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BMP 52 (Proctor vs Raginis) PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dawid Cpw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dawid Cpw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luiz Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cpw gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cpw lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Da Silva backwards.
It looks like Luiz Da Silva has been cut.
Da Silva is looking to control Cpw's arms but Cpw gets an underhook and turns him. Now Da Silva has his back to the cage.
Cpw has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Da Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Da Silva stalling in the clinch but Cpw improves position.
Cpw scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Da Silva digs a right hand underneath Cpw's ribcage. Cpw let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Da Silva misses with the head strike.
Da Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cpw wants to take the fight to the mat but Da Silva manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cpw is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Da Silva is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dawid Cpw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Da Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Da Silva working aggressively here.
Cpw blocks a body shot from Da Silva.
Da Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cpw is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cpw is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Da Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cpw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cpw has clasped his hands together around Da Silva's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Cpw tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cpw has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cpw looks up at the clock and then as Da Silva takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cpw smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Da Silva taking a bit of punishment here - Cpw scoring with strikes.
Cpw cracks Da Silva with a big elbow.
That has opened up Luiz Da Silva's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Da Silva on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The cut above Luiz Da Silva's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Luiz Da Silva's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dawid Cpw!
During a confident post fight interview, Dawid Cpw thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heinz Doofenshmirtz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Idi Amin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amin has chosen Dangerous by Michael Jackson as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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285 lbs
29 - 14 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 22 - 1, fighting out of London, Heinz Doofenshmirtz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Idi Amin!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amin throws a series of punches but Doofenshmirtz moves out of range.
Doofenshmirtz connects with an inside leg kick.
Amin tries to clinch there but Doofenshmirtz circles away.
A big right from Amin misses.
As Amin backs away, Doofenshmirtz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Amin jabs Doofenshmirtz right on the nose. Doofenshmirtz blinks but takes it well.
Doofenshmirtz missing with a left hand there. Amin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doofenshmirtz looks to score with a jab to the body but Amin is just out of range.
Doofenshmirtz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Amin. That did some damage!
Crunch! Amin slams his shin into Doofenshmirtz's torso.
Doofenshmirtz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Amin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Amin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Doofenshmirtz defends well and Amin ends up having to push Doofenshmirtz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A head kick misses from Doofenshmirtz.
Amin avoids the head kick by Doofenshmirtz.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Amin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doofenshmirtz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Doofenshmirtz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Amin is fending him off so far but Doofenshmirtz persists. Nope, Amin circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick by Amin - that's a beauty! Doofenshmirtz is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Amin can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Idi Amin!
After the fight, Idi Amin was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Kovalenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael Bowie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikolai Kovalenko had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
60 - 38 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Kovalenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raphael Bowie!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovalenko slips under a jab.
Kovalenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bowie throws out the jab.
Kovalenko misses with a two punch combination.
Kovalenko lands with a nice combination. Bowie backs away looking to recover.
Kovalenko misses with a wild combination.
Bowie throws a leg kick but Kovalenko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bowie works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bowie fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kovalenko is out of range.
Bowie looks to land a left hand but Kovalenko moved out of range nicely.
Kovalenko blocks a leg kick.
Bowie connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kovalenko definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kovalenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bowie looks to score with a jab to the body but Kovalenko is just out of range.
Bowie cracks Kovalenko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kovalenko feints a jab promting Bowie to slip. Kovalenko then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bowie slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kovalenko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bowie on the side of the head.
Bowie misses with a low kick.
Bowie throws the kick towards the body but Kovalenko avoids it.
Kovalenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowie tries to land a leg kick but Kovalenko saw it coming and moves away.
Bowie scores with a jab. Kovalenko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bowie digs a good body shot into Kovalenko's ribs.
Bowie throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bowie lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kovalenko throws a right and a left that Bowie avoids nicely.
Bowie fails to land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Kovalenko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bowie cracks Kovalenko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A combination from Kovalenko does no damage.
Kovalenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kovalenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bowie.
Kovalenko feints a jab promting Bowie to slip. Kovalenko then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bowie slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A clash of legs there as Kovalenko blocks the low kick.
Kovalenko scores with a head kick. Bowie tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bowie tried to score with a low kick but Kovalenko checks it.
Kovalenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Kovalenko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bowie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kovalenko. That did some damage!
Bowie with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bowie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kovalenko circles away quickly and effectively.
Kovalenko checks a leg kick.
Kovalenko takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bowie misses with a hook. Kovalenko ducked under it nicely.
Kovalenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bowie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kovalenko misses with a double jab
and Bowie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kovalenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bowie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kovalenko moves away.
Kovalenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bowie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bowie misses with an uppercut
and Kovalenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bowie displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bowie scoring well with a low kick there.
Bowie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bowie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bowie is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kovalenko had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bowie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kovalenko.
Bowie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Raphael Bowie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Bowie.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bowie 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 Kovalenko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kovalenko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bowie throws a push kick but Kovalenko slaps the foot to one side.
Kovalenko scores with a hook.
Bowie avoids the head kick by Kovalenko.
Kovalenko throws a jab when Bowie was well out of range.
Kovalenko swinging wildly here.
Bowie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kovalenko defending well as Bowie loads up on a big left hand.
Bowie throws a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Bowie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kovalenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Bowie.
Bowie attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kovalenko throws a head kick that half lands.
Kovalenko throws a right hand that Bowie ducks under and follows up with a left that Bowie also avoids with ease.
Bowie with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some bone on bone action there as Bowie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bowie throws a body kick that misses.
Bowie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kovalenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bowie lands with an uppercut that bounces Kovalenko off the cage and back into range.
Kovalenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bowie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Kovalenko was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kovalenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bowie throws out the jab.
Bowie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice shot lands for Bowie.
Kovalenko fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bowie throws a series of punches but Kovalenko avoids them all with ease.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bowie 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 Kovalenko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kovalenko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kovalenko moves out of range of the strikes.
Kovalenko swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Bowie dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kovalenko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bowie scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bowie throws a hook but Kovalenko avoids it easily.
Kovalenko misses with a combination
and Bowie counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kovalenko throws a right and a left that Bowie avoids nicely.
Kovalenko swings for the body but Bowie moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bowie 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 Kovalenko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kovalenko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bowie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kovalenko throws a series of punches but Bowie avoids them all with ease.
Kovalenko misses with a wild combination.
Bowie looks to throw the jab but Kovalenko is out of range.
Kovalenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bowie is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovalenko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kovalenko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bowie just misses with a punch to the body.
Bowie slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bowie connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kovalenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kovalenko.
Bowie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kovalenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Bowie.
Kovalenko moves out of range of the strikes.
Kovalenko went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bowie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kovalenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bowie.
Kovalenko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bowie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good leg kick by Bowie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bowie is looking to chop away at Kovalenko's legs.
Kovalenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Nikolai Kovalenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kovalenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bowie connects with a crisp jab.
Kovalenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bowie manages to avoid it.
Bowie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bowie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kovalenko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kovalenko slips a jab from Bowie.
Kovalenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bowie circles away quickly and effectively.
Kovalenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bowie.
Some bone on bone action there as Kovalenko checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Raphael Bowie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowie scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kovalenko throws a head kick that misses.
Kovalenko misses with a looping right.
Bowie takes one to the side of the head.
Bowie shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kovalenko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bowie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kovalenko.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kovalenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Kovalenko throws a series of punches but Bowie avoids them all with ease.
Kovalenko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kovalenko checks a low kick from Bowie.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bowie 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 Kovalenko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kovalenko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kovalenko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bowie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kovalenko.
Kovalenko throws a right and a left that Bowie avoids nicely.
Bowie misses with a body shot.
Bowie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowie throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bowie avoids the head kick by Kovalenko.
Bowie misses the shot to the body.
Kovalenko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kovalenko misses with a double jab.
Kovalenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bowie is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bowie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kovalenko.
Bowie misses with a low kick.
Bowie throws a series of punches but Kovalenko avoids them all with ease.
Bowie throws a jab when Kovalenko was well out of range.
Kovalenko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kovalenko.
Bowie throws a hook but Kovalenko avoids it easily.
Kovalenko is looking for a counter combo.
Jab by Bowie.
Bowie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Bowie.
Kovalenko ducks under a wild hook from Bowie.
Kovalenko is looking to counter punch.
Bowie tries to score with a low kick but Kovalenko moves his leg out of the way.
Bowie misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Some bone on bone action there as Kovalenko checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kovalenko 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kovalenko walks into a jab.
Kovalenko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kovalenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kovalenko throws a nice looking combination but Bowie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It seemed like Bowie was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bowie swings for the body but Kovalenko moves out of range.
Bowie attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kovalenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice combination there by Bowie.
Kovalenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bowie lands with an overhand left.
Kovalenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bowie throws out the jab.
Kovalenko is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bowie throws a head kick that Kovalenko semi-blocks.
Bowie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kovalenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kovalenko moves out of range as Bowie strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Kovalenko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Bowie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bowie misses with a head kick.
Kovalenko throws a series of punches but Bowie moves out of range.
Kovalenko lands a jab-cross combination.
Bowie pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kovalenko is out of range and Bowie settles back down.
Bowie connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A bone on bone clash there as Kovalenko blocks the leg kick.
Kovalenko slips under a jab from Bowie.
Bowie throws out a leg kick but Kovalenko moves out of range and Bowie only half commits.
The fighters circling - Kovalenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kovalenko looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kovalenko checks a leg kick.
Bowie tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kovalenko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bowie wants to land a leg kick but Kovalenko is out of range.
Bowie misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowie throws out a leg kick but Kovalenko moves out of range and Bowie only half commits.
Kovalenko checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bowie scores with a hook.
Kovalenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bowie lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bowie moves out of range as Kovalenko strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kovalenko.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bowie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bowie throws a good cross that connects.
Bowie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kovalenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Bowie.
Bowie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kovalenko momentarily.
Bowie darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kovalenko scores with a sloppy right hand. Bowie should have avoided that one.
Kovalenko moves away from the strike by Bowie.
An attempted straight right counter from Kovalenko misses the target.
Bowie fails to land with a series of punches.
Bowie throws a solid leg kick but Kovalenko takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bowie.
Kovalenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bowie is looking to score with low kicks.
Kovalenko blocks the body kick.
Kovalenko moves out of range of the leg kick from Bowie.
Kovalenko throws a right hand that Bowie ducks under and follows up with a left that Bowie also avoids with ease.
Bowie is looking for the big counter here.
Kovalenko dodges the punch combination from Bowie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kovalenko misses with a straight right.
Jab, jab by Bowie - just one landing.
Kovalenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bowie.
It looked like Kovalenko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bowie avoids a kick to the body.
Bowie throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kovalenko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kovalenko checks a leg kick nicely.
Kovalenko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bowie is looking to slow Kovalenko down with leg kicks.
Bowie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kovalenko.
Bowie uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kovalenko has time to react.
A telegraphed right hand from Bowie misses the target.
Bowie tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Kovalenko dodges the punch combination from Bowie.
Kovalenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kovalenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kovalenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nikolai Kovalenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bowie misses with a low kick.
Bowie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Kovalenko misses.
A shot to the liver by Bowie. Beautiful body shot.
Bowie fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kovalenko checks it well.
A head kick from Kovalenko lands but Bowie takes it in his stride.
Bowie lands with an overhand left.
Bowie throws a leg kick
and Kovalenko counters with a stiff right hand.
Bowie lands a body shot.
Bowie works Kovalenko's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kovalenko moves out of range of the body kick from Bowie.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kovalenko might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Bowie walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kovalenko checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowie throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kovalenko.
Kovalenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Bowie.
Kovalenko checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kovalenko lands with a hook. Bowie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Raphael Bowie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Bowie misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Kovalenko.
Bowie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kovalenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bowie avoids the head kick by Kovalenko.
Kovalenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kovalenko throws a sloppy head kick
and Bowie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kovalenko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bowie throws a push kick but Kovalenko slaps the foot to one side.
Bowie lands the left hand.
Kovalenko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raphael Bowie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bowie has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raphael Bowie!
A very excited looking Raphael Bowie made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuzan Aokiji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arlovski comes to the cage accompanied by Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
15 - 13 - 0 |
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245 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrey Arlovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Kuzan Aokiji!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlovski drops Aokiji with a nice combination! Arlovski dives into Aokiji's guard, looking to finish!
It looks like Kuzan Aokiji has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aokiji bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Arlovski's guard.
Aokiji's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aokiji prevents Arlovski from getting back to his feet.
Aokiji is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Arlovski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Aokiji is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aokiji sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Arlovski's guard.
Aokiji performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Arlovski is trying to stand.
Aokiji stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Aokiji walks into a straight right hand from Arlovski.
Arlovski on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A head kick misses from Aokiji.
Arlovski throwing a counter right hand but Aokiji manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Aokiji.
Arlovski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arlovski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aokiji counters with an outside leg kick.
Arlovski looks to throw the jab but Aokiji is out of range.
Arlovski swings widly with a right hand
and Aokiji counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aokiji lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Arlovski walks into a left hand.
Aokiji lands a nice leg kick that just misses Arlovski's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arlovski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aokiji.
Arlovski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Arlovski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aokiji counters with a leg kick.
Aokiji uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arlovski.
Aokiji throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aokiji ducks under a wild hook from Arlovski.
Aokiji has Arlovski up against the cage in a clinch.
Aokiji lands an uppercut.
Arlovski misses with some punches.
Arlovski tries to break free but Aokiji pushes him back against the cage.
Arlovski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arlovski drops Aokiji with a left and a right! Oh, Aokiji is hurt - Arlovski dives into side control looking to finish!
Aokiji is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aokiji gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Arlovski blocks the strikes from Aokiji.
Arlovski decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Arlovski throws a jab when Aokiji was well out of range.
Aokiji throws a sloppy head kick and Arlovski moves out of range easily.
Andrey Arlovski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Arlovski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aokiji connects with a leg kick. Arlovski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Arlovski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aokiji, right into the meat.
Aokiji thows a body kick. Arlovski tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Arlovski darts in and clinches Aokiji up against the cage.
Arlovski can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aokiji lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Aokiji is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arlovski is defending well for now.
Aokiji content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Arlovski blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aokiji.
Arlovski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee calls for Aokiji to work.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Aokiji obliges.
Arlovski is breathing heavily.
Arlovski is trying to push Aokiji away but Aokiji has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Arlovski tries to break free but Aokiji pushes him back against the cage.
Aokiji lands a nice knee to the body.
Aokiji throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Aokiji lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aokiji lands a knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aokiji scores with a shoulder strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Aokiji.
Aokiji lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kuzan Aokiji will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kuzan Aokiji's cut.
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.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aokiji.
It looks like Andrey Arlovski has been cut.
Aokiji uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arlovski.
Aokiji counters with a body kick.
Aokiji lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Arlovski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aokiji paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It seemed like Aokiji was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Arlovski throws a poor cross that misses
and Aokiji counters with a stiff right hand.
Arlovski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aokiji.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Aokiji! But no joy.
Aokiji slips a jab from Arlovski.
Aokiji raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Arlovski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Arlovski blocks a jab.
Aokiji cracks Arlovski with an open hand slap.
Aokiji lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Aokiji with a jab.
Arlovski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Aokiji cracks Arlovski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Arlovski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Aokiji is out of range and Arlovski settles back down.
Aokiji is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aokiji lands with a thumping leg kick.
Arlovski fails with an attempt to clinch.
That kick from Aokiji tenderised Arlovski's leg. Arlovski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Aokiji feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Arlovskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aokiji steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arlovski.
A swing and a miss from Aokiji.
Arlovski is looking to counter punch.
Aokiji takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Aokiji thumps Arlovski with a low kick.
Aokiji turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Arlovski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Aokiji under the eye.
Aokiji turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Arlovski throws a lazy right hand but Aokiji sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aokiji only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A low kick from Aokiji misses
and Arlovski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Aokiji has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Arlovski misses with an uppercut
and Aokiji finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Arlovski throws a hook but Aokiji avoids it easily.
Aokiji motions for Arlovski to come forward. Aokiji throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aokiji connects with an inside leg kick.
Kuzan Aokiji seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arlovski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aokiji cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Arlovski throws a lazy uppercut
and Aokiji counters with a thumping low kick.
Arlovski takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aokiji is looking to slow Arlovski down with leg kicks.
Arlovski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arlovski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Arlovski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aokiji.
Aokiji scores with a nice strike.
Arlovski throws a hook but Aokiji blocks it.
That kick from Aokiji tenderised Arlovski's leg. Arlovski is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aokiji.
Aokiji lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aokiji lands a body shot.
Aokiji keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arlovski.
Aokiji uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arlovski.
Aokiji thinks about the counter body kick.
Aokiji closes the distance and clinches.
Arlovski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aokiji.
A bit of stalling here from Aokiji.
Arlovski's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Arlovski wants to break free but Aokiji has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aokiji keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Arlovski's efforts to push away.
Aokiji lands with a light punch inside.
Aokiji utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Arlovski working hard to break the clinch.
Arlovski misses with the head strike.
Aokiji lands a body punch.
Aokiji stalls.
Arlovski takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Aokiji.
Aokiji lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Aokiji lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Arlovski backwards.
Aokiji lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Andrey Arlovski's cut is getting worse.
Aokiji lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Aokiji.
Aokiji lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aokiji lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aokiji pushes Arlovski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Aokiji.
A left hand lands to the body for Aokiji.
Arlovski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Aokiji lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Aokiji scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aokiji throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arlovski blocks it with crossed arms.
Aokiji lands a left hand that snaps the head of Arlovski backwards.
Aokiji has Arlovski pressed against the cage, preventing Arlovski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Aokiji with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Arlovski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Arlovski is trying to break the clinch but Aokiji is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Aokiji on the inside.
Aokiji scores with a shoulder strike.
Aokiji lands with a short shot to the head.
Andrey Arlovski's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Aokiji scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Arlovski is rocked!
Aokiji gets through Arlovski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kuzan Aokiji showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Aokiji lets loose with a powerful body kick. Arlovski will feel that in the morning.
Aokiji throws a good cross that connects.
Aokiji chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aokiji uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arlovski.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aokiji.
Arlovski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aokiji.
Arlovski loads up on a big right hand but Aokiji slips the punch.
Arlovski misses with a lunging right hand
and Aokiji connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arlovski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aokiji with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aokiji lands a head kick. Arlovski smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Aokiji closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aokiji lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aokiji landing knees to the body.
Aokiji lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oh Arlovski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aokiji is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Arlovski seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aokiji landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kuzan Aokiji seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Aokiji working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aokiji lands an elbow inside that Arlovski shrugs off.
Aokiji manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Arlovski manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot by Aokiji.
Jeez, Andrey Arlovski's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Arlovski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aokiji. Aokiji obviously looking to wear him down.
Arlovski is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Aokiji feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Arlovski's calf.
Arlovski misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Arlovski misses.
Aokiji lunges at Arlovski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Arlovski's hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Andrey Arlovski's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kuzan Aokiji!
Our winner, Kuzan Aokiji, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giovanni Rocket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antero Mela (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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35
242 lbs
16 - 2 - 0 |
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31
216 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Giovanni Rocket!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Antero Mela!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Rocket.
Rocket connects with a single shot there.
Mela drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Antero Mela has been cut.
Giovanni Rocket seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rocket moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rocket tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mela was well out of range. Poor timing from Rocket.
Nice cross by Rocket.
Rocket ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mela moves away.
Mela thuds a left hand into Rocket's body.
Mela takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mela.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mela throws a body punch but Rocket moves out of range.
Rocket avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch lands to the side of Mela 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mela takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rocket drops Mela with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Mela looks back up at him and smiles so Rocket waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Mela is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocket moves in close and cracks Mela with a massive right hand! Mela, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Rocket!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Giovanni Rocket!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dre Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Breneman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dre Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam Breneman!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Breneman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Dre Parker has been cut.
Breneman misses with a few strikes there.
Breneman misses with a wild combination.
Breneman with a hook.
Parker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Breneman's head.
A punch combination from Breneman misses.
Parker appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Breneman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Parker defends it nicely.
Breneman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breneman throws a right hand that Parker ducks under and follows up with a left that Parker also avoids with ease.
Parker is looking to counter punch.
Breneman misses with a straight right.
Breneman doesn't manage to clinch there - Parker circles away.
Breneman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Parker!
Breneman throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Breneman working the head and body with strikes.
Breneman slows the pace down.
Breneman fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Breneman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Parker keeps working.
Breneman throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker trying to remain calm as Breneman controls from the top position.
Breneman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Breneman trying to control the position but Parker is working away.
Breneman is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Breneman wants to take a breather but Parker manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Breneman.
Parker is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Breneman trying to control but Parker is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breneman sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parker keeping moving, preventing Breneman from controlling successfully.
Parker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Breneman scores with a jab to the body.
Breneman takes a swing at Parker's ribcage but misses.
Parker throws out a loose jab but Breneman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adam Breneman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Breneman looks to score with a jab to the body but Parker is just out of range.
As Breneman looks to move away, Parker throws a big counter combo but Breneman just gets out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Adam Breneman has been cut.
Breneman feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Breneman connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Breneman wants to stand but Parker is controlling his posture from full guard.
Breneman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Breneman trying to control the position from guard on top but Parker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Breneman drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Parker manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Breneman has Parker in his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Parker postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Breneman dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Parker ducks right into an uppercut from Breneman.
Breneman drops Parker with a beautiful combination! Parker stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Breneman is looking for the KO!
Parker is rocked!
Breneman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Parker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Adam Breneman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Breneman misses with a series of wild punches.
Parker seems to have got his legs back now.
Breneman misses with a takedown attempt
and Parker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Breneman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Parker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Breneman scrambles back to his feet.
Parker's corner calls for a 1-2. Parker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Breneman throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Parker stumbling backwards into the cage! Parker bounces back off the cage towards Breneman, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Breneman lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Breneman celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Adam Breneman!
Adam Breneman tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garik Harlamov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bronson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Charles Bronson - Youth Attack. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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23
242 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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44
275 lbs
43 - 28 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Bronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 28 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Garik Harlamov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronson throws a combination that misses
and Harlamov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bronson won't be happy with that.
Bronson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bronson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Harlamov has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bronson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Harlamov is working Bronson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Harlamov working the ground and pound.
It looks like Charles Bronson has been cut.
Bronson is trying to get back to his feet.
Bronson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Charles Bronson's cut is getting worse.
Bronson wants to get back to his feet but Harlamov drags him back down.
Harlamov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jeez, Charles Bronson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Charles Bronson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Garik Harlamov!
An out of breath Garik Harlamov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cron Spliffton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Hyypia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hyypia has chosen Al Bowlly - Hang out the stars in Indiana as his entrance music. Cron Spliffton is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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213 lbs
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36 - 20 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cron Spliffton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sami Hyypia!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spliffton ducks under a wild hook from Hyypia.
As Hyypia backs away, Spliffton returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Spliffton seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Spliffton slips a jab from Hyypia.
Nice cross by Hyypia.
Spliffton misses with a hook
and Hyypia counters with a stiff right hand.
Hyypia throws an overhand right that lands on Spliffton's shoulder, as Spliffton tries to avoid the shot.
Spliffton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spliffton is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Spliffton feints and then cracks Hyypia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hyypia down.
Hyypia wants to land a leg kick but Spliffton is out of range.
Spliffton cracks Hyypia with an open hand slap.
Spliffton jabs Hyypia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Spliffton clobbers Hyypia with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Spliffton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hyypia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spliffton manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spliffton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hyypia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Spliffton.
A solid leg kick lands there for Spliffton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Spliffton.
Spliffton connects with an inside leg kick.
Spliffton blocks a head kick by Hyypia.
Spliffton lands a leg kick that knocks Hyypia off balance momentarily.
Spliffton is looking to slow Hyypia down with leg kicks.
Spliffton misses the body punch
and Hyypia counters with a left to the body.
Spliffton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hyypia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spliffton circles away quickly and effectively.
Hyypia throws a body shot but no joy.
Spliffton moves away from the strike by Hyypia.
Spliffton looks to land a body kick but Hyypia moved away.
Spliffton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hyypia to score with a decent uppercut.
Hyypia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spliffton was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Spliffton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hyypia, pushing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hyypia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spliffton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hyypia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyypia lunges at Spliffton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Spliffton's hand.
Hyypia avoids the head kick by Spliffton.
Hyypia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spliffton throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hyypia throws out a counter right but Spliffton avoids it with no problem.
Spliffton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Spliffton misses with a looping right.
Spliffton lands with a hook. Hyypia tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Spliffton lands a jab to the nose.
Spliffton staying out of range there.
Spliffton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hyypia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Spliffton in his tracks.
Hyypia tries to keep at a distance but Spliffton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Spliffton misses with a punch to the body.
Hyypia has a couple of punches blocked by Spliffton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliffton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hyypia is trying to push Spliffton away but Spliffton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Spliffton misses with the head strike.
Hyypia is trying to break the clinch but Spliffton is controlling him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spliffton.
Spliffton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hyypia blocks a body shot from Spliffton.
A right hand to the body from Spliffton.
A short right from Spliffton on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hyypia.
Still in the clinch, Spliffton scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Spliffton fails to land.
Spliffton has Hyypia pressed against the cage, preventing Hyypia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice body punch from Hyypia.
Still in the clinch, Hyypia scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spliffton.
Hyypia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Hyypia's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hyypia is trying to force a seperation but Spliffton has the dominant position.
Hyypia breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spliffton moves away from the strike by Hyypia.
Hyypia throws a lazy uppercut
and Spliffton counters with a series of strikes. Hyypia will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spliffton jabs Hyypia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Spliffton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hyypia's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hyypia moves into range and connects with a jab.
Spliffton is rocked!
Spliffton bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Hyypia comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Spliffton falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Spliffton was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sami Hyypia!
A very excited looking Sami Hyypia 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Vladimirovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitzi Glozman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitzi Glozman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vladimir Vladimirovich's chin.
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250 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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275 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Vladimirovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mitzi Glozman!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glozman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Glozman looks to score with a jab to the body but Vladimirovich is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vladimirovich. Glozman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Glozman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Glozman jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Vladimir Vladimirovich has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Glozman.
Vladimirovich connects with a right hand. Glozman shakes it off.
A slow jab from Glozman misses its intended target.
Glozman throws out a loose jab but Vladimirovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vladimirovich half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vladimirovich looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Glozman cracks Vladimirovich with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Vladimirovich looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Glozman finish him?
Vladimirovich is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Glozman misses with a few strikes there.
Mitzi Glozman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glozman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Glozman throws a monster overhand right that drops Vladimirovich! Glozman follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitzi Glozman!
In his post fight interview, Mitzi Glozman started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Proctor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wladyslaw Raginis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wladyslaw Raginis told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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37
285 lbs
20 - 8 - 0 |
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36
265 lbs
23 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Proctor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wladyslaw Raginis!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Proctor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Proctor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Wladyslaw Raginis has been cut.
Proctor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Raginis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Proctor misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Raginis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Proctor scores with the left hand. Raginis knows he should have avoided that one.
Raginis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Proctor throws out the jab.
Raginis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Raginis misses with a double jab.
Raginis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Raginis wants to clinch
and Proctor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Proctor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Proctor throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Raginis to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Raginis 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 Proctor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Proctor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Raginis misses with a jab to the body
and Proctor counters with a straight right hand.
That has opened up Wladyslaw Raginis's cut even more.
Proctor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Proctor throwing a counter right hand but Raginis manages to avoid it.
Raginis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Raginis working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Proctor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Raginis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Proctor does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Proctor trying to hold on to Raginis's head to control him but Raginis postures up.
Proctor is trying to stand up here but Raginis is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raginis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Proctor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Raginis.
Raginis is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raginis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Raginis lands strikes from half guard.
Raginis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Proctor's head.
Raginis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Proctor keeps working.
Raginis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Raginis working Proctor over with strikes.
Raginis working the head and body with strikes.
Raginis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raginis seems to be working for a kimura but Proctor defends the submission attempt.
Raginis throwing shots but Proctor is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raginis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Proctor defending well though.
Proctor controlling the position for now.
Raginis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Proctor controlling the position well.
Proctor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Raginis.
Raginis throws a strike but Proctor avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Raginis trying to control the position from guard on top but Proctor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raginis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Raginis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Raginis chips away with some ground and pound.
Raginis with a nice head shot there.
Proctor is trying to keep Raginis in close.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Raginis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Raginis wants to control from the top but Proctor keeps moving.
Raginis postures up in Proctor's guard and throws a big left but Proctor blocks it.
Raginis working some strikes from top position.
Proctor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Raginis stands up over Proctor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Proctor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wladyslaw Raginis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wladyslaw Raginis's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Proctor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raginis manages to avoid it.
Proctor is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Raginis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Proctor scores with a head kick. Raginis tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Raginis takes a swing at Proctor's ribcage but misses.
Proctor half committed to a counter leg kick.
Proctor punishes Raginis's body with a nice straight punch.
Raginis blocks a jab.
Raginis throws out a counter right but Proctor avoids it with no problem.
Proctor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Raginis throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Proctor misses the target.
Raginis wants to clinch but Proctor slips to the side
letting Proctor counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raginis scoring well with a low kick there.
Raginis dives in and scores a takedown into Proctor's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raginis won't allow Proctor to sweep him here.
Raginis connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raginis wants to control from the top but Proctor keeps moving.
Proctor will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Proctor wants to stand but Raginis is controlling the position.
Raginis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Raginis is looking to work some ground and pound but Proctor has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Raginis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Raginis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Raginis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Proctor wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Wladyslaw Raginis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Raginis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Proctor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Proctor controls Raginis momentarily but Raginis frees himself.
Raginis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Proctor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Raginis postures up in Proctor's guard and throws a big left but Proctor blocks it.
Raginis controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Raginis throws a head kick that Proctor semi-blocks.
It looks like Michael Proctor has been cut.
Raginis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Proctor defends well and Raginis ends up having to push Proctor into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Raginis swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Proctor counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raginis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Proctor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The cut above Wladyslaw Raginis's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Proctor tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Raginis with a poor takedown
and Proctor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Proctor misses with a body kick.
Proctor is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Raginis misses with a body shot.
Raginis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wladyslaw Raginis's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Raginis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Proctor counters with a big right hand! Oh Raginis is in trouble here! Proctor follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Proctor!
Michael Proctor retains his super heavyweight title!
Michael Proctor thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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