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DFC 34 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bis Worth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hotaka Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshida has chosen Arsone as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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156 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bis Worth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hotaka Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worth throws a body punch but Yoshida moves out of range.
Worth lands a high kick!
Worth throws out a loose jab but Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Yoshida.
Worth avoids a kick to the body.
Yoshida throws a push kick but Worth slaps the foot to one side.
Yoshida takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Worth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yoshida has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Worth.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yoshida.
Worth throws a half hearted mid kick.
Worth checks a low kick from Yoshida.
Worth cracks Yoshida with a right hand to the side of the head.
Worth throws a leg kick which misses Yoshida's front leg but catches the back leg as Yoshida tries to avoid it.
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!
Worth misses with a wild body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yoshida lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Worth has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Worth and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yoshida lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yoshida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Worth throws a shot from downtown. Yoshida moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worth lands a head shot.
We've been informed that Yoshida has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Worth slips a straight right by Yoshida.
Worth thumps Yoshida with a low kick.
Bis Worth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Worth throws a head kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Worth.
Yoshida with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yoshida throws a low kick but it's checked well by Worth.
Worth misses with a straight left.
Worth throws a shot from downtown. Yoshida moves away and avoids it.
Worth takes a swing at Yoshida's ribcage but misses.
Yoshida throws a jab when Worth was well out of range.
We've been told by Worth's head coaches at The Skating Rink that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Yoshida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yoshida is looking to score with low kicks.
Yoshida lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slow jab from Yoshida misses its intended target.
Yoshida misses the shot to the body.
Yoshida chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Worth can pounce on him.
Worth is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Worth motions for Yoshida to come forward. Worth throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yoshida throws a leg kick
and Worth counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yoshida misses with a low kick.
Worth pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yoshida is out of range and Worth settles back down.
Nice body kick from Yoshida.
Yoshida tries to bum rush Worth with a series of wild strikes but Worth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Worth throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Worth avoids a punch combination nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yoshida.
Worth is looking to wear down Yoshida with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Worth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Worth 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.
Worth fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yoshida checks it well.
Worth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yoshida.
Worth misses with a kick to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Yoshida blocks the leg kick.
Yoshida turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worth throws a sloppy head kick and Yoshida moves out of range easily.
Worth chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yoshida throws a jab when Worth was well out of range.
Worth appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Worth throws a body punch but Yoshida moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Worth.
Worth on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but Worth sees it coming and moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Worth misses the target.
Yoshida throws a push kick but Worth slaps the foot to one side.
Yoshida moves out of range of the body kick from Worth.
Worth throws a body punch but Yoshida moves out of range.
Yoshida drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Worth defends it well.
Yoshida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Yoshida.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Worth crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yoshida - the referee stops the clock and Worth gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yoshida. Worth manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Yoshida tries to land a body kick
and Worth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circle momentarily. Yoshida darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Worth scores with a jab. Yoshida acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Hotaka Yoshida has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yoshida fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Worth checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Worth misses with a low kick.
Yoshida throws a lazy head kick
and Worth counters with an outside leg kick.
Yoshida throws out a loose jab but Worth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yoshida fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Worth checks it well.
Yoshida fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Worth is out of range.
Worth avoids a kick to the body.
Worth looks to land a body kick but Yoshida moved away.
And Yoshida tries to counter it with a takedown but Worth pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Yoshida blocks a leg kick.
Yoshida lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Worth swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yoshida.
Worth throws a leg kick but Yoshida checks it.
Yoshida misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Worth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yoshida was well out of range. Poor timing from Worth.
Worth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yoshida with the counter takedown but Worth avoids it easily.
Worth avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Worth was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yoshida blocks a jab.
Worth scores with a hook.
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 Bis Worth will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hotaka Yoshida's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yoshida misses with a body shot.
Worth jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Worth is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Worth misses with a wild body shot.
Bis Worth is winning the standup battle so far.
Worth lands with a good body shot.
Worth tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yoshida is able to avoid easily.
Yoshida is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Worth misses with a wild body shot.
Yoshida with the counter takedown but Worth avoids it easily.
Worth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yoshida.
Nice cross by Yoshida.
Yoshida rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Worth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Worth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yoshida.
Worth was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Worth misses with a straight left.
Worth looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yoshida gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Worth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Worth moves out of range as Yoshida throws a body kick.
Yoshida will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Worth tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yoshida is able to avoid easily.
A cross from Yoshida lands.
Worth tries to work over Yoshida's front leg with a kick but Yoshida checks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Yoshida blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yoshida.
Yoshida misses with a head kick.
Worth throws a leg kick but Yoshida moved away.
Worth looks to land a right hand but Yoshida moved out of range.
Yoshida drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Worth defends it well.
Worth throws a body punch but Yoshida moves out of range.
Yoshida tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Yoshida scores with a shot to the body.
Worth throws a hook but Yoshida blocks it.
Worth avoids the head kick by Yoshida.
Worth digs a good hook to Yoshida's body.
Yoshida misses with a head kick.
A punch lands to the side of Yoshida 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hotaka Yoshida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yoshida misses with a low kick as Worth jumps back.
A little feinted left hand from Worth on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Worth misses with a straight left.
Yoshida slips under a jab.
Yoshida throws a combination. Worth tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Worth throws a body punch but Yoshida moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good work by Yoshida as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Worth.
Yoshida avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A solid leg kick lands there for Worth.
Worth is looking to chop away at Yoshida's legs.
Worth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Worth slips under a jab.
Good exchange - Yoshida coming out on top.
Worth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yoshida.
Yoshida blocks the body kick.
Yoshida connects with a single shot there.
Worth throws a body shot but no joy.
Worth stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yoshida.
Yoshida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yoshida works Worth's body with a nice hook.
Worth takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Worth with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yoshida to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida misses with an uppercut. Worth saw that one coming.
Worth connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yoshida looks for the body kick but Worth saw that one coming.
Yoshida misses with a leg kick
and Worth counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Worth throws a low kick, looking for Yoshida's leg but Yoshida calmly moves out of range.
Worth throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yoshida counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Worth!
Yoshida thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Yoshida trying to control the action but Worth is working from the bottom.
Yoshida looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida tries for a kimura but Worth is defending well.
Yoshida wants to lay and pray for a moment but Worth keeps working.
Worth being controlled for a moment.
Yoshida tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hotaka Yoshida will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hotaka Yoshida's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Worth, as that shot connected.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yoshida. Worth shrugs it off though.
Worth lands with a nice body kick.
Yoshida checks a low kick from Worth.
Yoshida misses with the combination.
Yoshida attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Worth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yoshida feints the counter takedown.
Worth avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Worth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a head kick but Worth moves out of range.
Yoshida takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd cheers as Worth lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yoshida doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Worth throws a body punch but Yoshida moves out of range.
Yoshida is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A slow jab from Worth misses its intended target.
And Yoshida tries to counter it with a takedown but Worth pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Worth throws a shot from downtown. Yoshida moves away and avoids it.
Worth throws a shot from downtown. Yoshida moves away and avoids it.
Worth is looking to score with low kicks.
Worth blocks a head kick by Yoshida.
Worth is looking to counter punch.
Worth takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Worth slips under a jab.
Worth tried to score with a low kick but Yoshida checks it.
Yoshida avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yoshida avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yoshida takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yoshida connects with a jab.
Yoshida avoids the body shot from Worth.
Yoshida with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoshida feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Worths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Worth throws a chopping leg kick but Yoshida manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A jab from Yoshida does it's job there.
Yoshida fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Worth is out of range.
Worth scores with a sloppy right hand. Yoshida should have avoided that one.
Worth avoids the head kick by Yoshida.
It looked like Worth wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Worth blocks a head kick by Yoshida.
Worth stuns Yoshida with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yoshida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Worth.
Yoshida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Worth throws out the jab.
Yoshida is looking to land body kicks.
Worth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoshida.
Worth punishes Yoshida's body with a nice straight punch.
Worth blocks a low kick nicely.
A swing and a miss from Worth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worth misses with a leg kick
and Yoshida decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Worth's guard.
Worth tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yoshida trying to control but Worth is working from the bottom.
Yoshida postures up.
Yoshida trying to control but Worth is working from the bottom.
Worth is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Worth keeping moving, preventing Yoshida from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Worth just misses with a punch to the body.
Worth looks to score with a jab to the body but Yoshida is just out of range.
Yoshida changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Worth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Worth connects with a looping right hand.
Worth's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yoshida connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Worth scrambles back to his feet.
Yoshida will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yoshida fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yoshida scores with a shot to the body.
Yoshida lands the left hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yoshida keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yoshida feints the counter takedown.
Yoshida moves out of range of the leg kick from Worth.
Worth misses the jab.
Yoshida throws a jab but it's blocked by Worth.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bis Worth.
I think Worth has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Bis Worth!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Hotaka Yoshida!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Bis Worth!
Bis Worth wins by split decision!
A very excited looking Bis Worth rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harri Hullo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krystian Gromadowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gromadowski has chosen Południowy Szaman as his entrance music. Krystian Gromadowski is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harri Hullo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Krystian Gromadowski!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hullo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gromadowski at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from Hullo.
It looks like Krystian Gromadowski has been cut.
Hullo scores with a jab to the head.
Gromadowski shoots in for a double leg but Hullo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hullo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gromadowski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hullo swivels and escapes.
Hullo lands a big right hand that sends Gromadowski crashing to the mat! Hullo stays standing though and waves Gromadowski back to his feet!
Gromadowski is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hullo ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Gromadowski's jaw. Gromadowski's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Hullo does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harri Hullo!
A relieved looking Harri Hullo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jani McPetteri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kane's entrance music is The Imperial March. A fine choice. Wayne Kane could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jani McPetteri's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wayne Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jani McPetteri!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McPetteri lands a body shot.
Kane looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McPetteri throws a front kick that sends Kane stumbling back into the cage.
Kane is breathing heavily.
Crunch! McPetteri slams his shin into Kane's torso.
Kane steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McPetteri. That one must have hurt.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from McPetteri! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jani McPetteri!
Our winner, Jani McPetteri, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammed Qissi (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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Barry Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mohammed Qissi!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen clinches with his opponent.
Allen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Allen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Qissi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Qissi pulls guard effortlessly.
Allen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Allen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Qissi's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen wants to pass the guard but Qissi is keeping the position.
Allen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Qissi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Qissi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Allen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Qissi, up you get!
Allen fails with a takedown attempt.
Qissi gets a clinch.
Qissi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Qissi is looking to break free of the clinch but Allen has double underhooks.
Qissi is trying to break the clinch but Allen is controlling him.
Allen gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Allen wants to free his trapped foot but Qissi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Allen wants to control but Qissi is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qissi is trying to get back to full guard.
Allen is trying to control the action in half guard but Qissi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Allen there.
Allen not doing much here.
Qissi wants to control but Allen is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Qissi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Allen content to control rather than advance.
Allen stands up from half guard.
Qissi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Allen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Qissi quickly recovers to half guard.
Qissi tries to kick Allen off in order to stand up. Allen Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Qissi looks winded!
Allen controlling the position.
Allen in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Allen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
A lull in the action here.
Allen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Allen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Allen controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Allen scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Allen dominated that round.
That's time! Allen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Allen takes the fight into the clinch.
Qissi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Allen.
Allen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Qissi as he jumps to the side.
Allen forces Qissi back against the cage and clinches.
Qissi manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Qissi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Allen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Qissi counters with a series of strikes. Allen will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry Allen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Allen moves into the clinch.
Allen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Qissi to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen gets control of Qissi's arms and successfully pulls guard. Allen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Allen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Qissi gets to his feet - Allen follows without any prompting.
Allen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Qissi manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Qissi keeping full guard, as Allen tries to pass.
Allen wants to control from the top but Qissi keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Qissi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Allen controls the pace.
Allen stands up and waves to Qissi to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qissi misses with a hook. Allen ducked under it nicely.
Allen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Qissi, pushing him back against the cage.
Allen lands with a left to the head.
Our sources have told us that Allen has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Qissi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Qissi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Allen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Qissi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Allen closes the distance and clinches.
Qissi wants to break free but Allen has control.
Allen looking to throw knees to the head but Qissi is blocking nicely.
Allen cracks Qissi with a nice body shot.
Qissi is breathing heavily.
Allen controlling the action here for a moment.
Allen wants to take the fight to the mat but Qissi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen tries to score a body lock takedown but Qissi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Allen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Qissi can do to turn this around?
Qissi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Qissi gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Allen regains guard.
Allen is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
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!
Allen breaks the clinch.
Allen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Qissi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Allen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Qissi as he jumps to the side.
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 Barry Allen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A punch combination from Qissi misses.
Qissi throws a combination that misses
and Allen counters with a straight right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Qissi.
A head kick misses from Allen.
Barry Allen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Allen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Qissi as he avoids it easily.
A jab from Qissi finds it's way through Allen's defenses.
Allen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Qissi breaks from the clinch.
Qissi misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Qissi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Qissi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Allen has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qissi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Qissi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Allen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Qissi effectively controlling the action here.
Allen jumps into guard, dragging Qissi to the mat.
Allen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Allen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Qissi wants to stand but Allen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Allen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Qissi is one step ahead there.
Allen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Qissi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Qissi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen looking for a guillotine here but Qissi defends easily.
Allen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Qissi tries to stand but Allen is controlling from the bottom.
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.
Allen pushes Qissi off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Allen forces Qissi back against the cage and clinches.
Allen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Qissi to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry Allen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Allen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Qissi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Allen counters by clinching up.
Allen blocks a body shot from Qissi.
Allen has Qissi pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Allen pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Qissi tumbling to the mat - Allen dives into Qissi's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen gets to his feet - Qissi follows without any prompting.
Allen misses with a takedown attempt - Qissi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Allen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Barry Allen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Qissi manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mohammed Qissi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Allen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Allen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barry Allen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Qissi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Allen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Allen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Barry Allen!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Barry Allen!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Barry Allen!
Barry Allen wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Barry Allen 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maurice Vachon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Zimmerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vachon comes to the cage accompanied by Mad Dog Tribute. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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240 lbs
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maurice Vachon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frankie Zimmerman!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zimmerman works the jab nicely.
It looks like Maurice Vachon has been cut.
Vachon just misses with a punch to the body.
Zimmerman feints a counter leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vachon. Zimmerman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zimmerman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vachon takes a swing at Zimmerman's ribcage but misses.
Vachon fails to land the takedown.
Vachon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zimmerman.
Zimmerman lands with a nice body kick.
Zimmerman 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.
Vachon feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zimmerman motions for Vachon to come forward. Zimmerman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vachon was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Zimmerman connects with a looping right hand.
Vachon avoids the head kick by Zimmerman.
Vachon misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Zimmerman misses
and Vachon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vachon decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Vachon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zimmerman defending well though.
Zimmerman looks like he's trying to stand up.
Zimmerman is defending against the submission attempts here by Vachon.
Vachon prevents Zimmerman from standing back up.
Vachon is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Zimmerman!
Zimmerman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
It looks like Frankie Zimmerman has been cut.
Vachon with good strikes from the mount here!
That has opened up Frankie Zimmerman's cut even more.
Vachon postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Zimmerman looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vachon has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Zimmerman's face.
The cut above Frankie Zimmerman's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Vachon working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Vachon sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Vachon raining down hammerfists from mount.
Frankie Zimmerman'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 Frankie Zimmerman's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Maurice Vachon!
Maurice Vachon very nearly forgot to thank KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pari Jakh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antero Vipunen (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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pari Jakh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Antero Vipunen!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vipunen darts in and clinches Jakh up against the cage.
Vipunen cracks Jakh with a nice body shot.
Vipunen lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Vipunen.
It looks like Pari Jakh has been cut.
Vipunen lands a nice uppercut.
Jakh tries to pull guard but Vipunen won't allow it.
Jakh is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vipunen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Vipunen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vipunen.
Vipunen pushes Jakh back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jakh is breathing heavily.
Vipunen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vipunen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pari Jakh's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vipunen drops Jakh onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Jakh is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Jakh is rocked!
Vipunen lands a shot to the body.
Oh Jakh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vipunen presses Jakh against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jakh seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice body punch from Vipunen - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vipunen pushes Jakh back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vipunen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jakhs head.
Vipunen drops Jakh onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Jakh is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Pari Jakh's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Vipunen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jakh backwards.
Vipunen is muscling Jakh up against the cage and as Jakh bounces back off, Vipunen cracks him with a huge right hand! Jakh crumples to the mat - he's out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Antero Vipunen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aemon Oezid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sexton Hardcastle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardcastle has chosen How I Could Just Kill a Man- Rage Against the Machine as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aemon Oezid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sexton Hardcastle!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Oezid is predictable there
and Hardcastle counters with a single leg into guard. Oezid didn't expect that.
Oezid wants to stand but Hardcastle is controlling the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Oezid's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Hardcastle content to stall in guard here.
Oezid wants to get back to his feet but Hardcastle passes into half guard.
Oezid scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Hardcastle manages to mount him!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardcastle raining down hammerfists from mount.
You get the feeling that Oezid really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Hardcastle is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Oezid can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Oezid squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Hardcastle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardcastle punishing his opponent with strikes.
Oezid is trying to stand.
Hardcastle landing strikes, looking to finish!
Oezid is rocked!
Hardcastle postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Oezid bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Hardcastle and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sexton Hardcastle!
Sexton Hardcastle really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Voodoo Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rory McDonnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonnell comes to the cage accompanied by Bloc Party - Ares (Remix). Cruz has chosen My Way - Limpbizkit as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rory McDonnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rafael Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
McDonnell is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cruz pulls his head out easily.
Cruz is working for a kimura but McDonnell is defending it quite comfortably.
Cruz wants to control but McDonnell is keeping him busy.
McDonnell trying to hold on to Cruz's head to control him but Cruz postures up.
McDonnell tries to get to full guard but Cruz has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonnell is trying to control but can't.
McDonnell is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cruz pulls his head out easily.
McDonnell looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz stalling.
McDonnell trying to hold on to Cruz's head to control him but Cruz postures up.
McDonnell looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
McDonnell controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
McDonnell wants to control but Cruz is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cruz stalling.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McDonnell is trying to control but can't.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
McDonnell moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
McDonnell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cruz.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but McDonnell is just out of range.
Cruz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McDonnell.
McDonnell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cruz momentarily.
Cruz digs a good body shot into McDonnell's ribs.
McDonnell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cruz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rory McDonnell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McDonnell explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cruz looks winded!
Cruz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cruz is rocked!
A chopping leg kick lands by McDonnell.
Cruz is still on wobbly legs! Can McDonnell finish him?
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
McDonnell lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Cruz up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs McDonnell from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Cruz's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rory McDonnell!
Rory McDonnell managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Voodoo Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
In defeat, Rafael Cruz stepped up to the mic, saying 'This is it; can't be losing to subpar competition. I'm outta here '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kona Bud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Reagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronald Reagan has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kona Bud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ronald Reagan!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bud throws a front kick that sends Reagan stumbling back into the cage.
Bud goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reagan slips a jab from Bud.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Reagan 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.
Reagan throws a jab but it's blocked by Bud.
It looked like Bud wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bud!
Reagan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Reagan misses with the head strike.
Reagan works on Bud's body with a couple of short punches.
Reagan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bud backwards.
Bud manages to break the clinch.
Bud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reagan.
Bud is looking to counter punch.
Bud dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reagan. That did some damage!
Nice body punch from Bud.
Reagan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bud paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab lands there for Bud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bud walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Reagan takes the fight into the clinch.
Reagan lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bud wants to get back to striking at distance but Reagan won't allow it.
Bud's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bud scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bud slips under a jab.
Reagan moves into range and clinches up with Bud.
Bud tries to break the clinch but Reagan is controlling the position.
Bud lands a shoulder strike.
Reagan is trying to trip Bud. He has hold of a leg but Bud is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Reagan persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Reagan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Reagan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Reagan looking to pass the guard.
Bud is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bud tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reagan trying to control the position from guard on top but Bud is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bud is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Reagan is controlling him.
Reagan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bud is keeping the position for now.
Reagan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Reagan doesn't manage to clinch there - Bud circles away.
Reagan moves into range and clinches up with Bud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reagan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bud lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reagan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reagan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bud working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bud lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reagan backwards.
Reagan misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reagan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reagan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bud lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Bud.
Nice body punch from Bud.
Bud swings wildly with an uppercut but Reagan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reagan tries a body shot but Bud blocks it.
Bud's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bud breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice cross by Bud.
Bud fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Reagan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reagan jabs at Bud's body.
Bud lands a nice looking kick to the body. Reagan takes a step back to recover.
Bud scores with a body shot.
Reagan walks into a jab.
Bud swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reagan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bud jabs Reagan right on the nose. Reagan blinks but takes it well.
Reagan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bud.
We've been told by Bud's head coaches at CHAD GRENADA SUCKS that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bud throws a jab when Reagan was well out of range.
Bud takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bud gets tackled into the cage by Reagan. Reagan maintains the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reagan.
Reagan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Bud.
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 Kona Bud will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A slow jab from Bud misses its intended target.
Reagan tries to counter by closing the distance.
Reagan cracks Bud with a right hand to the side of the head.
Reagan defending well as Bud loads up on a big left hand.
Reagan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bud eats them both and turns towards Reagan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Reagan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bud walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bud misses with a kick to the body
and Reagan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bud won't be happy with that.
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!
Reagan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bud, who protects the arm well.
Bud struggling a bit here.
Reagan is working to tighten his grip on Bud's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Bud has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Reagan is really squeezing tight and eventually Bud passes out! Reagan breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ronald Reagan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pave Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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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
10 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pave Hunt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Russell Jones !
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Jones misses.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hunt rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Hunt has the dominant position.
Jones stalls.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hunt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hunt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt lands an uppercut.
Hunt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones .
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones .
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones letting Hunt take a breather here.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunt's elbow.
Hunt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Hunt lands a nice uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hunt.
A short right from Hunt.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Hunt leaning against his opponent.
Hunt stalling the fight.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Hunt manages to break the clinch.
Hunt connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Hunt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Hunt throwing a counter right hand but Jones manages to avoid it.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Jones misses.
Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hunt's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hunt.
Hunt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hunt staying out of range there.
Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones .
We've been told by Hunt's head coaches at Death Valley Training Facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jones slips a jab from Hunt.
Pave Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt lands with a right to the head.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Hunt blocks a body shot from Jones .
Hunt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jones up against the cage.
Hunt lands a nice uppercut.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Hunt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Hunt tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jones manages to circle out of the way.
Jones keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hunt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hunt misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Hunt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones is looking to score with low kicks.
Hunt seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hunt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Hunt moves away and avoids it.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hunt jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A cross from Hunt lands.
Jones throws a low kick but Hunt moves out of range easily.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Hunt is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones .
Hunt on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pave Hunt dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
Jones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Jones . Beautiful body shot.
Hunt scores with a head kick. Jones tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hunt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones , as that shot connected.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jones throws out a counter right but Hunt avoids it with no problem.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hunt.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones .
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
Jones takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hunt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some bone on bone action there as Jones checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Hunt was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jones .
Pave Hunt is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones feints a counter leg kick.
Hunt is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hunt's head.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones tries to clinch up but Hunt circles away and keeps his distance.
Hunt throws a push kick but Jones slaps the foot to one side.
Jones drops his hands momentarily and Hunt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hunt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Good exchange - Jones coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands with a shot to the body.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt gets a clinch.
Hunt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jones s head.
Hunt lands a body shot.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hunt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jones checks it well.
Hunt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hunt lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
Jones moves out of range as Hunt throws a body kick.
Hunt works Jones 's body with a nice hook.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Hunt moves away and avoids it.
Hunt tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jones counters with a left to the body.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Hunt does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Hunt moves away and avoids it.
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jones appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jones staying out of range there.
Hunt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hunt thumps Jones with a low kick.
Hunt tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hunt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jones defending well as Hunt loads up on a big left hand.
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jones has time to react.
Hunt misses with a head kick.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice uppercut there from Jones .
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a low kick but Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones is looking for the big counter here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones .
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
Jones slips under a jab.
Despite the aggression on Jones 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
It seemed like Jones was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jones cracks Hunt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones .
Hunt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jones . Jones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hunt misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Hunt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jones to score with a decent uppercut.
A nice combination there by Jones .
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hunt checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pave Hunt dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hunt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
Hunt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jones is able to avoid easily.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Jones moved away.
Hunt misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Hunt throws a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Hunt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Jones .
Hunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt scores with a leg kick.
A jab from Hunt does it's job there.
Hunt checks the leg kick.
Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hunt.
Hunt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunt.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones .
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Hunt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hunt.
The referee calls for Hunt to work.
Jones tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Hunt on the inside.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt avoiding damage.
Hunt is stalling here.
Hunt scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hunt slips under a jab from Jones .
Hunt clobbers Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hunt scores with a jab. Jones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hunt throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones .
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones .
Hunt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Jones .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Jones misses.
Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hunt is looking to chop away at Jones 's legs.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
Jones blocks a jab.
Hunt moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hunt looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
Jones tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Hunt's shoulder, as Hunt tries to avoid the shot.
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Hunt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt blocks a body shot from Jones .
Hunt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Hunt taking a breather.
Hunt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands with a left to the head.
Hunt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jones up against the cage.
Hunt is trying to stall.
Hunt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt blocks a body shot from Jones .
Hunt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt slips a straight right by Jones .
Hunt jabs at Jones 's body.
Hunt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Hunt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones . That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pave Hunt clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hunt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Good shot there by Hunt.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hunt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Jones .
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hunt doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Hunt is predictable there
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jones checks a leg kick.
Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jones wants to slow Hunt down by chopping away at his legs.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hunt counters with a solid body kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones cracks Hunt with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunt.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt being controlled against the cage.
Hunt tries to work over Jones 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Jones .
Hunt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hunt leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hunt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
Hunt misses with a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hunt - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A hook to the body from Jones .
Pave Hunt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hunt pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Hunt.
Jones is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones .
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones lands a left hand.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
A short left from Hunt.
Hunt tries to work over Jones 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunt cracks Jones with a nice body shot.
Hunt effectively controlling the action here.
Hunt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hunt.
Hunt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hunt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Hunt.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hunt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hunt throws a hook to the side of Jones 's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt tries to land a leg kick but Jones saw it coming and moves away.
A little jabbing left from Jones on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jones punishes Hunt's body with a nice straight punch.
Hunt has managed to clinch.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Hunt - that landed with a thud.
Hunt breaks the clinch.
Hunt moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pave Hunt had his way with Russell Jones in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jones swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hunt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hunt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jones 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.
Hunt misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Hunt connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Hunt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hunt.
Hunt takes the fight into the clinch.
Hunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hunt lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hunt drops Jones onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Jones is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Jones is rocked!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hunt.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunt finish him?
Jones is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hunt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hunt counters with a nice leg kick.
Hunt thuds his shin into the meat of Jones 's side.
Jones takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Hunt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Despite the aggression on Jones 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Hunt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Russell Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Jones .
Hunt seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hunt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jones is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick from Hunt.
Hunt moves into range and clinches up with Jones .
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hunt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hunt.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Hunt.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Hunt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Hunt's defenses.
Hunt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hunt scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
Hunt scoring well with a low kick there.
A big right from Jones misses.
Nice shot lands for Jones .
Jones moves forwards but Hunt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hunt fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab from Hunt misses.
Hunt slips a straight right by Jones .
Hunt wants to slow Jones down by chopping away at his legs.
Jones is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hunt with a body shot.
Jones gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hunt.
Hunt lands a leg kick that knocks Jones off balance momentarily.
Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hunt.
Hunt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones 's calf.
Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Hunt has Jones pushed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Hunt effectively controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pave Hunt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hunt 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Pave Hunt!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Pave Hunt!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Pave Hunt!
Pave Hunt wins by unanimous decision!
Pave Hunt retains his middleweight title!
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