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KDFC 4: Scare Tactics PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alikai Drustav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pino Scintilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pino Scintilla has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alikai Drustav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pino Scintilla!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drustav defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Scintilla.
Scintilla closes this distance looking for a takedown but Drustav circles away.
Scintilla tries to clinch but Drustav moves out of range.
Drustav misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scintilla.
Scintilla fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alikai Drustav has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pino Scintilla.
Scintilla moves in looking to clinch but Drustav pushes him off.
Drustav keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Scintilla tries to move into range but Drustav moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Drustav connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Scintilla moves into range and clinches up with Drustav.
Drustav wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Scintilla keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drustav's efforts to push away.
Drustav wants to get back to striking at distance but Scintilla won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Drustav.
Drustav is trying to break the clinch but Scintilla is controlling him.
Drustav lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Scintilla tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A frustrated look appears on Drustav's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Scintilla throws an elbow that misses.
Drustav lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Scintilla.
Scintilla manages to break the clinch.
Drustav darts in and clinches Scintilla up against the cage.
Scintilla keeps control of Drustav as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scintilla tries to land a knee to the head but Drustav blocks with his arms.
Drustav tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drustav is trying to break the clinch but Scintilla is controlling him.
Scintilla taking a breather.
Scintilla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alikai Drustav is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scintilla shoots in looking for a takedown. Drustav tries to sprawl out of it but Scintilla keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Drustav manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Drustav throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drustav stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Drustav wants it to stay on the feet.
Alikai Drustav seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drustav blocks a head kick by Scintilla.
Scintilla looks gassed!
No luck for Scintilla with that takedown attempt.
Drustav uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Scintilla has time to react.
Drustav scores with a jab to the head.
Drustav connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Scintilla momentarily.
Drustav throws a head kick that misses.
Scintilla ducks right into an uppercut from Drustav.
Drustav clinches up with Scintilla and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drustav.
Drustav wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drustav wants to break free but Scintilla has control.
Scintilla trying to control the position but instead, Drustav has worked for underhooks and has pushed Scintilla into the cage.
Drustav pushes Scintilla back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Drustav tries to circle away but Scintilla has him pinned against the cage.
Scintilla drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Drustav gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Drustav throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Scintillas head.
Scintilla keeps control of Drustav as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Drustav wants to get back to striking at distance but Scintilla won't allow it.
A short right from Drustav on the inside.
Drustav lands a nice uppercut.
Drustav lands a shot to the body.
Drustav scores with a shot to the side of Scintilla's head.
A shot in the inside from Drustav.
Drustav can't break the clinch.
Drustav is trying to force a seperation but Scintilla has the dominant position.
Scintilla keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drustav's efforts to push away.
Drustav is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drustav scores with a shot to the side of Scintilla's head.
Drustav wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Drustav creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Drustav on the inside.
Drustav is trying to break the clinch but Scintilla has him pressed against the cage.
Drustav wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Scintilla has Drustav pressed against the cage, preventing Drustav from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Drustav wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Scintilla blocks the elbow strike.
Drustav wants to get back to striking at distance but Scintilla won't allow it.
Drustav is trying to break the clinch but Scintilla is controlling him.
Drustav is trying to break the clinch but Scintilla has him pressed against the cage.
Drustav tries to break the clinch but Scintilla is controlling the position.
Drustav is trying to break the clinch but Scintilla is controlling him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drustav.
Drustav working hard to break the clinch.
Drustav is trying to force a seperation but Scintilla has the dominant position.
Drustav lands with a light punch inside.
Scintilla keeps control of Drustav as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four 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.
Drustav is trying to break the clinch but Scintilla is controlling him.
Drustav tries to break the clinch but Scintilla is controlling the position.
Drustav tries to break the clinch but Scintilla is controlling the position.
Drustav is looking to break free of the clinch but Scintilla has double underhooks.
Drustav wants to break the clinch but can't.
Scintilla keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drustav's efforts to push away.
Drustav gets through Scintilla's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Drustav wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Scintilla has him pressed against the cage.
Drustav wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Scintilla has him pressed against the cage.
Drustav lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drustav lands with a right to the head.
Drustav is trying to break free.
Drustav wants to get back to striking at distance but Scintilla won't allow it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drustav.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drustav can't break the clinch.
Drustav is trying to break the clinch but Scintilla is controlling him.
Scintilla keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drustav's efforts to push away.
Drustav tries to circle away but Scintilla has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alikai Drustav dominated that round.
That's time! Drustav's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Drustav moves in looking to clinch but Scintilla pushes him off.
Drustav throws a sloppy head kick and Scintilla moves out of range easily.
Scintilla closes the distance and clinches up with Drustav, looking for a takedown. Scintilla pushes Drustav against the cage but Drustav circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Drustav drives through and clinches with Scintilla against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Drustav scores with a nice short uppercut.
Drustav wants to break the clinch but can't.
Drustav looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drustav working hard to break the clinch.
Drustav scores with a hook to the body.
Drustav wants to break the clinch but can't.
Drustav wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Scintilla has him pressed against the cage.
Drustav tries to break the clinch but Scintilla is controlling the position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Scintilla pulls guard effortlessly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scintilla looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Drustav decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Scintilla, up you get!
Scintilla is breathing heavily.
Scintilla misses with a takedown attempt - Drustav sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Scintilla looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drustav moves into range and clinches up with Scintilla.
With the fighters up against the cage, Drustav throws an elbow but misses.
Drustav lands with a short shot to the head.
Scintilla's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Scintilla prevents Drustav from breaking the clinch.
Drustav tries to circle away but Scintilla has him pinned against the cage.
Scintilla is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Drustav wants to break free but Scintilla has control.
Drustav throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Drustav lands with a short shot to the head.
Drustav working hard to break the clinch.
Drustav has had enough of the clinch but Scintilla keeps him there for the moment.
Drustav lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Drustav throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Scintillas head.
Drustav lands a left hand that snaps the head of Scintilla backwards.
Drustav wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Scintilla has him pressed against the cage.
Drustav looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drustav wants to break the clinch but can't.
Drustav lands a shoulder strike.
Drustav tries to circle away but Scintilla has him pinned against the cage.
Drustav lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Drustav wants to break the clinch but can't.
Drustav working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Drustav.
Drustav makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Scintilla keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drustav's efforts to push away.
Drustav lands an uppercut.
Drustav is trying to force a seperation but Scintilla has the dominant position.
Drustav lands a hook that snaps the head of Scintilla backwards.
Drustav wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Drustav wants to get back to striking at distance but Scintilla won't allow it.
Drustav lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drustav has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Drustav stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Drustav lands a right hand.
A frustrated look appears on Drustav's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Drustav is trying to break the clinch but Scintilla is controlling him.
Scintilla keeps control of Drustav as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Drustav working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drustav is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drustav is trying to force a seperation but Scintilla has the dominant position.
Drustav working hard to break the clinch.
Drustav tries to break the clinch but Scintilla is controlling the position.
Drustav is trying to force a seperation but Scintilla has the dominant position.
Drustav has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Drustav wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Scintilla has him pressed against the cage.
Drustav working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Drustav.
Drustav is trying to break the clinch but Scintilla is controlling him.
Drustav wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Scintilla has him pressed against the cage.
Drustav looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drustav digs a right hand into Scintilla's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Scintilla's gas tank.
Drustav gets through Scintilla's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Drustav.
Drustav tries to break the clinch but Scintilla is controlling the position.
Drustav pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drustav has Scintilla up against the cage in a clinch.
Drustav is trying to force a seperation but Scintilla has the dominant position.
That's four 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.
Scintilla keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drustav's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Drustav's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Drustav is trying to force a seperation but Scintilla has the dominant position.
Drustav tries to break the clinch but Scintilla is controlling the position.
Drustav lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Drustav has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Drustav wants to break the clinch but can't.
Drustav wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Drustav working hard to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Drustav.
Scintilla trying to stall but Drustav improves his position.
Drustav scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Drustav tries to break free but Scintilla pushes him back against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Drustav is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drustav wants to break free but Scintilla has control.
Drustav tries to circle away but Scintilla has him pinned against the cage.
Drustav wants to break free but Scintilla has control.
Scintilla wants to break free but Drustav has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alikai Drustav dominated that second round.
That's time! Drustav's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nice uppercut lands for Drustav. That snapped Scintilla's head back.
Scintilla swats away the attempt to clinch by Drustav.
Donk. Drustav catches Scintilla right on the button with a cross.
Drustav moves into the clinch successfully.
Scintilla has Drustav pressed against the cage, preventing Drustav from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Scintilla breaks the clinch.
A lazy left from Drustav finds it's target.
Drustav scores with a jab to the head.
Drustav tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Scintilla paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drustav is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Scintilla closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Drustav gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Drustav wants to get back to striking at distance but Scintilla won't allow it.
Scintilla is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Drustav lands a nice uppercut.
Drustav digs a right hand underneath Scintilla's ribcage. Scintilla let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Scintilla takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drustav lands a shoulder strike.
Drustav throws a knee to the head but misses.
Scintilla stalling in the clinch but Drustav improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drustav tries to break the clinch but Scintilla is controlling the position.
Drustav tries to break free but Scintilla pushes him back against the cage.
Drustav scores with a nice hook to the head.
Scintilla is struggling to control the position.
Drustav gets through Scintilla's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Drustav.
Drustav working hard to break the clinch.
Drustav lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Drustav lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Drustav tries to break free but Scintilla pushes him back against the cage.
Drustav wants to break free but Scintilla has control.
Drustav working hard to break the clinch.
Drustav lands a shot to the body.
Drustav lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Drustav wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Drustav looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drustav wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Scintilla has him pressed against the cage.
Drustav looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drustav is trying to force a seperation but Scintilla has the dominant position.
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.
Drustav has Scintilla pressed against the cage, preventing Scintilla from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Drustav has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Drustav lands with a right to the head.
Scintilla keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drustav's efforts to push away.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Drustav creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Drustav creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Drustav breaks from the clinch.
Drustav stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Drustav wants it to stay on the feet.
Drustav rushes Scintilla and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Drustav has had enough of the clinch but Scintilla keeps him there for the moment.
Drustav wants to break free but Scintilla has control.
Scintilla has Drustav pressed against the cage, preventing Drustav from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Drustav wants to break the clinch but can't.
Drustav escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drustav cracks Scintilla with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Drustav works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drustav moves into the clinch successfully.
Scintilla keeps control of Drustav as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Drustav on the inside.
Drustav wants to break free but Scintilla has control.
Drustav lands a hook that snaps the head of Scintilla backwards.
Drustav lands a shoulder strike.
Drustav tries to break free but Scintilla pushes him back against the cage.
Drustav wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Drustav can't break the clinch.
Drustav is trying to break the clinch but Scintilla has him pressed against the cage.
Drustav lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Drustav has had enough of the clinch but Scintilla keeps him there for the moment.
Drustav is trying to break the clinch but Scintilla has him pressed against the cage.
Drustav lands a nice uppercut.
Drustav can't break the clinch.
Scintilla keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drustav's efforts to push away.
Drustav looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Scintilla has Drustav pressed against the cage, preventing Drustav from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Drustav tries to break free but Scintilla pushes him back against the cage.
Drustav is trying to break free.
Drustav misses with an elbow over the top.
Drustav has had enough of the clinch but Scintilla keeps him there for the moment.
Drustav is trying to force a seperation but Scintilla has the dominant position.
Drustav tries to break free but Scintilla pushes him back against the cage.
Scintilla has Drustav pressed against the cage, preventing Drustav from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice body punch from Drustav.
A short uppercut from Drustav.
Drustav with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Drustav is trying to break the clinch but Scintilla is controlling him.
Drustav lands a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Drustav's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Scintilla managing to block the knees to the body from Drustav.
Drustav tries to break free but Scintilla pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drustav wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Drustav is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drustav wants to break free but Scintilla has control.
Pino Scintilla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drustav has had enough of the clinch but Scintilla keeps him there for the moment.
Drustav has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alikai Drustav showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Drustav 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alikai Drustav!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Andreyvich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Tornado CPW (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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132 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Andreyvich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyrone Tornado CPW!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tornado CPW misses with a series of wild punches.
Tornado CPW will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Andreyvich shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tornado CPW pinned against the cage. Tornado CPW gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tornado CPW rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Andreyvich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tornado CPW throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Andreyvich.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tornado CPW slaps away a takedown attempt from Andreyvich, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tornado CPW throws a one two combo.
Tornado CPW fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andreyvich checks a leg kick.
Andreyvich tries for a takedown but Tornado CPW sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pavel Andreyvich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Andreyvich.
Nice shot by Tornado CPW.
Tornado CPW avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for Tornado CPW, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tornado CPW ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andreyvich moves away.
Andreyvich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Andreyvich avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tornado CPW misses the shot to the body.
Tornado CPW swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Andreyvich on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tornado CPW stuffs the takedown attempt from Andreyvich. Andreyvich gets slowly back to his feet.
Andreyvich avoids the body shot from Tornado CPW.
Tornado CPW swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tornado CPW rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Andreyvich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tornado CPW with a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tornado CPW!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tornado CPW throws a nice looking combination but Andreyvich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Andreyvich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tornado CPW connects with a good right hand that stumbles Andreyvich. Andreyvich circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Andreyvich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tornado CPW rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Andreyvich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Andreyvich avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Andreyvich has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tornado CPW finds it's way round the side to connect with Andreyvich's head.
Tornado CPW throws a series of punches but Andreyvich moves out of range.
Tornado CPW throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Andreyvich.
Tornado CPW swinging wildly here.
Tornado CPW scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tornado CPW fails to land with a series of punches.
Tornado CPW stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tornado CPW tries to work over Andreyvich's front leg with a kick but Andreyvich checks it.
Andreyvich shoots in for a takedown but Tornado CPW shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tornado CPW rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Andreyvich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tornado CPW is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tornado CPW lands a two punch combo.
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!
Tornado CPW swats away the attempt to clinch by Andreyvich.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tornado CPW scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Tornado CPW dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tornado CPW dips to his left and cracks Andreyvich with an uppercut!
Tornado CPW has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice takedown defense from Tornado CPW. No joy for Andreyvich on that attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tornado CPW.
Tornado CPW cracks Andreyvich with a right hand to the side of the head.
Andreyvich fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tornado CPW lands with a nice combination. Andreyvich backs away looking to recover.
Tornado CPW's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Tornado CPW duly obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Andreyvich misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pavel Andreyvich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tornado CPW misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tornado CPW throws a series of punches but Andreyvich moves out of range.
Tornado CPW lands a nice shot to the body.
Andreyvich looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tornado CPW is fending him off so far but Andreyvich persists. Nope, Tornado CPW circles away and we're back to standing.
Tornado CPW tries to work over Andreyvich's front leg with a kick but Andreyvich checks it.
Tyrone Tornado CPW seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Andreyvich takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tornado CPW dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tornado CPW is looking to land body kicks.
Tyrone Tornado CPW is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tornado CPW lands a nice shot to the body.
Tornado CPW 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.
Tornado CPW throws out a leg kick but Andreyvich moves out of range and Tornado CPW only half commits.
Tornado CPW lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tornado CPW looks to land a combination but Andreyvich avoids it well.
Andreyvich drops his hands momentarily and Tornado CPW takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tornado CPW misses with the combination.
Tornado CPW ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Andreyvich dodges the punch combination from Tornado CPW.
Tornado CPW lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tornado CPW fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tornado CPW throws a nice looking combination but Andreyvich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Andreyvich. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tornado CPW lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tornado CPW.
Tornado CPW will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tornado CPW misses with the combination.
Andreyvich changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tornado CPW tries to avoid it but Andreyvich manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tornado CPW to the ground. Tornado CPW escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Andreyvich ducks right into an uppercut from Tornado CPW.
Tyrone Tornado CPW seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tornado CPW shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tornado CPW dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tornado CPW throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tornado CPW lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tornado CPW closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tornado CPW dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice cross by Tornado CPW.
Tornado CPW darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tornado CPW misses with the combination.
Tornado CPW has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Andreyvich dodges the punch combination from Tornado CPW.
Tornado CPW is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tornado CPW attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Tornado CPW showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!
A left and a right from Tornado CPW both land. Nice combination.
Andreyvich is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tornado CPW.
Tornado CPW throws a low kick, looking for Andreyvich's leg but Andreyvich calmly moves out of range.
Andreyvich clinches.
Andreyvich has Tornado CPW pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tornado CPW manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tornado CPW breaks the clinch.
Tornado CPW misses with a series of wild punches.
Tornado CPW misses with a double jab.
Tornado CPW misses with a leg kick.
Tornado CPW throws a series of punches but Andreyvich moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tornado CPW looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Andreyvich looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tornado CPW scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pavel Andreyvich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tornado CPW swinging wildly here.
Tornado CPW tests Andreyvich's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tornado CPW tries to bum rush Andreyvich with a series of wild strikes but Andreyvich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Andreyvich checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Andreyvich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Andreyvich walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andreyvich misses with a body shot.
Tornado CPW tries to work over Andreyvich's front leg with a kick but Andreyvich checks it.
Andreyvich dodges the punch combination from Tornado CPW.
Andreyvich avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Tornado CPW, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Andreyvich is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tornado CPW sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tornado CPW looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tornado CPW misses with the combination.
Tornado CPW throws a right and a left that Andreyvich avoids nicely.
Andreyvich avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tornado CPW lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tornado CPW swinging wildly here.
Tornado CPW misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tornado CPW looks to land a combination but Andreyvich avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tornado CPW throws a leg kick but Andreyvich moved away.
Tornado CPW throws a series of punches but Andreyvich moves out of range.
Andreyvich moves in looking to clinch but Tornado CPW pushes him off.
Tornado CPW fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Andreyvich looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Andreyvich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tornado CPW stalks Andreyvich and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Andreyvich's face. Andreyvich staggers backwards, shaken.
A cross from Tornado CPW lands.
Pavel Andreyvich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andreyvich fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pavel Andreyvich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Tornado CPW. No joy for Andreyvich on that attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Tornado CPW comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tornado CPW winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 25:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 25:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrone Tornado CPW!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Nechvidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolay Nechvidov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Albert Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nechvidov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nechvidov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hernandez is keeping the position for now.
Hernandez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nechvidov defends it easily.
Hernandez keeping full guard, as Nechvidov tries to pass.
Hernandez is trying to keep Nechvidov in close.
Hernandez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nechvidov is aware though and is defending well.
Hernandez throws his legs up looking for a submission but Nechvidov uses it to pass to side control.
Nechvidov controlling the position from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nechvidov'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.
Hernandez sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Still in half guard, Nechvidov seems content to control.
Nechvidov tries to stand and escape but Hernandez actually recovers to full guard.
Hernandez 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nechvidov trying to control the position from guard on top but Hernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hernandez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nechvidov looking to pass the guard.
Nechvidov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hernandez on the ground.
Hernandez keeping moving, preventing Nechvidov from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nechvidov drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hernandez working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez wants to get back to his feet but Nechvidov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nechvidov is breathing heavily.
Hernandez controls Nechvidov momentarily but Nechvidov frees himself.
Nechvidov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hernandez controls Nechvidov momentarily but Nechvidov frees himself.
Nechvidov is sitting in close to Hernandez's body. Hernandez has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Nechvidov is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Nechvidov is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Hernandez.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Albert Hernandez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Haskil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and aigars razgals (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). razgals is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKj_NEeeWxc&playnext=1&videos=H1HdpktQMug. aigars razgals has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eddie Haskil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, aigars razgals!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
razgals fails in his attempt to clinch.
razgals is looking to clinch.
razgals is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Haskil finds it's way through razgals's defenses.
Haskil avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
razgals tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haskil circles away from the clinch attempt.
razgals tries to clinch there but Haskil circles away.
razgals tries to clinch there but Haskil circles away.
Haskil swats away the attempt to clinch by razgals.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
razgals tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haskil paws at him with a jab and circles away.
razgals tries to clinch there but Haskil circles away.
razgals is looking to clinch but Haskil is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
razgals fails in his attempt to clinch.
razgals tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haskil paws at him with a jab and circles away.
aigars razgals seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haskil has closed the distance and engaged razgals in a clinch.
Haskil taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Haskil gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Haskil stalling in the clinch.
Haskil gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from razgals.
Haskil lands a nice elbow.
razgals has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Haskil avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Haskil lands an elbow inside.
Haskil manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Haskil lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haskil lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like aigars razgals has been cut.
razgals wants a takedown.
Eddie Haskil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of aigars razgals.
Nice elbow from Haskil.
Haskil gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Haskil has razgals pushed against the cage.
razgals wants a takedown but no success here.
Haskil gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
razgals has Haskil pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Haskil manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Haskil lands an elbow inside.
Haskil lands an elbow that stopped razgals in his tracks for a moment.
Haskil comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Haskil lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Haskil lands an elbow inside.
Haskil lands an elbow inside that razgals shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haskil is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Haskil lands an elbow just above razgals 's eye.
Haskil lands a nice elbow.
Haskil lands a nice elbow.
Haskil leaning against his opponent.
razgals takes an elbow to the temple.
Haskil slows down the pace here.
Haskil gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up aigars razgals's cut even more.
Haskil is stalling here.
Haskil lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
razgals takes an elbow to the temple.
razgals is rocked!
razgals blocks an elbow strike from Haskil.
razgals is still on wobbly legs! Can Haskil finish him?
A nice glancing elbow lands by Haskil.
razgals seems to have recovered his senses.
razgals tries for a takedown. No joy.
Haskil pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns razgals! Haskil unloads with more strikes and razgals sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Haskil!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dragan Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Chis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dragan Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Big Chis!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chis tries to clinch there but Petrov circles away.
Chis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Petrov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chis misses with a body shot.
Chis throws a right and a left that Petrov avoids nicely.
Petrov throws a combination that misses
and Chis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Petrov working for submissions but it's allowed Chis to get to half guard.
Chis stands up out of the half guard.
Chis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Chis moves in looking to clinch but Petrov pushes him off.
Petrov throws a sloppy head kick and Chis moves out of range easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chis looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrov is just out of range.
Chis doesn't manage to clinch there - Petrov circles away.
Petrov throws a hook but Chis blocks it.
Petrov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chis circles away quickly and effectively.
Chis is looking to clinch.
Chis drops Petrov with a beautiful combination! Petrov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Chis is looking for the KO!
Petrov is rocked!
It looks like Dragan Petrov has been cut.
Petrov is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Petrov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chis counters with a big slam followed by a series of strikes - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Big Chis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan O Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toresten Flink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryan O Riley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Toresten Flink!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flink tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
O Riley misses with a straight left.
O Riley wants to clinch but Flink slips to the side
and Flink counters by moving into the clinch.
Flink crunches a lovely knee into O Riley's ribcage.
Flink scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Ryan O Riley has been cut.
O Riley is breathing heavily.
Flink has picked O Riley up - he's going for a ride! Flink dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flink controlling the action here.
Flink wants to free his trapped foot but O Riley is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Flink looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Flink is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Riley is pressing down on Flink's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Flink controlling from the top position.
O Riley looking for a guillotine here but Flink defends easily.
Flink controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Flink must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Riley is looking to sweep but instead, Flink has passed into half guard.
Flink trying to mount his opponent but O Riley defends it.
Flink is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Despite being in the dominant position, Toresten Flink just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
O Riley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Flink counters by moving into the clinch.
Flink scores with a hook to the body.
O Riley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Flink lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Flink obliges.
Flink unloads a knee to the mid-section. O Riley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The referee is keeping an eye on Flink - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Flink tries to score a body lock takedown but O Riley shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Knees in the clinch landing for Flink.
Flink utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Flink lands an elbow that stopped O Riley in his tracks for a moment.
Flink scores with a knee to the head.
Flink effectively controlling the action here.
Flink landing knees to the body.
Flink stalling against the cage.
Flink using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Flink landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Flink crunches a lovely knee into O Riley's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for Flink.
Flink lands with a short shot to the head.
O Riley letting Flink take a breather here.
Flink using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flink connects with a nasty looking knee right to O Riley's face.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Flink takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Toresten Flink.
O Riley misses with an uppercut.
O Riley throws the left hand but Flink avoids the punch easily.
Flink throws a quick inside leg kick.
Flink closes the distance and clinches.
Flink just leaning against O Riley, taking a breather.
O Riley manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Flink has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. O Riley is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
O Riley wants to break the clinch but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flink lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Flink using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Flink is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toresten Flink dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan O Riley's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
O Riley swats away the attempt to clinch by Flink.
Flink clinches with his opponent.
Flink keeps control of O Riley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Flink content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Flink connects with a knee to the head.
Flink stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
O Riley fails to pull guard.
Flink scores with a knee to the head.
O Riley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Flink wants to clinch.
Flink has managed to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Flink lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Flink manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
O Riley throws a punch but it's blocked by Flink.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Riley tries to break free but Flink pushes him back against the cage.
O Riley wants to break free but Flink has control.
Flink scores a nice knee to the body.
Flink landing knees to the body.
Flink unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Flink landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Flink.
Flink creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through O Riley's defenses.
Flink landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Flink lands a nice knee to the body.
Flink connects with a nasty looking knee right to O Riley's face.
O Riley tries to circle away but Flink has him pinned against the cage.
Flink breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
O Riley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Flink counters by moving into the clinch.
O Riley is looking to break free of the clinch but Flink has double underhooks.
Flink is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Flink lands an elbow that stopped O Riley in his tracks for a moment.
Flink manages to break the clinch.
Flink gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A knee to the head by Flink.
O Riley can't break the clinch.
O Riley takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Riley working hard to break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Flink.
Knees in the clinch landing for Flink.
Flink can't get the takedown.
O Riley is looking to break free of the clinch but Flink has double underhooks.
Flink is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Flink tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Flink lands an elbow inside that O Riley shrugs off.
O Riley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Flink has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. O Riley avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ryan O Riley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toresten Flink.
O Riley jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Flink walks away with a smile on his face. O Riley gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Flink rushes O Riley and presses him up against the cage.
Toresten Flink seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Riley tries to pull guard but Flink won't allow it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Flink obliges.
Flink lands a knee to the head.
Flink tries for a takedown but O Riley manages to get underhooks.
Flink using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
O Riley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Flink has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Flink.
Flink wants to stall.
Flink presses O Riley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Flink pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O Riley closes the distance but Flink moves to the side
and Flink counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Riley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Flink - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
O Riley can't break the clinch.
Flink lands a knee to the body.
O Riley tries to circle away but Flink has him pinned against the cage.
The referee calls for Flink to work.
Knees in the clinch landing for Flink.
Flink working O Riley over with knees to the body.
Flink trying to stall but O Riley improves his position.
Flink crunches a lovely knee into O Riley's ribcage.
Flink has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
O Riley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Flink will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning O Riley up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Flink.
Flink is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Flink tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. O Riley smiles and moves away.
O Riley throws a combination that misses
and Flink holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Riley is trying to break free.
O Riley is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Flink has O Riley pressed against the cage, preventing O Riley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Flink obliges.
Flink lands a good knee to the midsection. O Riley won't want to take too many of those.
Flink lands a knee to the head.
Flink leaning against his opponent.
Flink lands a good knee to the midsection. O Riley won't want to take too many of those.
Flink unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Flink gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Flink with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Flink wants a takedown.
O Riley takes a knee to the side of the body.
O Riley tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Flink with a knee to the head.
Flink keeps control of O Riley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
O Riley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
O Riley jumps guard but Flink stands there with O Riley around his waist. O Riley gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Flink lands a knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Riley jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Flink walks away with a smile on his face. O Riley gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Flink darts in and clinches O Riley up against the cage.
O Riley being controlled against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toresten Flink showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryan O Riley's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
O Riley looks to land a right hand but Flink moved out of range.
Flink wants to clinch but O Riley slips to the side
enabling O Riley to counter with a crisp jab.
O Riley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Flink tries to keep at a distance but O Riley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Flink lands a good knee to the midsection. O Riley won't want to take too many of those.
Flink connects with a knee to the head.
Flink landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Flink stalling the fight.
Flink putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has O Riley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Flink lands an elbow inside that O Riley shrugs off.
Flink changes levels and goes for a takedown here. O Riley fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Flink tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Riley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Flink counters by clinching up.
Flink landing some nice looking knees to the body.
O Riley wants to get back to striking at distance but Flink won't allow it.
Flink makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Flink lands a knee to the body.
Flink utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Flink lands a good knee to the midsection. O Riley won't want to take too many of those.
Flink landing knees to the head.
Flink tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on O Riley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
O Riley is trying to force a seperation but Flink has the dominant position.
Flink working O Riley over with knees to the body.
Flink unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Flink stalling in the clinch.
Flink scores a nice knee to the body.
The referee calls for Flink to work.
O Riley has had enough of the clinch but Flink keeps him there for the moment.
Flink has picked O Riley up - he's going for a ride! Flink dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Riley is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Flink's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Flink's back!
O Riley scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Flink is looking for a way out.
Flink breaks O Riley's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Flink trying to control the position from guard on top but O Riley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Riley looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Flink stays in close to O Riley's body and controls the position.
O Riley is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Flink defends well.
Flink trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flink content to stall in guard here.
Flink wants to control from the top but O Riley keeps moving.
O Riley is trying to keep Flink in close.
O Riley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Flink doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Flink manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Flink is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Flink wants to pass the guard but O Riley is keeping the position.
O Riley looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Flink tries to clinch there but O Riley circles away.
O Riley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Flink sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Flink tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Riley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Riley closes the distance looking to clinch
and Flink counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toresten Flink really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan O Riley's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
O Riley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Riley is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Flink's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Flink moves out of range of the strikes.
Flink stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Flink moves into the clinch successfully.
Flink has O Riley pushed against the cage.
O Riley wants to break free but Flink has control.
Flink scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Flink obliges.
Flink holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Flink landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flink leaning his opponent against the cage.
Flink landing knees to the body.
Flink dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A knee to the head by Flink.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Flink is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flink blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Flink.
Flink landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Flink unloads a knee to the mid-section.
O Riley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Flink tries to score a body lock takedown but O Riley shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Flink tries to pull guard but O Riley holds him up against the cage and eventually Flink drops back down to his feet.
Flink with a knee to the head.
Flink blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Flink putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has O Riley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Flink has O Riley pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. O Riley manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ryan O Riley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toresten Flink.
Flink lands a knee to the body.
Flink using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Flink drops down looking for an ankle pick but O Riley pulls his leg out and moves away.
Flink uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Riley.
Flink takes the fight into the clinch.
Flink unloads a knee to the mid-section. O Riley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flink lands a good knee to the midsection. O Riley won't want to take too many of those.
Flink creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through O Riley's defenses.
Flink working O Riley over with knees to the body.
O Riley is trying to break the clinch but Flink has him pressed against the cage.
Flink is working for takedown but O Riley is calmly controlling the position for now.
A knee to the head by Flink.
Flink lands a knee to the body.
O Riley fails to pull guard.
Stalling in the clinch from Flink.
Flink with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Flink lands an elbow inside.
O Riley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Flink is looking to clinch.
Flink clinches up with O Riley and pushes him back against the cage.
Flink unloads a knee to the mid-section.
O Riley is trying to drag Flink to the mat but Flink just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Flink is trying to maintain a safe position but O Riley gets an underhook and turns Flink into the cage.
Flink keeps the fight in the clinch, despite O Riley's efforts to push away.
Flink has O Riley pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Riley tries to circle away but Flink has him pinned against the cage.
Flink lands an elbow that stopped O Riley in his tracks for a moment.
O Riley has had enough of the clinch but Flink keeps him there for the moment.
Flink working O Riley over with knees to the body.
Flink's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
O Riley misses with a straight right.
Flink changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. O Riley tries to avoid it but Flink manages to keep hold of a leg and drag O Riley to the ground. O Riley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
O Riley misses with a straight right.
O Riley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Flink counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Flink.
Flink gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Flink unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Flink lands a knee to the head.
O Riley is trying to force a seperation but Flink has the dominant position.
Flink creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through O Riley's defenses.
Flink has clasped his hands together around O Riley's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Flink wants to lay and pray for a moment but O Riley keeps working.
O Riley tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flink is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt O Riley will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Flink trying to control the action but O Riley is working from the bottom.
O Riley is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Flink off and has taken his back!
Flink just trying to survive but O Riley is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
O Riley is landing with strikes from the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Riley looking for the RNC.
Flink really doesn't want to stay on the ground with O Riley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Flink looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toresten Flink dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ryan O Riley's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Flink is looking to clinch but O Riley is avoiding it.
Ryan O Riley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flink fails in his attempt to clinch.
O Riley throws a looping overhand right but Flink ducks down to avoid it.
O Riley tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Flink counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from O Riley is defended easily by Flink.
Flink darts in and clinches O Riley up against the cage.
O Riley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Flink lands a good knee to the midsection. O Riley won't want to take too many of those.
Flink unloads a knee to the mid-section. O Riley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Flink unloads a knee to the mid-section. O Riley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Flink.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Flink with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Flink is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Flink lands a good knee to the midsection. O Riley won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flink manages to break the clinch.
O Riley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
O Riley clinches but Flink breaks the clinch
and Flink counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Flink.
Flink crunches a lovely knee into O Riley's ribcage.
Flink is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
O Riley letting Flink take a breather here.
Flink crunches a lovely knee into O Riley's ribcage.
Flink landing knees to the body.
Flink turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Flink has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Flink utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
O Riley is trying to break the clinch but Flink is controlling him.
Flink stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Flink.
O Riley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Flink holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Flink breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flink circles away from the clinch attempt
and Flink counters by clinching up.
Flink putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has O Riley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Flink takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
O Riley wants to get back to striking at distance but Flink won't allow it.
O Riley is looking to break free of the clinch but Flink has double underhooks.
Flink utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Flink scores a nice knee to the body.
O Riley jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Flink walks away with a smile on his face. O Riley gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Flink clinches.
O Riley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Flink has him pressed against the cage.
Flink unloads a knee to the mid-section. O Riley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Flink leaning against his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flink landing knees to the body.
O Riley can't break the clinch.
Flink lands a damaging elbow.
A short left from Flink.
O Riley being controlled against the cage.
O Riley pulls guard successfully.
O Riley wants to stand and escape but Flink is having none of it.
Flink stays in close to O Riley's body and controls the position.
Flink got a little sloppy there for a moment and O Riley has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Flink has managed to get both his arms back between O Riley's legs - danger averted.
Flink postures up in O Riley's guard and throws a big left but O Riley blocks it.
Flink sitting in guard here, content to control.
O Riley looking for a guillotine here but Flink defends easily.
Flink is looking to work some ground and pound but O Riley has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
O Riley throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Flink escapes and throws O Riley's legs to the side, diving into side control!
A lull in the action here as Flink stalls from top position.
Let's hope that Flink has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Ryan O Riley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Riley striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toresten Flink comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Flink 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 44:50
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 44:50
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toresten Flink!
Toresten Flink is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karim Chamakh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heck Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chamakh's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Linda Sundblad - To All My Girls. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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Counter striker
Good chin |
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karim Chamakh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Heck Tate!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chamakh fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tate throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tate scores with a push kick.
Tate misses with a two punch combination.
Chamakh shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Tate has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
I would not like to be Tate right now.
Tate trying to get back to his feet but Chamakh is in full control for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamakh biding his time, controlling Tate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tate controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Chamakh could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tate has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Chamakh is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
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 Karim Chamakh will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tate rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chamakh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Heck Tate is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tate throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Chamakh.
Chamakh moves out of range of the leg kick from Tate.
Tate closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Karim Chamakh has been cut.
Tate fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chamakh shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chamakh is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Chamakh seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tate for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamakh has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chamakh stops Tate from getting back to his feet.
Chamakh controlling the pace.
Chamakh'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.
Tate is trying to stand up here but Chamakh is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh not doing much here.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Karim Chamakh just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Tate throws a lazy right hand but Chamakh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chamakh checks the leg kick.
Heck Tate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chamakh fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tate sprawls well initially but Chamakh persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Chamakh is taking a breather. Tate says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Chamakh works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh just content to control the position.
Tate tries to escape but Chamakh is in control.
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 Karim Chamakh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Karim Chamakh'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.
Chamakh gets a takedown into half guard.
Chamakh is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Chamakh is pressing down on Tate's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tate is holding on for now.
Chamakh passes to side control.
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.
A lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tate tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Tate is trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Tate is trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chamakh controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karim Chamakh clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Karim Chamakh's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chamakh ducks under a wild hook from Tate.
Tate throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chamakh gets a takedown into half guard.
Tate is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Chamakh in particular looking to stall.
Tate tries to kick Chamakh off in order to stand up. Chamakh Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Tate is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chamakh gets the takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here as Chamakh stalls from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Tate's face as Chamakh controls the position.
Tate is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Chamakh asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tate is looking to get back to his feet here but Chamakh is keeping cool and he's managed to take Tate's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karim Chamakh had his way with Heck Tate in that round.
The cut man is working on Karim Chamakh's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tate throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chamakh shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Chamakh was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Chamakh controlling from the full mount.
Chamakh wants to take Tate's back here but Tate is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamakh content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tate wants to get back to his feet.
Chamakh controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh wants to take his opponent's back but Tate doesn't allow it.
Karim Chamakh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tate is trying to stand but he's just given Chamakh his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tate looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Tate is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Heck Tate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chamakh trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Tate doesn't escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tate is trying to stand back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karim Chamakh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chamakh, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karim Chamakh!
Karim Chamakh is the new middleweight champion!
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