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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Oak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wiremu Huia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huia has chosen Poi E - Patea Maori Club as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Jay Oak has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jay Oak seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Oak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wiremu Huia!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Huia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Huia throws a wild body kick that Oak sees coming a mile off.
Huia has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Oak is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Huia lands with an overhand left.
Huia misses with an uppercut. Oak saw that one coming.
Huia ducks under a wild hook from Oak.
Oak seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Huia gets a double leg takedown into Oak's guard.
Huia advances position into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Oak's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Huia looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Oak tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Huia wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huia moves into full mount!
Huia is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Oak has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Oak!
Oak controls from within his opponent's guard.
Huia is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Oak rolls with it to try and escape but Huia cranks on the arm and Oak is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wiremu Huia!
A very excited looking Wiremu Huia 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Koloff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harri Hullo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuri Koloff 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Koloff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harri Hullo!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koloff shoots and misses
and Hullo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Koloff throws an off balance right hand
and Hullo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Yuri Koloff has been cut.
Koloff tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hullo counters with a nice uppercut.
Hullo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yuri Koloff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koloff shoots in and drives through. Hullo sprawls well.
Koloff throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hullo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hullo, as that shot connected.
Koloff gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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!
Koloff misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Koloff takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koloff walks into a straight right hand from Hullo.
Koloff closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Koloff is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koloff takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Koloff closes the distance but Hullo moves to the side
and Hullo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Koloff.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri Koloff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hullo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hullo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yuri Koloff's cut is getting worse.
Harri Hullo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hullo tests Koloff's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hullo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Koloff backs off Hullo throws a huge counter combo but Koloff manages to avoid it all.
Koloff misses with a jab to the body
and Koloff takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koloff swings widly with a right hand
and Hullo counters with a right hand to the body.
Hullo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koloff throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hullo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koloff takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hullo lands the left hand.
Hullo drops Koloff with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Koloff looks back up at him and smiles so Hullo waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Koloff is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hullo drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Koloff right on the button. Koloff goes down! Hullo follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Hullo gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harri Hullo!
Harri Hullo tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Spangler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexei Romanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rob Spangler!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spangler tests Romanov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Alexei Romanov has been cut.
Romanov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Romanov instigates a clinch.
Spangler wants to get back to striking at distance but Romanov won't allow it.
A right hook to the body lands for Romanov.
Romanov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romanov has a couple of punches blocked by Spangler.
Romanov lands with a right to the head.
Romanov tries to throw a body punch but Spangler avoids it by throwing Romanov back against the cage.
Romanov tries to throw a body punch but Spangler avoids it by throwing Romanov back against the cage.
Romanov swings wildly with an uppercut but Spangler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romanov lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Romanov pushes Spangler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Romanov fails to land.
Romanov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romanov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spangler backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov misses with a body punch.
Romanov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Spangler.
Spangler blocks a body shot from Romanov.
Romanov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Spangler drops down looking for an ankle pick but Romanov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Romanov rushes Spangler and presses him up against the cage.
Romanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romanov.
Romanov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spangler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Romanov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Alexei Romanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Spangler.
Spangler decides to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanov controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spangler trying to control the position.
Romanov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spangler controls Romanov momentarily but Romanov frees himself.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Spangler is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Spangler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Spangler tries to get set, Romanov tries to push him back and clinch up but Spangler manages to avoid the attempt.
Romanov moves into the clinch.
Romanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spangler tries to close the distance and clinch but Romanov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Spangler misses with a leg kick.
Romanov moves into the clinch successfully.
Romanov has a couple of punches blocked by Spangler.
Romanov lands a hook that snaps the head of Spangler backwards.
Spangler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Romanov throws a head punch that misses.
Romanov working aggressively here.
Romanov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Spangler's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Romanov digs a right hand into Spangler's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Spangler's gas tank.
Spangler has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Romanov after a bit of a struggle.
Romanov misses with a body punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Romanov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romanov working aggressively here.
Romanov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romanov is pressed up against the cage. Spangler has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Romanov down to the mat. Romanov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Romanov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexei Romanov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Spangler tries to keep at a distance but Romanov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Romanov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Romanov swings wildly with an uppercut but Spangler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spangler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romanov throws a punch but it's blocked by Spangler.
Spangler tries for a takedown but Romanov manages to get underhooks.
Spangler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Spangler jumps guard but Romanov stands there with Spangler around his waist. Spangler gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romanov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanov prevents Spangler from breaking the clinch.
Romanov gets through Spangler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Spangler tries for a takedown. No joy.
Alexei Romanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Spangler.
A short uppercut from Romanov.
Romanov misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spangler drops down looking for an ankle pick but Romanov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Spangler gets tackled into the cage by Romanov. Romanov maintains the clinch.
Spangler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romanov working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Romanov.
Spangler is looking for a takedown.
Spangler is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Romanov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spangler is trying to stall.
Romanov misses with a body punch.
Spangler wants to break the clinch but can't.
Spangler is trying to break the clinch but Romanov is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spangler wants to get back to striking at distance but Romanov won't allow it.
Romanov works on Spangler's body with a couple of short punches.
Romanov is trying to pull guard but Spangler turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Romanov.
Romanov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spangler changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Romanov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Spangler thows a body kick. Romanov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Spangler gets tackled into the cage by Romanov. Romanov maintains the clinch.
Romanov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Romanov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romanov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romanov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spangler throws a series of punches but Romanov moves out of range.
It looked like Romanov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Spangler.
Spangler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Romanov keeps the fight on the outside.
Spangler tries to clinch up but Romanov circles away and keeps his distance.
Spangler wants to clinch up but Romanov keeps it at a distance.
Romanov takes the fight into the clinch.
Spangler is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Spangler stops a takedown attempt from Romanov.
Romanov scores with a hook to the body.
Romanov working aggressively here.
Spangler goes for a takedown attempt but Romanov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Spangler avoids the body shot from Romanov.
Romanov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Romanov takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romanov misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Romanov.
Romanov misses with the head strike.
Romanov prevents Spangler from breaking the clinch.
Romanov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romanov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Romanov.
Romanov tries to work over Spangler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spangler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spangler breaks from the clinch.
Romanov wants to clinch up but Spangler keeps it at a distance.
Spangler fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Spangler gets tackled into the cage by Romanov. Romanov maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Romanov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexei Romanov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Spangler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Romanov clinches with his opponent.
Spangler tries to pull guard but Romanov won't allow it.
Romanov has Spangler pressed against the cage.
Alexei Romanov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Spangler prevents a body shot from Romanov.
Romanov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Romanov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spangler stalling in the clinch but Romanov improves position.
Romanov lands a hook that snaps the head of Spangler backwards.
Spangler blocking some punches.
Romanov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Spangler.
Romanov tries a body shot but Spangler blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spangler wants to break free but Romanov has control.
Romanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Romanov lands a hook that snaps the head of Spangler backwards.
Spangler prevents a body shot from Romanov.
Spangler working hard to break the clinch.
Spangler being controlled against the cage.
Spangler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Romanov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spangler blocking some punches.
Romanov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romanov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanov tries to throw a body punch but Spangler avoids it by throwing Romanov back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Romanov.
Romanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spangler takes a shot to the head.
Romanov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rob Spangler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Romanov misses with a punch to the body.
Spangler is looking for a takedown.
Alexei Romanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Spangler.
Spangler lands with a right to the head.
Romanov lands a body punch.
Spangler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romanov's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spangler.
Romanov tries a body shot but Spangler blocks it.
Romanov throws a head punch that misses.
Romanov prevents Spangler from breaking the clinch.
Spangler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romanov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spangler is trying to drag Romanov to the mat but Romanov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A nice left hand lands by Romanov.
Romanov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Romanov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Romanov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spangler throws a head punch that misses.
Alexei Romanov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice left hand lands by Romanov.
Romanov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spangler backwards.
Spangler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Spangler takes a shot to the head.
Romanov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Spangler trying to stall but Romanov improves his position.
Spangler goes for a takedown in the clinch but Romanov prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spangler throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spangler swings wildly with an uppercut but Romanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romanov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Romanov avoids a wild elbow strike from Spangler.
Spangler jumps guard but Romanov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
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!
Romanov has Spangler pressed against the cage, preventing Spangler from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice right hand lands inside from Romanov.
Romanov avoids a wild elbow strike from Spangler.
Romanov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Spangler lands with a right to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexei Romanov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Romanov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Alexei Romanov!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Alexei Romanov!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Alexei Romanov!
Alexei Romanov wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Krystian Gromadowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Truck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gromadowski comes to the cage accompanied by Południowy Szaman. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Krystian Gromadowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Truck!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gromadowski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gromadowski moves into the clinch.
Gromadowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Truck has him pressed against the cage.
Gromadowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gromadowski is looking to clinch but Truck is avoiding it.
Gromadowski works over Truck's head and body with a nice combination.
Truck ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gromadowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Truck swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Truck is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gromadowski.
Truck keeps the fight on the outside.
Gromadowski clinches up with Truck and pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Truck controlling the action here for a moment.
Gromadowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gromadowski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Truck connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gromadowski scrambles back to his feet.
Truck wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gromadowski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gromadowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Truck keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truck connects with a nice looking jab.
Truck thumps Gromadowski with a low kick.
Truck misses with a low kick.
Gromadowski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Truck clobbers Gromadowski with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gromadowski wants to clinch but Truck slips to the side
and Truck cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Krystian Gromadowski has been cut.
Truck has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Gromadowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gromadowski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Truck cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gromadowski is rocked!
Gromadowski closes the distance looking to clinch
and Truck counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gromadowski's knee momentarily.
Truck looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gromadowski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oh Gromadowski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Truck is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Gromadowski hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bob Truck!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dudley Arnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Smalls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyrone Smalls has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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20
220 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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265 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dudley Arnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyrone Smalls!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smalls listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Smalls lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Arnett fails with the takedown.
Smalls lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smalls.
It looks like Dudley Arnett has been cut.
Smalls swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arnett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Arnett thows a leg kick but Smalls checks it
enabling Smalls to counter with a crisp jab.
Smalls 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.
No luck for Arnett with that takedown attempt.
Arnett takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smalls lands a big uppercut and Arnett crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Arnett looks OK. Smalls waves Arnett back to his feet!
Arnett is rocked!
Arnett dives in and grabs Smalls's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smalls pushes down on Arnett's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dudley Arnett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnett shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smalls but Smalls pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Smalls connects with a body shot.
Smalls has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Good shot there by Smalls.
Arnett fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Smalls avoids it really well and circles away.
Arnett is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smalls sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Smalls lands with a good body shot.
Arnett is breathing heavily.
Arnett gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Arnett closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smalls circles away.
Arnett shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smalls pinned against the cage. Smalls gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnett takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smalls has taken the fight to the clinch.
Arnett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arnett pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Smalls fails to land.
Arnett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arnett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arnett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dudley Arnett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnett walks into a straight right hand from Smalls.
Smalls sizes up Arnett with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Arnett misses with a takedown attempt
and Smalls counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Smalls connects with a body shot.
A left and a right from Smalls both land. Nice combination.
Arnett misses with a takedown attempt
and Smalls counters with a nice right hand that sends Arnett toppling to the canvas! Arnett scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Smalls finish him?!
Oh Arnett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smalls sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Arnett's defenses. It connects perfectly with Arnett's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tyrone Smalls!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cody McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Linwood Purcell (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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170 lbs
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178 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cody McKenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Linwood Purcell!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKenzie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McKenzie tests Purcell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Purcell is defended easily by McKenzie.
Purcell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McKenzie lands a nice looking body shot.
McKenzie just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Purcell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McKenzie scores with a jab to the head.
McKenzie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Purcell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Purcell avoids the body shot from McKenzie.
Cody McKenzie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Purcell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McKenzie.
Purcell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Purcell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Purcell moves out of range as McKenzie strikes.
McKenzie looks to throw the jab but Purcell is out of range.
McKenzie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McKenzie digs a good hook to Purcell's body.
McKenzie lands with a nice body punch.
McKenzie lands with a right hand.
Purcell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McKenzie defends it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from McKenzie misses the target.
Cody McKenzie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Linwood Purcell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Purcell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And Purcell tries to counter it with a takedown but McKenzie pushes his down on his head and steps out.
McKenzie moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Purcell has McKenzie pressed against the cage, preventing McKenzie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Purcell is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but McKenzie is defending well.
McKenzie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McKenzie misses with a body punch.
Purcell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Purcell wants a takedown.
McKenzie pushes Purcell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Purcell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie misses with a body shot.
McKenzie moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Linwood Purcell has been cut.
McKenzie doesn't manage to clinch there - Purcell circles away.
Purcell changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Purcell slips under a jab from McKenzie.
Purcell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
McKenzie lands with a nice body punch.
McKenzie misses with a jab, cross combination.
McKenzie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Purcell with the counter takedown but McKenzie avoids it easily.
McKenzie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie closes the distance and pushes Purcell back into the cage.
McKenzie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Purcell is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but McKenzie is defending well.
Purcell is trying to drag McKenzie to the mat but McKenzie just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
McKenzie working aggressively here.
Purcell has had enough of the clinch but McKenzie keeps him there for the moment.
McKenzie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Purcell is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but McKenzie is defending well.
McKenzie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Purcell wants a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody McKenzie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Linwood Purcell's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McKenzie looks to land a combination. Purcell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McKenzie catches Purcell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McKenzie has closed the distance and engaged Purcell in a clinch.
McKenzie is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Purcell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Purcell goes for a takedown attempt but McKenzie pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
McKenzie lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKenzie drops Purcell with a beautiful combination! Purcell stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - McKenzie is looking for the KO!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Purcell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cody McKenzie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Linwood Purcell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McKenzie misses with a left hand
and Purcell counters with a single leg into guard. McKenzie didn't expect that.
McKenzie looking to control.
Purcell wants to control from the top but McKenzie keeps moving.
Purcell might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control McKenzie haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Purcell stands up from McKenzie's guard - Purcell perhaps looking for a knockout.
McKenzie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Purcell.
And Purcell tries to counter it with a takedown but McKenzie pushes his down on his head and steps out.
McKenzie scores with a decent looking hook.
Purcell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Purcell fails to land the takedown.
Purcell shoots in looking for a takedown but McKenzie manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Purcell's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
McKenzie throwing a counter right hand but Purcell manages to avoid it.
McKenzie misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. McKenzie darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McKenzie catches Purcell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McKenzie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Purcell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McKenzie lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Purcell is rocked!
Purcell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McKenzie is fending him off so far but Purcell persists. Nope, McKenzie circles away and we're back to standing.
Purcell is still on wobbly legs! Can McKenzie finish him?
Purcell is aggressively charging in as McKenzie backs up avoiding any damage. McKenzie tosses out a jab and Purcell runs right into it face first! Purcell is out cold! McKenzie dropped down on all fours and is barking in Purcell's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cody McKenzie!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Cody McKenzie made sure he mentioned AnonymouS, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luke Dawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manfred Von Richthoffen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luke Dawson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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29
145 lbs
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157 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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luke Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manfred Von Richthoffen!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Richthoffen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dawson, pushing him back against the cage.
Dawson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Von Richthoffen pushes Dawson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Von Richthoffen keeps control of Dawson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Von Richthoffen scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Von Richthoffen.
Von Richthoffen scores with a hook to the body.
Von Richthoffen pushes Dawson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Von Richthoffen pulls guard effortlessly.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Von Richthoffen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dawson preventing the sweep.
Von Richthoffen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dawson gets to his feet - Von Richthoffen follows without any prompting.
Von Richthoffen closes the distance and pushes Dawson back into the cage.
Good body shot from Von Richthoffen.
Von Richthoffen lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Von Richthoffen.
Von Richthoffen lands with a light punch inside.
Von Richthoffen works on Dawson's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Von Richthoffen.
Von Richthoffen lands a body punch.
Von Richthoffen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
It looks like Luke Dawson has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Richthoffen lands with a left to the head.
Von Richthoffen pushes Dawson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Von Richthoffen works on Dawson's body with a couple of short punches.
Von Richthoffen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Von Richthoffen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Von Richthoffen lands with a right to the head.
Von Richthoffen scores with a hook to the body.
Von Richthoffen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.
Dawson struggles to land a body shot inside as Von Richthoffen controls his hands.
Von Richthoffen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.
Dawson is rocked!
Von Richthoffen lands with a right to the head.
Oh Dawson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Von Richthoffen cracks Dawson with a nice body shot.
Von Richthoffen slowing the pace effectively.
Von Richthoffen lands with a light punch inside.
Von Richthoffen pushes Dawson against the cage. Von Richthoffen is working some dirty boxing. Von Richthoffen pushes off with a quick right hook! Dawson goes down! Dawson tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Von Richthoffen moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manfred Von Richthoffen!
Manfred Von Richthoffen decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Onni Seppala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerry Pounder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pounder has chosen Gorgoroth - Open the Gates as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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19
215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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219 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Onni Seppala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerry Pounder!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Pounder. Those never looked like landing.
Seppala scores with a jab. Pounder acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Seppala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pounder manages to avoid it.
Seppala ducks under a wild hook from Pounder.
Seppala slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Seppala lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Gerry Pounder has been cut.
Seppala fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Seppala scores with a decent looking hook.
Pounder is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Seppala.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seppala scores with a hook to the body. Pounder takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pounder takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Seppala paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice body punch from Seppala.
Nice shot lands for Seppala.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pounder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pounder takes one on the button.
Seppala avoids the body shot from Pounder.
Seppala fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pounder, pushing him back against the cage.
Pounder misses with a short punch on the inside.
Seppala lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pounder backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pounder takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Seppala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Seppala.
That has opened up Gerry Pounder's cut even more.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Seppala creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Seppala gets through Pounder's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Seppala lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pounder backwards.
Pounder has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Seppala is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seppala lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pounder drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A hook to the body from Seppala.
A nice right hand lands inside from Seppala.
Seppala lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Seppala looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Pounder misses with some punches.
A short right from Seppala on the inside.
Pounder has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Seppala avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Onni Seppala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerry Pounder.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Seppala.
Pounder is rocked!
Seppala lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pounder is still on wobbly legs! Can Seppala finish him?
Seppala lands a shoulder strike.
The cut above Gerry Pounder's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Pounder is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Seppala gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Seppala is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Seppala creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Pounder with a big uppercut! Pounder tries to clinch up but Seppala pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Pounder to the mat! Pounder covers up and Seppala unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Onni Seppala!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gurgen Davidyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Grigorian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
191 lbs
4 - 2 - 1 |
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194 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gurgen Davidyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adam Grigorian!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davidyan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davidyan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grigorian.
Davidyan half committed to a counter leg kick.
Grigorian avoids a kick to the body.
Grigorian throws a body kick that misses.
Davidyan throws an overhand right that lands on Grigorian's shoulder, as Grigorian tries to avoid the shot.
Davidyan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grigorians jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Grigorian buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grigorian on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Grigorian on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Grigorian scores with the left hand. Davidyan knows he should have avoided that one.
Grigorian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davidyan manages to avoid it.
Davidyan closes the distance and clinches.
Grigorian wants to get back to striking at distance but Davidyan won't allow it.
Grigorian prevents a body shot from Davidyan.
Davidyan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davidyan blocks an uppercut.
Davidyan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Davidyan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Grigorian or not.
Davidyan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigorian tries to throw a body punch but Davidyan avoids it by throwing Grigorian back against the cage.
Davidyan prevents Grigorian from breaking the clinch.
Davidyan scores with a shoulder strike.
Davidyan lands with a short shot to the head.
Grigorian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grigorian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Davidyan's elbow.
Grigorian throws a punch but it's blocked by Davidyan.
Still in the clinch, Davidyan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Davidyan lands a left hand.
Grigorian tries to break the clinch but Davidyan is controlling the position.
Davidyan scores with a shot to the side of Grigorian's head.
Grigorian throws a punch but it's blocked by Davidyan.
Davidyan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Davidyan can't find room to land a body shot as Grigorian controls the action.
Davidyan lands a nice shot to the body.
Grigorian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Davidyan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davidyan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grigorian turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davidyan clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidyan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grigorian misses with a punch to the body.
Davidyan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grigorians head.
Davidyan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davidyan closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Grigorian fails to land.
Davidyan misses with a punch to the body.
Davidyan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Davidyan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grigorian backwards.
Davidyan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Grigorian is rocked!
A right handed body shot lands from Davidyan.
Grigorian is still on wobbly legs! Can Davidyan finish him?
Davidyan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grigorian.
Grigorian looks winded!
A short right from Davidyan on the inside.
Davidyan dips a shoulder and cracks Grigorian with a mighty uppercut! Grigorian falls back against the cage and Davidyan unloads with a barrage of strikes! Grigorian is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Davidyan screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gurgen Davidyan!
Gurgen Davidyan gave a mention to Vandal & Laundry in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mitchell Hobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mitchell Hobson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Russell Jones !
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
Hobson misses with the combination.
A little jabbing left from Jones on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hobson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Private Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Nice straight punches there by Hobson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hobson.
Mitchell Hobson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hobson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hobson moves into range and clinches up with Jones .
Hobson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones 's elbow.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hobson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jones no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hobson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jones tries to strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hobson won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Our spies down at at Champions MMA inform us that Jones has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Jones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jones thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Hobson wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Hobson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jones trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hobson content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones has his foot on Hobson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hobson works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Jones is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hobson defends well.
Jones 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Hobson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hobson stopping the sweep attempt from Jones .
Jones throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A left lands for Jones .
Hobson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Hobson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hobson gets a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones .
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hobson up against the cage.
Jones wants to stall.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hobson cracks Jones with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hobson misses with a body punch.
Hobson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hobson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hobson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Hobson wants the takedown. Jones is fighting it off but Hobson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Jones 's guard against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hobson being controlled here momentarily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jones is on top in guard.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hobson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Russell Jones will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hobson has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Hobson pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hobson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hobson struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Hobson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Jones .
Jones has Hobson pressed against the cage.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hobson backwards.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones lands a left hand.
Hobson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hobson up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones is trying to pull guard but Hobson has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jones tries a body shot but Hobson blocks it.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hobson has a couple of punches blocked by Jones .
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hobson takes a shot to the head.
Jones will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hobson up against the cage.
Jones 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hobson's elbow.
Jones is looking to control Hobson's arms but Hobson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jones has his back to the cage.
Hobson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hobson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hobson working aggressively here.
Hobson has a couple of punches blocked by Jones .
Jones is trying to pull guard but Hobson has him pressed against the cage.
Hobson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hobson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones misses with the head strike.
A short right from Hobson.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mitchell Hobson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Russell Jones .
A right handed body shot lands from Jones .
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones fails to pull guard.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Hobson controls the action.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hobson backwards.
Russell Jones seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hobson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones stalling in the clinch but Hobson improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocks a body shot from Hobson.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hobson tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones wants to stall.
Hobson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Hobson backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The referee calls for Jones to work.
Hobson presses Jones against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hobson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Hobson fails to land.
Hobson throws a head punch that misses.
Jones jumps guard.
Hobson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hobson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hobson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hobson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jones takes one to the side of the head.
Jab by Jones .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hobson pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Hobson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Jones clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Jones just trying to survive but Hobson is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Russell Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Hobson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hobson moves into the clinch successfully.
Hobson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hobson pulls guard.
Hobson trying to control the position here.
Hobson wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones 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.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to control from the top but Hobson keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones pushing down on Hobson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hobson defending well though.
Hobson is refusing to be controlled, as Jones sits in half guard.
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones is thwarting Hobson's attempts to control the position.
Jones performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hobson wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hobson throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Hobson moves into range and clinches up with Jones .
Hobson can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hobson up against the cage.
Hobson is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hobson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hobson struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones lands a left hand.
Hobson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hobson tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Hobson misses with the head strike.
Hobson misses with a body punch.
Jones slows down the pace here.
Jones taking a breather.
Jones tries to stall but Hobson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hobson tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Hobson back against the cage.
Hobson has a couple of punches blocked by Jones .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hobson misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Hobson has him pressed against the cage.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hobsons head.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jones takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hobson lands with a light punch inside.
Jones jumps guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones , not yet.
Hobson trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Hobson doesn't defend quickly enough and Jones has managed to lock this one up! Can Hobson escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Jones on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Russell Jones !
Russell Jones is the new middleweight champion!
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