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DFC Asylum 5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stale Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn has chosen Sorry as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Stale Penn enters the cage!
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265 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Justin Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stale Penn!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn tries to clinch but Lewis is having none of it.
Penn shoots in and drives through. Lewis sprawls well.
Penn shoots in but Lewis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Penn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Penn has a takedown stuffed.
Justin Lewis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stale Penn.
Lewis tries to land a front kick but Penn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stale Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewis slaps away a takedown attempt from Penn, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Penn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lewis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Penn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lewis sprawls well. Lewis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Penn gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Penn turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Penn manages to end up in side control.
Penn trying to control the position but Lewis is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Lewis has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Penn but great work by Lewis.
Penn regains half guard.
It looks like Lewis is going to stand back up.
Lewis stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Penn tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lewis defends well and Penn ends up having to push Lewis into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lewis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lewis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Penn.
Lewis just misses with a punch to the body.
Penn shoots in for a takedown but Lewis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lewis takes the fight into the clinch.
Lewis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Penn.
Penn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lewis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Penn has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lewis is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lewis closes the distance and pushes Penn back into the cage.
Lewis looking to throw knees to the head but Penn is blocking nicely.
Lewis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
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!
Lewis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Penn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Penn drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lewis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Penn.
It looks like Justin Lewis has been cut.
Penn tries for a takedown but Lewis manages to get underhooks.
Lewis misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn tries to break the clinch but Lewis is controlling the position.
Penn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lewis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Penn scores with a shot to the side of Lewis's head.
Penn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lewis pulls his leg out and moves away.
Penn shoots for a takedown but Lewis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lewis closes the distance and clinches.
Lewis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Penn blocks it with crossed arms.
Penn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lewis smiles and moves away.
Lewis misses with a looping left.
Penn shoots in looking for a takedown but Lewis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Penn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lewis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Penn, pushing him back against the cage.
Lewis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Penn.
Lewis crunches a lovely knee into Penn's ribcage.
Penn looks winded!
Lewis tries to land knees in the clinch but Penn avoids the damage to the body.
Penn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lewis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lewis misses with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lewis managing to block the knees to the body from Penn.
Penn has Lewis pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lewis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lewis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lewis missing with knees to the body.
Penn is working for takedown but Lewis is calmly controlling the position for now.
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!
Lewis misses with a knee strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lewis tries to land a knee to the head but Penn blocks with his arms.
Penn has Lewis pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lewis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Penn is trying to drag Lewis to the mat but Lewis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lewis tries to land a knee to the head but Penn blocks with his arms.
Penn tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lewis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Lewis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Justin Lewis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Penn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lewis as he avoids it easily.
Penn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lewis circles away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Penn or perhaps it was just good defense by Lewis, which made it look bad.
Justin Lewis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stale Penn.
Penn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lewis swats away the attempt to clinch by Penn.
Lewis moves into the clinch.
Lewis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lewis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Penn tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Penn is defending well for now.
Penn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lewis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lewis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lewis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Penn shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Penn was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lewis is trying to buck Penn off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Penn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lewis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Penn.
Penn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lewis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Penn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Penn swats away the attempt to clinch by Lewis.
Lewis throws a wild body kick that Penn sees coming a mile off.
Lewis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Lewis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis stuffs the takedown attempt from Penn. Penn gets slowly back to his feet.
Penn darts in looking for a takedown but Lewis gets double underhooks and turns Penn into the cage.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lewis tries to land a knee to the head but Penn blocks with his arms.
Penn tries to pull guard but Lewis holds him up against the cage and eventually Penn drops back down to his feet.
Penn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lewis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Penn successfully pulls guard.
Penn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewis wanted to stand there but Penn had control of the position.
Penn looking for a sweep. Not yet Penn, not yet.
Lewis wants to get up but he can't break Penn's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lewis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is trying to control the position but Lewis postures up.
Lewis stands up from Penn's guard - Lewis perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lewis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lewis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lewis looks to land a right hand but Penn moved out of range.
Penn dives in and grabs Lewis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lewis pushes down on Penn's head and hops out.
Penn has Lewis up against the cage in a clinch.
Lewis tries to land a knee to the head but Penn blocks with his arms.
Lewis tries to land a knee to the head but Penn blocks with his arms.
Penn managing to block the knees to the body from Lewis.
Lewis with a knee to the head.
Lewis trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries a knee to the head but Penn blocks it.
Lewis misses with a knee to the head.
Penn gets control of Lewis's arms and successfully pulls guard. Penn will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Penn 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.
Lewis wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Penn's closed guard. He's half up but Penn has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Penn pivots and extends the arm, Lewis falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Penn! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stale Penn!
Stale Penn very nearly forgot to thank Sully's Bar & Grill amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robbin Nevil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robbin Nevil has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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140 lbs
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144 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robbin Nevil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jay Scott!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nevil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Scott takes a swing at Nevil's ribcage but misses.
Nevil throws a hook but Scott avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Nevil lands an impressive looking overhand right. Scott doesn't seem phased though.
Scott tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nevil manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Scott has his takedown stuffed
and Nevil counters with a nice uppercut.
Nevil lands a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Scott.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nevil struggles to land a body shot inside as Scott controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott takes a shot to the head.
Nevil gets through Scott's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Scott.
Nevil lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Scott.
Scott missing with knees to the body.
Nevil tries a body shot but Scott blocks it.
Nevil lands a left hand that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Nevil.
Nevil definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nevil scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nevil pushes Scott back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scott trying to stall but Nevil improves his position.
Scott tries to land knees in the clinch but Nevil avoids the damage to the body.
Scott's coach down at The Bear's Den was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Scott's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Scott stalling in the clinch.
Nevil scores with a shot to the side of Scott's head.
Nevil lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Scott tries to stall but Nevil uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nevil lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Scott on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott with a poor takedown
and Nevil counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nevil gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Scott has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nevil after a bit of a struggle.
Robbin Nevil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Scott.
A nice left hand lands by Nevil.
Nevil lands a nice uppercut.
Nevil scores with a hook to the body.
Nevil lands a left hand.
Nevil lands with a light punch inside.
Scott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice uppercut there from Nevil.
Scott misses with a right hand
and Nevil connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Scott is rocked!
Nevil scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Scott is still on wobbly legs! Can Nevil finish him?
Robbin Nevil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevil moves away from the strike by Scott.
Nevil is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nevil lunges at Scott with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Scott's hand.
Nevil takes the fight into the clinch.
Nevil softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nevil dips a shoulder and cracks Scott with a mighty uppercut! Scott falls back against the cage and Nevil unloads with a barrage of strikes! Scott is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Nevil screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robbin Nevil!
In his post fight interview, Robbin Nevil started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brano Mc Gregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Virat Kohli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brano Mc Gregor has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 lbs
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177 lbs
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brano Mc Gregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Virat Kohli!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mc Gregor has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mc Gregor breaks from the clinch.
Kohli throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mc Gregor.
Mc Gregor shoots for a double leg takedown but Kohli sprawls well. He's pushed Mc Gregor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kohli lands with a shot to the body.
Kohli misses with a lunging right hand
and Mc Gregor counters with a good low kick that Kohli was not able to check.
Mc Gregor lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mc Gregor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Virat Kohli has been cut.
Mc Gregor moves into the clinch.
Mc Gregor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mc Gregor is trying to pull guard but Kohli turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mc Gregor - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mc Gregor will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kohli up against the cage.
Mc Gregor has Kohli pushed against the cage.
Mc Gregor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mc Gregor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kohli.
Kohli lands with a left to the head.
Mc Gregor tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kohli just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brano Mc Gregor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kohli swings wildly with an uppercut but Mc Gregor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Kohli scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mc Gregor.
Mc Gregor pulls Kohli into guard.
Mc Gregor is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Russian Fighting Community Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Mc Gregor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kohli is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kohli pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mc Gregor is keeping the position for now.
Mc Gregor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kohli pushes down on Mc Gregor's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kohli trying to mount his opponent but Mc Gregor defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mc Gregor tries to roll over but Kohli keeps him under control.
Mc Gregor is working hard here to advance position.
Mc Gregor moves into full guard.
Kohli won't allow Mc Gregor to sweep him here.
Mc Gregor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mc Gregor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kohli on the ground.
Mc Gregor wants to sweep here but Kohli controlling him for the moment.
Mc Gregor wriggles free and stands up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kohli tries to keep at a distance but Mc Gregor has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mc Gregor breaks the clinch.
Mc Gregor tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kohli defends well and Mc Gregor ends up having to push Kohli into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mc Gregor closes the distance and clinches up with Kohli, looking for a takedown. Mc Gregor pushes Kohli against the cage but Kohli circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
It seemed like Kohli was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mc Gregor cracks Kohli with a good jab.
Kohli misses the shot to the body.
Mc Gregor rushes Kohli and presses him up against the cage.
Kohli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mc Gregor's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mc Gregor.
Mc Gregor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kohli is defending well for now.
Kohli tries a body shot but Mc Gregor blocks it.
Mc Gregor fails to pull guard.
A head punch on the inside from Kohli fails to land.
Kohli misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mc Gregor.
A right handed body shot lands from Kohli.
Mc Gregor blocks an uppercut.
Mc Gregor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Virat Kohli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mc Gregor slips a jab from Kohli.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mc Gregor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mc Gregor instigates a clinch.
Mc Gregor decides to pull guard.
Kohli stopping the sweep attempt from Mc Gregor.
Kohli is pushing down on Mc Gregor's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mc Gregor is fighting to maintain full guard but Kohli has managed to sneak the leg through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kohli tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mc Gregor knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mc Gregor is looking for a sweep. Kohli is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kohli passes to full mount!
Kohli stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Mc Gregor moves into range and clinches up with Kohli.
Mc Gregor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brano Mc Gregor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Virat Kohli's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mc Gregor moves away from the strike by Kohli.
Kohli walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mc Gregor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kohli can do to turn this around?
Kohli gets tackled into the cage by Mc Gregor. Mc Gregor maintains the clinch.
Mc Gregor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kohli backwards.
Mc Gregor goes for a takedown attempt but Kohli pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mc Gregor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kohli throws a hook but Mc Gregor blocks it.
Kohli throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mc Gregor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kohli but Kohli pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brano Mc Gregor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mc Gregor wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mc Gregor instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mc Gregor jumps into guard, dragging Kohli to the mat.
Mc Gregor wants to sweep here but Kohli controlling him for the moment.
Kohli stands up from Mc Gregor's guard - Kohli perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kohli connects with a body shot that sends Mc Gregor's belly button to the back.
Mc Gregor shoots in for a takedown but Kohli shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mc Gregor wants to clinch.
Kohli circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kohli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mc Gregor cracks Kohli with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mc Gregor wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mc Gregor drives through and clinches with Kohli against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mc Gregor.
Kohli is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mc Gregor is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Kohli to the mat. Kohli regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
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!
Mc Gregor controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mc Gregor works over Kohli with some ground and pound from guard.
Kohli wants to stand up but Mc Gregor is controlling him.
Mc Gregor has gone for a leg lock! Kohli slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mc Gregor's guard.
Mc Gregor is trying to control the position but Kohli postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mc Gregor has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kohli can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kohli tries to free his leg and advance position but Mc Gregor is retaining full guard.
Mc Gregor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mc Gregor is looking for a triangle but Kohli pushes his legs off easily.
Kohli stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mc Gregor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mc Gregor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mc Gregor wants to stand up but Kohli is controlling him.
Mc Gregor looking for a guillotine here but Kohli defends easily.
Kohli stopping the sweep attempt from Mc Gregor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kohli lying in Mc Gregor's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Mc Gregor decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Kohli taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brano Mc Gregor!
A very excited looking Brano Mc Gregor 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.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clarence Van Gaal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob McBobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clarence Van Gaal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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167 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Clarence Van Gaal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob McBobs!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBobs wants to clinch.
Van Gaal looks to land a right hand but McBobs moved out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - McBobs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McBobs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Van Gaal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Van Gaal wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bob McBobs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McBobs tries to clinch but Van Gaal is having none of it.
McBobs tries to clinch up but Van Gaal circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Gaal throws a body punch but McBobs moves out of range.
McBobs looks to clinch
and Van Gaal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McBobs tries to clinch but Van Gaal moves away
enabling Van Gaal to counter with a crisp jab.
McBobs is rocked!
Van Gaal circles away from the clinch attempt
and Van Gaal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McBobs is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Gaal finish him?
McBobs is looking to clinch.
Van Gaal fires out a quick counter leg kick but McBobs just manages to avoid it.
McBobs seems to have recovered his senses.
Van Gaal has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Wilder MMA in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McBobs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBobs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McBobs is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McBobs tries to clinch but Van Gaal moves out of range.
McBobs fails with an attempt to clinch.
McBobs tries to clinch up but Van Gaal circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Gaal throwing a counter right hand but McBobs manages to avoid it.
McBobs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McBobs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Van Gaal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McBobs takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McBobs closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Van Gaal misses with a hook. McBobs ducked under it nicely.
McBobs fails with an attempt to clinch.
McBobs takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McBobs tries to clinch up.
McBobs tries to clinch up.
An attempted straight right counter from Van Gaal misses the target.
McBobs looks to clinch
and Van Gaal counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Gaal throws a head kick that misses.
McBobs fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Gaal misses the target.
McBobs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Gaal thinks about countering with a head kick.
McBobs tries to clinch but Van Gaal moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Van Gaal on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Van Gaal keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Gaal throws a counter high kick but McBobs was just alert enough to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Gaal looks to throw the jab but McBobs is out of range.
McBobs fails in his attempt to clinch.
McBobs fails in his attempt to clinch.
McBobs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McBobs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Van Gaal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McBobs looks to clinch
and Van Gaal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Gaal keeps the fight on the outside.
McBobs defending well as Van Gaal loads up on a big left hand.
McBobs was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
McBobs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Gaal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Gaal is looking to counter with head kicks.
Van Gaal is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Van Gaal throws out a loose jab but McBobs uses good head movement to avoid it.
McBobs ducks under a wild hook from Van Gaal.
McBobs wants to clinch but Van Gaal slips to the side
and Van Gaal counters with a nice uppercut.
McBobs blocks a head kick by Van Gaal.
The fight stays on the outside here - McBobs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McBobs on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McBobs clinches.
Van Gaal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Gaal works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Van Gaal presses McBobs against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Van Gaal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Gaal misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBobs tries to clinch but Van Gaal is having none of it.
McBobs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McBobs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Gaal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McBobs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Gaal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McBobs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Van Gaal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McBobs is looking to clinch.
McBobs moves in looking to clinch but Van Gaal pushes him off.
Van Gaal loads up on a big right hand but McBobs slips the punch.
Van Gaal connects with a good right hand that stumbles McBobs. McBobs circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McBobs tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Gaal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McBobs tries to clinch there but Van Gaal circles away.
McBobs takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McBobs pushes Van Gaal up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Gaal scores with a shoulder strike.
Van Gaal digs a right hand underneath McBobs's ribcage. McBobs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Van Gaal lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clarence Van Gaal dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Van Gaal throws a shot from downtown. McBobs moves away and avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - McBobs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McBobs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Gaal lands the left hand.
McBobs slips under a jab.
McBobs staying out of range there.
McBobs tries to clinch up.
Van Gaal appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Van Gaal keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Gaal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McBobs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Gaal.
McBobs tries to clinch up.
McBobs fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Gaal, pushing him back against the cage.
McBobs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McBobs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McBobs struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Gaal controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gaal will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McBobs up against the cage.
McBobs tries a body shot but Van Gaal blocks it.
McBobs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Gaal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McBobs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McBobs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McBobs tries to work over Van Gaal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Gaal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Gaal lands a right hand.
Van Gaal breaks from the clinch.
Clarence Van Gaal is winning the standup battle so far.
McBobs closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Van Gaal counter with a right hand.
Van Gaal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It looked like Van Gaal wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McBobs tries to clinch but Van Gaal moves away
and Van Gaal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McBobs tries to clinch up.
Van Gaal fires out a quick counter leg kick but McBobs just manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McBobs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Gaal digs a right hand into McBobs's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McBobs's gas tank.
McBobs tries to throw a body punch but Van Gaal avoids it by throwing McBobs back against the cage.
McBobs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Van Gaal lands with a left to the head.
McBobs misses with a body punch.
Clarence Van Gaal has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Van Gaal gets through McBobs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McBobs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Gaal breaks the clinch.
Van Gaal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McBobs can do to turn this around?
Van Gaal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McBobs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Gaal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab lands there for Van Gaal.
McBobs tries to clinch there but Van Gaal circles away.
McBobs tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Gaal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McBobs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal throws a looping overhand right but McBobs ducks down to avoid it.
McBobs wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - McBobs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Gaal swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McBobs looks to clinch
and Van Gaal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McBobs is looking to clinch but Van Gaal is avoiding it.
Van Gaal throws a leg kick but McBobs checks it.
McBobs was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
McBobs staying out of range there.
Van Gaal swats away the attempt to clinch by McBobs.
McBobs tries to clinch
letting Van Gaal counter with a right hand.
Van Gaal with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McBobs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Van Gaal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Gaal listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Gaal throws a hook but McBobs avoids it easily.
Van Gaal misses with a hook.
McBobs is looking to clinch but Van Gaal is avoiding it.
Van Gaal throws an overhand right that lands on McBobs's shoulder, as McBobs tries to avoid the shot.
McBobs only half commits to the counter leg kick.
McBobs is looking to clinch but Van Gaal is avoiding it.
A leg kick checked by McBobs.
McBobs tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Van Gaal counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Gaal circles away from the clinch attempt
and Van Gaal counters with a straight right hand.
Van Gaal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McBobs.
McBobs appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
McBobs tries to clinch there but Van Gaal circles away.
McBobs tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Gaal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clarence Van Gaal dominated that second round.
That's time! Van Gaal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
McBobs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Gaal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McBobs wants to clinch up but Van Gaal keeps it at a distance.
Van Gaal seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
McBobs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - McBobs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McBobs tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Van Gaal counter with a right hand.
McBobs tries to clinch but Van Gaal is having none of it.
Van Gaal throws a counter high kick but McBobs was just alert enough to avoid it.
McBobs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Gaal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Gaal throws the left hand but McBobs avoids the punch easily.
McBobs tries to clinch up but Van Gaal circles away and keeps his distance.
McBobs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Gaal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBobs tries to clinch up
and Van Gaal counters with a straight right hand.
McBobs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Gaal.
Van Gaal keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Gaal misses with a hook.
A combination from Van Gaal does no damage.
McBobs was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
McBobs tries to clinch but Van Gaal is having none of it.
McBobs defending well as Van Gaal loads up on a big left hand.
McBobs blocks a jab.
McBobs tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Gaal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McBobs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Van Gaal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBobs doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Gaal circles away.
McBobs wants to clinch.
McBobs moves in looking to clinch but Van Gaal pushes him off.
Van Gaal thows a left - swing and a miss!
McBobs flicks out a counter leg kick but Van Gaal steps away.
A slow jab from Van Gaal misses its intended target.
McBobs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little feinted left hand from Van Gaal on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McBobs tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Gaal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McBobs blocks a head kick by Van Gaal.
McBobs darts in trying to clinch
and Van Gaal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Van Gaal circles away from the clinch attempt.
McBobs tries to clinch there but Van Gaal circles away.
Van Gaal misses with a hook.
McBobs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Gaal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Gaal is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Van Gaal circles away from the clinch attempt.
McBobs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McBobs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Gaal is looking to counter punch.
Clarence Van Gaal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McBobs blocks a jab.
McBobs tries to clinch up but Van Gaal circles away and keeps his distance.
McBobs tries to clinch but Van Gaal is having none of it.
McBobs tries to clinch up.
McBobs fails with an attempt to clinch.
McBobs tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Gaal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Gaal looks to land a right hand but McBobs moved out of range.
McBobs fails in his attempt to clinch.
McBobs tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Gaal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Gaal throwing a counter right hand but McBobs manages to avoid it.
Van Gaal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McBobs manages to avoid it.
Bob McBobs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McBobs tried to score with a low kick but Van Gaal checks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clarence Van Gaal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Van Gaal 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:25
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:25
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clarence Van Gaal!
A relieved looking Clarence Van Gaal thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Axe Xolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien OQuinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). OQuinn has chosen I'm A Dog I'm Sorry- Big Tymers as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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25
154 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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167 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Axe Xolo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien OQuinn!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xolo with a poor takedown
and OQuinn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by OQuinn.
Xolo tries to pull guard but OQuinn forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
OQuinn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from OQuinn.
Nice elbow from OQuinn.
OQuinn has Xolo pushed against the cage.
OQuinn has Xolo pressed against the cage.
OQuinn manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OQuinn cracks Xolo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Xolo fails to land the takedown.
OQuinn tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Axe Xolo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
OQuinn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Xolo. Xolo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xolo shoots for a takedown but OQuinn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Xolo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and OQuinn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Xolo thinking.
Xolo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling OQuinn to counter with a crisp jab.
OQuinn moves into the clinch successfully.
OQuinn stalling in the clinch.
Xolo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables OQuinn to keep the fight standing.
OQuinn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
OQuinn leaning against his opponent.
Xolo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn lands an elbow inside.
Still in the clinch, OQuinn scores with a nice short uppercut.
OQuinn's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Xolo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
OQuinn is struggling to control the position.
Nice elbow from OQuinn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for OQuinn.
OQuinn's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on OQuinn's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
OQuinn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
OQuinn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Xolo's defenses.
OQuinn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Xolos head.
Xolo is rocked!
OQuinn throws a big uppercut that drops Xolo! More strikes from OQuinn and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Xolo lies dazed against the cage as OQuinn celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien OQuinn!
Damien OQuinn decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clayton Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barbosa comes to the cage accompanied by Racionais MC. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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174 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clayton Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jason Black!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black throws an off balance right hand
and Barbosa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barbosa lands a jab to the nose.
Barbosa slips a jab and a cross from Black.
Barbosa tries to clinch but Black is having none of it.
Barbosa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barbosa ducks right into an uppercut from Black.
Black ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
A little jabbing left from Black on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Black. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Black scores with a hook to the body. Barbosa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch but Black swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Black wants to clinch but Barbosa slips to the side
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Black wants to counter the offense by Barbosa and move into the clinch position.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Black throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbosa throws a hook but Black avoids it easily.
Black wants to clinch up but Barbosa keeps it at a distance.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa dives in and grabs Black's left leg, looking for a takedown. Black pushes down on Barbosa's head and hops out.
Jason Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barbosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barbosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Black connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Black on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Black digs a good body shot into Barbosa's ribs.
Black throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Black moves away.
Barbosa is looking to wear down Black with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Black keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Black let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Black throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa is looking to clinch.
Black throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
Barbosa takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Black on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Black thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barbosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A low kick from Black misses
and Barbosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa closes the distance but Black moves to the side
and Black counters with a straight right hand.
Black misses with a hook
and Barbosa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barbosa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Black manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barbosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Barbosa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Black.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Black on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jason Black will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Black tries a head kick but it misses.
Black throws out a powerful jab.
Black scoring well with a low kick there.
Black dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barbosa. That did some damage!
Barbosa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Black sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Black takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Black circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barbosa backing away here, and Black unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black thows a left - swing and a miss!
Black throws a good cross that connects.
Jason Black seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Black throws a leg kick
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbosa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Black finds it's way round the side to connect with Barbosa's head.
Black tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Black misses with a straight left.
Barbosa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Black is just out of range.
Barbosa doesn't manage to clinch there - Black circles away.
Black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbosa feinted with a counter takedown.
Black lands with a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Barbosa misses
and Black counters with a right hand to the body.
Black throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Black scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barbosa in his tracks.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Barbosa might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa throws a hook but Black avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Black misses.
Black throws a sloppy head kick
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Black looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Black swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barbosa cracks a nice hook into Black's ribs.
Barbosa lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Black throws a series of punches but Barbosa avoids them all with ease.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Black sprawls well. Black wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barbosa gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Black throws a hook but Barbosa avoids it easily.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Black misses with a hook. Barbosa ducked under it nicely.
Black doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Black misses.
Barbosa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa lands a jab to Black's midsection.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Black.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Black misses.
Barbosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Black rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barbosa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Black misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Barbosa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Black.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Black uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Black throws out a counter right but Barbosa avoids it with no problem.
A left lands for Barbosa.
Black lands a head kick. Barbosa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with a combination
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barbosa misses with a hook. Black ducked under it nicely.
Black misses with a head kick.
Black throws a good cross that connects.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Black closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Barbosa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
Barbosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barbosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Black misses with the head strike.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Black manages to break the clinch.
Black is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
Black has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barbosa wants to clinch.
Jason Black is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
It seemed like Black was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Black counters with a straight right hand.
Black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Barbosa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Clayton Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Black connects with a body shot that sends Barbosa's belly button to the back.
Black throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barbosa swings for the body but Black moves out of range.
Barbosa scores with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jason Black.
I've got Black winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Black!
A victorious Jason Black thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Affe Vanhanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avery Churchill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vanhanen's entrance music is Medieval pagan music - Runestones. A fine choice. The key to victory for Affe Vanhanen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Affe Vanhanen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Avery Churchill!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Churchill throws a right hand that misses
and Vanhanen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vanhanen connects with the punch.
Churchill throws a poor cross that misses
and Vanhanen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vanhanen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Churchill throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Vanhanen to counter with a crisp jab.
Vanhanen lands a jab to Churchill's midsection.
Churchill throws a hook but Vanhanen blocks it.
Vanhanen seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Churchill walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Churchill misses with a jab to the body
and Vanhanen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Churchill misses with a right hand
and Churchill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Churchill is rocked!
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Churchill has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
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!
Churchill throws a right hand that misses
and Vanhanen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Churchill is still on wobbly legs! Can Vanhanen finish him?
Churchill swings widly with a right hand
and Vanhanen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Churchill throws a right hand that misses
and Vanhanen counters with a left to the body.
Churchill looks winded!
Churchill throws a poor cross that misses
and Vanhanen counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Churchill has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Affe Vanhanen!
Affe Vanhanen retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Affe Vanhanen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between King Phol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Sizov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King Phol has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Phol!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Sizov!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sizov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Phol.
Phol seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Phol scores with a leg kick.
Sizov swinging wildly here.
Phol seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sizov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phol was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from Sizov.
Phol thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sizov if he has to take too many more of those.
Sizov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Phol circles away quickly and effectively.
An attempted straight right counter from Phol misses the target.
Sizov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Phol was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sizov.
Sizov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sizov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Phol throwing a counter right hand but Sizov manages to avoid it.
Sizov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sizov throws a right and a left that Phol avoids nicely.
Sizov misses with a hook
and Phol counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Alexander Sizov has been cut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sizov, as that shot connected.
It looks like King Phol has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phol sends Sizov crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Phol is motioning to the referee to let Sizov up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Sizov is rocked!
Phol throws a quick head kick that knocks Sizov silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Phol is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). King Phol!
King Phol retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Didier Drogba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Savkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Didier Drogba!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Savkov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savkov looks to land a left hand but Drogba moved out of range nicely.
Savkov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Drogba missing with a left hand there. Savkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drogba seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Savkov throws a jab but it's blocked by Drogba.
Savkov throws a jab but it's blocked by Drogba.
Savkov fails with the takedown.
An attempted straight right counter from Drogba misses the target.
Savkov shoots in and bounces Drogba off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Savkov throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savkov is looking to work some ground and pound but Drogba has wrist control.
Drogba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Savkov scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savkov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Savkov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Drogba knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Savkov on the ground.
Savkov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drogba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Savkov trying to control but Drogba is working from the bottom.
Savkov throwing strikes but missing.
Savkov throws an elbow that misses. Drogba uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Savkov's guard. Nice move by Drogba!
Savkov is looking to sweep but instead, Drogba has passed into half guard.
Drogba wants to free his trapped foot but Savkov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savkov gets full guard.
Savkov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Drogba's guard.
Savkov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Savkov throws a big right hand that misses.
Drogba wants to sweep here but Savkov controlling him for the moment.
Drogba keeping moving, preventing Savkov from controlling successfully.
Savkov scoring with some ground and pound.
Drogba avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Savkov connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savkov throws a big elbow that misses.
Savkov landing some decent shots from guard.
Savkov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drogba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Savkov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Savkov wants to control from the top but Drogba keeps moving.
Drogba looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Drogba keeping moving, preventing Savkov from controlling successfully.
Savkov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Drogba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Savkov.
Drogba misses with a straight right.
Drogba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Savkov.
Didier Drogba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Savkov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Savkov shoots in and drives through. Drogba sprawls well.
It looked like Drogba wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Savkov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Drogba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drogba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drogba misses with a looping right.
Savkov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drogba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savkov.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Savkov throws a big shot that misses.
Jab by Savkov.
Savkov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Drogba defends well and Savkov ends up having to push Drogba into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Didier Drogba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pavel Savkov.
Drogba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Savkov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Drogba takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fighters circling - Drogba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Savkov throws a hook to the side of Drogba's head but Drogba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Savkov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drogba throws a body shot but no joy.
Savkov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Drogba takes one to the chin there.
Savkov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Savkov loads up on a big right hand but Drogba slips the punch.
Savkov misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Drogba.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savkov throws a big shot that misses.
Drogba scores with a hook to the body. Savkov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Savkov throws a shot from downtown. Drogba moves away and avoids it.
Savkov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogba misses the jab.
Savkov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Drogba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drogba throws a lazy right hand but Savkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Savkov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Drogba blocking the ground and pound attempt from Savkov.
Savkov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Drogba does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Savkov thows a huge punch but Drogba dodges it nicely.
Drogba looks like he's trying to stand up.
Drogba is trying to control but can't.
Savkov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Drogba defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savkov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Drogba taking some punishment here, with Savkov in his half guard.
Drogba keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Savkov is trying to control the action in half guard but Drogba is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Savkov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Savkov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Drogba's head.
Pavel Savkov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Savkov working Drogba over with strikes.
Savkov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ground and pound from Savkov.
Savkov winds up and cracks Drogba with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Savkov is keen to just control but Drogba is a slippery customer.
Savkov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savkov throwing shots but Drogba is blocking nicely.
Drogba is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Savkov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Savkov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Savkov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Drogba is staying active underneath Savkov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Savkov is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Savkov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Savkov is keen to just control but Drogba is a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Savkov dives in and scores a takedown into Drogba's guard.
Savkov is standing up over Drogba. Drogba looks to escape but Savkov dives into side control.
Savkov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Drogba defending against the ground and pound.
Savkov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Drogba down.
Savkov is looking to take a break and control but Drogba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Savkov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Savkov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Savkov throws a jab when Drogba was well out of range.
Drogba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Savkov.
Savkov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Drogba sprawls well initially but Savkov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Savkov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Drogba is rocked!
Savkov working over Drogba with some ground and pound. Drogba looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Oh Drogba is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Savkov scores with a big shot! Drogba's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Drogba! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pavel Savkov!
Pavel Savkov is the new welterweight champion!
Pavel Savkov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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