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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lyman Kissell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor McConnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McConnell has chosen Immortal Technique Point of no return as his entrance music. Lyman Kissell is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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157 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyman Kissell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Conor McConnell!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kissell moves out of range as McConnell strikes.
McConnell throws a left and a right that both miss
and McConnell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McConnell connects with a body shot that sends Kissell's belly button to the back.
Kissell swings for the body but McConnell moves out of range.
McConnell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
McConnell misses with a double jab.
McConnell misses the jab.
McConnell misses the shot to the body.
McConnell misses with a looping left.
McConnell throws an overhand right that lands on Kissell's shoulder, as Kissell tries to avoid the shot.
McConnell throws a series of punches but Kissell moves out of range.
Kissell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Despite the aggression on McConnell's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kissell thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McConnell if he has to take too many more of those.
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 jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kissell fires out a quick counter leg kick but McConnell just manages to avoid it.
Kissell bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
McConnell throws a right and a left that Kissell avoids nicely.
Kissell jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
McConnell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kissell was well out of range. Poor timing from McConnell.
Kissell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McConnell steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kissell.
McConnell throws a hook to the side of Kissell's head but Kissell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kissell throws a push kick but McConnell slaps the foot to one side.
McConnell throws a sloppy body shot
and Kissell counters with a three punch combo that has McConnell backing up. McConnell nods at Kissell to acknowledge the strikes.
Kissell scores with a spinning back kick!
Kissell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McConnell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kissell drops down looking for a counter takedown but McConnell sprawls and moves away.
Kissell misses with a body kick.
Kissell misses with the combination.
Conor McConnell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by Kissell.
McConnell moves out of range as Kissell throws a body kick.
McConnell misses with a looping left.
No joy there for McConnell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kissell moves into the clinch.
Kissell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Kissell has hold of one of McConnell's legs. McConnell is fighting the takedown attempt but Kissell gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
McConnell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kissell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kissell won't allow McConnell to get back to his feet.
Kissell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kissell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McConnell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kissell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kissell wants to control from the top but McConnell keeps moving.
McConnell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kissell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kissell throws an elbow that misses. McConnell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kissell's guard. Nice move by McConnell!
McConnell got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kissell has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McConnell has managed to get both his arms back between Kissell's legs - danger averted.
Kissell wants to sweep but no luck.
Kissell working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McConnell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McConnell manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kissell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kissell has a closed guard, preventing McConnell from standing up.
McConnell is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Kissell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kissell is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McConnell defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kissell is trying to keep McConnell in close.
McConnell got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kissell has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McConnell has managed to get both his arms back between Kissell's legs - danger averted.
Kissell has a closed guard, preventing McConnell from standing up.
Kissell looking to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
McConnell moves into range and connects with a jab.
McConnell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kissell moves away.
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 Lyman Kissell will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kissell lands a body shot.
McConnell throws a right and a left that both miss.
McConnell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McConnell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A left lands for McConnell.
A looping hook to the body misses from McConnell. Kissell does a little dance to reset his feet.
McConnell blocks the body kick.
Kissell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kissell throws a series of punches but McConnell moves out of range.
Conor McConnell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McConnell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McConnell scores with a body shot.
McConnell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kissell. Kissell obviously looking to wear him down.
Kissell throws a front kick that sends McConnell stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the body from McConnell misses
and Kissell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kissell.
McConnell breaks the clinch.
Kissell throws a head kick that misses.
McConnell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lyman Kissell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McConnell cracks Kissell with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kissell throws a body kick that misses.
Kissell closes the distance and pushes McConnell back into the cage.
McConnell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
I was talking to Kissell's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kissell manages to break the clinch.
Kissell tries to clinch but McConnell moves out of range.
Kissell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McConnell jabs at Kissell's body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kissell.
Nice shot lands for McConnell.
Kissell blocks a jab.
Kissell misses with a wild body shot.
Kissell dodges the punch combination from McConnell.
McConnell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McConnell throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kissell counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Kissell misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kissell scores with a leg kick.
Kissell avoids the body shot from McConnell.
Conor McConnell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kissell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McConnell.
Kissell clinches up with McConnell and pushes him back against the cage.
Kissell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McConnell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kissell.
McConnell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McConnell throws a hook but Kissell avoids it easily.
McConnell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kissell circles away quickly and effectively.
Kissell avoids the body shot from McConnell.
Kissell swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kissell closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into McConnell's guard.
Kissell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kissell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McConnell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kissell lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McConnell keeping moving, preventing Kissell from controlling successfully.
Kissell throws a big elbow that misses.
Kissell trying to control the position from guard on top but McConnell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kissell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McConnell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kissell is working hard here to advance position.
Kissell trying to control but McConnell is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McConnell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kissell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kissell clinches up with McConnell and pushes him back against the cage.
Kissell lands a right hand.
Kissell swings wildly with an uppercut but McConnell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kissell landing knees to the body.
Kissell has picked McConnell up - he's going for a ride! Kissell dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Kissell trying to control from half guard but McConnell is working away.
McConnell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kissell.
Kissell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kissell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kissell keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyman Kissell dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kissell ducks under a wild hook from McConnell.
Kissell thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McConnell if he has to take too many more of those.
McConnell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McConnell misses with a series of wild punches.
McConnell misses with a few strikes there.
McConnell throws a hook to the side of Kissell's head but Kissell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kissell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McConnell.
Kissell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McConnell on the side of the head.
Kissell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McConnell walks into a stiff left hand from Kissell.
Kissell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McConnell throws a shot from downtown. Kissell moves away and avoids it.
McConnell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kissell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McConnell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McConnell connects with a body shot.
McConnell tries to keep at a distance but Kissell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kissell lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kissell wants a takedown but no success here.
McConnell prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kissell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kissell wants to clinch.
Kissell takes the fight into the clinch.
Kissell breaks from the clinch.
Kissell throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
McConnell misses with a shot to the body
and Kissell makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. McConnell really felt that one!
Kissell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Conor McConnell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lyman Kissell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kissell throws a chopping leg kick but McConnell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McConnell misses with a double jab.
McConnell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McConnell throws a series of punches but Kissell moves out of range.
McConnell swats away the attempt to clinch by Kissell.
McConnell wants to counter with a clinch but Kissell pushes him away.
Kissell tries to clinch there but McConnell circles away.
Kissell tries to close the distance and clinch up but McConnell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McConnell throws a series of punches but Kissell moves out of range.
McConnell has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kissell.
McConnell swings for the body but Kissell moves out of range.
Kissell quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McConnell walks into a straight right hand from Kissell.
Kissell has taken the fight to the clinch.
McConnell manages to break the clinch.
Kissell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kissell slips a jab and a cross from McConnell.
Both fighters circling a little - Kissell finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McConnell throws a series of punches but Kissell moves out of range.
Kissell slips a jab and a cross from McConnell.
Kissell tries to clinch up but McConnell circles away and keeps his distance.
Kissell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McConnell misses with a few strikes there.
Kissell has McConnell up against the cage in a clinch.
Kissell can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyman Kissell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kissell changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McConnell fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kissell moves into the clinch.
McConnell has had enough of the clinch but Kissell keeps him there for the moment.
McConnell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kissell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McConnell just misses with a punch to the body.
Kissell throws a sloppy head kick and McConnell moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from McConnell.
Kissell explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
McConnell swings for the body but Kissell moves out of range.
McConnell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kissell rather than just go for the knockout.
Kissell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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!
Kissell dodges the punch combination from McConnell.
Kissell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kissell tries to clinch up but McConnell circles away and keeps his distance.
Kissell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kissell drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kissell wants to pass the guard but McConnell is keeping the position.
Kissell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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 Lyman Kissell.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kissell, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Lyman Kissell!
Lyman Kissell 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Pako Laine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jock Sleed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laine comes to the cage accompanied by Nikke Ankara - Värifilmi. 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 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pako Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jock Sleed!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sleed. That did some damage!
Laine scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Laine throws a right and a left that Sleed avoids nicely.
Sleed checks a low kick from Laine.
Laine is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sleed throws a head kick but Laine moves out of range.
Sleed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laine was well out of range. Poor timing from Sleed.
Laine throws a leg kick
and Sleed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sleed misses with a wild body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Laine has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Laine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sleed.
Laine wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sleed 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.
Laine lands with a straight right. Sleed didn't see that one coming.
Laine throws a leg kick which misses Sleed's front leg but catches the back leg as Sleed tries to avoid it.
Sleed lands a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laine walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Laine throws a low kick but Sleed moves out of range easily.
Laine connects with a jab.
Sleed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laine throws a leg kick but Sleed sees it coming and moves out of range.
Laine tries to clinch there but Sleed circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Sleed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sleed lands a head shot.
Sleed takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sleed throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Laine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sleed throws a chopping leg kick but Laine manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Laine misses the target.
Sleed throws a head kick that Laine semi-blocks.
It looks like Pako Laine has been cut.
Sleed misses with a body kick.
Sleed blocks a head kick by Laine.
Laine misses with a head kick.
Laine works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sleed lands a body shot.
Sleed throws a hook but Laine avoids it easily.
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!
Laine tries to clinch up but Sleed circles away and keeps his distance.
Laine tries to bum rush Sleed with a series of wild strikes but Sleed uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sleed swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Laine closes the distance but Sleed moves to the side
and Sleed counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sleed has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sleed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laine. That did some damage!
Sleed throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Laine on the side of the head.
Sleed throws a big shot that misses.
Sleed lands with a hook. Laine tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sleed scores with the left hand. Laine knows he should have avoided that one.
Sleed jabs at Laine's body.
Sleed swings for the body but Laine moves out of range.
Laine wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Laine fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sleed on the side of the head.
Sleed misses with a straight right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Laine.
Sleed throws a big shot that misses.
Laine misses with a low kick.
Laine throws a chopping leg kick but Sleed manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Laine listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sleed. Laine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sleed connects with a single shot there.
Sleed throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Laine.
Sleed buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Laine cracks a nice hook into Sleed's ribs.
Laine moves into the clinch.
Laine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sleed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laine taking a breather.
Sleed lands with a short shot to the head.
Laine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laine throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sleed.
Laine putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sleed in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Laine unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sleed lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Sleed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine lands a shot to the body.
Sleed pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Sleed misses the target.
Laine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sleed connects with a leg kick. Laine looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Laine takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sleed throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd cheers as Laine lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sleed doesn't seem phased though.
Sleed thumps Laine with a low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Laine.
A good leg kick by Sleed.
Laine moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sleed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laine.
A little feinted left hand from Laine on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laine fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sleed on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sleed fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Laine moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jock Sleed will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pako Laine's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Laine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sleed.
Laine lands a nice looking body kick.
Laine throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sleed misses with a body shot.
Laine is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sleed takes one to the chin there.
Laine cracks Sleed with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Laine gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Laine pushes Sleed back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sleed struggles to land a body shot inside as Laine controls his hands.
Good body shot from Sleed.
Sleed manages to break the clinch.
Sleed lands a head kick!
Laine moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laine scores with a knee to the head.
Sleed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laine dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sleed fails to land.
Laine tries a knee to the head but Sleed blocks it.
Sleed scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Laine gets through Sleed's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Laine misses with the head strike.
Laine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Sleed scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laine prevents Sleed from breaking the clinch.
Sleed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sleed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sleed throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Laine lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sleed has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sleed and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A good leg kick by Laine.
Sleed throws a head kick but Laine moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sleed takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Laine lands with a cross.
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!
Sleed walks into a left hand.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jab, jab by Laine - just one landing.
Laine doesn't manage to clinch there - Sleed circles away.
Laine avoids the body shot from Sleed.
Sleed takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Laine is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Laine scores with a shot to the body.
Laine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sleed scores with a kick to the midsection.
Laine tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot by Laine.
Sleed misses with a head kick.
Laine lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sleed takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine swings widly with a right hand
and Sleed counters with a big head kick but Laine shrugs it off.
Laine on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Good shot there by Laine.
Jock Sleed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Sleed misses.
Laine fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sleed looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sleed. That's going to slow Laine down.
Sleed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Laine.
Laine scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sleed scores with a jab. Laine acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sleed throws a body punch but Laine moves out of range.
Laine scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sleed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laine.
Laine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sleed.
Sleed misses with a looping left.
Sleed thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sleed.
Sleed looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Laine lands a leg kick that knocks Sleed off balance momentarily.
Sleed lands with a hook. Laine tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Laine tries to clinch up but Sleed circles away and keeps his distance.
That kick from Laine tenderised Sleed's leg. Sleed is trying to keep his angry face on.
Laine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sleed misses with a kick to the body.
Laine with a jab.
Sleed connects with a single shot there.
Sleed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sleed shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sleed misses the shot to the body.
Laine tries to counter by clinching up but Sleed breaks away and moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laine misses with a leg kick.
Laine lands with a right hand.
Laine swings widly with a right hand
enabling Sleed to counter with a crisp jab.
Sleed loads up on a big right hand but Laine slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pako Laine dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pako Laine's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Laine throws out a powerful jab.
Laine defending well as Sleed loads up on a big left hand.
Laine tries to score with a low kick but Sleed moves his leg out of the way.
Laine on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Laine jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Laine thumps Sleed with a low kick.
Laine throws a leg kick
and Sleed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laine tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sleed is able to avoid easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Laine misses the target.
Laine tries to land a leg kick but Sleed saw it coming and moves away.
Laine looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sleed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sleed's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slow jab from Sleed misses its intended target.
Sleed thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Laine if he has to take too many more of those.
Laine is looking to slow Sleed down with leg kicks.
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!
Sleed on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laine. Laine obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleed misses with a looping left.
Laine slips under a jab from Sleed.
The fighters circling - Sleed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Laine tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sleed manages to circle out of the way.
A telegraphed right hand from Sleed misses the target.
Sleed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laine jabs at Sleed's body.
Laine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laine tries to clinch there but Sleed circles away.
Sleed doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Laine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sleed. Laine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laine checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It looked like Laine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Laine scores with a kick to the body.
Sleed misses with a kick to the body.
Laine is looking to counter with head kicks.
Sleed throws a looping overhand right but Laine ducks down to avoid it.
Sleed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sleed connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine lands a glancing blow to the side of Sleed's head.
Sleed gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sleed checks a leg kick.
A jab from Laine does it's job there.
Laine tests Sleed's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Laine tries a head kick but it misses.
Sleed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laine throws a leg kick which misses Sleed's front leg but catches the back leg as Sleed tries to avoid it.
Sleed avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Laine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Laine is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sleed.
Sleed throws a jab when Laine was well out of range.
Sleed with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sleed takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sleed looks to score with a jab to the body but Laine is just out of range.
Laine will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine lands a nice looking body shot.
Laine misses with an attempted mid kick.
Laine throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sleed on the side of the head.
Laine 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.
Sleed jabs Laine right on the nose. Laine blinks but takes it well.
Sleed takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
No joy there for Laine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sleed flicks out a counter leg kick but Laine steps away.
Laine is looking to slow Sleed down with leg kicks.
Laine walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sleed checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Laine gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pako Laine has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sleed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laine blocks an uppercut.
Laine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sleed is defending well for now.
Sleed tries to break the clinch but Laine is controlling the position.
Laine tries to land knees in the clinch but Sleed avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sleed misses with a body punch.
Sleed tries to work over Laine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laine with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sleed avoiding damage as Laine throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Laine.
Sleed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sleed misses with a punch to the body.
Sleed struggles to land a body shot inside as Laine controls his hands.
Laine blocking some punches.
Laine tries to land knees in the clinch but Sleed avoids the damage to the body.
Laine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sleed is defending well for now.
Sleed manages to break the clinch.
Sleed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sleed has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Laine.
Sleed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laine misses with a wild body shot.
Sleed flicks out a counter leg kick but Laine steps away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pako Laine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Laine has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pako Laine!
Pako Laine thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Blackburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Timmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timmons has chosen Johnny Cash - Hurt as his entrance music. Charles Blackburn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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234 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Charles Blackburn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Timmons !
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Blackburn.
It looks like Bill Timmons has been cut.
Timmons shoots and misses
and Timmons takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Timmons misses.
Blackburn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A cross from Timmons lands.
Blackburn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Timmons 's head backwards.
Blackburn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blackburn lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Timmons circles away from the clinch attempt.
Timmons throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blackburn slips a straight right by Timmons .
Timmons is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blackburn.
Blackburn appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Timmons lands a head shot.
Blackburn misses with a series of wild punches.
Blackburn misses the shot to the body.
Blackburn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackburn ducks under a wild hook from Timmons .
A decent looking cross lands there for Blackburn.
Blackburn shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Timmons is trying to control but can't.
Timmons keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Blackburn is trying to control. Timmons wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Blackburn throws a strike but Timmons avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Blackburn trying to control but Timmons is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Timmons has Blackburn pulled in close to control his posture.
Blackburn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn trying to control the position from guard on top but Timmons is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blackburn being controlled here momentarily.
Timmons preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Timmons trying to keep a closed guard but Blackburn is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Blackburn slips under a jab from Timmons .
Blackburn wants to clinch up but Timmons keeps it at a distance.
Timmons scores with a jab to the body.
Timmons walks into a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Timmons throws a jab but it's blocked by Blackburn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn throws an off balance right hand
and Timmons counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Timmons looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bill Timmons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Timmons throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Timmons throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Timmons might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Timmons with a hook.
Timmons misses with a straight right.
Timmons scores with a nice right hand.
Timmons gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Blackburn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Charles Blackburn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Timmons .
Blackburn is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Timmons .
Timmons takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blackburn looks to throw the jab but Timmons is out of range.
Jab, jab by Timmons - just one landing.
Timmons looks to land a right hand but Blackburn moved out of range.
Timmons keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Timmons swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blackburn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Timmons .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn slips under a jab.
A big right from Blackburn misses.
Timmons tests Blackburn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Timmons throws a hook but Blackburn blocks it.
Timmons throws a hook to the side of Blackburn's head but Blackburn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Timmons loads up on a big right hand but Blackburn slips the punch.
Timmons misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Blackburn was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A jab from Blackburn misses.
Blackburn closes the distance and clinches up with Timmons , looking for a takedown. Blackburn pushes Timmons against the cage but Timmons circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Timmons pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blackburn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Timmons 's hands.
A combination from Blackburn does no damage.
Timmons stuns Blackburn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blackburn misses with a few strikes there.
Blackburn moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bill Timmons will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bill Timmons 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Timmons scores with a punch to the head.
Bill Timmons seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blackburn ducks right into an uppercut from Timmons .
Blackburn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blackburn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Blackburn looks to land a left hand but Timmons moved out of range nicely.
Blackburn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Timmons .
Blackburn misses with a hook. Timmons ducked under it nicely.
Blackburn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Timmons .
Timmons throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blackburn counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Timmons gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Timmons trying to control from the bottom.
Blackburn tries to pass to full mount but Timmons defends it.
Blackburn is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackburn trying to control from half guard but Timmons is working away.
Blackburn prevents Timmons from improving his position.
Timmons makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Timmons .
Timmons looking to control.
Blackburn being controlled here momentarily.
Blackburn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Timmons has control of Blackburn's left arm, preventing Blackburn from doing any damage.
Timmons is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Blackburn trying to control the position from guard on top but Timmons is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Blackburn throws a body punch but Timmons moves out of range.
Timmons misses with a wild body shot.
Blackburn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blackburn ducks under a wild hook from Timmons .
Blackburn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Timmons manages to avoid it.
Timmons scores with a shot to the body.
Blackburn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Timmons throws out the jab.
Timmons staying out of range there.
Blackburn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Timmons lands a jab.
Timmons slips under a jab.
Timmons tests Blackburn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Timmons misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Blackburn misses.
Timmons closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Blackburn to the mat! Blackburn manages to get full guard.
Blackburn keeping moving, preventing Timmons from controlling successfully.
Timmons 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Blackburn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Timmons trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blackburn being controlled here, momentarily.
Timmons tries to free his leg and advance position but Blackburn is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Timmons defends it easily.
Timmons scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Timmons slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackburn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Blackburn struggling a bit here.
Timmons wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Blackburn, who protects the arm well.
Blackburn sneaks back into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bill Timmons will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bill Timmons 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A slow jab from Blackburn misses its intended target.
Timmons looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Timmons throws the left hand but Blackburn avoids the punch easily.
Blackburn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blackburn slips under a jab.
Blackburn is looking to counter punch.
Timmons works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Timmons takes a swing at Blackburn's ribcage but misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Timmons lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Blackburn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Blackburn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Blackburn looking to score a takedown here. Timmons is defending well but Blackburn drives through and ends up in Timmons 's guard.
Blackburn postures up.
Blackburn being controlled here momentarily.
Blackburn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Timmons 's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Timmons 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.
Blackburn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmons working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blackburn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Blackburn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Blackburn throwing strikes from guard but Timmons blocks nicely.
Timmons is trying to keep Blackburn in close.
Blackburn wants to control from the top but Timmons keeps moving.
Blackburn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Timmons is keeping the position for now.
Blackburn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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.
Blackburn works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Blackburn is trying to work for a kimura but Timmons is defending well.
Blackburn is thwarting Timmons 's attempts to control the position.
Timmons has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Timmons keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Timmons regains full guard. Nicely done.
Blackburn cracks Timmons with a solid left hand.
Timmons looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blackburn is looking to work some ground and pound but Timmons has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmons bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Blackburn's guard.
Blackburn looking for a guillotine here but Timmons defends easily.
Timmons drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Timmons jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Blackburn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Timmons defends it easily.
Blackburn seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Blackburn keeping moving, preventing Timmons from controlling successfully.
Charles Blackburn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Timmons with a nice head shot there.
Timmons is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmons scoring with some ground and pound.
Timmons won't allow Blackburn to sweep him here.
Timmons sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Blackburn's guard.
Timmons seems to be working for a kimura but Blackburn defends the submission attempt.
Blackburn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Blackburn looking for submissions off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blackburn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Charles Blackburn.
I think Timmons 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 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Timmons !
A very excited looking Bill Timmons rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marek Koltun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brendan Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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182 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Marek Koltun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brendan Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Koltun 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Murphy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Koltun lands with a good body shot.
Koltun feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Murphy's calf.
Koltun misses with a hook.
A low kick from Koltun is predictable there
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murphy throws a jab when Koltun was well out of range.
It looked like Koltun was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Murphy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murphy.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koltun.
Jab by Koltun.
Koltun connects with a leg kick. Murphy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Koltun.
A swing and a miss from Koltun.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy throws a jab but it's blocked by Koltun.
Koltun throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Murphy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A punch combination from Murphy misses.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murphy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Koltun rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murphy misses with a lunging right hand
and Koltun counters with a low kick, right behind Murphy 's knee.
Koltun has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nice uppercut there from Koltun.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koltun is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Koltun is out of range.
Murphy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Koltun is looking to counter punch.
Koltun scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
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!
Koltun tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Murphy is able to avoid easily.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
Murphy throws a right hand that Koltun ducks under and follows up with a left that Koltun also avoids with ease.
Murphy throws a low kick but Koltun moves out of range easily.
Koltun swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Murphy throws the left hand but Koltun avoids the punch easily.
Koltun scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Koltun throws a low kick but Murphy avoids it.
Koltun cracks Murphy with an open hand slap.
Murphy is rocked!
Koltun gets a big slam - oh, Murphy is out! Murphy is out! That's a nasty KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Marek Koltun!
Marek Koltun 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 Marlo Stanfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neo Wiggin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stanfield's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Legendary. Marlo Stanfield has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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31
155 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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26
165 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Very quick |
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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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marlo Stanfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Neo Wiggin!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Wiggin.
A head kick misses from Wiggin.
Wiggin staying out of range there.
Wiggin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stanfield at a distance.
Wiggin misses with a body punch
and Stanfield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stanfield takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wiggin misses with a body shot.
Stanfield misses with a straight left.
Stanfield throws a body punch but Wiggin moves out of range.
Wiggin gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiggin stalls.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Wiggin 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.
Wiggin throws an elbow that misses.
Wiggin has Stanfield pressed against the cage, preventing Stanfield from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wiggin lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanfield has had enough of the clinch but Wiggin keeps him there for the moment.
Stanfield wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stanfield takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stanfield blocks an uppercut.
Stanfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marlo Stanfield is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut there from Wiggin.
Wiggin clinches with his opponent.
Wiggin lands a nice uppercut.
Wiggin pushes Stanfield back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wiggin lands a hook that snaps the head of Stanfield backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wiggin.
Stanfield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stanfield lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stanfield looks to throw the jab but Wiggin is out of range.
Wiggin scores with a jab to the head.
Wiggin looks to throw the jab but Stanfield is out of range.
Stanfield swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin lands with a hook. Stanfield tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stanfield throws a sloppy body shot
and Wiggin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wiggin lands a jab to the nose.
Wiggin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wiggin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stanfield is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Montreal Fighter's Gym (5* Sparring), so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Stanfield taking some punishment here, with Wiggin in his half guard.
Wiggin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Stanfield pushes Wiggin off looking to stand but Wiggin dives back in and keeps control.
Stanfield has hold of Wiggin's hands but Wiggin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wiggin connects with a nice short shot to Stanfield's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin drops an elbow to the side of Stanfield's head.
Wiggin wants to free his trapped foot but Stanfield is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Stanfield blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wiggin.
Wiggin not doing much here.
Stanfield tries to kick Wiggin off in order to stand up. Wiggin Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Wiggin working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Wiggin scoring with punches from side control.
Stanfield is pushing Wiggin's head away, looking to escape. Wiggin manages to hold on to the position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wiggin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Stanfield to see if he's OK.
Stanfield on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Wiggin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Stanfield down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Wiggin taking a break here but Stanfield is having none of it and regains half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stanfield regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Wiggin.
Wiggin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wiggin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stanfield's head.
Wiggin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wiggin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stanfield is looking to stand up but Wiggin isn't so interested in that idea.
Wiggin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neo Wiggin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wiggin moves into the clinch.
Stanfield wants to break free but Wiggin has control.
Wiggin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stanfield's defenses.
Wiggin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stanfield's elbow.
Wiggin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wiggin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stanfield's defenses.
Stanfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wiggin scores with a nice right hand.
Wiggin pushes Stanfield up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stanfield avoids the elbow strike from Wiggin, against the cage.
Stanfield's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stanfield blocks an elbow strike.
Stanfield avoids the elbow strike from Wiggin, against the cage.
Stanfield wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wiggin lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stanfield connects with a nice looking jab.
Stanfield misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wiggin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wiggin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wiggin has Stanfield up against the cage in a clinch.
Stanfield manages to break the clinch.
Wiggin scores with a jab to the head.
Stanfield takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stanfield digs a good hook to Wiggin's body.
Wiggin instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left hand lands to the body for Wiggin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wiggin.
Wiggin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stanfield takes a shot to the head.
Stanfield is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stanfield has had enough of the clinch but Wiggin keeps him there for the moment.
Wiggin misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wiggin.
Stanfield has had enough of the clinch but Wiggin keeps him there for the moment.
Stanfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stanfield loads up on a big right hand but Wiggin slips the punch.
Wiggin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Stanfield with a body shot.
Stanfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wiggin.
An inside leg kick lands from Wiggin.
Wiggin clinches with his opponent.
Wiggin lands an elbow inside that Stanfield shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wiggin.
Wiggin lands an elbow that stopped Stanfield in his tracks for a moment.
Stanfield is rocked!
It looks like Marlo Stanfield has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Oh Stanfield is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stanfield manages to break the clinch.
Wiggin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stanfield's calf.
Stanfield seems to have got his legs back now.
Neo Wiggin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wiggin works over Stanfield's head and body with a nice combination.
Wiggin looks to clinch
and Stanfield counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Stanfield misses.
Wiggin misses with an uppercut.
Wiggin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good shot there by Wiggin.
Wiggin scores with a jab.
Wiggin closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin lands a body punch.
Stanfield has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stanfield is trying to break the clinch but Wiggin is controlling him.
Stanfield tries to circle away but Wiggin has him pinned against the cage.
Wiggin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stanfield's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wiggin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wiggin misses with an elbow strike.
Stanfield tries to break the clinch but Wiggin is controlling the position.
Wiggin pushes off an throws an elbow but Stanfield leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wiggin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wiggin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wiggin lands a hook that snaps the head of Stanfield backwards.
Nice elbow from Wiggin.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wiggin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wiggin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stanfield's brow.
Wiggin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stanfield backwards.
Wiggin dips a shoulder and cracks Stanfield with a mighty uppercut! Stanfield falls back against the cage and Wiggin unloads with a barrage of strikes! Stanfield is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Wiggin screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Neo Wiggin!
Neo Wiggin decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Myron Klewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Theyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klewis comes into the arena with Black blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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33
275 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
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20
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Good knees
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Myron Klewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryo Theyer!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Theyer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Klewis tries to avoid it but Theyer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Klewis to the ground. Klewis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Klewis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Theyer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Klewis as he jumps to the side.
Theyer shoots in looking for a takedown but Klewis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Theyer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Myron Klewis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryo Theyer.
Theyer is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Klewis's half guard.
Klewis is looking for a sweep. Theyer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Theyer is trying for a kimura here. Klewis looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Theyer wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ryo Theyer!
Ryo Theyer bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated Myron Klewis had this to say: 'I don't know what to say.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Langhi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Langhi has chosen Mama Said Knock You Out as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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32
282 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
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31
296 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
18 - 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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Langhi!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan staying out of range there.
Sullivan has Langhi up against the cage in a clinch.
Langhi wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short left from Sullivan.
Langhi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sullivan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Langhi's efforts to push away.
Sullivan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Langhi is trying to break the clinch but Sullivan is controlling him.
Sullivan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Langhi's efforts to push away.
Sullivan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Langhi's face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sullivan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sullivan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Langhi's face.
Langhi is rocked!
Sullivan creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Langhi with a big uppercut! Langhi tries to clinch up but Sullivan pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Langhi to the mat! Langhi covers up and Sullivan unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Robert Sullivan!
Our winner, Robert Sullivan, 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommaso Baroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arzlan Bathory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bathory has chosen Brain Scan as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Tommaso Baroni has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tommaso Baroni seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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34
208 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
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30
203 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommaso Baroni!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arzlan Bathory!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baroni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bathory throws a counter combo.
Baroni swings for the body but Bathory moves out of range.
Baroni closes the distance and clinches.
Baroni misses with a punch to the body.
Baroni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baroni misses with an elbow strike.
Baroni is trying to break the clinch but Bathory has him pressed against the cage.
Bathory struggles to land a body shot inside as Baroni controls his hands.
Baroni tries to throw a body punch but Bathory avoids it by throwing Baroni back against the cage.
Bathory escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baroni thuds a left hand into Bathory's body.
Bathory slips a jab from Baroni.
Bathory looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Some bone on bone action there as Bathory checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baroni misses with an uppercut
and Bathory counters with a left to the body.
Baroni defending well as Bathory loads up on a big left hand.
Baroni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baroni throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bathory on the side of the head.
Bathory throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bathory throws a jab but it's blocked by Baroni.
A combination from Bathory does no damage.
Bathory tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baroni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bathory manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Bathory on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Baroni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bathory! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baroni misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bathory keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baroni.
Baroni closes the distance and clinches.
Bathory wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baroni stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Baroni misses with an elbow over the top.
Baroni stalling the fight.
Bathory avoids the elbow strike from Baroni, against the cage.
Baroni misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bathory.
A nice left hand lands by Bathory.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baroni tries to throw a body punch but Bathory avoids it by throwing Baroni back against the cage.
Bathory misses with an elbow strike.
Baroni misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baroni throws a punch but it's blocked by Bathory.
Bathory blocking some punches.
Baroni throws a head punch that misses.
Baroni has Bathory pushed against the cage.
Baroni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baroni throws a punch but it's blocked by Bathory.
Baroni missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Baroni.
Baroni misses with some punches.
Baroni lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Baroni.
Bathory blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baroni wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Baroni content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bathory has a couple of punches blocked by Baroni.
Bathory blocks an elbow strike from Baroni.
Baroni misses with a punch to the body.
Baroni tries a body shot but Bathory blocks it.
Baroni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baroni lands with a light punch inside.
Bathory controlling the action here for a moment.
Bathory goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baroni throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bathory lands an elbow that stopped Baroni in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Tommaso Baroni has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baroni blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommaso Baroni dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommaso Baroni's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bathory has taken the fight to the clinch.
Baroni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baroni is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A right hand to the body from Baroni.
Baroni digs a right hand underneath Bathory's ribcage. Bathory let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bathory lands a nice uppercut.
Baroni lands a body punch.
Bathory wants to break free but Baroni has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baroni working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bathory throws an elbow but misses.
Bathory missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Baroni.
Bathory avoids a wild elbow strike from Baroni.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baroni lands an elbow inside that Bathory shrugs off.
It looks like Arzlan Bathory has been cut.
Bathory blocks an uppercut.
Bathory tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bathory is looking to break free of the clinch but Baroni has double underhooks.
Baroni misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knees in the clinch landing for Baroni.
Baroni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bathory can do to turn this around?
A right hand to the body from Baroni.
Baroni misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Baroni fails to land.
Bathory blocks a body shot from Baroni.
Bathory prevents a body shot from Baroni.
A head punch on the inside from Baroni fails to land.
Bathory misses with the head strike.
Baroni misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baroni misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baroni lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Baroni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bathory blocks a body shot from Baroni.
Baroni can't find room to land a body shot as Bathory controls the action.
Bathory creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bathory wants to break the clinch but can't.
Baroni throws a punch but it's blocked by Bathory.
Bathory breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Baroni.
Bathory rushes Baroni and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tommaso Baroni has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bathory throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bathory blocks the elbow strike.
Baroni misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baroni tries a body shot but Bathory blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory avoids the elbow strike from Baroni, against the cage.
Bathory throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Baroni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baroni digs a good body shot into Bathory's ribs.
Bathory on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Baroni. Baroni obviously looking to wear him down.
Baroni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baroni misses with a low kick.
Bathory replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Baroni blocks it well.
Bathory clinches.
Baroni swings wildly with an uppercut but Bathory uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baroni lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bathory lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baroni backwards.
Baroni working hard to break the clinch.
Bathory breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baroni is looking to chop away at Bathory's legs.
Bathory misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baroni.
Baroni connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bathory's hands.
Baroni moves out of range of the body kick from Bathory.
Bathory takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bathory uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baroni.
Bathory pushes Baroni away with a front kick.
Bathory throws a right and a left that Baroni avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommaso Baroni dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bathory takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Baroni takes a swing at Bathory's ribcage but misses.
Bathory circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bathory counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Baroni throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Bathory counter with a right hand.
Baroni looks to throw a body kick
and Bathory counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bathory misses with an uppercut. Baroni saw that one coming.
Bathory needs to keep his hands up - Baroni had a free shot at his head there.
Baroni closes the distance but Bathory moves to the side
and Bathory counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baroni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baroni throws a body punch but Bathory moves out of range.
Bathory clinches.
Bathory lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Baroni working aggressively here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bathory lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baroni backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bathory lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baroni backwards.
Baroni misses with a punch on the inside.
Baroni misses with a punch on the inside.
Baroni misses with a punch to the body.
Baroni leaning against his opponent.
Baroni wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bathory takes an elbow to the forehead.
A right handed body shot lands from Bathory.
Bathory swings wildly with an uppercut but Baroni uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Baroni fails to land.
Bathory lands an elbow just above Baroni 's eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baroni is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Baroni stalling in the clinch but Bathory improves position.
Bathory blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baroni misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baroni lands a damaging elbow.
Come on Bathory - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bathory misses with an elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Baroni.
Bathory misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baroni stalling the fight.
Bathory breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A low kick from Baroni misses
and Bathory cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the body from Bathory misses
and Baroni counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Baroni misses with some punches.
Bathory breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baroni ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tommaso Baroni is winning the standup battle so far.
Baroni avoids the head kick by Bathory.
Baroni tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bathory counters with a nice body shot.
Bathory ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baroni ducks under a wild hook from Bathory.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bathory blocks a low kick nicely.
Baroni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baroni tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bathory counters with an inside leg kick.
Baroni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bathory.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Arzlan Bathory just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Baroni with a jab.
Baroni drives through and clinches with Bathory against the cage.
Bathory misses with a punch to the body.
Bathory pushes off an throws an elbow but Baroni leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bathory lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bathory blocks a body shot from Baroni.
Bathory wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baroni can't find room to land a body shot as Bathory controls the action.
Bathory pushes Baroni back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baroni misses with a punch on the inside.
Baroni throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bathory working hard to break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Baroni.
Bathory slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baroni has a couple of punches blocked by Bathory.
Baroni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bathory misses with the head strike.
Bathory works on Baroni's body with a couple of short punches.
Bathory scores with a shot to the side of Baroni's head.
Bathory avoiding damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bathory.
Baroni blocks an elbow strike from Bathory.
Bathory throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Baroni goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baroni blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baroni misses with an elbow strike.
Bathory lands a left hand.
Bathory avoids a wild elbow strike from Baroni.
Bathory pushes Baroni back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bathory avoids the elbow strike from Baroni, against the cage.
Baroni lands an elbow just above Bathory 's eye.
Baroni creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bathory.
Baroni misses with some punches.
Baroni can't find room to land a body shot as Bathory controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bathory misses with some punches.
Baroni lands an elbow just above Bathory 's eye.
Baroni misses with some punches.
Bathory is trying to break the clinch but Baroni is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baroni landing knees to the body.
Bathory blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baroni prevents a body shot from Bathory.
Come on Baroni - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Baroni pushes off an throws an elbow but Bathory leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Baroni lands a right hand.
Baroni can't find room to land a body shot as Bathory controls the action.
Baroni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bathory tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bathory struggles to land a body shot inside as Baroni controls his hands.
Bathory pushes Baroni back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baroni misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baroni misses with some punches.
Baroni tries a body shot but Bathory blocks it.
Baroni misses with a punch to the body.
Baroni lands with a light punch inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bathory'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.
Baroni goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Baroni.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bathory.
Baroni misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommaso Baroni had his way with Arzlan Bathory in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bathory fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bathory throws a lazy head kick
and Baroni counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Baroni.
Baroni misses with a body punch.
Baroni digs a right hand into Bathory's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bathory's gas tank.
Bathory blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bathory avoids the elbow strike from Baroni, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Baroni throws an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Baroni.
With the fighters up against the cage, Baroni throws an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bathory blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bathory wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baroni tries to throw a body punch but Bathory avoids it by throwing Baroni back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bathory.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baroni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bathory breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bathory walks into a stiff left hand from Baroni.
A shot to the liver by Baroni. Beautiful body shot.
Tommaso Baroni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bathory clinches with his opponent.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bathory misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baroni can't find room to land a body shot as Bathory controls the action.
Baroni tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bathory avoids it.
Baroni trying to land knees to the body.
Arzlan Bathory has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bathory takes a shot to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Baroni.
Bathory is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Bathory is stalling here.
Baroni scores with a hook to the body.
Bathory prevents a body shot from Baroni.
Bathory avoids a wild elbow strike from Baroni.
Baroni lands a knee to the body.
Baroni swings wildly with an uppercut but Bathory uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tommaso Baroni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baroni lands a shot to the body.
Baroni misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baroni working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bathory is looking to break free of the clinch but Baroni has double underhooks.
Baroni prevents a body shot from Bathory.
Bathory breaks the clinch.
Bathory ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baroni moves away.
Bathory throws a head kick but Baroni moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Baroni tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bathory circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bathory is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Baroni with a body shot.
Baroni scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bathory doesn't seem bothered though.
Baroni scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bathory on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Baroni throws a body shot but no joy.
Baroni swinging wildly here.
Jab by Bathory.
A head kick misses from Bathory.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baroni closes the distance and clinches.
Baroni lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bathory.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommaso Baroni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baroni has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommaso Baroni!
Tommaso Baroni retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Tommaso Baroni, 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vyacheslav Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Sobis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
31 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vyacheslav Romanov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tito Sobis!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sobis.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sobis. Romanov shrugs it off though.
Sobis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Romanov's calf.
A head kick misses from Romanov.
Sobis 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.
Sobis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Vyacheslav Romanov has been cut.
Romanov avoids a kick to the body.
Sobis throws a series of punches but Romanov moves out of range.
Romanov throws a head kick that misses.
Sobis works the jab nicely.
Sobis moves out of range of the leg kick from Romanov.
Sobis misses with a head kick.
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!
Romanov tries to move into range but Sobis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sobis lands an overhand right.
Sobis throws an overhand right that lands on Romanov's shoulder, as Romanov tries to avoid the shot.
Decent striking displayed by Sobis there.
Sobis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romanov.
Romanov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobis keeps Romanov at a distance using the push kick.
Sobis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sobis lands a really nice looking cross but Romanov seems unphased.
Romanov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Tito Sobis has been cut.
Romanov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sobis clinches up with Romanov and pushes him back against the cage.
Romanov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Romanov presses Sobis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sobis tries to land knees in the clinch but Romanov avoids the damage to the body.
Romanov lands a hook that snaps the head of Sobis backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romanov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sobis blocks it with crossed arms.
Sobis managing to block the knees to the body from Romanov.
Sobis wants to break free but Romanov has control.
Romanov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sobis or not.
I was talking to Romanov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanov tries to land a knee to the head but Sobis blocks with his arms.
Sobis tries to land knees in the clinch but Romanov avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Sobis.
Romanov pulls guard effortlessly.
Romanov keeping full guard, as Sobis tries to pass.
Sobis wants to stand but Romanov is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sobis preventing the sweep.
Romanov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sobis's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov is stalling in the full guard.
Sobis is looking to stand up but Romanov isn't so interested in that idea.
Romanov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sobis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Romanov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Romanov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sobis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Romanov trying to control but Sobis is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sobis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Romanov throws a big elbow that misses.
Romanov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sobis can do anything to dispel that myth.
Romanov trying to control the position from guard on top but Sobis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sobis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sobis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sobis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Romanov avoids a kick to the body.
Romanov thinks about countering with a body kick.
Sobis 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.
Romanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Romanov counters with a quick kick to the body but Sobis blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Sobis dominated that round.
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.
Sobis throws the left hand but Romanov avoids the punch easily.
A head kick misses from Sobis.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Romanov.
Sobis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Romanov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sobis sizes up Romanov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sobis lands a head kick!
Tito Sobis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Romanov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sobis scores with a decent looking hook.
Tito Sobis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobis tried to score with a low kick but Romanov checks it.
Romanov tries to clinch there but Sobis circles away.
Sobis misses with a left hand
enabling Romanov to counter with a crisp jab.
Sobis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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!
Romanov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sobis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Romanov has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Romanov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sobis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Romanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Sobis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Romanov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Romanov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sobis can pounce on him.
Sobis misses with an uppercut. Romanov saw that one coming.
Sobis closes the distance and clinches.
Romanov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sobis avoids it.
Sobis looking to throw knees to the head but Romanov is blocking nicely.
Romanov'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.
Sobis misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobis taking a breather.
Sobis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sobis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sobis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sobis blocking some punches.
Romanov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romanov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romanov misses with a punch on the inside.
Sobis trying to stall but Romanov improves his position.
Sobis is pushing Romanov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Romanov.
Sobis looking to throw knees to the head but Romanov is blocking nicely.
Romanov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sobis misses with a body punch.
Romanov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sobis pulls his leg out and moves away.
A shot to the body from Sobis misses
and Romanov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Romanov lands with a shot to the body.
Sobis throws a lazy head kick
and Romanov moves into the clinch.
Romanov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sobis is breathing heavily.
Sobis taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanov tries to land knees in the clinch but Sobis avoids the damage to the body.
Sobis blocks a body shot from Romanov.
The referee calls for Sobis to work.
Romanov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sobis smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vyacheslav Romanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romanov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romanov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sobis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sobis misses with a hook. Romanov ducked under it nicely.
Romanov staying out of range there.
Sobis throws a sloppy head kick
and Romanov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Romanov.
Romanov lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Vyacheslav Romanov will probably get the nod.
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.
Sobis has closed the distance and engaged Romanov in a clinch.
Romanov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice right hand lands inside from Romanov.
Sobis scores with a hook to the body.
Romanov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sobis backwards.
Sobis landing knees to the body.
Romanov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vyacheslav Romanov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sobis letting Romanov take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobis missing with knees to the body.
Sobis missing with knees to the body.
Sobis stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov swings wildly with an uppercut but Sobis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sobis displaying some good clinch control by pressing Romanov up against the cage.
Romanov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sobis smiles and moves away.
Sobis has closed the distance and engaged Romanov in a clinch.
Romanov tries to work over Sobis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sobis content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Romanov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sobis avoids it.
Sobis is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sobis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Romanov lands a knee to the head.
Romanov lands a nice uppercut.
Sobis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sobis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Romanov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sobis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Romanov.
Sobis avoiding damage.
Romanov misses with the head strike.
Romanov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Romanov as Sobis tries to tie him up.
Sobis stalls.
Romanov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sobis avoids it.
Romanov tries to land knees in the clinch but Sobis avoids the damage to the body.
Sobis'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.
Romanov scores with a hook to the body.
Romanov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sobis blocks it with crossed arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sobis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Romanov's brow.
Romanov pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sobis managing to block the knees to the body from Romanov.
Sobis is looking to control Romanov's arms but Romanov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sobis has his back to the cage.
Romanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Romanov trying to land knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Romanov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sobis avoiding damage as Romanov throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vyacheslav Romanov clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Romanov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donk. Sobis catches Romanov right on the button with a cross.
Romanov throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Sobis stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Romanov follows into mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romanov throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Romanov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sobis takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sobis is in a horrible position here. Romanov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sobis is rocked!
Romanov postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Sobis out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Romanov goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vyacheslav Romanov!
Vyacheslav Romanov retains his super heavyweight title!
Vyacheslav Romanov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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