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HFC 68:Ragnarson vs Milne PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Stuckey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin comes to the cage accompanied by Blessed. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tito Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Stuckey!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stuckey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griffin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stuckey! But no joy.
Griffin misses with a two punch combination.
We've been told by Griffin's head coaches at Liverpools Red Tri-Angle MMA & Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stuckey cracks Griffin with an open hand slap.
Stuckey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Griffin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Griffin misses the target.
Griffin throws a hook to the side of Stuckey's head but Stuckey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stuckey throws a right hand that misses
and Griffin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Griffin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Griffin misses with a wild combination.
Stuckey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stuckey slips a jab from Griffin.
Griffin staying out of range there.
Griffin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stuckey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin ducks under a wild hook from Stuckey.
Griffin throws a looping overhand right but Stuckey ducks down to avoid it.
Griffin misses with a hook. Stuckey ducked under it nicely.
Griffin misses with a looping right.
Stuckey is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Griffin with a body shot.
Griffin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stuckey moves out of range as Griffin strikes.
Stuckey swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Griffin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stuckey moves away.
Stuckey misses with a kick to the body
and Griffin counters with a stiff right hand.
Stuckey throws out a loose jab but Griffin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stuckey throws a push kick but Griffin slaps the foot to one side.
Griffin misses with a lunging right hand
and Stuckey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stuckey lands with an uppercut that bounces Griffin off the cage and back into range.
Stuckey with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stuckey takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffin defending well as Stuckey loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stuckey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Griffin counters with a stiff right hand.
Stuckey moves out of range of the strikes.
Griffin takes a swing at Stuckey's ribcage but misses.
Griffin misses with an uppercut
and Griffin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stuckey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Griffin throws out the jab.
Stuckey connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Griffin lands with an uppercut that bounces Stuckey off the cage and back into range.
Stuckey pushes Griffin up against the cage in a clinch.
Stuckey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stuckey gets through Griffin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stuckey.
Stuckey taking a breather.
Stuckey pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stuckey continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Griffin manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin misses with a straight left.
Griffin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stuckey.
Griffin catches Stuckey with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stuckey throws the left hand but Griffin avoids the punch easily.
Griffin misses with an uppercut
and Stuckey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Griffin is rocked!
Stuckey knocks out Griffin with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Stuckey before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Stuckey picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ray Stuckey!
A victorious Ray Stuckey thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Tito Griffin was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you for the fight thank you fans and my opponet you were the better fighter'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cheik Imbula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Levan Kvirkvelia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Imbula comes to the cage accompanied by ~Apache~. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cheik Imbula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Levan Kvirkvelia!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kvirkvelia misses with a lunging right hand
and Imbula counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kvirkvelia's knee momentarily.
Imbula swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kvirkvelia changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kvirkvelia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Imbula loads up on a big right hand but Kvirkvelia slips the punch.
Kvirkvelia jabs Imbula right on the nose. Imbula blinks but takes it well.
Kvirkvelia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kvirkvelia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Imbula.
Imbula pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Imbula throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kvirkvelia throws a lazy body kick
and Imbula counters with a nice uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kvirkvelia.
Kvirkvelia keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kvirkvelia lands a lovely overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Imbula cracks Kvirkvelia with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kvirkvelia looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Imbula finish him?
Kvirkvelia is rocked!
Kvirkvelia ducks under a wild hook from Imbula.
Kvirkvelia is still on wobbly legs! Can Imbula finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvirkvelia scores with a takedown into Imbula's guard.
Imbula can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kvirkvelia controls the pace.
Kvirkvelia seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Imbula is trying to keep Kvirkvelia in close.
Kvirkvelia throws a big right hand that misses.
Imbula keeping moving, preventing Kvirkvelia from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kvirkvelia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Imbula is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kvirkvelia tries to free his leg and advance position but Imbula is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kvirkvelia trying to control the position from guard on top but Imbula is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Imbula looking for a sweep. Not yet Imbula, not yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Imbula lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice cross by Imbula.
Kvirkvelia looks to score with a jab to the body but Imbula is just out of range.
Kvirkvelia throws a body kick that misses.
Imbula moves into range and connects with a jab.
Imbula fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kvirkvelia.
Kvirkvelia misses with a low kick.
Imbula feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kvirkvelia throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Imbula tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kvirkvelia is in Imbula's guard.
Kvirkvelia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvirkvelia distracts Imbula with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Imbula looking to control.
Kvirkvelia looking to pass the guard.
Kvirkvelia trying to control the position from guard on top but Imbula is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Imbula looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kvirkvelia is one step ahead there.
Kvirkvelia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Imbula pulls Kvirkvelia in close to prevent any damage.
Kvirkvelia postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kvirkvelia throwing strikes but missing.
Kvirkvelia trying to control but Imbula is working from the bottom.
Kvirkvelia passes Imbula's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kvirkvelia wants to take a breather but Imbula is having none of it.
Kvirkvelia is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kvirkvelia is thwarting Imbula's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cheik Imbula dominated that 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.
Kvirkvelia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Imbula throws out a powerful jab.
Kvirkvelia throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Imbula is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kvirkvelia throws a head kick that half lands.
Kvirkvelia checks a leg kick.
Kvirkvelia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Imbula fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kvirkvelia just manages to avoid it.
Kvirkvelia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Imbula.
Kvirkvelia tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kvirkvelia misses with a body kick.
Imbula throws a leg kick
and Kvirkvelia counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kvirkvelia.
Imbula has control of Kvirkvelia's left arm, preventing Kvirkvelia from doing any damage.
Kvirkvelia slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvirkvelia looking to sit in guard and control but Imbula gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Imbula trying to control the position from guard on top but Kvirkvelia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kvirkvelia is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kvirkvelia keeps trying to improve his position.
We've been hearing good reports from Imbula's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Imbula wants to pass the guard but Kvirkvelia is keeping the position.
Imbula controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kvirkvelia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Imbula is aware though and is defending well.
Imbula wants to pass the guard but Kvirkvelia is keeping the position.
Kvirkvelia working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imbula is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Kvirkvelia.
And Kvirkvelia tries to counter it with a takedown but Imbula pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Imbula misses with a wild body shot.
Imbula moves out of range of the body kick.
Imbula is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kvirkvelia.
Imbula takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Imbula.
Kvirkvelia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kvirkvelia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kvirkvelia throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Imbula was covering up waiting for the punch and Kvirkvelia finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kvirkvelia lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kvirkvelia is fighting to break Imbula's control of his arms but Imbula is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kvirkvelia trying to control but Imbula is working from the bottom.
Kvirkvelia connects with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kvirkvelia looking to pass the guard.
Imbula not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Levan Kvirkvelia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Kvirkvelia jabs at Imbula's body.
Kvirkvelia scores with a jab. Imbula acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kvirkvelia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kvirkvelia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kvirkvelia cracks the inside of Imbula's front leg.
Imbula throws an overhand right that lands on Kvirkvelia's shoulder, as Kvirkvelia tries to avoid the shot.
Kvirkvelia fakes the leg kick and cracks Imbula in the body.
Kvirkvelia throws the kick towards the body but Imbula avoids it.
Kvirkvelia looking to score a takedown here. Imbula is defending well but Kvirkvelia drives through and ends up in Imbula's guard.
Kvirkvelia trying to control but Imbula is working from the bottom.
Imbula seems keen to control Kvirkvelia's posture.
Imbula working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvirkvelia sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Imbula's guard.
Kvirkvelia takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kvirkvelia seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Imbula does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Imbula is looking to improve his position.
Kvirkvelia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Imbula keeps working.
Kvirkvelia lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kvirkvelia trying to control from half guard but Imbula is working away.
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.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kvirkvelia prevents Imbula from improving his position.
Imbula gets full guard.
Imbula trying to keep a closed guard but Kvirkvelia is proving a slippery customer.
Imbula can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kvirkvelia controls the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvirkvelia closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kvirkvelia lands in his opponent's guard.
Kvirkvelia looking to pass the guard.
Imbula is trying to control the position but Kvirkvelia postures up.
Levan Kvirkvelia has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kvirkvelia content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kvirkvelia trying to control but Imbula is working from the bottom.
Kvirkvelia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Imbula is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imbula is pulling down on Kvirkvelia's head to control his posture.
Kvirkvelia won't allow Imbula to sweep him here.
Kvirkvelia wants to control from the top but Imbula keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Imbula is trying to hold Kvirkvelia in close to prevent damage but Kvirkvelia has managed to pass into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Imbula trying to hold on to Kvirkvelia's head to control him but Kvirkvelia postures up.
Kvirkvelia seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Imbula does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Levan Kvirkvelia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kvirkvelia has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Levan Kvirkvelia!
A relieved looking Levan Kvirkvelia 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 Cheik Imbula had this to say: 'Congratulations to my opponent. Boss, give me another fight ASAP!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jan Kriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kriel comes to the cage accompanied by Fokofpolisiekar - Fokofpolisiekar. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Kriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kriel throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kriel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kriel throws a right hand that misses
letting Barbosa counter with a right hand.
Kriel takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Kriel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A telegraphed right hand from Kriel misses the target.
Kriel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kriel is able to avoid easily.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kriel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kriel misses with a wild body shot.
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
Kriel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kriel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa tests Kriel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Jan Kriel has been cut.
Kriel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kriel throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kriel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barbosa.
Kriel throws a good cross that connects.
Kriel throws a nice looking combination but Barbosa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kriel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kriel slips under a jab from Barbosa.
A big left from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
Kriel misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Barbosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Kriel connects with a crisp jab.
Barbosa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kriel.
Barbosa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbosa misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Kriel misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa scores with a jab to the body.
Kriel slips under a jab.
Kriel misses the shot to the body.
Kriel throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kriel thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Barbosa if he has to take too many more of those.
Kriel misses with a low kick as Barbosa jumps back.
Barbosa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kriel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kriel takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa misses with a body kick.
Kriel cracks Barbosa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice straight punches there by Barbosa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barbosa.
Kriel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses the jab.
Barbosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kriel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Barbosa counter with a right hand.
Kriel staying out of range there.
Kriel connects with an inside leg kick.
Kriel scores with a jab. Barbosa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kriel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barbosa in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kriel fails to land with a series of punches.
Barbosa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kriel lands a nice looking body shot.
Kriel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kriel needs to keep his hands up - Barbosa had a free shot at his head there.
Barbosa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kriel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
Kriel staying out of range there.
Jan Kriel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kriel dips to his left and cracks Barbosa with an uppercut!
Kriel throws a low kick but Barbosa avoids it.
Barbosa throws a series of punches but Kriel avoids them all with ease.
Kriel throws a combination that misses
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Kriel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Kriel misses its target.
Barbosa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kriel.
Barbosa has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa misses with a body kick.
Barbosa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kriel misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kriel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barbosa's head backwards.
Kriel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barbosa. Barbosa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kriel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kriel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Kriel.
Kriel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barbosa.
Kriel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbosa misses the target.
Barbosa lunges at Kriel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kriel's hand.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kriel.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kriel.
Barbosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kriel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kriel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Kriel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jan Kriel'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.
Kriel feints a jab promting Barbosa to slip. Kriel then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Barbosa slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Barbosa blocks the body kick.
Barbosa throws a poor cross that misses
and Kriel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Kriel moves out of range.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Kriel.
Donk. Kriel catches Barbosa right on the button with a cross.
Kriel lands a nice hook to Barbosa's body. Barbosa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barbosa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barbosa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kriel.
Kriel misses with a straight right.
Barbosa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kriel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kriel with a hook.
Kriel throws an off balance right hand
and Barbosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Jan Kriel is winning the standup battle so far.
Kriel fails to land with a series of punches.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Kriel avoids it with no problem.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kriel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Barbosa.
Some wild striking there from Barbosa.
Kriel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbosa misses the target.
Kriel cracks the inside of Barbosa's front leg.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Barbosa might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kriel has got the better of the exchanges.
Kriel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kriel scores with a jab to the body.
Kriel staying out of range there.
Kriel 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.
Barbosa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick and Kriel moves out of range easily.
Kriel dodges the punch combination from Barbosa.
Kriel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Kriel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kriel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Barbosa.
Kriel connects with a nice looking jab.
Kriel scores with a nice right hand.
Barbosa takes one to the chin there.
Kriel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kriel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barbosa at a distance.
Kriel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kriel scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kriel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Some wild striking there from Kriel.
Kriel swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Kriel swings widly with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kriel.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kriel. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Kriel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kriel cracks Barbosa with a good jab.
Barbosa moves out of range of the body kick from Kriel.
Kriel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice cross by Barbosa.
Barbosa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kriel misses with a wild body shot.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Kriel.
Barbosa throws out a powerful jab.
Kriel connects with the punch.
Barbosa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Kriel misses.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Kriel avoids it with no problem.
Kriel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kriel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Kriel.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kriel misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Barbosa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kriel misses with a combination
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Kriel misses with a looping right.
Barbosa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A low kick from Kriel misses
and Barbosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kriel is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Kriel.
Kriel appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Oh Kriel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kriel lands with an overhand left.
Kriel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kriel.
Kriel seems to have got his legs back now.
Kriel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kriel lands with a straight right. Barbosa didn't see that one coming.
Kriel throws a series of strikes that have Barbosa backpedaling.
Barbosa is rocked!
Kriel drops Barbosa with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Barbosa! Kriel dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jan Kriel!
Jan Kriel tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Pritchard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Putin comes to the cage accompanied by IAMX - Happiness. Vlad Putin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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173 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad Putin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jimmy Pritchard!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putin tries to clinch but Pritchard moves away
and Pritchard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pritchard takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Jimmy Pritchard has been cut.
Putin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pritchard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pritchard throws out a counter right but Putin avoids it with no problem.
Pritchard walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Putin drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Pritchard swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Putin's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Pritchard!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abioye Nazari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nazari is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Do You Call My Name by Ra. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ken Tanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abioye Nazari !
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nazari throws a combination. Tanaka tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nazari drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tanaka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nazari misses with a straight left.
Tanaka moves out of range of the body kick.
Tanaka misses with a body shot.
Nazari unleashes a big counter combination but Tanaka bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nazari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tanaka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tanaka works on Nazari 's body with a couple of short punches.
Tanaka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nazari looks winded!
Tanaka can't find room to land a body shot as Nazari controls the action.
Tanaka lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tanaka.
Tanaka digs a right hand underneath Nazari 's ribcage. Nazari let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka lands a body punch.
Tanaka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tanaka misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tanaka.
Tanaka pushes Nazari back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tanaka misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tanaka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tanaka pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tanaka misses with a punch to the body.
Tanaka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nazari is rocked!
Tanaka pushes Nazari against the cage and as Nazari bounces back, Tanaka cracks him with a massive overhand right that sends him crashing to the mat! Tanaka follows up with more strikes but Nazari was out from that first, devastating punch! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ken Tanaka!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emet Golem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shoei Braz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Shoei Braz enters 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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emet Golem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Shoei Braz!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golem tries to bum rush Braz with a series of wild strikes but Braz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Braz with the counter takedown but Golem avoids it easily.
Golem connects with a right hand. Braz shakes it off.
Golem missing with a left hand there. Braz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Braz drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Golem defends it well.
Braz slips a jab from Golem.
Braz is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Braz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Golem takes a swing at Braz's ribcage but misses.
Braz feints the counter takedown.
Golem throws a lazy right hand but Braz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Braz changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Golem throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Braz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Golem won't be happy with that.
Braz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Golem, who protects the arm well.
Braz scoring with punches from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Braz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Golem has escaped the position, nice work there.
Golem knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Braz on the ground.
Golem prevents Braz from moving into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golem parries the strikes from Braz easily there. Braz is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Golem to escape.
Braz advances to full mount.
Golem avoids a series of strikes thrown by Braz.
Braz wants to take his opponent's back but Golem doesn't allow it.
Poor strikes thrown by Braz there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Braz sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Braz throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Braz is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Golem is surviving well by controlling Braz's body position as best he can.
Braz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Golem can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Braz has hold of Golem's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Golem manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braz thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Braz dominating with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Braz with the ground and pound from mount.
Braz wants to take his opponent's back but Golem doesn't allow it.
Golem is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Braz is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Golem is surviving well by controlling Braz's body position as best he can.
Golem is trying to escape the mount.
Golem definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Braz goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Golem turns into him and now he's in Braz's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Golem trying to stand up but can't free himself from Braz's guard.
Golem wants to stand and escape but instead Braz has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Braz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Golem is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Golem on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Golem tries to get out of the position.
Braz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Golem is looking to control Braz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Golem avoid being mounted?
Braz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Golem is just riding it out for now. Braz eventually gives up the hold.
Braz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shoei Braz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Golem keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Golem dips to his left and cracks Braz with an uppercut!
Golem looks to land a left hand but Braz moved out of range nicely.
And Braz tries to counter it with a takedown but Golem pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Golem missing with a left hand there. Braz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Braz changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A punch combination from Golem misses.
Braz tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A slow jab from Golem misses its intended target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Golem darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Golem misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Golem misses its intended target.
Braz tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Golem is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Braz.
Golem throws a poor cross that misses
and Braz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Golem's guard.
Braz passes Golem's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Braz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Golem is looking to escape.
Braz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Braz misses with a head shot. Golem uses the momentum to regain guard.
Braz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Braz slips nicely into half guard.
Braz wants to work for an arm triangle but Golem is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Golem avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Braz.
Braz is looking for a kimura here.
Braz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Braz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Braz prevents Golem from improving his position.
Braz seems to be looking for submissions.
Braz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Golem is just riding it out for now. Braz eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braz is trying for a kimura here. Golem looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Braz wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shoei Braz!
An out of breath and clearly excited Shoei Braz thanked KnockOut for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Suriname Bambele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Radoslaw Tomaszewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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204 lbs
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Suriname Bambele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Radoslaw Tomaszewski!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bambele tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bambele looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tomaszewski swinging wildly here.
Bambele tries to clinch up but Tomaszewski circles away and keeps his distance.
Bambele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tomaszewski throws a low kick but Bambele moves out of range easily.
Bambele wants to clinch up but Tomaszewski keeps it at a distance.
Bambele tries to clinch but Tomaszewski is having none of it.
Tomaszewski has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bambele is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bambele is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tomaszewski misses with a straight right.
Bambele ducks under a wild hook from Tomaszewski.
Tomaszewski lands a really nice looking cross but Bambele seems unphased.
Radoslaw Tomaszewski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bambele moves in looking to clinch but Tomaszewski pushes him off.
Tomaszewski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tomaszewski misses with a looping left.
Bambele appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bambele slips a straight right by Tomaszewski.
Tomaszewski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bambele lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Tomaszewski misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bambele fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bambele tries to clinch there but Tomaszewski circles away.
Bambele tries to clinch up but Tomaszewski circles away and keeps his distance.
A combination from Tomaszewski does no damage.
Bambele wants to clinch
and Tomaszewski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bambele checks a leg kick.
Tomaszewski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice left hand lands by Tomaszewski.
Tomaszewski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bambele or not.
Bambele is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tomaszewski is defending well for now.
Tomaszewski misses with a punch on the inside.
Bambele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bambele with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tomaszewski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tomaszewski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bambele misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomaszewski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tomaszewski gets through Bambele's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tomaszewski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tomaszewski throws out a leg kick but Bambele moves out of range and Tomaszewski only half commits.
Tomaszewski throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tomaszewski. That's going to slow Bambele down.
Tomaszewski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bambele appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bambele doesn't manage to clinch there - Tomaszewski circles away.
Bambele is looking to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Tomaszewski there.
Bambele is looking to clinch but Tomaszewski is avoiding it.
Bambele is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bambele moves into range and clinches up with Tomaszewski.
Bambele using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tomaszewski misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Tomaszewski as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bambele throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tomaszewski blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hand to the body from Tomaszewski.
Bambele tries to land knees in the clinch but Tomaszewski avoids the damage to the body.
Tomaszewski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tomaszewski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tomaszewski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bambele misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tomaszewski.
Tomaszewski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tomaszewski lands an uppercut.
Tomaszewski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tomaszewski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tomaszewski scores with a hook to the body.
Bambele lands a good knee to the midsection. Tomaszewski won't want to take too many of those.
Tomaszewski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bambele wants to clinch up but Tomaszewski keeps it at a distance.
Bambele is looking to clinch but Tomaszewski is avoiding it.
Tomaszewski throws a big shot that misses.
Tomaszewski keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bambele blocks a leg kick.
Bambele throws a big counter combination but Tomaszewski scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Tomaszewski.
Tomaszewski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bambele stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bambele is looking to clinch.
Tomaszewski throws out a powerful jab.
Tomaszewski connects with a body shot.
Bambele checks a low kick from Tomaszewski.
Bambele moves in looking to clinch but Tomaszewski pushes him off.
Tomaszewski lands a nice shot that snaps Bambele's head back.
Bambele checks a leg kick.
Bambele takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bambele blocks a jab.
Tomaszewski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tomaszewski throws a looping overhand right but Bambele ducks down to avoid it.
Tomaszewski looks to land a right hand but Bambele moved out of range.
Bambele wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Radoslaw Tomaszewski dominated that 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.
Tomaszewski throws a leg kick but Bambele checks it.
An inside leg kick from Tomaszewski misses.
Bambele wants to clinch up but Tomaszewski keeps it at a distance.
Bambele tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Suriname Bambele is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Tomaszewski misses.
Bambele tries to clinch there but Tomaszewski circles away.
Bambele wants to clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tomaszewski in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tomaszewski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bambele is looking to clinch but Tomaszewski is avoiding it.
Tomaszewski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tomaszewski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tomaszewski lands with a nice combination. Bambele backs away looking to recover.
Bambele doesn't manage to clinch there - Tomaszewski circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tomaszewski! But no joy.
Tomaszewski throws a front kick aimed at Bambele's knee but Bambele avoids it well.
Tomaszewski throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bambele tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tomaszewski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bambele looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tomaszewski throws a hook but Bambele blocks it.
Tomaszewski throws a leg kick but Bambele checks it.
Tomaszewski misses with a looping left.
Tomaszewski swats away the attempt to clinch by Bambele.
Tomaszewski lands a glancing blow to the side of Bambele's head.
Bambele tries to clinch but Tomaszewski is having none of it.
Bambele tries to clinch there but Tomaszewski circles away.
Tomaszewski only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tomaszewski looks to land a right hand but Bambele moved out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tomaszewski looks to throw the jab but Bambele is out of range.
Tomaszewski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bambele appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tomaszewski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tomaszewski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomaszewski misses with a straight right.
Bambele tries to clinch there but Tomaszewski circles away.
Tomaszewski is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bambele checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bambele doesn't manage to clinch there - Tomaszewski circles away.
Bambele tries to clinch but Tomaszewski moves out of range.
Tomaszewski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bambele tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tomaszewski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tomaszewski tries to work over Bambele's front leg with a kick but Bambele checks it.
Tomaszewski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bambele swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bambele takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bambele tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tomaszewski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bambele drives through and clinches with Tomaszewski against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Tomaszewski.
Tomaszewski works on Bambele's body with a couple of short punches.
Tomaszewski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bambele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tomaszewski avoids it.
Tomaszewski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bambele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tomaszewski avoids it.
A short uppercut from Tomaszewski.
Bambele tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Radoslaw Tomaszewski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tomaszewski managing to block the knees to the body from Bambele.
Bambele blocks an uppercut.
Bambele misses with a knee to the head.
Tomaszewski tries a body shot but Bambele blocks it.
Bambele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tomaszewski avoids it.
Tomaszewski managing to block the knees to the body from Bambele.
Tomaszewski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bambele tries to land a knee to the head but Tomaszewski blocks with his arms.
Tomaszewski scores with a hook to the body.
Tomaszewski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bambele backwards.
Tomaszewski lands a shoulder strike.
Tomaszewski is leaning against Bambele and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot in the inside from Tomaszewski.
Tomaszewski scores with a shot to the side of Bambele's head.
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!
Tomaszewski manages to break the clinch.
Tomaszewski tried to score with a low kick but Bambele checks it.
Bambele looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomaszewski does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bambele throws a big counter combination but Tomaszewski scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tomaszewski is looking to chop away at Bambele's legs.
Bambele went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tomaszewski throws a jab when Bambele was well out of range.
Bambele gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tomaszewski misses with a low kick.
Tomaszewski connects with a jab.
Tomaszewski connects with an inside leg kick.
Bambele on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tomaszewski. Tomaszewski obviously looking to wear him down.
Bambele tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tomaszewski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bambele ducks under a wild hook from Tomaszewski.
Tomaszewski lands a jab to Bambele's midsection.
Tomaszewski misses with a low kick.
Bambele tries to clinch up but Tomaszewski circles away and keeps his distance.
Tomaszewski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tomaszewski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tomaszewski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Tomaszewski misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Radoslaw Tomaszewski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bambele clinches with his opponent.
Tomaszewski tries to work over Bambele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bambele misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tomaszewski.
Bambele missing with knees to the body.
Tomaszewski cracks Bambele with a nice body shot.
Bambele misses with a knee to the head.
Bambele blocks a body shot from Tomaszewski.
Tomaszewski tries to work over Bambele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tomaszewski misses with the head strike.
Bambele tries to land a knee to the head but Tomaszewski blocks with his arms.
Tomaszewski tries a body shot but Bambele blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Tomaszewski.
Bambele tries a knee to the head but Tomaszewski blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomaszewski avoiding damage as Bambele throws knees to the body.
Tomaszewski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bambele obliges.
Tomaszewski tries a body shot but Bambele blocks it.
Nice body punch from Tomaszewski - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Tomaszewski.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomaszewski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bambele with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right hand to the body from Tomaszewski.
Bambele blocks a body shot from Tomaszewski.
A right hook to the body lands for Tomaszewski.
Tomaszewski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bambele blocks a body shot from Tomaszewski.
Tomaszewski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bambele fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bambele doesn't manage to clinch there - Tomaszewski circles away.
Tomaszewski digs a good body shot into Bambele's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Tomaszewski.
Radoslaw Tomaszewski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bambele tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tomaszewski counters with a left and a right that stings Bambele.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bambele looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Tomaszewski misses the target.
Bambele ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bambele tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bambele ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bambele is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bambele tries to clinch there but Tomaszewski circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tomaszewski.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tomaszewski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A good leg kick by Tomaszewski.
Bambele tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tomaszewski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bambele keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bambele fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tomaszewski throws a good cross that connects.
Bambele staying out of range there.
Bambele is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomaszewski tries to work over Bambele's front leg with a kick but Bambele checks it.
Tomaszewski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bambele's sensitive parts.
Bambele is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bambele takes one on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Tomaszewski.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tomaszewski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tomaszewski misses with a series of wild punches.
Tomaszewski wants to slow Bambele down by chopping away at his legs.
Bambele tries to clinch up
and Tomaszewski counters with a straight right hand.
Tomaszewski misses with an uppercut.
Bambele tries to clinch but Tomaszewski is having none of it.
Tomaszewski only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bambele checks a low kick from Tomaszewski.
Tomaszewski throws a low kick but Bambele moves out of range easily.
Tomaszewski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bambele tries to clinch up.
Tomaszewski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bambele takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tomaszewski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tomaszewski throws out a leg kick but Bambele moves out of range and Tomaszewski only half commits.
Tomaszewski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bambele's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bambele tries to clinch but Tomaszewski moves out of range.
Bambele fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tomaszewski only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bambele tries to close the distance and clinch but Tomaszewski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tomaszewski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bambele is out of range and Tomaszewski settles back down.
Bambele ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tomaszewski throws a big shot that misses.
Tomaszewski tries a head kick but it misses.
Suriname Bambele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bambele tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Radoslaw Tomaszewski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tomaszewski 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Radoslaw Tomaszewski!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fionn MacCumhaill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Groenveld (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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fionn MacCumhaill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stefan Groenveld!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Groenveld scores with a nice strike.
MacCumhaill definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
MacCumhaill throws a series of punches but Groenveld moves out of range.
MacCumhaill drops Groenveld with a beautiful combination! Groenveld stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - MacCumhaill is looking for the KO!
Groenveld is rocked!
It looks like Stefan Groenveld has been cut.
MacCumhaill misses with the combination.
Groenveld is still on wobbly legs! Can MacCumhaill finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacCumhaill misses with a left hand
and Groenveld counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Groenveld seems to have recovered his senses.
MacCumhaill throws a combination that misses
and Groenveld counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps MacCumhaill thinking.
Groenveld scores with a jab.
MacCumhaill takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Groenveld scores with a jab to the head.
Groenveld lands with a right hand.
MacCumhaill misses with a takedown attempt
letting Groenveld counter with a right hand.
MacCumhaill is breathing heavily.
Groenveld ducks under a wild hook from MacCumhaill.
Groenveld sends MacCumhaill crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Groenveld is motioning to the referee to let MacCumhaill up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
MacCumhaill is rocked!
Groenveld scores with a body shot.
Oh MacCumhaill is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Groenveld fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked MacCumhaill out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Stefan Groenveld!
A less than humble Stefan Groenveld misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anton Obuhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guillermo Mendez (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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Obuhov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guillermo Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obuhov lands with a cross.
Obuhov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mendez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Obuhov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Obuhov leaves Mendez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Obuhov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mendez is rocked!
Obuhov cracks Mendez with a left hook right on the temple and Mendez goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Obuhov lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Mendez is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anton Obuhov!
Anton Obuhov retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Anton Obuhov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Guillermo Mendez was interviewed post fight and said 'Sorry fans'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bragi Ragnarson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Milne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ragnarson comes to the cage accompanied by The Pretender. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bragi Ragnarson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Milne!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milne wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ragnarson looks to land a body kick but Milne moved away.
Milne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Milne lands with an uppercut that bounces Ragnarson off the cage and back into range.
Milne misses with a body shot.
Ragnarson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Legion's PIT Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Ragnarson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Milne throws a shot from downtown. Ragnarson moves away and avoids it.
Ragnarson quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Ragnarson moves forwards but Milne connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Milne tries to move into range but Ragnarson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A shot to the body from Ragnarson misses
letting Milne counter with a right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Milne crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ragnarson - the referee stops the clock and Milne gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ragnarson. Milne manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Milne has Ragnarson up against the cage in a clinch.
Ragnarson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ragnarson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Ragnarson - that landed with a thud.
Milne lands a shoulder strike.
Milne throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnarson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ragnarson misses with a punch on the inside.
Ragnarson can't find room to land a body shot as Milne controls the action.
Ragnarson misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Milne tries a body shot but Ragnarson blocks it.
Ragnarson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Milne misses with some punches.
Milne misses with some punches.
Ragnarson looking to stall.
Ragnarson has Milne pushed against the cage.
Ragnarson misses with some punches.
Milne works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ragnarson throws a punch but it's blocked by Milne.
Milne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ragnarson backwards.
Ragnarson looking to stall.
Milne misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson blocking some punches.
Milne looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Milne throws a head punch that misses.
Milne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ragnarson is struggling to control the position.
Milne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Milne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Milne tries to work over Ragnarson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ragnarson takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Milne.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Milne misses with the head strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ragnarson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Milne misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Milne.
Ragnarson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Milne misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milne struggles to land a body shot inside as Ragnarson controls his hands.
Milne lands with a left to the head.
Ragnarson pushes Milne back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Milne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ragnarson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ragnarson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ragnarson.
Ragnarson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Milne throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnarson.
Milne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Milne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Milne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ragnarson.
Ragnarson blocks a body shot from Milne.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Milne.
Ragnarson presses Milne against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Milne lands a shoulder strike.
Milne has a couple of punches blocked by Ragnarson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milne cracks Ragnarson with a nice body shot.
Ragnarson scores with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Milne misses with a punch on the inside.
Milne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ragnarson's elbow.
Milne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ragnarson moves out of range as Milne strikes.
Ragnarson connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Milne covering up! Ragnarson comes in with a big uppercut and Milne goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bragi Ragnarson!
A victorious Bragi Ragnarson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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pop
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