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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dale McCann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Enlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ken Enlow was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dale McCann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ken Enlow!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Enlow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McCann.
Enlow changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've been told by McCann's head coaches at Unicorn Powered Fighting that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Enlow moves out of range as McCann strikes.
Enlow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCann.
Enlow is looking to clinch but McCann is avoiding it.
McCann is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Enlow closes the distance but McCann moves to the side
and McCann counters with a nice uppercut.
McCann jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Enlow walks into a straight right hand from McCann.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Enlow tries to clinch up but McCann circles away and keeps his distance.
A counter left hand to the body from McCann misses its target.
Enlow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Enlow staying out of range there.
Enlow on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enlow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An attempted straight right counter from McCann misses the target.
Dale McCann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Enlow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And Enlow tries to counter it with a takedown but McCann pushes his down on his head and steps out.
McCann lands a left and a right that send Enlow crashing to the mat, dazed. McCann thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Ken Enlow has been cut.
Enlow closes the distance looking to clinch
and McCann counters with a crisp right hand that drops Enlow! McCann lets Enlow back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Enlow is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCann tests Enlow's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McCann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCann lands a big uppercut and Enlow crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Enlow looks OK. McCann waves Enlow back to his feet!
Enlow is still on wobbly legs! Can McCann finish him?
Enlow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McCann, pushing him back against the cage.
Enlow seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enlow jumps guard but McCann stands there with Enlow around his waist. Enlow gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Enlow jumps guard.
Enlow controls McCann momentarily but McCann frees himself.
Enlow should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Enlow trying to control the position here.
Enlow is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Enlow has his hands on McCann's head, controlling the position.
McCann knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Enlow on the ground.
Enlow keeping moving, preventing McCann from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enlow looking for a triangle here. McCann is fighting it but it looks tight! Enlow pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, McCann is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ken Enlow!
Dale McCann was interviewed post fight and said 'you sausage'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gilberto Simeone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Cranium (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gilberto Simeone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Cranium !
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Simeone.
A combination from Simeone does no damage.
Gilberto Simeone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simeone clobbers Cranium with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cranium is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Simeone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cranium manages to avoid it.
Cranium lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cranium takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've been told by Simeone's head coaches at Bjorn's Elite Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Simeone throws out a loose jab but Cranium uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cranium attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Simeone throws a series of strikes that have Cranium backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Simeone blocks the low kick.
Simeone lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Simeone looks to land a right hand but Cranium moved out of range.
Cranium doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Simeone cracks Cranium with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cranium with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good standup being displayed there by Simeone as he connects with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Simeone checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cranium ducks under a wild hook from Simeone.
Cranium takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Simeone connects with a jab.
Simeone is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Simeone lands with a shot to the body.
Cranium is looking to slow Simeone down with leg kicks.
Simeone misses with a hook. Cranium ducked under it nicely.
Simeone scores with a jab. Cranium acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cranium blocks a jab.
Cranium throws a quick inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Simeone. Beautiful body shot.
Cranium fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Simeone has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Simeone lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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!
Cranium wants to slow Simeone down by chopping away at his legs.
Cranium misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cranium throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A little feinted left hand from Simeone on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cranium looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Simeone scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gilberto Simeone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cranium shoots in for a takedown but Simeone shows good takedown defense.
Simeone throws a jab when Cranium was well out of range.
Simeone lands a head shot.
Cranium shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Simeone but Simeone pushes him off and we're back to square one.
An attempted straight right counter from Simeone misses the target.
Cranium misses with a leg kick
and Cranium takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Simeone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Simeone throws a hook to the side of Cranium 's head but Cranium sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cranium .
Cranium thumps Simeone with a low kick.
Cranium moves away from the strike by Simeone.
Simeone throws a lazy right hand but Cranium sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Simeone uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Simeone misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simeone fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cranium gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cranium throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Simeone on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Simeone is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cranium misses with a low kick as Simeone jumps back.
Simeone is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cranium .
Cranium showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Simeone.
Cranium tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Simeone swivels and escapes.
Gilberto Simeone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Cranium .
Simeone connects with a body shot.
Simeone lands a jab to the head.
Simeone defending well as Cranium loads up on a big left hand.
Simeone is looking to counter the offense by Cranium and move into the clinch.
Cranium looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cranium throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Simeone looks to score with a jab to the body but Cranium is just out of range.
Simeone throws a looping overhand right but Cranium ducks down to avoid it.
Simeone sizes up Cranium with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cranium throws a leg kick that is checked
and Simeone counters with a stiff right hand.
Cranium throws a leg kick but Simeone sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Simeone wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Cranium fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Simeone.
Cranium throws a push kick but Simeone slaps the foot to one side.
Cranium takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cranium walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Simeone checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Simeone works the jab nicely.
Simeone throws a looping overhand right but Cranium ducks down to avoid it.
Simeone throws a hook to the side of Cranium 's head but Cranium sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Simeone swings for the body but Cranium moves out of range.
Cranium throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Simeone misses with a looping left.
Simeone connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cranium takes a jab right on the kisser.
Simeone throws an off balance right hand
and Cranium counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilberto Simeone dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Simeone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cranium .
Cranium lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cranium dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Simeone. That did some damage!
Cranium darts in looking for a takedown but Simeone gets double underhooks and turns Cranium into the cage.
Simeone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Simeone misses the target.
Cranium with the counter takedown but Simeone avoids it easily.
Cranium throws a leg kick but Simeone checks it.
A left lands for Simeone.
Cranium staying out of range there.
Cranium has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cranium throws a push kick but Simeone slaps the foot to one side.
Cranium misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Cranium might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Simeone has got the better of the exchanges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simeone lands a nice shot to the body.
Simeone swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cranium .
Simeone moves into range and clinches up with Cranium .
Cranium pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Simeone lands a nice hook to Cranium 's body. Cranium takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cranium throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cranium slips under a jab from Simeone.
Simeone lands with a cross.
Simeone is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cranium throws a leg kick but Simeone sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Simeone tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Cranium manages to circle out of the way.
Simeone scores with a nice strike.
Simeone moves out of range as Cranium throws a body kick.
Cranium takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Simeone moves out of range of the body kick.
Cranium drops his hands momentarily and Simeone takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Simeone lands the left hand.
Nice uppercut there from Simeone.
Simeone connects with the punch.
Simeone uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simeone lands with a cross.
Cranium keeps Simeone at a distance using the push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cranium turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cranium finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Simeone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cranium was well out of range. Poor timing from Simeone.
Cranium takes one to the side of the head.
Cranium lands a front kick.
Cranium staying out of range there.
Cranium throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Simeone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Simeone digs a good hook to Cranium 's body.
Cranium scores with a nice body kick.
Cranium throws a low kick but Simeone moves out of range easily.
Simeone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cranium .
Simeone throws a jab but it's blocked by Cranium .
Simeone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Simeone closes the distance but Cranium moves to the side
and Cranium counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cranium throws the kick towards the body but Simeone avoids it.
Simeone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cranium throws a low kick but Simeone avoids it.
Simeone misses with a right hand
and Cranium counters with a leg kick.
Simeone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cranium misses the shot to the body.
Cranium doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Simeone counters with a nice uppercut.
Cranium avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cranium will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cranium lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Simeone scores with a sloppy right hand. Cranium should have avoided that one.
Cranium bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cranium slips under a jab from Simeone.
Simeone moves in looking to clinch but Cranium pushes him off.
Cranium staying out of range there.
And Cranium tries to counter it with a takedown but Simeone pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Simeone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cranium can do to turn this around?
Cranium feints and then cracks Simeone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Simeone down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cranium .
Cranium pushes Simeone away with a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simeone uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cranium has time to react.
A jab from Simeone finds it's way through Cranium 's defenses.
Simeone lands the left hand.
Cranium staying out of range there.
Cranium misses with a low kick.
Cranium throws a hook to the side of Simeone's head but Simeone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cranium - that will leave a mark!
Cranium throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilberto Simeone dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cranium will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Simeone misses with an uppercut
and Cranium counters with a nice leg kick.
Cranium throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cranium misses with a leg kick.
A shot to the body from Simeone misses
and Cranium counters with a shoot takedown. Simeone fights it but they end up in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Cranium distracts Simeone with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Simeone wants to sweep here but Cranium controlling him for the moment.
Cranium passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cranium is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Simeone will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Simeone managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cranium .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simeone is not content to let Cranium control the position.
Cranium scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Simeone to see if he's OK.
Cranium scoring with punches and elbows.
Simeone knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cranium on the ground.
Cranium working the head with strikes.
It looks like Gilberto Simeone has been cut.
Cranium scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Simeone to see if he's OK.
Cranium cracks Simeone with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Cranium cracks Simeone with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Richard Cranium has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cranium scores with a couple of short elbows.
Simeone on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Cranium looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cranium scores with punches from side control.
Simeone seems a little lost for a moment, as Cranium dominates the positioning.
Cranium connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Simeone some visible discomfort.
Cranium has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Simeone!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cranium raining down hammerfists from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cranium pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cranium landing strikes from the mount.
Cranium putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gilberto Simeone's cut is getting worse.
Cranium has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cranium lands a couple of good shots and Simeone has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Gilberto Simeone's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Cranium working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Simeone is doing well to defend. Cranium seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Simeone is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Richard Cranium !
Richard Cranium 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.
The defeated Gilberto Simeone had this to say: 'You are a beast. Congrats dude.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Montgomery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Nicolas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marshall Montgomery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Harold Nicolas!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montgomery throws a sloppy head kick
and Nicolas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Montgomery throws a lazy body kick
and Nicolas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Marshall Montgomery has been cut.
Montgomery throws a head kick that half lands.
Nicolas throws a poor cross that misses
and Montgomery counters with a nice body kick.
Montgomery throws a hook but Nicolas blocks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Montgomery.
Nicolas throws a good cross that connects.
Nicolas steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Montgomery. That one must have hurt.
A head kick from Montgomery lands but Nicolas takes it in his stride.
It looks like Harold Nicolas has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nicolas takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nicolas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery digs a good body shot into Nicolas's ribs.
Montgomery connects with a solid leg kick.
Montgomery throws a leg kick which misses Nicolas's front leg but catches the back leg as Nicolas tries to avoid it.
Nicolas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A head kick from Montgomery lands but Nicolas takes it in his stride.
Marshall Montgomery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montgomery fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nicolas manages to avoid it.
Nicolas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nicolas blocks a head kick by Montgomery.
Montgomery has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Montgomery throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nicolas counters with a nice uppercut.
Montgomery looks to throw a body kick
and Nicolas scores with a counter punch that sends Montgomery to the canvas! Nicolas smells blood - he's punishing Montgomery with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Montgomery has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harold Nicolas!
After the big win, Harold Nicolas made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sully's Bar & Grill and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saul Victoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saul Victoro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Victoro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Victoro seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Victoro slips under a jab.
Tucker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Victoro at a distance.
Victoro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tucker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Saul Victoro has been cut.
Tucker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Victoro was well out of range. Poor timing from Tucker.
Victoro moves out of range as Tucker strikes.
Tucker has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Victoro is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Victoro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Victoro loads up on a big right hand but Tucker slips the punch.
Tucker is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Victoro with a body shot.
Victoro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tucker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Victoro on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Victoro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Victoro there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tucker swings widly with a right hand
and Tucker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tucker with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Tucker.
Tucker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tucker moves out of range as Victoro strikes.
Tucker staying out of range there.
Tucker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victoro misses with a looping left.
Tucker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Victoro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Good exchange - Tucker coming out on top.
Tucker cracks Victoro with a good jab.
Tucker misses with a wild body shot.
Victoro gets tackled into the cage by Tucker. Tucker maintains the clinch.
Victoro throws a punch but it's blocked by Tucker.
Tucker tries to throw a body punch but Victoro avoids it by throwing Tucker back against the cage.
Tucker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tucker lands a left hand.
Victoro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Victoro struggles to land a body shot inside as Tucker controls his hands.
Tucker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Victoro backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tucker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tucker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Victoro prevents a body shot from Tucker.
Tucker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tucker presses Victoro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victoro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tucker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tucker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Victoro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tucker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Victoro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tucker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Victoro.
Victoro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tucker struggles to land a body shot inside as Victoro controls his hands.
Victoro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Victoro throws a head punch that misses.
Tucker misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Tucker.
Tucker tries to work over Victoro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Victoro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Victoro misses with the head strike.
Tucker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Victoro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Victoro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victoro gets through Tucker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tucker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Victoro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Victoro scores with a shoulder strike.
Tucker lands a shot to the body.
Victoro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Tucker.
Victoro misses with a body punch.
Tucker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tucker blocks a body shot from Victoro.
Tucker manages to break the clinch.
A jab lands there for Tucker.
Victoro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tucker.
Victoro takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tucker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tucker is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Victoro had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Victoro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Tucker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tucker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker misses with a looping right.
Tucker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Victoro looks to score with a jab to the body but Tucker is just out of range.
Victoro missing with a left hand there. Tucker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Victoro takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tucker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Victoro jabs Tucker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Victoro 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tucker lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Victoro takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Victoro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tucker throws a body punch but Victoro moves out of range.
Victoro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tucker looks to score with a jab to the body but Victoro is just out of range.
Victoro drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tucker looks to land a right hand but Victoro moved out of range.
Tucker throws a looping overhand right but Victoro ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Tucker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Saul Victoro's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tucker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tucker throws a lazy right hand but Victoro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Victoro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tucker.
Victoro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tucker.
Victoro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tucker.
Tucker 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.
Tucker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Victoro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tucker.
No joy there for Victoro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Victoro is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tucker.
John Tucker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Donk. Tucker catches Victoro right on the button with a cross.
Victoro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tucker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Victoro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Victoro takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tucker lands a nice shot that snaps Victoro's head back.
Victoro on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tucker takes a swing at Victoro's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Victoro. Tucker does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker misses with a wild combination.
Victoro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tucker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tucker just misses with a punch to the body.
Victoro is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tucker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Victoro looks to land a left hand but Tucker moved out of range nicely.
Tucker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Victoro throws out the jab.
Victoro misses with a jab to the body
and Tucker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tucker lands a slapping body shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Victoro clinches with his opponent.
Tucker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Victoro tries to clinch but Tucker is having none of it.
It seemed like Tucker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Victoro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tucker tries to bum rush Victoro with a series of wild strikes but Victoro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Victoro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A big right from Victoro misses.
Victoro ducks under a wild hook from Tucker.
A little feinted left hand from Victoro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Victoro throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tucker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Victoro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tucker.
Tucker lands a nice shot to the body.
Tucker lunges at Victoro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Victoro's hand.
Victoro looks to land a combination but Tucker avoids it well.
Tucker darts in and clinches Victoro up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Victoro.
Victoro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tucker's elbow.
Victoro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tucker content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tucker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Victoro's elbow.
A short right from Victoro on the inside.
Tucker is leaning against Victoro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tucker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tucker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tucker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victoro misses with a punch on the inside.
Victoro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Victoro struggles to land a body shot inside as Tucker controls his hands.
Tucker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tucker stalling the fight.
Tucker prevents a body shot from Victoro.
Victoro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Victoro blocks a body shot from Tucker.
Victoro struggles to land a body shot inside as Tucker controls his hands.
Tucker looking to slow down the pace here.
Victoro tries to throw a body punch but Tucker avoids it by throwing Victoro back against the cage.
Victoro prevents a body shot from Tucker.
Tucker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Victoro digs a right hand into Tucker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tucker's gas tank.
Tucker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Victoro's elbow.
Victoro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tucker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker cracks Victoro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tucker swings widly with a right hand
and Victoro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Victoro's corner calls for a 1-2. Victoro obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Victoro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Victoro misses with a wild body shot.
Tucker is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Victoro with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tucker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Victoro.
Victoro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Victoro ducks under a wild hook from Tucker.
Tucker throws an overhand right that lands on Victoro's shoulder, as Victoro tries to avoid the shot.
Tucker misses with a hook. Victoro ducked under it nicely.
Victoro missing with a left hand there. Tucker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Victoro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tucker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice uppercut lands for Victoro. That snapped Tucker's head back.
Victoro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tucker connects with a body shot.
Tucker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tucker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Victoro manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Tucker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Saul Victoro'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. This is the final round!
Left hook, right uppercut from Tucker.
A cross from Victoro lands.
Victoro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tucker lands a glancing blow to the side of Victoro's head.
Tucker works the jab nicely.
Tucker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tucker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Victoro walks into a stiff left hand from Tucker.
Tucker scores with a sloppy right hand. Victoro should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Victoro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tucker throws out the jab.
Victoro swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tucker counters with a two punch combo.
Victoro takes a swing at Tucker's ribcage but misses.
Victoro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tucker lunges at Victoro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Victoro's hand.
Tucker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Victoro connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tucker scrambles back to his feet.
Tucker lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker loads up on a big right hand but Victoro slips the punch.
Victoro throwing a counter right hand but Tucker manages to avoid it.
Victoro digs a good body shot into Tucker's ribs.
Victoro looks to land a left hand but Tucker moved out of range nicely.
Tucker throws a hook to the side of Victoro's head but Victoro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tucker lands a head shot.
The crowd cheers as Victoro lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tucker doesn't seem phased though.
Tucker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice body punch from Tucker.
Victoro misses with a looping right.
Tucker slips under a jab from Victoro.
Tucker lands with an overhand left.
A swing and a miss from Tucker.
Tucker slips a jab from Victoro.
Tucker misses with a body shot.
A jab from Victoro misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Victoro takes a swing at Tucker's ribcage but misses.
Victoro throws an off balance right hand
and Tucker counters with a nice body shot.
Victoro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Victoro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tucker's elbow.
Tucker breaks the clinch.
Victoro drops his hands momentarily and Tucker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Victoro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tucker appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A big right from Tucker misses.
A combination from Tucker does no damage.
Victoro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tucker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tucker swings for the body but Victoro moves out of range.
Victoro throws a body punch but Tucker moves out of range.
Tucker throws a hook but Victoro blocks it.
Tucker swings for the body but Victoro moves out of range.
Tucker moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Tucker misses its intended target.
Victoro slips under a jab.
Tucker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tucker.
Tucker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Victoro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saul Victoro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tucker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tucker has managed to clinch.
Tucker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tucker loads up on a big right hand but Victoro slips the punch.
Victoro is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tucker takes a swing at Victoro's ribcage but misses.
Victoro lunges at Tucker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tucker's hand.
Tucker misses the shot to the body.
Tucker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tucker moves into the clinch.
Tucker looking to stall.
Victoro misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Tucker fails to land.
Tucker tries to throw a body punch but Victoro avoids it by throwing Tucker back against the cage.
Victoro blocks an uppercut.
Tucker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Victoro misses with a punch on the inside.
Victoro tries to throw a body punch but Tucker avoids it by throwing Victoro back against the cage.
Tucker has a couple of punches blocked by Victoro.
Victoro prevents a body shot from Tucker.
Victoro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tucker backwards.
Victoro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tucker swings wildly with an uppercut but Victoro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tucker is stalling here.
Victoro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tucker backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Victoro blocking some punches.
Tucker struggles to land a body shot inside as Victoro controls his hands.
John Tucker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Victoro misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Tucker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tucker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Tucker!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Aokison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doctor Rockso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryu Aokison could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Doctor Rockso's chin.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryu Aokison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Doctor Rockso!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockso doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Aokison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aokison throws a chopping leg kick but Rockso manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rockso clinches up against the cage.
Rockso pulls guard effortlessly.
Rockso keeping moving, preventing Aokison from controlling successfully.
Aokison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rockso is keeping the position for now.
Aokison stays in close to Rockso's body and controls the position.
Aokison sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rockso's guard.
Rockso looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
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.
Rockso is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Aokison pulls his head out easily.
Aokison trying to control from half guard but Rockso is working away.
Aokison is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rockso defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Aokison seems content to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rockso can do anything to dispel that myth.
Aokison is thwarting Rockso's attempts to control the position.
Aokison seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rockso is looking to control Aokison's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rockso avoid being mounted?
Aokison wants to pass to mount but Rockso is defending the position.
Rockso looking for submissions off his back.
Rockso gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rockso is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rockso working a defensive guard here.
Aokison tries to free his leg and advance position but Rockso is retaining full guard.
Rockso looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aokison passes Rockso's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rockso wants to improve his position but Aokison is controlling well.
Rockso really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aokison. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rockso has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Aokison is working away from the top position though.
Aokison is trying for a kimura here. Rockso looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Aokison wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ryu Aokison!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Bounty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Djimon Babayega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamie Bounty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Djimon Babayega!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Babayega - just one landing.
Babayega throws a poor cross that misses
and Bounty counters with a stiff right hand.
Babayega misses with a hook. Bounty ducked under it nicely.
Bounty cracks Babayega with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Babayega misses with a body shot
and Bounty counters with a nice uppercut.
Babayega uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bounty.
Babayega lands a jab to Bounty's midsection.
The fighters circling - Babayega throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Babayega throws a hook to the side of Bounty's head but Bounty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Babayega lands a head shot.
Bounty throws a body punch but Babayega moves out of range.
Babayega looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Babayega throws a jab but it's blocked by Bounty.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Babayega avoids a punch combination nicely.
Babayega swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bounty cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Babayega misses.
Babayega thuds his right hand into Bounty's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Babayega misses with a left hand
and Bounty counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Babayega ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bounty moves away.
Bounty wants to clinch but Babayega slips to the side
and Babayega makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Babayega works Bounty's body with a nice hook.
Bounty closes the distance and clinches.
Babayega fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Babayega misses with a short punch on the inside.
Babayega misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bounty.
Bounty throws a punch but it's blocked by Babayega.
Bounty working aggressively here.
Babayega scores with a shoulder strike.
Babayega takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bounty can't find room to land a body shot as Babayega controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bounty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Babayega.
Bounty pushes Babayega back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Babayega lands with a light punch inside.
Bounty working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Babayega fails to land.
Babayega scores with an uppercut up the middle.
I was talking to Bounty's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A right hand to the body from Babayega.
Babayega makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Babayega lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Babayega.
Babayega throws a head punch that misses.
Bounty misses with a punch on the inside.
Babayega has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bounty seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Babayega can turn it around.
Babayega throws a head punch that misses.
Bounty misses with a short punch on the inside.
Babayega tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bounty softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Bounty.
A short uppercut from Babayega.
Babayega struggles to land a body shot inside as Bounty controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babayega goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bounty misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Bounty.
Bounty misses with a body punch.
Babayega swings wildly with an uppercut but Bounty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bounty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Babayega tries to throw a body punch but Bounty avoids it by throwing Babayega back against the cage.
Bounty prevents a body shot from Babayega.
Bounty working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bounty lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Babayega throws a punch but it's blocked by Bounty.
Bounty can't find room to land a body shot as Babayega controls the action.
Bounty dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Bounty.
Babayega lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bounty backwards.
Bounty misses with the head strike.
Babayega misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babayega scores with a shoulder strike.
Bounty lands a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Babayega.
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!
Bounty blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bounty.
Babayega tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bounty's elbow.
Babayega throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Babayega fails to land.
Bounty leaning his opponent against the cage.
Babayega misses with a punch to the body.
Bounty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bounty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Babayega misses with the head strike.
Babayega misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Babayega lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Babayega lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bounty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Babayega.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Djimon Babayega dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Babayega misses with a series of wild punches.
Babayega thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bounty misses with a hook to the body
and Babayega counters with a stiff right hand.
Babayega connects with a body shot.
Bounty throws a jab but it's blocked by Babayega.
Babayega circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Babayega. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Babayega.
Babayega with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babayega jabs Bounty to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Babayega bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bounty has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Babayega avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bounty ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babayega scores with a nice right hand.
Babayega ducks under a wild hook from Bounty.
Babayega is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bounty.
Babayega throws a looping overhand right but Bounty ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Babayega connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bounty loads up on a big right hand but Babayega slips the punch.
Bounty wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bounty scores with the left hand. Babayega knows he should have avoided that one.
Bounty needs to keep his hands up - Babayega had a free shot at his head there.
Bounty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bounty scores with a jab to the body.
Djimon Babayega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bounty throws a combination that misses
and Babayega counters with a nice body shot.
Bounty lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Babayega moves away from the strike by Bounty.
Babayega misses with a body shot.
Bounty wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Babayega lands with an uppercut that bounces Bounty off the cage and back into range.
Bounty with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Babayega blocks a jab.
Babayega misses with a straight left.
Babayega lands with a good body shot.
Bounty displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Babayega ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bounty moves into range and clinches up with Babayega.
Babayega swings wildly with an uppercut but Bounty uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bounty creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Babayega.
Babayega lands with a left to the head.
Babayega has a couple of punches blocked by Bounty.
Babayega tries to work over Bounty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bounty.
Babayega lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bounty.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Babayega lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Babayega creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Babayega blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Babayega lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Babayega fails to land.
Babayega can't find room to land a body shot as Bounty controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Babayega.
Bounty throws a punch but it's blocked by Babayega.
Bounty blocking some punches.
Babayega misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Bounty.
Babayega misses with the head strike.
Babayega tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bounty's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Babayega.
Bounty tries to throw a body punch but Babayega avoids it by throwing Bounty back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Babayega.
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!
Bounty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bounty is trying to maintain a safe position but Babayega gets an underhook and turns Bounty into the cage.
Bounty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Babayega lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Babayega digs a right hand into Bounty's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bounty's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from Babayega.
Babayega misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Babayega misses with the head strike.
Babayega scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Babayega.
Babayega is leaning against Bounty and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Babayega working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Babayega.
Babayega working aggressively here.
Babayega struggles to land a body shot inside as Bounty controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Djimon Babayega showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bounty misses with a left hand
and Babayega counters with a straight right hand.
Babayega swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bounty takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice defenses there by Babayega.
Bounty throws a lazy right hand but Babayega sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Babayega throws out a counter right but Bounty avoids it with no problem.
Bounty misses the body punch
and Babayega counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Babayega digs a good body shot into Bounty's ribs.
Babayega lands a jab to Bounty's midsection.
Bounty tries to move into range but Babayega moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Babayega, as that shot connected.
Babayega misses with a hook.
Babayega swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bounty swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Babayega connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babayega punishes Bounty's body with a nice straight punch.
Babayega uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bounty has time to react.
Babayega keeps the fight on the outside.
Babayega jabs Bounty right on the nose. Bounty blinks but takes it well.
Bounty misses with an uppercut
enabling Babayega to counter with a crisp jab.
Bounty is rocked!
Babayega cracks a nice hook into Bounty's ribs.
Babayega throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bounty on the side of the head.
Oh Bounty is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bounty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Babayega.
Bounty is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Babayega.
Bounty seems to have got his legs back now.
Bounty swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Babayega lands a jab.
Babayega drops Bounty with a big left hand! Bounty is injured, injured bad! Babayega jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Djimon Babayega!
A relieved looking Djimon Babayega 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junkyard Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hafpor Sigurjonsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sigurjonsson has chosen I'm A Survivor as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
Very strong |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Junkyard Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hafpor Sigurjonsson!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dog 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.
Dog blocks a head kick by Sigurjonsson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sigurjonsson.
Sigurjonsson throws a leg kick but Dog moved away.
Sigurjonsson lands a nice looking body kick.
Dog rushes Sigurjonsson and presses him up against the cage.
Sigurjonsson tries to circle away but Dog has him pinned against the cage.
Sigurjonsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dog avoids it.
Dog scores with a shot to the side of Sigurjonsson's head.
Dog is working Sigurjonsson over against the cage.
Sigurjonsson wants to get back to striking at distance but Dog won't allow it.
Dog misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sigurjonsson has had enough of the clinch but Dog keeps him there for the moment.
A short left from Dog.
Dog pushes Sigurjonsson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sigurjonsson looks winded!
Dog lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sigurjonsson backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dog lands with a left to the head.
Dog lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dog definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dog pushes Sigurjonsson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dog scores with a shoulder strike.
Dog lands a left hand.
Sigurjonsson is rocked!
A short left from Dog.
Sigurjonsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Dog finish him?
Dog pushes Sigurjonsson against the cage. Dog is working some dirty boxing. Dog pushes off with a quick right hook! Sigurjonsson goes down! Sigurjonsson tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Dog moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junkyard Dog!
Junkyard Dog thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaime Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hati Hroovitnisson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hroovitnisson has chosen Child of Wonder as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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209 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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210 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jaime Lannister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hati Hroovitnisson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister throws an overhand right that lands on Hroovitnisson's shoulder, as Hroovitnisson tries to avoid the shot.
Lannister seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lannister throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hroovitnisson counters with a straight right hand.
Lannister throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hroovitnisson.
Hroovitnisson tries to counter with a clinch but Lannister shakes him off and moves away.
Oooooh!!! Hroovitnisson has knocked Lannister down with a huge combo! Hroovitnisson steps away and waves a wobbly Lannister back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Lannister is rocked!
It looks like Jaime Lannister has been cut.
We've been informed that Hroovitnisson 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.
Hroovitnisson moves into range and clinches up with Lannister.
Oh Lannister is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lannister has a couple of punches blocked by Hroovitnisson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hroovitnisson.
Lannister is trying to break the clinch but Hroovitnisson is controlling him.
Lannister seems to have got his legs back now.
Lannister blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lannister is trying to break the clinch but Hroovitnisson is controlling him.
Lannister tries to throw a body punch but Hroovitnisson avoids it by throwing Lannister back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Hroovitnisson.
A head punch on the inside from Lannister fails to land.
Lannister misses with a punch to the body.
Hroovitnisson has a couple of punches blocked by Lannister.
Hroovitnisson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hroovitnisson misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Hroovitnisson.
Hroovitnisson lands a hook that snaps the head of Lannister backwards.
Lannister goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hroovitnisson.
Lannister goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hroovitnisson pushes Lannister against the cage. Hroovitnisson is working some dirty boxing. Hroovitnisson pushes off with a quick right hook! Lannister goes down! Lannister tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Hroovitnisson moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hati Hroovitnisson!
Hati Hroovitnisson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe McJoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Kronin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kronin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rocking from Riga. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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130 lbs
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142 lbs
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe McJoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Kronin!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McJoe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
McJoe gets the takedown into side control.
Kronin parries the strikes from McJoe easily there. McJoe is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kronin to escape.
McJoe wants to take a breather but Kronin manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for McJoe.
McJoe looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McJoe is standing up over Kronin. Kronin looks to escape but McJoe dives into side control.
McJoe thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronin tries to buck McJoe off but McJoe is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McJoe wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kronin, who protects the arm well.
McJoe trying to control the position but Kronin is working away.
McJoe throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
McJoe thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
McJoe goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kronin rolls with the submission and now he's on top in McJoe's guard! Nice work there by Kronin!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McJoe wants to improve his position but instead Kronin has moved into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kronin in particular looking to stall.
McJoe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
McJoe wants to control but Kronin is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McJoe tries to roll over but Kronin keeps him under control.
Kronin tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
McJoe is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kronin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kronin's back!
You can see the frustration on Kronin's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Kronin defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of McJoe's arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McJoe misses with an elbow to the head.
McJoe is persistently looking for the submission but Kronin is defending it well.
McJoe trying to control momentarily.
McJoe has the hooks in. Kronin is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kronin showing good submission defense here.
McJoe working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Kronin is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and McJoe has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Kronin taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Joe McJoe!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Joe McJoe waved his t-shirt featuring Lion Fightwear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Abdi Ahmed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rod Raskolnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ahmed comes into the arena with Muhammed Ali RIP blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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146 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdi Ahmed!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rod Raskolnikov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raskolnikov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Raskolnikov swinging wildly here.
A counter left hand to the body from Ahmed misses its target.
Raskolnikov rushes Ahmed and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ahmed tries to pull guard but Raskolnikov holds him up against the cage and eventually Ahmed drops back down to his feet.
I was talking to Ahmed's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Raskolnikov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ahmed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raskolnikov backwards.
Ahmed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ahmed tries a body shot but Raskolnikov blocks it.
Ahmed lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ahmed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raskolnikov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ahmed is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Raskolnikov to keep the fight standing.
A head punch on the inside from Raskolnikov fails to land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Raskolnikov throws an elbow but misses.
Raskolnikov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ahmed backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raskolnikov scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Abdi Ahmed has been cut.
Ahmed is trying to pull guard but Raskolnikov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdi Ahmed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raskolnikov lands a knee to the body.
Ahmed pushes Raskolnikov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raskolnikov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Raskolnikov blocking some punches.
Ahmed misses with a body punch.
Raskolnikov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Raskolnikov pushes off an throws an elbow but Ahmed leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Raskolnikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ahmed blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Ahmed.
Ahmed misses with the head strike.
Raskolnikov has a couple of punches blocked by Ahmed.
A nice left hand lands by Raskolnikov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ahmed.
Ahmed misses with a body punch.
Raskolnikov stalls.
Ahmed jumps guard but Raskolnikov stands there with Ahmed around his waist. Ahmed gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Raskolnikov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ahmed jumps guard but Raskolnikov stands there with Ahmed around his waist. Ahmed gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahmed tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Raskolnikov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Raskolnikov prevents a body shot from Ahmed.
A short right from Ahmed on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Raskolnikov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahmed blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Ahmed fails to land.
A short right from Raskolnikov on the inside.
Raskolnikov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ahmed misses with a punch on the inside.
Raskolnikov lands a nice knee to the body.
Ahmed digs a right hand underneath Raskolnikov's ribcage. Raskolnikov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ahmed jumps guard and drags Raskolnikov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
My spies in Odins Body Workshop inform me that Raskolnikov has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Raskolnikov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ahmed's guard.
Raskolnikov decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Raskolnikov moves to clinch but Ahmed breaks away
and Ahmed makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raskolnikov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ahmed scores with a crisp jab that stopped Raskolnikov in his tracks.
Raskolnikov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ahmed.
Ahmed connects with a right hand. Raskolnikov shakes it off.
Raskolnikov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ahmed tries to counter with a takedown but Raskolnikov is quick to defend against it.
Raskolnikov walks into a stiff left hand from Ahmed.
Raskolnikov pushes Ahmed up against the cage in a clinch.
Raskolnikov has a couple of punches blocked by Ahmed.
Ahmed pushes Raskolnikov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Raskolnikov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ahmed stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Raskolnikov misses with an elbow over the top.
Ahmed dodges an elbow strike from Raskolnikov.
Ahmed struggles to land a body shot inside as Raskolnikov controls his hands.
Ahmed jumps guard but Raskolnikov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Raskolnikov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ahmed misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahmed gets through Raskolnikov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ahmed is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Raskolnikov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ahmed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ahmed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raskolnikov scores with a shot to the side of Ahmed's head.
Raskolnikov pushes Ahmed back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raskolnikov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ahmed gets through Raskolnikov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ahmed swings wildly with an uppercut but Raskolnikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ahmed tries to throw a body punch but Raskolnikov avoids it by throwing Ahmed back against the cage.
Ahmed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raskolnikov lands with a right to the head.
Ahmed digs a right hand into Raskolnikov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Raskolnikov's gas tank.
Raskolnikov lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ahmed wants a takedown but no success here.
Raskolnikov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Raskolnikov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Raskolnikov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ahmed works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rod Raskolnikov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abdi Ahmed'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.
Ahmed fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Raskolnikov on the side of the head.
Raskolnikov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ahmed staying out of range there.
Raskolnikov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Raskolnikov tries to close the distance and clinch but Ahmed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A quick step to the side and Ahmed tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ahmed throws a good cross that connects.
Raskolnikov moves in looking to clinch but Ahmed pushes him off.
Raskolnikov closes the distance and clinches.
Raskolnikov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raskolnikov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Ahmed.
Ahmed tries to work over Raskolnikov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raskolnikov misses with a knee strike.
A nice left hand lands by Ahmed.
A shot in the inside from Ahmed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ahmed lands a body punch.
Ahmed tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Raskolnikov just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahmed tries a body shot but Raskolnikov blocks it.
Ahmed lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ahmed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ahmed.
Ahmed will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Raskolnikov up against the cage.
Raskolnikov lands a damaging elbow.
Raskolnikov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ahmed backwards.
Ahmed is rocked!
Ahmed lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh Ahmed is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rod Raskolnikov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice elbow from Raskolnikov.
Good body shot from Ahmed.
Raskolnikov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Raskolnikov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ahmed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raskolnikov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raskolnikov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ahmed backwards.
Ahmed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raskolnikov lands with a short shot to the head.
Ahmed lands a shoulder strike.
Raskolnikov lands with a right to the head.
Raskolnikov lands a nice knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Raskolnikov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raskolnikov is pushing Ahmed up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Raskolnikov pushes Ahmed against the cage. Raskolnikov is working some dirty boxing. Raskolnikov pushes off with a quick right hook! Ahmed goes down! Ahmed tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Raskolnikov moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rod Raskolnikov!
Rod Raskolnikov is the new bantamweight champion!
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