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T179: Escobar vs. Palelei PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Love-Hate Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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233 lbs
84 - 50 - 7 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Love-Hate Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
84 - 50 - 7, fighting out of Helsinki, James Bomb!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bomb misses with a hook.
Powell half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bomb misses with a leg kick.
Powell feinted with a counter takedown.
We've been hearing reports that Powell has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bomb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bomb looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Powell misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Bomb.
Powell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A little feinted left hand from Powell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bomb throws a leg kick but Powell checks it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bomb!
A punch lands to the side of Powell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Bomb.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bomb dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bomb throws a head kick that misses.
Bomb looks to throw a body kick
and Powell counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bomb!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
I wouldn't like to be where Bomb is right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell working the ground and pound but Bomb is defending the strikes.
Bomb tries to improve position but can't.
Bomb is not content to let Powell control the position.
Bomb is trying to improve his position.
Bomb taking a bit of punishment here - Powell scoring with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomb can't do much from the bottom here.
Bomb is not content to let Powell control the position.
Powell scoring with punches and elbows.
Check out the look on Powell's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Powell trying to control the position but Bomb is working away.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powell scores with punches from side control.
Powell working away.
Powell working the ground and pound from side control.
Bomb wants to get back to his feet but Powell drags him back down.
Powell working the head and body with strikes.
Powell wants to control but Bomb is keeping him busy.
Powell working the ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Bomb wants to get back to his feet but Powell drags him back down.
Bomb is looking to regain half guard here but Powell keeps moving and retains side control.
Powell lands a decent elbow from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Powell in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bomb can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Love-Hate Powell dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bomb throws a lazy uppercut
and Powell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bomb throws a sloppy body shot
and Bomb takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Bomb misses its intended target.
Powell takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Powell scores with a leg kick.
Powell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bomb misses with the body kick
and Powell counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bomb!
Bomb is trying to control Powell's posture but Powell avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bomb tries to bench press Powell off him but Powell keeps the position.
Powell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bomb can do to turn this around?
Bomb is trying to control Powell's posture but Powell avoids it.
Powell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bomb keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bomb has escaped the position, nice work there.
A lull in the action here as Powell stalls from top position.
Bomb is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Powell working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Powell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bomb keeps working.
Bomb manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Powell is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Love-Hate Powell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Powell trying to pass the guard but Bomb defending well.
Powell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bomb is staying active underneath Powell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Powell 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.
Powell is looking for a kimura but Bomb is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Powell to get the leverage.
Ground and pound from Powell.
Powell trying to mount his opponent but Bomb defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomb trying to control from the bottom.
Bomb avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Powell.
Nice strikes from Powell there.
Powell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bomb keeps working.
Powell has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bomb wants to hold on but Powell pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell dominating with strikes here.
Bomb is bucking up trying to escape but Powell cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Powell lands with some strikes.
Bomb is rocked!
Powell loads up with a big shot that hurts Bomb! He's pulled Powell in close but Powell has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Bomb survive? More strikes from Powell and Bomb is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Love-Hate Powell!
In his post fight interview, Love-Hate Powell started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Hanak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toshi Matoshin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanak comes to the cage accompanied by Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal. Matoshin has chosen Mortal Kombat theme 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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164 lbs
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158 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Lukas Hanak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Toshi Matoshin!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanak blocks a jab.
Matoshin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanak.
Matoshin cracks Hanak with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hanak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Matoshin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hanak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matoshin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hanak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matoshin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Matoshin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hanak takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Matoshin lands with a cross.
Hanak misses with a hook.
Matoshin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Matoshin misses with a low kick.
Matoshin throws a one two combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanak throws the kick towards the body but Matoshin avoids it.
Hanak lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanak fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matoshin misses with a low kick.
Matoshin slips a straight right by Hanak.
Hanak moves forwards but Matoshin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Matoshin throws a leg kick but Hanak sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Matoshin throws a push kick but Hanak slaps the foot to one side.
Matoshin misses with a wild body shot.
Hanak lands with an overhand left.
Hanak chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matoshin can pounce on him.
Hanak buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big left from Matoshin misses.
Matoshin throws a jab when Hanak was well out of range.
A punch combination from Matoshin misses.
Hanak walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hanak has taken the fight to the clinch.
Matoshin pushes Hanak back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Hanak can't find room to land a body shot as Matoshin controls the action.
Hanak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Matoshin can't find room to land a body shot as Hanak controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Hanak scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hanak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matoshin tries to score a body lock takedown but Hanak shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Matoshin blocks a body shot from Hanak.
Hanak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanak blocking some punches.
Matoshin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Matoshin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matoshin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matoshin misses with some punches.
Matoshin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hanak throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Matoshins head.
Matoshin misses with some punches.
Hanak is fighting off a takedown attempt but Matoshin is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hanak to the mat. Hanak regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Hanak keeping full guard, as Matoshin tries to pass.
Matoshin trying to control but Hanak is working from the bottom.
Matoshin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hanak is keeping the position for now.
Matoshin won't allow Hanak to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Let's hope that Matoshin has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Matoshin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hanak is keeping the position for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Matoshin digs a good body shot into Hanak's ribs.
Hanak cracks the inside of Matoshin's front leg.
Hanak takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Matoshin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanak.
Hanak throwing a counter right hand but Matoshin manages to avoid it.
Hanak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Matoshin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Matoshin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hanak connects with an inside leg kick.
Hanak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matoshin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanak throws an overhand right that lands on Matoshin's shoulder, as Matoshin tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Matoshin! But no joy.
Matoshin misses with a hook
and Hanak counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hanak clobbers Matoshin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hanak is looking to slow Matoshin down with leg kicks.
Hanak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matoshin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hanak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hanak.
Hanak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matoshin.
Matoshin checks a low kick from Hanak.
Hanak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hanak swings for the body but Matoshin moves out of range.
Matoshin lands a nice looking body shot.
Matoshin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanak.
Matoshin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hanak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matoshin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matoshin with a hook.
Matoshin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Matoshin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toshi Matoshin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hanak throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Matoshin throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The crowd cheers as Matoshin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hanak doesn't seem phased though.
Hanak misses with a body kick.
Matoshin digs a good hook to Hanak's body.
Matoshin lands a head kick!
Matoshin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matoshin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hanak on the side of the head.
Hanak throws a wild body kick that Matoshin sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matoshin. Hanak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hanak 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 Matoshin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Matoshin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Matoshin defending well as Hanak loads up on a big left hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Matoshin, as that shot connected.
Hanak looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hanak has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matoshin tries to move into range but Hanak moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Matoshin misses with a looping left.
Matoshin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hanak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matoshin throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanak dips to his left and cracks Matoshin with an uppercut!
Matoshin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hanak is looking to chop away at Matoshin's legs.
Donk. Matoshin catches Hanak right on the button with a cross.
Hanak turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Matoshin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hanak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hanak tries to counter by clinching up but Matoshin breaks away and moves out of range.
Matoshin blocks a jab.
Matoshin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanak.
Matoshin checks a low kick from Hanak.
Matoshin misses with a low kick.
Hanak throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hanak walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice defenses there by Hanak.
A big left from Hanak misses.
Hanak misses with a combination
and Matoshin counters with a nice uppercut.
A good leg kick by Hanak.
A big left from Matoshin misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matoshin swings for the body but Hanak moves out of range.
Hanak thumps Matoshin with a low kick.
Matoshin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hanak wants to clinch
and Matoshin counters with a stiff right hand.
Hanak throws a right and a left that Matoshin avoids nicely.
Matoshin misses with an uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hanak.
Matoshin ducks under a wild hook from Hanak.
Hanak swings for the body but Matoshin moves out of range.
Hanak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matoshin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hanak moves out of range as Matoshin strikes.
Hanak went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hanak defending well as Matoshin loads up on a big left hand.
Matoshin slips under a jab.
Matoshin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hanak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matoshin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick from Matoshin lands but Hanak takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanak throws a hook but Matoshin avoids it easily.
Matoshin tries to land a front kick but Hanak steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Matoshin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Matoshin misses with an uppercut.
Hanak throws the kick towards the body but Matoshin avoids it.
Hanak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matoshin scores with a nice head shot.
Matoshin throws a looping overhand right but Hanak ducks down to avoid it.
Matoshin cracks Hanak with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hanak scores with a punch to the head.
Matoshin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hanak.
Matoshin throws a jab when Hanak was well out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hanak.
Matoshin fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Matoshin tries to get set, Hanak tries to push him back and clinch up but Matoshin manages to avoid the attempt.
Matoshin looks to land a right hand but Hanak moved out of range.
Toshi Matoshin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hanak is looking to clinch.
Matoshin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hanak checks it well.
Matoshin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hanak is able to avoid easily.
Hanak lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanak closes the distance and pushes Matoshin back into the cage.
Matoshin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matoshin working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Hanak fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Hanak scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hanak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Matoshin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matoshin tightens his grip and picks Hanak up, before dumping him to the ground. Hanak manages to land in guard.
Matoshin trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matoshin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hanak swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Matoshin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hanak wants to stand up but Matoshin is controlling him.
Matoshin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Toshi Matoshin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Matoshin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hanak lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Matoshin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Matoshin scores with a nice strike.
Hanak moves out of range of the body kick from Matoshin.
Matoshin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hanak checks it well.
Matoshin throws out a loose jab but Hanak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanak is looking to clinch.
Hanak moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Matoshin throws a head kick that misses.
Hanak wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A combination from Matoshin does no damage.
Hanak has Matoshin up against the cage in a clinch.
Hanak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matoshin scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Matoshin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matoshin throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanak.
Matoshin lands a right hand.
Matoshin misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanak misses with a body punch.
Matoshin lands a nice uppercut.
Matoshin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hanak tries to work over Matoshin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matoshin.
Matoshin throws a head punch that misses.
Matoshin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hanak lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Matoshin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanak lands a right hand.
Hanak misses with a punch to the body.
Hanak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hanak tries to work over Matoshin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hanak misses with a punch on the inside.
Matoshin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hanak's elbow.
Hanak tries a body shot but Matoshin blocks it.
Matoshin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanak struggles to land a body shot inside as Matoshin controls his hands.
I was talking to Hanak's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hanak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin throws a head punch that misses.
Matoshin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matoshin staying out of range there.
Matoshin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanak was well out of range. Poor timing from Matoshin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice body punch from Matoshin.
Matoshin misses with an uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hanak, as that shot connected.
Hanak throws a solid leg kick but Matoshin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hanak.
Hanak moves into the clinch.
Hanak stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Hanak fails to land.
Hanak throws a punch but it's blocked by Matoshin.
Hanak lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hanak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Matoshin.
Matoshin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hanak lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin digs a right hand underneath Hanak's ribcage. Hanak let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hanak misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Hanak as the two fighters clinch.
Matoshin scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Hanak on the inside.
Hanak lands a body punch in the clinch.
Matoshin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Matoshin lands a hook that snaps the head of Hanak backwards.
Hanak lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Matoshin has a couple of punches blocked by Hanak.
Lukas Hanak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lukas Hanak has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hanak misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanak lands with a left to the head.
Hanak throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Matoshins head.
Matoshin is rocked!
A nice right hand lands inside from Matoshin.
Matoshin is still on wobbly legs! Can Hanak finish him?
Matoshin tries to throw a body punch but Hanak avoids it by throwing Matoshin back against the cage.
Matoshin seems to have recovered his senses.
Matoshin blocks a body shot from Hanak.
Hanak lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matoshin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hanak backwards.
A short right from Hanak.
Hanak lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Matoshin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Hanak fails to land.
Matoshin throws a head punch that misses.
Hanak swings wildly with an uppercut but Matoshin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanak throws a punch but it's blocked by Matoshin.
Hanak lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Hanak scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hanak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanak can't find room to land a body shot as Matoshin controls the action.
Hanak tries to work over Matoshin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matoshin.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hanak.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hand to the body from Matoshin.
Hanak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanak tries to throw a body punch but Matoshin avoids it by throwing Hanak back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matoshin.
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 Lukas Hanak.
I think Matoshin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toshi Matoshin!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Toshi Matoshin made sure he mentioned Pearson Specter Litt, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Manison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pepe Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manison's entrance music is Wherever I May Roam. A fine choice. Pepe Lopez struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. 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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32
202 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Manison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pepe Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Manison, right into the meat.
Manison lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lopez forces Manison back against the cage and clinches.
Lopez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Manisons head.
Manison breaks from the clinch.
Manison dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lopez. That did some damage!
Lopez throws the left hand but Manison avoids the punch easily.
Manison with a jab.
Lopez closes the distance and clinches up with Manison, looking for a takedown. Lopez pushes Manison against the cage but Manison circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lopez tries to move into range but Manison moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lopez throwing strikes from guard but Manison blocks nicely.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Manison is on top in guard.
Manison stopping the sweep attempt from Lopez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manison gets to his feet - Lopez follows without any prompting.
Nice straight punches there by Manison. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Manison.
Lopez moves out of range of the body kick from Manison.
Manison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez moves forwards but Manison connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Konstantin Manison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manison takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Manison stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Manison wants it to stay on the feet.
Lopez moves away from the strike by Manison.
Pepe Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manison scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lopez in his tracks.
Manison misses with a double jab.
Manison lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Manison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Manison throws a hook to the side of Lopez's head but Lopez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lopez 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez is in close to Manison's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez postures up in Manison's guard and throws a big left but Manison blocks it.
Manison is trying to keep Lopez in close.
Manison is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at St Petersburg MMA Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Lopez prevents Manison from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lopez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Manison pushes Lopez off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Manison is looking to chop away at Lopez's legs.
Lopez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lopez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Manison counters with a one-two to the body.
Manison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lopez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Manison.
Lopez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Konstantin Manison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pepe Lopez.
Lopez moves away from the strike by Manison.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lopez or perhaps it was just good defense by Manison, which made it look bad.
Manison lands a body shot.
Lopez scores with a head kick. Manison tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Manison throws the left hand but Lopez avoids the punch easily.
Lopez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lopez fails to land the takedown.
An attempted straight right counter from Manison misses the target.
Lopez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manison scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Manison takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Manison blocks a head kick by Lopez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manison keeps the fight on the outside.
Lopez lands a slapping body shot.
Manison scores with a jab. Lopez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some bone on bone action there as Lopez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Manison looks to land a body kick but Lopez moved away.
Manison is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown but Manison shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Manison connects with a right hand. Lopez shakes it off.
Manison stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Manison wants it to stay on the feet.
Lopez looks winded!
Lopez closes the distance but Manison moves to the side
letting Manison counter with a right hand.
Manison lands with a shot to the body.
Lopez slips a straight right by Manison.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manison lands a head kick. Lopez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Manison dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lopez. That did some damage!
Manison cracks Lopez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Manison dominated that round.
That's time! Manison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lopez checks a leg kick.
Manison lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lopez misses with an uppercut
and Manison counters with a stiff right hand.
Lopez misses with a straight right.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez tries to clinch but Manison is having none of it.
A combination from Manison does no damage.
Lopez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manison moves away.
Konstantin Manison is winning the standup battle so far.
Manison throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez has his takedown stuffed
and Manison counters with a stiff right hand.
Manison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lopez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Manison misses.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown but Manison shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manison misses with a straight left.
Manison moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lopez looks for a takedown but Manison sprawls well.
Konstantin Manison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pepe Lopez.
Lopez is breathing heavily.
Manison jabs Lopez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lopez doesn't manage to clinch there - Manison circles away.
Lopez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Manison scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Manison leaves Lopez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manison scores with a punch to the head.
Manison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Manison darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manison lands a nice looking body shot.
Manison fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Manison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Manison throws a chopping leg kick but Lopez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Manison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Manison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopez can do to turn this around?
Lopez rushes Manison and presses him up against the cage.
Manison lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Manison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lopez shoots and misses
and Manison counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Manison with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Manison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lopez.
Lopez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lopez moves out of range of the strikes.
Manison connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manison throws a right and a left that Lopez avoids nicely.
Manison scores with a hook to the body. Lopez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Manison catches Lopez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Manison closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Manison misses with the combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Manison misses the target.
Lopez dives in and grabs Manison's left leg, looking for a takedown. Manison pushes down on Lopez's head and hops out.
It looked like Manison wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Manison lands an overhand right.
Manison throws a front kick aimed at Lopez's knee but Lopez avoids it well.
Manison dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lopez. That did some damage!
Lopez misses with a takedown
and Manison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lopez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Manison avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manison fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lopez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lopez shoots for a takedown but Manison saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Manison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lopez.
Lopez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Manison misses.
Manison chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Manison lands a jab to the nose.
Lopez slips under a jab from Manison.
Manison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Manison dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lopez shoots for a double leg takedown but Manison sprawls well. He's pushed Lopez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Manison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
Lopez throws a lazy uppercut
and Manison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Manison's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lopez under the eye.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown but Manison shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Manison scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Lopez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lopez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lopez scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manison lands a really nice looking cross but Lopez seems unphased.
Lopez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Manison swinging wildly here.
Lopez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Manison.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses.
Manison half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lopez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lopez slips a jab and a cross from Manison.
Lopez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Manison delivers a nice body kick.
Lopez dives in and grabs Manison's left leg, looking for a takedown. Manison pushes down on Lopez's head and hops out.
Konstantin Manison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pepe Lopez.
Manison lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lopez backs up against the cage.
Manison scores with a nice right hand.
Manison dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lopez. That did some damage!
Manison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lopez is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Manison scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Manison.
Some wild striking there from Manison.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manison cracks Lopez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Manison with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lopez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lopez throws a shot from downtown. Manison moves away and avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Manison.
Manison moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lopez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Manison - the referee stops the clock and Lopez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Manison. Lopez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lopez shoots in for a double leg but Manison sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lopez tries a head kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Manison misses the target.
Lopez throws a lazy uppercut
and Manison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lopez is rocked!
Lopez walks into a left hand.
Lopez is still on wobbly legs! Can Manison finish him?
A chopping leg kick lands by Manison.
Lopez seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Manison finds it's way through Lopez's defenses.
Lopez looks for a takedown but Manison sprawls well.
Lopez looks for a takedown but Manison sprawls well.
Manison takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lopez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Manison dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lopez. That did some damage!
Konstantin Manison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Manison buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Manison darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Manison cracks the inside of Lopez's front leg.
Nice uppercut lands for Manison. That snapped Lopez's head back.
Manison digs a good body shot into Lopez's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Manison moves out of range easily.
Manison looks to land a combination but Lopez avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lopez fails with the takedown.
Manison bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lopez's head backwards.
Lopez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Manison lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Manison connects with a single shot there.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manison was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
Manison feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Manison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lopez is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Pepe Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice takedown defense from Manison. No joy for Lopez on that attempt.
Manison moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Konstantin Manison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Manison, 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konstantin Manison!
After winning the bout, Konstantin Manison thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Remy Bon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Shephard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shephard has chosen You All Everybody as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jack Shephard was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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27
250 lbs
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37
252 lbs
29 - 20 - 0 |
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World class MT
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Remy Bon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Shephard!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shephard throws an off balance right hand
and Bon counters with a left and a right that stings Shephard.
Bon staying out of range there.
Bon feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Shephard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A leg kick checked by Shephard.
Bon blocks a head kick by Shephard.
Bon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shephard moves away.
Nice body kick there by Bon.
Shephard moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shephard gets a double leg takedown into Bon's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shephard drops back looking for a leg! Bon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bon manages to kick Shephard off! Shephard jumps back into Bon's guard.
Bon wants to stand up but Shephard is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bon can't keep his opponent in guard - Shephard advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bon pushes Shephard off and gets back to his feet.
Bon throws an off balance right hand
enabling Shephard to counter with a crisp jab.
Shephard throws a jab but it's blocked by Bon.
Bon throws a big counter combination but Shephard scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Shephard forces Bon back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Shephard fails to land.
Shephard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bon backwards.
Bon manages to break the clinch.
Bon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Remy Bon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shephard avoids the body shot from Bon.
Bon throws an overhand right that lands on Shephard's shoulder, as Shephard tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shephard thows a leg kick but Bon checks it
letting Bon counter with a right hand.
It looks like Jack Shephard has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shephard misses with a double jab.
Shephard jabs Bon right on the nose. Bon blinks but takes it well.
Bon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shephard throws out a counter right but Bon avoids it with no problem.
Shephard throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bon was covering up waiting for the punch and Shephard finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shephard is controlling him.
Shephard trying to control the position from guard on top but Bon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shephard stops Bon from standing up.
Shephard forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shephard is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bon!
Shephard has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Bon is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack Shephard!
A pretty intense looking Jack Shephard took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Helgi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jozef Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 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
48 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjorn Helgi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jozef Beast!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beast moves out of range of the body kick from Helgi.
Helgi moves into the clinch successfully.
Beast tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Helgi.
Helgi tries to throw a body punch but Beast avoids it by throwing Helgi back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Helgi fails to land.
Helgi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Helgi.
Beast tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Helgi avoids it.
Beast lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Beast with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Helgi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Beast throws a knee to the head but misses.
Beast is trying to maintain a safe position but Helgi gets an underhook and turns Beast into the cage.
Good body shot from Helgi.
Helgi lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Helgi scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helgi working aggressively here.
Beast lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Beast tries to circle away but Helgi has him pinned against the cage.
Beast scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Bjorn Helgi has been cut.
Helgi avoiding damage as Beast throws knees to the body.
Beast misses with a knee strike.
Helgi struggles to land a body shot inside as Beast controls his hands.
Beast looking to throw knees to the head but Helgi is blocking nicely.
Helgi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Helgi.
Beast lands a nice uppercut.
Helgi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab by Helgi.
Helgi lands a jab to Beast's midsection.
Beast moves out of range of the body kick from Helgi.
And Beast responds with a good body kick, but Helgi manages to step out the way in time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beast lands a nice shot that snaps Helgi's head back.
Helgi misses with a hook.
Beast sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast cracks Helgi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Beast swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Helgi lands a nice looking body shot.
A big right from Beast misses.
Helgi misses the shot to the body.
Beast missing with a left hand there. Helgi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Helgi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Helgi misses with a leg kick
and Beast counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Helgi throws a leg kick that misses.
Beast takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bjorn Helgi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beast throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Helgi avoids the body shot from Beast.
Beast catches Helgi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Helgi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Helgi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beast takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Helgi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Beast.
Helgi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beast fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Helgi misses with a leg kick
and Beast connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beast throws a chopping leg kick but Helgi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Helgi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Beast keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Helgi misses with a hook.
Beast steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Helgi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Helgi scores with a jab. Beast acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Beast scores with a nice strike.
Helgi throws a leg kick
and Beast counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beast is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Helgi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Helgi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beast.
Beast misses with a straight right.
Beast throws a hook but Helgi blocks it.
Helgi throws a hook but Beast avoids it easily.
And Beast responds with a good body kick, but Helgi manages to step out the way in time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Helgi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Helgi scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beast swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beast throws the kick towards the body but Helgi avoids it.
Beast tries to close the distance and clinch but Helgi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Helgi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Beast looks to land a left hand but Helgi moved out of range nicely.
Beast uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Helgi.
Helgi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Beast on the side of the head.
Helgi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Beast gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Helgi.
Helgi throws a leg kick
and Helgi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Helgi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Beast. That snapped Helgi's head back.
A head kick misses from Helgi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beast misses with a low kick.
Beast throws a wild body kick that Helgi sees coming a mile off.
An attempted straight right counter from Helgi misses the target.
Helgi throws a right hand that misses
and Beast counters with a good low kick that Helgi was not able to check.
A cross from Beast lands.
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 Bjorn Helgi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Helgi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Helgi throws a right hand that misses
and Beast counters with a straight right hand.
Beast thows a left - swing and a miss!
A chopping leg kick lands by Beast.
Helgi misses with a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Helgi.
Beast throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Helgi is looking to counter punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Helgi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Helgi misses with a few strikes there.
Helgi tries to land a leg kick but Beast saw it coming and moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Beast checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Helgi misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helgi throws a body shot but no joy.
As Helgi backs off Beast throws a huge counter combo but Helgi manages to avoid it all.
Helgi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beast sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beast ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Helgi moves away.
Beast throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Helgi defending well as Beast loads up on a big left hand.
Beast misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beast takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A nice inside leg kick there by Helgi. That's going to slow Beast down.
Beast lands the left hand.
Beast scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Helgi doesn't seem bothered though.
Beast pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beast takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Beast lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Helgi at a distance.
Beast tries a low kick but Helgi avoids it.
Beast circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beast scores with a jab to the jaw.
A jab from Helgi misses.
A low kick from Helgi misses
and Beast counters with a right hand to the body.
Beast cracks Helgi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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!
Helgi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Helgi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Beast darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Beast misses.
A quick step to the side and Helgi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Helgi just misses with a punch to the body.
Helgi throws a body shot but no joy.
Good exchange - Beast coming out on top.
Helgi is rocked!
Helgi throws a head kick but Beast moves out of range.
Oh Helgi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Beast pounces like a tiger and cracks Helgi with a vicious hook! Helgi is down but not out! Beast follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jozef Beast!
A very excited looking Jozef Beast 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Corll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaino Heikkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corll kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is South Texas Death Ride. Heikkinen has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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199 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Dean Corll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kaino Heikkinen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heikkinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Heikkinen misses the shot to the body.
Heikkinen misses with a straight left.
Corll feinted with a counter takedown.
Corll avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Corll half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Heikkinen moves in looking to clinch but Corll pushes him off.
Heikkinen thows a leg kick but Corll checks it
and Corll counters by moving into the clinch.
Heikkinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Corll.
Corll tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heikkinen's elbow.
Corll is trying to stall.
Corll tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Corll goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corll struggles to land a body shot inside as Heikkinen controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corll struggles to land a body shot inside as Heikkinen controls his hands.
Corll 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.
Corll swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heikkinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heikkinen tries to clinch there but Corll circles away.
As Heikkinen backs away, Corll returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Heikkinen tests Corll's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corll is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A leg kick checked by Corll.
Corll throws a big counter combination but Heikkinen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Corll bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Heikkinen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Corll's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Corll missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Heikkinen wants to get back to his feet.
Heikkinen manages to get to full guard.
Corll throws a big elbow that misses.
Corll preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Corll is looking to work some ground and pound but Heikkinen has wrist control.
Heikkinen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Corll trying to control but Heikkinen is working from the bottom.
Heikkinen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corll stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Heikkinen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Corll missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Corll wants to control from the top but Heikkinen keeps moving.
Corll won't allow Heikkinen to get back to his feet.
Corll throws a big right hand that misses.
Heikkinen looking for a sweep. Not yet Heikkinen, not yet.
Corll trying to control but Heikkinen is working from the bottom.
Corll trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Corll postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heikkinen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Corll.
Corll wants to control from the top but Heikkinen keeps moving.
Corll works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corll is looking to take a break and control but Heikkinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Corll missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Corll lands a nice short elbow.
Heikkinen tries to roll over but Corll keeps him under control.
Corll thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Heikkinen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Corll scores with a couple of nice shots.
Corll moves into full mount! Heikkinen won't be happy about that!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Corll throwing strikes here but Heikkinen is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Corll throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Corll tries to control but Heikkinen wriggling away.
Heikkinen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Heikkinen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Corll throwing strikes from guard but Heikkinen blocks nicely.
Corll wants to control from the top but Heikkinen keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corll is looking to pass into half guard but Heikkinen pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Heikkinen is in guard.
Heikkinen looking to pass the guard.
Heikkinen is looking to stand up but Corll won't let him.
Heikkinen wants to pass the guard but Corll is keeping the position.
Heikkinen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Heikkinen wants to pass the guard but Corll is keeping the position.
Heikkinen gets to his feet. Corll looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
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 Dean Corll will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Corll avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Corll tries to counter with a takedown but Heikkinen is quick to defend against it.
Heikkinen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Corll is looking to counter the offense by Heikkinen and move into the clinch.
Heikkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Corll is looking for a counter combo.
Heikkinen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Heikkinen throws a lazy uppercut
and Corll counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Heikkinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corll managing to block the knees to the body from Heikkinen.
Corll pushes Heikkinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Corll throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heikkinens head.
Heikkinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Corll backwards.
Heikkinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corll tries to throw a body punch but Heikkinen avoids it by throwing Corll back against the cage.
Heikkinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corll prevents a body shot from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen blocks a body shot from Corll.
Corll misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heikkinen scores with a shot to the side of Corll's head.
Corll lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Corll - that landed with a thud.
Heikkinen is breathing heavily.
Corll lands with a short shot to the head.
Corll lands a body punch in the clinch.
Corll lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Corll.
Corll working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Heikkinen fails to land.
Corll drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Heikkinen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Heikkinen blocks a body shot from Corll.
Corll tries to work over Heikkinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heikkinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Corll avoiding damage as Heikkinen throws knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corll lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen lands an uppercut.
Heikkinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heikkinen.
Still in the clinch, Corll scores with a nice short uppercut.
Corll misses with a hook to the ribs.
Corll swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heikkinen looking to throw knees to the head but Corll is blocking nicely.
Corll is trying to drag Heikkinen to the mat but Heikkinen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Corll tries to throw a body punch but Heikkinen avoids it by throwing Corll back against the cage.
Corll lands an uppercut.
Corll tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heikkinen's elbow.
Heikkinen misses with a knee strike.
Heikkinen has a couple of punches blocked by Corll.
Heikkinen blocks a body shot from Corll.
Corll misses with a body punch.
Heikkinen tries a body shot but Corll blocks it.
Heikkinen prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Corll. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corll pushes Heikkinen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corll tries to work over Heikkinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Corll blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heikkinen blocks a body shot from Corll.
Corll lands a right hand.
Dean Corll has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen lands a right hand.
Corll misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heikkinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Heikkinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Corlls head.
Heikkinen missing with knees to the body.
Corll lands a hook to the side of the head.
Corll misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Heikkinen fails to land.
Corll misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heikkinen gets through Corll's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Corll blocks an uppercut.
Corll tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heikkinen's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Corll as the two fighters clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corll lands a shoulder strike.
Corll tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen scores with a hook to the body.
Heikkinen throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Heikkinen.
Corll lands an uppercut.
Corll on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heikkinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Corll backwards.
Corll can't find room to land a body shot as Heikkinen controls the action.
Heikkinen lands a body punch.
Heikkinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Corll backwards.
Corll stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Heikkinen is trying to break the clinch but Corll is controlling him.
Heikkinen is leaning against Corll and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Corll swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heikkinen trying to land knees to the body.
Heikkinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heikkinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Corll blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heikkinen is working Corll over against the cage.
Heikkinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kaino Heikkinen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Corll tries to move into range but Heikkinen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Heikkinen lands a nice looking body kick.
Corll tries to score a power double leg takedown but Heikkinen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Corll somewhat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Heikkinen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heikkinen misses with a left hand
and Corll counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Heikkinen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Heikkinen tries to clinch
and Corll counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heikkinen moves to clinch but Corll breaks away
and Corll counters with a single leg into guard. Heikkinen didn't expect that.
Corll tries to free his leg and advance position but Heikkinen is retaining full guard.
Corll 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.
Heikkinen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Heikkinen controlling Corll's posture.
Corll throwing strikes but missing.
Corll trying to control but Heikkinen is working from the bottom.
Heikkinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Heikkinen controls Corll momentarily but Corll frees himself.
Heikkinen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Corll is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Heikkinen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Heikkinen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Corll throws an elbow that misses. Heikkinen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Corll's guard. Nice move by Heikkinen!
Corll being controlled here, momentarily.
Heikkinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Corll is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Corll is working an open guard so Heikkinen takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Heikkinen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen drives through and clinches with Corll against the cage.
Good body shot from Heikkinen.
A left hand lands to the body for Corll.
Corll doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Corll.
Corll blocks a body shot from Heikkinen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Corll.
Heikkinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Corll.
Heikkinen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Corll looking to slow down the pace here.
Corll digs a right hand into Heikkinen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Heikkinen's gas tank.
Heikkinen prevents a body shot from Corll.
Corll working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corll stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Heikkinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A right hand to the body from Corll.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heikkinen.
Corll lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Corll works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Corll throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heikkinens head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Heikkinen tries to break the clinch but Corll is controlling the position.
Heikkinen takes a shot to the head.
Corll lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Corll.
Heikkinen takes a shot to the head.
Corll lands a body shot in the clinch.
Corll throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heikkinens head.
Heikkinen blocks a body shot from Corll.
A body shot lands from Corll.
Heikkinen prevents a body shot from Corll.
A short left from Corll.
Corll struggles to land a body shot inside as Heikkinen controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dean Corll showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Corll 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dean Corll!
An out of breath Dean Corll 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Juravlev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Super Man (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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Juravlev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Super Man!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juravlev loads up on a big right hand but Man slips the punch.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Juravlev moves out of range as Man throws a body kick.
A cross from Juravlev lands.
Man looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Juravlev checks the leg kick.
Man moves out of range as Juravlev strikes.
Juravlev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man avoids the body shot from Juravlev.
Juravlev misses with a body shot.
Man throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Man connects with the punch.
Man moves away from the strike by Juravlev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man slips under a jab from Juravlev.
Juravlev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Juravlev on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Juravlev misses with a looping left.
Man's coach down at Montreal Elite Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Man's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nice defenses there by Man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Man slows the pace down in half guard.
Juravlev is looking to improve his position.
Man sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Juravlev might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Man prevents Juravlev from standing back up.
Man wants to free his trapped foot but Juravlev is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Man controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Juravlev is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Man's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Man's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man manages to reverse the position and now he's in Juravlev's guard. Nice work there by Man.
Man wants to control from the top but Juravlev keeps moving.
Man controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Man pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Juravlev is keeping the position for now.
Man showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Juravlev is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Juravlev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juravlev is looking to sweep but instead, Man has passed into half guard.
Man scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Man moves into full mount! Juravlev won't be happy about that!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man wants to control the pace but Juravlev is squirming around nicely.
Man with good strikes from the mount here!
Juravlev wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Man.
Man sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Juravlev tries to hold on but Man pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man landing strikes from the mount.
Man sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Man connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Man has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Man controlling from the full mount.
Man wants to control the pace but Juravlev is squirming around nicely.
Man with good strikes from the mount here!
Man content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Super Man dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Man clinches up with Juravlev and pushes him back against the cage.
Juravlev lands a left hand.
It looks like Super Man has been cut.
Man changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Juravlev fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Juravlev misses with an uppercut. Man saw that one coming.
Man ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Man tries to clinch up but Juravlev circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Juravlev. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Juravlev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Man connects with a looping right hand.
Juravlev moves out of range of the body kick from Man.
Juravlev is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juravlev throws a hook but Man blocks it.
Juravlev moves out of range as Man throws a body kick.
Juravlev throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Juravlev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Juravlev connects with a right hand. Man shakes it off.
Alexey Juravlev is winning the standup battle so far.
Man goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man lands a head kick. Juravlev smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Man uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Juravlev.
Sloppy strikes from Juravlev. Those never looked like landing.
Man throws a half hearted mid kick.
Man lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Juravlev.
Man looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Juravlev takes one on the button.
Man has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Juravlev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Man.
Juravlev avoids the head kick by Man.
Juravlev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man feints the counter takedown.
Man throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Juravlev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Juravlev works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Juravlev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man slips a jab from Juravlev.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Man, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juravlev sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Man throws a push kick but Juravlev slaps the foot to one side.
Juravlev drops his hands momentarily and Man takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Juravlev circles away.
Alexey Juravlev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Juravlev stuns Man with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Juravlev throws a looping overhand right but Man ducks down to avoid it.
And Man tries to counter it with a takedown but Juravlev pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Man is looking to clinch but Juravlev is avoiding it.
Juravlev looks to throw the jab but Man is out of range.
Man moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Man takes a swing at Juravlev's ribcage but misses.
Juravlev misses with a wild combination.
Man lands a nice looking kick to the body. Juravlev takes a step back to recover.
Man connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man dives in and scores a takedown into Juravlev's guard.
Man wants to control from the top but Juravlev keeps moving.
Super Man has got the better of the ground game so far.
Juravlev scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Juravlev was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Man slips under a jab from Juravlev.
Juravlev is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Man's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Man fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Juravlev fails to land with a series of punches.
Man has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Juravlev misses the shot to the body.
Juravlev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Juravlev!
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!
Juravlev jabs Man to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Juravlev closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Man misses with a low kick.
Man looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man slips under a jab.
Man misses with an attempted mid kick.
Juravlev lands a nice shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Juravlev. Those never looked like landing.
Juravlev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Man looks to land a right hand but Juravlev moved out of range.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Juravlev manages to avoid it.
Juravlev on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Juravlev just misses with a punch to the body.
Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Juravlev.
Juravlev throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Juravlev moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Juravlev lands a two punch combo.
Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Juravlev.
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 Alexey Juravlev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Super Man's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Juravlev missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Both fighters circling a little - Man finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Man listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Man goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Man is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Man's jab looks to have found its range, popping Juravlev under the eye.
Man shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Juravlev as he avoids it easily.
Juravlev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Juravlev takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juravlev takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Man throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Man lands with an uppercut that bounces Juravlev off the cage and back into range.
Juravlev missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Man cracks Juravlev with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man slips under a jab.
Man scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Man throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Juravlev tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Man connects with a solid leg kick.
Juravlev moves out of range of the body kick from Man.
Man tries to land a front kick but Juravlev steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Man.
Man's corner calls for a 1-2. Man obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Juravlev takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A jab from Juravlev misses.
Man feints the counter takedown.
Man defending well as Juravlev loads up on a big left hand.
Juravlev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Juravlev misses with a looping left.
Man goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Juravlev cracks Man with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man jabs at Juravlev's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juravlev throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Juravlev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Juravlev scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Man misses with an attempted mid kick.
Juravlev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Man takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Juravlev missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Juravlev closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Man throws a wild body kick that Juravlev sees coming a mile off.
Juravlev moves out of range of the body kick.
Man listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Juravlev takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Man throws the kick towards the body but Juravlev avoids it.
Man wants to clinch up but Juravlev keeps it at a distance.
Juravlev throws an overhand right that lands on Man's shoulder, as Man tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man moves out of range of the strikes.
Juravlev's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Juravlev duly obliges.
That has opened up Super Man's cut even more.
Man misses with a takedown attempt
and Juravlev counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Juravlev misses.
Juravlev scores with a body shot.
Juravlev will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Man dodges the punch combination from Juravlev.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Juravlev.
Man gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Man tries to throw a body punch but Juravlev avoids it by throwing Man back against the cage.
Man being controlled against the cage.
Juravlev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Juravlev.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Juravlev circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man lands a nice looking body kick.
Man misses with a takedown attempt - Juravlev sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alexey Juravlev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Super Man.
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!
Man slips a jab from Juravlev.
Man feints the counter takedown.
Juravlev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Juravlev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Juravlev.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Juravlev was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Man bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Man misses with a body kick.
Man displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Juravlev throws out the jab.
Man scores with a nice body kick.
Man loads up on a big right hand but Juravlev slips the punch.
Juravlev throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Man tries to clinch up but Juravlev circles away and keeps his distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Super Man.
I think Man has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Super Man!
Super Man decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raoul De Muerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jutta Hanolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think De Muerta might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Crystal Method. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raoul De Muerta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jutta Hanolla!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Muerta throws a hook but Hanolla blocks it.
De Muerta lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Muerta takes a swing at Hanolla's ribcage but misses.
De Muerta backing away here, and Hanolla unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
De Muerta feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hanollas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
De Muerta lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hanolla throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Raoul De Muerta has been cut.
Hanolla throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Muerta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanolla.
De Muerta looks for the body kick but Hanolla saw that one coming.
Hanolla takes a swing at De Muerta's ribcage but misses.
De Muerta lands a head kick!
De Muerta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hanolla.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Muerta.
Hanolla has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from De Muerta finds it's way round the side to connect with Hanolla's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanolla throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
As Hanolla backs away, De Muerta returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
De Muerta throws a shot from downtown. Hanolla moves away and avoids it.
Hanolla tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanolla fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with De Muerta, pushing him back against the cage.
De Muerta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hanolla lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Muerta or not.
De Muerta is trying to break the clinch but Hanolla is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Hanolla fails to land.
Hanolla lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Muerta backwards.
Hanolla swings wildly with an uppercut but De Muerta uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Hanolla.
Hanolla tries a body shot but De Muerta blocks it.
De Muerta wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hanolla misses with a punch on the inside.
De Muerta blocking some punches.
De Muerta prevents a body shot from Hanolla.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanolla swings wildly with an uppercut but De Muerta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanolla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Muerta has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hanolla has a couple of punches blocked by De Muerta.
Hanolla lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Hanolla as the two fighters clinch.
Hanolla misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hanolla fails to land.
De Muerta blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Muerta.
Hanolla can't find room to land a body shot as De Muerta controls the action.
De Muerta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanolla walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanolla wants to clinch.
De Muerta throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hanolla looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters circling - De Muerta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Muerta lands a leg kick that knocks Hanolla off balance momentarily.
Hanolla misses with a hook. De Muerta ducked under it nicely.
De Muerta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanolla.
Hanolla checks a low kick from De Muerta.
A slow jab from De Muerta misses its intended target.
Hanolla scores with a leg kick.
Hanolla swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Muerta throws a half hearted mid kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for De Muerta.
Hanolla dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Muerta. That did some damage!
Hanolla scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Muerta throws a head kick but Hanolla moves out of range.
We've been told by De Muerta's head coaches at The Fallen Warriors Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
De Muerta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Muerta avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanolla is looking to land body kicks.
De Muerta has closed the distance and engaged Hanolla in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hanolla fails to land.
Hanolla misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanolla throws a punch but it's blocked by De Muerta.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Muerta.
De Muerta breaks the clinch.
Hanolla closes the distance and pushes De Muerta back into the cage.
Hanolla misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Hanolla fails to land.
Hanolla misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jutta Hanolla dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raoul De Muerta's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hanolla throws a push kick but De Muerta slaps the foot to one side.
Hanolla chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Muerta can pounce on him.
De Muerta has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
De Muerta connects with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hanolla.
Hanolla throws a looping overhand right but De Muerta ducks down to avoid it.
De Muerta drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hanolla sprawls and moves away.
Hanolla misses with a straight right.
De Muerta moves out of range as Hanolla throws a body kick.
De Muerta feinted with a counter takedown.
De Muerta's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hanolla under the eye.
De Muerta slips a straight right by Hanolla.
De Muerta lands a jab-cross combination.
A good leg kick by De Muerta.
De Muerta connects with a leg kick. Hanolla looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanolla throws a head kick that misses.
De Muerta tests Hanolla's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hanolla fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hanolla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Muerta moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Muerta gets tackled into the cage by Hanolla. Hanolla maintains the clinch.
De Muerta will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hanolla up against the cage.
De Muerta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hanolla keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Muerta's efforts to push away.
Hanolla tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Muerta tries to break the clinch but Hanolla is controlling the position.
Hanolla throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Muertas head.
De Muerta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Muerta throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hanolla misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanolla blocks a head kick by De Muerta.
Raoul De Muerta is winning the standup battle so far.
De Muerta stuns Hanolla with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hanolla throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Muerta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hanolla throws out a loose jab but De Muerta uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Muerta misses with a looping right.
Hanolla pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hanolla fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Muerta looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanolla misses with a wild body shot.
De Muerta scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
De Muerta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanolla.
De Muerta is looking to counter punch.
Nice uppercut lands for De Muerta. That snapped Hanolla's head back.
Hanolla takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hanolla misses with the body kick
and De Muerta counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hanolla throws an off balance right hand
and De Muerta counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanolla walks into a straight right hand from De Muerta.
De Muerta's corner calls for a 1-2. De Muerta obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hanolla with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Muerta throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hanolla.
De Muerta throws out a leg kick but Hanolla moves out of range and De Muerta only half commits.
And Hanolla responds with a good body kick, but De Muerta manages to step out the way in time.
Hanolla throws a lazy uppercut
and De Muerta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hanolla pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hanolla scores with a body shot.
A head kick by Hanolla misses
and De Muerta counters with a straight right hand.
Hanolla takes a swing at De Muerta's ribcage but misses.
Hanolla lands a nice hook to De Muerta's body. De Muerta takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Muerta lands with a right hand.
Hanolla thows a leg kick but De Muerta checks it
and De Muerta counters with a straight right hand.
De Muerta moves out of range of the body kick from Hanolla.
De Muerta is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jutta Hanolla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Muerta pushes Hanolla away with a front kick.
Hanolla throws a wild body kick that De Muerta sees coming a mile off.
De Muerta 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.
De Muerta throws a head kick that misses.
Hanolla takes a swing at De Muerta's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Hanolla misses its intended target.
De Muerta jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
De Muerta tries to land a front kick but Hanolla steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
De Muerta throws a poor cross that misses
and Hanolla counters with a leg kick.
Hanolla scores with a three punch combo!
Hanolla throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Muerta counters with a low kick, right behind Hanolla 's knee.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanolla on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
De Muerta takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A decent looking body kick lands there for De Muerta.
Hanolla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Muerta.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raoul De Muerta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raoul De Muerta's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
De Muerta moves out of range of the body kick from Hanolla.
De Muerta connects with a crisp jab.
Hanolla takes the fight into the clinch.
Hanolla working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Muerta is trying to push Hanolla away but Hanolla has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hanolla misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanolla has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. De Muerta seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hanolla can turn it around.
Jutta Hanolla seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
De Muerta wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
De Muerta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanolla can't find room to land a body shot as De Muerta controls the action.
Hanolla tries a body shot but De Muerta blocks it.
Hanolla misses with a punch on the inside.
De Muerta has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
De Muerta is trying to push Hanolla away but Hanolla has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanolla has a couple of punches blocked by De Muerta.
De Muerta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hanolla walks into a jab.
De Muerta scores with a body shot.
De Muerta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hanolla is looking to land body kicks.
A big right from De Muerta misses.
Hanolla takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice jab there from Hanolla.
Hanolla lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crunch! De Muerta slams his shin into Hanolla's torso.
Hanolla forces De Muerta back against the cage and clinches.
De Muerta manages to break the clinch.
Hanolla has closed the distance and engaged De Muerta in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanolla misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hanolla tries to throw a body punch but De Muerta avoids it by throwing Hanolla back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from De Muerta.
De Muerta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Muerta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hanolla moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Muerta moves out of range of the strikes.
Hanolla throws a big shot that misses.
Hanolla tries a head kick but it misses.
De Muerta works the jab nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Hanolla misses the target.
De Muerta lands a leg kick that knocks Hanolla off balance momentarily.
A left lands for De Muerta.
De Muerta moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Muerta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Muerta checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hanolla looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
De Muerta blocks a head kick by Hanolla.
Hanolla misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hanolla misses with a right hand
and Hanolla takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hanolla. De Muerta shrugs it off though.
Hanolla connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Muerta drives through and clinches with Hanolla against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Muerta.
Hanolla's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hanolla misses with the head strike.
Hanolla can't find room to land a body shot as De Muerta controls the action.
Hanolla misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hanolla misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanolla has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanolla tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanolla.
De Muerta blocks an uppercut.
Hanolla misses with a punch to the body.
Hanolla lands with a good tight uppercut 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 quick uppercut on the inside from Hanolla.
De Muerta tries to break the clinch but Hanolla is controlling the position.
Hanolla misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hanolla tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hanolla misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanolla prevents De Muerta from breaking the clinch.
De Muerta is trying to force a seperation but Hanolla has the dominant position.
De Muerta avoiding damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jutta Hanolla.
I think Hanolla has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jutta Hanolla!
Jutta Hanolla seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Raoul De Muerta had this to say: 'All or nothing, that's how I fight. May the spirits take me and guide me back to the darkness.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timur Rubin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyril Makarenko (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 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timur Rubin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cyril Makarenko!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubin throws a series of punches but Makarenko moves out of range.
Makarenko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rubin digs a good hook to Makarenko's body.
Makarenko scores with a kick to the midsection.
Makarenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rubin motions for Makarenko to come forward. Rubin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rubin lands with an uppercut that bounces Makarenko off the cage and back into range.
Makarenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rubin.
Makarenko throws out a counter right but Rubin avoids it with no problem.
Nice shot by Rubin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makarenko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A slow jab from Rubin misses its intended target.
Rubin bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Makarenko! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Makarenko is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubin wants to control from the top but Makarenko keeps moving.
Rubin wants to pass the guard but Makarenko is keeping the position.
Rubin trying to control the position from guard on top but Makarenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Makarenko is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Makarenko kicks Rubin off and gets to his feet.
Rubin cracks Makarenko with an uppercut from hell and Makarenko crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Rubin's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makarenko controls Rubin momentarily but Rubin frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Makarenko lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Rubin keeping moving, preventing Makarenko from controlling successfully.
Rubin has Makarenko pulled in close to control his posture.
Makarenko stopping the sweep attempt from Rubin.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rubin is on top in guard.
Rubin throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rubin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Makarenko is keeping the position for now.
Makarenko wriggles free and stands up.
Rubin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Makarenko takes the fight into the clinch.
Rubin blocking some punches.
Makarenko blocks an uppercut.
Rubin lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubin blocks an elbow strike from Makarenko.
Makarenko tries to work over Rubin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Makarenko blocks an uppercut.
Makarenko lands a nice uppercut.
Rubin scores with a shoulder strike.
Rubin stalling in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rubin blocks an uppercut.
Rubin is working for takedown but Makarenko is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rubin gets through Makarenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Makarenko misses with the head strike.
Rubin throws a head punch that misses.
Rubin working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rubin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rubin tries to throw a body punch but Makarenko avoids it by throwing Rubin back against the cage.
Rubin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Makarenko backwards.
Makarenko lands a damaging elbow.
A short right from Makarenko on the inside.
Makarenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rubin's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timur Rubin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Makarenko tries to work over Rubin's front leg with a kick but Rubin checks it.
Makarenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Makarenko throws a lazy head kick
and Rubin counters with a single leg into guard. Makarenko didn't expect that.
Rubin wants to control from the top but Makarenko keeps moving.
Rubin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rubin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rubin with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubin wants to control from the top but Makarenko keeps moving.
Timur Rubin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rubin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Makarenko working a defensive guard here.
Makarenko is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rubin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Rubin'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.
Rubin 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.
Rubin seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Makarenko for as long as he can get away with.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
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.
Makarenko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Makarenko throws a looping overhand right but Rubin ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Rubin.
Makarenko moves forwards but Rubin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cyril Makarenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rubin darts in looking for a takedown but Makarenko gets double underhooks and turns Rubin into the cage.
Makarenko throws a front kick that sends Rubin stumbling back into the cage.
Rubin checks a leg kick.
Makarenko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Makarenko throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makarenko stuns Rubin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Makarenko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rubin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Timur Rubin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makarenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Makarenko misses with a two punch combination.
Rubin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rubin looks to score with a jab to the body but Makarenko is just out of range.
Rubin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Makarenko finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Rubin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rubin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Makarenko can do to turn this around?
Makarenko scores with a leg kick.
Makarenko lands with an uppercut that bounces Rubin off the cage and back into range.
Rubin looks to score with a jab to the body but Makarenko is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubin misses with a lunging right hand
and Makarenko counters with a body kick that stops Rubin in his tracks momentarily.
Makarenko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rubin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makarenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Rubin is just out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Makarenko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rubin 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 Makarenko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Makarenko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Makarenko looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Timur Rubin is winning the standup battle so far.
Rubin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Makarenko.
Makarenko looks for the body kick but Rubin saw that one coming.
Rubin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makarenko.
Despite the aggression on Makarenko's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A shot to the liver by Rubin. Beautiful body shot.
Rubin misses with a lunging right hand
letting Makarenko counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyril Makarenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rubin just misses with a punch to the body.
Makarenko throws out a powerful jab.
Makarenko throws a shot from downtown. Rubin moves away and avoids it.
Makarenko slips under a jab from Rubin.
Rubin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Makarenko moves away.
A jab lands there for Rubin.
Rubin looks to score with a jab to the body but Makarenko is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makarenko moves out of range of the strikes.
Makarenko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Makarenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makarenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rubin scores with a leg kick.
Makarenko tries to clinch but Rubin moves out of range.
Rubin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Makarenko tries to clinch there but Rubin circles away.
Rubin avoids the head kick by Makarenko.
Rubin lands a nice looking body shot.
Rubin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Makarenko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rubin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Makarenko moves out of range of the body kick from Rubin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Makarenko.
Makarenko lands a front kick.
Rubin throws out a loose jab but Makarenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rubin shoots and misses
and Makarenko counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rubin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Makarenko.
Rubin throws a shot from downtown. Makarenko moves away and avoids it.
Makarenko throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rubin.
Good leg kick by Rubin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makarenko slips a jab and a cross from Rubin.
Makarenko throws a push kick but Rubin slaps the foot to one side.
Makarenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rubin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rubin half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rubin swings widly with a right hand
letting Makarenko counter with a right hand.
Makarenko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rubin checks it well.
Rubin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Makarenko sprawls and moves away.
Rubin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Makarenko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rubin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rubin throws a jab when Makarenko was well out of range.
Makarenko appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubin misses with an uppercut.
Makarenko appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Makarenko tries to clinch but Rubin moves out of range.
Makarenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rubin throws out the jab.
Makarenko appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Makarenko throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nice shot by Makarenko.
Rubin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rubin moves to clinch but Makarenko breaks away
and Makarenko counters with a solid body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makarenko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Makarenko fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rubin on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyril Makarenko really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rubin fails with the takedown.
Makarenko misses with a kick to the body
and Rubin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rubin.
Rubin wants to control from the top but Makarenko keeps moving.
Rubin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Makarenko wants to sweep here but Rubin controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makarenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Makarenko has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Rubin off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makarenko throws a nice head kick!
Rubin avoids a kick to the body.
Rubin throws a lazy right hand but Makarenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Makarenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Makarenko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rubin throws a nice looking combination but Makarenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Makarenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Makarenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rubin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Despite the aggression on Makarenko's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rubin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rubin lunges at Makarenko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Makarenko's hand.
Rubin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makarenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Rubin.
Rubin slips under a jab.
Makarenko defending well as Rubin loads up on a big left hand.
Rubin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Makarenko in his tracks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makarenko lands a nice hook to Rubin's body. Rubin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rubin throws a right hand that misses
and Makarenko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubin loads up on a big right hand but Makarenko slips the punch.
Makarenko pushes Rubin away with a front kick.
Makarenko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Makarenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Makarenko lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rubin takes a step back to recover.
Makarenko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Makarenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Makarenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Makarenko throws a wild body kick that Rubin sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makarenko cracks the inside of Rubin's front leg.
Makarenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some bone on bone action there as Makarenko checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Makarenko misses with a kick to the body.
Rubin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Makarenko dodges the punch combination from Rubin.
Makarenko is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rubin with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makarenko slips under a jab from Rubin.
Makarenko misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyril Makarenko dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Makarenko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Makarenko keeps Rubin at a distance using the push kick.
Makarenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rubin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rubin blocks a head kick by Makarenko.
Rubin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rubin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Makarenko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makarenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rubin throws out the jab.
Rubin scores with a nice right hand.
Makarenko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makarenko misses with a kick to the body
and Rubin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Makarenko's guard.
Makarenko is still in real trouble! Can Rubin finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rubin working some strikes from top position.
Makarenko wants to stand up but Rubin is controlling him.
Makarenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Makarenko wants to sweep here but Rubin controlling him for the moment.
Makarenko seems to have recovered his senses.
Rubin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rubin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Timur Rubin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubin trying to control the position from guard on top but Makarenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rubin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rubin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makarenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Rubin.
Makarenko moves out of range as Rubin strikes.
Rubin closes the distance but Makarenko moves to the side
enabling Makarenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Makarenko throws a leg kick but Rubin moved away.
Rubin misses with a lunging right hand
and Makarenko counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makarenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rubin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Makarenko tries to clinch but Rubin moves out of range.
Rubin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A thudding body kick lands there by Makarenko!
Rubin missing with a left hand there. Makarenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Makarenko feints a counter leg kick.
Makarenko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rubin's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Makarenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rubin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Rubin.
Rubin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Makarenko.
Makarenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rubin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Makarenko! But no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rubin. Makarenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cyril Makarenko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Makarenko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rubin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Makarenko is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Makarenko connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Rubin.
Makarenko keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cyril Makarenko.
I think Makarenko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 46:49
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 47:49
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cyril Makarenko!
Cyril Makarenko is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Cyril Makarenko 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soa Palelei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escobar comes to the cage accompanied by Big Pun - Brave in The Heart. 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, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pablo Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Soa Palelei!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palelei takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Palelei throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Escobar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Palelei throws a right hand that misses
and Escobar counters with a low kick, right behind Palelei 's knee.
Pablo Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar throws a sloppy body shot
and Palelei counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Palelei misses with the body kick
and Escobar counters with a straight right hand.
Palelei goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Escobar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Palelei.
Escobar throws a jab when Palelei was well out of range.
Palelei now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Escobar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escobar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Palelei is looking to land body kicks.
Escobar half committed to a counter leg kick.
Escobar lands a leg kick that knocks Palelei off balance momentarily.
Escobar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Palelei momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palelei is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Escobar throws a jab but it's blocked by Palelei.
Palelei misses with a head kick.
Palelei takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Palelei tries to land a front kick but Escobar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palelei slips a jab from Escobar.
Escobar throws a shot to the body.
Escobar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Escobar, right into the meat.
Palelei slips a jab from Escobar.
Escobar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Escobar is looking to slow Palelei down with leg kicks.
Escobar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Escobar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Escobar cracks Palelei with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Palelei fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Escobar is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Palelei throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Escobar misses.
Escobar lands a nice hook to Palelei's body. Palelei takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Palelei staying out of range there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar ducks under a wild hook from Palelei.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palelei swings widly with a right hand
and Escobar counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Escobar throws a series of strikes that have Palelei backpedaling.
Escobar moves out of range as Palelei throws a body kick.
Palelei throws the left hand but Escobar avoids the punch easily.
Escobar avoids the body shot from Palelei.
Escobar is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Escobar needs to keep his hands up - Palelei had a free shot at his head there.
Escobar scores with a punch to the head.
Palelei slips under a jab.
Escobar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Palelei's sensitive parts.
Escobar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Escobar moves out of range as Palelei throws a body kick.
Palelei throws a jab but it's blocked by Escobar.
Escobar stuns Palelei with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Escobar moves into the clinch.
Palelei lands a shoulder strike.
Escobar breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Palelei counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Escobar swings widly with a right hand
and Palelei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Escobar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Escobar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Escobar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Palelei checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Escobar lands with a cross.
Palelei on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fighters circling - Escobar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Palelei.
A punch combination from Palelei misses.
Escobar throws an off balance right hand
and Palelei counters with a left right combination that sends Escobar crashing to the mat - Palelei wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Escobar out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Soa Palelei!
After winning the bout, Soa Palelei thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Pablo Escobar was interviewed post fight and said 'Stay classy!'.
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