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DFC Night of Champions PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samurai Ninja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimmy Jongyun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimmy Jongyun will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Samurai Ninja !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kimmy Jongyun!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ninja will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jongyun tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ninja fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jongyun manages to avoid it.
Ninja misses with a right hand
and Jongyun counters with a nice body shot.
Jongyun avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ninja has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jongyun.
Ninja walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jongyun.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jongyun staying out of range there.
Jongyun lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ninja is breathing heavily.
Jongyun darts in and clinches Ninja up against the cage.
Jongyun lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jongyun lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short left from Jongyun.
It looks like Samurai Ninja has been cut.
A right hook to the body lands for Jongyun.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jongyun.
Jongyun is working Ninja over against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jongyun creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jongyun working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jongyun lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jongyun tries a body shot but Ninja blocks it.
Ninja goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jongyun misses with a punch to the body.
Jongyun is leaning against Ninja and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Jongyun.
Jongyun lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jongyun lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jongyun lands a shoulder strike.
Jongyun lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ninja is rocked!
Samurai Ninja 's cut is getting worse.
Jongyun unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Ninja ! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Jongyun is unloading with more strikes now! Ninja drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kimmy Jongyun!
Kimmy Jongyun is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Victor Concen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Taquses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Dangerous GnP
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Concen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oliver Taquses!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taquses moves out of range as Concen strikes.
Concen instigates a clinch.
Concen misses with the head strike.
Concen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Concen.
Taquses tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Concen just stands there and leans against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Taquses 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.
Concen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Taquses missing with knees to the body.
Concen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taqusess head.
A head punch on the inside from Taquses fails to land.
Taquses misses with a body punch.
Taquses pulls Concen into guard.
Concen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Taquses is looking to cinch up a triangle. Concen throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Taquses's body to avoid the submission. Taquses has instead reached around Concen's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Taquses arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Oliver Taquses!
Oliver Taquses is the new featherweight champion!
Oliver Taquses was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between King Phol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Phol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Phol.
Phol looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hughes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Phol has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Phol and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hughes misses with a looping right.
Phol connects with the punch.
Phol stuffs the takedown attempt from Hughes. Hughes gets slowly back to his feet.
Hughes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Phol looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Phol defending against the ground and pound.
Hughes is looking to take a break and control but Phol is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Phol managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hughes.
Phol avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hughes.
Hughes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
A lull in the action here as Hughes stalls from top position.
Phol tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hughes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Phol stops Hughes from passing to mount.
Phol keeps Hughes under control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Phol taking a bit of punishment here - Hughes scoring with strikes.
Phol gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hughes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hughes wants to free his trapped foot but Phol is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hughes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Phol defending well though.
Ground and pound from Hughes.
Phol avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hughes.
Hughes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Phol defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throws a strike but Phol avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Phol avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hughes connects with a couple of short punches.
Hughes throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hughes connects with a couple of short punches.
Phol wants to stand up but Hughes is controlling him.
Phol avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Phol with a jab.
King Phol is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Phol needs to keep his hands up - Hughes had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phol clobbers Hughes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hughes throws a series of punches but Phol moves out of range.
Hughes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hughes shoots in for a double leg but Phol sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Phol connects with a crisp jab.
Hughes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Phol.
Hughes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phol ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fighters circle momentarily. Phol darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Phol connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hughes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Phol throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Phol dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Phol connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hughes. Hughes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hughes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Phol counters with a good low kick that Hughes was not able to check.
Hughes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Phol.
It looks like King Phol has been cut.
Hughes clinches.
Phol controlling the action here for a moment.
Phol lands a body shot.
Phol working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Phol blocks an uppercut.
Hughes tries to work over Phol's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phol's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Phol lands a lovely overhand right.
Phol moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Phol steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hughes.
Hughes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Phol makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes wants to clinch up but Phol keeps it at a distance.
Phol takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Phol lands a big right hand that sends Hughes crashing to the mat! Phol stays standing though and waves Hughes back to his feet!
Hughes is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Phol! Hughes is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). King Phol!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Barrientos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gil Jacobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacobson has chosen Over, Under, Sideways, Down as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Shawn Barrientos could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gil Jacobson's chin.
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157 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shawn Barrientos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gil Jacobson!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrientos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jacobson to score with a decent uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Jacobson as he connects with a hook.
Barrientos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jacobson under the eye.
Barrientos walks into a left hand.
Jacobson jabs Barrientos right on the nose. Barrientos blinks but takes it well.
Jacobson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barrientos.
A little jabbing left from Jacobson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barrientos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
No joy there for Barrientos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jacobson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacobson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jacobson lands a jab.
Jacobson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barrientos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jacobson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Gil Jacobson has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Barrientos.
Jacobson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jacobson lands a lovely overhand right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jacobson.
Barrientos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barrientos tries to bum rush Jacobson with a series of wild strikes but Jacobson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barrientos swings widly with a right hand
and Jacobson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jacobson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jacobson lands a body shot.
Jacobson ducks under a wild hook from Barrientos.
Jacobson cracks Barrientos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jacobson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jacobson punishes Barrientos's body with a nice straight punch.
Sloppy strikes from Barrientos. Those never looked like landing.
Barrientos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jacobson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barrientos had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jacobson scores with a nice strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Barrientos. Those never looked like landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jacobson! But no joy.
Jacobson lands the left hand.
Barrientos throws the left hand but Jacobson avoids the punch easily.
Jacobson moves away from the strike by Barrientos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrientos throws a jab but it's blocked by Jacobson.
Jacobson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barrientos.
Jacobson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barrientoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barrientos throws an overhand right that lands on Jacobson's shoulder, as Jacobson tries to avoid the shot.
Jacobson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Jacobson.
A left lands for Barrientos.
Jacobson lands a jab.
Barrientos misses with a left hand
and Jacobson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jacobson digs a good body shot into Barrientos's ribs.
Jacobson sizes up Barrientos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jacobson cracks Barrientos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jacobson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jacobson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Barrientos misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrientos throws a hook but Jacobson blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jacobson! But no joy.
Jacobson thuds a left hand into Barrientos's body.
Barrientos throws a series of punches but Jacobson moves out of range.
Barrientos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Barrientos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jacobson lands a glancing blow to the side of Barrientos's head.
Barrientos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barrientos throws the left hand but Jacobson avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Jacobson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Jacobson does it's job there.
Barrientos misses with a wild body shot.
Jacobson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barrientos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barrientos throws a right hand that Jacobson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jacobson also avoids with ease.
Jacobson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jacobson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barrientos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barrientos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jacobson.
Barrientos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jacobson.
Barrientos cracks a nice hook into Jacobson's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrientos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jacobson finds it's way round the side to connect with Barrientos's head.
Jacobson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barrientos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jacobson has time to react.
Barrientos walks into a stiff left hand from Jacobson.
Barrientos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Barrientos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barrientos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jacobson connects with a body shot that sends Barrientos's belly button to the back.
Barrientos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jacobson moves away.
Jacobson lands a jab to the nose.
Barrientos looks to land a left hand but Jacobson moved out of range nicely.
A lazy left from Jacobson finds it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barrientos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barrientos with a nice cross.
Barrientos throws a body shot but no joy.
Barrientos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jacobson to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gil Jacobson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gil Jacobson'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.
Barrientos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barrientos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jacobson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jacobson jabs Barrientos right on the nose. Barrientos blinks but takes it well.
Jacobson avoids the body shot from Barrientos.
A telegraphed right hand from Barrientos misses the target.
Barrientos lands a right hook to the body.
Barrientos throws a big shot that misses.
Barrientos dips to his left and cracks Jacobson with an uppercut!
Barrientos throws out a loose jab but Jacobson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jacobson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barrientos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barrientos, as that shot connected.
Jacobson connects with a body shot that sends Barrientos's belly button to the back.
Barrientos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jacobson.
Jacobson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barrientos's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jacobson blocks a jab.
Jacobson with a jab.
Barrientos looks to land a left hand but Jacobson moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jacobson lands with a good body shot.
Jacobson slips a jab and a cross from Barrientos.
Jacobson avoids the body shot from Barrientos.
Jacobson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barrientos.
Barrientos misses with a right hand
and Jacobson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Jacobson. That snapped Barrientos's head back.
Jacobson lands an overhand right.
Barrientos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jacobson dips to his left and cracks Barrientos with an uppercut!
Barrientos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gil Jacobson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jacobson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jacobson lands with a straight right. Barrientos didn't see that one coming.
Nice shot lands for Jacobson.
Barrientos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jacobson.
Barrientos misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrientos misses with a looping left.
Barrientos misses with a body shot.
Jacobson lands a nice shot that snaps Barrientos's head back.
Barrientos throws a body shot but no joy.
Barrientos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch lands to the side of Barrientos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barrientos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barrientos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jacobson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jacobson cracks a nice hook into Barrientos's ribs.
Barrientos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jacobson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barrientos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Barrientos misses with a straight left.
Nice jab there from Jacobson.
A lazy left from Barrientos finds it's target.
Barrientos walks into a stiff left hand from Jacobson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrientos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jacobson to score with a decent uppercut.
Barrientos throws a big shot that misses.
Jacobson scores with a shot to the body.
Barrientos throws a series of punches but Jacobson avoids them all with ease.
Barrientos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jacobson counters with a straight right hand.
Barrientos misses with a wild combination.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jacobson tests Barrientos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barrientos drops his hands momentarily and Jacobson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barrientos's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Barrientos duly obliges.
Shawn Barrientos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jacobson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacobson digs a good hook to Barrientos's body.
Jacobson lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson blocks a jab.
Barrientos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barrientos throws the left hand but Jacobson avoids the punch easily.
Jacobson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jacobson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jacobson lands a head shot.
Jacobson cracks Barrientos with a good jab.
Jacobson 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.
Barrientos misses with a body shot.
Jacobson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barrientos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jacobson circles away quickly and effectively.
Barrientos takes a swing at Jacobson's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barrientos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jacobson scores with a punch to the head.
Jacobson throws a shot to the body.
Barrientos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gil Jacobson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gil Jacobson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jacobson lands a slapping body shot.
Jacobson throws a good cross that connects.
Barrientos lands a two punch combo.
Barrientos throws out a loose jab but Jacobson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barrientos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jacobson lands a nice looking body shot.
Barrientos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jacobson manages to avoid it.
Jacobson lands with a shot to the body.
Jacobson thuds a left hand into Barrientos's body.
Barrientos misses with a hook.
Barrientos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barrientos throws a right and a left that both miss.
It seemed like Jacobson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jacobson tests Barrientos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jacobson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jacobson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobson scores with the left hand. Barrientos knows he should have avoided that one.
Barrientos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jacobson to score with a decent uppercut.
Jacobson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barrientos swings for the body but Jacobson moves out of range.
Barrientos misses the shot to the body.
Jacobson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barrientos swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Jacobson to counter with a crisp jab.
Jacobson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Jacobson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jacobson lands with an overhand left.
Barrientos swinging wildly here.
Jacobson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barrientos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jacobson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jacobson ducks under a wild hook from Barrientos.
Jacobson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jacobson's corner calls for a 1-2. Jacobson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacobson lands a jab to the nose.
Jacobson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jacobson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Barrientos misses with a two punch combination.
Jab by Jacobson.
Barrientos looks to land a left hand but Jacobson moved out of range nicely.
Barrientos moves forwards but Jacobson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barrientos throws a combination that misses
and Barrientos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jacobson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barrientos under the eye.
Barrientos misses with a wild body shot.
Barrientos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice jab there from Jacobson.
Sloppy strikes from Barrientos. Those never looked like landing.
Jab from Jacobson.
Barrientos throws a series of punches but Jacobson moves out of range.
Jacobson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jacobson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barrientos throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barrientos.
Jacobson works Barrientos's body with a nice hook.
Jacobson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jacobson lands with a cross.
Barrientos ducks right into an uppercut from Jacobson.
Jacobson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jacobson scores with a nice head shot.
Barrientos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jacobson lands the left hand.
Barrientos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barrientos throws a right hand that misses
and Jacobson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jacobson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Barrientos is rocked!
Barrientos lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jacobson scores with a hook to the body. Barrientos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barrientos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Jacobson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jacobson jabs Barrientos right on the nose. Barrientos blinks but takes it well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jacobson, as that shot connected.
Jacobson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jacobson scores with a jab to the body.
Jacobson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barrientos in his tracks.
Jacobson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab from Jacobson does it's job there.
Barrientos throws an off balance right hand
and Jacobson counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jacobson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barrientos in his tracks.
Oh Barrientos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barrientos connects with a body shot that sends Jacobson's belly button to the back.
Barrientos seems to have got his legs back now.
Barrientos jabs Jacobson right on the nose. Jacobson blinks but takes it well.
Jab, jab by Jacobson - just one landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gil Jacobson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jacobson 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gil Jacobson!
A relieved looking Gil Jacobson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Shawn Barrientos had this to say: 'I'm just a sexy boy!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zell Dincht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Laston (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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190 lbs
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182 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Zell Dincht!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Laston!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dincht on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dincht definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dincht fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Laston.
Dincht will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Laston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dincht. That's going to slow Laston down.
Dincht throws a lazy right hand but Laston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laston is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Zell Dincht seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dincht bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dincht has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dincht lands an uppercut.
Dincht lands a nice shot to the body.
Laston is trying to push Dincht away but Dincht has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice body punch from Dincht - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dincht.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dincht.
Laston struggles to land a body shot inside as Dincht controls his hands.
Dincht can't find room to land a body shot as Laston controls the action.
Dincht tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dincht tries to throw a body punch but Laston avoids it by throwing Dincht back against the cage.
Dincht stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dincht.
Laston blocks a body shot from Dincht.
Laston blocks an uppercut.
Dincht stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Laston can't break the clinch.
Dincht lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dincht throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lastons head.
Laston wants to break free but Dincht has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laston.
Laston is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dincht fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laston is looking to break free of the clinch but Dincht has double underhooks.
Dincht gets through Laston's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dincht misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dincht misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dincht escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dincht lands a nice leg kick that just misses Laston's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dincht throws a sloppy head kick and Laston moves out of range easily.
Laston tries to keep at a distance but Dincht has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dincht breaks from the clinch.
Laston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dincht.
It seemed like Laston was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice body kick there by Dincht.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laston throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dincht counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laston misses with a right hand
and Dincht counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Laston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Dincht wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dincht wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Laston takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Laston is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Laston looks winded!
Dincht paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dincht lands with a cross.
Laston 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.
Laston has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Laston there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dincht feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Laston sprawling to the canvas! Laston rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Dincht finish him?!
Laston is rocked!
Dincht fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Laston has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Laston is still on wobbly legs! Can Dincht finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laston misses with a body punch
and Dincht counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Laston misses.
Laston seems to have recovered his senses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dincht.
Dincht scores with the left hand. Laston knows he should have avoided that one.
Laston falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dincht counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dincht lands a nice hook to Laston's body. Laston takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dincht showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laston.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zell Dincht dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Laston gets tackled into the cage by Dincht. Dincht maintains the clinch.
Laston blocks a body shot from Dincht.
Nice body punch from Dincht.
Dincht lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dincht creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dincht.
Dincht lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dincht.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dincht.
Dincht lands a right hand.
Dincht lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dincht drops Laston onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Laston is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Dincht creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Laston with a big uppercut! Laston tries to clinch up but Dincht pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Laston to the mat! Laston covers up and Dincht unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Zell Dincht!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bipolor Opposite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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212 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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Great elbows
Granite 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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shane Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bipolor Opposite!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Opposite is looking to land body kicks.
Opposite is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Austin lands a nice hook to Opposite's body. Opposite takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Opposite tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Austin is able to avoid easily.
Austin misses with a hook. Opposite ducked under it nicely.
Austin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Opposite throws out the jab.
Austin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Opposite blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Austin misses with a hook. Opposite ducked under it nicely.
Opposite throws a head kick that misses.
Austin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Opposite throws a leg kick that misses.
Austin clinches with his opponent.
Opposite misses with some punches.
Austin tries to work over Opposite's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Austin fails to land.
Austin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Opposite avoids a wild elbow strike from Austin.
Austin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Opposites head.
Opposite blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Austin lands a right hand.
Austin struggles to land a body shot inside as Opposite controls his hands.
Austin struggles to land a body shot inside as Opposite controls his hands.
Austin lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opposite blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Austin 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.
Austin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Opposite tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Opposite avoids a wild elbow strike from Austin.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Austin.
Opposite dodges an elbow strike from Austin.
Opposite blocks an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
With the fighters up against the cage, Austin throws an elbow but misses.
Opposite blocks the elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Austin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Opposite has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Austin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Opposite can turn it around.
Austin misses with a punch to the body.
Opposite takes a shot to the head.
Austin digs a right hand into Opposite's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Opposite's gas tank.
Austin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Opposite's defenses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Opposite.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin lands an elbow just above Opposite 's eye.
Austin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Opposite trying to stall but Austin improves his position.
Austin lands an elbow just above Opposite 's eye.
A right hook to the body lands for Austin.
Austin lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Austin.
Opposite looks winded!
Opposite tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A body shot lands from Austin.
Austin lands a shoulder strike.
Austin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Opposite's defenses.
It looks like Bipolor Opposite has been cut.
Austin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Austin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Opposite's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Austin lands an elbow inside.
Opposite is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin lands a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Austin.
Austin lands a vicious elbow to the side of Opposite's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Austin tries to finish him with strikes but Opposite still seems able to defend himself so Austin steps back and lets Opposite get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Opposite is still on wobbly legs! Can Austin finish him?
Austin sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Opposite's defenses. It connects perfectly with Opposite's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shane Austin!
A very excited looking Shane Austin 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rollo Lothbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Shreve Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Rollo Lothbrok has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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289 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rollo Lothbrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Shreve Jr!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lothbrok throws a jab but it's blocked by Shreve Jr.
Lothbrok looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lothbrok thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shreve Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Lothbrok blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lothbrok misses with some punches.
Lothbrok blocks an uppercut.
Lothbrok tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shreve Jr pushes Lothbrok back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shreve Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lothbrok is breathing heavily.
Shreve Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lothbrok's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shreve Jr blocking some punches.
Shreve Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lothbrok lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shreve Jr.
A shot in the inside from Shreve Jr.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lothbrok lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shreve Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lothbrok is trying to maintain a safe position but Shreve Jr gets an underhook and turns Lothbrok into the cage.
Lothbrok leaning against his opponent.
Shreve Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shreve Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Shreve Jr misses with the head strike.
Lothbrok blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lothbrok misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lothbrok fails to land.
Shreve Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Shreve Jr tries to throw a body punch but Lothbrok avoids it by throwing Shreve Jr back against the cage.
Shreve Jr tries a body shot but Lothbrok blocks it.
Shreve Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Good body shot from Lothbrok.
Shreve Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lothbrok lands a nice uppercut.
Lothbrok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lothbrok lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shreve Jr.
Lothbrok tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shreve Jr's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Lothbrok.
Shreve Jr misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lothbrok.
Lothbrok lands a right hand.
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!
Shreve Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Shreve Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lothbrok lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shreve Jr backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Shreve Jr fails to land.
Shreve Jr misses with the head strike.
Lothbrok misses with a body punch.
Shreve Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Shreve Jr - that landed with a thud.
Shreve Jr working aggressively here.
Lothbrok throws a head punch that misses.
Lothbrok lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lothbrok softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok throws a head punch that misses.
Shreve Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lothbrok lands a right hand.
Shreve Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shreve Jr lands with a left to the head.
Lothbrok blocks an uppercut.
Lothbrok tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shreve Jr misses with the head strike.
Lothbrok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shreve Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lothbrok's elbow.
Lothbrok throws a punch but it's blocked by Shreve Jr.
Lothbrok is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shreve Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lothbrok working aggressively here.
Lothbrok blocks an uppercut.
Lothbrok working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok swings wildly with an uppercut but Shreve Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lothbrok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lothbrok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shreve Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shreve Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shreve Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lothbrok throws a punch but it's blocked by Shreve Jr.
Lothbrok blocking some punches.
Shreve Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shreve Jr prevents a body shot from Lothbrok.
A shot in the inside from Lothbrok.
Shreve Jr misses with some punches.
Lothbrok just leaning against Shreve Jr, taking a breather.
Shreve Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shreve Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lothbrok stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lothbrok misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rollo Lothbrok will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lothbrok takes a swing at Shreve Jr's ribcage but misses.
Shreve Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shreve Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lothbrok backwards.
Shreve Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lothbrok lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shreve Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lothbrok misses with the head strike.
Shreve Jr lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lothbrok.
Shreve Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Lothbrok.
Lothbrok misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lothbrok.
Larry Shreve Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lothbrok misses with the head strike.
A bit of stalling here from Lothbrok.
Shreve Jr being controlled against the cage.
Lothbrok gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lothbrok.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lothbrok pushes Shreve Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lothbrok presses Shreve Jr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lothbrok.
Lothbrok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shreve Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lothbrok working aggressively here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lothbrok - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lothbrok slowing the pace effectively.
Shreve Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shreve Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Lothbrok controls the action.
Lothbrok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Lothbrok.
Lothbrok blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lothbrok lands with a light punch inside.
Lothbrok swings wildly with an uppercut but Shreve Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shreve Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lothbrok misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lothbrok.
A left hand lands to the body for Lothbrok.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lothbrok lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lothbrok.
A nice left hand lands by Lothbrok.
Shreve Jr is rocked!
Lothbrok prevents a body shot from Shreve Jr.
Shreve Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Lothbrok finish him?
Lothbrok lands a shoulder strike.
Lothbrok unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Shreve Jr! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Lothbrok is unloading with more strikes now! Shreve Jr drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rollo Lothbrok!
In defeat, Larry Shreve Jr stepped up to the mic, saying 'WTF just happened???'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rod Raskolnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Fitzpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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138 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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rod Raskolnikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Liam Fitzpatrick!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzpatrick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raskolnikov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fitzpatrick defending well as Raskolnikov loads up on a big left hand.
Fitzpatrick with the counter takedown but Raskolnikov avoids it easily.
Raskolnikov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fitzpatrick sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raskolnikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fitzpatrick throws a chopping leg kick but Raskolnikov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Raskolnikov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fitzpatrick getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Raskolnikov moves out of range of the strikes.
Raskolnikov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Raskolnikov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzpatrick walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Raskolnikov swinging wildly here.
Raskolnikov throws a head kick but Fitzpatrick moves out of range.
Fitzpatrick drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Raskolnikov defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Raskolnikov checks a leg kick.
Raskolnikov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick obviously looking to wear him down.
Fitzpatrick keeps the fight on the outside.
Raskolnikov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Raskolnikov connects with a knee to the head.
Fitzpatrick misses with the head strike.
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the head but Fitzpatrick blocks with his arms.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Raskolnikov.
Raskolnikov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick avoiding damage as Raskolnikov throws knees to the body.
Fitzpatrick throws a punch but it's blocked by Raskolnikov.
Fitzpatrick tries a body shot but Raskolnikov blocks it.
Fitzpatrick jumps guard and drags Raskolnikov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Fitzpatrick looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Fitzpatrick looking for a guillotine here but Raskolnikov defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raskolnikov is looking to stand up but Fitzpatrick won't let him.
Fitzpatrick is trying to control the position but Raskolnikov postures up.
Fitzpatrick has a closed guard, preventing Raskolnikov from standing up.
Raskolnikov preventing the sweep.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fitzpatrick working for a triangle but Raskolnikov defends it easily.
Raskolnikov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fitzpatrick's guard.
Fitzpatrick is trying to control the position but Raskolnikov postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fitzpatrick holds on and takes a little breather.
Raskolnikov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fitzpatrick has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Raskolnikov has managed to get both his arms back between Fitzpatrick's legs - danger averted.
Raskolnikov trying to control but Fitzpatrick is working from the bottom.
Fitzpatrick is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Raskolnikov wants to stand but Fitzpatrick is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Raskolnikov throws a sloppy head kick and Fitzpatrick moves out of range easily.
Fitzpatrick tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Raskolnikov is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Fitzpatrick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raskolnikov was well out of range. Poor timing from Fitzpatrick.
Sloppy strikes from Raskolnikov. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raskolnikov throws a jab when Fitzpatrick was well out of range.
Fitzpatrick feints the counter takedown.
Raskolnikov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fitzpatrick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fitzpatrick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Raskolnikov misses.
Raskolnikov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Raskolnikov looks to clinch
and Fitzpatrick counters with a nice double leg into side control. Raskolnikov won't be happy with that.
Raskolnikov throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fitzpatrick throws a looping overhand right but Raskolnikov ducks down to avoid it.
Fitzpatrick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raskolnikov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fitzpatrick drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Raskolnikov managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Fitzpatrick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rod Raskolnikov will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Raskolnikov has managed to clinch.
Raskolnikov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Liam Fitzpatrick has been cut.
Raskolnikov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fitzpatrick can do to turn this around?
Fitzpatrick pulls guard effortlessly.
Fitzpatrick has control of Raskolnikov's left arm, preventing Raskolnikov from doing any damage.
Raskolnikov stopping the sweep attempt from Fitzpatrick.
Raskolnikov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Raskolnikov trying to control but Fitzpatrick is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raskolnikov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fitzpatrick is proving hard to escape from.
Fitzpatrick is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Raskolnikov is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fitzpatrick has his foot on Raskolnikov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Raskolnikov works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raskolnikov wanted to stand there but Fitzpatrick had control of the position.
Fitzpatrick pulls Raskolnikov in close to his closed guard and prevents Raskolnikov from doing any damage or advancing position.
Fitzpatrick has a closed guard, preventing Raskolnikov from standing up.
Raskolnikov trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Raskolnikov wants to control from the top but Fitzpatrick keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Raskolnikov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Raskolnikov moves in looking to clinch but Fitzpatrick pushes him off.
Fitzpatrick takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fitzpatrick misses with a takedown attempt - Raskolnikov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Raskolnikov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fitzpatrick feints the counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raskolnikov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fitzpatrick.
Raskolnikov moves into the clinch.
Raskolnikov blocking some punches.
Raskolnikov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fitzpatrick tries to work over Raskolnikov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Raskolnikov.
Raskolnikov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fitzpatrick tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Raskolnikov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fitzpatrick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fitzpatrick misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fitzpatrick blocks an elbow strike from Raskolnikov.
Fitzpatrick blocks an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Fitzpatrick.
Rod Raskolnikov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Raskolnikov managing to block the knees to the body from Fitzpatrick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raskolnikov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzpatrick misses with some punches.
Fitzpatrick throws a head punch that misses.
Raskolnikov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fitzpatrick avoids it.
Fitzpatrick looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short left from Raskolnikov.
Fitzpatrick dodges an elbow strike from Raskolnikov.
Raskolnikov letting Fitzpatrick take a breather here.
Raskolnikov lands a right hand.
Fitzpatrick tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Raskolnikov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rod Raskolnikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liam Fitzpatrick.
Raskolnikov avoids the elbow strike from Fitzpatrick, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Raskolnikov fails to land.
Raskolnikov lands a damaging elbow.
A short left from Raskolnikov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raskolnikov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raskolnikov is struggling to control the position.
Fitzpatrick takes a shot to the head.
Raskolnikov misses with an elbow strike.
Raskolnikov misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raskolnikov avoiding damage as Fitzpatrick throws knees to the body.
Fitzpatrick avoiding damage as Raskolnikov throws knees to the body.
Raskolnikov trying to land knees to the body.
Fitzpatrick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fitzpatrick misses with some punches.
Fitzpatrick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raskolnikov's elbow.
Fitzpatrick tries to pull guard but Raskolnikov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Raskolnikov lands an elbow just above Fitzpatrick 's eye.
A head punch on the inside from Raskolnikov fails to land.
Raskolnikov swings wildly with an uppercut but Fitzpatrick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raskolnikov managing to block the knees to the body from Fitzpatrick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rod Raskolnikov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Liam Fitzpatrick's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A big right from Raskolnikov misses.
Fitzpatrick feints the counter takedown.
Fitzpatrick slips a straight right by Raskolnikov.
Fitzpatrick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raskolnikov throws a lazy right hand but Fitzpatrick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Raskolnikov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fitzpatrick is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raskolnikov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fitzpatrick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Raskolnikov.
Fitzpatrick takes a knee to the side of the body.
Raskolnikov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick can't break the clinch.
Raskolnikov lands an elbow inside that Fitzpatrick shrugs off.
Fitzpatrick is trying to pull guard but Raskolnikov has him pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Raskolnikov.
Fitzpatrick takes an elbow to the temple.
Raskolnikov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Raskolnikov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Raskolnikov misses with the head strike.
Fitzpatrick avoids the elbow strike from Raskolnikov, against the cage.
Raskolnikov throws a punch but it's blocked by Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Raskolnikov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raskolnikov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Raskolnikov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raskolnikov.
Fitzpatrick pulls guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fitzpatrick is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Liam Fitzpatrick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raskolnikov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fitzpatrick working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Raskolnikov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Raskolnikov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Raskolnikov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fitzpatrick's guard.
Raskolnikov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Raskolnikov gets to his feet. Fitzpatrick looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Raskolnikov throws a combination that misses
and Fitzpatrick counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fitzpatrick throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Raskolnikov taking some punishment here, with Fitzpatrick in his half guard.
Raskolnikov wants to control but Fitzpatrick is keeping busy.
Raskolnikov tries to roll over but Fitzpatrick keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick trying to control from half guard but Raskolnikov is working away.
Fitzpatrick thows a huge punch but Raskolnikov dodges it nicely.
Fitzpatrick thows a huge punch but Raskolnikov dodges it nicely.
Fitzpatrick seems to be working for a kimura but Raskolnikov defends the submission attempt.
Raskolnikov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fitzpatrick.
Raskolnikov wants to get back to his feet.
Raskolnikov manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Fitzpatrick keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Fitzpatrick tries to pull guard but Raskolnikov won't allow it.
Fitzpatrick blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raskolnikov misses with some punches.
Fitzpatrick jumps into guard, dragging Raskolnikov to the mat.
Raskolnikov postures up.
Raskolnikov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fitzpatrick is proving hard to escape from.
Raskolnikov controlling from the top position.
Fitzpatrick throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fitzpatrick looking for a guillotine here but Raskolnikov defends easily.
Rod Raskolnikov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fitzpatrick being controlled here, momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rod Raskolnikov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Raskolnikov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rod Raskolnikov!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Savkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ira Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wright has chosen Carolina In My Mind as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Ira Wright has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Savkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ira Wright!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Savkov throws a shot from downtown. Wright moves away and avoids it.
Savkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Savkov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into 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.
Savkov trying to control but Wright is working from the bottom.
Savkov works over Wright with some ground and pound from guard.
Savkov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Savkov looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright trying to keep a closed guard but Savkov is proving a slippery customer.
Savkov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savkov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wright swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Savkov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Savkov pushing down on Wright's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Savkov winds up and cracks Wright with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Savkov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wright taking some punishment here, with Savkov in his half guard.
Savkov throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Wright to regain full guard.
Savkov throws a big right hand that misses.
Wright avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Savkov throwing strikes but missing.
Savkov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savkov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Savkov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Savkov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Savkov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Savkov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Savkov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wright works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Savkov lands a couple of elbows.
Savkov throws an elbow that misses. Wright uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Savkov's guard. Nice move by Wright!
Savkov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wright manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Wright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Savkov slips nicely into half guard.
Savkov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Savkov working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Savkov is trying to control the action in half guard but Wright is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wright is controlling Savkov's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Savkov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wright sees it coming and defends easily.
Savkov lands with a punch from half guard.
Savkov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wright defending well though.
Savkov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Savkov is working for a kimura but Wright is defending it quite comfortably.
Wright tries to roll over but Savkov keeps him under control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Savkov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
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.
Wright tries to sprawl but Savkov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Savkov wants to control but Wright is keeping him busy.
Savkov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wright with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Savkov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wright can do to turn this around?
Savkov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wright is just riding it out for now. Savkov eventually gives up the hold.
Savkov is trying to control the action in half guard but Wright is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savkov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Savkov wants to take a breather but Wright is having none of it.
Wright is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Savkov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Savkov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wright sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savkov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Savkov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wright defending well though.
Savkov is keen to just control but Wright is a slippery customer.
Wright is controlling Savkov's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Savkov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wright defending well though.
Wright is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Savkov prevents Wright from improving his position.
Savkov slips a nice elbow through Wright's hands, connecting with Wright's forehead.
Savkov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wright's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Savkov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Savkov throwing shots but Wright is blocking nicely.
Wright won't allow Savkov to pass to mount.
Savkov is trying to control the action in half guard but Wright is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Savkov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Savkov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wright with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Savkov trying to control from half guard but Wright is working away.
Savkov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savkov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Savkov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Savkov controlling the action here.
Wright on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Savkov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Savkov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savkov throwing shots but Wright is blocking nicely.
Savkov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Savkov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Savkov working Wright over with strikes.
Savkov trying to control the action but Wright is working from the bottom.
Savkov looks to land a strike but Wright avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Savkov controlling from the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Savkov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Savkov dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Wright gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wright misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wright works on Savkov's body with a couple of short punches.
Wright misses with a body punch.
Savkov wants to take the fight to the mat but Wright manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Wright lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Savkov throws a punch but it's blocked by Wright.
Savkov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wright pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
Savkov throws a looping overhand right but Wright ducks down to avoid it.
Wright keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pavel Savkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savkov misses with a lunging right hand
and Wright connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Wright.
Savkov missing with a left hand there. Wright was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Savkov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Wright to the ground. Savkov is now in Wright's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savkov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savkov postures up.
Savkov trying to control but Wright is working from the bottom.
Savkov preventing the sweep.
Savkov wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
Savkov cracks Wright with a solid left hand.
Savkov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Savkov working some strikes from top position.
Savkov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wright preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Savkov drops back looking for a leg! Wright is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wright manages to kick Savkov off! Savkov jumps back into Wright's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savkov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Savkov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Savkov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wright working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Savkov.
Wright keeping moving, preventing Savkov from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Savkov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Savkov shoots for a takedown but Wright saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright.
Savkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savkov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wright.
Wright loads up on a big right hand but Savkov slips the punch.
Savkov misses with a straight left.
Wright is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Savkov with a body shot.
Ira Wright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Savkov tests Wright's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice shot by Wright.
Savkov avoids the body shot from Wright.
Savkov tries to counter with a takedown but Wright is quick to defend against it.
Wright cracks Savkov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Savkov is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Wright's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Wright rushes Savkov and presses him up against the cage.
Savkov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Savkov goes for a takedown attempt but Wright pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Savkov throws a hook but Wright blocks it.
Wright misses with a body punch
and Savkov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wright wants to stand back up but Savkov manages to pass into side control.
Ira Wright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pavel Savkov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Savkov is putting a hurting on Wright here, landing some big shots from side control.
Savkov has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Savkov wants to finish this one by submission but Wright is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Savkov.
Savkov wants to control the pace but Wright is squirming around nicely.
Savkov is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Wright has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Wright!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ira Wright.
I think Savkov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pavel Savkov!
Pavel Savkov 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Aokison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hati Hroovitnisson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hroovitnisson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Child of Wonder. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
7 - 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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hati Hroovitnisson!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hroovitnisson lands with a nice body punch.
Hroovitnisson jabs Aokison right on the nose. Aokison blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Ryu Aokison has been cut.
Hroovitnisson misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Hroovitnisson.
Aokison misses with a right hand
enabling Hroovitnisson to counter with a crisp jab.
Aokison cracks Hroovitnisson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hroovitnisson lands with a nice body punch.
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.
Aokison looks to clinch
and Hroovitnisson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aokison throws a jab when Hroovitnisson was well out of range.
Hroovitnisson moves out of range of the body kick from Aokison.
It seemed like Hroovitnisson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hroovitnisson drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Aokison right on the button. Aokison goes down! Hroovitnisson follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Hroovitnisson gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hati Hroovitnisson!
An out of breath Hati Hroovitnisson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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