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DFC 27 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Basty Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sexton Hardcastle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hardcastle's choice of entrance music: How I Could Just Kill a Man- Rage Against the Machine. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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151 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Basty Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sexton Hardcastle!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hardcastle closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jones quickly recovers to half 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.
Jones pushes Hardcastle off looking to stand but Hardcastle dives back in and keeps control.
Jones manages to get to full guard.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Hardcastle is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hardcastle told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Hardcastle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardcastle wants to control but Jones is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hardcastle taking some punishment here, with Jones in his half guard.
Hardcastle is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jones pulls his head out easily.
Jones is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardcastle on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hardcastle has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jones is working away from the top position though.
Jones wants to take a breather but Hardcastle is having none of it.
Hardcastle trying to control but Jones postures up.
We've been hearing that Jones has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Jones winds up and cracks Hardcastle with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hardcastle trying to control but Jones postures up.
Hardcastle taking some punishment here, with Jones in his half guard.
Jones takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jones is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Hardcastle reverses the position - he's now on top in Jones's guard.
Hardcastle must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jones throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.
Hardcastle is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hardcastle wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones keeping full guard, as Hardcastle tries to pass.
Jones 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.
Hardcastle wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Hardcastle stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Hardcastle from controlling successfully.
Hardcastle won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
Hardcastle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hardcastle preventing the sweep.
Hardcastle lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hardcastle won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones wants to stand up but Hardcastle is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jones with a poor takedown
and Hardcastle counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hardcastle.
Jones throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardcastle controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hardcastle's guard.
Hardcastle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hardcastle tries to strike from the bottom.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Hardcastle.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardcastle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hardcastle looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
Jones decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hardcastle, up you get!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Hardcastle.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
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 Basty Jones will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hardcastle moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jones fails with the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Hardcastle. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Jones dives in and grabs Hardcastle's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hardcastle pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
Hardcastle changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Basty Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardcastle scores with a three punch combo!
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hardcastle is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones gets caught flat footed, as Hardcastle shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardcastle scoring with some ground and pound.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardcastle scoring with some ground and pound.
Hardcastle working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jones's head.
Hardcastle slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hardcastle connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jones some visible discomfort.
Hardcastle working the ground and pound from side control.
Jones is trying to get back to half guard.
Hardcastle working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hardcastle working the head with strikes.
Jones is not content to let Hardcastle control the position.
Jones is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hardcastle has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is not content to let Hardcastle control the position.
Jones is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hardcastle's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jones is staying active underneath Hardcastle, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hardcastle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hardcastle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones tries to kick Hardcastle off in order to stand up. Hardcastle Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Hardcastle tries for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Hardcastle lands some shots froms side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Hardcastle working the ground and pound but Jones is defending the strikes.
Hardcastle gets to mount! Jones was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Hardcastle prevents Jones from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hardcastle. What's that going to do exactly?
Hardcastle lands a nice shot to the head.
Hardcastle trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardcastle has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jones's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardcastle controlling from the full mount.
Hardcastle is continuing to stall.
Jones is in a horrible position here. Hardcastle smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jones 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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jones manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jones striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Hardcastle is in close to Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hardcastle trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Hardcastle is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sexton Hardcastle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hardcastle lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardcastle moves away.
Hardcastle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hardcastle displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
Hardcastle drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jones defends it well.
Hardcastle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones wants to clinch up but Hardcastle keeps it at a distance.
And Hardcastle tries to counter it with a takedown but Jones pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hardcastle displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hardcastle stalks Jones and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jones's face. Jones staggers backwards, shaken.
Jones goes for a double leg but Hardcastle avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hardcastle continues to drive forward.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Hardcastle manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And Hardcastle tries to counter it with a takedown but Jones pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Basty Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hardcastle's waist but Hardcastle gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
And Hardcastle tries to counter it with a takedown but Jones pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hardcastle lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardcastle lands a jab-cross combination.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Hardcastle pushes him off.
Hardcastle is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jones wants to clinch.
Hardcastle feints a jab promting Jones to slip. Hardcastle then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jones slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hardcastle connects with a body shot that sends Jones's belly button to the back.
Jones tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hardcastle sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jones somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardcastle shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jones manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hardcastle preventing the sweep.
Jones 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.
Hardcastle works a leg free and moves into half guard.
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!
Jones regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hardcastle works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
Jones is staying active underneath Hardcastle, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hardcastle is pressing down on Jones's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jones is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardcastle content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jones is looking to escape.
Hardcastle seems to be looking for submissions.
Sexton Hardcastle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hardcastle is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Jones reverses the position - he's now on top in Hardcastle's guard.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Hardcastle is keeping the position.
Jones stands up over Hardcastle, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jones makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Basty Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Hardcastle blocks nicely.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hardcastle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardcastle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Jones sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hardcastle's guard.
Hardcastle trying to control but Jones postures up.
Hardcastle preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hardcastle manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sexton Hardcastle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hardcastle has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Sexton Hardcastle!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Sexton Hardcastle!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Sexton Hardcastle!
Sexton Hardcastle wins by unanimous decision!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Sexton Hardcastle waved his t-shirt featuring Voodoo Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luke Dawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khabib Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
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155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luke Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Khabib Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Emelianenko takes a step back to recover.
Dawson gets caught flat footed, as Emelianenko shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Emelianenko prevents Dawson from getting back to his feet.
Dawson keeping moving, preventing Emelianenko from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Emelianenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dawson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Emelianenko off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Dawson throws a head kick that Emelianenko semi-blocks.
Emelianenko throws a sloppy body shot
and Dawson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Emelianenko's knee momentarily.
Emelianenko throws out a loose jab but Dawson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dawson counters with a flying knee that drops Emelianenko! Dawson dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Dawson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Reagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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182 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carlos Ferreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ronald Reagan!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reagan throws out the jab.
Ronald Reagan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferreira gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Reagan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reagan wants to pass the guard but Ferreira is keeping the position.
Ferreira looking for a sweep. Not yet Ferreira, not yet.
Ferreira is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Reagan drops back looking for a leg! Ferreira is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ferreira manages to kick Reagan off! Reagan jumps back into Ferreira's guard.
My spies in Barbell Brigade - $1000 inform me that Reagan has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reagan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Reagan is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira throws a body shot but no joy.
Ferreira seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ferreira takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Reagan cracks Ferreira with a right hand to the side of the head.
Reagan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Reagan lands a nice looking body shot.
Reagan lands a jab to Ferreira's midsection.
Ferreira takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reagan misses with a right hand
and Ferreira counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reagan thinking.
Reagan throws an off balance right hand
and Ferreira counters with a series of strikes. Reagan will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reagan throws an overhand right that lands on Ferreira's shoulder, as Ferreira tries to avoid the shot.
Carlos Ferreira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reagan stuns Ferreira with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ferreira avoids the body shot from Reagan.
Reagan misses with a hook.
Reagan shoots in for a takedown but Ferreira shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Reagan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reagan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ferreira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice body punch from Reagan.
Reagan throws a right hand that misses
and Ferreira counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Reagan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Reagan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reagan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Reagan scores with a hook to the body. Ferreira takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Reagan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reagan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferreira manages to avoid it.
Reagan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ferreira scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ferreira throws a body punch but Reagan moves out of range.
Reagan defending well as Ferreira loads up on a big left hand.
Reagan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferreira moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reagan scores with a nice right hand.
Reagan throws a hook but Ferreira avoids it easily.
Ferreira is looking to wear down Reagan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Reagan lands a jab.
Ferreira swings for the body but Reagan moves out of range.
Reagan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferreira.
Ferreira went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ferreira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reagan throws the left hand but Ferreira avoids the punch easily.
Ferreira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reagan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ferreira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reagan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferreira manages to avoid it.
Reagan throws a poor cross that misses
and Ferreira counters with a left to the body.
A jab from Ferreira finds it's way through Reagan's defenses.
Reagan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ferreira. Ferreira circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Reagan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferreira.
Reagan misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira moves out of range as Reagan strikes.
Ferreira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ferreira was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ferreira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reagan connects with a looping right hand.
Reagan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ferreira had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A punch lands to the side of Ferreira 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ferreira takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reagan throws a looping overhand right but Ferreira ducks down to avoid it.
Ferreira connects with a good right hand that stumbles Reagan. Reagan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Reagan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reagan lands a lovely overhand right.
Reagan jabs Ferreira to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Reagan throws an off balance right hand
and Ferreira counters with a stiff right hand.
Reagan loads up on a big right hand but Ferreira slips the punch.
Reagan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reagan moves away from the strike by Ferreira.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Reagan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A jab from Reagan misses.
Reagan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reagan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ferreira.
A shot to the liver by Reagan. Beautiful body shot.
Ferreira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reagan.
Reagan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reagan misses the shot to the body.
Reagan looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferreira is just out of range.
Reagan throws an off balance right hand
and Ferreira counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Reagan takes a swing at Ferreira's ribcage but misses.
Reagan throws a body shot but no joy.
Ronald Reagan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reagan. Ferreira does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferreira misses with a straight right.
Reagan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ferreira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ferreira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reagan.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Reagan, as that shot connected.
Reagan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reagan shoots and misses
and Ferreira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reagan lands with a good body shot.
A slow jab from Reagan misses its intended target.
Ferreira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reagan manages to avoid it.
Ferreira staying out of range there.
Reagan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ferreira.
Ferreira lands with a nice body punch.
Reagan throws a jab when Ferreira was well out of range.
Ferreira seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Reagan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferreira manages to avoid it.
Ferreira throwing a counter right hand but Reagan manages to avoid it.
Nice cross by Reagan.
Reagan misses with a wild body shot.
Reagan misses with a wild body shot.
Ferreira swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ferreira with a nice cross.
Reagan lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reagan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ferreira throws Reagan to one side and escapes!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reagan takes a swing at Ferreira's ribcage but misses.
Reagan wants to clinch but Ferreira slips to the side
and Ferreira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reagan defending well as Ferreira loads up on a big left hand.
Reagan throws a body shot but no joy.
Reagan lands a jab to the nose.
Reagan lands a slapping body shot.
Some wild striking there from Ferreira.
Reagan missing with a left hand there. Ferreira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reagan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ferreira misses with a wild body shot.
Ferreira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reagan.
Reagan misses with an uppercut. Ferreira saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Ferreira misses.
Reagan lands the left hand.
Jab by Ferreira.
Reagan lands with an overhand left.
Ferreira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reagan.
Reagan tries to clinch up
and Ferreira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reagan lands a right hook to the body.
Ferreira slips a jab from Reagan.
Ferreira ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reagan staying out of range there.
Reagan misses with a straight right.
Ferreira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reagan moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reagan scores with a hook to the body. Ferreira takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ferreira ducks under a wild hook from Reagan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reagan works Ferreira's body with a nice hook.
Reagan throws a hook to the side of Ferreira's head but Ferreira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reagan lands with a good body shot.
Reagan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ferreira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ferreira avoids the body shot from Reagan.
Reagan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A shot to the liver by Reagan. Beautiful body shot.
Ferreira moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ferreira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reagan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Reagan misses with a body shot.
It looked like Ferreira 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.
A close second round but Ronald Reagan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ferreira throws a body shot but no joy.
Reagan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ferreira.
Reagan thuds a left hand into Ferreira's body.
Reagan digs a good hook to Ferreira's body.
Ferreira misses with a hook.
Reagan misses with a body shot
and Ferreira counters with a series of strikes. Reagan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Reagan misses with a body shot
and Ferreira makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ferreira stuns Reagan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Reagan connects with a body shot that sends Ferreira's belly button to the back.
Reagan throws a good cross that connects.
Ferreira clobbers Reagan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferreira defending well as Reagan loads up on a big left hand.
Ferreira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reagan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reagan misses with a hook
and Ferreira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reagan lands a body shot.
Ferreira throws a lazy right hand but Reagan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reagan defending well as Ferreira loads up on a big left hand.
Reagan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A telegraphed right hand from Reagan misses the target.
Reagan darts in looking for a takedown but Ferreira gets double underhooks and turns Reagan into the cage.
Reagan closes the distance and clinches up with Ferreira, looking for a takedown. Reagan pushes Ferreira against the cage but Ferreira circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Reagan.
Reagan takes a swing at Ferreira's ribcage but misses.
Ferreira tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Reagan manages to circle out of the way.
Reagan misses the shot to the body.
Ferreira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reagan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reagan throws an overhand right that lands on Ferreira's shoulder, as Ferreira tries to avoid the shot.
Ferreira appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ferreira cracks a nice hook into Reagan's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Reagan.
Reagan misses with an uppercut
and Ferreira counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ferreira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reagan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferreira fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Reagan on the side of the head.
Reagan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Reagan misses with a hook to the body
enabling Ferreira to counter with a crisp jab.
Ferreira's corner calls for a 1-2. Ferreira obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ferreira throws a series of punches but Reagan moves out of range.
Reagan lands a right hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Reagan.
Ferreira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reagan.
Ferreira was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ferreira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reagan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Reagan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ferreira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reagan lands a right hook to the body.
Reagan misses with a looping right.
Reagan misses with a wild body shot.
Reagan throws a body shot but no joy.
Reagan takes a swing at Ferreira's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Ferreira misses the target.
Ferreira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reagan throws out the jab.
Ferreira takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Reagan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ferreira to score with a decent uppercut.
A punch combination from Ferreira misses.
Reagan lands a nice looking body shot.
Reagan tries to close the distance and clinch but Ferreira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reagan throws a lazy uppercut
and Ferreira counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reagan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Reagan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ferreira misses with a hook.
Reagan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reagan throws a right hand that misses
and Ferreira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reagan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferreira was well out of range. Poor timing from Reagan.
Reagan wants to clinch up but Ferreira keeps it at a distance.
Reagan ducks under a wild hook from Ferreira.
Reagan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ferreira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ferreira takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Reagan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ferreira tests Reagan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reagan swings widly with a right hand
and Ferreira counters with a left and a right that stings Reagan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Ferreira showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Reagan 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Ronald Reagan!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Ronald Reagan!
Ronald Reagan wins by majority decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bob Truck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wiggles McGiggles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGiggles has chosen Dull boy as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
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177 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Truck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wiggles McGiggles!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Truck moves into the clinch.
Truck has McGiggles pressed against the cage, preventing McGiggles from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McGiggles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Truck gets a takedown into half guard.
McGiggles pushes Truck off but Truck dives into side control.
Truck is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down McGiggles's shoulder. That is not cool.
Truck seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down McGiggles for as long as he can get away with.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGiggles gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Truck throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for McGiggles because Truck loaded up on that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truck dominating with strikes here.
Truck tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Truck lands a big elbow.
McGiggles tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Truck tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
McGiggles regains half guard.
McGiggles really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Truck. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Truck uses his free foot to push down on McGiggles's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for McGiggles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGiggles can't escape the position.
Truck fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Truck content just to control the position here.
McGiggles should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Truck jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… McGiggles is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by McGiggles and Truck has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Truck trying to control the action but McGiggles is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truck is staying tight to McGiggles's torso, preventing him from escaping.
McGiggles felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Truck is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McGiggles knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Truck is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McGiggles has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Truck thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Truck looking to control but instead McGiggles has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Truck will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McGiggles keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Truck with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Truck dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Truck looks to land a combination but McGiggles avoids it well.
Truck backing away here, and McGiggles unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bob Truck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Truck closes the distance and pushes McGiggles back into the cage.
Truck successfully pulls guard.
McGiggles trying to control the position from guard on top but Truck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Truck working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McGiggles doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McGiggles manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Truck looking for a guillotine here but McGiggles defends easily.
Truck bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McGiggles's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Truck passes McGiggles's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truck has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Truck jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… McGiggles is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by McGiggles and Truck has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Truck working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Truck working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truck trying to control the action but McGiggles is working from the bottom.
Truck working the head and body with strikes.
McGiggles is not content to let Truck control the position.
McGiggles looking for a sweep but Truck has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGiggles is looking to improve his position but Truck isn't that keen on the idea.
Truck tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Truck goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now McGiggles is on top in guard.
McGiggles stopping the sweep attempt from Truck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Truck has control of McGiggles's left arm, preventing McGiggles from doing any damage.
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.
Truck passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for McGiggles!
Truck takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McGiggles working to try and regain half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Truck is standing up, even though he is in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Truck dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds 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.
Truck feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Truck is standing up over McGiggles. McGiggles looks to escape but Truck dives into side control.
McGiggles on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Truck tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Truck tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Truck wants to lay and pray for a moment but McGiggles keeps working.
Truck is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGiggles can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truck is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McGiggles has escaped the position, nice work there.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - McGiggles has eaten all the pies!
McGiggles is trying to improve his position.
Truck tries for a kimura but McGiggles is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Truck throws an elbow but McGiggles slips to the side and avoids it well.
McGiggles trying to remain calm as Truck controls from the top position.
McGiggles looks to move to half guard but instead Truck has passed into mount! Damn!
Truck working McGiggles over with strikes here.
Truck landing strikes from the mount and McGiggles is in trouble!
Truck controlling his opponent.
Truck looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truck is going oldschool here, as he tries to force McGiggles to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so McGiggles shrugs it off.
Truck lands with some strikes.
McGiggles is rocked!
McGiggles has given up his back here. Will Truck look for the submission or keep pounding away?
I would not like to be McGiggles right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Truck tightening his grip on McGiggles, looking for the choke.
McGiggles defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Truck's arms.
Truck throwing sloppy strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Truck showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Truck has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bob Truck!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Bob Truck!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Bob Truck!
Bob Truck wins by unanimous decision!
The defeated Wiggles McGiggles had this to say: 'I had done my best i did my part now it is time for me to learn from each day that i miss to win'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Toby Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Spangler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Toby Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rob Spangler!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spangler tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Powers counters with a nice double leg into side control. Spangler won't be happy with that.
Powers working the ground and pound.
Spangler is trying to control Powers's posture but Powers avoids it.
Spangler takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Powers in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Powers definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
You can see the frustration on Spangler's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Powers 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.
Powers decides to stand back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spangler swings for the body but Powers moves out of range.
Spangler throws a sloppy head kick
and Powers counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Spangler is looking to stand back up but Powers counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Spangler.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Powers content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spangler blocking the ground and pound attempt from Powers.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Powers in particular looking to stall.
Spangler is looking to control Powers's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Spangler avoid being mounted?
Powers trying to mount his opponent but Spangler defends it.
Powers is working for a kimura but Spangler is defending it quite comfortably.
Spangler trying to control but Powers postures up.
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.
Powers not doing much here.
Powers lands strikes from half guard.
Spangler is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Powers's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Powers's back!
Spangler gets his hands free as Powers looks to control.
Spangler wants to control but Powers is keeping busy.
Spangler controlling well, preventing Powers from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Nice uppercut there from Spangler.
Spangler gets tackled into the cage by Powers. Powers maintains the clinch.
Powers slows down the pace here.
Spangler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Spangler jumps guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Powers's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Powers postures up in Spangler's guard and throws a big left but Spangler blocks it.
Powers tries to stand but Spangler is controlling from the bottom.
Powers landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers works over Spangler with some ground and pound from guard.
Spangler is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Powers tries to free his leg and advance position but Spangler is retaining full guard.
Powers gets to his feet - Spangler follows without any prompting.
Powers misses with an uppercut. Spangler saw that one coming.
Rob Spangler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Powers swats away the attempt to clinch by Spangler.
Powers seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Powers takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spangler takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Spangler throws an overhand right that drops Powers like a sack of potatoes! Spangler dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Spangler!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaxson Rowling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Down Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Down Out has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jaxson Rowling's chin.
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200 lbs
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28
223 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jaxson Rowling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Down Out!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Rowling misses
and Out counters with a takedown into side control.
Out works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rowling takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Out lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Out working the ground and pound.
Out in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Out scoring with punches and elbows.
Rowling is rocked!
Out remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Out scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rowling to see if he's OK.
Oh Rowling is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Out taking a breather here.
Rowling seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Out lands some shots froms side control.
Out landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Out in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rowling on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd goes nuts as Out knocks Rowling out cold with a massive hammerfist! Out Jumps to his feet and climbs on top of the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Down Out!
Down Out managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dudley Arnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Randolph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randolph is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Engine no 9. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dudley Arnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Randolph!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arnett rushes Randolph and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Randolph.
Arnett tries for a takedown but Randolph manages to get underhooks.
Arnett goes for a takedown in the clinch but Randolph prevents it.
Arnett is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dudley Arnett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Randolph stalling in the clinch.
Arnett tries for a takedown but Randolph manages to get underhooks.
Arnett breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arnett tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Randolph swivels and escapes.
Arnett tries to keep at a distance but Randolph has taken the fight into the clinch.
Arnett prevents Randolph from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnett turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Randolph is looking to reverse the position.
We've been hearing that Arnett has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Randolph struggling a bit here.
Arnett working the head and body with strikes.
Arnett just content to control the position.
Arnett wants to lay and pray for a moment but Randolph keeps working.
Arnett happy to just control the position for now.
Arnett thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randolph wants to control but Arnett postures up.
Arnett lands a few punches from side control.
Arnett tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Arnett is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Randolph is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randolph trying to remain calm as Arnett controls from the top position.
Randolph wants to control but Arnett postures up.
Arnett is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Randolph tries to bench press Arnett off him but Arnett keeps the position.
A lull in the action here as Arnett stalls from top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four 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.
Arnett fails with a takedown attempt.
And Randolph tries to counter it with a takedown but Arnett pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Horrible takedown attempt by Arnett or perhaps it was just good defense by Randolph, which made it look bad.
Randolph tries to close the distance and clinch but Arnett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arnett feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Randolph trying to control the position here.
Arnett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Randolph is keeping the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Arnett controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dudley Arnett dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Arnett has Randolph up against the cage in a clinch.
Randolph is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Arnett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arnett shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Randolph pinned against the cage. Randolph gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randolph tries to clinch up but Arnett circles away and keeps his distance.
Arnett tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Randolph swivels and escapes.
Arnett keeps the fight on the outside.
Randolph darts in trying to clinch
so Arnett counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Arnett here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Arnett showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Arnett's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Arnett trying to control but Randolph is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Arnett is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Arnett is pushing down on Randolph's leg trying to pass to half guard. Randolph is fighting to maintain full guard but Arnett has managed to sneak the leg through.
Randolph trying to hold on to Arnett's head to control him but Arnett postures up.
Arnett is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Arnett seems content to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Randolph leaves Arnett with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dudley Arnett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Randolph fails with a takedown attempt.
Arnett closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Randolph to the mat! Randolph manages to get full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnett controlling from the top position.
Arnett has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Arnett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Randolph can do to turn this around?
Randolph throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Arnett advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dudley Arnett dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Randolph tries for a takedown but Arnett sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Arnett misses its target.
Randolph tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Arnett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Arnett.
A lull in the action here as Arnett stalls from top position.
Randolph is not content to let Arnett control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arnett thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Randolph is letting Arnett control him for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randolph tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Arnett wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Arnett controls the position.
Arnett looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dudley Arnett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Randolph is trying to control Arnett's posture but Arnett avoids it.
Randolph is letting Arnett control him for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
You can see the frustration on Randolph's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Randolph being controlled for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Randolph gets caught flat footed, as Arnett shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Arnett lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Arnett sitting in guard here, content to control.
Arnett might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randolph looking for a guillotine here but Arnett defends easily.
Arnett sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Further stalling from Arnett.
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.
Arnett wants to pass the guard but Randolph is keeping the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Randolph 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.
Randolph closes the distance and clinches.
Arnett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Randolph tries to clinch up but Arnett circles away and keeps his distance.
Arnett swats away the attempt to clinch by Randolph.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dudley Arnett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Arnett, 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Dudley Arnett!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Dudley Arnett!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Dudley Arnett!
Dudley Arnett wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jim Leen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Untamo Kalervo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leen's entrance music is Marine Corps Hymn. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jim Leen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Untamo Kalervo!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalervo throws a body shot but no joy.
Kalervo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A swing and a miss from Kalervo.
Leen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Leen misses with a kick to the body.
A solid body kick from Leen.
Leen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kalervo takes a step back to recover.
Leen throws a solid leg kick but Kalervo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Leen.
Leen scores with a jab to the body.
Kalervo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leen misses with a leg kick.
Kalervo shapes to counter with a head kick.
Leen looks to land a right hand but Kalervo moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalervo blocks the body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Leen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kalervo. Leen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kalervo throws a shot to the body.
Kalervo throws the left hand but Leen avoids the punch easily.
Leen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Leen looks to score with a jab to the body but Kalervo is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Leen. That's going to slow Kalervo down.
Leen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kalervo.
Jim Leen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Kalervo does no damage.
Leen is looking to counter with head kicks.
Leen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kalervo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kalervo throws a shot from downtown. Leen moves away and avoids it.
Leen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kalervo misses with an uppercut.
Kalervo misses with a body kick.
Kalervo lunges at Leen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Leen's hand.
Leen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Leen misses with a body shot.
Leen throws a head kick but Kalervo moves out of range.
Kalervo ducks under a wild hook from Leen.
Leen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Leen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kalervo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leen misses with a straight right.
Leen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Leen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kalervo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slow jab from Kalervo misses its intended target.
Kalervo drives through and clinches with Leen against the cage.
Kalervo swings wildly with an uppercut but Leen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Leen misses with a punch to the body.
Leen wants to get back to striking at distance but Kalervo won't allow it.
Leen leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kalervo's efforts to push away.
Leen lands a left hand.
Leen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kalervo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leen.
Good leg kick by Leen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kalervo throws a body kick that misses.
Leen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kalervo misses with a body shot.
Kalervo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leen connects with a right hand. Kalervo shakes it off.
Kalervo works the jab nicely.
Kalervo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leen was well out of range. Poor timing from Kalervo.
Leen throws a quick counter head kick but Kalervo was just out of range.
Kalervo throws a jab but it's blocked by Leen.
Kalervo misses the shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Kalervo blocks the leg kick.
Kalervo throws an off balance right hand
and Leen counters with a thumping low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Leen.
Kalervo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leen can pounce on him.
Leen is looking to land body kicks.
Leen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leen tries a head kick but it misses.
Kalervo throws out a counter right but Leen avoids it with no problem.
Kalervo lands a body shot.
Kalervo misses with a straight left.
Kalervo clinches.
Leen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kalervo just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Leen 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.
Kalervo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kalervo jabs Leen right on the nose. Leen blinks but takes it well.
Kalervo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Leen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kalervo throws a jab when Leen was well out of range.
Leen connects with an inside leg kick.
Leen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kalervo.
Leen avoids the body shot from Kalervo.
Leen fakes the leg kick and cracks Kalervo in the body.
Leen throws a head kick that misses.
Kalervo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Leen misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kalervo.
Leen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kalervo tries to clinch up.
Kalervo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Leen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leen misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalervo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kalervo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leen scores with a kick to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kalervo. Leen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leen tries a head kick but it misses.
Kalervo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Leen throws a solid leg kick but Kalervo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Leen.
Leen ducks under a wild hook from Kalervo.
Jim Leen is winning the standup battle so far.
Leen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kalervo jabs at Leen's body.
Kalervo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kalervo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leen. Leen obviously looking to wear him down.
Kalervo dips to his left and cracks Leen with an uppercut!
Nice body kick there by Leen.
Leen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leen misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Leen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kalervo works Leen's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leen checks a leg kick.
Kalervo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Leen.
Leen is looking to land body kicks.
Leen throws a wild body kick that Kalervo sees coming a mile off.
Kalervo throws a body punch but Leen moves out of range.
Kalervo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kalervo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Leen misses with a body kick.
Leen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kalervo lands a jab to Leen's midsection.
Leen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kalervo misses with a hook.
Leen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Leen misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leen scores with a head kick. Kalervo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kalervo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Leen 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 Kalervo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kalervo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Leen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Leen scores with a kick to the body.
Kalervo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kalervo blocks a leg kick.
It seemed like Kalervo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kalervo thows a left - swing and a miss!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kalervo.
Kalervo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leen stuns Kalervo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kalervo slips a jab and a cross from Leen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Leen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kalervo.
And Leen counters with a quick kick to the body but Kalervo blocks it.
Kalervo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Kalervo as he connects with a hook.
Kalervo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kalervo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leen.
Leen looks for the body kick but Kalervo saw that one coming.
Leen misses with a looping right.
Leen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kalervo.
Leen misses with a low kick.
Kalervo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A bone on bone clash there as Kalervo blocks the leg kick.
Leen misses with a lunging right hand
and Kalervo counters by moving into the clinch.
Leen wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jim Leen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kalervo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leen. Leen obviously looking to wear him down.
Kalervo is looking to clinch.
Leen ducks under a wild hook from Kalervo.
Leen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kalervo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kalervo defending well as Leen loads up on a big left hand.
Leen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kalervo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leen can pounce on him.
Kalervo throws a right hand that misses
and Leen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Leen lands with a slapping head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leen is looking to land body kicks.
A slapping body kick lands there for Leen.
A right-left combo lands from Leen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalervo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leen circles away quickly and effectively.
Kalervo misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leen looks to land a body kick but Kalervo moved away.
A lazy body kick from Kalervo
and Leen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kalervo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kalervo scores with a hook to the body. Leen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kalervo lunges at Leen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Leen's hand.
Kalervo lands a nice shot to the body.
Leen scores with a head kick.
Leen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Leen tries a head kick but it misses.
Leen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Leen throws a head kick that Kalervo semi-blocks.
Kalervo misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leen moves out of range of the body kick from Kalervo.
Leen misses with a body shot.
Kalervo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Leen. Leen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big right from Kalervo misses.
It looked like Leen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Leen.
Leen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jim Leen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kalervo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Leen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kalervo throws out the jab.
A lazy left from Kalervo finds it's target.
Kalervo takes a swing at Leen's ribcage but misses.
Kalervo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kalervo lands a nice shot to the body.
Leen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalervo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Leen working aggressively here.
Leen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Leen wants to get back to striking at distance but Kalervo won't allow it.
Kalervo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kalervo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Leen misses with a punch to the body.
Leen dodges an elbow strike from Kalervo.
Untamo Kalervo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leen manages to break the clinch.
Leen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Leen, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leen throws a wild body kick that Kalervo sees coming a mile off.
Leen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kalervo.
Leen tries a head kick but it misses.
Kalervo throws a right hand that Leen ducks under and follows up with a left that Leen also avoids with ease.
Leen is looking to land body kicks.
Kalervo works the jab nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Kalervo misses the target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kalervo.
A little feinted left hand from Leen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kalervo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leen counters with an outside leg kick.
Kalervo moves out of range of the body kick from Leen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalervo moves out of range as Leen throws a body kick.
Leen looks for the body kick but Kalervo saw that one coming.
Leen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kalervo.
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 Jim Leen.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Leen, 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Jim Leen!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Jim Leen!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Jim Leen!
Jim Leen wins by unanimous decision!
Jim Leen 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gwynfor Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Risto Rautio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Risto Rautio has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gwynfor Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Rautio!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rautio clinches up against the cage.
Rautio misses with a body punch.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rautio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rautio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rautio's elbow.
I was talking to Jones's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rautio lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jones tries a body shot but Rautio blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rautio.
Jones misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rautio.
Rautio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Rautio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rautio or not.
Rautio lands with a light punch inside.
Rautio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rautio manages to break the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rautio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jones slips a straight right by Rautio.
Jones throwing a counter right hand but Rautio manages to avoid it.
Rautio lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautio looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jones fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Rautio moved away.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rautio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Rautio was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rautio throws a leg kick that misses.
Rautio misses with a straight right.
Rautio scores with a jab to the head.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
A short left from Rautio.
A short body shot lands from Rautio as the two fighters clinch.
Rautio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rautio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones prevents a body shot from Rautio.
Rautio is working Jones over against the cage.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Rautio.
A nice left hand lands by Rautio.
Rautio prevents a body shot from Jones.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rautio's elbow.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rautio's elbow.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Rautio misses with a punch to the body.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Rautio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
A hook to the body from Rautio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to work over Rautio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones tries a body shot but Rautio blocks it.
A short right from Rautio on the inside.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rautio's elbow.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rautio tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Rautio back against the cage.
Rautio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jones lands a body shot.
Rautio can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Rautio tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Rautio.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Rautio.
A right hand to the body from Jones.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rautio digs a right hand into Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jones's gas tank.
Rautio misses with a body punch.
Rautio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rautio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rautio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rautio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
Jones is breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Rautio is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rautio works on Jones's body with a couple of short punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Rautio.
Rautio lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from Rautio as the two fighters clinch.
Good body shot from Rautio.
Rautio lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Rautio cracks Jones with a nice body shot.
Rautio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rautio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rautio lands a nice shot to the body.
Rautio is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rautio lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rautio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rautio manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Risto Rautio dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Rautio.
Jones looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Rautio tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jones is able to avoid easily.
Jones is looking to counter with a body kick.
Rautio with a nice cross.
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
Rautio throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Rautio throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Rautio.
Rautio moves out of range as Jones throws a body kick.
Rautio misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautio works Jones's body with a nice hook.
Jones feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rautio's calf.
A jab lands there for Rautio.
Jones throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rautio lands a nice looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rautio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rautio just manages to avoid it.
Jones moves away from the strike by Rautio.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautio has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short uppercut from Rautio.
Rautio blocking some punches.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rautio 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.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rautio's elbow.
Rautio scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rautio.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rautio works on Jones's body with a couple of short punches.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Rautio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Rautio.
Rautio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rautio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Rautio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rautio has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Risto Rautio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rautio thows a body kick. Jones tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rautio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rautio looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.
Rautio misses with a hook.
Jones scores with a jab.
Jones misses with a hook
and Rautio counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rautio misses with a body kick.
Rautio throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rautio thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
Rautio throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab, jab by Rautio - just one landing.
Rautio instigates a clinch.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Jones blocks a body shot from Rautio.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rautio presses Jones against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rautio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Rautio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Rautio.
Rautio digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Risto Rautio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones slips a jab from Rautio.
Rautio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
Rautio lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jones will feel that in the morning.
Rautio darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
Rautio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rautio breaks the clinch.
Rautio stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rautio tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rautio drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Jones's head, knocking him out cold! Rautio is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Risto Rautio!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pave Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rory McDonnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonnell has chosen Bloc Party - Ares (Remix) as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pave Hunt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rory McDonnell!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Hunt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hunt.
McDonnell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
McDonnell with the counter takedown but Hunt avoids it easily.
Hunt tries a low kick but McDonnell avoids it.
Hunt lands a glancing blow to the side of McDonnell's head.
Hunt jabs McDonnell right on the nose. McDonnell blinks but takes it well.
McDonnell ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
McDonnell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hunt is looking to clinch but McDonnell is avoiding it.
McDonnell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hunt misses with a shot to the body
and McDonnell counters with a low kick, right behind Hunt 's knee.
Hunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McDonnell was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hunt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt throws a leg kick which misses McDonnell's front leg but catches the back leg as McDonnell tries to avoid it.
Jab from Hunt.
Hunt lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
McDonnell blocks a jab.
Hunt throws a leg kick but McDonnell moved away.
McDonnell is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A big right from Hunt misses.
Hunt throws a lazy right hand but McDonnell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hunt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pave Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
McDonnell drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hunt defends it well.
McDonnell scores with a punch to the head.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Hunt throws a jab but it's blocked by McDonnell.
McDonnell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hunt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hunt scores with a nice right hand.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunt is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell misses with a leg kick.
McDonnell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hunt's head.
McDonnell sizes up Hunt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the liver by Hunt. Beautiful body shot.
McDonnell blocks a jab.
Hunt misses with an uppercut
and McDonnell counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hunt manages to get to full guard.
Hunt keeping moving, preventing McDonnell from controlling successfully.
McDonnell lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hunt is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McDonnell is looking to work some ground and pound but Hunt has wrist control.
Hunt is adopting a defensive guard.
Hunt keeping moving, preventing McDonnell from controlling successfully.
McDonnell passes into half guard.
McDonnell is keen to just control but Hunt is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McDonnell prevents Hunt from improving his position.
McDonnell is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hunt sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McDonnell wants to control but Hunt is keeping him busy.
McDonnell prevents Hunt from improving his position.
Hunt is working hard here to advance position.
McDonnell is trying to control. Hunt wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hunt missing with a left hand there. McDonnell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McDonnell drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hunt defends it well.
McDonnell throws a wild body kick that Hunt sees coming a mile off.
Jab by McDonnell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pave Hunt dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McDonnell with a hook.
Hunt takes the fight into the clinch.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by McDonnell.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
McDonnell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hunt.
Good body shot from McDonnell.
Hunt working aggressively here.
I was talking to Hunt's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt lands a body punch in the clinch.
McDonnell blocking some punches.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonnell lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hunt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hunt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hunt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McDonnell can do to turn this around?
Hunt throws a sloppy body shot
enabling McDonnell to counter with a crisp jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for McDonnell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell avoids a kick to the body.
McDonnell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McDonnell throws a head kick but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McDonnell avoids the body shot from Hunt.
A big right from Hunt misses.
McDonnell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hunt in his tracks.
A big right from McDonnell misses.
McDonnell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McDonnell moves into the clinch.
McDonnell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McDonnell goes for a takedown attempt but Hunt pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
McDonnell tried to score with a low kick but Hunt checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell misses with a lunging right hand
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Hunt moves out of range as McDonnell strikes.
Hunt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McDonnell slips under a jab from Hunt.
McDonnell throws a fast counter high kick but Hunt manages to duck under it in time.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt tries to move into range but McDonnell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McDonnell has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hunt throws a wild body kick that McDonnell sees coming a mile off.
Hunt scores with a leg kick.
McDonnell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McDonnell throws a fast counter high kick but Hunt manages to duck under it in time.
McDonnell's corner calls for a 1-2. McDonnell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hunt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Hunt. Those never looked like landing.
McDonnell drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hunt defends it well.
Hunt is looking to score with low kicks.
A jab lands there for Hunt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt swings away with a body shot that misses
and McDonnell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hunt's knee momentarily.
Hunt thumps McDonnell with a low kick.
Hunt has managed to clinch.
McDonnell has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hunt is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hunt.
McDonnell looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McDonnell.
Hunt lands a right hand.
McDonnell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McDonnell gets through Hunt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McDonnell tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing McDonnell back against the cage.
McDonnell lands with a short shot to the head.
McDonnell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
McDonnell will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hunt up against the cage.
McDonnell gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt moves into full guard.
Hunt has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
McDonnell looking to pass the guard.
McDonnell keeps trying to improve his position.
McDonnell trying to control but Hunt is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pave Hunt will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
McDonnell lands a jab to Hunt's midsection.
McDonnell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McDonnell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McDonnell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hunts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hunt connects with the punch.
McDonnell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hunt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McDonnell digs a good hook to Hunt's body.
Hunt jabs McDonnell to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell tries to clinch up.
McDonnell moves away from the strike by Hunt.
McDonnell jabs Hunt right on the nose. Hunt blinks but takes it well.
McDonnell jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McDonnell throws a hook but Hunt avoids it easily.
McDonnell scores with a decent looking hook.
McDonnell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hunt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hunt tries to clinch up but McDonnell circles away and keeps his distance.
McDonnell throws a wild body kick that Hunt sees coming a mile off.
Good exchange - Hunt coming out on top.
McDonnell connects with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McDonnell.
Pave Hunt is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hunt misses with a shot to the body
and McDonnell counters with an inside leg kick.
Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McDonnell.
McDonnell throws a push kick but Hunt slaps the foot to one side.
Hunt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McDonnell's head.
Nice uppercut there from Hunt.
McDonnell is rocked!
Hunt throws a low kick but McDonnell moves out of range easily.
McDonnell is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunt finish him?
McDonnell keeps Hunt at a distance using the push kick.
McDonnell seems to have recovered his senses.
McDonnell tries to keep at a distance but Hunt has taken the fight into the clinch.
McDonnell manages to pull guard.
Hunt is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
McDonnell looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hunt trying to control the position from guard on top but McDonnell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunt slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
McDonnell had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hunt defends it easily.
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.
McDonnell pulls Hunt in to control the position.
Hunt wants to stand but McDonnell is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hunt looks to land a right hand but McDonnell moved out of range.
Hunt looks to land a left hand but McDonnell moved out of range nicely.
McDonnell feints the counter takedown.
McDonnell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hunt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice side step and McDonnell releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McDonnell drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hunt defends it well.
McDonnell checks a leg kick nicely.
McDonnell fakes the leg kick and cracks Hunt in the body.
McDonnell pushes Hunt away with a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Rory McDonnell just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
McDonnell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hunt.
Hunt cracks McDonnell with a right hand to the side of the head.
McDonnell with a hook.
McDonnell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonnell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McDonnell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hunt cracks the inside of McDonnell's front leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonnell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McDonnell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hunt on the side of the head.
McDonnell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hunt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by McDonnell!
McDonnell moves out of range of the body kick.
McDonnell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McDonnell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDonnell only half commits to the counter leg kick.
McDonnell tries to land a front kick but Hunt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hunt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McDonnell lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hunt takes a step back to recover.
McDonnell defending well as Hunt loads up on a big left hand.
McDonnell counters with a body kick.
Hunt will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hunt throws a wild body kick that McDonnell sees coming a mile off.
Hunt avoids the head kick by McDonnell.
Hunt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McDonnell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hunt clinches up with McDonnell and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McDonnell has him pressed against the cage.
Hunt stalling in the clinch but McDonnell improves position.
McDonnell pulls guard effortlessly.
Hunt controlling from the top position.
Hunt won't allow McDonnell to sweep him here.
Hunt trying to control but McDonnell is working from the bottom.
McDonnell is pulling down on Hunt's head. It's preventing any offense from Hunt, at least for the moment.
McDonnell can't keep his opponent in guard - Hunt advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell moves into full guard.
Hunt engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
McDonnell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hunt stays in close to McDonnell's body and controls the position.
McDonnell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McDonnell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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.
Hunt sitting in guard here, content to control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hunt tries to free his leg and advance position but McDonnell is retaining full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hunt cracks McDonnell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hunt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hunt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McDonnell. That did some damage!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hunt tries a head kick but it misses.
McDonnell staying out of range there.
McDonnell counters with a body kick.
McDonnell staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pave Hunt had his way with Rory McDonnell in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hunt avoids a kick to the body.
McDonnell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab from McDonnell does it's job there.
Hunt misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McDonnell! But no joy.
McDonnell lands a jab to the nose.
McDonnell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McDonnell is looking to chop away at Hunt's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonnell takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McDonnell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McDonnell misses with a low kick.
McDonnell avoids the body shot from Hunt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell throws a wild body kick that Hunt sees coming a mile off.
Hunt scores with a crisp jab that stopped McDonnell in his tracks.
McDonnell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hunt misses with a leg kick
and McDonnell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hunt's knee momentarily.
McDonnell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hunt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice uppercut lands for Hunt. That snapped McDonnell's head back.
McDonnell moves out of range of the strikes.
McDonnell misses with a kick to the body.
Hunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McDonnell was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
McDonnell misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hunt is looking to counter punch.
McDonnell moves away from the strike by Hunt.
Hunt misses with a body kick.
Hunt blocks the body kick.
Hunt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hunt throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDonnell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McDonnell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
McDonnell blocks a jab.
McDonnell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
McDonnell throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rory McDonnell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonnell.
Hunt throws a right hand that misses
and McDonnell counters with an outside leg kick.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
McDonnell ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
McDonnell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McDonnell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hunt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheers as McDonnell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hunt doesn't seem phased though.
Hunt throws a hook but McDonnell avoids it easily.
Hunt lands with a good body shot.
Hunt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hunt lands a nice looking body kick.
Hunt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McDonnell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hunt throws an overhand right that lands on McDonnell's shoulder, as McDonnell tries to avoid the shot.
McDonnell changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hunt cracks McDonnell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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!
McDonnell misses with a looping right.
Hunt moves out of range as McDonnell throws a body kick.
As McDonnell backs away, Hunt returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
McDonnell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hunt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hunt scores with a jab to the head.
McDonnell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McDonnell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunt throwing a counter right hand but McDonnell manages to avoid it.
McDonnell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pave Hunt showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hunt has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Pave Hunt!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Pave Hunt!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Pave Hunt!
Pave Hunt wins by unanimous decision!
Pave Hunt retains his middleweight title!
Rory McDonnell spoke after the fight, saying 'Congrats Pave. Guess that's it for our rivalry and me as a Middleweight. '.
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