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RBFC 89:Johansson vs Zorrander PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seb Sha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Wood (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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Seb Sha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Wood!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wood.
Sha misses with an uppercut. Wood saw that one coming.
Wood smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sha shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wood's guard.
Sha throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wood works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sha scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sha accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sha in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sha wants to control from the top but Wood keeps moving.
Sha throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sha stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wood swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wood controls Sha momentarily but Sha frees himself.
Sha landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sha stopping the sweep attempt from Wood.
Sha wants to control from the top but Wood keeps moving.
Sha cracks Wood with a solid left hand.
Sha with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sha scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sha seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sha makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sha lands a couple of digs.
Sha tries to free his leg and advance position but Wood is retaining full guard.
Sha missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sha landing some decent shots from guard.
Wood managing to control the position.
Wood working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sha.
Sha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wood is keeping the position for now.
Sha trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Wood manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Sha working a defensive guard but Wood passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood slips a nice elbow through Sha's hands, connecting with Sha's forehead.
Sha is trying is best to control the position here.
Sha wants to control but Wood is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wood wants to pass to mount but Sha is defending the position.
Wood is taking a breather. Sha says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Sha tries to get to full guard but Wood has control of the leg.
Wood landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sha is looking for a sweep. Wood is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sha is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wood pulls his head out easily.
Wood lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sha wants to improve his position but Wood is controlling well.
Wood trying to control the action but Sha is working from the bottom.
Wood working Sha over with strikes.
Sha is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sha is working hard here to advance position.
Wood working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sha looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sha is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wood scores with a couple of nice shots.
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 Seb Sha will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wood shoots in and bounces Sha off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wood sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wood avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sha is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wood stands up over Sha, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood pushing down on Sha's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sha is trying to control but can't.
Wood drops an elbow to the side of Sha's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sha blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wood.
Sha looking for submissions off his back.
Wood controlling the pace.
Sha wants to control but Wood is keeping busy.
Wood scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wood wants to control but Sha is keeping him busy.
Sha 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.
Sha is looking to control Wood's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sha avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wood lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sha is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Andrew Wood has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wood scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sha is rocked!
Sha has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Wood escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Wood!
Sha takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Oh Sha is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sha sneaks back into half guard.
Sha seems to have got his legs back now.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wood connects with a nice short shot to Sha's temple.
Sha makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sha.
Wood scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sha trying to keep a closed guard but Wood is proving a slippery customer.
Wood avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sha looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Wood scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wood lands a couple of elbows.
Wood lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wood connects with a couple of short punches.
Wood is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood gets to his feet and stands over Sha, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Sha felt that one! Wood unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Sha from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Wood!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Blitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Faber has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John Blitz's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Blitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh Faber!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faber closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Blitz drags the fight down to the ground.
Faber looking to pass the guard.
Faber wants to control from the top but Blitz keeps moving.
Blitz kicks Faber off and gets to his feet.
We've been told by Blitz's head coaches at Russian Fighting Community Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Blitz moves into range and clinches up with Faber.
Faber swings wildly with an uppercut but Blitz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faber misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Faber.
Knees to the body from Blitz.
Blitz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Faber to keep the fight standing.
Blitz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blitz looks for a takedown but Faber sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber darts in and clinches Blitz up against the cage.
Blitz breaks from the clinch.
Faber gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Faber keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blitz's efforts to push away.
Faber misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Blitz throws a punch but it's blocked by Faber.
Blitz trying to control the position but instead, Faber has worked for underhooks and has pushed Blitz into the cage.
Faber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blitz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blitz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Faber is fending him off so far but Blitz persists. Nope, Faber circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Blitz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blitz gets tackled into the cage by Faber. Faber maintains the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blitz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Faber fails to land.
Blitz blocks a body shot from Faber.
Faber stalls.
Blitz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Faber.
Blitz trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Blitz blocking some punches.
Blitz tries to land knees in the clinch but Faber avoids the damage to the body.
Faber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Faber throws a punch but it's blocked by Blitz.
Blitz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Faber fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blitz closes the distance and clinches.
Blitz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Faber stalling.
Faber is struggling to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blitz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Faber backwards.
Faber just leaning against Blitz, taking a breather.
Faber takes an elbow to the temple.
Blitz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Faber effectively controlling the action here.
Faber has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Blitz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Blitz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blitz breaks the clinch.
Faber throws an off balance right hand
and Blitz finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Blitz misses with a takedown attempt - Faber sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Blitz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Faber tries to avoid it but Blitz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Faber to the ground. Faber escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Faber misses with an uppercut
and Blitz counters with a head kick.
Blitz moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blitz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blitz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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!
Blitz lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Faber is trying to maintain the position but Blitz is very close to passing his half guard.
Blitz is trying to control the action in half guard but Faber is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Faber keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Blitz is just content to waste time from the top position. Faber takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Faber looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blitz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Blitz dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blitz.
Blitz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Faber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Faber swings wildly with an uppercut but Blitz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faber's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Faber stalls.
Faber misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Faber creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like John Blitz has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blitz misses with a punch to the body.
Faber scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blitz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Faber backwards.
Blitz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
John Blitz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Blitz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blitz.
Faber stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber tries to stall but Blitz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Faber goes for a takedown in the clinch but Blitz prevents it.
Faber swings wildly with an uppercut but Blitz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blitz can't get the takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Blitz.
Blitz jumps guard but Faber turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Blitz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Faber avoids it.
Blitz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blitz rushes Faber and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Faber scores with a shoulder strike.
Blitz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Faber can do to turn this around?
Blitz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Faber pushes Blitz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blitz as Faber tries to tie him up.
Blitz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Faber is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Blitz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blitz breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blitz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Faber, pushing him back against the cage.
Blitz lands an elbow just above Faber 's eye.
Blitz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Faber blocks it with crossed arms.
Faber prevents a takedown attempt there.
Blitz missing with knees to the body.
Blitz breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blitz manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Faber on his heels. He'll look to pass Faber's guard now, I'm sure.
Faber controls Blitz momentarily but Blitz frees himself.
Blitz stands up and waves to Faber to follow him.
Blitz tries for a takedown but Faber circles away easily
and Faber counters by clinching up.
Blitz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Faber tries to stall but Blitz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Blitz has Faber pressed against the cage.
Blitz missing with knees to the body.
Faber letting Blitz take a breather here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Blitz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Blitz pulls guard.
Faber missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Faber looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Blitz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blitz keeping moving, preventing Faber from controlling successfully.
Blitz wants to stand and escape but Faber is having none of it.
Faber works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Faber thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Faber passes into side control, despite Blitz's attempt to control the position.
Faber controlling from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Blitz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Blitz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Blitz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Blitz tries to pull guard but Faber forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Faber trying to stall but Blitz improves his position.
Blitz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Faber.
Faber misses with a punch on the inside.
Faber is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Blitz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Faber slowing the pace effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faber lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Blitz breaks from the clinch.
Blitz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Faber counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Faber.
Faber has Blitz pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Blitz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Blitz manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber is trying hard to land a takedown here. Blitz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
John Blitz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Faber.
Faber tries to clinch up but Blitz circles away and keeps his distance.
Blitz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Faber clinches.
Faber blocks an elbow strike from Blitz.
Faber has a couple of punches blocked by Blitz.
Faber misses with a punch to the body.
Faber is trying to maintain a safe position but Blitz gets an underhook and turns Faber into the cage.
Knees to the body from Blitz.
Faber takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blitz breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Faber looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blitz darts in and clinches Faber up against the cage.
Blitz tries to pull guard but Faber holds him up against the cage and eventually Blitz drops back down to his feet.
Blitz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber prevents a body shot from Blitz.
Faber scores with a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Faber throws a punch but it's blocked by Blitz.
Faber has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Blitz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blitz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Faber closes the distance and clinches.
Blitz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blitz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Faber takes a knee to the side of the body.
Still in the clinch, Faber scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blitz is working Faber over against the cage.
Faber swings wildly with an uppercut but Blitz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faber throws a head punch that misses.
Faber swings wildly with an uppercut but Blitz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blitz blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blitz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Faber closes the distance and pushes Blitz back into the cage.
Blitz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Faber blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blitz prevents a body shot from Faber.
Blitz is working Faber over against the cage.
Blitz can't break the clinch.
Faber is trying to stall.
Josh Faber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Faber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Faber taking a breather.
Blitz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Faber letting Blitz take a breather here.
Blitz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
John Blitz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Faber fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blitz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Faber's half guard.
Faber trying to control here.
Blitz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Blitz gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Josh Faber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blitz closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blitz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Blitz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blitz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Blitz!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, John Blitz made sure he mentioned Mohito Fightwear (Laundry), 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Afeef Isa Baba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baba comes to the cage accompanied by Nation Arabic Orchestra. Cannon is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Conquering- Black Moor. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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181 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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Afeef Isa Baba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Todd Cannon!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baba moves out of range as Cannon throws a body kick.
Baba throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Cannon misses.
Cannon's coach down at Fight Club FC was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Cannon's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Cannon throws a leg kick but Baba sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cannon doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Baba counters with a solid body kick.
Cannon on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Baba.
A jab from Baba does it's job there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Baba catches Cannon right on the button with a cross.
Cannon throws a low kick, looking for Baba's leg but Baba calmly moves out of range.
Baba cracks Cannon with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Cannon looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Baba finish him?
Cannon is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baba lands a slapping body shot.
Cannon is still on wobbly legs! Can Baba finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baba scores with a shot to the body.
Baba steps in with a hook that catches Cannon right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Baba follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Cannon looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Afeef Isa Baba!
Afeef Isa Baba thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emet Golem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Michalak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michalak has chosen Tupac - Hail Mary as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emet Golem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stefan Michalak!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golem instigates a clinch.
Michalak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Golem closes the distance but Michalak moves to the side
letting Michalak counter with a right hand.
Golem darts in and clinches Michalak up against the cage.
Golem lands a nice uppercut.
Golem is working Michalak over against the cage.
Michalak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Michalak circles away from the clinch attempt
and Michalak counters with a thumping low kick.
Emet Golem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Golem is looking to clinch.
Golem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Michalak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Michalak circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Michalak tries to break free but Golem pushes him back against the cage.
Michalak manages to break the clinch.
Golem tries to clinch
and Michalak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Golem forces Michalak back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golem tries to work over Michalak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Golem throws a punch but it's blocked by Michalak.
Golem definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Michalak tries to throw a body punch but Golem avoids it by throwing Michalak back against the cage.
Michalak breaks from the clinch.
Golem has closed the distance and engaged Michalak in a clinch.
Golem misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Golem.
Golem misses with the head strike.
Golem has a couple of punches blocked by Michalak.
Michalak looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Golem working aggressively here.
Golem misses with some punches.
Golem works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Golem softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Michalak wants to break the clinch but can't.
Golem lands a left hand that snaps the head of Michalak backwards.
Michalak wants to break free but Golem has control.
Golem tries a body shot but Michalak blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michalak blocks an uppercut.
Michalak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Michalak sizes up Golem with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Golem takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Michalak misses with a head kick.
Golem keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Michalak.
Michalak throws a hook but Golem blocks it.
Golem moves in looking to clinch but Michalak pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Michalak! But no joy.
Golem moves into the clinch.
Golem lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Michalak backwards.
Golem lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golem.
Golem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Michalak wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Golem has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golem.
Golem misses with some punches.
Michalak working hard to break the clinch.
Michalak wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michalak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Golem lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Michalak backwards.
Golem lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Michalak blocking some punches.
Golem throws a head punch that misses.
Golem throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Michalaks head.
Michalak prevents a body shot from Golem.
Michalak pushes Golem back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Golem lands a shot to the body.
Golem misses with a short punch on the inside.
Michalak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Golem fails with an attempt to clinch.
Golem tries to clinch but Michalak moves out of range.
Golem closes the distance looking to clinch
and Michalak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Michalak takes a swing at Golem's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michalak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Golem looks to clinch
and Michalak counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Golem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Michalak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Michalak! But no joy.
Golem tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Michalak to counter with a crisp jab.
Michalak gets tackled into the cage by Golem. Golem maintains the clinch.
Golem lands with a light punch inside.
Golem throws a punch but it's blocked by Michalak.
Michalak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Michalak's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Michalak is trying to break the clinch but Golem is controlling him.
Golem lands a right hand that snaps the head of Michalak backwards.
Golem misses with a short punch on the inside.
Golem lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golem.
Golem lands an uppercut.
Golem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Michalak.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emet Golem dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Golem moves out of range of the strikes.
Both fighters circling a little - Michalak finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Golem is looking to clinch but Michalak is avoiding it.
Michalak tests Golem's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Michalak might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Michalak throws a looping overhand right but Golem ducks down to avoid it.
Golem tries to close the distance and clinch but Michalak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Michalak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Michalak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Golem tries to clinch but Michalak moves away
enabling Michalak to counter with a crisp jab.
Golem tries to clinch but Michalak moves out of range.
Michalak swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Emet Golem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Golem wants to clinch up but Michalak keeps it at a distance.
Golem tries to close the distance and clinch but Michalak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Michalak throws out a counter right but Golem avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golem moves in looking to clinch but Michalak pushes him off.
Michalak throws a sloppy head kick and Golem moves out of range easily.
Golem moves in looking to clinch but Michalak pushes him off.
Golem showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Michalak.
Golem was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Michalak scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golem tries to clinch there but Michalak circles away.
Golem gets a clinch.
Golem misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Golem tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Golem throws a punch but it's blocked by Michalak.
Golem working aggressively here.
Michalak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Michalak is trying to push Golem away but Golem has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Golem lands a left hand.
Golem misses with the head strike.
Golem tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Golem throws a punch but it's blocked by Michalak.
Golem lands with a right to the head.
Golem misses with some punches.
Michalak is trying to break free.
Golem misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michalak wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Golem tries to work over Michalak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Golem tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Michalak tries to break the clinch but Golem is controlling the position.
Michalak wants to get back to striking at distance but Golem won't allow it.
Golem has a couple of punches blocked by Michalak.
Michalak breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Golem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Michalak fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A swing and a miss from Michalak.
Stefan Michalak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Michalak throws the left hand but Golem avoids the punch easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Golem tries to clinch
and Michalak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Golem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Michalak throws a hook to the side of Golem's head but Golem sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golem tries to close the distance and clinch but Michalak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Michalak bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Golem's head backwards.
Golem has taken the fight to the clinch.
Golem goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Golem misses with a hook from the clinch.
Golem tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Michalak tries to circle away but Golem has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golem.
A body shot lands from Golem.
Golem throws a punch but it's blocked by Michalak.
Michalak is looking to break free of the clinch but Golem has double underhooks.
Golem lands a right hand that snaps the head of Michalak backwards.
Golem misses with some punches.
Golem misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Golem.
A head punch on the inside from Golem fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golem throws a head punch that misses.
Michalak lands with a right to the head.
Michalak can't break the clinch.
Golem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Golem misses with a short punch on the inside.
Michalak blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Golem lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Golem tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Golem swings wildly with an uppercut but Michalak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Michalak is trying to stall.
Michalak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Michalak breaks from the clinch.
Golem fails with an attempt to clinch.
Golem is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Michalak can do to turn this around?
Golem tries to clinch but Michalak is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Stefan Michalak will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Golem's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Michalak tries a head kick but it misses.
Michalak keeps the fight on the outside.
Golem fails in his attempt to clinch.
Golem closes the distance but Michalak moves to the side
enabling Michalak to counter with a crisp jab.
Michalak circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Michalak counter with a right hand.
Golem's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Michalak connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Golem scrambles back to his feet.
Golem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Michalak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Golem wants to clinch up but Michalak keeps it at a distance.
Golem tries to clinch there but Michalak circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Michalak! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michalak scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Golem blocks a head kick by Michalak.
Golem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A solid body kick from Michalak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michalak lands a slapping body shot.
Golem closes the distance but Michalak moves to the side
and Michalak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Golem tries to clinch but Michalak moves away
and Michalak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Michalak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Golem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Golem tries to clinch but Michalak is having none of it.
Golem gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Michalak blocking some punches.
Michalak is looking to break free of the clinch but Golem has double underhooks.
Michalak prevents a body shot from Golem.
Michalak has had enough of the clinch but Golem keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Golem fails to land.
Golem keeps control of Michalak as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Golem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Golem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michalak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Michalak throws a hook but Golem blocks it.
Michalak tries a head kick but it misses.
Golem slips under a jab.
Golem takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Golem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Michalak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Golem moves in looking to clinch but Michalak pushes him off.
Michalak looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Golem is looking to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Michalak.
Michalak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Golem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Michalak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Golem bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Golem on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Golem is looking to clinch but Michalak is avoiding it.
Golem avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Michalak circles away from the clinch attempt
and Michalak counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golem wants to clinch but Michalak slips to the side
and Michalak counters with a nice uppercut.
Golem closes the distance but Michalak moves to the side
and Michalak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Golem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Michalak keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab lands there for Michalak.
Golem moves in looking to clinch but Michalak pushes him off.
A little jabbing left from Michalak on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Michalak misses the shot to the body.
Golem tries to clinch there but Michalak circles away.
Golem moves in looking to clinch but Michalak pushes him off.
Michalak swats away the attempt to clinch by Golem.
Golem tries to clinch but Michalak is having none of it.
Golem moves to clinch but Michalak breaks away
and Michalak counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Michalak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Golem closes the distance looking to clinch
and Michalak counters with a one-two to the body.
Golem moves in looking to clinch but Michalak pushes him off.
Golem moves to clinch but Michalak breaks away
and Michalak counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Michalak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Michalak looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Michalak throws a body punch but Golem moves out of range.
Golem moves in looking to clinch but Michalak pushes him off.
Golem closes the distance but Michalak moves to the side
and Michalak counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Golem wants to clinch up but Michalak keeps it at a distance.
Michalak looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Golem clinches up with Michalak and pushes him back against the cage.
Michalak is trying to force a seperation but Golem has the dominant position.
Michalak is trying to break free.
Golem swings wildly with an uppercut but Michalak uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stefan Michalak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Michalak 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stefan Michalak!
After winning the bout, Stefan Michalak thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Radoslaw Tomaszewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert J Fredrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Radoslaw Tomaszewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert J Fredrick!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomaszewski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fredrick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tomaszewski lands with an uppercut that bounces Fredrick off the cage and back into range.
Tomaszewski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fredrick stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tomaszewski.
Fredrick throws a right and a left that Tomaszewski avoids nicely.
Tomaszewski half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tomaszewski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tomaszewski.
Tomaszewski checks a low kick from Fredrick.
Fredrick throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fredrick moves away from the strike by Tomaszewski.
Fredrick lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Fredrick defending well as Tomaszewski loads up on a big left hand.
Tomaszewski slips a straight right by Fredrick.
Radoslaw Tomaszewski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fredrick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fredrick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tomaszewski moves away.
Fredrick throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tomaszewski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fredrick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fredrick is looking to chop away at Tomaszewski's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tomaszewski misses with an uppercut
and Fredrick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice uppercut there from Tomaszewski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomaszewski checks a leg kick nicely.
Tomaszewski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fredrick.
Tomaszewski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tomaszewski cracks Fredrick with a nice body shot.
Fredrick manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short right from Tomaszewski on the inside.
Tomaszewski scores with a shoulder strike.
Fredrick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tomaszewski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fredrick manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Tomaszewski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomaszewski misses with a punch to the body.
Tomaszewski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fredrick backwards.
Fredrick blocks a body shot from Tomaszewski.
Fredrick taking a breather.
A right hook to the body lands for Tomaszewski.
A nice left hand lands by Tomaszewski.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomaszewski.
Tomaszewski misses with a punch to the body.
Fredrick breaks from the clinch.
Fredrick takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tomaszewski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fredrick.
Tomaszewski connects with a body shot that sends Fredrick's belly button to the back.
Fredrick tries to score with a low kick but Tomaszewski moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomaszewski catches Fredrick with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big left from Tomaszewski misses.
Fredrick throws a big shot that misses.
Tomaszewski lands a nice looking body shot.
Tomaszewski checks a leg kick.
Tomaszewski ducks under a wild hook from Fredrick.
Tomaszewski missing with a left hand there. Fredrick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tomaszewski throws an overhand right that lands on Fredrick's shoulder, as Fredrick tries to avoid the shot.
Tomaszewski missing with a left hand there. Fredrick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tomaszewski ducks under a wild hook from Fredrick.
Tomaszewski throws a hook but Fredrick blocks it.
The fighters circling - Tomaszewski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fredrick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tomaszewski lands the left hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tomaszewski!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fredrick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Tomaszewski misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fredrick.
Tomaszewski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tomaszewski misses with a left hand
and Fredrick counters with a leg kick.
A big left from Tomaszewski misses.
Tomaszewski works over Fredrick's head and body with a nice combination.
Tomaszewski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Tomaszewski scores with a four punch combination!
Tomaszewski thuds a left hand into Fredrick's body.
A jab from Fredrick misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tomaszewski, right into the meat.
Fredrick loads up on a big right hand but Tomaszewski slips the punch.
Fredrick gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tomaszewski.
Tomaszewski connects with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Fredrick misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tomaszewski scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fredrick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Radoslaw Tomaszewski dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A slow jab from Fredrick misses its intended target.
Fredrick with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tomaszewski throws the left hand but Fredrick avoids the punch easily.
That kick from Tomaszewski tenderised Fredrick's leg. Fredrick is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fredrick has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tomaszewski.
A jab from Fredrick misses.
Tomaszewski misses with an uppercut. Fredrick saw that one coming.
Fredrick moves out of range as Tomaszewski strikes.
Fredrick gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tomaszewski checks a leg kick nicely.
Tomaszewski looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nice uppercut lands for Tomaszewski. That snapped Fredrick's head back.
Tomaszewski throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomaszewski connects with a looping right hand.
Fredrick misses with a body shot.
Fredrick lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tomaszewski backs up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fredrick takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tomaszewski jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredrick throws an overhand right that lands on Tomaszewski's shoulder, as Tomaszewski tries to avoid the shot.
Tomaszewski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tomaszewski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fredricks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tomaszewski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fredrick chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tomaszewski can pounce on him.
Tomaszewski ducks under a wild hook from Fredrick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tomaszewski.
Fredrick jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tomaszewski scoring well with a low kick there.
Fredrick takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tomaszewski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fredrick.
Tomaszewski thuds his right hand into Fredrick's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tomaszewski is looking to slow Fredrick down with leg kicks.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fredrick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tomaszewski connects with a jab.
Tomaszewski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredrick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tomaszewski.
Fredrick has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tomaszewski with a jab.
A jab from Tomaszewski misses.
Fredrick moves forwards but Tomaszewski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A clash of legs there as Tomaszewski blocks the low kick.
Tomaszewski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fredrick blocks the body kick.
Fredrick doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fredrick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tomaszewski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tomaszewski slips a jab and a cross from Fredrick.
Tomaszewski throws a leg kick but Fredrick moved away.
Fredrick takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fredrick connects with a leg kick. Tomaszewski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fredrick moves away from the strike by Tomaszewski.
Tomaszewski cracks Fredrick with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomaszewski clinches up with Fredrick and pushes him back against the cage.
Fredrick's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tomaszewski is working Fredrick over against the cage.
Fredrick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fredrick breaks from the clinch.
Fredrick checks a low kick from Tomaszewski.
Fredrick is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tomaszewski with a body shot.
Tomaszewski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fredrick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tomaszewski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fredrick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tomaszewski connects with a leg kick. Fredrick looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tomaszewski misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Fredrick on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big left from Tomaszewski misses.
No joy there for Fredrick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tomaszewski tries to clinch but Fredrick moves out of range.
Fredrick throws a leg kick
letting Tomaszewski counter with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Tomaszewski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredrick misses with a body shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Fredrick or perhaps it was just good defense by Tomaszewski, which made it look bad.
A little feinted left hand from Tomaszewski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tomaszewski dodges the punch combination from Fredrick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tomaszewski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tomaszewski.
Tomaszewski connects with a nice looking jab.
Tomaszewski tests Fredrick's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fredrick walks into a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tomaszewski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tomaszewski misses with an uppercut
enabling Fredrick to counter with a crisp jab.
Fredrick throws a body punch but Tomaszewski moves out of range.
No joy there for Fredrick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Radoslaw Tomaszewski dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tomaszewski cracks Fredrick with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Tomaszewski.
Fredrick doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tomaszewski throws a lazy uppercut
and Fredrick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Radoslaw Tomaszewski is winning the standup battle so far.
Tomaszewski throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fredrick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tomaszewski manages to avoid it.
Tomaszewski appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tomaszewski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tomaszewski catches Fredrick with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A low kick from Tomaszewski is predictable there
and Fredrick counters with a straight right hand.
Fredrick throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tomaszewski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tomaszewski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fredrick has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tomaszewski finds it's way round the side to connect with Fredrick's head.
Tomaszewski misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredrick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fredrick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tomaszewski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fredrick fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tomaszewski.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tomaszewski.
Tomaszewski loads up on a big right hand but Fredrick slips the punch.
A punch combination from Tomaszewski misses.
Tomaszewski throws out a leg kick but Fredrick moves out of range and Tomaszewski only half commits.
Fredrick on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fredrick will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fredrick scores with a jab. Tomaszewski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fredrick swinging wildly here.
Tomaszewski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tomaszewski is rocked!
Fredrick cracks a nice hook into Tomaszewski's ribs.
Oh Tomaszewski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tomaszewski tries a head kick but it misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Fredrick misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredrick drops Tomaszewski with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Tomaszewski! Fredrick dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert J Fredrick!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickey Scheiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scheiner has chosen Rob Zombie - Living Dead Girl (REMIX) as his entrance music. Paul Hunt could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rickey Scheiner's chin.
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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
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Paul Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rickey Scheiner!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scheiner misses with a looping right.
Scheiner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've been informed that Scheiner has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Scheiner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunt stuffs the takedown attempt from Scheiner. Scheiner gets slowly back to his feet.
Scheiner lands the left hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hunt.
Scheiner swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt tries to move into range but Scheiner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rickey Scheiner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Scheiner.
Scheiner lands with a nice body punch.
Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Scheiner throws out the jab.
Scheiner throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Hunt tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scheiner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Scheiner.
Hunt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Scheiner. Scheiner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Scheiner misses with a double jab
and Scheiner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scheiner misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scheiner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hunt doesn't seem bothered though.
Hunt digs a good hook to Scheiner's body.
Scheiner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hunt on the side of the head.
Hunt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Scheiner finds it's way round the side to connect with Hunt's head.
Hunt connects with an inside leg kick.
Scheiner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scheiner moves out of range of the strikes.
Scheiner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunt cracks a nice hook into Scheiner's ribs.
Scheiner misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt attempts a counter takedown but Scheiner avoids it well and moves away.
Scheiner misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
Hunt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Scheiner missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Scheiner looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
As Scheiner backs away, Hunt returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Scheiner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Scheiner is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hunt rather than just go for the knockout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scheiner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hunt throws a hook but Scheiner blocks it.
Scheiner throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scheiner.
Hunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Scheiner.
Scheiner punishes Hunt's body with a nice straight punch.
Scheiner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Scheiner.
Scheiner misses the jab.
Scheiner shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hunt wants to control but Scheiner is keeping busy.
Scheiner drops an elbow to the side of Hunt's head.
Scheiner is trying to control. Hunt wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Scheiner passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hunt!
Hunt holds on to Scheiner as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Scheiner landing strikes from the mount.
Scheiner avoids the attempt from Hunt to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunt is looking to get to half guard.
Scheiner landing punches.
Scheiner content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scheiner trying to control but Hunt is having none of it.
Hunt is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hunt is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Scheiner prevents Hunt from getting the reversal.
Hunt bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hunt advances position into side control!
Scheiner is not content to let Hunt control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickey Scheiner dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Scheiner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt misses with an uppercut.
Scheiner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Scheiner.
Scheiner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Scheiner finds it's way round the side to connect with Hunt's head.
Scheiner misses with a straight right.
Scheiner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rickey Scheiner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Scheiner.
A swing and a miss from Hunt.
Hunt slips a jab from Scheiner.
Hunt throws a jab when Scheiner was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Hunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scheiner. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Scheiner.
Hunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Hunt connects with a solid leg kick.
Hunt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt lands a glancing blow to the side of Scheiner's head.
Scheiner looks to land a left hand but Hunt moved out of range nicely.
Scheiner misses with a right hand
and Hunt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Hunt.
Hunt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Scheiner looks to land a left hand but Hunt moved out of range nicely.
Scheiner looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
Hunt throws a series of punches but Scheiner moves out of range.
Scheiner swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Hunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Hunt tries for a takedown but Scheiner circles away easily
and Scheiner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Scheiner misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt throws a wild body kick that Scheiner sees coming a mile off.
Hunt misses with an uppercut.
Scheiner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunt.
Scheiner shoots in and bounces Hunt off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scheiner with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt seems keen to control Scheiner's posture.
Scheiner distracts Hunt with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hunt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Scheiner trying to control but Hunt is working from the bottom.
Scheiner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hunt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hunt looking for subs off his back but Scheiner has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scheiner takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Scheiner is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hunt!
Scheiner avoids the attempt from Hunt to control.
Scheiner fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rickey Scheiner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Scheiner lands a couple of good shots and Hunt has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Scheiner is not going to allow Hunt to sit and survive in this position.
Scheiner controlling well, preventing Hunt from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scheiner is punishing Hunt with strikes - can he finish him?!
Scheiner gets his hands free as Hunt looks to control.
Scheiner landing with strikes.
Hunt tries to escape the position.
Scheiner is not going to allow Hunt to sit and survive in this position.
Hunt is taking damage to the body and head.
Scheiner is looking to control Hunt but Hunt is wriggling around and keeping busy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scheiner throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Hunt!
Scheiner is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Hunt. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickey Scheiner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Hunt misses with a looping right.
Scheiner with the counter takedown but Hunt avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Scheiner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hunt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hunt looks to land a left hand but Scheiner moved out of range nicely.
Scheiner misses with a looping right.
Hunt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Scheiner throws out the jab.
Hunt tries to counter with a takedown but Scheiner is quick to defend against it.
Scheiner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scheiner.
Hunt attempts a counter takedown but Scheiner avoids it well and moves away.
Hunt slips a jab and a cross from Scheiner.
Hunt throws a hook but Scheiner blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Scheiner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt lands a nice shot to the body.
Scheiner throws out a loose jab but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scheiner looks to land a combination but Hunt avoids it well.
Scheiner throws a hook but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt throws a big shot that misses.
Scheiner unleashes a big counter combination but Hunt bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Scheiner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunt appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Scheiner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Scheiner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hunt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Scheiner scores with a body shot.
Hunt tries to score a power double leg takedown but Scheiner sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hunt somewhat.
Scheiner misses with a wild body shot.
Scheiner looks to throw the jab but Hunt is out of range.
Scheiner misses with a double jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scheiner. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hunt staying out of range there.
Scheiner fails to land with a series of punches.
Scheiner jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scheiner. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scheiner misses with a few strikes there.
Hunt throws a leg kick which misses Scheiner's front leg but catches the back leg as Scheiner tries to avoid it.
Hunt throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt slips under a jab from Scheiner.
Scheiner looks to land a combination. Hunt sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scheiner. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt connects with a right hand. Scheiner shakes it off.
Scheiner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
Hunt lands a glancing blow to the side of Scheiner's head.
Scheiner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hunt.
Scheiner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good exchange - Scheiner coming out on top.
Scheiner misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Scheiner throws a body shot but no joy.
Hunt missing with a left hand there. Scheiner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Scheiner ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Scheiner digs a good body shot into Hunt's ribs.
Hunt lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scheiner misses with a looping left.
Scheiner throws the left hand but Hunt avoids the punch easily.
Scheiner looks to land a left hand but Hunt moved out of range nicely.
Hunt is looking to land body kicks.
Scheiner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Scheiner misses with a hook.
Hunt looking to score a takedown here. Scheiner is defending well but Hunt drives through and ends up in Scheiner's guard.
Hunt seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Scheiner keeping moving, preventing Hunt from controlling successfully.
Scheiner trying to control the position.
Rickey Scheiner is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hunt jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Scheiner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Scheiner controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hunt lands a really nice looking cross but Scheiner seems unphased.
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paul Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rickey Scheiner.
Well Scheiner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rickey Scheiner!
A relieved looking Rickey Scheiner thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Paul Hunt was interviewed post fight and said 'vittu'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lee Sang Seok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sni Probong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Probong has chosen Bodhi Mandala as his entrance music. Sni Probong told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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160 lbs
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167 lbs
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lee Sang Seok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sni Probong!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seok scores with a nice strike.
Seok bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Probong takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Seok misses with a straight right.
Probong looks to score with a jab to the body but Seok is just out of range.
Probong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Seok 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.
Seok steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Probong.
Probong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Seok gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Seok lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Probong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Probong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Seok blocks a body shot from Probong.
Seok will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Probong up against the cage.
Probong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Seok is trying to pull guard but Probong turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Probong misses with a punch on the inside.
Seok blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Seok softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Seok lands a hook to the side of the head.
Probong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Seok.
Seok tries to work over Probong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Seok jumps into guard, dragging Probong to the mat.
Seok is looking for a triangle but Probong pushes his legs off easily.
Probong avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Probong wants to control from the top but Seok keeps moving.
Probong stopping the sweep attempt from Seok.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seok is trying to keep Probong in close.
Probong is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Seok thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seok escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Probong gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Seok looking for a guillotine here but Probong defends easily.
Probong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Probong stays in close to Seok's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nice jab there from Seok.
Probong slips under a jab from Seok.
Probong is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Seok staying out of range there.
Probong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Seok looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Probong feints and then cracks Seok's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Seok down.
Probong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Probong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seok was well out of range. Poor timing from Probong.
Seok keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Probong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Seok ducks under a wild hook from Probong.
Seok scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Probong doesn't seem bothered though.
Seok scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Probong doesn't seem bothered though.
Sni Probong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Probong misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Sang Seok dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Probong on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Seok keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Seok gets a clinch.
Probong misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Probong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Probong scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Seok.
Seok will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Probong up against the cage.
Probong breaks the clinch.
Probong misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seok shoots and misses
and Probong counters with a stiff right hand.
Seok takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Seok drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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!
Seok throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Seok misses.
Probong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Seok throws a hook but Probong avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Probong's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Probong ducks under a wild hook from Seok.
Seok lands a jab.
Seok throws the left hand but Probong avoids the punch easily.
Seok walks into a left hand.
Seok misses with a straight right.
Seok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Probong.
A lazy left from Seok finds it's target.
A left lands for Seok.
Seok missing with a left hand there. Probong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee Sang Seok is winning the standup battle so far.
Probong swings for the body but Seok moves out of range.
Probong throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seok tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Probong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Seok shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Probong as he jumps to the side.
Probong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheers as Probong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Seok doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seok tries to close the distance and clinch but Probong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Probong let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Probong works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Probong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Seok ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Seok has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Seok there as he acknowledges the shot.
Probong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Seok counters with a shoot takedown. Probong fights it but they end up in guard.
Probong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seok throwing strikes but missing.
Seok works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Seok is thwarting Probong's attempts to control the position.
Seok trying to control from half guard but Probong is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Seok seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Seok seems to be looking for submissions.
Seok throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Seok seems to be looking for submissions.
Seok keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Probong trying to hold on to Seok's head to control him but Seok postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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 Lee Sang Seok will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Probong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Probong feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Seok's calf.
Probong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Probong circles away from the clinch attempt
and Probong counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Seok shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Probong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Seok is looking to work some ground and pound but Probong has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Probong keeping moving, preventing Seok from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Probong managing to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sni Probong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Seok throws a body shot but no joy.
Seok scores with a crisp jab that stopped Probong in his tracks.
Seok throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Seok lands with a nice body punch.
Seok ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Probong moves away.
Seok throws a hook but Probong avoids it easily.
Probong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Seok gets a clinch.
Probong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Seok looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Probong is fending him off so far but Seok persists. Nope, Probong circles away and we're back to standing.
Seok throws a big shot that misses.
Seok is looking to clinch but Probong is avoiding it.
Seok fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Probong manages to avoid it.
Seok moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probong throws an overhand right that lands on Seok's shoulder, as Seok tries to avoid the shot.
Seok tries to counter with a takedown but Probong is quick to defend against it.
Seok closes the distance and clinches up with Probong, looking for a takedown. Seok pushes Probong against the cage but Probong circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Seok shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Probong counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Sang Seok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Probong throws a leg kick which misses Seok's front leg but catches the back leg as Seok tries to avoid it.
Probong misses with a hook.
Probong works Seok's body with a nice hook.
Seok is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Seok misses the body punch
and Seok takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Probong throws a low kick but Seok avoids it.
Lee Sang Seok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Probong stuffs the takedown attempt from Seok. Seok gets slowly back to his feet.
Probong throws out a counter right but Seok avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seok tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Probong was well out of range. Poor timing from Seok.
Probong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Seok is defended easily by Probong.
Seok looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
No luck for Seok with that takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Probong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee Sang Seok is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Seok takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sni Probong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Seok has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Lee Sang Seok!
A very excited looking Lee Sang Seok 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Curran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giorgi Pandahammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Curran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Giorgi Pandahammer!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curran fakes the leg kick and cracks Pandahammer in the body.
Pandahammer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Curran if he has to take too many more of those.
Pandahammer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pandahammer's coach down at Russian Fighting Community Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pandahammer's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pandahammer tries to clinch up but Curran circles away and keeps his distance.
Pandahammer misses with a kick to the body.
Pandahammer throws an off balance right hand
and Curran counters with a nice uppercut.
Curran slips under a jab from Pandahammer.
Curran throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Pandahammer counters with a straight right hand.
Pandahammer with a nice cross.
Curran scores with a body shot.
Curran misses with a few strikes there.
Curran lands a nice looking body shot.
Randy Curran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Curran misses with a right hand
and Pandahammer counters with an outside leg kick.
Pandahammer throws a series of punches but Curran avoids them all with ease.
Pandahammer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pandahammer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Curran.
Curran looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pandahammer looks winded!
Pandahammer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Curran feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pandahammer's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curran thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pandahammer if he has to take too many more of those.
Curran wants to slow Pandahammer down by chopping away at his legs.
Pandahammer defending well as Curran loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Pandahammer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Curran misses with an uppercut. Pandahammer saw that one coming.
Curran lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Curran cracks Pandahammer with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Curran has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Pandahammer to stand back up!
It looks like Giorgi Pandahammer has been cut.
Curran scores with a hook to the body. Pandahammer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pandahammer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pandahammer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Curran.
Curran throws a sloppy head kick
and Pandahammer counters with a nice body kick.
Pandahammer misses with a right hand
and Curran counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pandahammer digs a good body shot into Curran's ribs.
Curran jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pandahammer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Curran throws an overhand right that drops Pandahammer like a sack of potatoes! Curran dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Curran!
Our winner, Randy Curran, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Turbo Epicity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Kriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Epicity's entrance music is Semi Charmed Life. A fine choice. Kriel has chosen Fokofpolisiekar - Fokofpolisiekar as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Turbo Epicity!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Kriel!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Epicity throws a leg kick that misses.
Epicity blocks a leg kick.
Epicity cracks the inside of Kriel's front leg.
Epicity drives through and clinches with Kriel against the cage.
Epicity lands with a short shot to the head.
Epicity misses with some punches.
Epicity swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kriel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Epicity's brow.
A shot in the inside from Kriel.
Still in the clinch, Epicity scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kriel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Epicity blocks an elbow strike from Kriel.
Kriel swings wildly with an uppercut but Epicity uses good head movement to avoid it.
Epicity lands a right hand.
Kriel blocks an uppercut.
Epicity softening up his opponent with strikes, against 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!
Kriel tries to throw a body punch but Epicity avoids it by throwing Kriel back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kriel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Epicity's brow.
Epicity lands with a right to the head.
Kriel tries to throw a body punch but Epicity avoids it by throwing Kriel back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Epicity.
A short uppercut from Kriel.
Kriel digs a right hand into Epicity's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Epicity's gas tank.
Kriel works on Epicity's body with a couple of short punches.
Kriel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Epicity misses with the head strike.
Kriel stalling against the cage.
Kriel scores with a shoulder strike.
Kriel lands an elbow just above Epicity 's eye.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kriel.
Epicity blocking some punches.
Kriel takes a shot to 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!
Kriel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Epicity lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kriel backwards.
Kriel struggles to land a body shot inside as Epicity controls his hands.
Kriel tries to land knees in the clinch but Epicity avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kriel blocking some punches.
Epicity lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kriel backwards.
Kriel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Epicity fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Epicity goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Epicity blocks an elbow strike from Kriel.
Kriel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kriel tries to land a knee to the head but Epicity blocks with his arms.
Epicity blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Epicity misses with some punches.
Epicity misses with a punch on the inside.
Epicity lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Epicity misses with the head strike.
Kriel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Epicity blocks the elbow strike.
Kriel tries to throw a body punch but Epicity avoids it by throwing Kriel back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Epicity.
Epicity lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kriel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Epicity blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epicity misses with a punch on the inside.
Kriel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kriel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kriel missing with knees to the body.
Kriel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Epicity fails to land.
Kriel lands with a light punch inside.
Epicity misses with a punch on the inside.
Kriel tries a body shot but Epicity blocks it.
Kriel misses with the head strike.
Kriel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Epicity misses with the head strike.
Epicity lands an uppercut.
Kriel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kriel tries a body shot but Epicity blocks it.
Kriel pushes Epicity back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Epicity is breathing heavily.
Kriel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kriel scores with a shoulder strike.
Kriel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Epicity is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Epicity goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Epicity tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kriel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left hand lands to the body for Epicity.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kriel.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kriel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Epicity's brow.
Kriel connects with a knee to the head.
Kriel misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Kriel.
A short uppercut from Kriel.
Kriel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Epicity misses with a body punch.
Epicity misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kriel tries to throw a body punch but Epicity avoids it by throwing Kriel back against the cage.
Kriel struggles to land a body shot inside as Epicity controls his hands.
Kriel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Epicity throws a punch but it's blocked by Kriel.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Epicity lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kriel backwards.
Kriel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kriel struggles to land a body shot inside as Epicity controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jan Kriel will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Epicity swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kriel is looking for the big counter here.
Epicity looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kriel lands the left hand.
Epicity takes a swing at Kriel's ribcage but misses.
Epicity throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the body from Epicity misses
and Kriel counters with a nice body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Kriel misses the target.
Epicity scores with a hook to the body. Kriel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Turbo Epicity seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kriel looks to score with a jab to the body but Epicity is just out of range.
Epicity keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kriel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Epicity has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kriel is looking to chop away at Epicity's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epicity looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Epicity lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kriel at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Epicity looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Epicity moves away from the strike by Kriel.
Kriel throws a series of strikes that have Epicity backpedaling.
Epicity throws a leg kick that misses.
Epicity lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Epicity throws a sloppy head kick and Kriel moves out of range easily.
Epicity swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Epicity is looking to wear down Kriel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Epicity misses with a right hand
and Kriel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Epicity on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Epicity misses with the combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Epicity swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jan Kriel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Epicity swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kriel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Epicity takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Epicity throws out a leg kick but Kriel moves out of range and Epicity only half commits.
A decent looking cross lands there for Epicity.
Kriel slips a straight right by Epicity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kriel looks to land a right hand but Epicity moved out of range.
Epicity tries to clinch there but Kriel circles away.
Despite the aggression on Kriel's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kriel moves forwards but Epicity connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kriel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jab by Epicity.
Epicity misses with a body kick.
Epicity takes a swing at Kriel's ribcage but misses.
Epicity thuds his shin into the meat of Kriel's side.
Kriel blocks a head kick by Epicity.
Kriel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A swing and a miss from Epicity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Epicity lands with a kick to the ribs.
Epicity misses with a hook. Kriel ducked under it nicely.
Epicity slips a straight right by Kriel.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kriel.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Epicity misses with a straight left.
Epicity feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kriel's calf.
Kriel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Epicity fails in his attempt to clinch.
Epicity scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Epicity fails with an attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kriel! But no joy.
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 Turbo Epicity will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Epicity checks a low kick from Kriel.
A clash of legs there as Kriel blocks the low kick.
Jab from Epicity.
Kriel throws a leg kick but Epicity sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kriel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kriel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kriel works Epicity's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kriel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Epicity throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Epicity misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kriel throws out a counter right but Epicity avoids it with no problem.
Epicity missing with a left hand there. Kriel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Epicity.
Epicity moves forwards but Kriel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Epicity wants to clinch but Kriel slips to the side
and Kriel counters with a nice uppercut.
Kriel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Epicity's calf.
Epicity throws a lazy body kick
and Kriel counters with a low kick, right behind Epicity 's knee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kriel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kriel misses with a looping right.
Kriel throws an overhand right that lands on Epicity's shoulder, as Epicity tries to avoid the shot.
Epicity connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Epicity tries to close the distance and clinch but Kriel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kriel tries a quick counter leg kick but Epicity is wise to it.
Epicity throws a combination that misses
and Kriel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Epicity pushes Kriel away with a front kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kriel.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kriel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Epicity throws a combination that misses
and Kriel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Epicity on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Epicity swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kriel misses with an uppercut.
Kriel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Epicity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kriel throws out a powerful jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kriel.
Nice body kick from Epicity.
Epicity throws a lazy right hand but Kriel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kriel punishes Epicity's body with a nice straight punch.
Epicity on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kriel. Kriel obviously looking to wear him down.
Epicity swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Epicity goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Epicity coming out on top.
Epicity gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kriel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Epicity's elbow.
Epicity lands with a short shot to the head.
Kriel scores with a shot to the side of Epicity's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kriel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kriel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kriel misses with a punch to the body.
Kriel throws an elbow that misses.
Epicity has a couple of punches blocked by Kriel.
Kriel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Epicity backwards.
Epicity doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Epicity digs a right hand underneath Kriel's ribcage. Kriel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kriel pushes off an throws an elbow but Epicity leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Epicity misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Kriel really dominated that round.
That's time! Epicity's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A low kick from Epicity is predictable there
enabling Kriel to counter with a crisp jab.
Epicity darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kriel tries a head kick but it misses.
Epicity slips a straight right by Kriel.
Epicity was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Epicity moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Epicity bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kriel's head backwards.
Epicity connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Epicity lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kriel scores with a jab to the head.
Epicity thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kriel if he has to take too many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epicity tries to clinch up.
Epicity closes the distance but Kriel moves to the side
and Kriel counters with an inside leg kick.
Kriel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Epicity.
Epicity throws a head kick that misses
and Kriel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Epicity misses with a hook
letting Kriel counter with a right hand.
Epicity fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kriel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Epicity manages to avoid it.
Epicity misses with a looping left.
Epicity checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Epicity 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kriel dodges the punch combination from Epicity.
Epicity throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Kriel misses.
Kriel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Epicity tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kriel moves into range and connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Epicity throws out a leg kick but Kriel moves out of range and Epicity only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epicity takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Epicity is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kriel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kriel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Epicity throws a nice head kick!
Kriel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kriel misses the shot to the body.
Epicity lands a body shot.
Kriel lands a leg kick that knocks Epicity off balance momentarily.
Kriel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A bone on bone clash there as Kriel blocks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Kriel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Epicity ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Epicity misses its intended target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Kriel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice uppercut lands for Epicity. That snapped Kriel's head back.
Epicity misses with a hook. Kriel ducked under it nicely.
Kriel cracks a nice hook into Epicity's ribs.
Epicity turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Epicity swings for the body but Kriel moves out of range.
It seemed like Kriel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big left from Epicity misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Turbo Epicity will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kriel moves out of range of the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Kriel misses.
Epicity on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kriel scores with a shot to the body.
A big left from Epicity misses.
Epicity throws a leg kick
and Kriel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Epicity. Kriel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kriel unleashes a big counter combination but Epicity bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nice defenses there by Kriel.
A nice side step and Kriel releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kriel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Epicity.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Epicity crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kriel - the referee stops the clock and Epicity gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kriel. Epicity manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kriel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Epicity is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Epicity misses
and Kriel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Epicity.
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.
Kriel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Epicity fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Epicity misses.
Kriel counters with a body kick.
Kriel lands a leg kick that knocks Epicity off balance momentarily.
Kriel ducks under a wild hook from Epicity.
Kriel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kriel throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Epicity to counter with a crisp jab.
Epicity tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kriel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Epicity throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kriel is looking for the big counter here.
Epicity throws a right and a left that Kriel avoids nicely.
Kriel unleashes a big counter combination but Epicity bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A combination from Epicity does no damage.
Kriel lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Epicity chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kriel can pounce on him.
Epicity gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kriel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kriel lands a really nice looking cross but Epicity seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Epicity throws a low kick, looking for Kriel's leg but Kriel calmly moves out of range.
Epicity walks into a straight right hand from Kriel.
Kriel digs a good body shot into Epicity's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epicity feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kriel's calf.
Epicity is looking to clinch.
Kriel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Epicity throws a hook but Kriel avoids it easily.
Kriel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kriel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Epicity misses the target.
Epicity tries to clinch up but Kriel circles away and keeps his distance.
Kriel throws out a counter right but Epicity avoids it with no problem.
Kriel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Epicity misses with a right hand
and Kriel counters with a stiff right hand.
Epicity thows a body kick. Kriel tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kriel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Epicity thows a leg kick but Kriel checks it
and Kriel counters with an outside leg kick.
Kriel thows a leg kick but Epicity checks it
and Epicity counters with a low kick, right behind Kriel 's knee.
Epicity tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kriel dodges the punch combination from Epicity.
Epicity lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kriel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Kriel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kriel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 47:49
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Kriel!
Jan Kriel is the new welterweight champion!
Jan Kriel was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kristian Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeus Zorrander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kristian Johansson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kristian Johansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Zeus Zorrander!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansson with a nice cross.
Zorrander has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Zorrander blocks the body kick.
Johansson throws a jab but it's blocked by Zorrander.
Johansson misses with a low kick.
Zorrander takes one to the chin there.
Johansson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zorrander throws out the jab.
Zorrander catches Johansson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zorrander swats away the attempt to clinch by Johansson.
Johansson misses with a hook.
A low kick from Zorrander misses
and Johansson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johansson.
Johansson misses with a right hand
and Zorrander counters with a leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zorrander, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johansson lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zorrander tries to score with a low kick but Johansson moves his leg out of the way.
Zorrander swings widly with a right hand
and Johansson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Zorrander! Johansson lets Zorrander back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Zorrander is rocked!
Zorrander is holding his hands too far apart here. Johansson throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Zorrander is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kristian Johansson!
Kristian Johansson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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