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DFC 26 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Volt Krueger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stephen Cooper could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Volt Krueger's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stephen Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Volt Krueger!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krueger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cooper scores with a takedown into Krueger's guard.
Krueger has his feet on Cooper's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Cooper drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Krueger manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krueger pulls guard.
Cooper chips away with some ground and pound.
Cooper 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.
Cooper slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper trying to control the position from guard on top but Krueger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krueger looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Krueger has his foot on Cooper's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cooper works his way back into a safe position though.
Krueger has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cooper can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cooper won't allow Krueger to sweep him here.
That's two 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.
Cooper drops back looking for a leg! Krueger is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Krueger manages to kick Cooper off! Cooper jumps back into Krueger's guard.
Krueger is pulling down on Cooper's head. It's preventing any offense from Cooper, at least for the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Krueger looking for a sweep. Not yet Krueger, not yet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cooper shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Krueger is trying to defend but Cooper finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cooper stalling away here and it's allowed Krueger to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper trying to control but Krueger is working from the bottom.
Cooper keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Krueger's head.
Krueger is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cooper wants to control from the top but Krueger keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Krueger can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cooper is really struggling to control Krueger but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cooper wants to get up but he can't break Krueger's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Cooper wants to control from the top but Krueger keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cooper lets loose with a powerful body kick. Krueger will feel that in the morning.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krueger misses with a few strikes there.
Krueger darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Krueger thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cooper's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Volt Krueger dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cooper gets a double leg takedown into Krueger's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Krueger manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Cooper is looking to break free of the clinch but Krueger has double underhooks.
Krueger can't get the takedown.
Cooper has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Krueger is trying to keep an underhook but Cooper manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Cooper trying to mount his opponent but Krueger defends it.
Cooper is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Krueger as he works his way to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooper throws an elbow that misses. Krueger uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cooper's guard. Nice move by Krueger!
Cooper lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper wants to control from the top but Krueger keeps moving.
Krueger has Cooper pulled in close to control his posture.
Krueger really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cooper. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cooper wants to control from the top but Krueger keeps moving.
Krueger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two 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.
Cooper wants to control from the top but Krueger keeps moving.
Cooper wants to get up but he can't break Krueger's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Krueger trying to strike off his back.
Krueger pulls Cooper in close to prevent any damage.
Cooper trying to stand up but can't free himself from Krueger's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cooper throwing strikes from guard but Krueger blocks nicely.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Krueger tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cooper is in Krueger's guard.
Krueger scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Krueger tries for a takedown but Cooper sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cooper tries to counter by clinching up but Krueger breaks away and moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cooper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cooper tries to clinch but Krueger moves out of range.
Cooper uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Krueger has time to react.
Cooper tries a head kick but it misses.
Cooper defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Krueger.
Stephen Cooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Volt Krueger.
Krueger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Krueger now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cooper tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krueger dives in and scores a takedown into Cooper's guard.
Krueger is breathing heavily.
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!
Cooper wants to get back to his feet but Krueger is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Krueger stands up from Cooper's guard - Krueger perhaps looking for a knockout.
Krueger has a takedown stuffed.
We've been informed that Krueger has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Cooper decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cooper stalling.
Cooper is looking to take a break and control but Krueger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Volt Krueger will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Cooper tries to clinch up but Krueger circles away and keeps his distance.
Cooper shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cooper showed some decent athleticism there.
Krueger wants to get back to full guard.
Cooper is trying to control. Krueger wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cooper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper tries to stand and escape but Krueger is controlling the position.
Cooper throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Krueger tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Cooper has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper looking to finish with strikes here!
Cooper trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Krueger controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cooper lands a big elbow.
Cooper trying to control but Krueger is having none of it.
Krueger slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Krueger wants to get back to full guard.
Cooper wants to free his trapped foot but Krueger is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Volt Krueger has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Krueger sees it coming and defends easily.
Krueger wants to control but Cooper is keeping busy.
Cooper seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Krueger does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Krueger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Krueger has hold of Cooper's hands but Cooper slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cooper is just content to waste time from the top position. Krueger takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Krueger seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Krueger is working an open guard so Cooper takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch but Krueger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stephen Cooper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Krueger swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooper.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cooper gets a double leg takedown into Krueger's guard.
Krueger pushes Cooper off and gets back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Volt Krueger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Krueger 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Volt Krueger!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Volt Krueger!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Volt Krueger!
Volt Krueger wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Rothwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krystian Gromadowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gromadowski has chosen Południowy Szaman as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Benjamin Rothwell could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Krystian Gromadowski's chin.
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170 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benjamin Rothwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Krystian Gromadowski!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothwell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rothwell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rothwell forces Gromadowski back against the cage and clinches.
Rothwell has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gromadowski is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rothwell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gromadowski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rothwell tries to avoid it but Gromadowski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rothwell to the ground. Rothwell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rothwell tries to clinch but Gromadowski is having none of it.
Gromadowski appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rothwell looks to land a combination but Gromadowski avoids it well.
Gromadowski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rothwell misses with a double jab
enabling Gromadowski to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gromadowski tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rothwell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gromadowski somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothwell stuffs the takedown.
Benjamin Rothwell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krystian Gromadowski.
Rothwell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gromadowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gromadowski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rothwell throws a nice looking combination but Gromadowski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gromadowski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rothwell circles away.
Gromadowski has Rothwell up against the cage in a clinch.
Rothwell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gromadowski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rothwell moves into the clinch.
Gromadowski wants a takedown but no success here.
Gromadowski has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rothwell after a bit of a struggle.
Rothwell is trying to break the clinch but Gromadowski has him pressed against the cage.
Gromadowski wants a takedown but no success here.
Gromadowski works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rothwell has his foot on Gromadowski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gromadowski works his way back into a safe position though.
Rothwell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gromadowski looking to pass the guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gromadowski trying to control but Rothwell is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothwell is trying to control the position but Gromadowski postures up.
Gromadowski's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rothwell wants to stand but Gromadowski is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gromadowski stands up from Rothwell's guard - Gromadowski perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rothwell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gromadowski prevents Rothwell from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A frustrated look appears on Rothwell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gromadowski successfully pulls guard.
Rothwell gets to his feet. Gromadowski looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Gromadowski tries for a takedown but Rothwell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gromadowski fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Rothwell. That snapped Gromadowski's head back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gromadowski shoots in and drives through. Rothwell sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Rothwell dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Rothwell enables Gromadowski to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Rothwell manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Rothwell has his feet on Gromadowski's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Rothwell throws a series of punches but Gromadowski avoids them all with ease.
Rothwell tests Gromadowski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rothwell changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gromadowski looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rothwell wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gromadowski, who protects the arm well.
Rothwell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gromadowski keeps working.
Gromadowski can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothwell lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rothwell is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gromadowski has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gromadowski is trying to improve his position.
Gromadowski wants to control but Rothwell postures up.
That's two 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.
Rothwell trying to control the position but Gromadowski is working away.
Gromadowski is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rothwell decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Gromadowski dives in and scores a takedown into Rothwell's guard.
Gromadowski passes into half guard.
Gromadowski passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gromadowski tries to control but Rothwell wriggling away.
Rothwell is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rothwell working to try and regain half guard.
Gromadowski controlling his opponent.
Gromadowski looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Rothwell is looking to improve his position but Gromadowski isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gromadowski looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gromadowski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rothwell is looking to escape.
Gromadowski looking to secure an arm triangle but Rothwell defends it well.
Rothwell tries to lock up and control but Gromadowski gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gromadowski tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Rothwell dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rothwell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rothwell clinches.
Gromadowski tries for a takedown but Rothwell manages to get underhooks.
Gromadowski goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rothwell prevents it.
Rothwell is trying to break the clinch but Gromadowski has him pressed against the cage.
Rothwell has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gromadowski is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
I was talking to Rothwell's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothwell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rothwell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gromadowski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Benjamin Rothwell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krystian Gromadowski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothwell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rothwell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gromadowski circles away quickly and effectively.
Rothwell misses with a double jab.
Rothwell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rothwell wants to clinch but Gromadowski slips to the side
and Gromadowski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rothwell misses with a leg kick
and Gromadowski counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gromadowski.
Gromadowski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gromadowski wants to pass the guard but Rothwell is keeping the position.
Gromadowski slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Rothwell wants to get back to his feet but Gromadowski is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gromadowski content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothwell working a defensive guard here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rothwell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gromadowski closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rothwell to the mat! Rothwell manages to get full guard.
Gromadowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Rothwell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gromadowski controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gromadowski trying to control but Rothwell is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
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 Benjamin Rothwell.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rothwell, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Benjamin Rothwell!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Benjamin Rothwell!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Benjamin Rothwell!
Benjamin Rothwell wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Vos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batista comes to the cage accompanied by I Walk Alone. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dave Batista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Vos!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vos gets the takedown into side control.
Batista is letting Vos control him for a moment.
Vos landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Vos slows the pace down.
Batista is not content to let Vos control the position.
Vos working the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vos working the ground and pound from side control.
Vos taking a breather here.
Batista wants to control but Vos postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vos is trying to get an arm triangle but Batista is defending well.
Batista is looking for a sweep.
Vos landing strikes.
Vos landing a few strikes.
Batista is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Russian Fighting Community Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Batista is not content to let Vos control the position.
Batista prevents Vos from moving into mount.
Batista struggling a bit here.
Batista is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Vos controlling from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batista gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Vos lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Batista hang on?
Vos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vos with good strikes from the mount here!
Vos controlling from mount.
Vos with the ground and pound from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batista is looking to get to half guard.
Vos scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Batista?
Batista wants to control but Vos is having none of it.
Vos pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vos lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Batista is squirming around, avoiding Vos's attempts to control the action.
Vos has control of Batista's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Batista regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Batista tries to lock up and control but Vos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Vos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Batista tries to lock up and control but Vos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Vos raining down shots from the mount!
Vos looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vos with the ground and pound from mount.
Vos looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vos with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vos has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Batista's face.
Batista is rocked!
Batista defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Vos.
Vos with shots to the head and body - Batista looks very uncomfortable down there.
Oh Batista is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Vos cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Vos in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Batista wants to control but Vos is having none of it.
Batista really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Vos postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Batista bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Vos and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Vos!
Tom Vos decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Borris Truck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Torsten Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Borris Truck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Torsten Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Truck closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Truck is trying to trip Svensson. He has hold of a leg but Svensson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Truck persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Svensson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Svensson keeping moving, preventing Truck from controlling successfully.
Truck is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Svensson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Truck throws a strike but Svensson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Truck is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Svensson is aware though and is defending well.
Truck working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Svensson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Svensson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Truck had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Svensson defends it easily.
Truck is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Svensson wants to control the action here but instead Truck manages to pass to full mount!
Svensson is working to get back to half guard.
Svensson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Truck missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Svensson trying to hold on to Truck's head to control him but Truck postures up.
Truck misses with a head shot. Svensson uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Truck in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Svensson has control of Truck's left arm, preventing Truck from doing any damage.
Svensson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Svensson wants to sweep here but Truck controlling him for the moment.
Truck trying to control the position from guard on top but Svensson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Svensson is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truck postures up in Svensson's guard and throws a big left but Svensson blocks it.
Svensson keeping moving, preventing Truck from controlling successfully.
Svensson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Truck moves into the clinch.
Svensson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Truck fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Truck dives in for a single leg takedown but Svensson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Truck shoots in for a takedown but Svensson shows good takedown defense.
Svensson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Truck wants to improve his position but Svensson is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson slows the pace down in half guard.
Svensson has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA St Petersburg. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Truck makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Truck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Truck is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Borris Truck dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Svensson clinches.
Truck working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Truck can't get the takedown.
Truck working Svensson over with knees to the body.
Truck will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Svensson up against the cage.
Truck drops down looking for an ankle pick but Svensson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Svensson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Borris Truck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Truck darts in and clinches Svensson up against the cage.
Svensson wants to get back to striking at distance but Truck won't allow it.
Truck goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truck breaks the clinch.
Truck avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Svensson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Truck.
Svensson feints the counter takedown.
Svensson pushes Truck up against the cage in a clinch.
I was talking to Truck's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Truck is trying to drag Svensson to the mat but Svensson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Svensson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Svensson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Truck makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Truck.
Truck might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Truck escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Svensson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truck wants to sweep but no luck.
Svensson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Truck looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Truck has his foot on Svensson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Svensson works his way back into a safe position though.
Svensson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Truck looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Svensson slips nicely into half guard.
Well, if Svensson 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.
Let's hope that Svensson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Truck slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Svensson is in close to Truck's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Truck's head.
Truck is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Svensson is aware though and is defending well.
Svensson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Truck 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.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Svensson wants to stand but Truck is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Svensson.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Svensson controlling the position from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Torsten Svensson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Truck blocks a head kick by Svensson.
Truck shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Truck was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Svensson is looking to regain half guard here but Truck keeps moving and retains side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Truck.
Svensson is trying to improve his position.
Truck tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Truck working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truck tries to move to mount but Svensson blocks the move with his legs.
Svensson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Svensson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Svensson prevents Truck from getting the reversal.
Svensson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Truck is in all sorts of trouble here.
Svensson content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truck tries to hold on but Svensson pushes him away.
Truck is trying to escape the mount.
Svensson controlling from the full mount.
The referee warns Truck that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Truck really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Svensson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Truck is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson controlling the position easily from mount.
Truck is in all sorts of trouble here.
Svensson controlling from mount.
Truck really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Svensson lands a big elbow.
Truck is bucking up trying to escape but Svensson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson controlling the pace for now.
Truck is trying to escape the mount.
Svensson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Svensson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Truck has worked his arm free - good work by Truck!
Truck regains half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Truck is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Svensson is tapping! Great win for Truck!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Borris Truck!
Borris Truck seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ludo Van Veen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz comes to the cage accompanied by My Way - Limpbizkit. 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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184 lbs
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182 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rafael Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ludo Van Veen!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Veen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Van Veen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Cruz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Van Veen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cruz thinking.
Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Veen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cruz throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Veen counters with a nice body shot.
Cruz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Veen rattles Cruz with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Cruz tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Van Veen dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Cruz stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ludo Van Veen!
Ludo Van Veen took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, KAISER for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Rafael Cruz was interviewed post fight and said 'This is it; can't be losing to subpar competition. I'm outta here '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henrik Brynulf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Parasenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henrik Brynulf!
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, Vladimir Parasenko!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brynulf tries to clinch there but Parasenko circles away.
Brynulf moves in looking to clinch but Parasenko pushes him off.
Brynulf throws the kick towards the body but Parasenko avoids it.
Parasenko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brynulf landing knees to the body.
Brynulf lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Parasenko backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Brynulf's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Parasenko.
Brynulf is looking to take this one to the mat.
Brynulf definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brynulf.
Parasenko blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brynulf taking a breather.
Brynulf is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Brynulf goes for a takedown attempt but Parasenko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Brynulf tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parasenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brynulf throws a series of strikes that have Parasenko backpedaling.
Brynulf misses with a leg kick.
Brynulf misses with a wild combination.
Brynulf closes the distance but Parasenko moves to the side
and Brynulf takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brynulf fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henrik Brynulf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parasenko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brynulf misses with a straight right.
Vladimir Parasenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parasenko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brynulf at a distance.
Parasenko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brynulf's hands.
Parasenko moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parasenko scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brynulf drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Parasenko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brynulf in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brynulf is breathing heavily.
Parasenko lands a left hand.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Parasenko.
Parasenko lands a left hand.
Parasenko lands a left hand.
Parasenko lands with a right to the head.
Brynulf swings wildly with an uppercut but Parasenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Parasenko.
Parasenko lands an uppercut.
Parasenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brynulf misses with a knee strike.
Brynulf looking to stall.
Parasenko lands an uppercut.
Parasenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parasenko lands with a light punch inside.
Parasenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Brynulf backwards.
Parasenko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brynulf backwards.
Parasenko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Parasenko.
Brynulf looking to stall.
Brynulf takes a shot to the head.
Parasenko effectively controlling the action here.
Parasenko manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Parasenko slowing the pace effectively.
Parasenko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Parasenko.
Still in the clinch, Parasenko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Parasenko.
Parasenko working Brynulf over with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Brynulf fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Parasenko.
Parasenko scores a nice knee to the body.
Come on Parasenko - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Parasenko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brynulf backwards.
Parasenko lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Parasenko.
Parasenko lands a shoulder strike.
Parasenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Brynulf avoids the damage to the body.
Parasenko gets through Brynulf's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Parasenko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right from Parasenko.
A nice left hand lands by Parasenko.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Parasenko obliges.
Parasenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Parasenko lands a two punch combo.
Brynulf is rocked!
Parasenko closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Brynulf! Parasenko dives in looking to finish! Brynulf is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladimir Parasenko!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ludo Lefebvre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gurgen Davidyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gurgen Davidyan told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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21
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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196 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ludo Lefebvre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gurgen Davidyan!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davidyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lefebvre moves away.
Davidyan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lefebvre misses the shot to the body.
Lefebvre tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Davidyan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Davidyan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lefebvre looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Davidyan misses the shot to the body.
Davidyan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lefebvre moves out of range of the body kick.
Lefebvre looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lefebvre is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lefebvre misses with a body shot.
Davidyan blocks a head kick by Lefebvre.
Lefebvre throws out a loose jab but Davidyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Davidyan misses.
Lefebvre looks to land a left hand but Davidyan moved out of range nicely.
Davidyan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lefebvre paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lefebvre tests Davidyan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Davidyan defending well as Lefebvre loads up on a big left hand.
Lefebvre goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Davidyan blocks the leg kick.
Davidyan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lefebvre doesn't seem bothered though.
Davidyan takes a swing at Lefebvre's ribcage but misses.
Lefebvre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davidyan throws out the jab.
Lefebvre is looking to land body kicks.
Davidyan throws out a loose jab but Lefebvre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davidyan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lefebvre misses with a kick to the body.
Lefebvre takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lefebvre looks to score with a jab to the body but Davidyan is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Davidyan! But no joy.
Crunch! Lefebvre slams his shin into Davidyan's torso.
Lefebvre moves to clinch but Davidyan breaks away
and Davidyan counters with a left to the body.
Lefebvre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davidyan.
Davidyan misses with a looping right.
Lefebvre looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Davidyan misses with a straight left.
Lefebvre's jab looks to have found its range, popping Davidyan under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lefebvre takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davidyan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Davidyan avoids a kick to the body.
Lefebvre lands a two punch combo.
Davidyan sizes up Lefebvre with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lefebvre is defended easily by Davidyan.
Lefebvre lands a high kick!
Lefebvre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davidyan.
Davidyan has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Lefebvre tries to close the distance and clinch but Davidyan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davidyan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lefebvre has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Davidyan.
Davidyan looks to throw the jab but Lefebvre is out of range.
Lefebvre was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Davidyan throws a jab when Lefebvre was well out of range.
Lefebvre lands with a nice body punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lefebvre.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidyan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lefebvre will feel that in the morning.
Davidyan throws a leg kick but Lefebvre sees it coming and moves out of range.
Davidyan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davidyan feints a counter leg kick.
Davidyan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A swing and a miss from Lefebvre.
Davidyan only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Davidyan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Davidyan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lefebvre rather than just go for the knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lefebvre. Davidyan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davidyan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lefebvre scores with a hook to the body. Davidyan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lefebvre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lefebvre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davidyan.
Davidyan throws a leg kick but Lefebvre sees it coming and moves out of range.
Davidyan misses with a straight left.
Davidyan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Davidyan throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davidyan loads up on a big right hand but Lefebvre slips the punch.
Lefebvre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidyan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lefebvre manages to avoid it.
Lefebvre tries to land a body kick
and Davidyan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Davidyan lands a nice looking body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lefebvre 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 Davidyan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Davidyan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lefebvre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lefebvre throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lefebvre looks for the body kick but Davidyan saw that one coming.
Davidyan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lefebvre takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Davidyan.
Lefebvre is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lefebvre moves out of range as Davidyan strikes.
Lefebvre tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Davidyan manages to circle out of the way.
Lefebvre connects with a crisp jab.
Lefebvre moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lefebvre pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lefebvre throws a hook but Davidyan avoids it easily.
Davidyan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Davidyan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lefebvre's elbow.
Davidyan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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 Ludo Lefebvre will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Davidyan blocks the body kick.
Lefebvre throws a body kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Davidyan misses.
Davidyan scores with a shot to the body.
Lefebvre shoots for a takedown but Davidyan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lefebvre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Davidyan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Davidyan throws a big shot that misses.
Lefebvre is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Davidyan.
Lefebvre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davidyan.
Ludo Lefebvre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Lefebvre. Beautiful body shot.
Davidyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lefebvre moves away.
Davidyan misses with an uppercut
letting Lefebvre counter with a right hand.
Ludo Lefebvre is winning the standup battle so far.
Davidyan lands with a nice body punch.
Lefebvre jabs Davidyan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davidyan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lefebvre takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lefebvre lands with a cross.
Lefebvre misses with a kick to the body.
Davidyan misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Lefebvre. Beautiful body shot.
Davidyan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lefebvre was well out of range. Poor timing from Davidyan.
Lefebvre throws a low kick but it's checked well by Davidyan.
A little jabbing left from Davidyan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lefebvre tries a head kick but it misses.
Davidyan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lefebvre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lefebvre pushes Davidyan up against the cage in a clinch.
Lefebvre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lefebvre lands a left hand that snaps the head of Davidyan backwards.
A body shot lands from Davidyan.
Lefebvre tries a body shot but Davidyan blocks it.
Davidyan cracks Lefebvre with a nice body shot.
Lefebvre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lefebvre blocks a body shot from Davidyan.
Davidyan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lefebvre pushes Davidyan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lefebvre cracks Davidyan with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davidyan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidyan struggles to land a body shot inside as Lefebvre controls his hands.
Lefebvre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lefebvre misses with a punch to the body.
Lefebvre misses with a punch to the body.
Davidyan takes a shot to the head.
Davidyan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lefebvre throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lefebvre misses with a body punch.
Davidyan misses with a body punch.
Davidyan digs a right hand into Lefebvre's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lefebvre's gas tank.
Davidyan blocks a body shot from Lefebvre.
Davidyan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davidyan blocking some punches.
Lefebvre tries to work over Davidyan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Davidyan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Lefebvre.
Davidyan misses with a punch on the inside.
Lefebvre lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefebvre misses with the head strike.
Lefebvre is leaning against Davidyan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Davidyan misses with the head strike.
Lefebvre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Davidyan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Davidyan throws a punch but it's blocked by Lefebvre.
Lefebvre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Lefebvre on the inside.
Lefebvre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lefebvre scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lefebvre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lefebvre throws a head punch that misses.
Lefebvre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davidyan scores with a shoulder strike.
Davidyan misses with a punch to the body.
Lefebvre gets through Davidyan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Lefebvre.
Lefebvre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Davidyan can do to turn this around?
Davidyan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lefebvre throws a punch but it's blocked by Davidyan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidyan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lefebvre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lefebvre working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lefebvre tries to work over Davidyan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lefebvre prevents a body shot from Davidyan.
A short right from Davidyan.
Nice body punch from Lefebvre.
Lefebvre lands with a light punch inside.
Lefebvre lands with a right to the head.
Davidyan lands with a light punch inside.
Lefebvre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Davidyan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lefebvre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lefebvre stalls.
Davidyan tries a body shot but Lefebvre blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lefebvre.
Lefebvre lands a right hand that snaps the head of Davidyan backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ludo Lefebvre dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Davidyan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Davidyan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lefebvre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Lefebvre finds it's way through Davidyan's defenses.
Lefebvre closes the distance and pushes Davidyan back into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Davidyan.
Lefebvre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Davidyan's elbow.
Davidyan swings wildly with an uppercut but Lefebvre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Davidyan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lefebvre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lefebvre lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lefebvre lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Lefebvre as the two fighters clinch.
Lefebvre misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lefebvre lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lefebvre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lefebvre swings wildly with an uppercut but Davidyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lefebvre lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Davidyan or not.
Lefebvre misses with a punch on the inside.
Davidyan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Davidyan lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Lefebvre as the two fighters clinch.
Lefebvre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lefebvre lands with a left to the head.
Lefebvre misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lefebvre throws a punch but it's blocked by Davidyan.
Davidyan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lefebvre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davidyan has a couple of punches blocked by Lefebvre.
Lefebvre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lefebvre scores with a nice hook to the head.
Davidyan is rocked!
Davidyan takes a shot to the head.
Davidyan is still on wobbly legs! Can Lefebvre finish him?
Lefebvre scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Davidyan has a couple of punches blocked by Lefebvre.
Lefebvre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ludo Lefebvre has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lefebvre swings wildly with an uppercut but Davidyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lefebvre misses with the head strike.
Ludo Lefebvre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lefebvre creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Davidyan's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Davidyan drops to his knees and Lefebvre pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ludo Lefebvre!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnnie Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Ethan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Ethan looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnnie Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Ethan!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker takes a swing at Ethan's ribcage but misses.
Ethan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walker.
Walker has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Bear's Den in the buildup to the fight.
Ethan wants to clinch.
Walker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ethan manages to avoid it.
Walker throws a body shot but no joy.
Walker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Walker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ethan.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
Ethan wants to counter the offense by Walker and move into the clinch position.
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walker misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ethan avoids the head kick by Walker.
Walker throws a half hearted mid kick.
A big right from Walker misses.
Walker misses with a hook. Ethan ducked under it nicely.
Walker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker throws a head kick that misses.
Ethan gets a clinch.
Ethan blocks a body shot from Walker.
Walker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Walker throws a punch but it's blocked by Ethan.
Walker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ethan's elbow.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ethan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walker blocks an uppercut.
Ethan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Walker works on Ethan's body with a couple of short punches.
Walker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Ethan.
Walker blocking some punches.
Ethan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ethan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ethan backwards.
Ethan blocking some punches.
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!
Ethan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Walker tries a body shot but Ethan blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ethan misses with some punches.
Walker tries to work over Ethan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ethan throws a head punch that misses.
Ethan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walker.
Ethan blocks an uppercut.
Walker digs a right hand underneath Ethan's ribcage. Ethan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ethan throws a punch but it's blocked by Walker.
Ethan pushes Walker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Walker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ethan working aggressively here.
Walker pushes Ethan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ethan lands with a left to the head.
Ethan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ethan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ethan throws a head punch that misses.
Walker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walker takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Ethan.
Ethan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Walker can't find room to land a body shot as Ethan controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ethan misses with a punch on the inside.
Walker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Walker blocks an uppercut.
Walker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ethan's elbow.
Walker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ethan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Walker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Ethan.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
Ethan lands a nice uppercut.
Walker tries to throw a body punch but Ethan avoids it by throwing Walker back against the cage.
Ethan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Walker takes a shot to the head.
Walker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ethan pushes Walker against the cage. Ethan is working some dirty boxing. Ethan pushes off with a quick right hook! Walker goes down! Walker tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Ethan moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Ethan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Offord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dustin Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Offord!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Offord lands a jab to the nose.
Offord misses with a wild combination.
Anderson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Offord misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Anderson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Offord throws a good cross that connects.
Anderson punishes Offord's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Offord throws a lazy uppercut
and Anderson moves into the clinch.
Offord pushes Anderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Offord doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Offord blocking some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Anderson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right from Offord.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Offord makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Offord.
Offord managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson lands a right hand.
Offord swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anderson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Offord on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Offord misses with a hook from the clinch.
Offord blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Offord on the inside.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Offord lands a left hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Offord.
Offord tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Offord back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Offord.
Offord lands with a light punch inside.
Offord is leaning against Anderson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
Anderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Offord blocks it with crossed arms.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Offord backwards.
Anderson crunches a lovely knee into Offord's ribcage.
Anderson dodges an elbow strike from Offord.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Anderson lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Anderson avoids the elbow strike from Offord, against the cage.
Offord managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Offord.
Offord swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Offord uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Anderson avoiding damage.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Offord.
A head punch on the inside from Offord fails to land.
Anderson scores a nice knee to the body.
Anderson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Anderson lands an uppercut.
Offord pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Offord.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Offord is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Offord misses with the head strike.
Offord tries to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling the position.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Offord controls his hands.
Offord misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson tries a body shot but Offord blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anderson.
Anderson missing with knees to the body.
Offord misses with a punch to the body.
Offord managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Offord.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Offord is pushing Anderson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Anderson just leaning against Offord, taking a breather.
Anderson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Offord.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dustin Anderson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Anderson lands a nice hook to Offord's body. Offord takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Offord throws a leg kick
and Anderson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Offord.
Anderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Offord avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
Anderson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Offord in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Offord blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Offord.
Anderson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Offord.
Anderson tries to work over Offord's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Offord lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Offord is breathing heavily.
Offord can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Offord backwards.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Offord is defending well for now.
Offord avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Offord avoids the damage to the body.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Offord lands with a left to the head.
Offord blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Offord swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Offord avoids the damage to the body.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Offord can do to turn this around?
Anderson is leaning against Offord and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The referee calls for Anderson to work.
Offord fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Offord throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Offord.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Anderson gets through Offord's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Offord blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Offord.
Offord on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Offord avoids the damage to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Offord.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Offord's elbow.
Anderson effectively controlling the action here.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Offord goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Offord misses with a hook to the ribs.
Offord misses with a punch to the body.
Offord throws a head punch that misses.
Offord's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Offord misses the shot to the body.
Anderson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A swing and a miss from Offord.
Anderson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Offord misses with a low kick.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Offord.
A little feinted left hand from Anderson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Offord throws a right hand that misses
and Anderson counters with a left to the body.
Anderson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Anderson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Anderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anderson throwing a counter right hand but Offord manages to avoid it.
Offord misses with a looping right.
Anderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anderson is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Offord just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Anderson misses the target.
Offord on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Eric Offord seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Offord throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Offord swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson moves out of range as Offord strikes.
As Offord tries to get set, Anderson tries to push him back and clinch up but Offord manages to avoid the attempt.
Offord throws a jab but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Offord swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Anderson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dustin Anderson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Offord misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Offord misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Offord throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Anderson is looking to counter punch.
Offord lands with a good body shot.
Offord swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Offord slips under a jab.
Offord throws a predictable looking body shot
and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
Anderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Offord takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Offord throws a head punch that misses.
Offord misses with a hook from the clinch.
Offord blocking some punches.
Offord struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Offord misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Offord avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
Anderson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Offord.
Anderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Offord's elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Offord misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dustin Anderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Offord uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Offord fails to land.
Eric Offord has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Offord swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Offord avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
Anderson lands a nice uppercut.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike.
Offord throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Anderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Anderson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Offord's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knees to the body from Anderson.
Anderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Offord is rocked!
Anderson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Offord is still on wobbly legs! Can Anderson finish him?
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Offord's elbow.
Offord seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Offord backwards.
It looks like Eric Offord has been cut.
Offord managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
Offord struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Offord controls the action.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Offord avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Anderson digs a right hand into Offord's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Offord's gas tank.
Anderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Anderson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Anderson drops Offord onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Offord is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Anderson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Offord in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Anderson effectively controlling the action here.
Offord tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dustin Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson cracks Offord with a nice body shot.
Offord misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson drops Offord onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Offord is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Anderson pushes Offord against the cage. Anderson is working some dirty boxing. Anderson pushes off with a quick right hook! Offord goes down! Offord tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Anderson moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dustin Anderson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maurice Vachon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vachon comes into the arena with Mad Dog Tribute blaring out of the sound system. Joe Stone is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maurice Vachon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joe Stone!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vachon cracks Stone with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vachon lands a nice hook to Stone's body. Stone takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vachon misses with an uppercut.
Vachon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stone shoots in looking for a takedown but Vachon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stone's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vachon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vachon wants it to stay on the feet.
A left and a right from Vachon both land. Nice combination.
Stone fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Maurice Vachon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Stone.
Vachon lands a jab to Stone's midsection.
Stone dives in for a single leg takedown but Vachon sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Vachon cracks a nice hook into Stone's ribs.
Vachon cracks Stone with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vachon lands a nice looking body shot.
Stone looks winded!
Vachon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stone gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Vachon works over Stone with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vachon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Stone is rocked!
Vachon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stone's head.
Stone is still in real trouble! Can Vachon finish him?
Vachon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Stone seems to have recovered his senses.
Vachon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vachon wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
Vachon lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stone is looking for a triangle here but Vachon uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The referee asks Vachon politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Vachon prefers to stall for the moment though.
Stone tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Vachon takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Vachon is taking a breather. Stone says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Vachon slips a nice elbow through Stone's hands, connecting with Stone's forehead.
Stone looking for submissions off his back.
Vachon working the head and body with strikes.
Vachon passes the guard and advances to mount!
Vachon working for a submission but Stone is keeping him at bay.
Stone is trying to escape the mount.
Vachon sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vachon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stone can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Vachon postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Stone badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Vachon around the waist but Vachon pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Vachon is the winner by TKO! Vachon jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maurice Vachon!
Maurice Vachon retains his heavyweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Maurice Vachon waved his t-shirt featuring KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250's logo in front of the cameras.
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