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RBB 9: White vs Filipovich PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dovydas Adomaitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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235 lbs
0 - 1 - 1 |
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272 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dovydas Adomaitis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Adomaitis was covering up waiting for the punch and Petrov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Adomaitis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Adomaitis trying to keep a closed guard but Petrov is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Petrov working some strikes from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov is stalling in the full guard.
Adomaitis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Petrov is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Adomaitis can't keep his opponent in guard - Petrov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Petrov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Petrov is taking a breather. Adomaitis 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Petrov working over Adomaitis with some ground and pound. Adomaitis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Petrov trying to pass the guard but Adomaitis defending well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Petrov in particular looking to stall.
Petrov moves nicely into side control.
Petrov controls the position.
Adomaitis can't do much from the bottom here.
Petrov tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Petrov working away.
Petrov controlling the position from side mount.
We've been informed that Petrov has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Petrov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Adomaitis down.
Petrov staying calm.
Petrov advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Adomaitis tries to reverse the position but Petrov maintains control.
Petrov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Adomaitis in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Petrov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Petrov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Adomaitis's face.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Petrov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
It looks like Petrov might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Petrov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Petrov rushes Adomaitis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Adomaitis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Petrov turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Adomaitis can't do much from the bottom here.
Adomaitis being controlled for a moment.
Petrov cracks Adomaitis with a big elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Adomaitis some visible discomfort.
Petrov working the ground and pound.
Petrov just content to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Adomaitis some visible discomfort.
Petrov controlling the position from side mount.
Adomaitis wants to control but Petrov postures up.
Petrov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Adomaitis trying to remain calm as Petrov controls from the top position.
Adomaitis is trying to control Petrov's posture but Petrov avoids it.
Petrov controlling the position.
Petrov lands some shots froms side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov is working Adomaitis over with some ground and pound from side control.
Petrov taking a breather here.
Petrov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Adomaitis some visible discomfort.
Petrov controlling the position.
Petrov scores with a couple of short elbows.
Petrov remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Petrov working the ground and pound.
Adomaitis is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Petrov landing strikes.
Oh Adomaitis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Petrov taking a breather here.
Adomaitis seems to have got his legs back now.
Petrov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Petrov's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Petrov tries to advance to mount but can't.
Petrov is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Adomaitis's shoulder. That is not cool.
Petrov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Petrov taking a breather here.
Adomaitis can't do much from the bottom here.
Petrov is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Adomaitis's shoulder. That is not cool.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
You can see the frustration on Adomaitis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Petrov controls the position from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Petrov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Adomaitis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Adomaitis.
Petrov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Adomaitis's guard.
Petrov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Adomaitis's guard.
Petrov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Adomaitis knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adomaitis wants to improve his position but Petrov is controlling well.
Petrov 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.
Petrov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Adomaitis is trying to get back to full guard.
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.
Petrov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Adomaitis knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Petrov stalling.
Petrov is continuing to stall.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Petrov drives through with a takedown into Adomaitis's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Adomaitis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Petrov content to stall in guard here.
More stalling from Petrov.
Dovydas Adomaitis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Adomaitis, up you get!
A thudding body kick lands there by Adomaitis!
Petrov shoots for a takedown but Adomaitis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Petrov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Petrov shoots in and drives through. Adomaitis sprawls well.
Petrov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dovydas Adomaitis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Petrov.
Petrov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Petrov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Petrov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The adventures of Petrov the control monster continue. Boring.
Igor Petrov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Adomaitis throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Petrov is stalling in the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Petrov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Petrov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 25:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Petrov!
Igor Petrov took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sully's Bar & Grill for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Bobaszewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Duterte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krzysztof Bobaszewski is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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209 lbs
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208 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Krzysztof Bobaszewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodrigo Duterte!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bobaszewski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Duterte has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bobaszewski shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Duterte eats them both and turns towards Bobaszewski to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bobaszewski lands with a nice combination. Duterte backs away looking to recover.
Bobaszewski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bobaszewski misses with a double jab.
Bobaszewski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duterte thinks about the counter body kick.
Duterte shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bobaszewski kicks Duterte off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bobaszewski scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bobaszewski definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A lazy left from Bobaszewski finds it's target.
Bobaszewski swinging wildly here.
Bobaszewski throws a head kick but Duterte moves out of range.
Bobaszewski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobaszewski leaves Duterte with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bobaszewski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duterte throws out a counter right but Bobaszewski avoids it with no problem.
Duterte avoids the head kick by Bobaszewski.
Krzysztof Bobaszewski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duterte scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Duterte is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bobaszewski defends it well.
Bobaszewski trying to control from the bottom.
Bobaszewski is defending against the submission attempts here by Duterte.
Duterte stops Bobaszewski from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duterte working Bobaszewski over with strikes.
Duterte landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Duterte has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Duterte working over Bobaszewski with some ground and pound. Bobaszewski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Duterte is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bobaszewski manages to get to full guard.
Duterte stands and throws Bobaszewski's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bobaszewski can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duterte thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bobaszewski is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Duterte asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Duterte is trying to get an arm triangle but Bobaszewski is defending well.
Bobaszewski is trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duterte looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Duterte has control of an arm but Bobaszewski manages to advance to Duterte's back!
Bobaszewski is trying to stick to Duterte's back but Duterte is turning into Bobaszewski. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Bobaszewski's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Duterte.
Bobaszewski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Duterte on the ground.
Bobaszewski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Duterte is controlling him.
Duterte gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bobaszewski throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duterte shoots in and gets a takedown into Bobaszewski's guard.
Bobaszewski trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Duterte chips away with some ground and pound.
Duterte working some strikes from top position.
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 Krzysztof Bobaszewski will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bobaszewski throws a nice head kick!
Bobaszewski tries to sprawl but Duterte drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bobaszewski kicks off Duterte and gets to his feet.
Bobaszewski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Duterte tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bobaszewski swivels and escapes.
Duterte walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Bobaszewski does no damage.
Duterte shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bobaszewski sprawls well. Bobaszewski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Duterte gets slowly back to his feet.
Bobaszewski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Duterte fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bobaszewski avoids it really well and circles away.
Krzysztof Bobaszewski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Duterte.
Duterte is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duterte shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bobaszewski defends it nicely.
Duterte takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bobaszewski.
Duterte needs to keep his hands up - Bobaszewski had a free shot at his head there.
Bobaszewski throws a series of punches but Duterte avoids them all with ease.
Bobaszewski throws a one two combo.
Bobaszewski fails to land with a series of punches.
Bobaszewski throws a head kick that Duterte semi-blocks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duterte steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bobaszewski. That one must have hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobaszewski looks to land a combination. Duterte sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A head kick misses from Bobaszewski.
Bobaszewski scores with a nice head shot.
Krzysztof Bobaszewski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duterte shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bobaszewski but Bobaszewski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A head kick from Bobaszewski lands but Duterte takes it in his stride.
Bobaszewski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duterte.
Duterte tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bobaszewski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Duterte somewhat.
Bobaszewski lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bobaszewski.
Krzysztof Bobaszewski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duterte finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bobaszewski throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bobaszewski goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Duterte avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bobaszewski throws a series of punches but Duterte avoids them all with ease.
Duterte misses with a head kick.
Duterte walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bobaszewski delivers a nice body kick.
Bobaszewski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bobaszewski lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bobaszewski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Bobaszewski.
Duterte with the counter takedown but Bobaszewski avoids it easily.
Duterte tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bobaszewski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Duterte somewhat.
Bobaszewski connects with a body shot that sends Duterte's belly button to the back.
Bobaszewski connects with a jab.
Duterte will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
As Duterte looks to move away, Bobaszewski throws a big counter combo but Duterte just gets out of the way.
Duterte takes a kick to the side of the head.
No luck for Duterte with that takedown attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Bobaszewski. That snapped Duterte's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krzysztof Bobaszewski dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bobaszewski scores with a one two! Duterte had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bobaszewski misses with a head kick.
Bobaszewski scores with a hook.
Bobaszewski scores with a head kick. Duterte tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Duterte takes a head kick and keeps coming.
No luck for Duterte with that takedown attempt.
Bobaszewski throws a sloppy head kick
and Duterte counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bobaszewski manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Duterte keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duterte changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bobaszewski fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bobaszewski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice combination there by Bobaszewski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobaszewski works over Duterte's head and body with a nice combination.
Bobaszewski throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Duterte's head.
Duterte fails with a takedown attempt.
Krzysztof Bobaszewski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Duterte.
Bobaszewski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bobaszewski misses with a two punch combination.
Duterte dodges the punch combination from Bobaszewski.
Nice body kick there by Bobaszewski.
Duterte fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobaszewski throws a head kick that misses.
Bobaszewski cracks Duterte with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bobaszewski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Duterte stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bobaszewski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bobaszewski lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bobaszewski tries a head kick but it misses.
Bobaszewski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Duterte tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bobaszewski throws a head kick but Duterte moves out of range.
Duterte closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Duterte lands in his opponent's guard.
Duterte stands and throws Bobaszewski's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duterte is working to tighten his grip on Bobaszewski's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Bobaszewski has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Duterte is really squeezing tight and eventually Bobaszewski passes out! Duterte breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rodrigo Duterte!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pretentious Kneecap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanaka has chosen PPAP as his entrance music. Pretentious Kneecap has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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135 lbs
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153 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pretentious Kneecap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Akira Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kneecap blocks the body kick.
Kneecap chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tanaka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tanaka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kneecap throws out the jab.
Kneecap tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tanaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Kneecap.
Tanaka staying out of range there.
Tanaka avoids the body shot from Kneecap.
Kneecap misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tanaka.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kneecap.
Kneecap blocks a head kick by Tanaka.
Kneecap lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tanaka.
Kneecap connects with the punch.
A lazy left from Kneecap finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanaka walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A jab from Kneecap does it's job there.
Tanaka misses with a low kick as Kneecap jumps back.
Kneecap jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tanaka is rocked!
BAM! Kneecap delivers a spinning backfist that drops Tanaka like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Pretentious Kneecap!
The defeated Akira Tanaka had this to say: 'Once again, I have dishonoured my famiry. :'('.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Dodd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asko Asinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fred Dodd could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Asko Asinen's chin.
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215 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Dodd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Asko Asinen!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dodd connects with a good right hand that stumbles Asinen. Asinen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Asinen goes for a takedown attempt but Dodd pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Asinen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dodd as he avoids it easily.
Dodd definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Asinen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fred Dodd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asko Asinen.
Asinen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Asinen misses with a takedown attempt
letting Dodd counter with a right hand.
Asinen shoots in but Dodd avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dodd cracks Asinen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Asinen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dodd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dodd stops a takedown attempt from Asinen.
Asinen being controlled against the cage.
Dodd landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dodd lands a nice elbow.
Asinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Dodd.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dodd works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dodd creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Dodd.
Asinen is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asinen is looking to take this one to the mat.
Asinen is still on wobbly legs! Can Dodd finish him?
Asinen lands a body punch.
Stalling in the clinch from Dodd.
Asinen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dodd pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dodd gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dodd prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dodd lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dodd creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dodd dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dodd dips a shoulder and cracks Asinen with a mighty uppercut! Asinen falls back against the cage and Dodd unloads with a barrage of strikes! Asinen 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 - Dodd screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fred Dodd!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Goff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drevin Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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215 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Goff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drevin Bell!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell lands a left and a right that send Goff crashing to the mat, dazed. Bell thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Goff doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Goff counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Goff throws a sloppy head kick and Bell moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bell slips a jab from Goff.
Goff closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bell did well to prevent Goff getting side control.
Bell wants to improve his position but Goff is controlling well.
Goff 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 ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bell flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bell pushes Goff off looking to stand but Goff dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goff tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Bell tries to get to full guard but Goff has control of the leg.
Goff looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goff thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bell's head.
Goff scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
It looks like Drevin Bell has been cut.
Goff is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Goff content to control rather than advance.
Goff decides to return to a standing position.
Goff tries to clinch but Bell moves out of range.
Bell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Bell! Goff is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drevin Bell!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Drevin Bell made sure he mentioned Juggernaut And Gladiators, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Nation (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borys Hund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jimmy Nation!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Borys Hund!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nation feints a jab promting Hund to slip. Nation then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hund slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hund shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nation pinned against the cage. Nation gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
As Hund tries to get set, Nation tries to push him back and clinch up but Hund manages to avoid the attempt.
Nation shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hund is trying to defend but Nation finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nation is trying to work for a kimura but Hund is defending well.
Nation trying to control from Hund's half guard. Hund has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hund has his feet on Nation's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Hund with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nation counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hund throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nation's waist but Nation gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hund off to one side.
Nation tries to counter with a takedown but Hund is quick to defend against it.
Jimmy Nation has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Borys Hund.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nation fails to land the takedown.
Nation shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nation showed some decent athleticism there.
Hund makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hund shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nation but Nation pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nation shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hund napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hund throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hund looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hund swats away the attempt to clinch by Nation.
Hund lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nation shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hund is trying to defend but Nation finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hund manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hund keeping moving, preventing Nation from controlling successfully.
Hund manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Hund goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nation prevents it.
Hund is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nation is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hund changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nation fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hund misses with a takedown attempt
and Nation makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hund looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nation drives through with a takedown into Hund's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hund pulls Nation in close to his closed guard and prevents Nation from doing any damage or advancing position.
Nation keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hund's head.
Nation won't allow Hund to sweep him here.
Nation stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hund swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hund looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hund is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Nation frees his head nicely. Oh but Hund has switched to an armbar! Nation is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Borys Hund!
An out of breath Borys Hund thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Helmuth Tuminen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Arderos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Helmuth Tuminen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Arderos!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuminen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arderos feints the counter takedown.
Tuminen throws a head kick but Arderos moves out of range.
That kick from Tuminen tenderised Arderos's leg. Arderos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tuminen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Ricky Arderos has been cut.
Arderos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tuminen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Arderos somewhat.
Tuminen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tuminen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tuminen connects with a high kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tuminen.
Tuminen throws a lazy head kick
and Arderos counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tuminen makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arderos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tuminen is looking to stand up but Arderos isn't so interested in that idea.
Arderos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tuminen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arderos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Arderos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Arderos's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Tuminen wants to stand up but Arderos is controlling him.
Arderos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tuminen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Arderos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Arderos wants to control from the top but Tuminen keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tuminen lands with a slapping head kick.
Tuminen throws a sloppy head kick and Arderos moves out of range easily.
Tuminen throws a series of punches but Arderos moves out of range.
Arderos blocks a head kick by Tuminen.
Arderos throws out a counter right but Tuminen avoids it with no problem.
A head kick misses from Tuminen.
Tuminen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tuminen lands with a nice combination. Arderos backs away looking to recover.
Tuminen tries to sprawl but Arderos drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Arderos sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tuminen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Arderos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tuminen is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuminen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Arderos.
Arderos stops Tuminen from getting back to his feet.
Arderos controlling the action here.
Arderos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Arderos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tuminen is looking for a sweep. Arderos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Arderos decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's four 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.
Tuminen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tuminen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A head kick from Tuminen lands but Arderos takes it in his stride.
Tuminen cracks the inside of Arderos's front leg.
Tuminen thumps Arderos with a low kick.
Tuminen dips to his left and cracks Arderos with an uppercut!
Helmuth Tuminen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arderos blocks a head kick by Tuminen.
Tuminen gets caught napping as Arderos dives in and scores a takedown. Tuminen manages to retain guard.
Tuminen pushes Arderos off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Tuminen gets caught napping as Arderos dives in and scores a takedown. Tuminen manages to retain guard.
Arderos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Arderos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helmuth Tuminen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Arderos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tuminen throws a head kick that misses.
Tuminen tries a head kick but it misses.
Arderos tries to counter by closing the distance.
Helmuth Tuminen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arderos gets the takedown into side control.
Tuminen gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tuminen is looking to improve his position.
Tuminen taking some punishment here, with Arderos in his half guard.
Arderos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arderos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Arderos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Arderos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arderos lands with a punch from half guard.
Arderos is looking for a kimura here.
Arderos wants to pass the guard but Tuminen is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tuminen is not content to let Arderos control the position.
Arderos is looking for a kimura here.
Arderos is looking for a kimura but Tuminen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Arderos to get the leverage.
Arderos prevents Tuminen from standing back up.
Tuminen manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Arderos throws a head kick that misses.
Arderos takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tuminen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Helmuth Tuminen is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Tuminen. No joy for Arderos on that attempt.
Tuminen feints and then cracks Arderos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arderos down.
Tuminen throws a head kick that half lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tuminen, right into the meat.
Arderos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Arderos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tuminen dips to his left and cracks Arderos with an uppercut!
Tuminen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Arderos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Arderos showed some decent athleticism 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!
Arderos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arderos with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tuminen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tuminen.
Arderos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Arderos won't allow Tuminen to get back to his feet.
Arderos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Arderos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Arderos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helmuth Tuminen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Arderos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
No luck for Arderos with that takedown attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tuminen.
Tuminen looks to land a combination. Arderos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tuminen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Arderos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tuminen is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Tuminen is trying to break free.
Tuminen is looking to break free of the clinch but Arderos has double underhooks.
Arderos prevents Tuminen from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arderos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tuminen smiles and moves away.
Tuminen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arderos steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tuminen.
Tuminen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tuminen lands a high kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tuminen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Arderos tries for a takedown but Tuminen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tuminen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Helmuth Tuminen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Arderos.
Tuminen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arderos wants to counter the offense by Tuminen and move into the clinch position.
Arderos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Arderos fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tuminen to the ground. Arderos is now in Tuminen's guard.
Arderos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Arderos's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Arderos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Arderos stays in close to Tuminen's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arderos stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Tuminen with a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Arderos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuminen throws a head kick but Arderos moves out of range.
Tuminen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Arderos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Arderos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tuminen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arderos is looking to work some ground and pound but Tuminen has wrist control.
Arderos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Arderos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tuminen has momentary wrist control but Arderos slips an elbow through the middle.
Arderos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tuminen wants to stand up but Arderos is controlling him.
Arderos wants to control from the top but Tuminen keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Arderos working some strikes from top position.
Arderos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Arderos trying to control the position from guard on top but Tuminen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arderos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tuminen lands a high kick!
Arderos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Arderos showed some decent athleticism there.
Arderos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Helmuth Tuminen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tuminen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Helmuth Tuminen!
A victorious Helmuth Tuminen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Remus Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Remus Filipovic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Justin White!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Filipovic.
The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Filipovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
White is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Filipovic lands a glancing blow to the side of White's head.
Filipovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Filipovic sets himself, and White steps forward looking for the clinch! Filipovic avoids it this time.
No luck with that takedown attempt from White.
White moves in looking to clinch but Filipovic pushes him off.
Filipovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Filipovic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from White.
White closes the distance and clinches up with Filipovic, looking for a takedown. White pushes Filipovic against the cage but Filipovic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Remus Filipovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin White.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filipovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Filipovic enables White to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Filipovic manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
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!
White pushing down on Filipovic's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
White landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Filipovic trying to control from the bottom.
Filipovic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Filipovic tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White wants to work for an arm triangle but Filipovic is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
White throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
White lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
White is trying to control. Filipovic wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Filipovic flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Filipovic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
White trying to control from half guard but Filipovic is working away.
White has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
White looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
White is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White working over Filipovic with some ground and pound. Filipovic looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Filipovic trying to control here.
Filipovic is breathing heavily.
White working over Filipovic with some ground and pound. Filipovic looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
White 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.
White looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
It looks like Remus Filipovic has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
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. White connects with a nice short shot to Filipovic's temple.
White has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Filipovic defend it? White steps over the head and cranks it - Filipovic is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for White!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Justin White!
Justin White is the new middleweight champion!
After the big win, Justin White made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors ON TAP 160Q Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Trowning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trowning is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Shotgun - backyard brawl. Henry Trowning will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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256 lbs
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263 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henry Trowning!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trowning shoots in for a double leg but Diaz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Trowning misses with a head kick.
Diaz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Trowning fails to land the takedown.
Trowning misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Joey Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Trowning.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Trowning.
A head kick misses from Trowning.
Diaz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz takes a swing at Trowning's ribcage but misses.
Diaz misses with a lunging right hand
and Trowning counters with a three punch combo that has Diaz backing up. Diaz nods at Trowning to acknowledge the strikes.
Trowning fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Diaz avoids it really well and circles away.
As Trowning looks to move away, Diaz throws a big counter combo but Trowning just gets out of the way.
Diaz gets tackled into the cage by Trowning. Trowning maintains the clinch.
Trowning wants to take the fight to the mat but Diaz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Trowning missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trowning looking for a takedown.
Trowning lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Trowning is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Diaz to keep the fight standing.
Diaz wants to break free but Trowning has control.
Trowning's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz checks the leg kick.
Trowning fails to land the takedown.
Trowning scores with the left hand. Diaz knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Diaz as Trowning shoots in.
Trowning clinches up against the cage.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Trowning will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Diaz stuffs the takedown.
Diaz stuffs the takedown.
Diaz throwing a counter right hand but Trowning manages to avoid it.
Trowning throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Trowning darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Diaz won't allow Trowning to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz has his hands clasped together around Trowning's back. He's all about the action.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Diaz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Trowning stopping the sweep attempt from Diaz.
Trowning wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz pulls Trowning in close to prevent any damage.
Diaz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Diaz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Trowning dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Trowning closes the distance and clinches.
Trowning is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Diaz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Trowning ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Trowning no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trowning working a defensive guard but Diaz passes into half guard.
Trowning tries to get to full guard but Diaz has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trowning wants to control but Diaz is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Diaz blocks the strikes from Trowning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Trowning is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Diaz has taken his back.
Trowning is in bad spot here.
Trowning is trying to get back to his feet but Diaz has full control of the position and if anything, Trowning has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trowning showing good submission defense here.
Trowning is holding on to Diaz 's glove but Diaz gets free and slips his arm under Trowning 's chin. This could be big trouble! Yes, Trowning is tapping furiously and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Joey Diaz!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pjotr Sorokin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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279 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pjotr Sorokin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Barry Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher moves into range and clinches up with Sorokin.
Butcher has a couple of punches blocked by Sorokin.
Sorokin wants a takedown but no success here.
Butcher lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Butcher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Butcher throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sorokin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Butcher just stands there and leans against the cage.
Butcher lands with a short shot to the head.
Butcher lands with a right to the head.
Butcher lands an uppercut.
Sorokin is breathing heavily.
Butcher lands a big right hand that sends Sorokin to the canvas! This could be the beginning of the end for Sorokin!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butcher is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Butcher throwing shots but Sorokin is blocking nicely.
Butcher wants to take a breather but Sorokin is having none of it.
Butcher frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Butcher with good strikes from the mount here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sorokin can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Sorokin is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at The Bear's Den ($300) that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Butcher has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Butcher raining down shots from the mount!
Sorokin is rocked!
Butcher throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Butcher lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Sorokin! Butcher sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Sorokin and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Barry Butcher!
Barry Butcher seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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