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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chaka Mababa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urbloks Nokdoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mababa might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Street Fighting Man. Urbloks Nokdoff has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chaka Mababa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Urbloks Nokdoff!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Nokdoff misses its intended target.
Mababa drops Nokdoff with a beautiful combination! Nokdoff stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mababa is looking for the KO!
It looks like Urbloks Nokdoff has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nokdoff throws a hook but Mababa blocks it.
Mababa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Urbloks Nokdoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nokdoff blocks a head kick by Mababa.
Mababa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nokdoff misses the shot to the body.
Nokdoff darts in and clinches Mababa up against the cage.
Mababa working hard to break the clinch.
Mababa tries to break free but Nokdoff pushes him back against the cage.
Nokdoff lands a left hand.
Nokdoff has a couple of punches blocked by Mababa.
Mababa working hard to break the clinch.
Nokdoff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nokdoff lands a hook that snaps the head of Mababa backwards.
Nokdoff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mababa is trying to break the clinch but Nokdoff has him pressed against the cage.
Nokdoff softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nokdoff.
Mababa can't break the clinch.
Mababa gets underhooks to prevent Nokdoff's takedown attempt.
Mababa blocks an uppercut.
Mababa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nokdoff lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nokdoff lands a left hand.
Nokdoff prevents Mababa from breaking the clinch.
Mababa takes a shot to the head.
Nokdoff scores with a shot to the side of Mababa's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mababa tries to circle away but Nokdoff has him pinned against the cage.
Mababa blocks the elbow strike.
Mababa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nokdoff tries to clinch up but Mababa circles away and keeps his distance.
Nokdoff doesn't manage to clinch there - Mababa circles away.
Nokdoff has Mababa up against the cage in a clinch.
Nokdoff presses Mababa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mababa is breathing heavily.
Mababa wants to get back to striking at distance but Nokdoff won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Mababa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nokdoff softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mababa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chaka Mababa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nokdoff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mababa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nokdoff scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nokdoff throws a series of punches but Mababa moves out of range.
Nokdoff lands an overhand right.
Nokdoff drops Mababa with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Mababa! Nokdoff dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Urbloks Nokdoff!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Takaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Cope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takaya comes into the arena with Jimi Hendrix - All along the Watchtower blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Cope's choice of entrance music: You're Going Down. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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152 lbs
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152 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoshihiro Takaya!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Cope!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cope feints and then cracks Takaya's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Takaya down.
Cope lands a really nice looking cross but Takaya seems unphased.
Cope waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Takaya.
Cope lands the left hand.
Takaya shoots in looking for a takedown. Cope tries to sprawl out of it but Takaya keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cope manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Takaya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cope throws a lazy right hand but Takaya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cope misses with a two punch combination.
Cope ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takaya moves away.
Mike Cope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cope catches Takaya with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Takaya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cope throws out the jab.
Takaya blocks a head kick by Cope.
Cope slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cope throws a big shot that misses.
Cope fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cope looks to land a left hand but Takaya moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takaya steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cope.
Cope throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Cope misses.
Cope jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cope fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cope lands with an overhand left.
Cope slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cope lands a nice shot to the body.
Cope fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Takaya pushes Cope up against the cage in a clinch.
Takaya is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cope gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cope lands a left hand that snaps the head of Takaya backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Cope.
Takaya prevents a takedown attempt there.
Still in the clinch, Cope scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cope fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cope fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cope has a couple of punches blocked by Takaya.
A short right from Cope on the inside.
Takaya misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cope breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Takaya moves out of range of the strikes.
Cope throws a hook but Takaya avoids it easily.
Cope throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cope throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab, jab by Cope - just one landing.
Takaya moves out of range as Cope strikes.
Takaya takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cope jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cope misses with a body shot.
Cope throws a low kick, looking for Takaya's leg but Takaya calmly moves out of range.
Cope digs a good hook to Takaya's 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!
Nice body punch from Cope.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Cope.
Cope lands with a thumping leg kick.
Takaya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cope.
Cope connects with a looping right hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Takaya.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshihiro Takaya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takaya waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cope.
Takaya throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cope's waist but Cope gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Takaya off to one side.
Cope throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice straight punches there by Cope. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cope.
Cope throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cope lands with a good body shot.
Cope connects with a body shot.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Takaya. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Cope ducks under a wild hook from Takaya.
Cope lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cope throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Takaya is breathing heavily.
Cope lands a really nice looking cross but Takaya seems unphased.
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!
Takaya misses with an uppercut.
Cope is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Takaya had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into p�t�.
Cope throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Takaya blocks the body kick.
Cope jabs Takaya right on the nose. Takaya blinks but takes it well.
Takaya is rocked!
Takaya fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cope throws a shot from downtown. Takaya moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Cope.
A slow jab from Cope misses its intended target.
Takaya walks into a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takaya takes one on the button.
Oh Takaya is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cope drops his shoulder and cracks Takaya with a huge uppercut! Takaya goes down! Can Cope finish him?
Cope trying to control the position from guard on top but Takaya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cope postures up in Takaya's guard and throws a big left but Takaya blocks it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Cope dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Decent striking displayed by Cope there.
A bone on bone clash there as Takaya blocks the leg kick.
Cope cracks Takaya with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice straight punches there by Cope. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cope.
Cope misses with a kick to the body.
Takaya looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cope!
Takaya goes for an armbar but Cope turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Cope.
Takaya keeping moving, preventing Cope from controlling successfully.
Takaya seems to have got his legs back now.
Takaya controlling the position.
Takaya is trying to control the position but Cope postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takaya is really struggling to control Cope but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Cope is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cope's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cope trying to control but Takaya is working from the bottom.
Cope trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cope is fighting to break Takaya's control of his arms but Takaya is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Cope trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cope controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cope trying to control the position from guard on top but Takaya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takaya had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cope defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cope trying to control the position from guard on top but Takaya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cope misses with a straight right.
Cope throws the kick towards the body but Takaya avoids it.
The crowd cheers as Cope lands an impressive looking overhand right. Takaya doesn't seem phased though.
Takaya works over Cope's head and body with a nice combination.
Mike Cope seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cope tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cope lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cope looks to score with a jab to the body but Takaya is just out of range.
Cope throws a front kick aimed at Takaya's knee but Takaya avoids it well.
Takaya moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cope takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Takaya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cope.
Takaya misses the shot to the body.
Takaya wants to clinch up but Cope keeps it at a distance.
Cope swings away with a body shot that misses
and Takaya counters with a three punch combo that has Cope backing up. Cope nods at Takaya to acknowledge the strikes.
Takaya misses the body punch
and Cope counters with a nice body shot.
Cope ducks under a wild hook from Takaya.
Cope scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cope connects with a looping right hand.
Cope looks for the body kick but Takaya saw that one coming.
Cope fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Takaya.
Takaya thows a body shot but no joy.
Takaya will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cope throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takaya is looking to clinch.
Takaya loads up on a big right hand but Cope slips the punch.
Cope lands a right hook to the body.
Takaya fails with the takedown.
Takaya tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cope throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takaya has his takedown stuffed
enabling Cope to counter with a crisp jab.
Takaya steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cope.
Takaya takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takaya takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cope lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cope lands a nice shot to the body.
Cope throws a leg kick but Takaya checks it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Cope showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cope throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cope circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cope counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cope lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Takaya at a distance.
Takaya slips a straight right by Cope.
Cope pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cope has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Takaya finds it's way round the side to connect with Cope's head.
Cope shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Takaya tries to clinch up.
Cope misses the body punch
and Takaya counters with a one-two to the body.
Cope slips a jab from Takaya.
Takaya looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cope is fending him off so far but Takaya persists. Nope, Cope circles away and we're back to standing.
Takaya closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cope jabs at Takaya's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cope keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Takaya.
Takaya scores with a shot to the body.
Takaya takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Takaya chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cope can pounce on him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cope.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Takaya looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Takaya checks a leg kick.
Takaya takes one to the chin there.
Cope works the jab nicely.
Takaya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cope.
Takaya closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cope circles away.
Cope scores with a punch to the head.
A shot to the body from Cope misses
and Takaya counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cope's guard now.
Cope has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cope wants to sweep here but Takaya controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cope is on top in guard.
Cope advances position into side control!
Takaya gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Cope controlling the pace for now.
Cope has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cope looking to control but Takaya is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cope with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cope scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Takaya?
Cope avoids the attempt from Takaya to control.
Cope pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Takaya is squirming around, avoiding Cope's attempts to control the action.
Takaya is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cope trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Takaya gets back to half guard.
Cope thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cope takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Takaya controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takaya is staying active underneath Cope, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cope trying to control from Takaya's half guard. Takaya has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Cope scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cope wants to pass the guard but Takaya is keeping the position.
Takaya looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cope passes into half guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Cope really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Takaya blocks a head kick by Cope.
Left hook, right uppercut from Takaya.
Cope smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Takaya scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Takaya moves out of range of the strikes.
Cope takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Takaya takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Takaya takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cope staying out of range there.
Takaya blocks a jab.
Cope throws a big shot that misses.
Takaya looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cope uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Takaya.
Takaya misses the jab.
Takaya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cope throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takaya moves away from the strike by Cope.
Takaya scores with a hook.
The crowd cheers as Cope lands an impressive looking overhand right. Takaya doesn't seem phased though.
Takaya misses with a takedown attempt
and Cope counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Takaya tries to close the distance and clinch but Cope swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Takaya on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cope misses with a looping right.
Takaya steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cope.
Takaya walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Takaya misses with a hook. Cope ducked under it nicely.
Takaya throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Takaya connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Takaya throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Takaya looks to land a left hand but Cope moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Takaya misses.
Takaya takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Takaya misses with a jab to the body
and Cope counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cope avoids the body shot from Takaya.
Cope connects with a crisp jab.
Cope lands a slapping body shot.
Cope scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cope scores with a body shot.
Cope swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Takaya.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cope is looking to land body kicks.
Cope throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cope lands a slapping body shot.
Takaya ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cope lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takaya throws a right and a left that Cope avoids nicely.
Takaya is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Takaya slips a jab from Cope.
Takaya takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Takaya ducks under a wild hook from Cope.
Cope tries to land a leg kick but Takaya saw it coming and moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cope darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Takaya throws a body punch but Cope moves out of range.
Cope scores with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Takaya.
Takaya takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cope moves out of range as Takaya strikes.
Cope paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Takaya looks for a takedown but Cope sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cope throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Takaya on the side of the head.
Cope tries to land a leg kick but Takaya saw it coming and moves away.
Takaya connects with a body shot.
Takaya tries for a takedown but Cope sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshihiro Takaya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Cope tries a head kick but it misses.
Cope cracks Takaya with a good jab.
Takaya takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Takaya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Takaya misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cope looks to score with a jab to the body but Takaya is just out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Takaya. No joy for Cope on that attempt.
Takaya changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cope looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Cope dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Cope misses the target.
Cope lands a nice looking body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cope.
Cope avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cope thows a body shot but no joy.
Cope throws a head kick that half lands.
Takaya lands with a hook. Cope tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cope throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Takaya shoots in looking for a takedown. Cope tries to sprawl out of it but Takaya keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cope manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Takaya moves forwards but Cope connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jab, jab by Cope - just one landing.
Cope digs a good body shot into Takaya's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cope scores with a decent looking hook.
Cope dodges the punch combination from Takaya.
Cope bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cope misses with a straight right.
Takaya shoots in looking for a takedown. Cope tries to sprawl out of it but Takaya keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cope manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Takaya missing with a left hand there. Cope was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Takaya shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Takaya showed some decent athleticism there.
Cope controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cope wants to improve his position but Takaya is controlling well.
Takaya wants to pass the guard but Cope is defending well.
Cope trying to hold on to Takaya's head to control him but Takaya postures up.
Takaya is pressing down on Cope's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cope is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takaya not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Takaya trying to control from Cope's half guard. Cope has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Cope not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Takaya has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cope.
Mike Cope is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Takaya looks to score with a jab to the body but Cope is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Takaya.
Yoshihiro Takaya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cope scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Takaya misses with a body shot
and Cope counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takaya takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cope looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Takaya avoids the head kick by Cope.
Cope throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cope misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cope swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Takaya throws a hook but Cope blocks it.
Takaya fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cope avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshihiro Takaya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cope scores with a shot to the body.
Cope scores a takedown into full mount!
Yoshihiro Takaya overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cope looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Cope comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cope winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 44:50
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 44:50
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Cope!
Mike Cope is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Esko Nikkari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikkari comes to the cage accompanied by Koto - Jabdah . Guerrero has chosen Eye Of The Storm as his entrance music. Eddie Guerrero will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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23
240 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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26
250 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Esko Nikkari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eddie Guerrero!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikkari is looking to slow Guerrero down with leg kicks.
Nikkari tries to clinch but Guerrero is having none of it.
Nikkari will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nikkari pushes Guerrero away with a front kick.
Guerrero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nikkari.
Nikkari cracks Guerrero with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Eddie Guerrero has been cut.
Nikkari thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Guerrero if he has to take too many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nikkari wants to land a leg kick but Guerrero is out of range.
Nikkari tried to score with a low kick but Guerrero checks it.
Nikkari lands a front kick.
Guerrero takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Guerrero looks gassed!
Nikkari lands a nice leg kick that just misses Guerrero's sensitive parts.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nikkari.
Nikkari scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Guerrero takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nikkari. Guerrero shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikkari lands a really nice looking cross but Guerrero seems unphased.
Guerrero is rocked!
Nikkari ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Guerrero out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Esko Nikkari!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Wells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chingiz Akayev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Akayev's choice of entrance music: The lamentations of women. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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289 lbs
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275 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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Wells!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chingiz Akayev!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Wells finds it's way through Akayev's defenses.
It looks like Chingiz Akayev has been cut.
Akayev walks into a straight right hand from Wells.
Wells throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akayev scores a takedown into full mount!
Akayev looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Wells wants to hold on but Akayev pushes him away.
Wells is squirming around, avoiding Akayev's attempts to control the action.
Akayev jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle�. Ooooh, that looks tight� Wells is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Wells and Akayev has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akayev is working Wells over with some ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akayev working away.
Wells tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Akayev goes for an armbar but Wells turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Wells.
Akayev had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wells defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akayev trying to keep a closed guard but Wells is proving a slippery customer.
Akayev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wells is one step ahead there.
Akayev is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Akayev is trying to control the position but Wells postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wells decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Wells gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chris Wells seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wells misses with a hook. Akayev ducked under it nicely.
Wells misses with a wild body shot.
Wells misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donk. Akayev catches Wells right on the button with a cross.
Wells lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Akayev with that takedown attempt.
Akayev misses with a wild body shot.
Akayev closes the distance and clinches up with Wells, looking for a takedown. Akayev pushes Wells against the cage but Wells circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wells tries to clinch up.
Chris Wells is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wells throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wells misses with a kick to the body.
Akayev misses with a two punch combination.
Akayev moves out of range of the body kick from Wells.
Wells throws a head kick but Akayev moves out of range.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Wells dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chingiz Akayev's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Akayev misses with a body shot
and Wells counters with a nice body shot.
Akayev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wells doesn't manage to clinch there - Akayev circles away.
Wells pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wells lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Akayev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wells throws a hook but Akayev avoids it easily.
Akayev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wells.
Wells feints and then cracks Akayev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Akayev down.
Wells tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wells.
Wells is looking to land body kicks.
Wells scores with a sloppy right hand. Akayev should have avoided that one.
A bone on bone clash there as Akayev blocks the leg kick.
Akayev keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Akayev shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Akayev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Akayev takes a swing at Wells's ribcage but misses.
Wells swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akayev avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wells moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wells moves in looking to clinch but Akayev pushes him off.
Chris Wells is winning the standup battle so far.
Wells tries to clinch up.
Wells moves out of range of the strikes.
Akayev looks to score with a jab to the body but Wells is just out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wells. That's going to slow Akayev down.
Wells throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Akayev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wells.
Wells throws a body punch but Akayev moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wells misses with a hook to the body
and Akayev counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Akayev scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wells wants to slow Akayev down by chopping away at his legs.
Akayev is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wells rather than just go for the knockout.
Wells defending well as Akayev loads up on a big left hand.
Akayev lands with an uppercut that bounces Wells off the cage and back into rage.
Wells uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Akayev.
Wells will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Akayev checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akayev closes the distance and clinches up with Wells, looking for a takedown. Akayev pushes Wells against the cage but Wells circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wells tries a head kick but it misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Akayev.
Chris Wells has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chingiz Akayev.
Horrible takedown by Akayev or perhaps it was just good defense by Wells which made him look bad.
Wells staying out of range there.
Akayev looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akayev throws a hook but Wells avoids it easily.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Wells dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chingiz Akayev's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Akayev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wells.
Wells throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chris Wells is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wells bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Akayev moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wells throws a right hand that Akayev ducks under and follows up with a left that Akayev also avoids with ease.
Akayev checks the leg kick nicely there.
Akayev scores with a punch to the head.
Wells misses with a shot to the body
and Akayev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wells throws a combination that misses
and Akayev counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akayev throws a hook but Wells avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wells. Akayev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Akayev misses with a body shot.
Wells closes the distance looking to clinch
and Akayev counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wells manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Akayev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Akayev is in close to Wells's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chingiz Akayev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chris Wells is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akayev is looking to work some ground and pound but Wells has wrist control.
Akayev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wells is keeping the position for now.
Akayev landing some decent shots from guard.
Akayev throwing strikes but missing.
Akayev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wells working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Akayev.
Akayev working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wells looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Akayev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wells swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wells tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Akayev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wells misses with a low kick.
Wells throws a big shot that misses.
Wells swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Akayev counters with a left to the body.
Wells keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Wells does no damage.
A big left from Akayev misses.
Wells throws a predictable looking body shot
and Akayev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Chris Wells has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A bone on bone clash there as Akayev blocks the leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chingiz Akayev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wells 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 28:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaban Demidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Demidov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Basta - Mama. The crowd seem to be enjoying Dean's choice of entrance music: Eminence Front. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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26
291 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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22
290 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kaban Demidov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Billy Dean!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demidov dodges the punch combination from Dean.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dean.
A nice inside leg kick there by Demidov. That's going to slow Dean down.
Dean swings for the body but Demidov moves out of range.
Dean steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Demidov. That one must have hurt.
Dean throws a lazy right hand but Demidov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dean takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dean looks gassed!
Demidov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dean's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dean chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Demidov can pounce on him.
Demidov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dean.
Demidov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Demidov lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dean takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dean tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dean takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demidov cracks Dean with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Demidov.
Demidov scores with a shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Demidov, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demidov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Demidov connects with a right hand. Dean shakes it off.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Demidov.
Demidov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Demidov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dean has time to react.
Demidov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Demidov - that will leave a mark!
Good leg kick by Demidov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dean misses with a jab to the body
and Demidov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Demidov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Demidov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dean. That did some damage!
Billy Dean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Demidov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Demidov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dean takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kaban Demidov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Demidov clinches.
Demidov lands a knee to the head.
Demidov with a knee to the head.
Dean's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Knees to the body from Demidov.
Demidov cracks Dean with a nice body shot.
Demidov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Demidov misses with a knee strike.
Demidov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short uppercut from Demidov.
Dean looking for a takedown.
Demidov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Demidov connects with a knee to the head.
Demidov lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demidov cracks Dean with a nice body shot.
Demidov lands a nice shot to the body.
Dean has a couple of punches blocked by Demidov.
Demidov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dean is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Demidov is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Demidov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Demidov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knees to the body from Demidov.
Demidov tries to land knees in the clinch but Dean avoids the damage to the body.
Demidov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Demidov.
Demidov lands a knee to the head.
Demidov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Demidov scores with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Demidov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Demidov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Demidov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dean takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demidov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Demidov.
Dean tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Demidov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kaban Demidov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Dean.
Demidov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dean has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dean looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Demidov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Demidov misses with a knee to the head.
Dean tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Demidov's elbow.
Dean breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dean misses with a double jab
and Demidov counters with a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Demidov. That's going to slow Dean down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Demidov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters circling a little - Demidov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Demidov lands with an uppercut that bounces Dean off the cage and back into rage.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaban Demidov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Good leg kick by Demidov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Demidov with a nice cross.
Demidov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dean can do to turn this around?
Demidov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dean.
Dean throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dean gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Demidov counters with an outside leg kick.
Demidov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dean takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Demidov moves into the clinch.
Demidov landing knees to the head.
Demidov lands with a short shot to the head.
A knee to the head by Demidov.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Demidov obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Demidov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Demidov obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demidov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Demidov.
Demidov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dean.
Demidov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Demidov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Demidov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Demidov works on Dean's body with a couple of short punches.
Demidov lands with a left to the head.
Demidov gets through Dean's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dean takes a knee right on the jaw!
Still in the clinch, Demidov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Demidov stops a takedown attempt from Dean.
Demidov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kaban Demidov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Demidov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dean's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Demidov.
Demidov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Demidov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dean's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Demidov obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demidov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Demidov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dean blocks it with crossed arms.
Demidov misses with a knee strike.
Demidov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dean backwards.
Demidov working Dean over with knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Demidov scores a nice knee to the body.
Demidov lands a knee to the head.
Demidov with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Demidov.
Demidov trying to land knees to the body.
Demidov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dean is defending well for now.
Dean jumps into guard, dragging Demidov to the mat.
Dean has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Demidov has passed into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dean is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dean prevents Demidov from moving into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean is trying to improve his position.
Dean is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Demidov is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Demidov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dean is looking to improve his position but Demidov isn't that keen on the idea.
Demidov content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dean tries to hold on but Demidov postures up.
Demidov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dean can't escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dean is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaban Demidov dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dean gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Demidov counters with a straight right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Demidov.
Demidov clinches up against the cage.
Dean is trying to break free.
Demidov lands an uppercut.
Dean is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Demidov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dean has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Demidov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dean is defending well for now.
Demidov lands a knee to the head.
Demidov digs a right hand underneath Dean's ribcage. Dean let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Demidov obliges.
Demidov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dean in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good body shot from Demidov.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Demidov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Demidov lands with a light punch inside.
Dean takes a knee right on the jaw!
Demidov scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demidov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Demidov tries to land knees in the clinch but Dean avoids the damage to the body.
Dean jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Demidov walks away with a smile on his face. Dean gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kaban Demidov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Dean.
Demidov digs a good hook to Dean's body.
Demidov scoring well with a low kick there.
Demidov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Demidov is looking to slow Dean down with leg kicks.
Demidov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Demidov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Demidov.
Demidov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dean if he has to take too many more of those.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Demidov, right into the meat.
Dean on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Demidov. Demidov obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demidov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Demidov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Dean 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Demidov. Dean shrugs it off though.
Demidov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Demidov clinches up with Dean and pushes him back against the cage.
Demidov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Demidov tries to land a knee to the head but Dean blocks with his arms.
Demidov lands a nice uppercut.
Demidov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dean blocks it with crossed arms.
Demidov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dean has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Demidov misses with a knee to the head.
Demidov misses with a knee strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Demidov avoiding damage as Dean throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demidov tries a knee to the head but Dean blocks it.
Demidov scores with a knee to the head.
Dean has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Demidov.
Demidov trying to land knees to the body.
Dean drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Demidov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Demidov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Demidov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dean's face.
Demidov lands an uppercut.
Demidov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dean.
Demidov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Demidov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A knee to the head by Demidov.
Demidov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dean avoiding damage as Demidov throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Demidov.
Demidov lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean wants a takedown.
Demidov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Demidov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dean's face.
Demidov landing knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Demidov.
Demidov scores with a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Demidov.
Demidov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Demidov blocks an uppercut.
Demidov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dean is defending well for now.
Demidov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dean.
Demidov cracks Dean with a nice body shot.
Demidov landing knees to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dean is trying to force a seperation but Demidov has the dominant position.
Demidov connects with a knee to the head.
Dean is trying to break the clinch but Demidov has him pressed against the cage.
Demidov working Dean over with knees to the body.
Demidov lands a good knee to the midsection. Dean won't want to take too many of those.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaban Demidov clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Demidov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dean takes a step back to recover.
Demidov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Demidov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dean. That did some damage!
A good leg kick by Demidov.
Dean sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dean throws an overhand right that lands on Demidov's shoulder, as Demidov tries to avoid the shot.
Demidov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dean, pushing him back against the cage.
Demidov lands a nice shot to the body.
Demidov connects with a knee to the head.
Demidov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dean blocks it with crossed arms.
Demidov digs a right hand underneath Dean's ribcage. Dean let out a lung full of air as it connected.
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!
Demidov lands a knee to the head.
Demidov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Demidov landing knees to the head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demidov scores with a shot to the side of Dean's head.
Dean is trying to maintain a safe position but Demidov gets an underhook and turns Dean into the cage.
A knee to the head by Demidov.
Demidov misses with a knee strike.
Dean wants to get back to striking at distance but Demidov won't allow it.
Demidov presses Dean against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Demidov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Demidov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dean.
Demidov scores with a shoulder strike.
Dean tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Demidov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Demidov trying to land knees to the body.
Demidov lands with a right to the head.
Demidov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knees to the body from Demidov.
Dean swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Demidov is leaning against Dean and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Demidov tries a knee to the head but Dean blocks it.
Dean jumps guard but Demidov stands there with Dean around his waist. Dean gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demidov working Dean over with knees to the body.
Demidov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dean missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Demidov.
Demidov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Demidov.
Demidov lands a left hand.
Demidov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Demidov scores with a knee to the head.
Dean takes a knee right on the jaw!
Demidov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Demidov landing knees to the body.
Dean creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Demidov.
Demidov throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Demidov.
Demidov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demidov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Demidov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dean has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Demidov is leaning against Dean and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short left from Demidov.
Demidov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dean drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Demidov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kaban Demidov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Dean.
Demidov landing knees to the head.
Demidov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dean takes a knee right on the jaw!
Demidov trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Demidov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Demidov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dean.
Dean looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Demidov lands a shoulder strike.
Dean takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dean escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean misses with a combination
and Demidov counters with a solid body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Demidov.
The fighters circling - Dean throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dean fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Demidov.
A good leg kick by Demidov.
Dean chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Demidov can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dean chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Demidov can pounce on him.
Kaban Demidov is winning the standup battle so far.
Demidov gets a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Demidov as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Demidov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dean in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaban Demidov had his way with Billy Dean in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds 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.
Dean chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Demidov can pounce on him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Demidov.
Demidov has managed to clinch.
A knee to the head by Demidov.
Demidov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dean's face.
Demidov scores with a knee to the head.
Demidov lands a knee to the head.
Dean wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Demidov scores a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Demidov.
Dean takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demidov scores a nice knee to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Demidov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dean lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Demidov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Demidov crunches a lovely knee into Dean's ribcage.
Demidov lands a shoulder strike.
Demidov scores with a knee to the head.
Demidov connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demidov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Demidov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Demidov misses with a knee to the head.
Demidov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dean is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Demidov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dean is defending well for now.
Dean managing to block the knees to the body from Demidov.
Dean on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Demidov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Demidov lands a left hand.
Demidov looking to throw knees to the head but Dean is blocking nicely.
Dean throws an elbow but it misses.
Dean is trying to break the clinch but Demidov has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Demidov fails to land.
Dean tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dean jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Demidov walks away with a smile on his face. Dean gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kaban Demidov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dean takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Demidov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dean. That did some damage!
Dean misses with a hook. Demidov ducked under it nicely.
Demidov thuds his shin into the meat of Dean's side.
Demidov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dean misses with a shot to the body
and Demidov counters with a solid body kick.
Demidov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dean takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Demidov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dean at a distance.
Demidov moves into range and clinches up with Dean.
Demidov scores with a knee to the head.
Demidov misses with a knee to the head.
Demidov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demidov landing knees to the head.
Dean is rocked!
Demidov drops Dean onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Dean is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Dean is still on wobbly legs! Can Demidov finish him?
Demidov working the clinch nicely. Dean is working for position but Demidov cracks him with a big knee to the head! Dean crumples up against the cage and Demidov lands two more shots before the ref can save Dean! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Kaban Demidov!
Kaban Demidov retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ilham Aliyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Bater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aliyev comes to the cage accompanied by Why Can't We Be Friends? . Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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185 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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199 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ilham Aliyev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leroy Bater!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aliyev tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bater is able to avoid easily.
Aliyev swings for the body but Bater moves out of range.
Aliyev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aliyev. Bater does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aliyev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bater but Bater pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bater throws a big shot that misses.
Aliyev misses with a hook.
Aliyev lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aliyev shoots in and drives through. Bater sprawls well.
Bater throws a series of punches but Aliyev moves out of range.
Bater works the jab nicely.
Aliyev lands a jab to Bater's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bater lands a body shot.
Aliyev misses with a body shot
and Bater counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Aliyev to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Bater!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Leroy Bater!
Leroy Bater is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Obama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastien Linne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linne has chosen Arcturus - The Chaos Path as his entrance music. George Obama has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Obama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebastien Linne!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linne throws a nice outside leg kick.
Linne motions for Obama to come forward. Linne throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Linne thows a body shot but no joy.
A good leg kick by Linne.
Both fighters circling a little - Linne finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Linne.
Obama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Linne swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Obama counter with a right hand.
Linne connects with a solid leg kick.
Linne tries a head kick but it misses.
Obama steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Linne. That one must have hurt.
Obama is breathing heavily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Linne, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Linne scores with a spinning back kick!
Linne 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.
Obama walks into a jab.
Linne throws a head kick that Obama semi-blocks.
Linne knocks Obama to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Obama is rocked!
Obama on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Obama tries to get out of the position.
Linne cracks Obama with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Linne immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Obama is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Linne!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sebastien Linne!
Sebastien Linne is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jetset Niemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miyoshi Kazuhide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Niemi comes to the cage accompanied by Parker & Clind - Generator. Kazuhide is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 'Samurai' by Shurik'n. 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 welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jetset Niemi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miyoshi Kazuhide!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niemi tries to land a leg kick but Kazuhide saw it coming and moves away.
Kazuhide lands with a nice body punch.
Niemi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Niemi misses with a hook.
Kazuhide misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Niemi.
Niemi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Niemi avoids the body shot from Kazuhide.
Niemi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kazuhide tries to move into range but Niemi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Niemi misses with a low kick as Kazuhide jumps back.
The fighters circle momentarily. Niemi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kazuhide throws a looping overhand right but Niemi ducks down to avoid it.
Niemi throws a hook but Kazuhide avoids it easily.
Kazuhide misses with a straight left.
Jetset Niemi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kazuhide checks a low kick from Niemi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niemi tries to bum rush Kazuhide with a series of wild strikes but Kazuhide uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Niemi throws a nice looking combination but Kazuhide bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Niemi throws a shot from downtown. Kazuhide moves away and avoids it.
Niemi throws out a loose jab but Kazuhide uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kazuhide checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kazuhide misses the shot to the body.
Niemi swings for the body but Kazuhide moves out of range.
Kazuhide misses the shot to the body.
Kazuhide is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Niemi rather than just go for the knockout.
A shot to the body from Niemi misses
and Kazuhide counters with a straight right hand.
Niemi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Niemi sizes up Kazuhide with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jetset Niemi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Niemi throws a jab but it's blocked by Kazuhide.
Niemi misses with an uppercut. Kazuhide saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Niemi misses the shot to the body.
Niemi throws a head kick but Kazuhide moves out of range.
Kazuhide lands with a cross.
Kazuhide blocks a jab.
Jab by Kazuhide.
Niemi lands with a kick to the temple. Kazuhide shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Niemi throws a good cross that connects.
Niemi misses with a few strikes there.
Niemi misses with a wild combination.
Niemi misses with a body shot.
Niemi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Niemi misses with a combination
and Kazuhide counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhide throws a body punch but Niemi moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Kazuhide blocks the leg kick.
Niemi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kazuhide.
Niemi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kazuhide is out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Niemi.
Niemi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kazuhide.
Niemi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A leg kick checked by Kazuhide.
Kazuhide lands a glancing blow to the side of Niemi's head.
Kazuhide defending well as Niemi loads up on a big left hand.
Kazuhide misses with an uppercut. Niemi saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niemi misses with a body shot.
Niemi looks for the body kick but Kazuhide saw that one coming.
Niemi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Niemi throws a series of punches but Kazuhide moves out of range.
Kazuhide throws a hook to the side of Niemi's head but Niemi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Niemi throws a looping overhand right but Kazuhide ducks down to avoid it.
Kazuhide slips a straight right by Niemi.
Niemi loads up on a big right hand but Kazuhide slips the punch.
Kazuhide slips a jab from Niemi.
Niemi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Kazuhide - just one landing.
Niemi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Niemi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kazuhide is out of range and Niemi settles back down.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jetset Niemi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Niemi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab by Niemi.
Niemi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Niemi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kazuhide cracks Niemi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kazuhide lands a jab.
Kazuhide checks the leg kick nicely there.
Niemi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kazuhide's sensitive parts.
Kazuhide throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kazuhide connects with a right hand. Niemi shakes it off.
Kazuhide lands with a shot to the body.
Kazuhide throws a shot from downtown. Niemi moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niemi throws out a loose jab but Kazuhide uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kazuhide slips under a jab.
Niemi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Niemi misses with a looping right.
Niemi throws out a powerful jab.
Niemi looks to land a body kick but Kazuhide moved away.
Kazuhide has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Niemi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Niemi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice body punch from Kazuhide.
Kazuhide throws the left hand but Niemi avoids the punch easily.
Niemi lands an overhand right.
Kazuhide checks a low kick from Niemi.
A lazy left from Kazuhide finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niemi misses with a straight right.
Niemi thumps Kazuhide with a low kick.
Niemi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Kazuhide counter with a right hand.
Niemi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Niemi misses with the combination.
Niemi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kazuhide is able to avoid easily.
Niemi looks for the body kick but Kazuhide saw that one coming.
Kazuhide displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Niemi throws out the jab.
A lazy left from Kazuhide finds it's target.
Niemi throws a looping overhand right but Kazuhide ducks down to avoid it.
Kazuhide throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Niemi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhide takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kazuhide is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Niemi.
Niemi tries to bum rush Kazuhide with a series of wild strikes but Kazuhide uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Niemi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Niemi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Niemi takes a swing at Kazuhide's ribcage but misses.
Niemi looks to throw the jab but Kazuhide is out of range.
A big right from Niemi misses.
Niemi scoring well with a low kick there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kazuhide.
Kazuhide looks to score with a jab to the body but Niemi is just out of range.
Niemi throws a leg kick
and Kazuhide counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kazuhide.
Kazuhide pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Niemi is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Niemi is on top in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kazuhide is on top in guard.
Niemi working a defensive guard here.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Miyoshi Kazuhide will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Niemi. That's going to slow Kazuhide down.
Kazuhide takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Niemi misses with a hook to the body
and Kazuhide counters with a nice uppercut.
Kazuhide keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Niemi.
Jetset Niemi is winning the standup battle so far.
Kazuhide looks to score with a jab to the body but Niemi is just out of range.
Niemi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kazuhide checks the leg kick.
Niemi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kazuhide counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kazuhide takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kazuhide avoids the head kick by Niemi.
Niemi throws a big shot that misses.
A leg kick checked by Kazuhide.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazuhide ducks under a wild hook from Niemi.
Niemi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Niemi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kazuhide moves away.
Niemi misses with a few strikes there.
Kazuhide uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Niemi.
Niemi misses with a body punch
and Kazuhide counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kazuhide missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kazuhide throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Niemi is looking to control Kazuhide's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Niemi avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhide looks to land a strike but Niemi avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Kazuhide tries to free his leg and advance position but Niemi is retaining full guard.
Kazuhide missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Niemi keeping full guard, as Kazuhide tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kazuhide on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Niemi. Niemi obviously looking to wear him down.
Kazuhide scores a takedown into full mount!
Niemi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Niemi tries to hold on but Kazuhide pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niemi tries to reverse the position but Kazuhide maintains control.
Kazuhide cracks Niemi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Niemi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kazuhide thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kazuhide sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Miyoshi Kazuhide really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kazuhide slips a jab from Niemi.
Kazuhide's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kazuhide avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Niemi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Niemi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Niemi takes one to the side of the head.
Niemi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Niemi throws a series of punches but Kazuhide avoids them all with ease.
Kazuhide defending well as Niemi loads up on a big left hand.
Kazuhide takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kazuhide moves out of range as Niemi strikes.
Niemi throws a combination that misses
and Kazuhide counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niemi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Niemi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kazuhide.
Niemi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Niemi digs a good body shot into Kazuhide's ribs.
Niemi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Niemi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Niemi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Niemi misses with a looping right.
Kazuhide ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Niemi moves away.
Niemi slips a jab from Kazuhide.
Niemi lands a glancing blow to the side of Kazuhide's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhide takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kazuhide comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kazuhide misses with a wild body shot.
Niemi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Niemi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Niemi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kazuhide takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kazuhide takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kazuhide is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Niemi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Niemi missing with a left hand there. Kazuhide was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Niemi.
Niemi ducks under a wild hook from Kazuhide.
Niemi feints and then cracks Kazuhide's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kazuhide down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niemi throws a sloppy head kick and Kazuhide moves out of range easily.
Niemi looks to throw the jab but Kazuhide is out of range.
Kazuhide defending well as Niemi loads up on a big left hand.
Kazuhide takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kazuhide steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Niemi.
Kazuhide moves out of range of the strikes.
Niemi ducks under a wild hook from Kazuhide.
Kazuhide throws an overhand right that lands on Niemi's shoulder, as Niemi tries to avoid the shot.
Niemi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Niemi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kazuhide.
Kazuhide lands a body shot.
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.
A low kick from Niemi misses
and Kazuhide counters with a two punch combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Niemi misses the target.
Niemi misses with an uppercut. Kazuhide saw that one coming.
Kazuhide moves away from the strike by Niemi.
Kazuhide bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kazuhide uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Niemi.
A big left from Niemi misses.
Niemi lands with a right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kazuhide.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kazuhide on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Niemi. Niemi obviously looking to wear him down.
Niemi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jetset Niemi had his way with Miyoshi Kazuhide in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Kazuhide gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Niemi.
Niemi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kazuhide takes one on the button.
Kazuhide throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Niemi's waist but Niemi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kazuhide off to one side.
Kazuhide takes one to the side of the head.
Kazuhide is rocked!
Kazuhide walks straight into a right hand from Niemi - that's dropped him! Niemi jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Kazuhide from any more punishment! Kazuhide complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jetset Niemi!
Jetset Niemi retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Darwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Summer Wheatly (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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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charles Darwin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Summer Wheatly!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wheatly lets loose with a powerful body kick. Darwin will feel that in the morning.
Darwin punishes Wheatly's body with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Darwin misses the target.
Wheatly throws a head kick that Darwin semi-blocks.
Nice body kick there by Darwin.
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!
Wheatly gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Darwin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wheatly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darwin throws out the jab.
Darwin tries to land a leg kick but Wheatly saw it coming and moves away.
Wheatly tries a head kick but it misses.
Darwin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wheatly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wheatly blocks a head kick by Darwin.
Darwin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Darwin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Darwin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wheatly throws a head kick but Darwin moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheatly misses with a kick to the body.
Darwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wheatly throws a head kick that misses.
Darwin lands a nice hook to Wheatly's body. Wheatly takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Darwin scores with a jab. Wheatly acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wheatly is looking to land body kicks.
Wheatly lands with a kick to the ribs.
Darwin looks to score with a jab to the body but Wheatly is just out of range.
Darwin blocks a head kick by Wheatly.
Darwin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Darwin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wheatly is out of range.
Darwin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wheatly throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Darwin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wheatly throws a leg kick
and Darwin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wheatly throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A low kick from Darwin misses
and Wheatly counters with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darwin looks to land a body kick but Wheatly moved away.
Wheatly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Darwin looks to score with a jab to the body but Wheatly is just out of range.
Darwin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darwin.
Wheatly lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Darwin.
Wheatly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darwin.
Darwin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Darwin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darwin thows a leg kick but Wheatly checks it
and Wheatly counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Darwin blocks the body kick.
Darwin misses with a straight left.
Wheatly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wheatly wants to clinch.
Wheatly scoring well with a low kick there.
Darwin misses with a leg kick
and Wheatly counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wheatly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Darwin misses the jab.
Darwin throws a push kick but Wheatly slaps the foot to one side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wheatly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wheatly's sensitive parts.
Wheatly misses with a body kick.
Darwin takes a swing at Wheatly's ribcage but misses.
Wheatly throws a head kick but Darwin moves out of range.
Darwin thuds his right hand into Wheatly's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Darwin throws a lazy right hand but Wheatly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wheatly throws a wild body kick that Darwin sees coming a mile off.
Summer Wheatly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wheatly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wheatly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wheatly blocks a low kick nicely.
Darwin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wheatly tries to clinch there but Darwin circles away.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Darwin dominated that round.
That's time! Darwin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wheatly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Darwin's calf.
Darwin throws a body punch but Wheatly moves out of range.
Wheatly closes the distance looking to clinch
and Darwin counters with a body kick that stops Wheatly in his tracks momentarily.
Wheatly blocks a jab.
Darwin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wheatly manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Darwin is predictable there
and Wheatly makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Darwin clobbers Wheatly with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Darwin misses with a looping right.
Wheatly tries to clinch
and Darwin counters with a good low kick that Wheatly was not able to check.
Darwin avoids the head kick by Wheatly.
Darwin moves out of range of the body kick.
Darwin thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Darwin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wheatly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wheatly wants to clinch up but Darwin keeps it at a distance.
Wheatly wants to land a leg kick but Darwin is out of range.
Charles Darwin is winning the standup battle so far.
Wheatly is looking to land body kicks.
Wheatly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Darwin takes a swing at Wheatly's ribcage but misses.
Darwin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wheatly has time to react.
Darwin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darwin throws a sloppy head kick
and Wheatly counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wheatly gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Darwin just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wheatly fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Darwin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wheatly doesn't seem phased though.
Darwin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wheatly.
A head kick by Darwin misses
and Wheatly counters with a head kick.
Darwin lands with a hook. Wheatly tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wheatly tries a head kick but it misses.
Darwin thows a leg kick but Wheatly checks it
and Wheatly counters with a body kick that stops Darwin in his tracks momentarily.
Wheatly throws a head kick that half lands.
Darwin blocks the body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wheatly.
Darwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wheatly throws a lazy body kick
and Darwin counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darwin. Wheatly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darwin throws an overhand right that lands on Wheatly's shoulder, as Wheatly tries to avoid the shot.
Darwin throws a head kick but Wheatly moves out of range.
Darwin misses the shot to the body.
Wheatly throws a wild body kick that Darwin sees coming a mile off.
Wheatly moves away from the strike by Darwin.
A head kick by Wheatly misses
and Darwin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Darwin takes a swing at Wheatly's ribcage but misses.
Darwin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wheatly tries to clinch up
and Darwin counters with a solid body kick.
Wheatly is breathing heavily.
Wheatly throws a head kick but Darwin moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin throws a body kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darwin. Wheatly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wheatly tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Darwin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wheatly takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wheatly throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Darwin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wheatly throws a leg kick that is checked
and Darwin counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Darwin throws a leg kick
and Wheatly counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Darwin throws a leg kick which misses Wheatly's front leg but catches the back leg as Wheatly tries to avoid it.
Darwin scores with a nice right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darwin throws a head kick but Wheatly moves out of range.
Wheatly checks a low kick from Darwin.
A jab from Darwin finds it's way through Wheatly's defenses.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Darwin dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Darwin misses with a leg kick.
Wheatly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darwin.
Wheatly throws a head kick that misses
and Wheatly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Darwin swings for the body but Wheatly moves out of range.
Darwin throws a jab when Wheatly was well out of range.
Wheatly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Darwin. Darwin obviously looking to wear him down.
Darwin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wheatly.
Darwin throws out a loose jab but Wheatly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wheatly moves out of range as Darwin throws a body kick.
Darwin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Darwin thows a body shot but no joy.
Darwin thows a body shot but no joy.
Darwin misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wheatly.
Darwin 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.
Wheatly throws a sloppy head kick and Darwin moves out of range easily.
Wheatly misses with a kick to the body
and Darwin counters with a one-two to the body.
Wheatly tries a head kick but it misses.
Wheatly slips a jab from Darwin.
Wheatly moves forwards but Darwin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wheatly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darwin.
Wheatly throws a low kick but Darwin avoids it.
Wheatly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wheatly throws a lazy head kick
and Darwin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wheatly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darwin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wheatly blocks the body kick.
Darwin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wheatly gets off balance looking for a body kick
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Darwin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wheatly takes one to the chin there.
Darwin blocks a head kick by Wheatly.
Darwin thows a leg kick but Wheatly checks it
and Wheatly makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Darwin really felt that one!
Wheatly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darwin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wheatly throws a sloppy head kick and Darwin moves out of range easily.
Wheatly has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Darwin just misses with a punch to the body.
Darwin misses with a low kick.
Darwin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wheatly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Darwin catches Wheatly with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wheatly has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Darwin finds it's way round the side to connect with Wheatly's head.
Wheatly throws a sloppy head kick and Darwin moves out of range easily.
Wheatly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Darwin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wheatly counters with an inside leg kick.
Wheatly throws a sloppy head kick and Darwin moves out of range easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Darwin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wheatly - the referee stops the clock and Darwin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wheatly. Darwin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick by Wheatly misses
letting Darwin counter with a right hand.
Wheatly throws a head kick that misses.
Darwin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Darwin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wheatly throws a sloppy head kick and Darwin moves out of range easily.
Wheatly tries to clinch but Darwin is having none of it.
A jab from Darwin does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Wheatly.
Wheatly tries to land a leg kick but Darwin saw it coming and moves away.
Wheatly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Darwin.
Darwin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wheatly can pounce on him.
Wheatly throws a head kick that misses
enabling Darwin to counter with a crisp jab.
A right-left combo lands from Darwin.
Wheatly pushes Darwin away with a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wheatly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wheatly lands a nice looking kick to the body. Darwin takes a step back to recover.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wheatly thuds his shin into the meat of Darwin's side.
Wheatly scores with a kick to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Charles Darwin did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wheatly misses with a head kick.
Wheatly closes the distance and pushes Darwin back into the cage.
Wheatly misses with an elbow over the top.
Darwin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Darwin.
Wheatly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wheatly avoids a wild elbow strike from Darwin.
Darwin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Darwin blocks an elbow strike from Wheatly.
A right hook to the body lands for Darwin.
Darwin misses with the head strike.
Wheatly blocking some punches.
Wheatly lands a nice elbow.
Darwin avoiding damage as Wheatly throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wheatly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Darwin.
Darwin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Darwin blocks the elbow strike.
Darwin is trying to break the clinch but Wheatly is controlling him.
Darwin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wheatly's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wheatly just misses with a elbow thrown towards Darwin's brow.
Darwin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wheatly up against the cage.
Darwin presses Wheatly against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin tries to work over Wheatly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wheatly lands a nice elbow.
Wheatly has Darwin pressed against the cage, preventing Darwin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wheatly has Darwin pressed against the cage, preventing Darwin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Darwin misses with a knee to the head.
Darwin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darwin managing to block the knees to the body from Wheatly.
Darwin avoids a wild elbow strike from Wheatly.
Darwin avoiding damage as Wheatly throws knees to the body.
Wheatly misses with an elbow strike.
Darwin dodges an elbow strike from Wheatly.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wheatly as Darwin tries to tie him up.
Wheatly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wheatly scores a nice knee to the body.
Darwin struggles to land a body shot inside as Wheatly controls his hands.
Darwin avoids a wild elbow strike from Wheatly.
Wheatly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Darwin misses with the head strike.
Wheatly misses with an elbow strike.
Darwin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wheatly or not.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wheatly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Darwin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wheatly misses with an elbow strike.
Wheatly pushes off an throws an elbow but Darwin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Darwin blocks an elbow strike.
Darwin is struggling to control the position.
Darwin blocks an elbow strike.
Darwin lands with a light punch inside.
Wheatly keeps control of Darwin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wheatly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Darwin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Darwin avoids the elbow strike from Wheatly, against the cage.
Wheatly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Darwin's defenses.
Darwin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Darwin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wheatly blocking some punches.
Darwin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Darwin takes an elbow to the temple.
Wheatly pushes off an throws an elbow but Darwin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Darwin throws a head punch that misses.
Darwin tries to land knees in the clinch but Wheatly avoids the damage to the body.
Darwin struggles to land a body shot inside as Wheatly controls his hands.
Darwin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wheatly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Darwin avoids a wild elbow strike from Wheatly.
Darwin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wheatly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Darwin struggles to land a body shot inside as Wheatly controls his hands.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Darwin tries to work over Wheatly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wheatly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Darwin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Darwin avoiding damage as Wheatly throws knees to the body.
Darwin is looking to control Wheatly's arms but Wheatly gets an underhook and turns him. Now Darwin has his back to the cage.
Darwin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wheatlys head.
Wheatly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Darwin dodges an elbow strike from Wheatly.
Darwin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Darwin.
Wheatly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wheatly throws an elbow but misses.
Darwin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Darwin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wheatlys head.
Wheatly lands a damaging elbow.
Darwin struggles to land a body shot inside as Wheatly controls his hands.
Darwin is trying to break the clinch but Wheatly is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wheatly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Darwin stalling in the clinch but Wheatly improves position.
Darwin blocks an elbow strike.
Darwin misses with a punch on the inside.
Darwin has had enough of the clinch but Wheatly keeps him there for the moment.
Wheatly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Darwin working hard to break the clinch.
Darwin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wheatly lands a damaging elbow.
Wheatly lands a damaging elbow.
Wheatly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wheatly throws an elbow but it misses.
Darwin has Wheatly pushed against the cage.
Wheatly throws an elbow that misses.
Wheatly misses with an elbow over the top.
Darwin trying to stall but Wheatly improves his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wheatly misses with an elbow strike.
Darwin misses with a punch to the body.
Darwin avoids a wild elbow strike from Wheatly.
Darwin blocks the elbow strike.
Wheatly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Darwin blocks an elbow strike.
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 Charles Darwin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Darwin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A head kick misses from Darwin.
Darwin swats away the attempt to clinch by Wheatly.
Darwin misses the jab.
Darwin throws a sloppy head kick
and Wheatly counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wheatly.
Wheatly missing with knees to the body.
Darwin breaks the clinch.
Wheatly throws a head kick that Darwin semi-blocks.
Darwin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wheatly. Wheatly circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A clash of legs there as Wheatly blocks the low kick.
Darwin blocks a head kick by Wheatly.
Wheatly misses with the body kick
and Darwin counters with a thumping low kick.
Darwin throws the left hand but Wheatly avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheatly takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wheatly lands a nice looking kick to the body. Darwin takes a step back to recover.
Darwin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Darwin moves out of range of the body kick.
Wheatly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wheatly wants to clinch but Darwin slips to the side
and Darwin counters with a left to the body.
Wheatly throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Darwin.
Good shot there by Darwin.
Wheatly throws a lazy body kick
and Darwin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wheatly is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A head kick from Darwin lands but Wheatly takes it in his stride.
Darwin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin takes a swing at Wheatly's ribcage but misses.
Darwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wheatly chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wheatly blocks a jab.
Darwin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wheatly manages to avoid it.
Darwin misses with a looping left.
Wheatly throws a body kick the misses
and Wheatly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Some bone on bone action there as Wheatly checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wheatly misses with a head kick.
Wheatly throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Darwin counters with a low kick, right behind Wheatly 's knee.
Wheatly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wheatly thuds his shin into the meat of Darwin's side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wheatly counters with a big head kick but Darwin shrugs it off.
Wheatly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Darwin throws a wild body kick that Wheatly sees coming a mile off.
Wheatly throws a sloppy head kick and Darwin moves out of range easily.
Wheatly tries to clinch up.
Wheatly plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wheatly throws a head kick but Darwin moves out of range.
Darwin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wheatly defending well as Darwin loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Darwin misses its intended target.
Darwin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wheatly.
Darwin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wheatly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wheatly throws a head kick that misses
and Darwin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A head kick misses from Darwin.
Darwin 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.
Wheatly tries a head kick but it misses.
Charles Darwin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wheatly looks to land a body kick but Darwin moved away.
Wheatly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darwin.
Summer Wheatly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wheatly misses with a head kick.
Wheatly throws a body kick that misses.
Darwin avoids the head kick by Wheatly.
Darwin misses with a body kick.
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 Charles Darwin.
Well Darwin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 47:48
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 50:46
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Charles Darwin!
Charles Darwin retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Emelianenko's choice of entrance music: Pride Fc Theme Song. 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 heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark Hughes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hughes connects with a right hand. Emelianenko shakes it off.
Hughes fails to land with a series of punches.
Emelianenko fails with a takedown attempt.
Hughes lands with a good body shot.
A left lands for Hughes.
A telegraphed right hand from Hughes misses the target.
Emelianenko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hughes swings for the body but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hughes circles away.
Emelianenko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hughes.
Emelianenko misses the jab.
Emelianenko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hughes's waist but Hughes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Emelianenko off to one side.
Mark Hughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Emelianenko.
Emelianenko thows a body shot but no joy.
Mark Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Emelianenko looks gassed!
Hughes digs a good hook to Emelianenko's body.
Donk. Hughes catches Emelianenko right on the button with a cross.
Hughes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Emelianenko is able to avoid easily.
Hughes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hughes.
Hughes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hughes motions for Emelianenko to come forward. Hughes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hughes misses with a double jab.
Hughes scores with a jab to the body.
Emelianenko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Some bone on bone action there as Emelianenko checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hughes digs a good hook to Emelianenko's body.
Emelianenko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Emelianenko is rocked!
Hughes fakes the body blow, causing Emelianenko to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Emelianenko goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mark Hughes!
Mark Hughes retains his heavyweight title!
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