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BMP 48 (Mabogo vs Dre Parker) PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between DJ Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jabari Jelani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DJ Money!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 40 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jabari Jelani!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Money wants to clinch up but Jelani keeps it at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jelani swats away the attempt to clinch by Money.
Money moves in looking to clinch but Jelani pushes him off.
Jelani looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Money takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Money moves into the clinch.
Jelani blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Money pulls guard successfully.
Jelani passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Money punching from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jelani connects with a nice short shot to Money's temple.
Money missing with punches from the bottom.
Jelani looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Money with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jelani working Money over with strikes.
Money is rocked!
It looks like DJ Money has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Money manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Jelani keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Oh Money is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jelani is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Money pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Money seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jelani has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Money is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jelani tries for a takedown but Money manages to get underhooks.
DJ Money has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jabari Jelani.
Money manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jelani advances to half guard.
Jelani seems to be looking for submissions.
Jelani stops Money from getting back to his feet.
Jelani blocks the strikes from Money.
Jelani lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Money tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Money is trying to stand.
Ground and pound from Jelani.
Money throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Jelani lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jelani lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jelani lands a big elbow - Money is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Jelani!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jabari Jelani!
During a confident post fight interview, Jabari Jelani thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titan Boma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norman Vizcarra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boma comes to the cage accompanied by Evan Jones - Domination. Titan Boma had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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295 lbs
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214 lbs
19 - 20 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Titan Boma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Norman Vizcarra!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vizcarra has Boma up against the cage in a clinch.
Vizcarra lands an elbow just above Boma 's eye.
It looks like Titan Boma has been cut.
Vizcarra lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boma lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Norman Vizcarra has been cut.
Boma stalls.
Boma with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boma misses with a punch to the body.
Vizcarra creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boma's defenses.
Boma working aggressively here.
Boma using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vizcarra has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vizcarra avoiding damage as Boma throws knees to the body.
Boma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boma stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Boma misses with a body shot.
Vizcarra throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vizcarra swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Boma counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma misses the shot to the body.
Vizcarra throws a leg kick which misses Boma's front leg but catches the back leg as Boma tries to avoid it.
Boma misses with a few strikes there.
Decent striking displayed by Vizcarra there.
Vizcarra fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Vizcarra misses.
Vizcarra tries to land a front kick but Boma steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vizcarra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boma was well out of range. Poor timing from Vizcarra.
Boma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boma gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boma on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vizcarra. Vizcarra obviously looking to wear him down.
Vizcarra swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boma.
Boma throws a head kick that misses.
Boma just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vizcarra misses with a series of wild punches.
We've been told by Boma's head coaches at Russian Fighting Community Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boma throws a good cross that connects.
Vizcarra tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vizcarra misses with a few strikes there.
Boma takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vizcarra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boma moves away.
Vizcarra uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vizcarra.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vizcarra checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Vizcarra on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vizcarra swinging wildly here.
Boma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vizcarra misses with a head kick.
Vizcarra looks to land a body kick but Boma moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vizcarra scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boma in his tracks.
Vizcarra jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vizcarra scores with a decent looking hook.
Vizcarra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boma.
Boma takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Norman Vizcarra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vizcarra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vizcarra throws a front kick that sends Boma stumbling back into the cage.
Vizcarra blocks a head kick by Boma.
Donk. Vizcarra catches Boma right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vizcarra misses with a series of wild punches.
Boma appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Vizcarra. Beautiful body shot.
Boma checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vizcarra lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vizcarra throws a half hearted mid kick.
Boma swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Vizcarra throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Boma stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vizcarra throws a looping overhand right but Boma ducks down to avoid it.
Vizcarra misses with a body kick.
Vizcarra lands with a cross.
Boma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vizcarra moves away.
Vizcarra takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vizcarra lands a jab to the nose.
Vizcarra looks for the body kick but Boma saw that one coming.
Vizcarra punishes Boma's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boma needs to keep his hands up - Vizcarra had a free shot at his head there.
Vizcarra slips a jab from Boma.
Boma misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vizcarra holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Vizcarra wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norman Vizcarra dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vizcarra avoids the body shot from Boma.
Boma scores with a hook.
Boma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vizcarra cracks Boma with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vizcarra moves out of range of the strikes.
Vizcarra pushes Boma away with a front kick.
Vizcarra throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vizcarra looks to score with a jab to the body but Boma is just out of range.
Vizcarra is looking to land body kicks.
Boma appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Boma slips under a jab from Vizcarra.
A little feinted left hand from Boma on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vizcarra throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boma slips a straight right by Vizcarra.
Boma rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vizcarra moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vizcarra lands a lovely overhand right.
Vizcarra scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vizcarra.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma swinging wildly here.
Vizcarra misses the shot to the body.
Boma throws a head kick but Vizcarra moves out of range.
Vizcarra scores with a hook to the body. Boma takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vizcarra scores with a nice body kick.
Vizcarra swings widly with a right hand
and Boma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That has opened up Norman Vizcarra's cut even more.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vizcarra - that will leave a mark!
Vizcarra dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vizcarra has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vizcarra moves away.
A punch combination from Vizcarra misses.
Vizcarra feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boma's calf.
Boma misses with a left hand
letting Vizcarra counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vizcarra scores with a head kick.
Titan Boma's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boma goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Boma throws a hook but Vizcarra blocks it.
Vizcarra fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Boma looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boma swinging wildly here.
Vizcarra throws the kick towards the body but Boma avoids it.
Boma walks into a jab.
Vizcarra goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vizcarra - that will leave a mark!
Vizcarra jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boma slips a jab from Vizcarra.
Vizcarra explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Boma throws a body shot but no joy.
Vizcarra fakes the leg kick and cracks Boma in the body.
Boma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vizcarra throws a wild body kick that Boma sees coming a mile off.
Boma wants to clinch
and Vizcarra counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vizcarra manages to avoid it.
Vizcarra is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Boma with a body shot.
Vizcarra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boma was well out of range. Poor timing from Vizcarra.
Boma blocks a head kick by Vizcarra.
Vizcarra defending well as Boma loads up on a big left hand.
Boma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vizcarra lands with a shot to the body.
Vizcarra throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Boma's head.
Vizcarra moves into the clinch.
Boma taking a breather.
Vizcarra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vizcarra lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Boma backs up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vizcarra lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Boma at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boma throws a combination. Vizcarra tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Vizcarra lands a head kick. Boma smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Vizcarra feints and then cracks Boma's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Boma down.
Boma tries to clinch there but Vizcarra circles away.
Vizcarra connects with a leg kick. Boma looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vizcarra throws a right and a left that Boma avoids nicely.
Vizcarra misses with a body shot.
Vizcarra gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The cut above Norman Vizcarra's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Boma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Vizcarra.
Vizcarra throws a shot from downtown. Boma moves away and avoids it.
Vizcarra swings for the body but Boma moves out of range.
Boma is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Oooooh!!! Boma has knocked Vizcarra down with a huge combo! Boma steps away and waves a wobbly Vizcarra back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Vizcarra is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norman Vizcarra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Boma checks a leg kick.
Boma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vizcarra with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boma to score with a decent uppercut.
Vizcarra is still on wobbly legs! Can Boma finish him?
Boma will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Boma throws a right hand that Vizcarra ducks under and follows up with a left that Vizcarra also avoids with ease.
Boma throws a lazy uppercut
and Vizcarra connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No joy there for Vizcarra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vizcarra seems to have recovered his senses.
Vizcarra connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boma momentarily.
Vizcarra gets a clinch.
Boma controlling the action here for a moment.
Vizcarra missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vizcarra tries to stall but Boma uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Boma missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vizcarra just misses with a elbow thrown towards Boma's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vizcarra leaning against his opponent.
Boma prevents a body shot from Vizcarra.
Boma takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vizcarra throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vizcarra lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Titan Boma's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Boma effectively controlling the action here.
Boma blocks an uppercut.
Boma misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boma.
Boma blocking some punches.
Boma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boma manages to break the clinch.
Vizcarra moves out of range of the body kick.
Titan Boma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Norman Vizcarra is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vizcarra misses with a body kick.
It looked like Boma was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Vizcarra takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boma on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vizcarra on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A left and a right from Vizcarra both land. Nice combination.
Vizcarra moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vizcarra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vizcarra scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vizcarra scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boma doesn't seem bothered though.
Vizcarra scores with a spinning back kick!
Boma tries to land a body kick
and Vizcarra counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Boma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boma has a couple of punches blocked by Vizcarra.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boma effectively controlling the action here.
Boma effectively controlling the action here.
Boma is stalling here.
A nice left hand lands by Boma.
Vizcarra misses with an elbow over the top.
Boma is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Boma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vizcarra throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vizcarra avoids a wild elbow strike from Boma.
Vizcarra blocks the elbow strike.
Boma manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Boma tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boma is trying to push Vizcarra away but Vizcarra has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Boma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vizcarra is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Norman Vizcarra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vizcarra has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Norman Vizcarra!
Norman Vizcarra very nearly forgot to thank LOPS 160q $149 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heinz Doofenshmirtz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dzoko Dzoker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Heinz Doofenshmirtz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dzoko Dzoker!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doofenshmirtz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dzoker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Doofenshmirtz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dzoker gets caught napping as Doofenshmirtz dives in and scores a takedown. Dzoker manages to retain guard.
Doofenshmirtz wants to control from the top but Dzoker keeps moving.
Doofenshmirtz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Doofenshmirtz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dzoker wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dzoker working a defensive guard here.
Doofenshmirtz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doofenshmirtz stands and throws Dzoker's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dzoker gets back to half guard.
Doofenshmirtz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doofenshmirtz is keen to just control but Dzoker is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dzoker taking some punishment here, with Doofenshmirtz in his half guard.
Doofenshmirtz prevents Dzoker from improving his position.
Doofenshmirtz trying to control from half guard but Dzoker is working away.
Dzoker moves into full guard.
Doofenshmirtz is in close to Dzoker's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dzoker pulls Doofenshmirtz in close to his closed guard and prevents Doofenshmirtz from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dzoker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doofenshmirtz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Doofenshmirtz landing with the ground and pound.
Doofenshmirtz throwing strikes but missing.
Doofenshmirtz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Doofenshmirtz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Doofenshmirtz advances to half guard.
Doofenshmirtz is trying to control the action in half guard but Dzoker is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dzoker is looking for a sweep. Doofenshmirtz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Doofenshmirtz lands strikes from half guard.
Dzoker wants to improve his position but Doofenshmirtz is controlling well.
Doofenshmirtz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Doofenshmirtz connects with a nice short shot to Dzoker's temple.
It looks like Dzoko Dzoker has been cut.
Doofenshmirtz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dzoker is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Doofenshmirtz pulls his head out easily.
Doofenshmirtz is pressing down on Dzoker's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dzoker is holding on for now.
Dzoker makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dzoker.
Dzoker has momentary wrist control but Doofenshmirtz slips an elbow through the middle.
Doofenshmirtz postures up and lands a big shot to Dzoker's brow.
Dzoker looking for a guillotine here but Doofenshmirtz defends easily.
Doofenshmirtz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doofenshmirtz trying to control the position from guard on top but Dzoker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doofenshmirtz lands a couple of elbows.
The cut above Dzoko Dzoker's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Doofenshmirtz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dzoko Dzoker's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dzoko Dzoker's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Heinz Doofenshmirtz!
Heinz Doofenshmirtz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Dzoko Dzoker was interviewed post fight and said 'thanks my sponsors and fans'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bronson's entrance music is Charles Bronson - Youth Attack. A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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22
236 lbs
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27
210 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Bronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luiz Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bronson to score with a decent uppercut.
Bronson connects with the punch.
Da Silva has Bronson up against the cage in a clinch.
Bronson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Da Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bronson blocking some punches.
Da Silva is pushing Bronson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bronson gets through Da Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Bronson.
It looks like Luiz Da Silva has been cut.
Bronson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bronson lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bronson pushes Da Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Da Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bronson lands a nice shot to the body.
Da Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Bronson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bronson pushes Da Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Da Silva looks winded!
Bronson is working Da Silva over against the cage.
Da Silva misses with some punches.
Bronson scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bronson lands with a right to the head.
Da Silva is rocked!
Bronson lands a body punch.
Da Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Bronson finish him?
Bronson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bronson pushes Da Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Da Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Bronson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Da Silva backwards.
That has opened up Luiz Da Silva's cut even more.
Bronson dips a shoulder and cracks Da Silva with a mighty uppercut! Da Silva falls back against the cage and Bronson unloads with a barrage of strikes! Da Silva is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Bronson screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Bronson!
Charles Bronson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, King of Fists for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Proctor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuzan Aokiji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Proctor could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kuzan Aokiji's chin.
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36
285 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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28
245 lbs
15 - 7 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Proctor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Kuzan Aokiji!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aokiji throws a leg kick but Proctor moved away.
Aokiji lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Aokiji with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aokiji darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Proctor checks the leg kick.
Aokiji lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aokiji moves out of range of the strikes.
Aokiji sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Aokiji lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aokiji turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aokiji swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Proctor.
Aokiji 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.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Aokiji crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Proctor - the referee stops the clock and Aokiji gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Proctor. Aokiji manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aokiji misses with a straight left.
Proctor tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A leg kick checked by Proctor.
Proctor thinks about countering with a head kick.
Aokiji stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Aokiji throws a jab when Proctor was well out of range.
It looked like Proctor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Proctor blocks a head kick by Aokiji.
It looked like Proctor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Aokiji is looking to chop away at Proctor's legs.
Aokiji throws a nice head kick!
Aokiji misses the jab.
Proctor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Kuzan Aokiji has been cut.
Aokiji fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Proctor lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Aokiji misses its intended target.
Proctor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aokiji dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Proctor. That did some damage!
Proctor takes one to the side of the head.
Aokiji throws a good cross that connects.
Aokiji lands a jab.
Aokiji throws a leg kick
and Proctor counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Aokiji tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Proctor slips under a jab.
Proctor checks a leg kick nicely.
Proctor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Proctor dips to his left and cracks Aokiji with an uppercut!
Aokiji blocks a head kick by Proctor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aokiji throws a body kick that misses.
Proctor tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Aokiji manages to circle out of the way.
Kuzan Aokiji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Proctor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aokiji keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aokiji fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Aokiji scores with a jab to the head.
Proctor connects with a right hand. Aokiji shakes it off.
Aokiji getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Aokiji fakes the leg kick and cracks Proctor in the body.
Aokiji throws a leg kick but Proctor moved away.
Aokiji throws a shot from downtown. Proctor moves away and avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Aokiji. That's going to slow Proctor down.
Proctor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aokiji sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aokiji thumps Proctor with a low kick.
Aokiji throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As Aokiji tries to get set, Proctor tries to push him back and clinch up but Aokiji manages to avoid the attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Proctor staying out of range there.
Proctor tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aokiji throws a lazy uppercut
and Proctor counters with a stiff right hand.
Aokiji uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Proctor.
Proctor lands a nice shot that snaps Aokiji's head back.
Proctor throws a shot from downtown. Aokiji moves away and avoids it.
Aokiji misses with a head kick.
Aokiji scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aokiji throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kuzan Aokiji dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kuzan Aokiji's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Aokiji scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aokiji throws a low kick but it's checked well by Proctor.
Proctor takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Proctor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Aokiji's head.
Kuzan Aokiji seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Proctor.
Aokiji tries a quick counter leg kick but Proctor is wise to it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aokiji.
Proctor throws a lazy head kick
and Aokiji counters with a leg kick.
Aokiji looks to throw the jab but Proctor is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aokiji throws a leg kick that misses.
Aokiji fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Proctor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Aokiji dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aokiji throws a leg kick that is checked
and Proctor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Proctor blocks a leg kick.
Aokiji moves out of range as Proctor strikes.
Proctor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aokiji misses with an uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Aokiji. That's going to slow Proctor down.
Proctor's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Proctor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Aokiji scores with a leg kick.
Proctor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Proctor is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Aokiji uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Proctor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Proctor misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proctor misses the shot to the body.
Aokiji lands a leg kick that knocks Proctor off balance momentarily.
Aokiji misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aokiji cracks the inside of Proctor's front leg.
Proctor keeps the fight on the outside.
Aokiji tries to land a leg kick but Proctor saw it coming and moves away.
Proctor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Proctor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Aokiji lands a nice leg kick that just misses Proctor's sensitive parts.
Aokiji throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Aokiji throws a quick inside leg kick.
Proctor throws the left hand but Aokiji avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aokiji tries to land a front kick but Proctor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Aokiji uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Proctor.
Aokiji flicks out a counter leg kick but Proctor steps away.
Aokiji tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Proctor is looking to counter punch.
Proctor missing with a left hand there. Aokiji was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aokiji.
Aokiji lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Aokiji clinches up with Proctor and pushes him back against the cage.
Aokiji tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aokiji tries a knee to the head but Proctor blocks it.
Aokiji lands a nice uppercut.
Aokiji tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Proctor's elbow.
Proctor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aokiji lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aokiji has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Proctor swings wildly with an uppercut but Aokiji uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aokiji landing some nice looking knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aokiji.
Aokiji landing knees to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aokiji trying to land knees to the body.
Proctor blocks an uppercut.
Proctor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aokiji scores with a shoulder strike.
Aokiji misses with an elbow over the top.
Aokiji tries to throw a body punch but Proctor avoids it by throwing Aokiji back against the cage.
Aokiji tries to land knees in the clinch but Proctor avoids the damage to the body.
Proctor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Proctor.
Aokiji tries to land knees in the clinch but Proctor avoids the damage to the body.
Proctor lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kuzan Aokiji showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kuzan Aokiji's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A good leg kick by Aokiji.
Aokiji darts in and clinches Proctor up against the cage.
Proctor misses with the head strike.
Aokiji throws a head punch that misses.
Aokiji's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Aokiji throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Proctor.
Aokiji lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Aokiji swings wildly with an uppercut but Proctor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aokiji tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Proctor's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aokiji misses with some punches.
Proctor holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Proctor drops Aokiji onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Aokiji is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Aokiji is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aokiji fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aokiji is still on wobbly legs! Can Proctor finish him?
Aokiji misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Proctor lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Aokiji to his knees! Proctor keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Proctor!
An out of breath Michael Proctor thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Petely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Vladimirovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladimir Vladimirovich has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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22
245 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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26
250 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Petely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Vladimirovich!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vladimirovich misses with a body shot.
Petely finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Vladimirovich's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Petely falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladimir Vladimirovich!
Vladimir Vladimirovich was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Abbot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boogie Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Abbot has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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37
250 lbs
21 - 18 - 0 |
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30
212 lbs
18 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Abbot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boogie Knight!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbot throws a body punch but Knight moves out of range.
Abbot cracks Knight with a good jab.
A swing and a miss from Abbot.
Knight sizes up Abbot with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Abbot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knight.
Abbot takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Knight scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Knight has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Abbot misses with a lunging right hand
letting Knight counter with a right hand.
It looks like Tony Abbot has been cut.
Abbot has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Abbot there as he acknowledges the shot.
Knight shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Abbot eats them both and turns towards Knight to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight pushes Abbot up against the cage in a clinch.
Knight lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abbot backwards.
Knight breaks the clinch.
Abbot blocks a head kick by Knight.
Knight throws a head kick but Abbot moves out of range.
Abbot throwing a counter right hand but Knight manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbot takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Knight fails to land with a series of punches.
Abbot throwing a counter right hand but Knight manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Knight.
Abbot slips a jab from Knight.
Abbot swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Abbot looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Abbot tries to keep at a distance but Knight has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knight drops Abbot with a beautiful combination! Abbot stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Knight is looking for the KO!
Abbot is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knight is stalking Abbot. Abbot circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Knight, and it's lights out! Abbot really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Boogie Knight!
Our winner, Boogie Knight, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bartholomew Roach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Kovalenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roach comes to the cage accompanied by The Simpsons Theme Song. 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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38
221 lbs
32 - 15 - 2 |
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44
260 lbs
60 - 34 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bartholomew Roach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
60 - 34 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Kovalenko!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovalenko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Despite the aggression on Kovalenko's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kovalenko throws a hook to the side of Roach's head but Roach sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kovalenko pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Roach back to the cage. Kovalenko follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Roach pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little jabbing left from Kovalenko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Roach looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kovalenko checks the leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kovalenko checks a leg kick.
Roach looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice defenses there by Kovalenko.
Roach misses with a body shot.
Kovalenko swings for the body but Roach moves out of range.
It looked like Roach wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Roach fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kovalenko checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roach misses with an uppercut. Kovalenko saw that one coming.
Kovalenko looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kovalenko throws a nice looking combination but Roach bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kovalenko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Roach can pounce on him.
Kovalenko throws a shot from downtown. Roach moves away and avoids it.
Roach dodges the punch combination from Kovalenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalenko misses with a double jab
and Kovalenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roach moves out of range as Kovalenko strikes.
Roach feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kovalenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kovalenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kovalenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Kovalenko. Those never looked like landing.
It appears Roach was looking to counter with a kick there.
Kovalenko misses with a few strikes there.
Roach ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kovalenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roach connects with a single shot there.
A combination from Kovalenko does no damage.
Roach is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kovalenko.
Kovalenko darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovalenko throws a series of punches but Roach moves out of range.
Kovalenko misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roach bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kovalenko's head backwards.
Kovalenko takes one to the chin there.
Roach misses with a hook.
Kovalenko throws out a counter right but Roach avoids it with no problem.
Roach thumps Kovalenko with a low kick.
Roach pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kovalenko throws a series of punches but Roach moves out of range.
Roach wants to land a leg kick but Kovalenko is out of range.
Kovalenko unleashes a big counter combination but Roach bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Roach throws a jab but it's blocked by Kovalenko.
Roach stuns Kovalenko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Roach scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kovalenko looks winded!
Roach lands with a straight right. Kovalenko didn't see that one coming.
Roach lands a leg kick that knocks Kovalenko off balance momentarily.
A jab from Kovalenko does it's job there.
Kovalenko lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kovalenko.
Roach with a hook.
Kovalenko is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roach looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kovalenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Roach finish him?
Kovalenko throws a body kick that misses
and Roach counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kovalenko thinking.
Kovalenko seems to have recovered his senses.
Roach scores with a leg kick.
Kovalenko gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bartholomew Roach!
After winning the bout, Bartholomew Roach thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Garik Harlamov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimentiy Boykin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boykin has chosen Пересмотри as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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275 lbs
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
43 - 25 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Garik Harlamov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 37 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimentiy Boykin!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boykin just misses with a punch to the body.
Harlamov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Boykin gets a clinch.
Boykin tries for a takedown but Harlamov manages to get underhooks.
Boykin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Harlamov gets underhooks to prevent Boykin's takedown attempt.
Garik Harlamov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dimentiy Boykin.
Boykin is pressed up against the cage. Harlamov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Boykin down to the mat. Boykin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Boykin has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Boykin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Garik Harlamov has been cut.
Boykin misses with a straight left.
Harlamov tries to counter with a takedown but Boykin is quick to defend against it.
Harlamov shoots in and drives through. Boykin sprawls well.
Dimentiy Boykin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boykin throws a hook to the side of Harlamov's head but Harlamov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harlamov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Boykin throws a shot from downtown. Harlamov moves away and avoids it.
Harlamov feinted with a counter takedown.
A punch combination from Boykin misses.
Boykin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harlamov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Boykin with that takedown attempt.
Harlamov tries to counter with a takedown but Boykin is quick to defend against it.
Harlamov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Boykin looks to land a left hand but Harlamov moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Boykin.
Harlamov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Harlamov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Boykin was covering up waiting for the punch and Harlamov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Boykin looking for a sweep. Not yet Boykin, not yet.
Harlamov throws an elbow that misses. Boykin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Harlamov's guard. Nice move by Boykin!
Harlamov keeping moving, preventing Boykin from controlling successfully.
Boykin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Boykin landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Harlamov is looking for a triangle but Boykin pushes his legs off easily.
Boykin trying to control the position from guard on top but Harlamov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harlamov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Boykin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Boykin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Boykin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Boykin in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Check out the look on Boykin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Boykin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Harlamov some visible discomfort.
Harlamov is not content to let Boykin control the position.
Boykin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov struggling a bit here.
Boykin passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Harlamov!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Harlamov is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boykin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Harlamov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Boykin lands a big shot there that rocks Harlamov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Boykin punishing his opponent with strikes.
Boykin has isolated one of Harlamov's arms. Harlamov looking to fight him off but Boykin twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dimentiy Boykin!
A victorious Dimentiy Boykin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenalemodisa Mabogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dre Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mabogo comes to the cage accompanied by 3 Doors Down - Duck and Run. 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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265 lbs
32 - 22 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 22 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kenalemodisa Mabogo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dre Parker!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Parker misses.
Mabogo tries to clinch up but Parker circles away and keeps his distance.
Mabogo moves in looking to clinch but Parker pushes him off.
Mabogo fails with the takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mabogo is defended easily by Parker.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Parker! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mabogo has Parker up against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mabogo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Parker's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mabogo has him pressed against the cage.
Parker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Parker tries to break the clinch but Mabogo is controlling the position.
Parker is trying to break free.
Parker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Parker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mabogo wants to clinch.
Mabogo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mabogo rushes Parker and presses him up against the cage.
Parker tries to break the clinch but Mabogo is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Parker's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mabogo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Parker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Mabogo.
Parker avoids the elbow strike from Mabogo, against the cage.
Parker lands a nice uppercut.
Parker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Parker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mabogo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mabogo lands an elbow just above Parker 's eye.
It looks like Dre Parker has been cut.
Parker gets underhooks to prevent Mabogo's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenalemodisa Mabogo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mabogo tries to clinch but Parker moves away
and Parker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mabogo throws a head kick that misses.
Mabogo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Parker unleashes a big counter combination but Mabogo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Parker lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Mabogo goes down and covers up as Parker starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dre Parker!
Dre Parker is the new super heavyweight champion!
A victorious Dre Parker thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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