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GFC 30: Darrow vs Haber PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dahl Haas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Third Fist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haas comes into the arena with Ten Typ Mes - Trze'a było blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Dahl Haas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Third Fist!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Haas misses with a body shot.
And Fist tries to counter it with a takedown but Haas pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Fist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haas manages to avoid it.
Haas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fist throws a lazy right hand but Haas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fist's head.
Haas walks into a straight right hand from Fist.
Fist slips under a jab.
Fist fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fist scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fist misses the jab.
Fist throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haas misses with a left hand
and Fist counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Fist.
Fist dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haas looks to throw the jab but Fist is out of range.
Haas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Haas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fist throws a body punch but Haas moves out of range.
Haas connects with the punch.
Haas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fist pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haas looks to throw the jab but Fist is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Haas 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 Fist has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fist and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fist looks to land a combination but Haas avoids it well.
Fist connects with a nice looking jab.
Haas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fist punishes Haas's body with a nice straight punch.
Haas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fist thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haas.
Haas takes a swing at Fist's ribcage but misses.
Fist throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
Fist bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fist uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haas missing with a left hand there. Fist was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haas manages to avoid it.
Fist misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Third Fist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haas misses with a looping right.
Fist thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haas scores with a jab to the body.
Haas lands with a cross.
Haas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fist. Fist circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fist uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haas.
Fist changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Fist looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Haas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Haas throws a body shot but no joy.
Haas cracks Fist with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Haas lands a nice shot to the body.
Fist tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fist fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fist throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Haas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Haas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fist misses with a straight left.
Haas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fist throws a head kick that misses.
Haas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fist takes the fight into the clinch.
Haas throws a punch but it's blocked by Fist.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Haas.
Haas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fist breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haas is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Haas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fist.
Haas throws a jab when Fist was well out of range.
Fist misses the shot to the body.
Haas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haas lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fist 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.
Fist lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Haas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fist let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haas manages to avoid it.
Fist takes a swing at Haas's ribcage but misses.
Haas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fist forces Haas back against the cage and clinches.
Haas swings wildly with an uppercut but Fist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fist tries to pull guard but Haas holds him up against the cage and eventually Fist drops back down to his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Haas fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haas misses with a punch to the body.
Fist breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Haas.
A swing and a miss from Haas.
Fist changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Haas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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 Dahl Haas will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Haas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fist throws out the jab.
Haas with a jab.
Fist missing with a left hand there. Haas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fist has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Haas throws a hook but Fist blocks it.
Fist gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Haas throws a looping overhand right but Fist ducks down to avoid it.
Donk. Haas catches Fist right on the button with a cross.
Fist takes the fight into the clinch.
Haas lands an uppercut.
Haas scores with a shot to the side of Fist's head.
Haas manages to break the clinch.
Haas throws a hook to the side of Fist's head but Fist sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fist is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fist throws out a powerful jab.
Fist lands a head shot.
Haas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Haas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haas lands a lovely overhand right.
Dahl Haas is winning the standup battle so far.
Fist tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haas throws a head kick that misses
and Fist counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fist moves out of range of the strikes.
Fist punishes Haas's body with a nice straight punch.
Haas connects with a nice looking jab.
Haas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fist is out of range and Haas settles back down.
Fist changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Fist avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Fist misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Fist finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fist lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fist tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Haas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haas manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Haas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fist tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fist walks into a stiff left hand from Haas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haas looks to throw the jab but Fist is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fist swats away the attempt to clinch by Haas.
Haas throws a hook to the side of Fist's head but Fist sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fist looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Haas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Haas throws a hook but Fist blocks it.
Fist tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Haas punishes Fist's body with a nice straight punch.
Haas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Haas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fist sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fist throws out a counter right but Haas avoids it with no problem.
Haas misses with a looping left.
Fist dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fist sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haas stuffs the takedown.
The fighters circling - Haas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haas lunges at Fist with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fist's hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Fist blocks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haas. Fist does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fist doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fist catches Haas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fist looks for a takedown but Haas sprawls well.
Haas looks to score with a jab to the body but Fist is just out of range.
Haas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Fist misses the target.
Haas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haas looks to throw the jab but Fist is out of range.
Fist takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fist uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haas.
Haas takes a swing at Fist's ribcage but misses.
Haas misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Haas misses the target.
Fist throws an overhand right that lands on Haas's shoulder, as Haas tries to avoid the shot.
Haas throws a head kick that Fist semi-blocks.
Haas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fist stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fist takes a swing at Haas's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haas was well out of range. Poor timing from Fist.
Fist swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Haas.
Fist throws out a loose jab but Haas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haas clobbers Fist with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Haas slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haas. Fist does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fist lands with a hook. Haas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fist scores with a nice body kick.
Fist slips under a jab from Haas.
Fist drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fist pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fist throws a shot to the body.
Fist throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haas throws a big shot that misses.
Haas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fist in his tracks.
Haas throws a lazy right hand but Fist sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dahl Haas dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Haas staying out of range there.
Haas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haas throws a body punch but Fist moves out of range.
Fist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fist with the counter takedown but Haas avoids it easily.
Fist cracks Haas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fist defending well as Haas loads up on a big left hand.
Haas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haas throws a jab but it's blocked by Fist.
Haas misses with a body kick.
Fist tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Fist misses with a wild body shot.
Haas swings for the body but Fist moves out of range.
Fist throws a shot from downtown. Haas moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Haas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fist takes one on the button.
Haas misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Haas.
Haas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Haas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haas throws a jab when Fist was well out of range.
Fist cracks a nice hook into Haas's ribs.
Fist dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haas cracks Fist with a good jab.
Fist jabs Haas right on the nose. Haas blinks but takes it well.
Fist takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haas.
Haas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fist has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fist takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Haas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fist stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Haas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the body from Fist misses
and Haas counters with an inside leg kick.
Fist throws a hook but Haas blocks it.
Haas defending well as Fist loads up on a big left hand.
Haas blocks a jab.
Haas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fist doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Haas. Fist shrugs it off though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fist misses with a wild body shot.
Haas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haas lands a jab to the head.
Haas throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Haas goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fist is rocked!
Fist blocks a head kick by Haas.
Fist is still on wobbly legs! Can Haas finish him?
Fist steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haas.
Haas fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Fist to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Fist looks to clinch but Haas throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Fist taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dahl Haas!
A very excited looking Dahl Haas made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Third Fist spoke after the fight, saying 'Did you fart or is that your breath??'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gilbert De La Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Castle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gilbert De La Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Castle!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castle connects with the punch.
De La Cruz gets a double leg takedown into Castle's guard.
De La Cruz drops back looking for a leg! Castle is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Castle manages to kick De La Cruz off! De La Cruz jumps back into Castle's guard.
De La Cruz won't allow Castle to get back to his feet.
De La Cruz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
De La Cruz drops back looking for a leg! Castle is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Castle manages to kick De La Cruz off! De La Cruz jumps back into Castle's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De La Cruz prevents Castle from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Cruz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
De La Cruz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
De La Cruz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
De La Cruz is working to tighten his grip on Castle's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Castle has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but De La Cruz is really squeezing tight and eventually Castle passes out! De La Cruz breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Gilbert De La Cruz!
A determined Gilbert De La Cruz didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Theyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Stanislav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Stanislav will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryo Theyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Stanislav!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Theyer shoots in looking for a takedown but Stanislav manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Theyer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stanislav closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Theyer could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Stanislav slaps away a takedown attempt from Theyer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stanislav's coach down at Power Quest was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Stanislav's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Theyer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryo Theyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Stanislav. Those never looked like landing.
Theyer fails to land the takedown.
Stanislav pushes Theyer up against the cage in a clinch.
Theyer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stanislav gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Theyer jumps guard but Stanislav turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stanislav breaks the clinch.
Stanislav moves into the clinch.
Theyer pulls guard.
Stanislav drops back looking for a leg! Theyer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Theyer manages to kick Stanislav off! Stanislav jumps back into Theyer's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stanislav is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've been hearing good reports from Theyer's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanislav advances position into side control!
Theyer is looking to regain half guard here but Stanislav keeps moving and retains side control.
Theyer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Stanislav moves into full mount!
Theyer regains half guard.
Stanislav passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Theyer!
Stanislav is trying to take his opponent's back.
Stanislav prevents Theyer from getting the reversal.
Stanislav is trying to take his opponent's back.
Stanislav takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanislav fails to move to back control.
Theyer slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Theyer regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Theyer lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Theyer drops back looking for a leg! Stanislav is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stanislav manages to kick Theyer off! Theyer jumps back into Stanislav's guard.
Theyer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stanislav working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Theyer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Theyer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Theyer drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Stanislav dives on top into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Theyer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stanislav doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stanislav manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanislav avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Theyer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stanislav pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Theyer is keeping the position for now.
Theyer lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Stanislav looking for a guillotine here but Theyer defends easily.
Theyer works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stanislav looking for submissions off his back.
Stanislav is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Theyer is looking for a kimura here.
Stanislav looking for submissions off his back.
Stanislav is defending against the submission attempts here by Theyer.
Stanislav tries to roll over but Theyer keeps him under control.
Stanislav regains full guard. Nicely done.
Stanislav wants to sweep here but Theyer controlling him for the moment.
Theyer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Stanislav dominated that round.
That's time! Theyer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Theyer is defended easily by Stanislav.
Ryo Theyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Theyer dives in and grabs Stanislav's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stanislav pushes down on Theyer's head and hops out.
Stanislav wants to counter the offense by Theyer and move into the clinch position.
Theyer shoots in for a takedown but Stanislav shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryo Theyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Theyer slips a jab and a cross from Stanislav.
Theyer appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Stanislav. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Stanislav looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Theyer goes for a double leg but Stanislav avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Stanislav continues to drive forward.
Stanislav throws a right and a left that Theyer avoids nicely.
Theyer fails with the takedown.
Despite the aggression on Stanislav's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A punch combination from Stanislav misses.
Stanislav gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Theyer to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Stanislav escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Theyer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Stanislav can't keep his opponent in guard - Theyer advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theyer wants to work for an arm triangle but Stanislav is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Theyer trying to pass the guard but Stanislav defending well.
Stanislav wants to get back to full guard.
Theyer is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Stanislav is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Theyer pulls his head out easily.
Stanislav is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Theyer pulls his head out easily.
Theyer moves into full mount! Stanislav won't be happy about that!
Theyer looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Theyer has control of Stanislav's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Stanislav regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Theyer working for a submission but Stanislav is keeping him at bay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanislav regains half guard.
Stanislav wants to get back to full guard.
Theyer wants to pass the guard but Stanislav is defending well.
Theyer is working for a kimura but Stanislav is defending it quite comfortably.
Theyer is trying to work for a kimura but Stanislav is defending well.
Stanislav moves into full guard.
Stanislav escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Theyer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theyer is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Theyer pushing down on Stanislav's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Stanislav is defending against the submission attempts here by Theyer.
Theyer is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Theyer is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Stanislav wants to control but Theyer is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Theyer is working for a kimura but Stanislav is defending it quite comfortably.
Stanislav is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stanislav is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Theyer is looking for a kimura but Stanislav is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Theyer to get the leverage.
Stanislav is defending against the submission attempts here by Theyer.
Theyer is working for a kimura but Stanislav is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Theyer is trying to work for a kimura but Stanislav is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryo Theyer dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Theyer scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Theyer looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Theyer is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Stanislav is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Stanislav is looking for a sweep.
Theyer is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Stanislav is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Theyer is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stanislav has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Theyer is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stanislav knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Theyer goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Stanislav rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Theyer's guard! Nice work there by Stanislav!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theyer looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Stanislav passes into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Theyer manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Theyer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stanislav pulls his head out easily.
Stanislav seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Theyer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Theyer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stanislav is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Theyer sees it coming and defends easily.
Stanislav is pressing down on Theyer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Theyer is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanislav is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Theyer defends it well.
Theyer manages to get to full guard.
Theyer is looking for a triangle but Stanislav pushes his legs off easily.
Theyer has his foot on Stanislav's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stanislav works his way back into a safe position though.
Stanislav wants to pass the guard but Theyer is keeping the position.
Stanislav drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stanislav jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Stanislav stands and throws Theyer's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Theyer is looking to regain half guard here but Stanislav keeps moving and retains side control.
Stanislav looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theyer regains half guard.
Theyer slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Theyer has his foot on Stanislav's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stanislav works his way back into a safe position though.
Stanislav passes Theyer's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Stanislav controlling the pace.
Stanislav tries to pass to full mount but Theyer defends it.
Theyer looking for submissions off his back.
Stanislav wants to free his trapped foot but Theyer is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Theyer actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanislav is keen to just control but Theyer is a slippery customer.
Theyer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Theyer actively working from the bottom here.
Theyer is staying active underneath Stanislav, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Stanislav is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Stanislav wants to pass to mount but Theyer is defending the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Theyer gets back to full guard.
Stanislav pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Theyer is keeping the position for now.
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 Ryo Theyer.
I think Theyer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryo Theyer!
A less than humble Ryo Theyer misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fingal Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Shot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Fingal Logan has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Fingal Logan seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Fingal Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sebastian Shot!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Logan misses with a wild body shot.
Logan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shot.
Logan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shot manages to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Logan. That's going to slow Shot down.
Logan 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.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shot! But no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Shot.
Shot throws a low kick, looking for Logan's leg but Logan calmly moves out of range.
We've been told by Logan's head coaches at Hazzard County Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Logan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shot doesn't seem bothered though.
Logan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A low kick from Logan is predictable there
and Shot counters with a stiff right hand.
Shot throws a looping overhand right but Logan ducks down to avoid it.
Logan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Logan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shot.
It seemed like Shot was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Logan wants to clinch.
Shot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shot ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Logan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shot misses with a looping left.
Logan moves out of range of the strikes.
Logan throws a leg kick that misses.
Shot connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Logan momentarily.
Logan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shot's calf.
Logan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Logan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shot throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Logan.
Logan thinks about countering with a head kick.
Shot stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Logan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shot.
Logan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Logan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan just misses with a punch to the body.
Logan is looking to wear down Shot with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Logan connects with a high kick.
A head kick misses from Logan.
A little jabbing left from Shot on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shot scores with a leg kick.
Logan throws a body punch but Shot moves out of range.
Shot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Logan wants to clinch.
Shot misses with a head kick.
Logan motions for Shot to come forward. Logan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Shot checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A telegraphed right hand from Shot misses the target.
Logan lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Shot fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Logan ducks under a wild hook from Shot.
Shot lands with an overhand left.
Logan motions for Shot to come forward. Logan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Logan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shot lands a jab to the nose.
Logan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shot moves away.
Shot uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Logan has time to react.
Logan moves into the clinch.
Logan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Logan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shot has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Shot moves into range and connects with a jab.
Logan swings for the body but Shot moves out of range.
Logan connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shot connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Logan momentarily.
Shot blocks a leg kick.
Shot lands a body shot.
Logan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Logan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shot scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shot misses with a looping left.
Logan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Logan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shot is out of range and Logan settles back down.
Logan misses the shot to the body.
Shot misses the jab.
Logan walks into a jab.
Logan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastian Shot dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Logan looks for the body kick but Shot saw that one coming.
Nice body kick there by Logan.
Logan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shot throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Logan throws a leg kick but Shot checks it.
Logan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And Logan counters with a quick kick to the body but Shot blocks it.
Shot's jab looks to have found its range, popping Logan under the eye.
Shot scores with a nice strike.
Logan 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.
Sebastian Shot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shot lands with a cross.
Shot misses the jab.
Logan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good exchange - Shot coming out on top.
Logan is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan tries to land a leg kick but Shot saw it coming and moves away.
Oh Logan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
and Shot counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Logan! He's just covering up as Shot starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sebastian Shot!
Sebastian Shot thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Juan Santiago Sorias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waldo Claudiano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sorias comes to the cage accompanied by Fight - Future World Music . Waldo Claudiano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juan Santiago Sorias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Waldo Claudiano!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Claudiano tries to close the distance and clinch but Sorias swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sorias.
Claudiano moves into the clinch.
Sorias blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Claudiano keeps control of Sorias as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Claudiano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Claudiano misses with some punches.
Claudiano throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sorias takes a shot to the head.
Claudiano blocking some punches.
Sorias is trying to stall.
Sorias swings wildly with an uppercut but Claudiano uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claudiano blocking some punches.
Sorias lands with a left to the head.
Sorias misses with some punches.
Claudiano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Claudiano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorias lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Claudiano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sorias backwards.
Claudiano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sorias taking a breather.
Sorias is trying to break the clinch but Claudiano is controlling him.
Sorias blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Claudiano struggles to land a body shot inside as Sorias controls his hands.
Sorias blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sorias trying to stall but Claudiano improves his position.
Sorias is trying to push Claudiano away but Claudiano has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sorias tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Claudiano fails to land.
Sorias misses with a hook from the clinch.
Claudiano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Soriass head.
Sorias is trying to break the clinch but Claudiano is controlling him.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Claudiano.
Sorias fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Claudiano.
Claudiano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from Claudiano as the two fighters clinch.
Claudiano prevents a body shot from Sorias.
A nice right hand lands inside from Claudiano.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Claudiano.
Sorias is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Claudiano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Claudiano as the two fighters clinch.
Sorias blocking some punches.
Claudiano lands a hook that snaps the head of Sorias backwards.
Claudiano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sorias is trying to break free.
Sorias doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sorias tries to circle away but Claudiano has him pinned against the cage.
Sorias tries a body shot but Claudiano blocks it.
Claudiano scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sorias fails to land.
Sorias is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Claudiano lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sorias or not.
Claudiano scores with a hook to the body.
Sorias's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Claudiano lands with a short shot to the head.
Sorias is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sorias.
Claudiano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Soriass head.
Sorias working aggressively here.
Claudiano misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Claudiano.
Claudiano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Claudiano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Claudiano.
Sorias blocking some punches.
Claudiano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Claudiano lands a hook that snaps the head of Sorias backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Claudiano lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Claudiano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sorias blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sorias throws an elbow but misses.
Claudiano swings wildly with an uppercut but Sorias uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sorias swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sorias scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sorias is trying to break the clinch but Claudiano is controlling him.
Claudiano lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Claudiano.
A head punch on the inside from Claudiano fails to land.
Claudiano works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Still in the clinch, Claudiano scores with a nice short uppercut.
Claudiano scores with a shot to the side of Sorias's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sorias with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sorias swings wildly with an uppercut but Claudiano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Claudiano has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sorias seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Claudiano can turn it around.
Claudiano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waldo Claudiano dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Claudiano closes the distance and clinches.
Sorias tries to land knees in the clinch but Claudiano avoids the damage to the body.
Claudiano blocks an uppercut.
Claudiano is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sorias pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Claudiano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sorias breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sorias takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Claudiano blocks a head kick by Sorias.
Sorias gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sorias pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sorias has Claudiano up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Claudiano.
Claudiano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Claudiano scores with a shot to the side of Sorias's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sorias wants to get back to striking at distance but Claudiano won't allow it.
Claudiano scores with a shoulder strike.
Claudiano tries for a takedown but Sorias manages to get underhooks.
Sorias taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claudiano throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Claudiano.
Sorias breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sorias scores with a head kick. Claudiano tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Claudiano will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Juan Santiago Sorias has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Waldo Claudiano.
Claudiano wants to clinch but Sorias slips to the side
and Claudiano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Claudiano moves into the clinch.
Claudiano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sorias backwards.
Waldo Claudiano seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Claudiano lands with a left to the head.
Claudiano misses with a punch on the inside.
Claudiano lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Claudiano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sorias backwards.
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!
Sorias is trying to force a seperation but Claudiano has the dominant position.
Sorias breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Waldo Claudiano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sorias misses with a leg kick
and Claudiano counters by clinching up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Claudiano.
A head punch on the inside from Claudiano fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sorias is rocked!
Sorias throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oh Sorias is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sorias is looking to break free of the clinch but Claudiano has double underhooks.
Claudiano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sorias seems to have got his legs back now.
Claudiano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sorias backwards.
Claudiano throws a punch but it's blocked by Sorias.
Sorias looking to throw knees to the head but Claudiano is blocking nicely.
Sorias is trying to push Claudiano away but Claudiano has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Claudiano misses with the head strike.
Sorias swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Claudiano as the two fighters clinch.
Claudiano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Claudiano has clasped his hands together around Sorias's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Claudiano lands a nice forearm strike.
Claudiano wants to control but Sorias is keeping him busy.
Claudiano with the ground and pound but Sorias regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Claudiano throwing shots but Sorias is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Claudiano there.
Claudiano wants to pass to mount but Sorias is defending the position.
Claudiano drops an elbow to the side of Sorias's head.
Claudiano working over Sorias with some ground and pound. Sorias looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Claudiano lands strikes from half guard.
Claudiano wants to pass the guard but Sorias is defending well.
Sorias is refusing to be controlled, as Claudiano sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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. Claudiano connects with a nice short shot to Sorias's temple.
Claudiano lands strikes from half guard.
Claudiano missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Claudiano slips a nice elbow through Sorias's hands, connecting with Sorias's forehead.
Claudiano thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sorias's head.
Claudiano not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Claudiano passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sorias!
A nice elbow there by Claudiano.
Sorias is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Claudiano raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waldo Claudiano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Claudiano clinches with his opponent.
Claudiano lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sorias.
Claudiano lands a right hand.
Claudiano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Claudiano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sorias.
A nice left hand lands by Sorias.
Claudiano lands with a short shot to the head.
Claudiano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Claudiano throws a punch but it's blocked by Sorias.
Claudiano wants a takedown but no success here.
Claudiano is working Sorias over against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Claudiano works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sorias is trying to break the clinch but Claudiano has him pressed against the cage.
Claudiano lands a hook that snaps the head of Sorias backwards.
Claudiano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Sorias's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sorias is trying to break the clinch but Claudiano has him pressed against the cage.
Claudiano blocks an uppercut.
Sorias blocks a body shot from Claudiano.
Claudiano misses with the head strike.
Sorias throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Claudiano blocks it with crossed arms.
Sorias misses with some punches.
Claudiano lands a nice uppercut.
Claudiano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sorias misses with a hook from the clinch.
Claudiano prevents Sorias from breaking the clinch.
Sorias using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Claudiano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Claudiano blocks the elbow strike.
Claudiano digs a right hand into Sorias's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sorias's gas tank.
Sorias tries to circle away but Claudiano has him pinned against the cage.
Sorias misses with a short punch on the inside.
Claudiano lands an uppercut.
Claudiano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano lands a body punch.
Claudiano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Claudiano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sorias backwards.
Claudiano misses with a punch on the inside.
Claudiano throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Claudiano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Soriass head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Claudiano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Claudiano pushes Sorias against the cage. Claudiano is working some dirty boxing. Claudiano pushes off with a quick right hook! Sorias goes down! Sorias tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Claudiano moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Waldo Claudiano!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Myron Klewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guy Hanes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klewis comes into the arena with Black blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
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265 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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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 - 13 - 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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guy Hanes!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Klewis's waist but Klewis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hanes off to one side.
Hanes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Klewis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hanes fails with a takedown attempt.
As Hanes looks to move away, Klewis throws a big counter combo but Hanes just gets out of the way.
Myron Klewis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guy Hanes.
Hanes misses with a takedown attempt - Klewis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hanes shoots and misses
letting Klewis counter with a right hand.
Hanes goes for a double leg but Klewis avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Klewis continues to drive forward.
Hanes has a takedown stuffed.
Klewis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Klewis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Klewis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanes.
Hanes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Klewis's waist but Klewis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hanes off to one side.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hanes enables Klewis to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hanes manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hanes looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanes throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Klewis escapes and throws Hanes's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Klewis working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Klewis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hanes has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hanes tries to buck Klewis off but Klewis is having none of it.
Hanes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Klewis is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hanes knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Klewis cracks Hanes with a big elbow.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Klewis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Klewis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hanes is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Klewis off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klewis rolls, trying to escape but Hanes keeps control of the position.
Hanes gets his hands free as Klewis looks to control.
Hanes lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Klewis.
Hanes looking for the RNC.
Hanes is hanging on to Klewis's back as he tries to escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klewis looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Klewis fending off the submission attempt from Hanes.
Klewis tries to escape the position.
Hanes cracks Klewis with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Klewis from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Klewis tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanes is landing with strikes from the back.
Well, with Hanes on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Klewis is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Klewis tries to escape but Hanes has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanes working for the choke.
Hanes is trying to stick to Klewis's back but Klewis is turning into Hanes. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hanes's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Klewis.
Hanes wants to sweep but no luck.
Hanes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hanes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Klewis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Klewis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Klewis landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klewis preventing the sweep.
Klewis trying to control but Hanes is working from the bottom.
Hanes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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!
Klewis wants to control from the top but Hanes keeps moving.
Klewis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hanes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Klewis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Klewis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hanes is looking for a triangle but Klewis pushes his legs off easily.
Klewis wants to pass the guard but Hanes is keeping the position.
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 Myron Klewis will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hanes misses with a takedown attempt
and Klewis counters with a nice uppercut.
Hanes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Klewis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Klewis shoots in and bounces Hanes off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Klewis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hanes working for a triangle but Klewis defends it easily.
Klewis passes Hanes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hanes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Klewis's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Klewis's back!
Hanes landing with strikes.
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!
Klewis is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Hanes is not going to allow Klewis to sit and survive in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klewis is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Guy Hanes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Klewis is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Hanes tightening his grip on Klewis, looking for the choke.
Klewis is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Hanes softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Klewis breaks Hanes's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Klewis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Klewis is looking to stand up but Hanes won't let him.
Klewis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Klewis wants to control from the top but Hanes keeps moving.
Klewis preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klewis is stalling in the full guard.
Klewis landing with the ground and pound.
Klewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klewis trying to control but Hanes postures up.
Hanes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Klewis's head.
Hanes is thwarting Klewis's attempts to control the position.
Klewis wants to improve his position but Hanes is controlling well.
Klewis is defending against the submission attempts here by Hanes.
Hanes is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanes prevents Klewis from improving his position.
Hanes is working for a submission of some sort.
Klewis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hanes on the ground.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hanes lands a nice short elbow.
Klewis wants to control but Hanes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Klewis is trying to get back to full guard.
Klewis is working hard here to advance position.
Hanes tries to pass to full mount but Klewis defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klewis tries to roll over but Hanes keeps him under control.
Klewis wants to control but Hanes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hanes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hanes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Klewis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Klewis is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Hanes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Klewis's head.
Klewis tries to get to full guard but Hanes has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guy Hanes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hanes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Klewis's waist but Klewis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hanes off to one side.
Hanes drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Klewis gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Klewis trying to control but Hanes postures up.
Hanes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hanes works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hanes is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Klewis can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klewis can't escape the position.
Hanes wants to finish this one by submission but Klewis is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hanes.
Klewis tries to reverse the position but Hanes maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klewis tries to lock up and control but Hanes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hanes working for a submission but Klewis is keeping him at bay.
Klewis regains half guard.
Hanes is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hanes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Klewis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hanes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Klewis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Klewis is on top in guard.
Klewis wants to control from the top but Hanes keeps moving.
Klewis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hanes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hanes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klewis advances to half guard.
Klewis prevents Hanes from improving his position.
Klewis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hanes knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Klewis in particular looking to stall.
Klewis seems to be looking for submissions.
Klewis seems to be working for a kimura but Hanes defends the submission attempt.
Hanes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Klewis trying to control but Hanes is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klewis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hanes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Klewis's guard.
Klewis 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.
Hanes is pushing down on Klewis's leg trying to pass to half guard. Klewis is fighting to maintain full guard but Hanes has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hanes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Klewis defending well though.
Hanes prevents Klewis from improving his position.
Hanes looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hanes tries to pass the half guard into mount. Klewis knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Klewis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hanes's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hanes's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanes is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Klewis gets his way!
Klewis lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Will Klewis go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Hanes fending off the submission attempt from Klewis.
Klewis working for the choke.
Klewis doesn't have the hooks in and Hanes manages to turn into his guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Klewis looking to control.
Hanes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hanes advances position into side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
Guy Hanes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hanes 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guy Hanes!
Myron Klewis was interviewed post fight and said 'I don't know what to say.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between All American (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rambo Valentino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentino comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rollin' kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, All American!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rambo Valentino!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentino feints a jab promting American to slip. Valentino then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. American slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Valentino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
American misses with an uppercut. Valentino saw that one coming.
American darts in looking for a takedown but Valentino gets double underhooks and turns American into the cage.
American shoots and misses
and Valentino moves into the clinch.
American has Valentino pressed against the cage, preventing Valentino from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
American stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
American misses with a punch on the inside.
American misses with a hook from the clinch.
American content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
American can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for All American. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valentino is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
American manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Valentino wants to get up but he can't break American's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
American controlling the position.
Valentino must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Valentino wants to get up but he can't break American's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Valentino got a little sloppy there for a moment and American has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Valentino has managed to get both his arms back between American's legs - danger averted.
American controls Valentino momentarily but Valentino frees himself.
Valentino preventing the sweep.
American might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
American looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Valentino really doesn't want to stay on the ground with American. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
American bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Valentino's guard.
American with a flurry of punches that miss.
Valentino trying to keep a closed guard but American is proving a slippery customer.
American passes Valentino's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've been hearing that American has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
American throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
American is trying to control the action in half guard but Valentino is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
American scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
American sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Valentino defending well though.
Valentino trying to control from the bottom.
Valentino is trying is best to control the position here.
American lands with a punch from half guard.
American lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Valentino felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Valentino can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentino trying to control from the bottom.
Valentino looks like he's trying to stand up.
Valentino wants to control but American is keeping busy.
American thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Valentino's head.
American working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
American missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
American trying to control the action but Valentino is working from the bottom.
American scoring with strikes to the body and head.
American sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Valentino defending well though.
Valentino tries to roll over but American keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentino wants to control but American is keeping busy.
Valentino on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Valentino is looking for a sweep. American is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
American is looking to take a break and control but Valentino is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Valentino blocking the ground and pound attempt from American.
American is nestled in close to Valentino, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
American scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
American scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
American lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
All American dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Valentino shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. American is trying to defend but Valentino finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
American is trying is best to control the position here.
American is pressing down on Valentino's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
American is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Valentino is aware though and is defending well.
Valentino wants to stand but American is controlling his posture from full guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting American here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
American manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Valentino manages to get himself to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentino looking for a sweep. Not yet Valentino, not yet.
Valentino avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
American landing with the ground and pound.
Valentino wants to hit a switch here but American passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Valentino there!
American fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
American raining down shots from the mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valentino tries to hold on but American pushes him away.
American lands a big shot there that rocks Valentino but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
American is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Valentino goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for American!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). All American!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, All American made sure he mentioned Mohito Fightwear (Laundry), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
The defeated Rambo Valentino had this to say: 'I'm more thirsty, i want to get back in here tomorrow and fight again!!! Come on let me!!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Yakovlev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omari Alleyne Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yakovlev comes to the cage accompanied by Maroon 5 - Sugar. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Yakovlev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Omari Alleyne Jones!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alleyne Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab lands there for Alleyne Jones.
Alleyne Jones needs to keep his hands up - Yakovlev had a free shot at his head there.
Yakovlev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alleyne Jones.
Alleyne Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Alleyne Jones pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yakovlev is out of range and Alleyne Jones settles back down.
Omari Alleyne Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alleyne Jones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yakovlev moves out of range as Alleyne Jones strikes.
Yakovlev tests Alleyne Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alleyne Jones has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Alleyne Jones looks to land a right hand but Yakovlev moved out of range.
Yakovlev slips under a jab from Alleyne Jones.
Yakovlev ducks right into an uppercut from Alleyne Jones.
Alleyne Jones throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alleyne Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Yakovlev counters by clinching up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alleyne Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yakovlev breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alleyne Jones misses with a body punch
and Yakovlev makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Alleyne Jones really felt that one!
Yakovlev shoots in looking for a takedown. Alleyne Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Yakovlev keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alleyne Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Yakovlev checks a leg kick.
Alleyne Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yakovlev.
Yakovlev throws a hook to the side of Alleyne Jones's head but Alleyne Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alleyne Jones throws a hook to the side of Yakovlev's head but Yakovlev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yakovlev is looking to counter the offense by Alleyne Jones and move into the clinch.
Alleyne Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Yakovlev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alleyne Jones takes a swing at Yakovlev's ribcage but misses.
As Alleyne Jones looks to move away, Yakovlev throws a big counter combo but Alleyne Jones just gets out of the way.
Alleyne Jones lands with a straight right. Yakovlev didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Alexander Yakovlev has been cut.
Alleyne Jones throws a leg kick
and Yakovlev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alleyne Jones lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yakovlev tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakovlev throws a sloppy head kick and Alleyne Jones moves out of range easily.
Alleyne Jones misses with a double jab
and Yakovlev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yakovlev fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Alleyne Jones sprawls well initially but Yakovlev persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Alleyne Jones looking for submissions off his back.
Alleyne Jones looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yakovlev is looking to take a break and control but Alleyne Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yakovlev content to control rather than advance.
Alleyne Jones is refusing to be controlled, as Yakovlev sits in half guard.
Alleyne Jones is looking to get back to is feet but Yakovlev passes into side control.
Yakovlev stands up and beckons Alleyne Jones to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alleyne Jones.
Jab from Alleyne Jones.
Yakovlev checks a leg kick.
Yakovlev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alleyne Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yakovlev throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alleyne Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Yakovlev counters with a left and a right that stings Alleyne Jones.
Alleyne Jones throws a shot from downtown. Yakovlev moves away and avoids it.
Alleyne Jones connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yakovlev. Yakovlev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Alleyne Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Yakovlev counters with a stiff right hand.
Alleyne Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yakovlev throws a looping overhand right but Alleyne Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Alleyne Jones lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alleyne Jones misses with a leg kick
and Yakovlev counters with a nice uppercut.
Alleyne Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alleyne Jones pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yakovlev is out of range and Alleyne Jones settles back down.
Yakovlev is looking to counter punch.
Alleyne Jones misses with a shot to the body
and Yakovlev counters with an inside leg kick.
Alleyne Jones throws a leg kick but Yakovlev moved away.
It looked like Yakovlev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yakovlev throws out a powerful jab.
Alleyne Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yakovlev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yakovlev takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yakovlev scores with a jab. Alleyne Jones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alleyne Jones digs a good hook to Yakovlev's body.
Yakovlev throws a leg kick that is checked
and Alleyne Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some wild striking there from Alleyne Jones.
Yakovlev appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Omari Alleyne Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexander Yakovlev's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yakovlev moves out of range as Alleyne Jones strikes.
Yakovlev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alleyne Jones can pounce on him.
Alleyne Jones throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alleyne Jones lunges at Yakovlev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yakovlev's hand.
Yakovlev takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice defenses there by Alleyne Jones.
Yakovlev checks a low kick from Alleyne Jones.
Alleyne Jones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Alleyne Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Yakovlev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alleyne Jones throws a looping overhand right but Yakovlev ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yakovlev jabs Alleyne Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yakovlev dodges the punch combination from Alleyne Jones.
Alleyne Jones misses with a hook. Yakovlev ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alleyne Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yakovlev.
Alexander Yakovlev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yakovlev connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yakovlev lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Alleyne Jones backs up against the cage.
Alleyne Jones connects with a jab.
Nice shot by Alleyne Jones.
Alleyne Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alleyne Jones misses with a low kick.
Alleyne Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Yakovlev counters with a series of strikes. Alleyne Jones will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yakovlev throws a combination. Alleyne Jones tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Yakovlev throws a big shot that misses.
Alleyne Jones shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Omari Alleyne Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alleyne Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yakovlev makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Alleyne Jones is looking to score with low kicks.
It looked like Yakovlev was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Yakovlev misses with a low kick as Alleyne Jones jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alleyne Jones misses with a right hand
and Yakovlev counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yakovlev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alleyne Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alleyne Jones jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alleyne Jones throws a low kick, looking for Yakovlev's leg but Yakovlev calmly moves out of range.
Alleyne Jones throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Yakovlev was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Yakovlev wants to land a leg kick but Alleyne Jones is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alleyne Jones.
Yakovlev takes one on the button.
Alleyne Jones misses with a leg kick
and Yakovlev counters with a body kick.
Alleyne Jones misses with a low kick as Yakovlev jumps back.
As Alleyne Jones looks to move away, Yakovlev throws a big counter combo but Alleyne Jones just gets out of the way.
Yakovlev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yakovlev lands a head kick. Alleyne Jones smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakovlev moves away from the strike by Alleyne Jones.
Yakovlev looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
It looks like Yakovlev has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
The fighters circling - Alleyne Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alleyne Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yakovlev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alleyne Jones throws a body punch but Yakovlev moves out of range.
Alleyne Jones takes one on the button.
Yakovlev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yakovlev keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yakovlev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alleyne Jones.
Alleyne Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alleyne Jones misses with a hook. Yakovlev ducked under it nicely.
Yakovlev clinches.
Yakovlev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Omari Alleyne Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alleyne Jones misses with a body shot
and Yakovlev counters by clinching up.
Yakovlev breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Alleyne Jones both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yakovlev checks a leg kick.
Alleyne Jones avoids the head kick by Yakovlev.
Yakovlev wants to clinch up but Alleyne Jones keeps it at a distance.
Alleyne Jones misses with a low kick.
Alleyne Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yakovlev counters by moving into the clinch.
Yakovlev tries to break free but Alleyne Jones pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Alleyne Jones.
Yakovlev is trying to force a seperation but Alleyne Jones has the dominant position.
Alleyne Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alleyne Jones misses with a body punch.
Alleyne Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alleyne Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alleyne Jones misses with a body punch.
Yakovlev has had enough of the clinch but Alleyne Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Yakovlev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alleyne Jones lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Omari Alleyne Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alexander Yakovlev's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A slow jab from Alleyne Jones misses its intended target.
Alleyne Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yakovlev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alleyne Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yakovlev counters with a stiff right hand.
Yakovlev misses with the combination.
Yakovlev misses with a hook
and Alleyne Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yakovlev is looking to score with low kicks.
Alleyne Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Yakovlev counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the liver by Alleyne Jones. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alleyne Jones lands with a cross.
Alleyne Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick from Yakovlev lands but Alleyne Jones takes it in his stride.
Yakovlev on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Yakovlev misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alleyne Jones tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yakovlev is able to avoid easily.
Yakovlev misses with a looping right.
A big left from Yakovlev misses.
Alleyne Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yakovlev takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Alleyne Jones lands with a hook. Yakovlev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yakovlev looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Alleyne Jones takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Alleyne Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yakovlev drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yakovlev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alleyne Jones.
A jab from Alleyne Jones does it's job there.
Yakovlev takes one to the side of the head.
Alleyne Jones with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakovlev throws a nice looking combination but Alleyne Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Alleyne Jones does no damage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alleyne Jones, right into the meat.
Good standup being displayed there by Yakovlev as he connects with a hook.
Good leg kick by Alleyne Jones there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Alleyne Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Yakovlev.
Yakovlev blocks a jab.
Alleyne Jones with a nice cross.
Yakovlev throws out a loose jab but Alleyne Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alleyne Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Alleyne Jones finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yakovlev scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alleyne Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Alleyne Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Alleyne Jones misses the target.
Alleyne Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Yakovlev counters with a left to the body.
Alleyne Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yakovlev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yakovlev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yakovlev checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yakovlev went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Yakovlev swinging wildly here.
Alleyne Jones throws a leg kick
and Yakovlev counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Alleyne Jones throws a front kick aimed at Yakovlev's knee but Yakovlev avoids it well.
Alleyne Jones thows a leg kick but Yakovlev checks it
and Yakovlev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yakovlev misses with a hook. Alleyne Jones ducked under it nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Alleyne Jones misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Alleyne Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yakovlev is looking to land body kicks.
Yakovlev throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A big right from Alleyne Jones misses.
Yakovlev connects with a right hand. Alleyne Jones shakes it off.
Alleyne Jones is rocked!
Yakovlev cracks Alleyne Jones with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alleyne Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Yakovlev finish him?
Alleyne Jones motions for Yakovlev to come forward. Alleyne Jones throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alleyne Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Yakovlev circles away.
Yakovlev lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Alleyne Jones falls backwards - clearly groggy! Yakovlev dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Yakovlev!
Alexander Yakovlev 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 Kid Fireball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kizeal Ingram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kid Fireball!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kizeal Ingram!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fireball cracks Ingram with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fireball lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fireball fails to land with a series of punches.
Ingram misses with a hook
and Fireball counters with a head kick.
Ingram lands with a nice body punch.
Ingram lands a nice shot to the body.
Kid Fireball seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fireball missing with a left hand there. Ingram was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ingram swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A shot to the body from Fireball misses
and Ingram counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fireball misses with a double jab.
Ingram takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fireball throws a hook to the side of Ingram's head but Ingram sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ingram feints a counter leg kick.
Ingram swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ingram connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingram jabs Fireball to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ingram ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fireball takes a swing at Ingram's ribcage but misses.
Ingram staying out of range there.
Fireball throws a head kick but Ingram moves out of range.
Fireball looks to land a left hand but Ingram moved out of range nicely.
Ingram appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fireball misses with a jab to the body
and Ingram counters with a stiff right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Fireball. Those never looked like landing.
Fireball backing away here, and Ingram unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fireball throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ingram counters with an inside leg kick.
Fireball takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fireball misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fireball misses with a series of wild punches.
Ingram throws a looping overhand right but Fireball ducks down to avoid it.
Fireball is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ingram keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fireball looks to score with a jab to the body but Ingram is just out of range.
Ingram keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fireball swinging wildly here.
Ingram is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fireball with a body shot.
Ingram scores with a jab.
Fireball misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Fireball throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Ingram was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fireball swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ingram counters with a nice uppercut.
Fireball is looking to land body kicks.
Fireball throws a body shot but no joy.
Ingram is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fireball with a body shot.
Fireball swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fireball misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fireball tries a head kick but it misses.
Ingram changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fireball swings widly with a right hand
and Ingram counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ingram lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fireball works Ingram's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fireball takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fireball swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fireball ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ingram moves away.
Fireball misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ingram fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ingram throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ingram ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fireball moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Fireball misses the target.
Fireball throws a shot from downtown. Ingram moves away and avoids it.
Ingram steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fireball.
A leg kick checked by Fireball.
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 Kid Fireball will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fireball lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fireball will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab from Ingram.
Ingram attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fireball throws an overhand right that lands on Ingram's shoulder, as Ingram tries to avoid the shot.
Fireball swings for the body but Ingram moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fireball swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ingram cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ingram cracks Fireball with a good jab.
Ingram takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingram blocks a head kick by Fireball.
Ingram misses with a low kick.
Fireball throwing a counter right hand but Ingram manages to avoid it.
Kid Fireball is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fireball misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fireball uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ingram.
Ingram needs to keep his hands up - Fireball had a free shot at his head there.
Ingram digs a good hook to Fireball's body.
Ingram needs to keep his hands up - Fireball had a free shot at his head there.
Fireball misses with a hook
and Ingram counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fireball tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kid Fireball is winning the standup battle so far.
Fireball throws a sloppy body shot
and Ingram makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fireball throws a shot from downtown. Ingram moves away and avoids it.
Ingram appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fireball lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fireball swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fireball lands with a shot to the body.
Fireball swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ingram counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ingram.
Fireball connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ingram's hands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fireball.
Ingram fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fireball has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ingram misses with an uppercut.
Fireball scores with a hook to the body. Ingram takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ingram looks to throw the jab but Fireball is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fireball, as that shot connected.
Ingram swings for the body but Fireball moves out of range.
Ingram avoids the head kick by Fireball.
Fireball takes a swing at Ingram's ribcage but misses.
Fireball throws a poor cross that misses
and Ingram counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ingram takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fireball slips a straight right by Ingram.
Fireball misses with an uppercut
and Ingram counters with a nice uppercut.
Ingram on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fireball swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fireball misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fireball is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fireball lands with a hook. Ingram tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ingram fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fireball manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fireball misses with a body shot.
Fireball lands with an uppercut that bounces Ingram off the cage and back into range.
Ingram misses with a looping right.
Ingram thumps Fireball with a low kick.
Fireball throws a half hearted mid kick.
It seemed like Ingram was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fireball catches Ingram with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fireball misses with a body shot.
Ingram jabs Fireball to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kid Fireball dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Ingram showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fireball.
Ingram takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fireball throws a right and a left that Ingram avoids nicely.
Fireball scores with a jab to the body.
Fireball works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fireball scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ingram blocks a head kick by Fireball.
Fireball is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ingram can do to turn this around?
Fireball misses with a lunging right hand
and Ingram counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ingram keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingram throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ingram lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fireball throws a jab but it's blocked by Ingram.
Fireball connects with a jab.
Fireball avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fireball closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ingram misses with a left hand
and Fireball counters with a straight right hand.
Fireball looks to throw the jab but Ingram is out of range.
Fireball lands with a straight right. Ingram didn't see that one coming.
Fireball throws a shot from downtown. Ingram moves away and avoids it.
Fireball lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ingram staying out of range there.
Fireball throws a body shot but no joy.
Ingram is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fireball with a body shot.
Ingram waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fireball.
Ingram tries a low kick but Fireball avoids it.
Ingram walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fireball checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fireball cracks the inside of Ingram's front leg.
Fireball swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fireball pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ingram dodges the punch combination from Fireball.
A nice side step and Ingram releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ingram.
Nice jab there from Fireball.
Ingram is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fireball.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Ingram might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Fireball has got the better of the exchanges.
Ingram misses the shot to the body.
Fireball misses with a right hand
and Ingram connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fireball throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ingram let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ingram takes one on the button.
Ingram throws a shot to the body.
Fireball lands a jab to the head.
Kizeal Ingram has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kid Fireball is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fireball misses with a combination
and Ingram counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fireball thinking.
Ingram scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ingram throws a low kick but Fireball moves out of range easily.
A jab from Fireball finds it's way through Ingram's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick by Fireball misses
and Ingram connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Kid Fireball has been cut.
Fireball fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ingram falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Fireball counter with a right hand.
Fireball throws a sloppy body shot
and Ingram counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fireball misses with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kid Fireball showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fireball 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kid Fireball!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hamish Darrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uri Haber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hamish Darrow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Uri Haber!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haber blocks a head kick by Darrow.
Haber connects with an inside leg kick.
Darrow has closed the distance and engaged Haber in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land.
Darrow with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Haber is trying to stall.
Haber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haber is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Habers head.
We've been informed that Haber has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haber presses Darrow against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Haber.
Darrow misses with a punch to the body.
Darrow lands a hook that snaps the head of Haber backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haber blocks a body shot from Darrow.
Haber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Haber is struggling to control the position.
Haber lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Haber holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Haber leaning his opponent against the cage.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haber is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Darrow is keeping busy.
Darrow misses with a knee strike.
Haber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darrow misses with some punches.
Darrow comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Uri Haber has been cut.
Haber is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Darrow works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haber stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Haber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haber lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Haber tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darrow's elbow.
Darrow misses with the head strike.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Darrow - that landed with a thud.
Darrow blocks a body shot from Haber.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Haber uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Haber creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darrow tries a knee to the head but Haber blocks it.
Haber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haber makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Darrow lands a nice uppercut.
Haber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haber lands a body punch.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
Haber throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Darrow lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Haber.
Darrow prevents a body shot from Haber.
Haber tries to stall but Darrow uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darrow takes a shot to the head.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haber misses with a body punch.
Darrow tries a body shot but Haber blocks it.
Darrow lands a body shot in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Haber takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Haber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haber throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Haber tries a body shot but Darrow blocks it.
Haber lands a right hand that snaps the head of Darrow backwards.
Darrow misses with the head strike.
Darrow can't find room to land a body shot as Haber controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haber misses with a punch to the body.
Haber lands a right hand.
Darrow lands a left hand.
Darrow tries to throw a body punch but Haber avoids it by throwing Darrow back against the cage.
Haber leaning against his opponent.
Darrow gets through Haber's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Darrow.
Darrow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haber backwards.
Darrow being controlled against the cage.
Darrow working aggressively here.
Darrow lands with a light punch inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Darrow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Haber has Darrow pressed against the cage.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
Darrow misses with a body punch.
Darrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hamish Darrow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Uri Haber's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Haber swings away with a body shot that misses
and Darrow counters with a left to the body.
Haber takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fighters circle momentarily. Haber darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Haber throws a head kick that misses.
Darrow gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Haber.
Haber goes for a double leg but Darrow avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Darrow continues to drive forward.
Darrow takes a swing at Haber's ribcage but misses.
Haber throws out a counter right but Darrow avoids it with no problem.
Haber scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Haber fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haber takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Darrow tries to close the distance and clinch but Haber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Darrow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haber.
Haber wants to counter the offense by Darrow and move into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Haber's head backwards.
Darrow lands a jab to the nose.
Hamish Darrow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haber avoids the head kick by Darrow.
The crowd cheers as Haber lands an impressive looking overhand right. Darrow doesn't seem phased though.
Darrow connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Haber momentarily.
Darrow throws a body punch but Haber moves out of range.
Haber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Darrow shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Haber lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Haber lands a jab.
Haber throws the left hand but Darrow avoids the punch easily.
Haber shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Haber just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haber throws the left hand but Darrow avoids the punch easily.
Hamish Darrow is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darrow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Uri Haber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haber clinches up against the cage.
Haber tries a body shot but Darrow blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Darrow.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Haber uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haber.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darrow lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Haber.
Darrow cracks Haber with a nice body shot.
Haber is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darrow.
Darrow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow.
Darrow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Haber backwards.
Haber tries to throw a body punch but Darrow avoids it by throwing Haber back against the cage.
Darrow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Darrow lands with a light punch inside.
Haber's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Darrow here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A short right from Darrow on the inside.
Haber struggles to land a body shot inside as Darrow controls his hands.
Haber swings wildly with an uppercut but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow tries to work over Haber's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darrow gets through Haber's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Darrow lands a hook that snaps the head of Haber backwards.
Darrow misses with a body punch.
Haber tries a body shot but Darrow blocks it.
Haber tries to throw a body punch but Darrow avoids it by throwing Haber back against the cage.
Darrow tries a body shot but Haber blocks it.
Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Haber.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darrow is leaning against Haber and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Darrow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haber can do to turn this around?
A right hook to the body lands for Haber.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow.
Haber tries to work over Darrow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Haber.
Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hamish Darrow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Darrow is working Haber over against the cage.
Darrow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Haber blocks an uppercut.
Haber stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Haber.
Darrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haber lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Darrow or not.
Haber misses with a punch to the body.
Haber tries to work over Darrow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Haber lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Haber looking to slow down the pace here.
Darrow working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hamish Darrow dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Uri Haber's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Haber lands a right hook to the body.
Haber throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haber works the jab nicely.
Haber keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darrow.
Haber doesn't manage to clinch there - Darrow circles away.
Darrow appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Darrow takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Haber lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Darrow lands a high kick!
Nice straight punches there by Haber. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Haber.
Darrow tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Darrow with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haber checks a leg kick nicely.
Darrow misses with a body shot.
As Darrow backs off Haber throws a huge counter combo but Darrow manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow moves out of range of the leg kick from Haber.
Darrow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darrow moves away.
Darrow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haber tries to counter with a clinch but Darrow shakes him off and moves away.
Darrow instigates a clinch.
Darrow gets through Haber's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Darrow misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Darrow.
Haber can't find room to land a body shot as Darrow controls the action.
Darrow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haber.
Darrow lands with a light punch inside.
Darrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow.
Haber looking to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Darrow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Darrow.
Darrow with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Haber lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darrow pushes Haber back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haber avoiding damage as Darrow throws knees to the body.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darrow pushes Haber back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Haber.
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land.
Darrow tries to throw a body punch but Haber avoids it by throwing Darrow back against the cage.
Haber tries to throw a body punch but Darrow avoids it by throwing Haber back against the cage.
Darrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Haber takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow scores with a shoulder strike.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Haber pushes Darrow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darrow lands a nice shot to the body.
Haber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haber avoids a wild elbow strike from Darrow.
Haber blocks an uppercut.
Haber tries to work over Darrow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Haber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Haber.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haber tries to work over Darrow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Haber misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land.
Haber misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow prevents a body shot from Haber.
Darrow lands a body punch.
Haber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darrow cracks Haber with a nice body shot.
Haber takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Haber tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darrow's elbow.
Darrow misses with some punches.
Haber blocking some punches.
Haber blocks an uppercut.
Haber displaying some good clinch control by pressing Darrow up against the cage.
Darrow lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Haber or not.
Haber prevents a body shot from Darrow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Darrow.
Haber wants to stall.
Darrow misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hamish Darrow clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Uri Haber's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Haber slips under a jab from Darrow.
Haber moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Darrow. No joy for Haber on that attempt.
Haber tries to clinch up but Darrow circles away and keeps his distance.
Darrow swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Haber closes the distance but Darrow moves to the side
and Darrow counters with a slapping leg kick.
Haber scores with a decent looking hook.
Haber misses with a wild body shot.
Darrow dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Haber. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow doesn't manage to clinch there - Haber circles away.
Darrow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Darrow thumps Haber with a low kick.
Darrow stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Haber.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haber tries a head kick but it misses.
Darrow looks to score with a jab to the body but Haber is just out of range.
Darrow throws a body shot but no joy.
Darrow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haber was well out of range. Poor timing from Darrow.
Darrow tries a head kick but it misses.
Haber throws a head kick that half lands.
Darrow walks into a stiff left hand from Haber.
Darrow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Haber darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Haber closes the distance and clinches.
Darrow tries to work over Haber's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darrow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haber's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darrow lands a body shot in the clinch.
Haber lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Habers head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darrow lands with a short shot to the head.
Haber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darrow letting Haber take a breather here.
Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Darrow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Haber tries to throw a body punch but Darrow avoids it by throwing Haber back against the cage.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haber.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
Haber managing to block the knees to the body from Darrow.
Nice body punch from Darrow.
Haber swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land.
Haber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haber tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darrow's elbow.
Darrow cracks Haber with a nice body shot.
A short left from Darrow.
Darrow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Darrow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Haber tries a body shot but Darrow blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Darrow.
Darrow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haber.
A head punch on the inside from Haber fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
Haber manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Darrow lands a right hand.
Darrow lands with a light punch inside.
Darrow tries a knee to the head but Haber blocks it.
A short right from Darrow.
A short right from Darrow on the inside.
Haber blocking some punches.
Haber lands a right hand that snaps the head of Darrow backwards.
Darrow misses with the head strike.
Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hamish Darrow had his way with Uri Haber in that round.
The cut man is working on Uri Haber'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. And we move into the final round!
Haber is looking to clinch but Darrow is avoiding it.
Haber is trying hard to land a takedown here. Darrow sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Darrow works Haber's body with a nice hook.
Haber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darrow.
Haber misses the shot to the body.
Darrow is looking to counter with head kicks.
Darrow is looking to score with low kicks.
Darrow tries to clinch there but Haber circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Haber counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Haber holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Darrow pushes Haber back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darrow can't find room to land a body shot as Haber controls the action.
Haber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haber softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Haber can't find room to land a body shot as Darrow controls the action.
Darrow lands a nice uppercut.
Haber lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Haber misses with a body punch.
Knees to the body from Darrow.
Haber cracks Darrow with a nice body shot.
Darrow throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Haber is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Haber misses with a body punch.
Darrow lands a shot to the body.
Haber tries to stall but Darrow uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Haber takes a shot to the head.
Darrow blocks a body shot from Haber.
Haber just leaning against Darrow, taking a breather.
Darrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darrow pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Haber is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Darrow is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Haber - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Darrow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Haber misses with a punch to the body.
Haber stalling in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Haber.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Haber creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haber makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Haber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darrow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darrow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow.
Darrow can't find room to land a body shot as Haber controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haber blocks an elbow strike.
Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haber blocks an uppercut.
Darrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Habers head.
Haber blocking some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Haber.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haber misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Haber - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haber.
Haber lands an uppercut.
Haber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hamish Darrow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Haber blocks a body shot from Darrow.
Haber misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haber.
Haber prevents a body shot from Darrow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow misses with the head strike.
Haber tries to work over Darrow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Haber looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice body punch from Haber.
Haber misses with some punches.
Darrow throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Darrow misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darrow.
Uri Haber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haber tries to work over Darrow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Haber blocks a body shot from Darrow.
Haber tries to throw a body punch but Darrow avoids it by throwing Haber back against the cage.
Haber stalling in the clinch but Darrow improves position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hamish Darrow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Darrow, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hamish Darrow!
Hamish Darrow retains his welterweight title!
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