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HFC 113:Hopkins vs Sang Seok PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seb Sha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yes Man Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yes Man Sanchez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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216 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Seb Sha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yes Man Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
Sha throws a series of strikes that have Sanchez backpedaling.
Sanchez throws a right hand that misses
and Sanchez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanchez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sha throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A big left from Sanchez misses.
Sha was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sanchez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sha in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sha stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sha moves away.
Sanchez throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez digs a good hook to Sha's body.
Sha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanchez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sanchez wants to slow Sha down by chopping away at his legs.
Sanchez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sha went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Sha moved out of range nicely.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sha seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sanchez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sha.
Sanchez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sha will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sha does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sanchez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sha is out of range.
Sha appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Sha saw that one coming.
Sanchez just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSha.
Sha lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanchez misses with the body kick
and Sha counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sanchez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sha lands a jab.
Sanchez blocks the body kick.
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little feinted left hand from Sha on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez avoids a kick to the body.
Sanchez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sha.
Sanchez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sha throws a hook but Sanchez avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Sha.
We've been told by Sha's head coaches at White's ELITE Fitness Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Sha avoids them all with ease.
Sha is looking to counter punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sha. That's going to slow Sanchez down.
Yes Man Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez throws a punch but it's blocked by Sha.
Sanchez struggles to land a body shot inside as Sha controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Sanchez.
A right hand to the body from Sanchez.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Sha takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Sha ducked under it nicely.
Sha appears to be looking for a big counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut lands for Sanchez. That snapped Sha's head back.
Sanchez dodges the punch combination from Sha.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yes Man Sanchez will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sha lands a two punch combo.
Sha throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sanchez is looking to slow Sha down with leg kicks.
Sha has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sanchez.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Sanchez only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy.
Sha throwing a counter right hand but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sha scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A slow jab from Sanchez misses its intended target.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Sha moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Sha on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sha looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sha throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sanchez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
An inside leg kick from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sha is looking to counter punch.
Sha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sanchez counters with an inside leg kick.
Sanchez scores with a hook to the body. Sha takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sanchez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanchez tries to counter with a clinch but Sha shakes him off and moves away.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Sha misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Sha moves out of range.
Sha is looking for a counter combo.
Sanchez tries to clinch up but Sha circles away and keeps his distance.
Sha feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sanchez's calf.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sha is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Yes Man Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanchez connects with a high kick.
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!
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Sha moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Sha wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sha fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sanchez on the side of the head.
Sha misses with a lunging right hand
and Sha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sha moves away.
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An inside leg kick lands from Sha.
Sha connects with a leg kick. Sanchez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sha throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sanchez! But no joy.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sha!
Sha sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sanchez throws a jab when Sha was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sha moves out of range of the leg kick from Sanchez.
Sha looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sha blocks a jab.
Sha connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sha lands a jab.
A left lands for Sanchez.
Sanchez stuns Sha with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yes Man Sanchez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
As Sanchez looks to move away, Sha throws a big counter combo but Sanchez just gets out of the way.
Sanchez delivers a nice body kick.
Sha connects with a solid leg kick.
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanchez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sha takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez moves away from the strike by Sha.
Sanchez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanchez lands a glancing blow to the side of Sha's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sha connects with a leg kick. Sanchez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sanchez moves into the clinch successfully.
Sha breaks the clinch.
Sha lands a right hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sanchez.
Sha appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sanchez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sha manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sha went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sanchez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a glancing blow to the side of Sha's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a jab to Sha's midsection.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sha takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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!
Nice defenses there by Sha.
An inside leg kick from Sanchez misses.
Yes Man Sanchez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Sha moves out of range.
Sanchez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sanchez throws a jab when Sha was well out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sha, as that shot connected.
Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez lands with a nice body kick.
Sha rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanchez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanchez tries a quick counter leg kick but Sha is wise to it.
Sha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Seb Sha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Sanchez.
Sha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez connects with a nice looking jab.
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Sha wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That kick from Sanchez tenderised Sha's leg. Sha is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Sha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sha lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sanchez backs up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sha throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sha does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yes Man Sanchez.
Well Sanchez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yes Man Sanchez!
A relieved looking Yes Man Sanchez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Satoru Takada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damiao Marcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Satoru Takada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Damiao Marcos!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Takada counters with a nice uppercut.
Damiao Marcos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takada bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Takada on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marcos throws a sloppy head kick
letting Takada counter with a right hand.
Marcos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takada.
Marcos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marcos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marcos misses with a body shot.
Takada scores with a sloppy right hand. Marcos should have avoided that one.
Marcos wants to clinch
and Takada counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Marcos.
Takada takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheers as Marcos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Takada doesn't seem phased though.
Marcos misses with a hook
and Takada counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marcos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marcos wants to take the fight to the mat but Takada manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Marcos prevents a body shot from Takada.
Marcos misses with the head strike.
Marcos blocks an uppercut.
Takada lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marcos backwards.
A short right from Takada on the inside.
Takada lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marcos backwards.
Marcos has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Takada after a bit of a struggle.
Marcos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Takada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takada gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Marcos.
Satoru Takada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damiao Marcos.
Takada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marcos misses with some punches.
Marcos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Takada backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Takada fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takada comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Takada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marcos tries to work over Takada's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Takada misses with a punch on the inside.
Marcos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Takada tries to work over Marcos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marcos swings wildly with an uppercut but Takada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marcos is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Takada can't fight it off and eventually Marcos manages to take the fight to the floor. Takada looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Marcos trying to control but Takada is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marcos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos chips away with some ground and pound.
Marcos trying to control the position from guard on top but Takada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takada is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Marcos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Marcos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Takada swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Marcos lands a leg kick that knocks Takada off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Takada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marcos.
Takada is looking to counter punch.
Marcos throws a lazy uppercut
and Takada makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A head kick from Marcos lands but Takada takes it in his stride.
A shot to the liver by Marcos. Beautiful body shot.
Takada lands a lovely overhand right.
Marcos throws a body shot but no joy.
Takada swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Marcos darts in trying to clinch
and Takada counters with a stiff right hand.
Marcos lands a nice hook to Takada's body. Takada takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marcos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takada manages to avoid it.
Takada slaps away a takedown attempt from Marcos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Takada seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
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 Satoru Takada will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Takada takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Marcos tries to land a front kick but Takada steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Marcos motions for Takada to come forward. Marcos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marcos bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Marcos tries for a kimura but Takada is defending well.
Marcos postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcos working the head and body with strikes.
Marcos lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Takada struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Takada knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Marcos on the ground.
An elbow from Marcos crashes against the mat.
Marcos is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Takada knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ground and pound from Marcos seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Marcos wants to control for a moment but Takada uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Marcos seems to be looking for submissions.
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.
Takada is looking to control Marcos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Takada avoid being mounted?
Marcos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Takada is just riding it out for now. Marcos eventually gives up the hold.
Marcos prevents Takada from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takada is refusing to be controlled, as Marcos sits in half guard.
Marcos is taking a breather. Takada 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.
Marcos working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Takada's thigh. Takada counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Marcos is looking to work some ground and pound but Takada has wrist control.
Damiao Marcos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Takada is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Marcos fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Takada checks it well.
Takada tries to counter by clinching up but Marcos breaks away and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Takada misses the jab.
Takada tries to clinch but Marcos moves out of range.
Marcos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Damiao Marcos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marcos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Takada avoids it really well and circles away.
Marcos misses with a lunging right hand
letting Takada counter with a right hand.
Takada with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marcos to score with a decent uppercut.
Marcos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marcos misses with a straight right.
Satoru Takada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marcos misses with a takedown attempt - Takada sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
It looked like Takada was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damiao Marcos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Marcos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Takada counters with a straight right hand.
Takada misses with a looping left.
Takada doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marcos thows a left - swing and a miss!
A quick step to the side and Takada tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marcos misses with an uppercut
and Takada cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marcos lands with an overhand left.
Marcos lunges at Takada with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Takada's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcos misses with an uppercut.
Takada is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Marcos dodges the punch combination from Takada.
Marcos shoots for a double leg takedown but Takada sprawls well. He's pushed Marcos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Takada swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos misses with a left hand
letting Takada counter with a right hand.
Takada circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Takada counter with a right hand.
Takada misses with an uppercut.
Takada keeps the fight on the outside.
Takada wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Marcos shoots in but no luck this time.
Takada swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Marcos goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Marcos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Takada manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marcos dips to his left and cracks Takada with an uppercut!
Marcos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Takada counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marcos tries to clinch
and Takada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Marcos.
Marcos fails with a takedown attempt.
Satoru Takada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damiao Marcos.
Takada takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takada ducks under a wild hook from Marcos.
Takada looks to land a right hand but Marcos moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Takada.
Takada swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Marcos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marcos fails with a takedown attempt.
Marcos lands a jab to Takada's midsection.
Marcos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Takada takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Marcos.
Marcos moves into range and clinches up with Takada.
Marcos tries to throw a body punch but Takada avoids it by throwing Marcos back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Takada lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Takada tries a body shot but Marcos blocks it.
Takada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Takada prevents the takedown attempt.
Marcos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marcos misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marcos can't get the takedown.
Marcos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
I was talking to Takada's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Marcos fails to land.
Marcos is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Takada is defending well.
Marcos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Takada gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Takada is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Satoru Takada.
I think Takada has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Satoru Takada!
Satoru Takada very nearly forgot to thank Aspire Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Konstantinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zdravko Saric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Konstantinov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hell March. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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240 lbs
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275 lbs
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Boris Konstantinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zdravko Saric!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saric swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saric misses with the body kick
and Konstantinov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Saric is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Konstantinov looking to pass the guard.
Konstantinov stays in close to Saric's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Saric holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konstantinov trying to control the position from guard on top but Saric is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Konstantinov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Saric moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Boris Konstantinov has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Saric. Those never looked like landing.
Saric swings for the body but Konstantinov moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saric. Konstantinov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Konstantinov lands a right hook to the body.
Saric throws a lazy right hand but Konstantinov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saric swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Konstantinov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saric uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Konstantinov has time to react.
Saric slips under a jab.
Konstantinov wants to clinch.
Konstantinov throws a wild body kick that Saric sees coming a mile off.
Saric misses with a body shot.
Konstantinov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Konstantinov misses with a straight right.
Saric walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saric throws a nice looking combination but Konstantinov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crunch! Konstantinov slams his shin into Saric's torso.
Konstantinov moves out of range as Saric strikes.
Zdravko Saric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Konstantinov just misses with a punch to the body.
Saric looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Konstantinov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Konstantinov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Konstantinov. Saric does a little dance to reset his feet.
Konstantinov scores with a decent looking hook.
Saric is looking to chop away at Konstantinov's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saric with a nice cross.
Konstantinov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A good leg kick by Saric.
Saric drops Konstantinov with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Konstantinov looks back up at him and smiles so Saric waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Konstantinov is rocked!
Konstantinov connects with the punch.
Oh Konstantinov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the body from Konstantinov misses
and Saric counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Konstantinov falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Zdravko Saric!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sami Vatanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huberto Arnaboldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vatanen comes to the cage accompanied by Kalmah - Heros to Us. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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291 lbs
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296 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sami Vatanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Huberto Arnaboldi !
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Arnaboldi .
Arnaboldi misses with a few strikes there.
Vatanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arnaboldi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vatanen.
Vatanen moves out of range as Arnaboldi strikes.
Vatanen is looking to counter punch.
A cross from Arnaboldi lands.
Vatanen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Arnaboldi connects with a jab.
It looks like Sami Vatanen has been cut.
Vatanen slips a jab and a cross from Arnaboldi .
Vatanen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vatanen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Vatanen tries to keep at a distance but Arnaboldi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Arnaboldi throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vatanen blocking some punches.
Arnaboldi working aggressively here.
Arnaboldi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vatanen is trying to break the clinch but Arnaboldi has him pressed against the cage.
Arnaboldi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arnaboldi 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like Huberto Arnaboldi has been cut.
Vatanen is trying to break the clinch but Arnaboldi is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnaboldi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short left from Vatanen.
Vatanen pushes Arnaboldi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arnaboldi working aggressively here.
Vatanen manages to break the clinch.
Vatanen connects with a looping right hand.
Vatanen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Arnaboldi has time to react.
Arnaboldi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arnaboldi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vatanen throws a body shot but no joy.
Vatanen throws a lazy right hand but Arnaboldi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vatanen swings for the body but Arnaboldi moves out of range.
Arnaboldi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Arnaboldi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vatanen.
Nice jab there from Arnaboldi .
Vatanen misses with a looping right.
A shot to the body from Vatanen misses
and Arnaboldi counters with a nice uppercut.
Sami Vatanen's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vatanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arnaboldi moves away.
Vatanen misses with a body shot
enabling Arnaboldi to counter with a crisp jab.
A lazy left from Vatanen finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnaboldi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vatanen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arnaboldi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arnaboldi takes a jab right on the kisser.
That has opened up Huberto Arnaboldi 's cut even more.
Vatanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arnaboldi .
Arnaboldi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Vatanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vatanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arnaboldi moves away.
Vatanen jabs at Arnaboldi 's body.
Vatanen misses with a body shot
and Vatanen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sami Vatanen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Arnaboldi is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Vatanen hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Huberto Arnaboldi !
The defeated Sami Vatanen had this to say: 'Did u fart? or is that ur breath?'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill The Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill The Kid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa clinches up with The Kid and pushes him back against the cage.
Barbosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barbosa swings wildly with an uppercut but The Kid uses good head movement to avoid it.
I was talking to The Kid's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Barbosa has a couple of punches blocked by The Kid.
The Kid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa misses with the head strike.
Barbosa swings wildly with an uppercut but The Kid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Kid blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from The Kid.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Kid.
Barbosa working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Kid tries a body shot but Barbosa blocks it.
Barbosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barbosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Kid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barbosa is working The Kid over against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Barbosa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barbosa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barbosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Barbosa swings wildly with an uppercut but The Kid uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Kid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Kid's elbow.
Barbosa has a couple of punches blocked by The Kid.
Barbosa has a couple of punches blocked by The Kid.
A short right from The Kid.
Barbosa scores with a nice hook to the head.
The Kid working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
The Kid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barbosa has a couple of punches blocked by The Kid.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barbosa lands a nice shot to the body.
The Kid misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Kid creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Daniel Barbosa has been cut.
Barbosa misses with the head strike.
Barbosa throws a head punch that misses.
Barbosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Kid.
Barbosa prevents a body shot from The Kid.
Barbosa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barbosa working aggressively here.
Barbosa swings wildly with an uppercut but The Kid uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Kid can't find room to land a body shot as Barbosa controls the action.
A shot in the inside from The Kid.
Barbosa misses with the head strike.
The Kid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barbosa working aggressively here.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Kid lands a body punch in the clinch.
The Kid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Kid digs a right hand into Barbosa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barbosa's gas tank.
Barbosa has a couple of punches blocked by The Kid.
Barbosa lands a left hand.
Barbosa throws a head punch that misses.
Barbosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Kid tries to work over Barbosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Kid tries to work over Barbosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Kid prevents a body shot from Barbosa.
The Kid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by The Kid.
The Kid pushes Barbosa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barbosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Kid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Kid.
The Kid wants to get back to striking at distance but Barbosa won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Kid lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Barbosa tries to throw a body punch but The Kid avoids it by throwing Barbosa back against the cage.
A short uppercut from The Kid.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa swings wildly with an uppercut but The Kid uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from The Kid.
The Kid blocking some punches.
Barbosa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite The Kid's efforts to push away.
Barbosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barbosa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barbosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Kid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Kid moves away from the strike by Barbosa.
The Kid missing with a left hand there. Barbosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Kid will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barbosa wants to counter the offense by The Kid and move into the clinch position.
The Kid scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Barbosa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Barbosa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The Kid misses with a looping right.
Barbosa throws a big shot that misses.
The Kid throws an off balance right hand
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Kid gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Barbosa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barbosa throws a head kick but The Kid moves out of range.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Kid.
Bill The Kid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Kid blocks a low kick nicely.
Barbosa throws a head kick but The Kid moves out of range.
The Kid throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little jabbing left from Barbosa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from The Kid misses.
Barbosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Kid looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The Kid is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
Barbosa raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Kid scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barbosa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The Kid throws a poor cross that misses
and Barbosa counters with a head kick. That will keep The Kid thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The Kid walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Barbosa drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! The Kid swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Barbosa's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill The Kid!
Bill The Kid thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ijsa Mohammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony O Rangers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Rangers has chosen Hold on to you as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ijsa Mohammed has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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300 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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265 lbs
14 - 7 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ijsa Mohammed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tony O Rangers!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as O Rangers lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mohammed doesn't seem phased though.
O Rangers thuds a left hand into Mohammed's body.
Mohammed lunges at O Rangers with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by O Rangers's hand.
Mohammed drives through and clinches with O Rangers against the cage.
O Rangers is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
O Rangers decides to pull guard.
Mohammed will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mohammed wants to stand but O Rangers is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mohammed won't allow O Rangers to sweep him here.
O Rangers has a closed guard, preventing Mohammed from standing up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now O Rangers is on top in guard.
O Rangers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mohammed is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
O Rangers trying to control but Mohammed is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Rangers forces his way into half guard.
O Rangers sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mohammed wants to get back to his feet.
Mohammed trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Mohammed keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
O Rangers working over Mohammed with some ground and pound. Mohammed looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
O Rangers slows the pace down in half guard.
O Rangers missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
O Rangers is keen to just control but Mohammed is a slippery customer.
O Rangers prevents Mohammed from standing back up.
Mohammed has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but O Rangers is on him like a limpet, forcing Mohammed back against the cage.
Mohammed lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Rangers backwards.
Mohammed lands an elbow inside that O Rangers shrugs off.
It looks like Tony O Rangers has been cut.
Mohammed lands with a short head shot on the inside.
O Rangers swings wildly with an uppercut but Mohammed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mohammed lands an elbow that stopped O Rangers in his tracks for a moment.
O Rangers avoids the elbow strike from Mohammed, against the cage.
Mohammed misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed connects with a knee to the head.
Mohammed tries a knee to the head but O Rangers blocks it.
Mohammed with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
O Rangers manages to pull guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mohammed wants to stand but O Rangers has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
O Rangers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mohammed wanted to stand there but O Rangers had control of the position.
O Rangers is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mohammed wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Russian Bears Training Center that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. O Rangers lands a nice short elbow.
O Rangers missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
O Rangers takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mohammed is trying to stand.
O Rangers not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
O Rangers looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
O Rangers throwing shots but Mohammed is blocking nicely.
Mohammed blocking the ground and pound attempt from O Rangers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tony O Rangers will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tony O Rangers's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
O Rangers connects with a body shot that sends Mohammed's belly button to the back.
Mohammed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mohammed is looking to counter punch.
Mohammed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Rangers.
Mohammed tries to clinch there but O Rangers circles away.
Mohammed tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. O Rangers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
O Rangers scores with a shot to the body.
O Rangers cracks a nice hook into Mohammed's ribs.
Mohammed dodges the punch combination from O Rangers.
O Rangers lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mohammed wants to clinch up but O Rangers keeps it at a distance.
O Rangers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mohammed takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mohammed fails with an attempt to clinch.
O Rangers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammed misses with an uppercut. O Rangers saw that one coming.
O Rangers lands with a good body shot.
Mohammed missing with a left hand there. O Rangers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mohammed tries to clinch up.
Mohammed tries to clinch but O Rangers moves away
and O Rangers decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mohammed's guard.
O Rangers trying to control but Mohammed is working from the bottom.
O Rangers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mohammed swivels though and keeps the full guard.
O Rangers trying to control the position from guard on top but Mohammed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Rangers trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Mohammed manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
O Rangers has a closed guard, preventing Mohammed from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed wants to stand and escape but instead O Rangers has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
O Rangers wants to pass the guard but Mohammed is keeping the position.
Mohammed wants to stand up but O Rangers is controlling him.
O Rangers wants to control from the top but Mohammed keeps moving.
Mohammed wants to stand but O Rangers is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Rangers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mohammed swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mohammed is looking to stand up but O Rangers isn't so interested in that idea.
O Rangers is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mohammed wants to stand but O Rangers is controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mohammed takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ijsa Mohammed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Rangers with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mohammed tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Rangers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Rangers scores with a nice right hand.
Mohammed tries to close the distance and clinch but O Rangers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
O Rangers is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mohammed rather than just go for the knockout.
O Rangers throws a hook but Mohammed avoids it easily.
Tony O Rangers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mohammed rushes O Rangers and presses him up against the cage.
O Rangers drags the fight down to the ground.
Mohammed stands up from guard. Let's bang!
O Rangers bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
O Rangers throws a body punch but Mohammed moves out of range.
Mohammed wants to clinch
and O Rangers counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Mohammed!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony O Rangers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tony O Rangers's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mohammed takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mohammed drops his hands momentarily and O Rangers takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
O Rangers lands a jab.
O Rangers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
O Rangers bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mohammed's head.
Mohammed is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
O Rangers looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mohammed fails in his attempt to clinch.
O Rangers slips a jab from Mohammed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mohammed tries to clinch up.
Mohammed is looking to clinch but O Rangers is avoiding it.
O Rangers scores with a sloppy right hand. Mohammed should have avoided that one.
Mohammed is looking to clinch.
Ijsa Mohammed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Rangers. Mohammed does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from O Rangers.
Mohammed swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - O Rangers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Rangers lands with a shot to the body.
O Rangers throws out a powerful jab.
O Rangers cracks Mohammed with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mohammed tries to clinch up
and O Rangers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mohammed is rocked!
O Rangers with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oh Mohammed is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Rangers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mohammed seems to have got his legs back now.
Mohammed wants to clinch.
O Rangers now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
O Rangers thuds his right hand into Mohammed's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Rangers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mohammed tries to clinch but O Rangers is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mohammed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
O Rangers lands a jab to Mohammed's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Rangers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
O Rangers lands a nice hook to Mohammed's body. Mohammed takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
O Rangers jabs at Mohammed's body.
O Rangers lands a right hook to the body.
Tony O Rangers is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mohammed takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
O Rangers with a jab.
O Rangers lands with a shot to the body.
O Rangers lands a body shot.
O Rangers shoots in for a double leg but Mohammed sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
It looked like Mohammed was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mohammed takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
O Rangers lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
O Rangers has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Mohammed tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
O Rangers appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
O Rangers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
O Rangers lands a jab to Mohammed's midsection.
O Rangers moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mohammed takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
O Rangers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A decent looking cross lands there for O Rangers.
Mohammed wants to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mohammed letting O Rangers take a breather here.
Mohammed throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mohammed looks to throw an elbow but misses.
O Rangers is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ijsa Mohammed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony O Rangers.
Mohammed connects with a knee to the head.
Mohammed throws an elbow but it's blocked.
O Rangers dodges an elbow strike from Mohammed.
Mohammed tries to land a knee to the head but O Rangers blocks with his arms.
Mohammed throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ijsa Mohammed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mohammed misses with an elbow strike.
O Rangers avoids the elbow strike from Mohammed, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony O Rangers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got O Rangers 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony O Rangers!
A very excited looking Tony O Rangers 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Evgenii Mamchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ay One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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190 lbs
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200 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evgenii Mamchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ay One!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Mamchenko misses.
Mamchenko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Ay One has been cut.
Ay One seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
One staying out of range there.
Mamchenko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and One connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mamchenko scrambles back to his feet.
Mamchenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but One manages to avoid it.
One uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mamchenko.
Mamchenko throws a right and a left that One avoids nicely.
One slips under a jab.
One throws a shot from downtown. Mamchenko moves away and avoids it.
One scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mamchenko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
One scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
One throws a big shot that misses.
Mamchenko with a jab.
Mamchenko missing with a left hand there. One was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mamchenko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from One finds it's way round the side to connect with Mamchenko's head.
Mamchenko misses with a double jab.
One lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mamchenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by One.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One throws an overhand right that lands on Mamchenko's shoulder, as Mamchenko tries to avoid the shot.
Mamchenko throws a body punch but One moves out of range.
One throws out a loose jab but Mamchenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mamchenko misses with a straight right.
Mamchenko scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mamchenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
One throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
One throws a jab when Mamchenko was well out of range.
One misses with a right hand
and Mamchenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
One takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
One takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
One throws a big shot that misses.
One pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mamchenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but One manages to avoid it.
One throws a right hand that misses
and Mamchenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mamchenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
One misses with a lunging right hand
and Mamchenko counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
One takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
One misses with an uppercut. Mamchenko saw that one coming.
One walks into a jab.
Mamchenko has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Russian Bears Elite Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A big left from One misses.
Mamchenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Mamchenko is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mamchenko takes a swing at One's ribcage but misses.
Mamchenko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mamchenko ducks under a wild hook from One.
One throws the left hand but Mamchenko avoids the punch easily.
Mamchenko connects with a single shot there.
Mamchenko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
One jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Mamchenko. That snapped One's head back.
A left lands for One.
One loads up on a big right hand but Mamchenko slips the punch.
One on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mamchenko cracks One with a right hand to the side of the head.
One is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamchenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from One.
One is still on wobbly legs! Can Mamchenko finish him?
Mamchenko missing with a left hand there. One was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from One! But no joy.
One seems to have recovered his senses.
One misses with a looping right.
One misses with a hook. Mamchenko ducked under it nicely.
Mamchenko attempts a counter takedown but One avoids it well and moves away.
One has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mamchenko finds it's way round the side to connect with One's head.
Mamchenko misses with a straight right.
One throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mamchenko shoots in looking for a takedown. One tries to sprawl out of it but Mamchenko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. One manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
One missing with a left hand there. Mamchenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mamchenko shoots in and gets a takedown into One's guard.
Mamchenko being controlled here momentarily.
One keeping moving, preventing Mamchenko from controlling successfully.
Mamchenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as One works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamchenko throws a big right hand that misses.
One keeping full guard, as Mamchenko tries to pass.
Mamchenko postures up and lands a big shot to One's brow.
One trying to control the position.
Mamchenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
One keeping moving, preventing Mamchenko from controlling successfully.
One can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mamchenko controls the pace.
One wants to stand up but Mamchenko is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
One is trying to control the position but Mamchenko postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mamchenko showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evgenii Mamchenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ay One's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
One misses the jab.
One tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mamchenko was well out of range. Poor timing from One.
Mamchenko attempts a counter takedown but One avoids it well and moves away.
A punch lands to the side of One 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Decent striking displayed by One there.
Mamchenko slips a jab and a cross from One.
Mamchenko drops down looking for a counter takedown but One sprawls and moves away.
Evgenii Mamchenko is winning the standup battle so far.
One fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mamchenko manages to avoid it.
One misses with a looping left.
Mamchenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mamchenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. One sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mamchenko staying out of range there.
Mamchenko half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
One misses with a hook
and Mamchenko counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mamchenko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. One swivels though and keeps the full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mamchenko wants to control from the top but One keeps moving.
One looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mamchenko is one step ahead there.
One keeping moving, preventing Mamchenko from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mamchenko is one step ahead there.
Mamchenko throwing strikes but missing.
One keeping moving, preventing Mamchenko from controlling successfully.
Mamchenko is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mamchenko chips away with some ground and pound.
Mamchenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
One manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mamchenko manages to get himself to full guard.
Mamchenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that One can do to turn this around?
One landing some decent shots from guard.
Mamchenko looking to hit a scissor sweep but One is one step ahead there.
One slips nicely into half guard.
One landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
One is looking to advance position but Mamchenko won't allow it.
One scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mamchenko tries to roll over but One keeps him under control.
Mamchenko regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mamchenko is trying to control the position but One postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mamchenko is on top in guard.
One has Mamchenko pulled in close to control his posture.
Mamchenko scoring with punches to the head and body.
One 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.
Mamchenko is stalling in the full guard.
Mamchenko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mamchenko won't allow One to sweep him here.
One is trying to keep Mamchenko in close.
One has Mamchenko pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
One looking to control.
Mamchenko wants to control from the top but One keeps moving.
Mamchenko is working One over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
One is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mamchenko trying to control but One is working from the bottom.
Mamchenko is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because One is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mamchenko looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mamchenko trying to control but One is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Evgenii Mamchenko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ay One's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A jab from One finds it's way through Mamchenko's defenses.
Mamchenko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab from Mamchenko finds it's way through One's defenses.
The fighters circle momentarily. One darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mamchenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
One misses with a looping left.
One throws a jab but it's blocked by Mamchenko.
No luck for Mamchenko with that takedown attempt.
A jab from One does it's job there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamchenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Mamchenko tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
One digs a good hook to Mamchenko's body.
One cracks Mamchenko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab from One.
Mamchenko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before One has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamchenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
One uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mamchenko.
A combination from One does no damage.
One throws a poor cross that misses
and Mamchenko counters with a straight right hand.
One displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mamchenko throws out the jab.
Mamchenko is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mamchenko misses with an uppercut.
Mamchenko takes a swing at One's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the body from One misses
and Mamchenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mamchenko throws the left hand but One avoids the punch easily.
Mamchenko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
One drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mamchenko drops his shoulder and cracks One with a huge uppercut! One goes down! Can Mamchenko finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
One wants to sweep here but Mamchenko controlling him for the moment.
One is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mamchenko gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mamchenko is on top in guard.
One is controlling Mamchenko's posture.
Mamchenko is looking to work some ground and pound but One has wrist control.
Mamchenko controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mamchenko preventing the sweep.
One manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mamchenko manages to get himself to full guard.
Mamchenko working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. One doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. One manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mamchenko is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. One is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamchenko working for a triangle but One defends it easily.
One throws a strike but Mamchenko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mamchenko working some strikes from top position.
One looking for a sweep. Not yet One, not yet.
One seems keen to control Mamchenko's posture.
Mamchenko trying to control but One is working from the bottom.
Mamchenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as One works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
One keeping full guard, as Mamchenko tries to pass.
Mamchenko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ay One has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
One not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mamchenko wants to control from the top but One keeps moving.
One doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
One seems keen to control Mamchenko's posture.
One keeping moving, preventing Mamchenko from controlling successfully.
Mamchenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. One is keeping the position for now.
One looking to control.
Mamchenko trying to control the position from guard on top but One is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mamchenko drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
One bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ay One comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mamchenko has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petro Poroshenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sunray Spike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Spike's choice of entrance music: For Heavy Metal we will die!. Petro Poroshenko looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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265 lbs
18 - 5 - 0 |
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25
263 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petro Poroshenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sunray Spike!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Spike has knocked Poroshenko down with a huge combo! Spike steps away and waves a wobbly Poroshenko back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Petro Poroshenko has been cut.
Spike closes the distance and clinches.
Poroshenko is looking for a takedown.
Poroshenko works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spike has his hands on Poroshenko's head, controlling the position.
Spike looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Spike controls Poroshenko momentarily but Poroshenko frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poroshenko landing with the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Spike is on top in guard.
Poroshenko pulls Spike in close to prevent any damage.
Poroshenko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Spike is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spike stops Poroshenko from standing up.
Spike is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Spike being controlled here momentarily.
Spike won't allow Poroshenko to sweep him here.
Spike is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Poroshenko wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Poroshenko wants to stand and escape but Spike is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spike must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Spike showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Spike jabs Poroshenko right on the nose. Poroshenko blinks but takes it well.
Sunray Spike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spike throws a leg kick
and Poroshenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Spike misses
and Poroshenko decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Spike's guard.
Poroshenko trying to control but Spike is working from the bottom.
Spike tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Poroshenko postures up and lands a big shot to Spike's brow.
Poroshenko distracts Spike with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Spike working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Poroshenko.
Spike really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Poroshenko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Poroshenko postures up in Spike's guard and throws a big left but Spike blocks it.
Spike looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Spike pulls Poroshenko in close to prevent any damage.
Spike looking for a sweep. Not yet Spike, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Spike is on top in guard.
Poroshenko is pulling down on Spike's head. It's preventing any offense from Spike, at least for the moment.
Poroshenko wants to stand up but Spike is controlling him.
Poroshenko is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Spike tries to stand but Poroshenko is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sunray Spike dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Petro Poroshenko's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Spike throws a body shot but no joy.
Poroshenko is looking for a counter combo.
Spike feints and then cracks Poroshenko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Poroshenko down.
Spike misses with a wild body shot.
Poroshenko fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spike rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Poroshenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spike cracks a nice hook into Poroshenko's ribs.
Spike thows a leg kick but Poroshenko checks it
and Poroshenko counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poroshenko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Poroshenko prevents Spike from improving his position.
Poroshenko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Poroshenko is looking for a kimura here.
Spike gets back to full guard.
Spike pulls Poroshenko in close to prevent any damage.
Poroshenko is looking to work some ground and pound but Spike has wrist control.
Spike is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Poroshenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Poroshenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Spike is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Spike wants to hit a switch here but Poroshenko passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Spike there!
Poroshenko lands a couple of good shots and Spike has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Spike is in bad spot here.
Spike is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Poroshenko gets his hands free as Spike looks to control.
Spike has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Poroshenko has the hooks in. Spike is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Poroshenko lands a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poroshenko scores with punches to the body.
Spike can't escape the position.
Poroshenko not allowing Spike to control his hands.
Poroshenko doesn't have the hooks in and Spike manages to turn into his guard.
Poroshenko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Poroshenko wriggles free and stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spike wants to clinch.
Poroshenko drops down looking for a counter takedown but Spike sprawls and moves away.
Petro Poroshenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spike tries to land a body kick
and Poroshenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Spike.
Poroshenko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Poroshenko misses with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spike connects with a body shot that sends Poroshenko's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petro Poroshenko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Petro Poroshenko's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Spike lands a nice shot to the body.
Poroshenko slips a straight right by Spike.
Poroshenko attempts a counter takedown but Spike avoids it well and moves away.
Poroshenko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Poroshenko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spike lands with an overhand left.
Poroshenko moves out of range as Spike strikes.
Poroshenko drops down looking for a counter takedown but Spike sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spike gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Poroshenko counters with a stiff right hand.
Sunray Spike seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Spike.
Spike tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Poroshenko counters with a nice double leg into side control. Spike won't be happy with that.
Spike struggling a bit here.
Spike is looking for a sweep.
Spike is trying to control Poroshenko's posture but Poroshenko avoids it.
Spike is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Poroshenko off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poroshenko wants to get back to his feet.
Poroshenko trying to control the hands but Spike breaks the grip.
Spike doesn't have the hooks in and Poroshenko manages to turn into his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spike pulls Poroshenko in close to his closed guard and prevents Poroshenko from doing any damage or advancing position.
Poroshenko preventing the sweep.
Spike is pulling down on Poroshenko's head. It's preventing any offense from Poroshenko, at least for the moment.
Spike keeping moving, preventing Poroshenko from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poroshenko landing some decent shots from guard.
Spike wants to sweep but no luck.
Spike trying to control the position.
Spike looking to hit a scissor sweep but Poroshenko is one step ahead there.
Poroshenko is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Poroshenko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Spike wants to sweep here but Poroshenko controlling him for the moment.
Poroshenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Spike works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Poroshenko postures up and lands a big shot to Spike's brow.
Poroshenko wants to control from the top but Spike keeps moving.
Poroshenko scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Spike wants to sweep but no luck.
Poroshenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Spike is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Spike can do anything to dispel that myth.
Poroshenko stopping the sweep attempt from Spike.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spike misses with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sunray Spike.
I think Spike has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sunray Spike!
Sunray Spike 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orpheus Boagrius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archie Trew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boagrius kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Akkadian Empire . Trew has chosen Fuck You - Lily Allen as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Orpheus Boagrius!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Archie Trew!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trew moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Trew misses with a left hand
and Boagrius counters with a nice kick to the body.
A leg kick checked by Boagrius.
Boagrius was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boagrius thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boagrius with a hook.
It looks like Archie Trew has been cut.
Boagrius takes a jab right on the kisser.
Trew throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Boagrius to counter with a crisp jab.
Boagrius misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Trew scores with a nice body kick.
Trew is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boagrius.
Boagrius has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Boagrius throws a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Boagrius.
Trew has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boagrius misses with an uppercut. Trew saw that one coming.
Trew throws out a leg kick but Boagrius moves out of range and Trew only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boagrius cracks Trew with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That has opened up Archie Trew's cut even more.
Trew connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boagrius momentarily.
Boagrius lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Boagrius feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Trew's calf.
Trew moves out of range of the body kick from Boagrius.
Boagrius misses with a wild combination.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Trew lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Boagrius has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Boagrius and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Trew jabs Boagrius right on the nose. Boagrius blinks but takes it well.
Boagrius goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Boagrius goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Boagrius thuds a left hand into Trew's body.
Trew darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boagrius steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Trew. That one must have hurt.
Boagrius takes a swing at Trew's ribcage but misses.
Trew with a poor takedown
and Boagrius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The cut above Archie Trew's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Trew throws a poor cross that misses
and Boagrius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Archie Trew's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Trew misses with a body kick.
Trew throws a nice outside leg kick.
Trew tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Boagrius swivels and escapes.
Trew tries to clinch up but Boagrius circles away and keeps his distance.
Trew scores with a leg kick.
Trew misses with a low kick.
Trew wants to clinch but Boagrius slips to the side
and Boagrius counters with a crisp right hand that drops Trew! Boagrius lets Trew back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Archie Trew's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Orpheus Boagrius!
Orpheus Boagrius retains his super heavyweight title!
An out of breath Orpheus Boagrius 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Sang Seok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hopkins comes to the cage accompanied by Manny Pacquiao - Lalaban Ako . Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinny Hopkins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lee Sang Seok!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seok uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
Seok changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Seok takes one to the side of the head.
Seok steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
Seok displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hopkins throws out the jab.
Hopkins closes the distance and pushes Seok back into the cage.
I was talking to Hopkins's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Seok blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Seok tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hopkins smiles and moves away.
Seok has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The fighters circling - Hopkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Seok throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hopkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Seok uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
Seok shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hopkins throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hopkins is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Seok swings for the body but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hopkins swings for the body but Seok moves out of range.
Hopkins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins can't find room to land a body shot as Seok controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seok misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hopkins is working Seok over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopkins.
Seok misses with a body punch.
Seok misses with a punch on the inside.
Seok stalling in the clinch but Hopkins improves position.
A right hook to the body lands for Hopkins.
Hopkins leaning against his opponent.
Seok tries to work over Hopkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hopkins lands with a right to the head.
Hopkins misses with the head strike.
Hopkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hopkins lands a slapping body shot.
Jab from Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Seok gets a double leg takedown into Hopkins's guard.
Hopkins has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Seok off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seok throws a hook but Hopkins avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seok uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hopkins.
Hopkins is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Seok is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hopkins lands with a shot to the body.
Hopkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seok.
Vinny Hopkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Seok takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hopkins swings for the body but Seok moves out of range.
Seok tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hopkins connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vinny Hopkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Seok tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hopkins lands with an overhand left.
Hopkins throws a hook to the side of Seok's head but Seok sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Seok feints the counter takedown.
Seok steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
Hopkins throws the left hand but Seok avoids the punch easily.
Hopkins throws a hook to the side of Seok's head but Seok sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hopkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Seok with the counter takedown but Hopkins avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins takes a swing at Seok's ribcage but misses.
Hopkins is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hopkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hopkins finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jab by Seok.
Hopkins throws a big shot that misses.
Seok on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hopkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Seok is looking to chop away at Hopkins's legs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Seok.
Hopkins throws a hook but Seok avoids it easily.
And Seok tries to counter it with a takedown but Hopkins pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hopkins cracks Seok with an open hand slap.
Seok tries a low kick but Hopkins avoids it.
Hopkins swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hopkins has closed the distance and engaged Seok in a clinch.
Hopkins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seok.
Seok lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Seok.
Seok blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hopkins lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hopkins.
Seok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Seok.
Hopkins lands with a short shot to the head.
Hopkins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Seok working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seok.
Hopkins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Seok lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Seok.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Seok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Hopkins dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hopkins misses the jab.
Hopkins throws a looping overhand right but Seok ducks down to avoid it.
Donk. Hopkins catches Seok right on the button with a cross.
Hopkins connects with the punch.
Hopkins throws the left hand but Seok avoids the punch easily.
Hopkins looks to land a right hand but Seok moved out of range.
Hopkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Seok is just out of range.
Hopkins misses with a hook
and Seok counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Seok with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Seok is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hopkins is just riding it out for now. Seok eventually gives up the hold.
Hopkins scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Seok manages to mount him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Seok jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hopkins is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hopkins and Seok has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Hopkins is looking to regain half guard here but Seok keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hopkins tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Seok looking to control but Hopkins is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hopkins can't escape the position.
Seok takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Seok lands a big elbow.
Seok fails to move to back control.
Seok wants to control the pace but Hopkins is squirming around nicely.
Seok with good strikes from the mount here!
Seok avoids the attempt from Hopkins to control.
Seok trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins wants to control but Seok is having none of it.
Seok looking to control but Hopkins is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Seok tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Seok landing strikes from the mount and Hopkins is in trouble!
Seok can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hopkins is looking to escape.
Hopkins is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seok with the ground and pound from mount.
Hopkins tries to hold on but Seok postures up.
Seok landing punches.
Hopkins tries to reverse the position but Seok maintains control.
Hopkins takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hopkins is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Sang Seok showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Seok throws the left hand but Hopkins avoids the punch easily.
Hopkins scores with a hook to the body. Seok takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hopkins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Seok blocking some punches.
Hopkins prevents a body shot from Seok.
Hopkins blocking some punches.
Seok misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hopkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Seok lands a nice uppercut.
Seok fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Seok blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hopkins stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seok can't break the clinch.
Hopkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Seok controls his hands.
Seok tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hopkins smiles and moves away.
Hopkins gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a poor cross that misses
and Seok counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hopkins is trying to control the position but Seok postures up.
Seok slips nicely into half guard.
Seok missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Seok has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Seok is stalling here. Hopkins is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Seok seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hopkins has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Hopkins staying calm.
Seok is trying to control Hopkins's posture but Hopkins avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Seok steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
Seok blocks a leg kick.
Hopkins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Seok. That did some damage!
Hopkins stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Seok takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seok scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hopkins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Seok doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hopkins wants to break free but Seok has control.
Seok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopkins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seok blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Seok lands an uppercut.
Hopkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hopkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Seok working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Seok manages to pull guard.
Hopkins gets to his feet - Seok follows without any prompting.
Hopkins blocks a jab.
Hopkins throws a body shot but no joy.
Hopkins moves away from the strike by Seok.
Hopkins stuffs the takedown.
Vinny Hopkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Sang Seok.
Hopkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Seok.
A slow jab from Seok misses its intended target.
Seok connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hopkins momentarily.
Vinny Hopkins is winning the standup battle so far.
Hopkins is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins defending well as Seok loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Hopkins on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hopkins misses with a body shot.
Seok on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seok misses with a body shot.
A big left from Seok misses.
Seok moves away from the strike by Hopkins.
Hopkins listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Seok takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hopkins misses the shot to the body.
Seok misses with a looping left.
Nice uppercut lands for Seok. That snapped Hopkins's head back.
Hopkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Seok.
Seok drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hopkins defends it well.
Hopkins moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hopkins feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Seok's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Vinny Hopkins did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hopkins scores with a jab. Seok acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Seok looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hopkins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Seok won't allow Hopkins to sweep him here.
Seok distracts Hopkins with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Seok is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins controls Seok momentarily but Seok frees himself.
Hopkins keeping moving, preventing Seok from controlling successfully.
Seok controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Seok defends well.
Hopkins keeping moving, preventing Seok from controlling successfully.
Hopkins is looking to stand up but Seok isn't so interested in that idea.
Hopkins has Seok pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hopkins throws out a loose jab but Seok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins wants to clinch up but Seok keeps it at a distance.
Seok takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A big left from Hopkins misses.
Hopkins pushes Seok up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Seok.
Hopkins blocks an uppercut.
Seok has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hopkins uses from the top position.
Seok is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Seok working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hopkins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hopkins manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hopkins stands up and waves to Seok to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seok slips under a jab from Hopkins.
Hopkins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Seok to score with a decent uppercut.
Hopkins misses the jab.
Seok looks to land a left hand but Hopkins moved out of range nicely.
Seok throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hopkins on the side of the head.
Hopkins is looking to clinch but Seok is avoiding it.
Seok with the counter takedown but Hopkins avoids it easily.
Seok misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Seok looks to throw the jab but Hopkins is out of range.
Hopkins blocks a jab.
Seok gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hopkins counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hopkins throws a body punch but Seok moves out of range.
Seok throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hopkins was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nice defenses there by Seok.
Nice defenses there by Seok.
Seok steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
Seok closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopkins tries to improve position but can't.
Hopkins is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Seok's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hopkins is looking for a sweep. Seok is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Seok lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hopkins taking some punishment here, with Seok in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Lee Sang Seok will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hopkins slips under a jab.
Hopkins's jab looks to have found its range, popping Seok under the eye.
Hopkins staying out of range there.
Seok swats away the attempt to clinch by Hopkins.
Hopkins smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hopkins dodges the punch combination from Seok.
Seok displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hopkins throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins slips a jab from Seok.
Hopkins throws a low kick but it's checked well by Seok.
Seok changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Seok walks into a stiff left hand from Hopkins.
Seok defending well as Hopkins loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hopkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seok sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hopkins attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Seok keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hopkins lands a jab to the head.
Hopkins throws a hook but Seok avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Hopkins.
And Seok tries to counter it with a takedown but Hopkins pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hopkins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hopkins misses with a hook. Seok ducked under it nicely.
Seok changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Seok bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hopkins's head backwards.
Seok has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hopkins throws a looping overhand right but Seok ducks down to avoid it.
Seok drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hopkins defends it well.
Seok staying out of range there.
Hopkins throws out a loose jab but Seok uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hopkins. That's going to slow Seok down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Seok slips a jab from Hopkins.
Good work by Hopkins as he checks the leg kick.
Hopkins tries to work over Seok's front leg with a kick but Seok checks it.
Nice body punch from Hopkins.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Seok throws a hook to the side of Hopkins's head but Hopkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hopkins has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hopkins there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hopkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seok.
Seok is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hopkins turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Hopkins misses its intended target.
And Seok tries to counter it with a takedown but Hopkins pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A nice inside leg kick there by Seok. That's going to slow Hopkins down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins misses the shot to the body.
Hopkins jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Seok slips under a jab.
Seok is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Seok is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hopkins avoids the body shot from Seok.
Seok works the jab nicely.
Seok lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hopkins circles away quickly and effectively.
Hopkins throws a hook to the side of Seok's head but Seok sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hopkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Seok.
Seok blocks a low kick nicely.
Seok drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hopkins defends it well.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut.
Seok circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hopkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seok uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
Seok with the counter takedown but Hopkins avoids it easily.
Hopkins throws a hook but Seok avoids it easily.
Seok with the counter takedown but Hopkins avoids it easily.
Hopkins stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hopkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seok moves away.
Hopkins connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Seok slips a jab from Hopkins.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hopkins misses with a straight left.
Hopkins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Seok.
Hopkins throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hopkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Seok is just out of range.
Seok keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hopkins moves into the clinch.
Seok misses with some punches.
Hopkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vinny Hopkins showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hopkins has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 48:47
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 48:47
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinny Hopkins!
Vinny Hopkins retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath Vinny Hopkins 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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