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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Langhi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Silva Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Langhi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mama Said Knock You Out. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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296 lbs
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280 lbs
3 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Langhi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eduardo Silva Santos!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Langhi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Silva Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Langhi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva Santos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Langhi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Langhi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Michael Langhi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Silva Santos.
A swing and a miss from Silva Santos.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva Santos is defended easily by Langhi.
Langhi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Silva Santos dives in and grabs Langhi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Langhi pushes down on Silva Santos's head and hops out.
Langhi looks to land a right hand but Silva Santos moved out of range.
Langhi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Langhi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva Santos.
Langhi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Silva Santos avoids the body shot from Langhi.
Silva Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Langhi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva Santos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Langhi as he jumps to the side.
Langhi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Langhi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva Santos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Langhi as he jumps to the side.
Silva Santos has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sloppy strikes from Silva Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Silva Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Langhi.
Silva Santos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Langhi throws a hook to the side of Silva Santos's head but Silva Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva Santos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Langhi defends well and Silva Santos ends up having to push Langhi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Langhi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Silva Santos has a takedown stuffed.
Silva Santos looks winded!
Langhi loads up on a big right hand but Silva Santos slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Langhi.
No luck for Silva Santos with that takedown attempt.
Silva Santos throws a right hand that Langhi ducks under and follows up with a left that Langhi also avoids with ease.
Langhi scores with a nice strike.
Langhi cracks Silva Santos with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Silva Santos falls to his knees and Langhi doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Langhi!
In his post fight interview, Michael Langhi started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Conor McConnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fingal Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McConnell comes to the cage accompanied by Immortal Technique Point of no return. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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157 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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140 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Conor McConnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Fingal Logan!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Logan cracks McConnell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Logan clinches up with McConnell and pushes him back against the cage.
Logan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McConnell tries to circle away but Logan has him pinned against the cage.
McConnell prevents a body shot from Logan.
A shot in the inside from Logan.
A head punch on the inside from Logan fails to land.
McConnell wants to get back to striking at distance but Logan won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Logan fails to land.
McConnell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McConnell blocking some punches.
Logan lands a body shot.
Logan prevents McConnell from breaking the clinch.
Logan working aggressively here.
Logan lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McConnell is trying to force a seperation but Logan has the dominant position.
McConnell breaks the clinch.
McConnell displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Logan lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McConnell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Logan counters with a nice body shot.
McConnell just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from McConnell misses.
Good leg kick by Logan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Logan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McConnell. That did some damage!
McConnell throws a combination. Logan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McConnell looks to throw the jab but Logan is out of range.
McConnell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McConnell has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA St Petersburg in the buildup to the fight.
Logan moves out of range of the strikes.
Logan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McConnell just misses with a punch to the body.
McConnell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Logan.
McConnell lands an overhand right.
Logan throws a body punch but McConnell moves out of range.
Logan is looking to slow McConnell down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McConnell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Logan's head.
McConnell swinging wildly here.
McConnell tries to bum rush Logan with a series of wild strikes but Logan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Logan.
Logan takes the fight into the clinch.
McConnell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Logan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Logan misses with some punches.
McConnell is trying to break the clinch but Logan is controlling him.
Logan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McConnell can't break the clinch.
McConnell has had enough of the clinch but Logan keeps him there for the moment.
McConnell tries to break the clinch but Logan is controlling the position.
Logan missing with knees to the body.
McConnell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McConnell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McConnell with a jab.
McConnell blocks a head kick by Logan.
McConnell lands with a cross.
McConnell avoids the head kick by Logan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McConnell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McConnell misses with the combination.
Logan swings for the body but McConnell moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Logan.
Logan throws a leg kick which misses McConnell's front leg but catches the back leg as McConnell tries to avoid it.
McConnell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Logan counters with a nice leg kick.
McConnell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McConnell misses with a wild combination.
Logan lands a jab to the nose.
McConnell works the jab nicely.
McConnell avoids the head kick by Logan.
McConnell missing with a left hand there. Logan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McConnell throws a shot to the body.
McConnell takes a swing at Logan's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McConnell checks a leg kick.
McConnell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Logan moves away.
Logan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McConnell.
Logan throws out a counter right but McConnell avoids it with no problem.
McConnell misses the shot to the body.
Logan lands a leg kick that knocks McConnell off balance momentarily.
Logan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McConnell throws a right and a left that Logan avoids nicely.
McConnell works Logan's body with a nice hook.
Logan throws a low kick, looking for McConnell's leg but McConnell calmly moves out of range.
McConnell throws a series of punches but Logan moves out of range.
McConnell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Logan lands a jab-cross combination.
McConnell is rocked!
Logan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oh McConnell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Logan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McConnell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Logan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Logan lands a body punch in the clinch.
McConnell is breathing heavily.
Logan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Logan has a couple of punches blocked by McConnell.
Logan misses with the head strike.
Logan working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Logan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fingal Logan will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
McConnell throws a series of punches but Logan moves out of range.
McConnell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Logan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Logan lands a nice looking body shot.
Logan lunges at McConnell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McConnell's hand.
Logan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Logan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McConnell connects with a single shot there.
Logan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McConnell rather than just go for the knockout.
Logan feints and then cracks McConnell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McConnell down.
McConnell throws a looping overhand right but Logan ducks down to avoid it.
Logan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McConnell.
Logan tries a head kick but it misses.
Conor McConnell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McConnell throws a body punch but Logan moves out of range.
McConnell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Logan moves away.
Logan lands a nice looking body shot.
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!
McConnell misses with a left hand
and Logan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McConnell seems to have got his legs back now.
Logan walks into a straight right hand from McConnell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan dips to his left and cracks McConnell with an uppercut!
Logan is looking to clinch.
Logan misses with a hook. McConnell ducked under it nicely.
McConnell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Logan takes a swing at McConnell's ribcage but misses.
Logan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Logan ducks under a wild hook from McConnell.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Logan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A jab from McConnell misses.
That kick from Logan tenderised McConnell's leg. McConnell is trying to keep his angry face on.
McConnell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McConnell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McConnell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Logan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McConnell throws a combination that misses
and Logan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A decent looking cross lands there for McConnell.
McConnell misses with a two punch combination.
Logan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Logan defending well as McConnell loads up on a big left hand.
Logan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McConnell lands a jab-cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan tries a head kick but it misses.
McConnell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McConnell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Logan.
McConnell misses with a combination
and Logan counters with a nice low kick that buckles McConnell's knee momentarily.
Logan connects with an inside leg kick.
Logan scores with a jab to the jaw.
McConnell lands a lovely overhand right.
Logan darts in and clinches McConnell up against the cage.
Logan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Logan lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops McConnell to his knees! Logan keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fingal Logan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andre Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pako Laine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Souza might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Brazil National Anthem. Laine has chosen Nikke Ankara - Värifilmi as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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153 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pako Laine!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laine slips a straight right by Souza.
Laine thumps Souza with a low kick.
Pako Laine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laine tries a low kick but Souza avoids it.
Laine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Laine looks to throw the jab but Souza is out of range.
Souza works Laine's body with a nice hook.
Laine lands with a nice combination. Souza backs away looking to recover.
Souza closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Laine scores with a jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Laine has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A head kick by Laine misses
and Souza counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Souza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laine was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Souza tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laine darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Laine lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Laine ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Laine moves out of range of the body kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Laine blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laine.
Laine stalling in the clinch but Souza improves position.
Souza goes for a takedown attempt but Laine pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Laine lands a leg kick that knocks Souza off balance momentarily.
Pako Laine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laine forces Souza back against the cage and clinches.
Laine lands a nice knee to the body.
Souza throws a punch but it's blocked by Laine.
Souza is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Laine pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Souza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Souza misses with a body punch.
Souza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laine blocking some punches.
Souza fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laine scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Souza fails to land.
Laine controlling the action here for a moment.
A body shot lands from Laine.
Stalling in the clinch from Laine.
A head punch on the inside from Souza fails to land.
Laine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Laine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Souza avoids it.
A short left from Souza.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Souza swings wildly with an uppercut but Laine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Souza softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Souza throws a punch but it's blocked by Laine.
Laine putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Souza in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Souza can't find room to land a body shot as Laine controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Laine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Souza avoiding damage as Laine throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza struggles to land a body shot inside as Laine controls his hands.
Laine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Souza is defending well for now.
Laine missing with knees to the body.
Laine stalls.
Souza throws a head punch that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Laine.
Souza can't get the takedown.
Souza avoiding damage as Laine throws knees to the body.
Souza misses with the head strike.
Laine is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Souza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Souza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Souza blocks a body shot from Laine.
A short left from Souza.
Laine is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Souza is keeping busy.
Souza is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine misses with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Laine.
Laine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laine landing knees to the body.
Souza tightens his grip and picks Laine up, before dumping him to the ground. Laine manages to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laine throws his legs up looking for a submission but Souza uses it to pass to side control.
Souza has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Laine is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Souza has taken his back.
Laine is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Souza off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Souza's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pako Laine dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Souza is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Souza attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Laine throws a leg kick which misses Souza's front leg but catches the back leg as Souza tries to avoid it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Laine.
A looping hook to the body misses from Souza. Laine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Souza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laine.
Souza checks a low kick from Laine.
Souza gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Souza can't find room to land a body shot as Laine controls the action.
Laine lands a nice knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Souza drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Laine gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Laine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Souza backwards.
Laine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Souza throws a punch but it's blocked by Laine.
Laine is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Laine lands a right hand that snaps the head of Souza backwards.
Laine unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Souza struggles to land a body shot inside as Laine controls his hands.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Laine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laine.
Laine has Souza pressed against the cage.
Laine with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Laine fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Souza creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Laine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Souza lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laine backwards.
Souza is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Laine pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine leaning his opponent against the cage.
Souza blocks an uppercut.
Souza throws a punch but it's blocked by Laine.
Souza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Souza lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laine lands an uppercut.
A short right from Laine.
Souza is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laine trying to land knees to the body.
Souza wants to take the fight to the mat but Laine manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Souza misses with a punch to the body.
Laine presses Souza against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Laine lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Laine lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Laine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pako Laine seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine prevents a body shot from Souza.
Laine misses with a knee to the head.
Laine tries to land a knee to the head but Souza blocks with his arms.
Laine is trying to maintain a safe position but Souza gets an underhook and turns Laine into the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Souza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Souza's elbow.
Laine trying to land knees to the body.
Souza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laine's elbow.
Souza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laine manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Laine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Souza lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza tries a body shot but Laine blocks it.
Laine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Souza wants a takedown but no success here.
Souza is trying to trip Laine. He has hold of a leg but Laine is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Souza persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Souza thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Laine throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Souza works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Souza is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Laine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Souza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Laine is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pako Laine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Laine tries a head kick but it misses.
Souza is looking to wear down Laine with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Laine takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Souza moves out of range as Laine strikes.
Laine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Souza.
Souza swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Souza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Laine.
Souza throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A slapping leg kick lands for Souza.
A head kick misses from Laine.
Souza thumps Laine with a low kick.
Laine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Souza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laine throws out the jab.
Laine has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laine.
Laine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Souza connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine avoids the body shot from Souza.
Laine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Laine throws a low kick but Souza avoids it.
Pako Laine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Laine throws a sloppy head kick and Souza moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Laine there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Souza lands a really nice looking cross but Laine seems unphased.
Souza throws a lazy uppercut
and Laine counters with a stiff right hand.
Laine uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Souza has time to react.
Souza looking to score a takedown here. Laine is defending well but Souza drives through and ends up in Laine's guard.
Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Laine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Souza avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Laine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine is trying to control the position but Souza postures up.
Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Laine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've been hearing that Souza has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Laine lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine connects with a looping right hand.
Souza blocks a head kick by Laine.
Souza was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Laine throws a jab but it's blocked by Souza.
Souza drops down looking for a counter takedown but Laine sprawls and moves away.
Laine lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Souza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laine throws a nice outside leg kick.
Souza staying out of range there.
Laine misses with a straight right.
Souza throws a low kick but Laine moves out of range easily.
Souza connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Laine buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Souza lands a lovely overhand right.
Souza lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laine.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Souza lands a glancing blow to the side of Laine's head.
Souza throws a body kick that misses.
Souza lands with a kick to the ribs.
Andre Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Souza takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Souza takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A jab from Souza finds it's way through Laine's defenses.
Souza throws a nice outside leg kick.
Laine throws an off balance right hand
and Souza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Souza swings for the body but Laine moves out of range.
Souza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laine takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Laine throws a low kick but Souza moves out of range easily.
Souza half committed to a counter leg kick.
Laine tries to land a leg kick but Souza saw it coming and moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Souza on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
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 Andre Souza.
I think Laine has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Pako Laine!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Pako Laine!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Pako Laine!
Pako Laine wins by unanimous decision!
Pako Laine was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seleukos Molovgomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manny Stone has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seleukos Molovgomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manny Stone!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molovgomedov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stone.
Molovgomedov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Molovgomedov closes the distance and pushes Stone back into the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Stone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Molovgomedov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stone works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stone lands with a short shot to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Molovgomedov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stone is defending well for now.
Stone has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Molovgomedov after a bit of a struggle.
Knees to the body from Molovgomedov.
Stalling in the clinch from Molovgomedov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molovgomedov blocks a body shot from Stone.
Molovgomedov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stone prevents a body shot from Molovgomedov.
Stone digs a right hand underneath Molovgomedov's ribcage. Molovgomedov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stone misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Molovgomedov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stone lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Molovgomedov lands a shoulder strike.
A bit of stalling here from Molovgomedov.
A short left from Stone.
Molovgomedov misses with the head strike.
Stone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stone is looking for a takedown.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stone.
Molovgomedov prevents a body shot from Stone.
Molovgomedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stone drops down looking for an ankle pick but Molovgomedov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Seleukos Molovgomedov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Stone.
Molovgomedov throws a leg kick but Stone sees it coming and moves out of range.
Seleukos Molovgomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone throws a jab but it's blocked by Molovgomedov.
Stone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Molovgomedov manages to avoid it.
As Stone backs away, Molovgomedov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stone drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Molovgomedov misses with a hook.
And Stone tries to counter it with a takedown but Molovgomedov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Stone blocks a head kick by Molovgomedov.
Stone jabs Molovgomedov right on the nose. Molovgomedov blinks but takes it well.
Molovgomedov throws a jab when Stone was well out of range.
Molovgomedov throws a body punch but Stone moves out of range.
Stone moves out of range of the strikes.
Stone throws an overhand right that lands on Molovgomedov's shoulder, as Molovgomedov tries to avoid the shot.
Molovgomedov throws a wild body kick that Stone sees coming a mile off.
Stone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Molovgomedov at a distance.
Molovgomedov tries to land a front kick but Stone steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stone throws a body shot but no joy.
Stone throws the left hand but Molovgomedov avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Molovgomedov. Stone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stone takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Molovgomedov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Stone!
Stone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Molovgomedov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stone tries to clinch but Molovgomedov moves out of range.
Stone ducks under a wild hook from Molovgomedov.
Molovgomedov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stone sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Molovgomedov somewhat.
Molovgomedov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Molovgomedov walks into a left hand.
Molovgomedov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stone tries to avoid it but Molovgomedov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stone to the ground. Stone escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Molovgomedov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stone needs to keep his hands up - Molovgomedov had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molovgomedov misses with a wild body shot.
Molovgomedov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stone moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stone will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Molovgomedov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stone misses with an uppercut. Molovgomedov saw that one coming.
Molovgomedov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Molovgomedov slips a jab from Stone.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Molovgomedov.
Stone instigates a clinch.
Molovgomedov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Molovgomedov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Molovgomedov looking to pass the guard.
Stone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stone is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Seleukos Molovgomedov will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Some wild striking there from Stone.
Stone 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.
Molovgomedov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Molovgomedov misses the shot to the body.
Molovgomedov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stone looks to land a right hand but Molovgomedov moved out of range.
Molovgomedov tried to counter with a leg kick but Stone avoided it.
Stone takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stone stuns Molovgomedov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Molovgomedov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stone bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Molovgomedov closes the distance and clinches.
Molovgomedov has Stone pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Stone manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Stone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stone manages to break the clinch.
Molovgomedov lands with an uppercut that bounces Stone off the cage and back into range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Molovgomedov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Molovgomedov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Stone counters with a shoot takedown. Molovgomedov fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone is looking to work some ground and pound but Molovgomedov has wrist control.
Stone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stone trying to control but Molovgomedov is working from the bottom.
Stone content to stall in guard here.
Stone postures up in Molovgomedov's guard and throws a big left but Molovgomedov blocks it.
Stone wants to control from the top but Molovgomedov keeps moving.
Stone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Molovgomedov is keeping the position for now.
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.
Molovgomedov has control of Stone's left arm, preventing Stone from doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Molovgomedov moves into range and clinches up with Stone.
Molovgomedov leaning against his opponent.
Stone stops a takedown attempt from Molovgomedov.
Stone goes for a takedown in the clinch but Molovgomedov prevents it.
Molovgomedov misses with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Molovgomedov.
Stone is working Molovgomedov over against the cage.
Stone can't find room to land a body shot as Molovgomedov controls the action.
Stone stalls.
Molovgomedov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Molovgomedov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molovgomedov wants to break free but Stone has control.
Stone lands a shoulder strike.
Molovgomedov looking to throw knees to the head but Stone is blocking nicely.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stone.
Stone breaks the clinch.
Molovgomedov gets tackled into the cage by Stone. Stone maintains the clinch.
Molovgomedov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Molovgomedov working aggressively here.
Stone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Molovgomedov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Stone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stone is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Molovgomedov is defending well.
Molovgomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stone gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Stone throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Molovgomedov to regain full guard.
Stone is looking to work some ground and pound but Molovgomedov has wrist control.
Stone trying to control but Molovgomedov is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone throwing strikes but missing.
Stone is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Stone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Molovgomedov lands a body shot.
Stone takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Molovgomedov looks to land a body kick but Stone moved away.
Stone misses the shot to the body.
Molovgomedov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Stone lands a right hook to the body.
Stone cracks Molovgomedov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Molovgomedov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Molovgomedov wants to slow Stone down by chopping away at his legs.
Stone cracks Molovgomedov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've been told by Molovgomedov's head coaches at Condor Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Molovgomedov.
Molovgomedov shoots for a takedown but Stone saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Molovgomedov moves out of range of the body kick.
Molovgomedov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Molovgomedov tries to clinch but Stone moves out of range.
Molovgomedov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molovgomedov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stone connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stone drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Stone drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Molovgomedov manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Stone has Molovgomedov in his guard.
Stone has his foot on Molovgomedov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Molovgomedov works his way back into a safe position though.
Stone working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Molovgomedov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Molovgomedov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Manny Stone has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stone looking to control.
Stone wants to sweep here but Molovgomedov controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molovgomedov is pushing down on Stone's leg trying to pass to half guard. Stone is fighting to maintain full guard but Molovgomedov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Stone has hold of Molovgomedov's hands but Molovgomedov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stone is looking for a sweep. Molovgomedov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Molovgomedov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stone sees it coming and defends easily.
Stone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stone wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Molovgomedov wants to free his trapped foot but Stone is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Stone is looking to control Molovgomedov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stone avoid being mounted?
Stone makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Stone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molovgomedov postures up in Stone's guard and throws a big left but Stone blocks it.
Stone had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Molovgomedov defends it easily.
Stone trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Molovgomedov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Molovgomedov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Molovgomedov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Molovgomedov throwing strikes but missing.
Molovgomedov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Molovgomedov working some strikes from top position.
Stone is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Molovgomedov scoring with some ground and pound.
Molovgomedov throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Molovgomedov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Stone is trying to keep Molovgomedov in close.
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 Seleukos Molovgomedov.
I think Molovgomedov 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Manny Stone!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Woody May (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kezz The Convict (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Convict has chosen Locked up as his entrance music. 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 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Woody May!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kezz The Convict!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
May waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Convict.
The Convict digs a good body shot into May's ribs.
May takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
May takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The Convict connects with a nice looking jab.
The Convict lands a nice hook to May's body. May takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
May takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The Convict fakes high and swings low for a body shot but May manages to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. The Convict darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
May ducks under a wild hook from The Convict.
The Convict connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
May throws a body shot but no joy.
The Convict misses with a looping right.
The Convict lands a straight punch to the body, keeping May at a distance.
May dives in for a single leg takedown but The Convict sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
May changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Convict tries to avoid it but May manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Convict to the ground. The Convict escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
May throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and The Convict counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Convict tests May's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Convict throws a right and a left that May avoids nicely.
The Convict throws a jab when May was well out of range.
The Convict comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for The Convict.
The Convict slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The Convict feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The Convict lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
May is rocked!
The Convict with a nice head shot there.
Oh May is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Convict throwing strikes but missing.
May seems to have got his legs back now.
May trying to control the position.
The Convict stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. May swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Convict with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Convict working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
May will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
May working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The Convict.
The Convict missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Convict trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The Convict postures up and lands a big shot to May's brow.
May wants to sweep here but The Convict controlling him for the moment.
The Convict is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The Convict postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The Convict trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Convict is looking to work some ground and pound but May has wrist control.
The Convict engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The Convict scoring with punches to the head and body.
The Convict throws a big elbow that misses.
May utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The Convict showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Convict comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
May closes the distance looking to clinch
and The Convict counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
May drops his hands momentarily and The Convict takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
May dives in and grabs The Convict's left leg, looking for a takedown. The Convict pushes down on May's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Woody May. That's going to take a lot out of him.
May throws a body punch but The Convict moves out of range.
The Convict drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice cross by The Convict.
The Convict jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The Convict connects with a looping right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
May throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Convict drops May with a straight right hand, right on the button! The Convict follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kezz The Convict!
A very excited looking Kezz The Convict made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Woody May had this to say: 'All or Nothing. K.O. or be K.Oed'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Artur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulrich Scherer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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27
209 lbs
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26
212 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven Artur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ulrich Scherer!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scherer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scherer was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Artur comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circling - Artur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scherer feints a counter leg kick.
Artur throws the left hand but Scherer avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Artur misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Scherer! But no joy.
Artur lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Artur throws an off balance right hand
and Scherer counters with a straight right hand.
Artur misses with a shot to the body
and Scherer counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scherer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Artur.
It seemed like Scherer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Artur misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Scherer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Scherer avoids the body shot from Artur.
Artur throws a low kick, looking for Scherer's leg but Scherer calmly moves out of range.
Artur throws an off balance right hand
and Scherer counters with a straight right hand.
Artur tries to clinch up but Scherer circles away and keeps his distance.
Artur misses with an uppercut. Scherer saw that one coming.
Scherer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Artur scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artur closes the distance and clinches.
Artur manages to break the clinch.
Artur scores with a punch to the head.
Artur throws a sloppy body shot
and Scherer counters with a stiff right hand.
Artur throws an overhand right that lands on Scherer's shoulder, as Scherer tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Scherer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Artur lands a nice looking body shot.
Artur cracks Scherer with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Artur throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scherer moves out of range as Artur strikes.
Artur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scherer throws out a counter right but Artur avoids it with no problem.
Artur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Scherer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Artur with a body shot.
Artur thows a leg kick but Scherer checks it
and Artur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Artur throws an off balance right hand
and Scherer counters with a stiff right hand.
Artur misses with a left hand
and Scherer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Artur throws a right hand that misses
and Scherer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Artur misses with a shot to the body
and Scherer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artur scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Artur throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Scherer counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Artur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Artur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A countering left hand to the body from Scherer misses.
Nice straight punches there by Artur. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Artur.
Artur throws a lazy right hand but Scherer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Scherer throws out a counter right but Artur avoids it with no problem.
Scherer is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Artur had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Artur fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Scherer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Artur dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Artur misses with a straight left.
Artur backing away here, and Scherer unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Artur throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Scherer counters with an inside leg kick.
Artur will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Artur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scherer.
Scherer raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Artur looks to land a right hand but Scherer moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Artur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Artur listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Artur catches Scherer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artur connects with the punch.
Artur misses with a lunging right hand
and Scherer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Artur instigates a clinch.
Scherer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short left from Scherer.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Artur creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Scherer is working Artur over against the cage.
Scherer lands a body punch in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Scherer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Artur backwards.
Artur wants to break free but Scherer has control.
Artur blocks the elbow strike.
Artur is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scherer can do to turn this around?
A short left from Artur.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Artur lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Artur's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Artur blocks an elbow strike.
Scherer working aggressively here.
Scherer lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Artur.
Scherer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch on the inside from Scherer fails to land.
Artur working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Artur tries a body shot but Scherer blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Artur.
Scherer scores with a shot to the side of Artur's head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Scherer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Artur backwards.
Artur breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sven Artur is winning the standup battle so far.
Artur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scherer was well out of range. Poor timing from Artur.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artur misses with a body shot.
Scherer tries a quick counter leg kick but Artur is wise to it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Scherer checks a leg kick.
It seemed like Scherer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Artur scores with a nice strike.
Scherer needs to keep his hands up - Artur had a free shot at his head there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Artur. That's going to slow Scherer down.
Artur misses the jab.
Scherer looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Artur misses with an uppercut
and Scherer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artur throws a lazy uppercut
and Scherer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Scherer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Artur throws a hook to the side of Scherer's head but Scherer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Scherer replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Artur blocks it well.
Artur throws a chopping leg kick but Scherer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Artur misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Artur misses its intended target.
Scherer moves out of range as Artur strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Artur dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Artur moves into range and connects with a jab.
Artur throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Scherer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Artur lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Scherer backs up against the cage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Artur darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sven Artur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Artur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scherer.
A nice side step and Scherer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Artur throws a hook but Scherer avoids it easily.
Artur throws out a loose jab but Scherer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Artur backing away here, and Scherer unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Artur fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Scherer on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artur lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Scherer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Artur.
Scherer tries a quick counter leg kick but Artur is wise to it.
Artur throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Scherer counter with a right hand.
Artur swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Scherer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Artur throws a lazy uppercut
and Scherer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Artur throws a jab but it's blocked by Scherer.
Ulrich Scherer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artur cracks Scherer with an open hand slap.
Artur tries to land a body kick
and Scherer counters with a crisp right hand that drops Artur! Scherer lets Artur back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Artur is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Artur swings for the body but Scherer moves out of range.
Scherer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oh Artur is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Artur misses with a jab, cross combination.
Artur thows a leg kick but Scherer checks it
and Scherer counters with a crisp right that sends Artur to the canvas! Scherer follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ulrich Scherer!
During a confident post fight interview, Ulrich Scherer thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abi Tural (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Darrow (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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26
153 lbs
11 - 6 - 1 |
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25
155 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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World class MT
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abi Tural!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronnie Darrow!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tural moves out of range of the strikes.
Tural tries to close the distance and clinch but Darrow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Darrow looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tural uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darrow.
Tural forces Darrow back against the cage and clinches.
Tural blocking some punches.
Darrow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tural pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tural on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow tries to work over Tural's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darrow jumps guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tural engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tural passes Darrow's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow has a hand on Tural's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Tural takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Tural avoids the attempt from Darrow to control.
Darrow is looking to get to half guard.
Tural looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Darrow tries to reverse the position but Tural maintains control.
Tural controlling the pace for now.
Darrow is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Darrow is still trying to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tural content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darrow is trying desperately to improve position.
Tural controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Darrow is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tural controlling from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abi Tural dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tural looks to throw the jab but Darrow is out of range.
Darrow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tural sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tural cracks the inside of Darrow's front leg.
Darrow decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Darrow missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Darrow sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Darrow throwing shots but Tural is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow slows the pace down in half guard.
Tural is refusing to be controlled, as Darrow sits in half guard.
Darrow stalling away here and it's allowed Tural to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow trying to control but Tural is working from the bottom.
Darrow must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Darrow content to stall in guard here.
Tural keeping full guard, as Darrow tries to pass.
Tural keeping moving, preventing Darrow from controlling successfully.
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.
Tural being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Darrow misses with the combination.
A little feinted left hand from Tural on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tural looks to land a left hand but Darrow moved out of range nicely.
Tural scores with the left hand. Darrow knows he should have avoided that one.
Darrow on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Abi Tural is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tural's corner calls for a 1-2. Tural obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Darrow is rocked!
Darrow buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tural moves into the clinch.
Tural just leaning against Darrow, taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darrow.
Darrow working aggressively here.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow being controlled against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Darrow.
Darrow tries for a takedown but Tural manages to get underhooks.
Darrow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Tural to work.
A short uppercut from Tural.
Tural taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Darrow lands with a right to the head.
Tural avoiding damage.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Tural.
Tural swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tural goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tural lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tural pushes off an throws an elbow but Darrow leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Darrow lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tural throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Tural.
Stalling in the clinch from Tural.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee calls for Tural to work.
Tural lands a right hand that snaps the head of Darrow backwards.
Darrow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tural avoids it.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow lands with a left to the head.
Darrow takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Darrow.
Tural looking to stall.
Tural has a couple of punches blocked by Darrow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ronnie Darrow will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Darrow has managed to clinch.
Darrow trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land.
Tural blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darrow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tural throws a punch but it's blocked by Darrow.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tural - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Darrow misses with the head strike.
Darrow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tural blocking some punches.
Tural looking to stall.
Darrow lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land.
Tural blocking some punches.
Tural blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darrow blocks an elbow strike.
Darrow misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Darrow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tural is rocked!
Tural is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Darrow is keeping busy.
Oh Tural is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tural tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tural seems to have got his legs back now.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Tural uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Darrow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tural backwards.
Darrow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tural's elbow.
Darrow trying to land knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tural - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Darrow lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tural.
Tural lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land.
Tural misses with an elbow strike.
Darrow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tural backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tural misses with a punch to the body.
Darrow lands a big right hand that drops Tural! The killer instinct kicks in and Darrow finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Darrow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronnie Darrow!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brendan Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naya Shinoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinoki has chosen wadiako as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
182 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
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33
169 lbs
29 - 16 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brendan Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Naya Shinoki !
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murphy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Samran Muay Thai in the buildup to the fight.
Brendan Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy throws a head kick but Shinoki moves out of range.
Murphy throws a nice head kick!
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick and Shinoki moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Murphy.
Murphy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shinoki avoids the head kick by Murphy.
Shinoki changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Murphy lands with a slapping head kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shinoki is defended easily by Murphy.
Shinoki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Murphy circles away.
It looked like Murphy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Murphy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Murphy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murphy takes a swing at Shinoki 's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shinoki .
Brendan Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Naya Shinoki .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinoki avoids the head kick by Murphy.
Shinoki moves into range and clinches up with Murphy.
Murphy lands a right hand.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shinoki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Murphy defends it nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Murphy. No joy for Shinoki on that attempt.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Murphy.
And Shinoki tries to counter it with a takedown but Murphy pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy stuffs the takedown attempt from Shinoki . Shinoki gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shinoki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shinoki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Shinoki is rocked!
Murphy shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Shinoki takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Murphy sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Shinoki bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brendan Murphy!
An out of breath Brendan Murphy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Naya Shinoki had this to say: ' Didn't go my way I will come back stronger Congrats to my opponent an best of luck in the future thanks you all for the support'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Calloway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Calloway's choice of entrance music: The Death Symphony. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Robert Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Calloway!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan pushes Calloway up against the cage in a clinch.
Calloway tightens his grip and picks Sullivan up, before dumping him to the ground. Sullivan manages to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Calloway trying to control but Sullivan is working from the bottom.
Sullivan scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Sullivan gets a clinch.
Calloway misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Sullivan.
It looks like Mark Calloway has been cut.
Calloway wants a takedown.
Sullivan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sullivan landing knees to the body.
Calloway looks winded!
Sullivan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sullivan crunches a lovely knee into Calloway's ribcage.
Calloway drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sullivan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sullivan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sullivan lands a good knee to the midsection. Calloway won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Sullivan.
Calloway takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Sullivan.
Calloway takes a knee right on the jaw!
Calloway takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sullivan digs a right hand underneath Calloway's ribcage. Calloway let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sullivan lands a knee to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sullivan lands a body shot.
Sullivan connects with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sullivan.
Calloway is rocked!
Sullivan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Calloway is still on wobbly legs! Can Sullivan finish him?
Sullivan landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sullivan.
Calloway seems to have recovered his senses.
Sullivan drops Calloway with a big knee straight up the middle! Calloway is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Sullivan clinches.
Sullivan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Calloway jumps guard but Sullivan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Robert Sullivan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Calloway.
Sullivan misses with a knee to the head.
Sullivan lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Sullivan.
Sullivan lands a knee to the head.
Sullivan scores a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are battling for dominant position up against the cage here. Sullivan manages to get control of his opponent's head and throws a big knee - Calloway drops to the canvas! He's done! Sullivan goes wild and celebrates with his corner - this is a big victory for him and to get the win in such devastating fashion will certainly boost his reputation amongst the fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Robert Sullivan!
An out of breath Robert Sullivan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thunder Horse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vyacheslav Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thunder Horse!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vyacheslav Romanov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Thunder Horse has been cut.
Horse goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Vyacheslav Romanov has been cut.
Romanov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A solid body kick from Horse.
Romanov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Horse forces Romanov back against the cage and clinches.
Horse trying to land knees to the body.
Horse looking to throw knees to the head but Romanov is blocking nicely.
Horse wants a takedown.
Horse on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romanov.
Romanov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Horse lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Romanov.
Horse connects with a knee to the head.
Horse tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Horse tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Romanov avoids it.
Romanov tries a body shot but Horse blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Romanov uses from the top position.
Horse has Romanov pulled in close to control his posture.
Horse's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Romanov postures up.
Horse looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Romanov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Horse can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Romanov controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horse looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Romanov trying to control the position from guard on top but Horse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romanov is stalling in the full guard.
Let's hope that Romanov has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Horse keeping moving, preventing Romanov from controlling successfully.
Romanov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov ducks under a wild hook from Horse.
Romanov lands a high kick!
Horse throws a head kick that misses.
Romanov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Romanov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Horse connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Romanov scrambles back to his feet.
Horse looks to throw the jab but Romanov is out of range.
Romanov cracks the inside of Horse's front leg.
Romanov slips a straight right by Horse.
Romanov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Horse throws out the jab.
Horse throws out a powerful jab.
Romanov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Horse misses with a straight right.
Romanov dips to his left and cracks Horse with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romanov circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Horse misses.
Horse misses with a straight left.
Horse throws a jab when Romanov was well out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Horse misses with an uppercut. Romanov saw that one coming.
Horse throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A solid body kick from Horse.
Romanov ducks under a wild hook from Horse.
Horse checks a leg kick nicely.
Romanov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Romanov moves out of range of the strikes.
Horse fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Romanov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A low kick from Romanov misses
and Horse counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thunder Horse dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Horse throws a right hand that misses
and Romanov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Horse's knee momentarily.
Thunder Horse is winning the standup battle so far.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Horse crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Romanov - the referee stops the clock and Horse gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Romanov. Horse manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Romanov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Horse's sensitive parts.
Romanov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Romanov takes one to the side of the head.
Romanov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Romanov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romanov is looking to score with low kicks.
Romanov is looking to slow Horse down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanov throws a head kick that misses.
Romanov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Horse.
Romanov misses with a body shot.
Horse throws a lazy right hand but Romanov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Romanov scores with a jab. Horse acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Horse misses with an uppercut. Romanov saw that one coming.
Romanov throws a fast counter high kick but Horse manages to duck under it in time.
Horse is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romanov can do to turn this around?
Horse keeps the fight on the outside.
Horse tries to counter by clinching up but Romanov breaks away and moves out of range.
Horse is looking to chop away at Romanov's legs.
Horse with a hook.
Romanov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Romanov connects with a right hand. Horse shakes it off.
Romanov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid body kick from Romanov.
Romanov connects with a leg kick. Horse looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Romanov ducks under a wild hook from Horse.
Romanov steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Horse throws a hook but Romanov avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanov throws a sloppy head kick and Horse moves out of range easily.
Horse closes the distance looking to clinch
and Romanov counters with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romanov connects with a solid leg kick.
Romanov thuds a left hand into Horse's body.
Romanov throws out a powerful jab.
Thunder Horse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romanov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Romanov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Horse crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Romanov - the referee stops the clock and Horse gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Romanov. Horse manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Romanov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horse takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Horse looks to throw the jab but Romanov is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov connects with a solid leg kick.
Horse throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Romanov.
Romanov doesn't manage to clinch there - Horse circles away.
Horse takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Romanov rushes Horse and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Horse's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Horse with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Romanov tries a knee to the head but Horse blocks it.
Horse is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Horse lands a knee to the body.
Romanov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Romanov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Horse.
Horse tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Horse using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Romanov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Horse with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Horse tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Horse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horse with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Horse tries a knee to the head but Romanov blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romanov stalling the fight.
Horse on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Romanov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A nice left hand lands by Horse.
Our sources have told us that Horse has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Horse tries to land a knee to the head but Romanov blocks with his arms.
Romanov can't find room to land a body shot as Horse controls the action.
Horse misses with a knee strike.
Romanov trying to land knees to the body.
Romanov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Horse seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Romanov can turn it around.
Romanov prevents the takedown attempt.
Romanov tries to work over Horse's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Horse misses with the head strike.
Romanov scores with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Horse.
Romanov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vyacheslav Romanov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Romanov.
Horse throws a jab but it's blocked by Romanov.
Horse throws a wild body kick that Romanov sees coming a mile off.
Horse tries to land a front kick but Romanov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Romanov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Horse. That did some damage!
Horse takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Horse throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romanov counters with a nice body shot.
Horse misses with a looping right.
Some wild striking there from Horse.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanov connects with a solid leg kick.
Horse misses with a left hand
and Romanov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov is looking to slow Horse down with leg kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Romanov cracks Horse with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Horse looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Romanov finish him?
Horse gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Romanov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Horse's knee momentarily.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Romanov! Horse is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vyacheslav Romanov!
Vyacheslav Romanov is the new super heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Vyacheslav Romanov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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