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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sexton Hardcastle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mystic Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardcastle's entrance music is How I Could Just Kill a Man- Rage Against the Machine. A fine choice. Sexton Hardcastle could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mystic Mac's chin.
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145 lbs
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Good takedowns
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sexton Hardcastle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mystic Mac!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Mac.
Despite the aggression on Mac's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hardcastle throws a good cross that connects.
Mac slips a jab and a cross from Hardcastle.
Mac throws a sloppy head kick and Hardcastle moves out of range easily.
Hardcastle closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mac's guard.
Mac is looking to stand back up but Hardcastle counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Mac.
Mac is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mac tries to kick Hardcastle off but Hardcastle keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hardcastle controlling the action here.
Mac wants to get back to his feet.
Mac really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hardcastle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mac blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hardcastle.
Mac avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hardcastle.
Hardcastle throwing shots but Mac is blocking nicely.
Hardcastle is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardcastle working the head and body with strikes.
Hardcastle working over Mac with some ground and pound. Mac looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hardcastle stops Mac from getting back to his feet.
Mac blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hardcastle.
Hardcastle throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hardcastle is taking a breather. Mac says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hardcastle wants to pass the guard but Mac is defending well.
Hardcastle stops Mac from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardcastle trying to pass the guard but Mac defending well.
Hardcastle is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hardcastle passes to side control.
Hardcastle throws an elbow but Mac slips to the side and avoids it well.
Mac pushes Hardcastle away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hardcastle gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hardcastle is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Mac on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardcastle is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mac has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mac wants to get back to his feet.
Hardcastle works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac dodges the ground and pound from Hardcastle.
Mac being controlled for a moment.
Mac is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hardcastle creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mac sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hardcastle works to advance to full mount. Mac defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Hardcastle looking for a guillotine from mount but Mac is having none of it.
Mac is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Hardcastle landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardcastle controlling from mount.
Hardcastle has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hardcastle with good strikes from the mount here!
Hardcastle lands a couple of good shots and Mac has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Mac is rocked!
Hardcastle is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Mac is still in real trouble! Can Hardcastle finish him?
Hardcastle is looking for the choke from the back position but Mac is controlling his hands well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is taking a good look at Mac as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Hardcastle!
Hardcastle is looking for the choke from the back position but Mac is controlling his hands well.
Mac is trying to shake Hardcastle off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Hardcastle won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Hardcastle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Despite the aggression on Mac's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mystic Mac is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mac on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mac tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardcastle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mac showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardcastle.
Hardcastle throws a series of punches but Mac moves out of range.
Hardcastle is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Mac flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Mac is out cold! Hardcastle holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sexton Hardcastle!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Sexton Hardcastle made sure he mentioned Voodoo Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between August Jeaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). August Jeaux had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. 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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160 lbs
0 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, August Jeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Jeaux, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jeaux throws a right and a left that both miss.
McCarthy digs a good hook to Jeaux's body.
Jeaux stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McCarthy.
Jeaux lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McCarthy circles away quickly and effectively.
McCarthy jabs Jeaux to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ryan McCarthy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jeaux is breathing heavily.
McCarthy connects with a body shot.
McCarthy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McCarthy lands an overhand right.
McCarthy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jeaux at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCarthy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jeaux at a distance.
McCarthy scores with a jab to the body.
McCarthy has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jeaux is landing a low percentage of strikes.
McCarthy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McCarthy lands a jab to Jeaux's midsection.
That kick from McCarthy tenderised Jeaux's leg. Jeaux is trying to keep his angry face on.
McCarthy throws a nice looking combination but Jeaux bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy scores with a body shot.
McCarthy scores with a head kick. Jeaux tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
McCarthy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jeaux's calf.
McCarthy jabs Jeaux to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Danga de danga de dang - McCarthy scores with a four punch combination!
Jeaux is rocked!
McCarthy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oh Jeaux is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A solid leg kick lands there for McCarthy.
McCarthy ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Jeaux out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryan McCarthy!
Ryan McCarthy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Troy Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Money will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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180 lbs
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Counter fighter
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Troy Boy!
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, David Money!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Money tries to clinch there but Boy circles away.
Money wants to clinch.
Money wants to clinch.
Boy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Money uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boy.
Money moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Money struggles to land a body shot inside as Boy controls his hands.
Boy breaks from the clinch.
Boy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boy circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Money is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Money. Money circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Boy misses with a hook.
Money is looking to clinch.
Boy misses with an uppercut.
Money tries to clinch there but Boy circles away.
Boy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Money slips a straight right by Boy.
Boy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Money quickly recovers to half guard.
Boy prevents Money from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Money has hold of Boy's hands but Boy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Boy slips a nice elbow through Money's hands, connecting with Money's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy is nestled in close to Money, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Boy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boy working Money over with strikes.
It looks like David Money has been cut.
Boy is trying to control. Money wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Money should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Money is looking to escape.
Boy lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Money quite badly. Money pulls Boy in close trying to recover. Boy postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Money on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Money doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Troy Boy!
Troy Boy very nearly forgot to thank FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Ken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chop Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Ken has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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199 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anderson Ken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chop Down!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Ken or perhaps it was just good defense by Down, which made it look bad.
Ken closes this distance looking for a takedown but Down circles away.
Down looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Down throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ken walks into a left hand.
Ken doesn't manage to clinch there - Down circles away.
Down lands the left hand.
Down lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ken's sensitive parts.
Down thuds a left hand into Ken's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Down leaves Ken with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Ken. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ken takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Anderson Ken has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Down connects with a body shot.
Down lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ken's sensitive parts.
Ken tries to clinch up but Down circles away and keeps his distance.
Ken has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ken there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ken dodges the punch combination from Down.
A good leg kick by Down.
Down connects with a leg kick. Ken looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Down stuns Ken with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ken walks into a jab.
Ken shoots for a takedown but Down saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ken throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ken pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Down scores with a leg kick.
Down lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ken takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Down fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chop Down is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Down 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.
Ken takes one to the side of the head.
Chop Down seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Down fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ken has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Down tests Ken's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ken fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Down avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Down.
Ken walks into a left hand.
Ken with a lazy takedown attempt
and Down counters with a leg kick.
Ken is breathing heavily.
Ken has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Down.
Ken takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Anderson Ken's cut is getting worse.
Ken takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Down scores with a nice right hand.
Down lands a jab.
Ken shoots in for a double leg but Down sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Down scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Down works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ken is rocked!
Down with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Down with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
An inside leg kick lands from Down.
Oooooh!!! Down has knocked Ken down with a huge combo! Down steps away and waves a wobbly Ken back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Oh Ken is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ken leaves his chin hanging out and Down seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Ken crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chop Down!
Chop Down managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jani McPetteri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jani McPetteri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by McPetteri.
McPetteri defending well as Franklin loads up on a big left hand.
McPetteri throws a quick counter kick to the body but Franklin avoids it.
Franklin misses with a lunging right hand
and McPetteri counters with a nice body kick.
Franklin throws a body punch but McPetteri moves out of range.
Franklin throws a shot from downtown. McPetteri moves away and avoids it.
Franklin misses with a hook. McPetteri ducked under it nicely.
Franklin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
McPetteri moves away from the strike by Franklin.
Franklin has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by McPetteri.
Franklin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Franklin takes a swing at McPetteri's ribcage but misses.
Franklin scores with a body shot.
Franklin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McPetteri has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Franklin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McPetteri scores with a kick to the body.
McPetteri thows a body kick. Franklin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Franklin connects with a body shot.
McPetteri throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McPetteri has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Franklin finds it's way round the side to connect with McPetteri's head.
McPetteri is looking to land body kicks.
Franklin throws a jab but it's blocked by McPetteri.
Decent striking displayed by Franklin there.
Franklin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McPetteri moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McPetteri slips a jab from Franklin.
McPetteri is looking to counter with a body kick.
McPetteri pushes Franklin away with a front kick.
Franklin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McPetteri counters with a solid body kick.
Franklin throws the left hand but McPetteri avoids the punch easily.
McPetteri half committed to a counter leg kick.
Franklin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McPetteri stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McPetteri.
McPetteri lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McPetteri takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin throws a body punch but McPetteri moves out of range.
McPetteri lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McPetteri tries to land a leg kick but Franklin saw it coming and moves away.
Franklin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Franklin bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops McPetteri! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
McPetteri is rocked!
Franklin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Oh McPetteri is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McPetteri leaves his chin hanging out and Franklin seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! McPetteri crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frank Franklin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Phil Leotardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hotaka Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshida has chosen Arsone as his entrance music. Phil Leotardo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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167 lbs
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156 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Leotardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hotaka Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Leotardo misses.
Yoshida lands a right hook to the body.
Yoshida punishes Leotardo's body with a nice straight punch.
Leotardo takes a swing at Yoshida's ribcage but misses.
Leotardo lands a jab to Yoshida's midsection.
Jab from Leotardo.
Yoshida throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Leotardo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Hotaka Yoshida has been cut.
Yoshida closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoshida frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Yoshida content just to control the position here.
Yoshida is looking to work his way around to Leotardo's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida tries to control but Leotardo wriggling away.
Yoshida controlling the pace for now.
Yoshida has hold of Leotardo's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Leotardo manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Leotardo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yoshida on the ground.
Yoshida content just to control the position here.
Yoshida moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Leotardo has worked his arm free - good work by Leotardo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yoshida looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Leotardo is avoiding damage well.
Yoshida tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Yoshida trying to control the position but Leotardo is working away.
Leotardo is being controlled here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida is trying to get an arm triangle but Leotardo is defending well.
Yoshida thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Yoshida working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Yoshida controls the position.
Yoshida is trying to get an arm triangle but Leotardo is defending well.
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.
Yoshida prevents Leotardo from escaping the position.
Yoshida is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Leotardo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Yoshida advances to mount.
Yoshida goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Leotardo turns into him and now he's in Yoshida's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yoshida working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Leotardo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Leotardo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hotaka Yoshida dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hotaka Yoshida's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Yoshida lands a jab to the head.
Yoshida throws an overhand right that lands on Leotardo's shoulder, as Leotardo tries to avoid the shot.
Leotardo avoids the head kick by Yoshida.
Leotardo is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A big right from Leotardo misses.
Yoshida connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Leotardo's hands.
Yoshida has Leotardo up against the cage in a clinch.
Yoshida is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Leotardo is trying to push Yoshida away but Yoshida has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshida lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Leotardo is trying to break the clinch but Yoshida has him pressed against the cage.
Yoshida slows down the pace here.
Leotardo is trying to break the clinch but Yoshida has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leotardo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leotardo misses with a head kick.
Leotardo throws a low kick, looking for Yoshida's leg but Yoshida calmly moves out of range.
Yoshida moves out of range as Leotardo strikes.
Yoshida avoids the body shot from Leotardo.
Yoshida lands with an overhand left.
Yoshida scores with a crisp jab that stopped Leotardo in his tracks.
Leotardo's corner calls for a 1-2. Leotardo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Good shot there by Yoshida.
Leotardo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leotardo misses with a wild body shot.
Yoshida lands a nice leg kick that just misses Leotardo's sensitive parts.
Yoshida scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoshida looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Leotardo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leotardo misses with a double jab.
Yoshida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leotardo moves away.
Yoshida has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but Leotardo checks it.
Yoshida fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Leotardo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yoshida lands a front kick.
Leotardo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yoshida throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Yoshida has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yoshida connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yoshida lands a really nice looking cross but Leotardo seems unphased.
Yoshida shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Yoshida was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Yoshida goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Leotardo rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Yoshida's guard! Nice work there by Leotardo!
Yoshida is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Leotardo is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Leotardo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yoshida has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Yoshida working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Leotardo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Leotardo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yoshida is looking for a triangle but Leotardo pushes his legs off easily.
Leotardo won't allow Yoshida to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yoshida is trying to control the position but Leotardo postures up.
Leotardo is looking to stand up but Yoshida won't let him.
Yoshida has an active guard here but Leotardo has managed to pass into half guard.
Yoshida actively working from the bottom here.
Leotardo seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Yoshida actively working from the bottom here.
Yoshida wants to improve his position but Leotardo is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hotaka Yoshida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hotaka Yoshida's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Leotardo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yoshida takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Leotardo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leotardo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hotaka Yoshida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leotardo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yoshida lands a right hook to the body.
Yoshida's jab looks to have found its range, popping Leotardo under the eye.
Leotardo scores with a jab to the head.
Nice body punch from Yoshida.
Yoshida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leotardo.
Yoshida wants to counter with a clinch but Leotardo pushes him away.
Yoshida lands with a cross.
Yoshida defending well as Leotardo loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut there from Yoshida.
Yoshida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Yoshida.
Yoshida fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida 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.
Leotardo throws an off balance right hand
so Yoshida counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Yoshida is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Yoshida passes into half guard.
Leotardo pushes Yoshida off looking to stand but Yoshida dives back in and keeps control.
Yoshida trying to control the pace.
Yoshida is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Phil Leotardo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leotardo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Yoshida wants to pass the guard but Leotardo is defending well.
Yoshida seems to be looking for submissions.
Yoshida is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Leotardo is defending against the submission attempts here by Yoshida.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Yoshida's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Leotardo wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yoshida is working for a submission of some sort.
Yoshida trying to mount his opponent but Leotardo defends it.
Leotardo is defending against the submission attempts here by Yoshida.
Yoshida working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Leotardo's thigh. Leotardo counters though and makes it back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hotaka Yoshida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yoshida 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hotaka Yoshida!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silver has chosen Stoop the Remains as his entrance music. Joe Silver will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Silver!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carter counters with a shoot takedown. Silver fights it but they end up in guard.
Carter not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter working some strikes from top position.
Carter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silver keeping full guard, as Carter tries to pass.
Carter is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Silver is trying to keep Carter in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silver swinging wildly here.
Silver swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Carter attempts a counter takedown but Silver avoids it well and moves away.
Silver throws a nice looking combination but Carter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carter shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Carter showed some decent athleticism there.
Carter with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Carter seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Silver for as long as he can get away with.
Carter is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter is nestled in close to Silver, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Silver is rocked!
Carter seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Silver is still in real trouble! Can Carter finish him?
Carter is controlling the pace.
Carter lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Silver looks winded!
Silver wants to get back to full guard but Carter has mounted him!
Carter is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Silver goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Carter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Michael Carter!
An out of breath Michael Carter 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Czlowiek Wpierdol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winston Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reid is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sizzla - Taking Over. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Czlowiek Wpierdol!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Winston Reid!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reid turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wpierdol keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wpierdol changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Reid pushes Wpierdol away with a front kick.
We've been hearing reports that Wpierdol has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Reid tries a head kick but it misses.
Reid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reid misses with a leg kick
and Wpierdol counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wpierdol is working for a kimura but Reid is defending it quite comfortably.
Reid is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wpierdol's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wpierdol's back!
Wpierdol tries to escape but Reid has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reid controlling the position well here. Wpierdol rolled but Reid kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Reid doesn't have the hooks in and Wpierdol manages to turn into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wpierdol trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reid keeping moving, preventing Wpierdol from controlling successfully.
Reid working for a triangle but Wpierdol defends it easily.
Reid is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reid trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wpierdol drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Reid manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Wpierdol has Reid in his guard.
Wpierdol had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Reid defends it easily.
Wpierdol looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Reid has picked Wpierdol up and slammed him! Wpierdol can't keep hold of the triangle and Reid manages to pass to side control!
Wpierdol is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Reid is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Wpierdol tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wpierdol is working hard here to advance position.
Reid takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wpierdol is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Reid controlling the position easily from mount.
Wpierdol is in all sorts of trouble here.
Reid controlling the pace for now.
Wpierdol can't escape the position.
Wpierdol regains half guard.
Wpierdol tries to roll over but Reid keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wpierdol looking for a kimura from the bottom but Reid passes into side control!
Reid has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Ganja Ninjas. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Wpierdol seems a little lost for a moment, as Reid dominates the positioning.
Wpierdol is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Reid is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Wpierdol can't escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Reid dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wpierdol tries for a takedown but Reid sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Reid throws a leg kick which misses Wpierdol's front leg but catches the back leg as Wpierdol tries to avoid it.
Reid lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reid misses with a body kick.
Wpierdol misses the jab.
Reid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reid thumps Wpierdol with a low kick.
Wpierdol blocks a head kick by Reid.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reid misses with a kick to the body
and Wpierdol counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wpierdol tries to pass the half guard into mount. Reid knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid is controlling Wpierdol's trapped leg to prevent Wpierdol from advancing to side control.
Wpierdol seems to be looking for submissions.
Wpierdol is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Reid still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Reid has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Reid has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wpierdol is looking to regain half guard here but Reid keeps moving and retains side control.
Reid tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Reid has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wpierdol is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wpierdol looks to move to half guard but instead Reid has passed into mount! Damn!
Reid controlling the position easily from mount.
Wpierdol really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Reid takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wpierdol is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wpierdol is just holding on here. Reid manages to take his back.
I really don't envy Wpierdol right now.
What can Wpierdol do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Wpierdol can't escape the position.
Wpierdol breaks Reid's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Wpierdol wants to control from the top but Reid keeps moving.
Reid pulls Wpierdol in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Reid has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Wpierdol looking to sit in guard and control but Reid gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wpierdol is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reid is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Wpierdol is looking for a triangle but Reid pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Reid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wpierdol 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.
Wpierdol checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wpierdol chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reid can pounce on him.
Reid closes the distance and clinches.
Reid utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wpierdol takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Reid.
Reid with a knee to the head.
It looks like Czlowiek Wpierdol has been cut.
Reid working Wpierdol over with knees to the body.
Reid lands a nice knee to the body.
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!
Reid crunches a lovely knee into Wpierdol's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reid putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wpierdol in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reid landing knees to the head.
Wpierdol takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wpierdol takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid crunches a lovely knee into Wpierdol's ribcage.
Reid with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reid is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Reid working Wpierdol over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reid obliges.
Reid landing knees to the head.
Reid connects with a knee to the head.
Reid using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reid lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees to the body from Reid.
Reid landing knees to the head.
Reid lands a knee to the body.
Reid with a knee to the head.
Reid with a knee to the head.
Wpierdol takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reid lands a good knee to the midsection. Wpierdol won't want to take too many of those.
Reid landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reid with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid lands a knee to the body.
Reid is pressed up against the cage. Wpierdol has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Reid down to the mat. Reid avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice body kick from Reid.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Reid - that will leave a mark!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Reid working Wpierdol over with knees to the body.
Reid unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reid scores a nice knee to the body.
Reid lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Reid.
Winston Reid seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Reid crunches a lovely knee into Wpierdol's ribcage.
Reid is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Reid.
Wpierdol takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wpierdol fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Reid utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reid is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Reid crunches a lovely knee into Wpierdol's ribcage.
Reid lands a knee to the body.
Reid using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reid scores a nice knee to the body.
Reid scores a nice knee to the body.
Reid landing knees to the head.
Reid crunches a lovely knee into Wpierdol's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wpierdol has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Reid is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Czlowiek Wpierdol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reid with a knee to the head.
Wpierdol takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reid is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Reid crunches a lovely knee into Wpierdol's ribcage.
Wpierdol takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reid.
Reid landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reid connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wpierdol's face.
Reid crunches a lovely knee into Wpierdol's ribcage.
Reid keeps control of Wpierdol as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wpierdol wants to break free but Reid has control.
Wpierdol tries to pull guard but Reid forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Reid putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wpierdol in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reid scores with a knee to the head.
Reid with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wpierdol tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Reid just stands there and leans against the cage.
Reid connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wpierdol's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reid obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reid lands a knee to the head.
Wpierdol tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Reid just stands there and leans against the cage.
Reid lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wpierdol tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Reid really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Czlowiek Wpierdol's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Reid scores with a kick to the body.
Reid thuds his shin into the meat of Wpierdol's side.
Reid throws a head kick that misses.
Reid tries to clinch up
and Wpierdol counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Reid!
Reid is trying to control Wpierdol's posture but Wpierdol avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reid is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Winston Reid has got the better of the ground game so far.
Reid preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Wpierdol is looking to pass Reid's guard but actually Reid recovers to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wpierdol passes Reid's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Reid keeping control of the position.
Reid trying to hold on to Wpierdol's head to control him but Wpierdol postures up.
Wpierdol is trying to control the action in half guard but Reid is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wpierdol is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wpierdol is thwarting Reid's attempts to control the position.
Wpierdol is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wpierdol tries to pass the half guard into mount. Reid knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wpierdol is looking for a kimura here.
Reid keeping control of the position.
Wpierdol wants to take a breather but Reid is having none of it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Winston Reid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reid lands with a straight right. Wpierdol didn't see that one coming.
Reid throws a head kick but Wpierdol moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
An inside leg kick lands from Reid.
Reid misses with an attempted mid kick.
Reid tries to clinch up.
Wpierdol feinted with a counter takedown.
Wpierdol avoids the head kick by Reid.
Wpierdol half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Reid throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reid scores with a kick to the midsection.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Reid 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 Wpierdol has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wpierdol and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Reid is looking to land body kicks.
Wpierdol appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reid throws a leg kick
and Wpierdol counters with a nice double leg into side control. Reid won't be happy with that.
Wpierdol goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Reid has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Wpierdol but great work by Reid.
Wpierdol is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Reid dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Czlowiek Wpierdol's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Reid has managed to clinch.
Wpierdol managing to block the knees to the body from Reid.
Wpierdol is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wpierdol is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Reid gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Reid tries to land knees in the clinch but Wpierdol avoids the damage to the body.
Wpierdol tries to pull guard but Reid holds him up against the cage and eventually Wpierdol drops back down to his feet.
Reid landing knees to the body.
Wpierdol tries to pull guard but Reid holds him up against the cage and eventually Wpierdol drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Czlowiek Wpierdol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reid scores with a knee to the head.
Wpierdol takes a knee to the side of the body.
Reid unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reid unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wpierdol lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Reid with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reid lands a good knee to the midsection. Wpierdol won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reid landing knees to the body.
Reid scores a nice knee to the body.
Reid landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reid scores with a knee to the head.
Wpierdol is trying to break the clinch but Reid has him pressed against the cage.
Reid lands a knee to the head.
Reid landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reid lands a knee to the body.
Reid with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reid is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Reid using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reid putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wpierdol in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reid with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wpierdol successfully pulls guard.
Wpierdol looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Reid passes into side control.
Reid controls the position from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wpierdol tries to improve position but can't.
Reid scores with punches from side control.
Wpierdol is trying to get back to half guard.
Reid decides to stand back up. Reid steps back and let's Wpierdol get back to his feet.
Reid throws a head kick that misses
and Wpierdol counters with a single leg into guard. Reid didn't expect that.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Reid holds on and takes a little breather.
Wpierdol pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reid is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wpierdol stopping the sweep attempt from Reid.
Wpierdol pushing down on Reid's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Reid trying to control from the bottom.
Wpierdol wants to pass to mount but Reid is defending the position.
Wpierdol is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Reid makes his way to full guard, as Wpierdol worked for a kimura.
Reid pulls Wpierdol in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wpierdol wants to control from the top but Reid keeps moving.
Wpierdol tries to free his leg and advance position but Reid is retaining full guard.
Czlowiek Wpierdol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wpierdol throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Winston Reid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reid 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 44:50
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 44:50
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Winston Reid!
Winston Reid is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Winston Reid, 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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