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GFC 43: Darrow vs Johnson PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Penzenskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jenik Krejza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Penzenskiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jenik Krejza!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penzenskiy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Krejza avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Penzenskiy looking to pass the guard.
Penzenskiy advances to half guard.
Penzenskiy is looking for a kimura here.
Penzenskiy throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Krejza to regain full guard.
Krejza keeping moving, preventing Penzenskiy from controlling successfully.
Penzenskiy preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krejza keeping moving, preventing Penzenskiy from controlling successfully.
Penzenskiy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Penzenskiy tries to free his leg and advance position but Krejza is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krejza manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Penzenskiy has Krejza pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Penzenskiy pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Krejza tumbling to the mat - Penzenskiy dives into Krejza's guard.
Penzenskiy passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Krejza is trying to stand back up but Penzenskiy is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krejza kicks Penzenskiy off and gets back to his feet.
Penzenskiy manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Krejza on his heels. He'll look to pass Krejza's guard now, I'm sure.
We've been hearing good reports from Penzenskiy'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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krejza keeping full guard, as Penzenskiy tries to pass.
Penzenskiy is working hard here to advance position.
Krejza working for a triangle but Penzenskiy defends it easily.
Penzenskiy 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penzenskiy wants to pass the guard but Krejza is keeping the position.
Krejza keeping moving, preventing Penzenskiy from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Penzenskiy postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Krejza is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Penzenskiy, into his guard.
Penzenskiy doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Penzenskiy trying to control the position.
Penzenskiy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Krejza doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Krejza manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penzenskiy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Krejza can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Krejza stands up over Penzenskiy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Penzenskiy keeping full guard, as Krejza tries to pass.
Krejza passes into half guard.
Krejza takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Penzenskiy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Krejza pulls his head out easily.
Penzenskiy is breathing heavily.
Penzenskiy looking for submissions off his back.
Krejza is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Penzenskiy is just riding it out for now. Krejza eventually gives up the hold.
Krejza is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penzenskiy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krejza tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Penzenskiy.
Penzenskiy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Krejza scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Penzenskiy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jenik Krejza will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Krejza misses with a series of wild punches.
Krejza connects with a solid leg kick.
Krejza shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Penzenskiy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Penzenskiy is looking for a sweep.
Krejza grinds an elbow into Penzenskiy's temple.
Penzenskiy can't do much from the bottom here.
Penzenskiy taking a bit of punishment here - Krejza scoring with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penzenskiy is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Krejza's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Krejza lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Penzenskiy wants to improve his position but Krejza is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penzenskiy is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Krejza is tapping! Great win for Penzenskiy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Vladimir Penzenskiy!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Dumas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dumas kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Writer. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexandre Dumas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dave Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dumas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dumas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dumas fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Johnson sprawls well initially but Dumas persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Johnson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dumas distracts Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Johnson is pulling down on Dumas's head. It's preventing any offense from Dumas, at least for the moment.
Dumas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnson pulls Dumas in close to his closed guard and prevents Dumas from doing any damage or advancing position.
Johnson controls Dumas momentarily but Dumas frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumas throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Dumas controlling him for the moment.
Dumas controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dumas trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dumas won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Dumas from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dumas working some strikes from top position.
Our spies down at at Barbell Brigade - $1000 inform us that Johnson has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Dumas won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Johnson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dumas's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dumas looking to control.
Johnson slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dumas is trying to maintain the position but Johnson is very close to passing his half guard.
Johnson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dumas trying to control but Johnson postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dumas manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dumas throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is in close to Dumas's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Johnson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dumas keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dumas keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson 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.
Dumas is adopting a defensive guard.
Johnson trying to control but Dumas is working from the bottom.
Johnson 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.
Johnson won't allow Dumas to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dumas keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Dumas sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dumas dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Dumas's head and hops out.
Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dumas. That did some damage!
Johnson thumps Dumas with a low kick.
Dumas clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Johnson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Johnson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dumas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dumas connects with a couple of short punches.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dumas is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dave Johnson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Johnson connects with an inside leg kick.
Dumas ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dumas cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Dumas blocking some punches.
Dumas stalling against the cage.
Dumas has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dumas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dumas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Dumas drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Johnson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Dumas.
Dumas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dumas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dumas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dumas blocking some punches.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson connects with a right hand. Dumas shakes it off.
Dumas is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Johnson's half guard.
Dumas lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dumas seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dumas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Dumas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dumas is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dumas content to stall in guard here.
Dumas won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Dumas scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dumas wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dumas is one step ahead there.
Dumas is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Johnson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Johnson has escaped and now he's on top!
Dumas 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.
Dumas controlling Johnson's posture.
Dumas wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dumas looking to control.
Dumas trying to strike off his back.
Johnson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Johnson trying to control but Dumas is working from the bottom.
Dumas trying to control the position.
Dumas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.
Dumas slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson seems a little lost for a moment, as Dumas dominates the positioning.
Dumas lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Dumas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson darts in looking for a takedown but Dumas gets double underhooks and turns Johnson into the cage.
Nice shot lands for Dumas.
Dumas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dumas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dumas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dumas misses with the combination.
Johnson thumps Dumas with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dumas is looking to counter punch.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Dumas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dumas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Johnson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dumas misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dumas blocks it with crossed arms.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Johnson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johnson misses with some punches.
Dumas misses with some punches.
Johnson effectively controlling the action here.
Johnson stalls.
Dumas blocks a body shot from Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dumas misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dumas is pressed up against the cage. Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dumas down to the mat. Dumas avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dumas shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dumas but Dumas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alexandre Dumas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Johnson.
Dumas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A head kick from Johnson lands but Dumas takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dumas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnson's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dumas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Johnson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dumas trying to control here.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dumas moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Dumas keeps moving.
Alexandre Dumas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dumas haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Dumas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Johnson is working Dumas over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Dumas.
Dumas 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.
Johnson 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.
Dumas throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Johnson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dumas trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Dumas wants to control but Johnson passes easily into half guard.
Dumas is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dumas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dumas actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Johnson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Johnson!
In his post fight interview, Dave Johnson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Haverford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haverford 's entrance music is Jay-Z & Kanye West - N** In Paris. A fine choice. Sean Michaels acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
19 - 29 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Haverford !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 17 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sean Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haverford looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Michaels tries to clinch but Haverford is having none of it.
Haverford has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Tom Haverford has been cut.
Michaels shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Haverford eats them both and turns towards Michaels to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Michaels blocks a leg kick.
Haverford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Michaels avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Haverford .
Haverford shoots in looking for a takedown. Michaels tries to sprawl out of it but Haverford keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Michaels manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Michaels avoids the head kick by Haverford .
Michaels pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haverford swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Michaels moves into the clinch.
Haverford taking a breather.
Haverford tries to land knees in the clinch but Michaels avoids the damage to the body.
Haverford avoiding damage as Michaels throws knees to the body.
Michaels keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Haverford 's efforts to push away.
Haverford blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels avoiding damage as Haverford throws knees to the body.
Haverford tries to land a knee to the head but Michaels blocks with his arms.
Michaels is struggling to control the position.
Haverford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Michaels.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haverford .
Haverford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Michaels.
Haverford taking a breather.
Michaels lands an elbow inside.
Michaels throws an elbow that misses.
Haverford taking a breather.
Haverford takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tom Haverford 's cut is getting worse.
Haverford scores a nice knee to the body.
Michaels softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Haverford swings wildly with an uppercut but Michaels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Michaels putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Haverford in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Michaels stalling against the cage.
Michaels landing knees to the body.
Haverford is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels stalling the fight.
Haverford breaks the clinch.
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!
Haverford stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Michaels closes the distance and clinches.
Haverford is trying to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Haverford can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Michaels comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Michaels takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Haverford displaying some good clinch control by pressing Michaels up against the cage.
Haverford trying to control the position but instead, Michaels has worked for underhooks and has pushed Haverford into the cage.
Michaels lands an elbow inside that Haverford shrugs off.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haverford 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.
Sean Michaels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Michaels, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Michaels scores with a one two! Haverford had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tom Haverford 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Haverford misses with a takedown attempt - Michaels sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Michaels misses with a wild combination.
Haverford throws a head kick that misses
and Michaels counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Michaels.
Michaels lands an elbow that stopped Haverford in his tracks for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Michaels.
Jeez, Tom Haverford 's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Michaels gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tom Haverford 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sean Michaels!
During a confident post fight interview, Sean Michaels thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Drew Poorly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Convicted Project (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Drew Poorly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Convicted Project!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Project shoots in looking for a takedown. Poorly tries to sprawl out of it but Project keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Poorly manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A little feinted left hand from Poorly on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Poorly throws out a loose jab but Project uses good head movement to avoid it.
Project steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Poorly.
Project tries a head kick but it misses.
Poorly lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Convicted Project has been cut.
Project manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Poorly on his heels. He'll look to pass Poorly's guard now, I'm sure.
Project looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Project is pushing down on Poorly's leg trying to pass to half guard. Poorly is fighting to maintain full guard but Project has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Project sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Poorly defending well though.
Poorly wants to control but Project is keeping busy.
Project slows the pace down in half guard.
Poorly blocking the ground and pound attempt from Project.
Project sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Poorly wants to improve his position but Project is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Project is looking to advance position but Poorly won't allow it.
Project moves nicely into side control.
Project misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Project happy to just control the position for now.
Poorly knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Project on the ground.
Poorly is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Project misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Project controls the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Convicted Project seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poorly takes a swing at Project's ribcage but misses.
Project misses with the combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Poorly misses the target.
Project fails with the takedown
and Poorly counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've been told by Poorly's head coaches at Crucible that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poorly misses the jab.
Project drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Project is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Project tries to free his leg and advance position but Poorly is retaining full guard.
Project in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Project controlling from the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Project gets to his feet. Poorly looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Convicted Project dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Convicted Project's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Project ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Project will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Poorly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Poorly displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Project.
Poorly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Project was well out of range. Poor timing from Poorly.
Poorly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Poorly throws a lazy right hand but Project sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Project takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Poorly throws out a powerful jab.
A big right from Poorly misses.
Poorly lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poorly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Project drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Poorly defends it well.
Poorly misses with a straight right.
Poorly throws a hook to the side of Project's head but Project sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Poorly tries to keep at a distance but Project has taken the fight into the clinch.
Poorly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Project fails to pull guard.
Drew Poorly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Convicted Project.
Project keeps control of Poorly as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Project tries to score a body lock takedown but Poorly shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Poorly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Poorly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Poorly lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Poorly is working Project over against the cage.
Poorly misses with a punch on the inside.
Poorly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Project backwards.
Project working aggressively here.
Project has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Poorly avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Project tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Poorly just stands there and leans against the cage.
Poorly is looking to break free of the clinch but Project has double underhooks.
Poorly working aggressively here.
Project manages to pull guard.
Project has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Project seems keen to control Poorly's posture.
Poorly trying to control the position from guard on top but Project is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Project is pulling down on Poorly's head to control his posture.
Poorly looking to pass the guard.
Project looking for a guillotine here but Poorly defends easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Project is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Project throws a big elbow that misses.
Poorly looking for a sweep. Not yet Poorly, not yet.
Project engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Poorly looking for a sweep. Not yet Poorly, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Poorly dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Convicted Project's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Poorly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Project.
Poorly appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Poorly throws a body punch but Project moves out of range.
Poorly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Project moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Project drives through and clinches with Poorly against the cage.
Project tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Poorly smiles and moves away.
Project closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Project controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poorly is trying to get back to full guard.
Project content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Project is continuing to stall.
Poorly keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice jab there from Poorly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Project tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Poorly swivels and escapes.
Project closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Poorly to the mat! Poorly manages to get full guard.
Project stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Poorly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Project stands up from Poorly's guard - Project perhaps looking for a knockout.
Poorly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Project moves away.
Poorly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drew Poorly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Project keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poorly lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Poorly.
Project has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Project walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Project shoots in and drives through. Poorly sprawls well.
Drew Poorly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Convicted Project.
Poorly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Poorly looks to throw the jab but Project is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Project closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Poorly quickly recovers to half guard.
Poorly is looking for a sweep. Project is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Project is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Project tries to pass to full mount but Poorly defends it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Convicted Project.
I think Project 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 29:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur DragonHeart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DragonHeart has chosen Victory as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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156 lbs
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23
150 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
Good chin |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arthur DragonHeart!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DragonHeart misses with a takedown
and Nurmagomedov counters with a takedown into side control.
Nurmagomedov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
DragonHeart is rocked!
DragonHeart is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
DragonHeart is still in real trouble! Can Nurmagomedov finish him?
Nurmagomedov grinds an elbow into DragonHeart's temple.
Nurmagomedov scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh DragonHeart is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Nurmagomedov can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khabib Nurmagomedov!
After winning the bout, Khabib Nurmagomedov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Arthur DragonHeart spoke after the fight, saying 'It is another learning curve for me, i am grateful to be able to enjoy the fight, i am now looking forward for the next match'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Navin Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Skank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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146 lbs
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138 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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, Navin Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ed Skank!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skank throws a body shot but no joy.
Skank closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Skank cracks Johnson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Johnson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Johnson tries to improve position but can't.
Johnson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Skank cracks Johnson with a big elbow.
Skank working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Skank on the ground.
Skank lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Skank cracks Johnson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Skank working the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skank working the head and body with strikes.
Johnson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnson tries to get out of the position.
Skank trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Skank cracks Johnson with a big right hand but Johnson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Johnson is trying to get back to half guard.
Skank grinds an elbow into Johnson's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to get back to half guard.
Skank in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Skank in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Skank is working Johnson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Skank scores with a couple of short elbows.
Johnson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Skank's best efforts.
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Skank has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Skank lands strikes from half guard.
Well, if Skank is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Skank landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skank landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Johnson wants to control but Skank is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Skank lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from Skank.
Skank looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Johnson has hold of Skank's hands but Skank slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Johnson has hold of Skank's hands but Skank slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Skank lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Skank 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skank 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.
Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Skank pulls his head out easily.
Skank lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Johnson won't allow Skank to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Skank is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Skank there.
Skank working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Skank landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Skank is controlling well.
Skank is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Skank working Johnson over with strikes.
Skank scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Skank drops an elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Skank working the head and body with strikes.
Skank landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Skank looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Johnson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Skank scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson actively working from the bottom here.
Skank is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Skank is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Skank working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Skank scores with a couple of nice shots.
Johnson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Johnson is staying active underneath Skank, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skank winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice strikes from Skank there.
Skank lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Johnson taking some punishment here, with Skank in his half guard.
Skank lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Johnson trying to hold on to Skank's head to control him but Skank postures up.
Johnson has hold of Skank's hands but Skank slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Skank dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Johnson pushes Skank up against the cage in a clinch.
Skank blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Skank wants a takedown.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson cracks Skank with a nice body shot.
Skank is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Skank tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Navin Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ed Skank.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Skank's head.
Skank blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Skank jumps guard but Johnson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Skank throws a head punch that misses.
Skank drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Skank swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Skank tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Johnson lands a left hand.
Skank tries for a takedown but Johnson manages to get underhooks.
Johnson stops a takedown attempt from Skank.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
Skank is breathing heavily.
Skank is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Johnson to keep the fight standing.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Skank controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Johnson.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.
A right hand to the body from Johnson.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Skank backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Skank backwards.
Skank throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Skank wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Skank lands a left hand.
Skank tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johnson just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Skank jumps guard but Johnson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnson presses Skank against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Skank misses with the head strike.
Johnson pushes Skank back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson digs a right hand into Skank's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Skank's gas tank.
Johnson lands a shot to the body.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson lands a right hand.
Skank is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Skank is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson lands a left hand.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Johnson creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Skank's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Skank drops to his knees and Johnson pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Navin Johnson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Law's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, K.C.S.. Miller has chosen Killers as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Marshall Law has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Marshall Law seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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156 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marshall Law!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeffrey Miller!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Law throws a hook to the side of Miller's head but Miller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Law is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Law misses with a straight left.
Law misses with a right hand
and Miller counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Law does it's job there.
Miller tests Law's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Miller throws a big shot that misses.
Miller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miller misses with a looping left.
That kick from Law tenderised Miller's leg. Miller is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Law has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Miller.
Miller lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Miller throws a hook but Law avoids it easily.
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!
Law tries to close the distance and clinch but Miller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miller throws a front kick aimed at Law's knee but Law avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Law tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Miller throws out a counter right but Law avoids it with no problem.
Law lands a glancing blow to the side of Miller's head.
Law scores with a leg kick.
Miller misses with a leg kick.
Miller slips under a jab from Law.
A little jabbing left from Miller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Law is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Miller 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.
Law scores with a body shot.
Law connects with a body shot.
Law bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Miller fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Law has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Miller scores with a jab. Law acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Miller takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Law misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Law lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Law lands a lovely overhand right.
Jab, jab by Law - just one landing.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Miller crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Law - the referee stops the clock and Miller gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Law. Miller manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Miller avoids the body shot from Law.
Miller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Law listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Miller lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big right from Miller misses.
Law moves away from the strike by Miller.
Law is looking to counter the offense by Miller and move into the clinch.
Miller gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Miller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Law with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Law chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've been told by Law's head coaches at Club Pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Law scores with a jab to the body.
Miller connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Law.
Miller scores with a crisp jab that stopped Law in his tracks.
Law pushes Miller up against the cage in a clinch.
Law misses with a punch to the body.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
Law misses with a punch on the inside.
Miller tries to throw a body punch but Law avoids it by throwing Miller back against the cage.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Miller.
Miller blocks an uppercut.
Law misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Law.
Miller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Law tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Law tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miller working aggressively here.
Law throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Law blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Law lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Miller works on Law's body with a couple of short punches.
Law blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
Miller lands a body punch in the clinch.
Miller misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Miller.
Law lands a right hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Miller.
Law with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A hook to the body from Miller.
Miller misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Miller misses with some punches.
Law doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Law misses with a punch on the inside.
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 Marshall Law 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.
Law misses with a leg kick.
Miller throws a right hand that Law ducks under and follows up with a left that Law also avoids with ease.
Law tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Miller manages to circle out of the way.
Law misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Miller is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Law with a body shot.
Miller lands with an uppercut that bounces Law off the cage and back into range.
Marshall Law seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Law.
Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Law.
A slapping leg kick lands for Miller.
Miller blocks a jab.
Law walks into a straight right hand from Miller.
Law ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Law looks to land a left hand but Miller moved out of range nicely.
Miller drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Law throws a right and a left that both miss.
Law scores with the left hand. Miller knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Law chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Law takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
Law throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Miller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller.
Law misses with a punch on the inside.
Law blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jeffrey Miller seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Miller avoiding damage as Law throws knees to the body.
Miller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miller prevents a body shot from Law.
Miller prevents a body shot from Law.
Miller blocks an uppercut.
Law tries a body shot but Miller blocks it.
Law scores with a hook to the body.
Miller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Law backwards.
Miller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Law misses with a punch on the inside.
Miller throws a punch but it's blocked by Law.
Law pushes Miller back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Miller as Law tries to tie him up.
Law with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice left hand lands by Miller.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Law uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Miller.
Miller misses with the head strike.
Law misses with a punch on the inside.
Law swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
Law struggles to land a body shot inside as Miller controls his hands.
Miller misses with some punches.
Miller pushes Law back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miller has a couple of punches blocked by Law.
Miller lands with a light punch inside.
Law blocks an uppercut.
Law blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Law throws a head punch that misses.
Law tries to work over Miller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Miller.
Law tries a body shot but Miller blocks it.
Law blocks an uppercut.
Miller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Miller pushes Law back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miller misses with some punches.
Law lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller.
Miller takes an elbow to the forehead.
Miller throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laws head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Law blocking some punches.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Law fails to land.
Miller misses with a body punch.
Law goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Law lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
Law misses with a body punch.
Law fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miller throws a punch but it's blocked by Law.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Law.
Miller lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Law.
Miller misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jeffrey Miller will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Miller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Law misses with a low kick.
Miller doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Law is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miller.
Law misses with an uppercut.
Miller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Law.
A nice leg kick lands there from Law.
Law is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miller.
Miller lands a two punch combo.
Marshall Law is winning the standup battle so far.
Miller lands a big head kick that sends Law to the canvas! Miller follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeffrey Miller!
Jeffrey Miller took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Lamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
12 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Kruger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gordon Lamond!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruger with a hook.
Lamond looks to throw the jab but Kruger is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kruger checks a leg kick.
Lamond misses with a body kick.
Lamond showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kruger.
Paul Kruger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruger takes the fight into the clinch.
Lamond comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kruger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lamond avoids it.
Kruger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lamond managing to block the knees to the body from Kruger.
Kruger avoids the elbow strike from Lamond, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamond goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lamond misses with an elbow strike.
Kruger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lamond using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kruger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kruger misses with a knee strike.
Kruger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lamond has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kruger dodges an elbow strike from Lamond.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kruger.
Kruger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kruger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lamond slowing the pace effectively.
Kruger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lamond avoiding damage as Kruger throws knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Kruger has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Kruger looking to throw knees to the head but Lamond is blocking nicely.
Lamond on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lamond unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Lamond.
Nice elbow from Lamond.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lamond throws an elbow but misses.
Lamond throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Krugers head.
Lamond struggles to land a body shot inside as Kruger controls his hands.
Kruger is trying to break the clinch but Lamond is controlling him.
Kruger crunches a lovely knee into Lamond's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamond lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lamond throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lamond looking to throw knees to the head but Kruger is blocking nicely.
Lamond tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kruger avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger scores with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Kruger.
Kruger has Lamond pressed against the cage.
Kruger breaks from the clinch.
Lamond throws a sloppy head kick
and Kruger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kruger just misses with a punch to the body.
Lamond lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kruger will feel that in the morning.
Lamond ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kruger misses with a head kick.
Lamond is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kruger with a body shot.
Lamond fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kruger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kruger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kruger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lamond was well out of range. Poor timing from Kruger.
Kruger scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lamond pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kruger is out of range and Lamond settles back down.
Lamond tries to work over Kruger's front leg with a kick but Kruger checks it.
A solid body kick from Kruger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamond tries to land a front kick but Kruger steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kruger misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lamond counters with a leg kick.
Lamond lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kruger at a distance.
Kruger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lamond drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kruger moves out of range of the body kick.
Kruger misses with a body shot.
Lamond wants to clinch up but Kruger keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Kruger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lamond scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kruger doesn't seem bothered though.
Kruger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lamond misses with the combination.
Kruger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kruger connects with a crisp jab.
Lamond steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kruger.
Kruger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lamond was well out of range. Poor timing from Kruger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lamond throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kruger slips a straight right by Lamond.
Lamond misses with a jab to the body
and Kruger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lamond misses with a wild body shot.
Lamond misses with a jab to the body
and Kruger counters with a nice uppercut.
Lamond looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kruger scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lamond throws a jab when Kruger was well out of range.
Lamond has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lamond there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lamond throws a hook to the side of Kruger's head but Kruger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lamond walks into a straight right hand from Kruger.
Kruger is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kruger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lamond.
Kruger connects with a crisp jab.
Kruger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lamond falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kruger counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Kruger dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kruger checks a leg kick nicely.
Lamond moves in looking to clinch but Kruger pushes him off.
Lamond ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kruger is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lamond connects with a nice looking jab.
Kruger lands a jab to the head.
Lamond scores with a hook to the body. Kruger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kruger gets tackled into the cage by Lamond. Lamond maintains the clinch.
Lamond blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lamond blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lamond lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kruger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kruger takes one to the chin there.
Kruger scores with a jab to the jaw.
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!
Kruger clobbers Lamond with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lamond pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lamond waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kruger.
Kruger misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lamond throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice combination there by Lamond.
Lamond throws out a loose jab but Kruger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lamond throws an off balance right hand
and Kruger finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kruger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kruger misses with a two punch combination.
Lamond throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kruger appears to be looking for a big counter.
Danga de danga de dang - Kruger scores with a four punch combination!
Kruger misses with a straight left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kruger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lamond fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kruger.
Lamond looks to land a right hand but Kruger moved out of range.
A big left from Kruger misses.
Kruger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lamond displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamond fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lamond's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kruger connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lamond scrambles back to his feet.
Kruger moves out of range of the body kick from Lamond.
It looked like Kruger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lamond misses with a low kick as Kruger jumps back.
Lamond throws a hook to the side of Kruger's head but Kruger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kruger slips under a jab.
Lamond ducks under a wild hook from Kruger.
Lamond feints a counter leg kick.
Lamond misses with a looping right.
Lamond throws a head kick but Kruger moves out of range.
Lamond takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kruger misses with a body shot
and Lamond counters with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lamond.
Lamond has closed the distance and engaged Kruger in a clinch.
Lamond landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lamond on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lamond lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamond scores with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kruger.
Kruger managing to block the knees to the body from Lamond.
Lamond misses with the head strike.
Lamond landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kruger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lamond looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lamond.
Lamond tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lamond.
Lamond blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lamond has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Lamond gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lamond is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Lamond pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kruger, as that shot connected.
Lamond thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kruger if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lamond moves away from the strike by Kruger.
A nice side step and Lamond releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sloppy strikes from Kruger. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger defending well as Lamond loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Kruger.
A punch lands to the side of Kruger 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lamond has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lamond throws an elbow that misses.
Lamond trying to stall but Kruger improves his position.
Lamond misses with a knee to the head.
Kruger tries to circle away but Lamond has him pinned against the cage.
Lamond tries to land a knee to the head but Kruger blocks with his arms.
Kruger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lamond throws an elbow that misses.
Kruger tries to land a knee to the head but Lamond blocks with his arms.
Kruger lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kruger.
Lamond is breathing heavily.
Kruger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kruger has managed to clinch.
Kruger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Lamond showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Kruger. Those never looked like landing.
Lamond throws a hook but Kruger blocks it.
Kruger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice side step and Lamond releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kruger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kruger misses with a jab to the body
and Kruger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lamond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kruger.
Kruger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kruger connects with a body shot.
Lamond is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kruger pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lamond is out of range and Kruger settles back down.
Paul Kruger is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamond throws a chopping leg kick but Kruger manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kruger blocks a head kick by Lamond.
Kruger is looking to counter punch.
Kruger smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lamond slips under a jab.
Lamond raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Kruger. That snapped Lamond's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamond throws the left hand but Kruger avoids the punch easily.
Lamond thuds a left hand into Kruger's body.
Lamond has managed to clinch.
Kruger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kruger tries to break free but Lamond pushes him back against the cage.
Lamond is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kruger is trying to break the clinch but Lamond is controlling him.
Lamond on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kruger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kruger breaks the clinch.
Lamond with a hook.
Lamond swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kruger counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Kruger 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lamond takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kruger throws a lazy right hand but Lamond sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kruger misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamond swings for the body but Kruger moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruger is looking to clinch but Lamond is avoiding it.
Lamond throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kruger.
Lamond fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kruger checks it well.
Lamond staying out of range there.
Lamond is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kruger with a body shot.
Lamond connects with a jab.
Lamond throws a body punch but Kruger moves out of range.
Kruger throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lamond counters with a leg kick.
Lamond thuds a left hand into Kruger's body.
Kruger looks to score with a jab to the body but Lamond is just out of range.
Kruger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kruger misses with a head kick.
Kruger throws a shot to the body.
Kruger throws a series of punches but Lamond moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kruger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Lamond to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamond slips a jab from Kruger.
Lamond showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kruger.
Kruger throws a shot from downtown. Lamond moves away and avoids it.
Kruger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lamond attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lamond swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lamond ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kruger scores with a spinning back kick!
Lamond throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Kruger.
Lamond clinches with his opponent.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lamond softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lamond slowing the pace effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kruger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lamond.
Lamond is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lamond lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kruger throws a lazy right hand but Lamond sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lamond scores with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Lamond 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lamond has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lamond scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kruger throws a body punch but Lamond moves out of range.
Lamond takes one on the button.
Kruger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circling - Lamond throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kruger dips to his left and cracks Lamond with an uppercut!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Paul Kruger.
I think Kruger 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Paul Kruger!
Paul Kruger decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hamish Darrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DeShawn Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Eazy e- real mother fuckin gs kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hamish Darrow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, DeShawn Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Darrow.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Darrow.
Darrow throws a big counter combination but Johnson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Johnson misses
and Darrow finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Darrow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The referee calls for Johnson to work.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Darrow misses with a body punch.
Darrow prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson has Darrow pushed against the cage.
Darrow digs a right hand underneath Johnson's ribcage. Johnson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Johnson looking to stall.
Darrow lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Darrow has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Darrow lands a left hand.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Darrow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Darrow throws a nice head kick!
It looks like DeShawn Johnson has been cut.
Johnson tries to land a body kick
and Darrow counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnson thinking.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Darrow swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Darrow misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson tries to bum rush Darrow with a series of wild strikes but Darrow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Darrow takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
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!
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Darrow counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Darrow counters with a leg kick.
Darrow misses with a body shot.
Darrow throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Darrow avoids them all with ease.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Darrow 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 Johnson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Johnson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Johnson blocks the leg kick.
Darrow throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Darrow throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Darrow cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Darrow lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Darrow.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnson scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Hamish Darrow has been cut.
Johnson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Darrow is rocked!
Darrow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Darrow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Darrow throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Darrow throws a lazy head kick
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Oh Darrow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darrow.
Darrow seems to have got his legs back now.
Darrow throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Darrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Darrow.
Johnson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Darrow defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johnson 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 Darrow has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Darrow and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Darrow misses with a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a nice right hand that sends Darrow toppling to the canvas! Darrow scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Johnson finish him?!
Johnson cracks Darrow with a hook to the temple - Darrow is on wobbly legs here! Johnson swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Darrow falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Johnson wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). DeShawn Johnson!
DeShawn Johnson is the new welterweight champion!
DeShawn Johnson 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 Darren Lockyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommaso Baroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darren Lockyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommaso Baroni!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lockyer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lockyer is looking to chop away at Baroni's legs.
Lockyer throws a lazy right hand but Baroni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Baroni there.
Lockyer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baroni.
Lockyer throws out a loose jab but Baroni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baroni takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lockyer. Baroni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lockyer misses with a jab to the body
and Baroni counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lockyer's knee momentarily.
Lockyer misses with a hook. Baroni ducked under it nicely.
Lockyer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lockyer tries to work over Baroni's front leg with a kick but Baroni checks it.
Lockyer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Baroni throws a push kick but Lockyer slaps the foot to one side.
Some bone on bone action there as Baroni checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Baroni is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lockyer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lockyer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lockyer. Baroni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baroni has managed to clinch.
Lockyer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Baroni has him pressed against the cage.
Lockyer prevents a body shot from Baroni.
Baroni stalling the fight.
Baroni misses with a hook to the ribs.
I was talking to Lockyer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lockyer avoids the elbow strike from Baroni, against the cage.
Baroni misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baroni misses with a punch to the body.
Baroni cracks Lockyer with a nice body shot.
Baroni lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lockyer backwards.
Lockyer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Baronis head.
Lockyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Darren Lockyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lockyer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Baroni throws a looping overhand right but Lockyer ducks down to avoid it.
Lockyer throws a body shot but no joy.
Baroni looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baroni moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Tommaso Baroni has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baroni walks into a stiff left hand from Lockyer.
Lockyer throws out a leg kick but Baroni moves out of range and Lockyer only half commits.
A low kick from Baroni is predictable there
and Lockyer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lockyer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Baroni counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Baroni lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lockyer looking to throw knees to the head but Baroni is blocking nicely.
Lockyer effectively controlling the action here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Baroni as Lockyer tries to tie him up.
Baroni will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lockyer up against the cage.
Baroni lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lockyer breaks from the clinch.
Lockyer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Baroni.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baroni lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lockyer misses with a leg kick
enabling Baroni to counter with a crisp jab.
Baroni has Lockyer up against the cage in a clinch.
Lockyer throws a punch but it's blocked by Baroni.
Lockyer can't find room to land a body shot as Baroni controls the action.
Lockyer tries a knee to the head but Baroni blocks it.
Baroni lands an uppercut.
Lockyer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baroni tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lockyer's elbow.
Lockyer is trying to maintain a safe position but Baroni gets an underhook and turns Lockyer into the cage.
Lockyer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lockyer tries to keep at a distance but Baroni has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lockyer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Baroni creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Baroni lands with a left to the head.
Baroni tries a body shot but Lockyer blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baroni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baroni buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lockyer throws a chopping leg kick but Baroni manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lockyer clobbers Baroni with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Baroni throws a leg kick that misses.
Baroni throws a body shot but no joy.
Lockyer throws a lazy body kick
and Baroni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baroni takes one on the button.
Lockyer throws an overhand right that lands on Baroni's shoulder, as Baroni tries to avoid the shot.
Lockyer tries a low kick but Baroni avoids it.
Lockyer moves out of range of the body kick from Baroni.
A punch lands to the side of Baroni 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That has opened up Tommaso Baroni's cut even more.
Lockyer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lockyer lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tommaso Baroni will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tommaso Baroni'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.
Lockyer checks a leg kick.
Baroni throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lockyer's head.
Lockyer throws a head kick but Baroni moves out of range.
Baroni connects with a leg kick. Lockyer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lockyer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Baronis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lockyer throws a hook but Baroni avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Baroni.
Baroni looks to land a left hand but Lockyer moved out of range nicely.
Lockyer misses with a wild body shot.
Lockyer throws a body punch but Baroni moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Lockyer misses the target.
Baroni lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Baroni looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Baroni slips under a jab from Lockyer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lockyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baroni was well out of range. Poor timing from Lockyer.
Lockyer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Baroni momentarily.
Lockyer throws a body punch but Baroni moves out of range.
Lockyer swats away the attempt to clinch by Baroni.
A right-left combo lands from Lockyer.
Lockyer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Baroni counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Baroni is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Baroni lands an uppercut.
Lockyer stalls.
Lockyer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Baroni gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lockyer breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
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!
Lockyer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lockyer looks to land a right hand but Baroni moved out of range.
Baroni doesn't manage to clinch there - Lockyer circles away.
Lockyer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lockyer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Baroni stuns Lockyer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lockyer takes a swing at Baroni's ribcage but misses.
Baroni takes one on the button.
Baroni turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Baroni tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Lockyer counter with a right hand.
The cut above Tommaso Baroni's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lockyer throws a body punch but Baroni moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Baroni on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Baroni avoids the body shot from Lockyer.
A combination from Baroni does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baroni throws a right hand that Lockyer ducks under and follows up with a left that Lockyer also avoids with ease.
Lockyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baroni tries a quick counter leg kick but Lockyer is wise to it.
Baroni finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lockyer just misses with a punch to the body.
Baroni only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A decent looking cross lands there for Baroni.
Baroni misses with a body shot.
Lockyer connects with a solid leg kick.
Darren Lockyer is winning the standup battle so far.
Lockyer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Baroni doesn't seem bothered though.
Lockyer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Baroni stuns Lockyer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lockyer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lockyer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lockyer misses with a hook to the body
letting Baroni counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lockyer's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lockyer duly obliges.
Lockyer throws a nice outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lockyer. Baroni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lockyer looks to throw the jab but Baroni is out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Baroni crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lockyer - the referee stops the clock and Baroni gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lockyer. Baroni manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lockyer swings widly with a right hand
and Baroni makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lockyer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Baroni's head.
Baroni swings widly with a right hand
and Lockyer counters with a right hand to the body.
Baroni sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A nice combination there by Lockyer.
Tommaso Baroni's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baroni lands a slapping body shot.
Baroni moves out of range as Lockyer strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Lockyer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommaso Baroni's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Good work by Baroni as he checks the leg kick.
Baroni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baroni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lockyer.
Lockyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baroni moves away.
Baroni was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Baroni blocks the body kick.
Lockyer takes a swing at Baroni's ribcage but misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lockyer checks a leg kick.
Baroni misses with a wild body shot.
Baroni wants to clinch
and Lockyer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Lockyer as he connects with a hook.
Baroni just misses with a punch to the body.
Baroni misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lockyer misses with a body shot.
Baroni throws an overhand right that lands on Lockyer's shoulder, as Lockyer tries to avoid the shot.
Lockyer looks to score with a jab to the body but Baroni is just out of range.
Baroni shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Baroni tries to clinch but Lockyer is having none of it.
Baroni avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Baroni looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lockyer misses the shot to the body.
Baroni tries to counter with a clinch but Lockyer shakes him off and moves away.
Lockyer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lockyer lands an overhand right.
Lockyer walks into a stiff left hand from Baroni.
Baroni misses with a body kick.
Lockyer looks to throw the jab but Baroni is out of range.
A slow jab from Baroni misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baroni throws a leg kick but Lockyer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Baroni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lockyer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baroni tries to clinch but Lockyer is having none of it.
Baroni lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lockyer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lockyer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Lockyer as he checks the leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baroni ducks under a wild hook from Lockyer.
Good leg kick by Lockyer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Baroni throws a chopping leg kick but Lockyer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lockyer misses with a wild body shot.
Baroni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lockyer throws out the jab.
Lockyer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer throws a jab but it's blocked by Baroni.
Baroni tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lockyer tries to land a front kick but Baroni steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A low kick from Lockyer misses
and Baroni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lockyer swings for the body but Baroni moves out of range.
Lockyer looks to land a body kick but Baroni moved away.
Lockyer misses with a leg kick
and Baroni counters with a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Lockyer misses its intended target.
Baroni unleashes a big counter combination but Lockyer bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lockyer tries to move into range but Baroni moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lockyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baroni was well out of range. Poor timing from Lockyer.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lockyer!
Lockyer throws out a powerful jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tommaso Baroni's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Darren Lockyer!
After the big win, Darren Lockyer made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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