan misses.
Pekka throws an overhand right that lands on Coenan's shoulder, as Coenan tries to avoid the shot.
Pekka throws a body punch but Coenan moves out of range.
It looked like Coenan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pekka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coenan tries to counter by clinching up but Pekka breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coenan thuds his right hand into Pekka's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Coenan moves away from the strike by Pekka.
Pekka connects with a right hand. Coenan shakes it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coenan. Pekka does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coenan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coenan misses with a body shot
and Pekka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Coenan throws a right hand that Pekka ducks under and follows up with a left that Pekka also avoids with ease.
Pekka throws a wild body kick that Coenan sees coming a mile off.
Pekka blocks a jab.
Coenan looks to score with a jab to the body but Pekka is just out of range.
Pekka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Coenan scores with a one two! Pekka had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A combination from Coenan does no damage.
Pekka tries a quick counter leg kick but Coenan is wise to it.
Coenan throws a shot from downtown. Pekka moves away and avoids it.
Pekka looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Coenan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pekka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coenan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Pekka.
Coenan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Coenan swings for the body but Pekka moves out of range.
Coenan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pekka. Pekka obviously looking to wear him down.
Pekka connects with a crisp jab.
Pekka lands a head shot.
Pekka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pekka tests Coenan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pekka loads up on a big right hand but Coenan slips the punch.
Pekka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pekka lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Coenan does no damage.
Coenan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Coenan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pekka jabs Coenan right on the nose. Coenan blinks but takes it well.
Pekka on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Coenan throws a lazy right hand but Pekka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Coenan misses with a two punch combination.
Pekka misses with a leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Coenan misses its target.
Pekka looks to land a right hand but Coenan moved out of range.
Pekka throws a body shot but no joy.
Coenan is looking to counter punch.
A shot to the liver by Pekka. Beautiful body shot.
Coenan misses with a left hand
and Pekka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Pekka misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pekka lands a lovely overhand right.
Pekka missing with a left hand there. Coenan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pekka ducks under a wild hook from Coenan.
Coenan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pekka tests Coenan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pekka jabs at Coenan's body.
Coenan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pekka misses with a straight right.
Pekka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brutaali Pekka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pekka 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brutaali Pekka!
Our winner, Brutaali Pekka, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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