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HFC Fight Night 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simo Hayha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaromir Sambor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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215 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick |
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simo Hayha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jaromir Sambor!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hayha. Sambor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sambor replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Hayha blocks it well.
Hayha throws a low kick but Sambor moves out of range easily.
A nice side step and Sambor releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A telegraphed right hand from Hayha misses the target.
Hayha throws out a leg kick but Sambor moves out of range and Hayha only half commits.
Hayha misses the body punch
and Sambor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sambor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hayha throws a leg kick but Sambor checks it.
Despite the aggression on Sambor's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hayha throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hayha ducks under a wild hook from Sambor.
Hayha throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Sambor misses the target.
That kick from Hayha tenderised Sambor's leg. Sambor is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hayha misses with a jab to the body
and Sambor counters with a right hand to the body.
Sambor takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hayha throws a half hearted mid kick.
Simo Hayha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayha checks a low kick from Sambor.
Hayha connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hayha scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hayha fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sambor.
Hayha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sambor feints a counter leg kick.
Hayha throws a right hand that misses
and Sambor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hayha throws out a loose jab but Sambor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hayha tries to land a front kick but Sambor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sambor throws out a counter right but Hayha avoids it with no problem.
Hayha checks a leg kick.
Hayha throwing a counter right hand but Sambor manages to avoid it.
Sambor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sambor shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sambor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sambor defending well as Hayha loads up on a big left hand.
Sambor throws out a counter right but Hayha avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayha looks to score with a jab to the body but Sambor is just out of range.
Sambor now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hayha lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hayha shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hayha throws out a leg kick but Sambor moves out of range and Hayha only half commits.
Sambor walks into a straight right hand from Hayha.
Sambor tries to close the distance and clinch but Hayha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hayha throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hayha throws a poor cross that misses
letting Sambor counter with a right hand.
Hayha throws a leg kick
and Sambor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hayha lands the left hand.
A slow jab from Hayha misses its intended target.
Hayha connects with a crisp jab.
Sambor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hayha.
Hayha goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sambor ducks under a wild hook from Hayha.
Sambor doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A big right from Sambor misses.
Sambor tries to clinch up but Hayha circles away and keeps his distance.
Hayha throws a jab when Sambor was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sambor! But no joy.
Sambor avoids the body shot from Hayha.
Sambor moves out of range as Hayha strikes.
Hayha throws a sloppy head kick
letting Sambor counter with a right hand.
Sambor takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hayha fails to land.
Sambor taking a breather.
Hayha misses with some punches.
Sambor looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sambor scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Simo Hayha has been cut.
Hayha throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sambors head.
Sambor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sambor has Hayha pushed against the cage.
Sambor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sambor is stalling here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sambor is trying to maintain a safe position but Hayha gets an underhook and turns Sambor into the cage.
Sambor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sambor tries to land knees in the clinch but Hayha avoids the damage to the body.
Sambor lands with a short shot to the head.
Hayha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sambor lands an elbow just above Hayha 's eye.
Sambor throws a punch but it's blocked by Hayha.
Hayha working aggressively here.
Sambor swings wildly with an uppercut but Hayha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hayha throws a punch but it's blocked by Sambor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simo Hayha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Simo Hayha's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hayha fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sambor.
Hayha looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hayha falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sambor counters with a one-two to the body.
Hayha delivers a nice body kick.
Hayha thuds a left hand into Sambor's body.
Hayha throws a sloppy head kick and Sambor moves out of range easily.
Hayha misses with a looping right.
Hayha works Sambor's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayha misses with a right hand
and Sambor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hayha with a jab.
Hayha misses with a lunging right hand
and Sambor counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sambor moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Sambor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sambor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hayha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sambor tries to stall but Hayha uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jaromir Sambor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sambor misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Sambor.
Hayha has a couple of punches blocked by Sambor.
Sambor throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sambor lands a damaging elbow.
Sambor connects with a knee to the head.
Simo Hayha's cut is getting worse.
Sambor trying to land knees to the body.
Hayha working aggressively here.
Sambor blocking some punches.
Sambor blocks an uppercut.
Sambor misses with an elbow strike.
Hayha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Hayha.
Hayha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sambor stalling in the clinch but Hayha improves position.
Sambor tries to land knees in the clinch but Hayha avoids the damage to the body.
Hayha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hayha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sambor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sambor lands a hook that snaps the head of Hayha backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sambor.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hayha blocks an elbow strike.
Hayha throws a punch but it's blocked by Sambor.
Sambor throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hayha blocks an elbow strike from Sambor.
A short body shot lands from Hayha as the two fighters clinch.
Hayha misses with some punches.
Hayha lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sambor or not.
Hayha dodges an elbow strike from Sambor.
Sambor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sambor throws an elbow but misses.
Sambor is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sambor blocking some punches.
Hayha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sambor tries a knee to the head but Hayha blocks it.
Hayha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hayha has a couple of punches blocked by Sambor.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hayha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Jaromir Sambor has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Hayha fails to land.
Hayha throws a head punch that misses.
Hayha lands with a light punch inside.
Hayha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hayha lands with a left to the head.
Sambor is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hayha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sambor is still on wobbly legs! Can Hayha finish him?
Hayha lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sambor backwards.
Hayha lands a big right hand that drops Sambor! The killer instinct kicks in and Hayha finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Hayha!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simo Hayha!
Simo Hayha thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Remy Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bugurt Bugurtov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentine's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Man with the Harmonica by Ennio Morricone. Remy Valentine could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bugurt Bugurtov's chin.
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265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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25
280 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Remy Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bugurt Bugurtov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bugurtov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Valentine - the referee stops the clock and Bugurtov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Valentine. Bugurtov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Valentine has Bugurtov up against the cage in a clinch.
Bugurtov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Valentine after a bit of a struggle.
Bugurtov takes a shot to the head.
Valentine misses with a body punch.
Bugurtov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Valentine or not.
Valentine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Valentine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bugurtov's elbow.
Bugurtov stalls.
Valentine misses with a punch on the inside.
Valentine throws a head punch that misses.
Valentine working aggressively here.
Valentine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good body shot from Valentine.
A nice left hand lands by Valentine.
Bugurtov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valentine's elbow.
Valentine avoiding damage as Bugurtov throws knees to the body.
Bugurtov trying to stall but Valentine improves his position.
Valentine misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine throws a head punch that misses.
Valentine scores with a shoulder strike.
Valentine blocks a body shot from Bugurtov.
Valentine lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bugurtov looks winded!
Valentine lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Valentine on the inside.
Good body shot from Valentine.
Valentine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Valentine works on Bugurtov's body with a couple of short punches.
Bugurtov's coach down at Russian Bears Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bugurtov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Valentine misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Valentine - that landed with a thud.
Valentine lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bugurtov backwards.
Bugurtov is rocked!
Valentine drops Bugurtov with a massive uppercut from the clinch! Oh my word, Bugurtov is out cold! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Remy Valentine!
Remy Valentine spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Bakunin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Wellman Iv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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26
178 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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27
177 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikhail Bakunin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Wellman Iv!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wellman Iv tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bakunin was well out of range. Poor timing from Wellman Iv.
Good standup being displayed there by Bakunin as he connects with a hook.
A jab from Bakunin misses.
Bakunin staying out of range there.
Bakunin swings widly with a right hand
and Bakunin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bakunin throws a hook but Wellman Iv blocks it.
Wellman Iv throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wellman Iv moves out of range as Bakunin strikes.
Bakunin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wellman Iv works the jab nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bakunin. Wellman Iv does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wellman Iv misses with a body kick.
Bakunin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wellman Iv throws an overhand right that lands on Bakunin's shoulder, as Bakunin tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Bakunin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bakunin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wellman Iv moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bakunin throws a series of punches but Wellman Iv avoids them all with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wellman Iv misses with a straight left.
Bakunin 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.
Wellman Iv misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellman Iv looks to land a left hand but Bakunin moved out of range nicely.
Bakunin throws an overhand right that lands on Wellman Iv's shoulder, as Wellman Iv tries to avoid the shot.
Bakunin digs a good hook to Wellman Iv's body.
Bakunin takes a swing at Wellman Iv's ribcage but misses.
A punch lands to the side of Bakunin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wellman Iv gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bakunin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wellman Ivs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wellman Iv clobbers Bakunin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bakunin with a hook.
Bakunin misses with a shot to the body
and Wellman Iv counters with a thumping low kick.
Bakunin throws a right hand that misses
and Wellman Iv counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wellman Iv scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bakunin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wellman Iv doesn't seem bothered though.
Wellman Iv lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bakunin throws an off balance right hand
and Wellman Iv counters with a straight right hand.
Bakunin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wellman Iv manages to avoid it.
Wellman Iv misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellman Iv steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bakunin.
Bakunin fails to land with a series of punches.
Bakunin swinging wildly here.
Wellman Iv staying out of range there.
Wellman Iv is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bakunin with a body shot.
Bakunin works Wellman Iv's body with a nice hook.
Bakunin throws a body shot but no joy.
Bakunin throws a combination that misses
and Wellman Iv counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wellman Iv will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wellman Iv scores with a nice right hand.
No joy there for Bakunin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bakunin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bakunin scores with a nice strike.
Bakunin throws a shot from downtown. Wellman Iv moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wellman Iv.
Bakunin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bakunin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bakunin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bakunin misses with a double jab
and Wellman Iv connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wellman Iv on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mikhail Bakunin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bakunin lands with a shot to the body.
Wellman Iv connects with an inside leg kick.
Wellman Iv attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jab, jab by Bakunin - just one landing.
Wellman Iv slips under a jab.
Wellman Iv missing with a left hand there. Bakunin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bakunin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bakunin scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wellman Iv jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bakunin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A slow jab from Wellman Iv misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin misses with a hook. Wellman Iv ducked under it nicely.
Bakunin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wellman Iv displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bakunin throws out the jab.
Wellman Iv throws a shot from downtown. Bakunin moves away and avoids it.
Bakunin cracks Wellman Iv with a good jab.
Wellman Iv uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bakunin.
Wellman Iv avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wellman Iv is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bakunin.
Bakunin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bakunin misses with a body shot.
Bakunin lands a two punch combo.
Wellman Iv misses with a looping left.
It looked like Bakunin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bakunin walks into a stiff left hand from Wellman Iv.
Wellman Iv paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wellman Iv has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wellman Iv there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wellman Iv catches Bakunin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bakunin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
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 Mikhail Bakunin will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jab from Wellman Iv.
Bakunin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wellman Iv.
Bakunin avoids the body shot from Wellman Iv.
Wellman Iv looks to score with a jab to the body but Bakunin is just out of range.
Wellman Iv connects with the punch.
Bakunin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wellman Iv stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bakunin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bakunin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bakunin misses with a hook
and Wellman Iv cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wellman Iv throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bakunin misses with a straight left.
Wellman Iv throws a low kick, looking for Bakunin's leg but Bakunin calmly moves out of range.
Wellman Iv paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bakunin misses with a hook to the body
and Wellman Iv connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wellman Iv moves away from the strike by Bakunin.
Bakunin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wellman Iv makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Good exchange - Wellman Iv coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakunin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big left from Wellman Iv misses.
Wellman Iv looks to land a left hand but Bakunin moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Wellman Iv misses.
Wellman Iv scores with a hook.
Wellman Iv jabs Bakunin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bakunin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wellman Iv manages to avoid it.
Bakunin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bakunin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wellman Iv under the eye.
Bakunin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shane Wellman Iv seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wellman Iv misses with an uppercut.
Bakunin looks to score with a jab to the body but Wellman Iv is just out of range.
Wellman Iv connects with a jab.
A big right from Wellman Iv misses.
Bakunin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wellman Iv lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bakunin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bakunin slips a jab from Wellman Iv.
Wellman Iv looks to land a right hand but Bakunin moved out of range.
Bakunin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bakunin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wellman Iv manages to avoid it.
Bakunin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wellman Iv circles away quickly and effectively.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wellman Iv! But no joy.
Bakunin throws an overhand right that lands on Wellman Iv's shoulder, as Wellman Iv tries to avoid the shot.
Bakunin just misses with a punch to the body.
Wellman Iv throws out a counter right but Bakunin avoids it with no problem.
Wellman Iv misses with a few strikes there.
Bakunin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wellman Iv scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bakunin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wellman Iv circles away quickly and effectively.
Bakunin ducks under a wild hook from Wellman Iv.
Wellman Iv just misses with a punch to the body.
Wellman Iv tests Bakunin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wellman Iv paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wellman Iv moves away.
Wellman Iv misses with a wild combination.
Bakunin throws a body punch but Wellman Iv moves out of range.
Wellman Iv looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bakunin throws the left hand but Wellman Iv avoids the punch easily.
Wellman Iv drops his hands momentarily and Bakunin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A punch lands to the side of Bakunin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bakunin swings for the body but Wellman Iv moves out of range.
Bakunin throws a shot from downtown. Wellman Iv moves away and avoids it.
Wellman Iv raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bakunin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bakunin misses with the combination.
Wellman Iv misses with a hook to the body
and Bakunin counters with a left and a right that stings Wellman Iv.
Bakunin with a jab.
Wellman Iv darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wellman Iv uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bakunin has time to react.
Bakunin misses the jab.
Wellman Iv throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Bakunin to counter with a crisp jab.
Bakunin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A jab from Wellman Iv finds it's way through Bakunin's defenses.
Bakunin clobbers Wellman Iv with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bakunin throws the left hand but Wellman Iv avoids the punch easily.
Wellman Iv tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wellman Iv keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bakunin walks into a left hand.
Bakunin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wellman Iv swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bakunin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bakunin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bakunin throws a right and a left that Wellman Iv avoids nicely.
Wellman Iv ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Wellman Iv showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bakunin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Wellman Iv was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bakunin lands a nice shot to the body.
Wellman Iv lands with a right hand.
Wellman Iv throws a jab but it's blocked by Bakunin.
Wellman Iv lands a head shot.
Wellman Iv fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bakunin manages to avoid it.
Wellman Iv throws out a powerful jab.
Bakunin thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Wellman Iv was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bakunin takes a swing at Wellman Iv's ribcage but misses.
Bakunin loads up on a big right hand but Wellman Iv slips the punch.
Wellman Iv moves forwards but Bakunin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bakunin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wellman Iv catches Bakunin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A swing and a miss from Wellman Iv.
Bakunin throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Wellman Iv. Bakunin does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellman Iv ducks under a wild hook from Bakunin.
Bakunin looks to land a combination but Wellman Iv avoids it well.
Wellman Iv lands with a good body shot.
Wellman Iv moves away from the strike by Bakunin.
Bakunin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wellman Iv connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bakunin has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bakunin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wellman Iv's head.
Bakunin misses with a double jab.
Bakunin throws a lazy right hand but Wellman Iv sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wellman Iv uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bakunin.
Wellman Iv has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bakunin throws a right hand that Wellman Iv ducks under and follows up with a left that Wellman Iv also avoids with ease.
Wellman Iv looks to land a right hand but Bakunin moved out of range.
Wellman Iv just misses with a punch to the body.
Bakunin throws a hook but Wellman Iv blocks it.
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!
Bakunin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bakunin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin works Wellman Iv's body with a nice hook.
Bakunin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wellman Iv manages to avoid it.
Wellman Iv's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bakunin under the eye.
Wellman Iv moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bakunin throws out a powerful jab.
Wellman Iv connects with the punch.
Wellman Iv swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wellman Iv avoids the body shot from Bakunin.
Bakunin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wellman Iv counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wellman Iv. Bakunin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bakunin connects with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Wellman Iv.
Bakunin lands a body shot.
Bakunin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bakunin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin scores with a shot to the body.
Bakunin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wellman Iv moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wellman Iv lands a jab to the nose.
Bakunin throws a looping overhand right but Wellman Iv ducks down to avoid it.
Wellman Iv stuns Bakunin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wellman Iv's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bakunin under the eye.
Good work by Bakunin as he checks the leg kick.
Bakunin missing with a left hand there. Wellman Iv was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wellman Iv ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bakunin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wellman Iv moves away.
Bakunin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wellman Iv.
Wellman Iv moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bakunin. Wellman Iv does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wellman Iv throws a leg kick but Bakunin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wellman Iv slips a straight right by Bakunin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bakunin cracks Wellman Iv with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice combination there by Bakunin.
Wellman Iv ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bakunin moves away.
Wellman Iv pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bakunin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bakunin misses with an uppercut
and Wellman Iv cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bakunin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bakunin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wellman Iv missing with a left hand there. Bakunin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wellman Iv lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jab from Bakunin.
Bakunin drops his hands momentarily and Wellman Iv takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bakunin. Wellman Iv does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bakunin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wellman Iv throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Bakunin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bakunin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikhail Bakunin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bakunin 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikhail Bakunin!
Mikhail Bakunin spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Radoslaw Tomaszewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louie Litt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Radoslaw Tomaszewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Louie Litt!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Litt slips under a jab from Tomaszewski.
Tomaszewski looks to land a combination but Litt avoids it well.
Litt misses the shot to the body.
Litt stuns Tomaszewski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tomaszewski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Litt.
Tomaszewski lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice body punch from Litt.
Litt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Litt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tomaszewski misses with a low kick.
Tomaszewski slips a jab from Litt.
Litt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Litt misses with a low kick.
Tomaszewski lands a really nice looking cross but Litt seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomaszewski thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Litt misses.
Tomaszewski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tomaszewski defending well as Litt loads up on a big left hand.
Litt misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Litt's corner calls for a 1-2. Litt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tomaszewski blocks a jab.
Litt throws a head kick but Tomaszewski moves out of range.
Tomaszewski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Litt.
Litt with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tomaszewski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A left and a right from Tomaszewski both land. Nice combination.
Tomaszewski lands a jab to the nose.
Radoslaw Tomaszewski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab lands there for Tomaszewski.
Tomaszewski digs a good hook to Litt's body.
Litt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and Tomaszewski tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tomaszewski throws a shot to the body.
We've been told by Tomaszewski's head coaches at School Of Hard Knocks that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Litt walks into a left hand.
Tomaszewski thumps Litt with a low kick.
Tomaszewski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tomaszewski tries a low kick but Litt avoids it.
Litt is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
The fighters circle, before Litt throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Tomaszewski's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Litt lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Louie Litt!
A victorious Louie Litt thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gomu Gomu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns has chosen How We Do as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gomu Gomu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, William Burns!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomu swinging wildly here.
Burns misses with a hook to the body
and Gomu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burns scores with a decent looking hook.
A jab from Gomu misses.
Burns staying out of range there.
Gomu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomu. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomu digs a good hook to Burns's body.
Gomu looks to land a left hand but Burns moved out of range nicely.
Gomu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gomu dips to his left and cracks Burns with an uppercut!
Gomu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Gomu Gomu has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Burns stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Burns looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomu is just out of range.
Gomu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burns avoids the body shot from Gomu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns.
Burns misses with a hook to the body
letting Gomu counter with a right hand.
Gomu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gomu throws an overhand right that lands on Burns's shoulder, as Burns tries to avoid the shot.
Gomu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gomu 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.
Burns ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomu moves away.
Burns takes a swing at Gomu's ribcage but misses.
Burns takes one on the button.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Gomu.
Burns appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gomu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burns.
Gomu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Burns gets in close and instigates a clinch.
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!
A nice right hand lands inside from Gomu.
Burns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gomu throws a shot from downtown. Burns moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Gomu finds it's way through Burns's defenses.
Burns throws a body punch but Gomu moves out of range.
Burns throws a leg kick but Gomu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gomu is looking to counter punch.
Gomu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gomu lands a left and a right that send Burns crashing to the mat, dazed. Gomu thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Burns is rocked!
It looks like William Burns has been cut.
Gomu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Burns lands a really nice looking cross but Gomu seems unphased.
Gomu avoids the body shot from Burns.
Gomu throwing a counter right hand but Burns manages to avoid it.
Gomu lands a big right hand that sends Burns crashing to the mat! Gomu stays standing though and waves Burns back to his feet!
Burns is still on wobbly legs! Can Gomu finish him?
Gomu moves into the clinch successfully.
Burns seems to have recovered his senses.
Burns throws a punch but it's blocked by Gomu.
Burns wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gomu lands a nice shot to the body.
Gomu misses with a punch to the body.
Burns blocks a body shot from Gomu.
Gomu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns breaks from the clinch.
Gomu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Burns rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gomu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gomu wants to clinch.
A nice side step and Burns releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gomu misses with the combination.
Burns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burns thuds his right hand into Gomu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Burns darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gomu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burns throws out the jab.
Gomu thuds his right hand into Burns's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gomu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burns circles away quickly and effectively.
Burns tries to clinch but Gomu is having none of it.
Gomu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gomu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomu throws the left hand but Burns avoids the punch easily.
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!
Gomu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burns.
Gomu lands with a cross.
Gomu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gomu takes a swing at Burns's ribcage but misses.
Gomu scores with a jab to the head.
Gomu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gomu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burns misses with a hook
and Gomu counters with a right hand to the body.
Gomu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns takes one to the side of the head.
Burns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gomu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burns looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gomu is looking to counter punch.
Gomu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Burns on the side of the head.
Burns is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gomu rather than just go for the knockout.
Burns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gomu digs a good body shot into Burns's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gomu Gomu dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gomu grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Burns takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Gomu cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gomu Gomu!
Gomu Gomu very nearly forgot to thank Red Light Coffeeshop 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.
William Burns was interviewed post fight and said 'Payback is a bitch'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sni Probong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenny Lukens Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Probong kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bodhi Mandala. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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28
167 lbs
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168 lbs
9 - 12 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Sni Probong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lenny Lukens Jr!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Probong scoring well with a low kick there.
Lukens Jr wants to clinch up but Probong keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Probong misses the target.
Lukens Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Probong.
Probong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lukens Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Lukens Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Probong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lukens Jr's elbow.
Probong is fighting off a takedown attempt but Lukens Jr is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Probong to the mat. Probong regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Probong pulls Lukens Jr in close to his closed guard and prevents Lukens Jr from doing any damage or advancing position.
Probong working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lukens Jr.
Lukens Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lukens Jr trying to control but Probong is working from the bottom.
Probong seems keen to control Lukens Jr's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lukens Jr throws an elbow that misses. Probong uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lukens Jr's guard. Nice move by Probong!
Probong controlling from the top position.
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.
Lukens Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Probong wants to control from the top but Lukens Jr keeps moving.
Probong seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lukens Jr wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Probong controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukens Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lukens Jr crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Probong - the referee stops the clock and Lukens Jr gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Probong. Lukens Jr manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Probong throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lukens Jr on the side of the head.
Lukens Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lukens Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lukens Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lukens Jr forces Probong back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Probong.
Lukens Jr tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Probong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Probong misses with the head strike.
Lukens Jr is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Probong pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lukens Jr avoiding damage as Probong throws knees to the body.
Probong gets underhooks to prevent Lukens Jr's takedown attempt.
Sni Probong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lenny Lukens Jr.
Probong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lukens Jr lands with a left to the head.
Lukens Jr has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Probong avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Probong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lukens Jr drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Probong gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Probong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lukens Jrs head.
Lukens Jr has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Probong seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lukens Jr can turn it around.
Lukens Jr has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Probong clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Lukens Jr wants to control the position but Probong frees himself and scrambles - Lukens Jr manages to regain control in side control.
Lukens Jr tries for a kimura but Probong is defending well.
Lukens Jr misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sni Probong dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lukens Jr forces Probong back against the cage and clinches.
Probong breaks the clinch.
Probong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lukens Jr avoids the head kick by Probong.
Lukens Jr steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Probong.
Probong scores with a jab to the head.
Probong swings for the body but Lukens Jr moves out of range.
Lukens Jr wants to counter the offense by Probong and move into the clinch position.
Lukens Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Probong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Probong misses with a straight right.
Probong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lukens Jr.
Lukens Jr shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Probong scores with a jab. Lukens Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Probong throws a push kick but Lukens Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Lukens Jr darts in trying to clinch
and Probong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lukens Jr tries to clinch there but Probong circles away.
Probong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lukens Jr tries to clinch but Probong is having none of it.
Probong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lukens Jr tries to clinch but Probong moves out of range.
Probong jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Probong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lukens Jr tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Probong misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Probong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sni Probong is winning the standup battle so far.
Probong looks to land a right hand but Lukens Jr moved out of range.
Lukens Jr moves in looking to clinch but Probong pushes him off.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Probong. Lukens Jr shrugs it off though.
Lukens Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lukens Jr is looking to clinch.
As Lukens Jr backs away, Probong returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Lukens Jr closes the distance but Probong moves to the side
and Probong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lukens Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The referee is keeping an eye on Probong - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Probong is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lukens Jr missing with knees to the body.
Lukens Jr blocking some punches.
Probong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Probong as Lukens Jr tries to tie him up.
Lenny Lukens Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Probong avoids a wild elbow strike from Lukens Jr.
Probong breaks from the clinch.
Good leg kick by Probong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lukens Jr has Probong up against the cage in a clinch.
Probong throws a punch but it's blocked by Lukens Jr.
Probong blocks an uppercut.
Probong manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Probong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lukens Jr counters with a nice double leg into side control. Probong won't be happy with that.
Probong bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot lands for Probong.
Probong tests Lukens Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Probong throws a shot from downtown. Lukens Jr moves away and avoids it.
Probong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lukens Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Probong lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sni Probong dominated that second round.
That's time! Probong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lukens Jr tries to clinch up.
Probong throws a right hand that Lukens Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Lukens Jr also avoids with ease.
Lukens Jr rushes Probong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Probong lands with a right to the head.
Probong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lukens Jr blocks an uppercut.
Probong misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Lukens Jr to work.
Probong tries to stall but Lukens Jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Probong scores with a shoulder strike.
Lukens Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Probong avoids the damage to the body.
Probong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Probong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Probong gets underhooks to prevent Lukens Jr's takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Probong.
Lukens Jr lands an elbow that stopped Probong in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Sni Probong has been cut.
Probong stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Probong takes a shot to the head.
Probong lands a nice uppercut.
Probong prevents a body shot from Lukens Jr.
Probong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lukens Jr.
Lukens Jr tries to work over Probong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Probong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lukens Jr backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
I was talking to Probong's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Probong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Probong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Probong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lukens Jr can do to turn this around?
Probong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lukens Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Probong circles away.
Lukens Jr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lukens Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lukens Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Probong.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lukens Jr wants to clinch.
Probong was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Probong avoids the elbow strike from Lukens Jr, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probong working aggressively here.
Lukens Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Probong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Probong tries to throw a body punch but Lukens Jr avoids it by throwing Probong back against the cage.
Lukens Jr is stalling here.
Probong digs a right hand underneath Lukens Jr's ribcage. Lukens Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lukens Jr goes for a takedown in the clinch but Probong prevents it.
Lenny Lukens Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sni Probong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lenny Lukens Jr.
Probong misses with a punch to the body.
Lukens Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lukens Jr drops down looking for an ankle pick but Probong pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lukens Jr wants to clinch.
Probong throwing a counter right hand but Lukens Jr manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Probong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Probong misses with a straight right.
Lukens Jr wants to clinch up but Probong keeps it at a distance.
A slow jab from Probong misses its intended target.
Sni Probong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Probong lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lukens Jr swings away with a body shot that misses
and Probong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Probong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lukens Jr manages to avoid it.
Lukens Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Probong.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lukens Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Probong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Probong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sni Probong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Probong 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sni Probong!
After winning the bout, Sni Probong thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Conor Tiernan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiernan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tartanic - Unavoidable - 09 BAllZ/Ringworm. Johnson has chosen On March The Saints as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Conor Tiernan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiernan checks the leg kick nicely there.
As Johnson backs away, Tiernan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Tiernan.
Johnson is looking for the big counter here.
Tiernan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tiernan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tiernan misses with an uppercut.
Tiernan throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Johnson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johnson 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 Tiernan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tiernan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Tiernan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Tiernan.
Johnson scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiernan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tiernan looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Jab, jab by Tiernan - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tiernan throws out a powerful jab.
Johnson walks into a stiff left hand from Tiernan.
Johnson jabs Tiernan right on the nose. Tiernan blinks but takes it well.
Tiernan throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tiernan clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
I was talking to Tiernan'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 blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tiernan blocks an uppercut.
We've been informed that Johnson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Tiernan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tiernan or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Tiernan.
Tiernan misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan misses with some punches.
Tiernan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson gets through Tiernan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tiernan backwards.
Tiernan tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Tiernan stalling in the clinch but Johnson improves position.
Tiernan working aggressively here.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tiernan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body.
Tiernan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tiernan misses with a punch on the inside.
Tiernan working aggressively here.
Tiernan misses with a punch on the inside.
Tiernan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tiernan lands a right hand.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiernan.
Tiernan takes a shot to the head.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tiernan blocking some punches.
Tiernan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Tiernan.
Tiernan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson lands a right hand.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tiernan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tiernan is stalling here.
Johnson digs a right hand into Tiernan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tiernan's gas tank.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Tiernan.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiernan lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Tiernan swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiernan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Johnson lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tiernan.
Tiernan has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Tiernan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnson cracks Tiernan with a nice body shot.
Tiernan misses with a punch on the inside.
Tiernan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Tiernan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Tiernan.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Tiernan misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Tiernan fails to land.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Tiernan.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johnson gets through Tiernan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Johnson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tiernan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Tiernan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tiernan misses with a left hand
and Tiernan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Tiernan on that attempt.
Johnson cracks Tiernan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tiernan scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice defenses there by Tiernan.
Nick Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson lands the left hand.
Donk. Johnson catches Tiernan right on the button with a cross.
Tiernan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tiernan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Tiernan connects with a single shot there.
Tiernan misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiernan cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Tiernan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a hook but Tiernan avoids it easily.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Tiernan avoids it well.
Johnson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tiernan walks into a jab.
Nick Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson misses with a hook. Tiernan ducked under it nicely.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tiernan looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Nice jab there from Johnson.
Tiernan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tiernan throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Tiernan.
Johnson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tiernan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Tiernan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiernan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnson is looking to slow Tiernan down with leg kicks.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tiernan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Johnson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Johnson wants to slow Tiernan down by chopping away at his legs.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson catches Tiernan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Tiernan down.
Nice body kick there by Tiernan.
Decent striking displayed by Tiernan there.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tiernan swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tiernan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tiernan misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Tiernan misses with a straight right.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tiernan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Tiernan throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tiernan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johnson. Johnson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tiernan throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tiernan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiernan walks into a straight right hand from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a nice body punch.
Tiernan tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson lands a leg kick that knocks Tiernan off balance momentarily.
Tiernan throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tiernan is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Tiernan throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tiernan throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson throws a counter combo.
Tiernan lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson off balance momentarily.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tiernan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nice cross by Johnson.
Johnson slips a jab from Tiernan.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiernan moves away.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Tiernan.
Johnson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tiernan throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Johnson duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Johnson 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. This is the final round!
Nice shot by Johnson.
Johnson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tiernan takes a step back to recover.
Johnson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Tiernan slips the punch.
As Johnson backs away, Tiernan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tiernan slips under a jab from Johnson.
Tiernan moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Tiernan lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the cage and back into range.
Tiernan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tiernan 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 Johnson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tiernan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tiernan. That did some damage!
Tiernan tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson lands a nice hook to Tiernan's body. Tiernan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johnson throws a push kick but Tiernan slaps the foot to one side.
Tiernan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react.
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!
Johnson throws the left hand but Tiernan avoids the punch easily.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Tiernan is out of range.
Tiernan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tiernan. That did some damage!
Johnson throws a front kick aimed at Tiernan's knee but Tiernan avoids it well.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Tiernan shoots in.
Tiernan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
Tiernan sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tiernan wants to slow Johnson down by chopping away at his legs.
Tiernan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Tiernan.
Tiernan tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tiernan throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johnson throws a low kick, looking for Tiernan's leg but Tiernan calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
Tiernan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tiernan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch lands to the side of Johnson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tiernan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tiernan misses with a low kick.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Johnson throws a good cross that connects.
Tiernan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tiernan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Tiernan sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Tiernan.
Tiernan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Conor Tiernan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tiernan looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
Tiernan takes one on the button.
Johnson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tiernan's hands.
Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Good leg kick by Johnson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tiernan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnson.
A jab from Johnson finds it's way through Tiernan's defenses.
Tiernan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
Tiernan moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Johnson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tiernan is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson connects with the punch.
Oh Tiernan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tiernan loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Tiernan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tiernan seems to have got his legs back now.
Tiernan moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
Tiernan throws a shot to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Johnson!
Tiernan misses with a jab to the body
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnson.
Johnson works Tiernan's body with a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tiernan has time to react.
Tiernan throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Johnson!
In his post fight interview, Nick Johnson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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#R1#
Kvirkvelia blocks a jab.
Kvirkvelia misses with a body shot
and O' Brien counters with a straight right hand.
Levan Kvirkvelia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O' Brien takes a swing at Kvirkvelia's ribcage but misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kvirkvelia.
Kvirkvelia definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kvirkvelia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kvirkvelia lands a really nice looking cross but O' Brien seems unphased.
Kvirkvelia bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of O' Brien's head.
Kvirkvelia cracks O' Brien with an open hand slap.
Kvirkvelia defending well as O' Brien loads up on a big left hand.
Kvirkvelia connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between O' Brien's hands.
Kvirkvelia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt O' Brien.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kvirkvelia.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kvirkvelia misses with a telegraphed body shot
and O' Brien counters with a nice uppercut.
Kvirkvelia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kvirkvelia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O' Brien.#T1#
Kvirkvelia thuds a left hand into O' Brien's body.
O' Brien throws a head kick but Kvirkvelia moves out of range.
O' Brien staying out of range there.
Kvirkvelia throws out a powerful jab.
Kvirkvelia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and O' Brien cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O' Brien throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kvirkvelia throws a body punch but O' Brien moves out of range.
O' Brien uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kvirkvelia.
Kvirkvelia dives in for a single leg takedown but O' Brien sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#TD#
Kvirkvelia looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kvirkvelia wants to free his trapped foot but O' Brien is holding on for dear life with his legs. #T2#
O' Brien holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Kvirkvelia is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kvirkvelia wants to pass the guard but O' Brien is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O' Brien wants to control but Kvirkvelia is keeping busy and won't allow it.
O' Brien is trying to stand.
O' Brien wants to control but Kvirkvelia is keeping busy.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
O' Brien has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Academy for Advanced Ass-Whippery. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Kvirkvelia with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T3#
Kvirkvelia misses with a hook to the body
and O' Brien counters with a straight right hand.
Kvirkvelia throws the left hand but O' Brien avoids the punch easily.
O' Brien is looking for the big counter here.
A swing and a miss from O' Brien.
O' Brien throws a head kick that misses.
Kvirkvelia thuds his right hand into O' Brien's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kvirkvelia.
Kvirkvelia jabs O' Brien to the body, keeping him at a distance.
O' Brien just misses with a punch to the body.
Kvirkvelia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O' Brien. That did some damage!
Billy O' Brien is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kvirkvelia blocks a jab.
Kvirkvelia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kvirkvelia appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kvirkvelia throws a leg kick which misses O' Brien's front leg but catches the back leg as O' Brien tries to avoid it.
Kvirkvelia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T4#
Kvirkvelia misses with a body shot.
O' Brien just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kvirkvelia scores with a jab to the head.
O' Brien misses with a kick to the body.
Kvirkvelia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kvirkvelia lands with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Kvirkvelia.
O' Brien walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kvirkvelia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
O' Brien ducks under a wild hook from Kvirkvelia.
Kvirkvelia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O' Brien keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kvirkvelia.
O' Brien lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
O' Brien has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kvirkvelia.
O' Brien throws a lazy uppercut
#TD#
so Kvirkvelia counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Levan Kvirkvelia dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Kvirkvelia throws a leg kick #KD2#
and O' Brien counters with a crisp one two that drops Kvirkvelia! O' Brien thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Kvirkvelia to his feet! Kvirkvelia is in big trouble!#ROC2#
Kvirkvelia is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Kvirkvelia tries a low kick but O' Brien avoids it.
Oh Kvirkvelia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kvirkvelia moves out of range of the body kick.
O' Brien listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Levan Kvirkvelia is winning the standup battle so far.
Kvirkvelia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O' Brien.
Kvirkvelia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O' Brien takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
O' Brien's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kvirkvelia avoids the body shot from O' Brien.
O' Brien misses with a straight right.
O' Brien bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O' Brien! But no joy.
Kvirkvelia connects with a body shot that sends O' Brien's belly button to the back.
A telegraphed right hand from Kvirkvelia misses the target.
Kvirkvelia seems to have got his legs back now.
Kvirkvelia misses with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kvirkvelia moves into range and connects with a jab.
O' Brien checks a leg kick.
O' Brien looks like he wants to counter punch here.#TD#
Kvirkvelia fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging O' Brien to the ground. Kvirkvelia is now in O' Brien's guard.
Kvirkvelia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T1#
Kvirkvelia wants to pass the guard but O' Brien is keeping the position.
Kvirkvelia trying to control but O' Brien is working from the bottom.
Kvirkvelia engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kvirkvelia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kvirkvelia is stalling in the full guard.
O' Brien pulls Kvirkvelia in to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
O' Brien looking to control.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kvirkvelia connects with a high kick.
O' Brien misses with a wild combination.
O' Brien smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kvirkvelia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kvirkvelia throws a head kick that half lands.
Kvirkvelia avoids a kick to the body.
O' Brien looks to throw the jab but Kvirkvelia is out of range.
O' Brien misses with a body shot.
#T3#
O' Brien tries to bum rush Kvirkvelia with a series of wild strikes but Kvirkvelia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kvirkvelia motions for O' Brien to come forward. Kvirkvelia throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O' Brien! But no joy.
Kvirkvelia shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. O' Brien defends it nicely.
Kvirkvelia scores with a jab.
Good leg kick by Kvirkvelia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kvirkvelia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O' Brien can do to turn this around?
O' Brien tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kvirkvelia throws a front kick that sends O' Brien stumbling back into the cage.
Kvirkvelia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#T4#
That kick from Kvirkvelia tenderised O' Brien's leg. O' Brien is trying to keep his angry face on.
O' Brien takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kvirkvelia scores with a body shot.
Nice body kick from O' Brien.
O' Brien tries to bum rush Kvirkvelia with a series of wild strikes but Kvirkvelia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kvirkvelia swings and misses with a shot to the body#KD2#
and O' Brien counters with a crisp one two that drops Kvirkvelia! O' Brien thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Kvirkvelia to his feet! Kvirkvelia is in big trouble!
A looping hook to the body misses from O' Brien. Kvirkvelia does a little dance to reset his feet.
O' Brien ducks right into an uppercut from Kvirkvelia.
Jab, jab by Kvirkvelia - just one landing.
Kvirkvelia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. O' Brien looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
O' Brien chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kvirkvelia can pounce on him.
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 Levan Kvirkvelia will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Kvirkvelia lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kvirkvelia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O' Brien moves away.
Kvirkvelia lands a head shot.
Kvirkvelia lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kvirkvelia throws a leg kick
letting O' Brien counter with a right hand.
Kvirkvelia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#TD#
Kvirkvelia shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. O' Brien is trying to defend but Kvirkvelia finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kvirkvelia wants to take a breather but O' Brien is having none of it.
Kvirkvelia thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kvirkvelia not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T1#
Kvirkvelia wants to lay and pray for a moment but O' Brien keeps working.
O' Brien trying to control here.
Kvirkvelia slows the pace down in half guard.
Kvirkvelia trying to mount his opponent but O' Brien defends it.
O' Brien trying to control but Kvirkvelia postures up.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kvirkvelia lands a nice hook to O' Brien's body. O' Brien takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Billy O' Brien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Levan Kvirkvelia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kvirkvelia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
O' Brien with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kvirkvelia to score with a decent uppercut.
Kvirkvelia swings for the body but O' Brien moves out of range.
Kvirkvelia misses with a hook
#KD2#
and O' Brien counters with a crisp one two that drops Kvirkvelia! O' Brien thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Kvirkvelia to his feet! Kvirkvelia is in big trouble!
Kvirkvelia shoots in looking for a takedown but O' Brien manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kvirkvelia's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kvirkvelia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
O' Brien throws a series of punches but Kvirkvelia moves out of range.
O' Brien throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kvirkvelia lands with a right hand.
Kvirkvelia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kvirkvelia connects with a body shot.#T3#
Kvirkvelia lands with an overhand left.
Jab, jab by Kvirkvelia - just one landing.
Kvirkvelia with a hook.
Kvirkvelia feints and then cracks O' Brien's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow O' Brien down.
A good leg kick by Kvirkvelia.
O' Brien misses with a hook.
Kvirkvelia throws a left and a right that both miss
and O' Brien counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Kvirkvelia misses
and O' Brien counters with a huge left! Kvirkvelia is in big trouble! He's backing up but O' Brien isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Kvirkvelia from any more damage. A dominating finish by O' Brien!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy O' Brien!
Billy O' Brien made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Your welcome, ladies and gents! Mature, but not old yet, you're gonna see a whole lot more of me around here. The Boston Badass is out for some overdue waste gold! All you motherfuckers in my path better bounce, I am coming for you!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Julian Gniewek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baeddan MacAuliffe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacAuliffe has chosen Notorious by Duran Duran as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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159 lbs
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Julian Gniewek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Baeddan MacAuliffe!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacAuliffe misses with a few strikes there.
A little feinted left hand from Gniewek on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
MacAuliffe throws a body shot but no joy.
Gniewek is looking to counter punch.
MacAuliffe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gniewek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baeddan MacAuliffe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gniewek throws an overhand right that lands on MacAuliffe's shoulder, as MacAuliffe tries to avoid the shot.
MacAuliffe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
MacAuliffe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
MacAuliffe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gniewek.
Gniewek tries to bum rush MacAuliffe with a series of wild strikes but MacAuliffe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
MacAuliffe lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
MacAuliffe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gniewek cracks MacAuliffe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
MacAuliffe closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gniewek quickly recovers to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gniewek trying to hold on to MacAuliffe's head to control him but MacAuliffe postures up.
MacAuliffe wants to pass the guard but Gniewek is defending well.
Gniewek wants to improve his position but MacAuliffe is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gniewek is not content to let MacAuliffe control the position.
Gniewek is trying to control but can't.
MacAuliffe working over Gniewek with some ground and pound. Gniewek looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
MacAuliffe tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gniewek knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
MacAuliffe drops an elbow to the side of Gniewek's head.
MacAuliffe is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gniewek doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time MacAuliffe.
MacAuliffe is looking for submissions but instead, Gniewek has regained full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacAuliffe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gniewek is keeping the position for now.
MacAuliffe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gniewek 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.
Gniewek trying to keep a closed guard but MacAuliffe is proving a slippery customer.
MacAuliffe trying to control the position from guard on top but Gniewek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
MacAuliffe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek looking for a guillotine here but MacAuliffe defends easily.
MacAuliffe is working Gniewek over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gniewek 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.
MacAuliffe is in close to Gniewek's body, working some short punches and elbows.
MacAuliffe stopping the sweep attempt from Gniewek.
MacAuliffe trying to control but Gniewek is working from the bottom.
Gniewek is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and MacAuliffe defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gniewek keeping moving, preventing MacAuliffe from controlling successfully.
MacAuliffe stands up over Gniewek, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gniewek working a defensive guard here.
Gniewek keeping full guard, as MacAuliffe tries to pass.
MacAuliffe connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gniewek is trying to control the position but MacAuliffe postures up.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw MacAuliffe working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
MacAuliffe distracts Gniewek with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baeddan MacAuliffe dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
MacAuliffe scores with a nice strike.
Baeddan MacAuliffe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gniewek slips a jab and a cross from MacAuliffe.
MacAuliffe is looking to chop away at Gniewek's legs.
MacAuliffe throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gniewek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gniewek connects with a crisp jab.
Gniewek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from MacAuliffe.
Gniewek defending well as MacAuliffe loads up on a big left hand.
MacAuliffe misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Gniewek misses the target.
MacAuliffe looks to throw the jab but Gniewek is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gniewek throws out a loose jab but MacAuliffe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gniewek lands with a nice body kick.
A low kick from MacAuliffe misses
and Gniewek counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Julian Gniewek is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacAuliffe throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Gniewek counter with a right hand.
MacAuliffe swats away the attempt to clinch by Gniewek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacAuliffe takes a swing at Gniewek's ribcage but misses.
Gniewek stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gniewek cracks MacAuliffe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
MacAuliffe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gniewek circles away quickly and effectively.
Gniewek tries to counter by moving into the clinch but MacAuliffe manages to circle out of the way.
MacAuliffe swinging wildly here.
Gniewek throws the left hand but MacAuliffe avoids the punch easily.
MacAuliffe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
MacAuliffe shoots in but Gniewek avoids the takedown attempt easily.
MacAuliffe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gniewek swivels and escapes.
Gniewek thuds his right hand into MacAuliffe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice shot by Gniewek.
MacAuliffe is rocked!
Gniewek paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
MacAuliffe is still on wobbly legs! Can Gniewek finish him?
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!
Gniewek fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
No joy there for Gniewek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gniewek is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gniewek scores with a hook to the body. MacAuliffe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Julian Gniewek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
MacAuliffe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
MacAuliffe is breathing heavily.
MacAuliffe fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gniewek sprawls well initially but MacAuliffe persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
MacAuliffe is thwarting Gniewek's attempts to control the position.
Gniewek gets back to full guard.
Gniewek working for a triangle but MacAuliffe defends it easily.
Gniewek is looking for a triangle but MacAuliffe pushes his legs off easily.
MacAuliffe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
MacAuliffe scoring with some ground and pound.
Gniewek keeping moving, preventing MacAuliffe from controlling successfully.
Gniewek throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
MacAuliffe wants to control from the top but Gniewek keeps moving.
Gniewek keeping full guard, as MacAuliffe tries to pass.
MacAuliffe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
MacAuliffe seems to have recovered his senses.
MacAuliffe preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacAuliffe drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and MacAuliffe jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
MacAuliffe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gniewek 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.
Gniewek keeping moving, preventing MacAuliffe from controlling successfully.
Gniewek wants to sweep but no luck.
MacAuliffe scoring with punches to the head and body.
MacAuliffe scoring with some ground and pound.
MacAuliffe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
MacAuliffe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
MacAuliffe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gniewek looking to control.
Gniewek keeping full guard, as MacAuliffe tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacAuliffe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gniewek is trying to hold MacAuliffe in close to prevent damage but MacAuliffe has managed to pass into half guard.
Gniewek is looking to control MacAuliffe's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gniewek avoid being mounted?
MacAuliffe looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gniewek is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at mickeyharts the greatest , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
MacAuliffe is looking for a kimura but Gniewek is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for MacAuliffe to get the leverage.
Gniewek trying to control here.
Gniewek wants to improve his position but MacAuliffe is controlling well.
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 Julian Gniewek will probably get the nod.
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!
Nice defenses there by MacAuliffe.
MacAuliffe misses with a two punch combination.
MacAuliffe misses with a two punch combination.
MacAuliffe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gniewek.
MacAuliffe clobbers Gniewek with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
MacAuliffe fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gniewek to the ground. MacAuliffe is now in Gniewek's guard.
Gniewek is trying to control the position from the bottom.
MacAuliffe trying to move into half guard but instead Gniewek has managed to sweep!
Baeddan MacAuliffe has got the better of the ground game so far.
MacAuliffe striking off his back but it's not causing Gniewek any problems.
MacAuliffe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
MacAuliffe throws his legs up looking for a submission but Gniewek uses it to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gniewek working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gniewek blocks the strikes from MacAuliffe.
Gniewek swings around for an armbar but MacAuliffe sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gniewek's guard.
Gniewek can't keep his opponent in guard - MacAuliffe advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gniewek wants to control but MacAuliffe is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gniewek is not content to let MacAuliffe control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gniewek manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek is trying to control the position from the bottom.
MacAuliffe connects with a couple of short punches.
MacAuliffe lands a couple of digs.
MacAuliffe wants to control from the top but Gniewek keeps moving.
MacAuliffe connects with a couple of short punches.
MacAuliffe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
MacAuliffe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gniewek has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, MacAuliffe has managed to get both his arms back between Gniewek's legs - danger averted.
MacAuliffe scoring with some ground and pound.
Gniewek looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacAuliffe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gniewek is pulling down on MacAuliffe's head to control his posture.
MacAuliffe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gniewek looking for a guillotine here but MacAuliffe defends easily.
MacAuliffe lands a couple of elbows.
MacAuliffe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
MacAuliffe landing with the ground and pound.
Gniewek has momentary wrist control but MacAuliffe slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacAuliffe wants to control from the top but Gniewek keeps moving.
MacAuliffe pushing down on Gniewek's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
MacAuliffe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gniewek keeps working.
Gniewek moves into full guard.
MacAuliffe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gniewek's head.
MacAuliffe wants to control from the top but Gniewek keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gniewek has momentary wrist control but MacAuliffe slips an elbow through the middle.
MacAuliffe scoring with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baeddan MacAuliffe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think MacAuliffe 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baeddan MacAuliffe!
Baeddan MacAuliffe thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franklin comes to the cage accompanied by Tron Cat- Tyler, The Creator. James Franklin had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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145 lbs
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137 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Santos!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santos pushes Franklin up against the cage in a clinch.
Franklin goes for a takedown attempt but Santos pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Franklin misses with a hook
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Franklin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Santos manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franklin throws a big elbow that misses.
Franklin is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Fight Club FC that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Santos trying to control the position.
Franklin landing with the ground and pound.
Santos wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Franklin throws a strike but Santos rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Santos sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Franklin has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Santos is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Franklin.
Franklin is letting Santos control him for a moment.
Franklin is looking for a sweep.
Franklin stops Santos from passing to mount.
Franklin is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Santos's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Santos prevents Franklin from improving his position.
Santos works his way into side control.
Franklin gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Franklin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Santos pulls his head out easily.
Franklin actively working from the bottom here.
My spies in Combate Gym 🇧🇷 inform me that Santos has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Franklin misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Franklin is refusing to be controlled, as Santos sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Franklin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Santos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Franklin defends it well.
Santos works his way into full mount!
Santos controlling from the full mount.
Franklin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Franklin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Franklin flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Santos dominated that round.
That's time! Franklin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Santos clinches with his opponent.
Good body shot from Santos.
Franklin can't get the takedown.
Franklin goes for a takedown attempt but Santos pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A big left from Franklin misses.
It seemed like Santos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Franklin instigates a clinch.
Franklin tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Franklin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Franklin tries to score a body lock takedown but Santos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Franklin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Santos prevents it.
Franklin has Santos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Santos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Santos gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Santos is pressed up against the cage. Franklin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Santos down to the mat. Santos avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Franklin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
Santos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Franklin actively working from the bottom here.
Santos controlling the action here.
Franklin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Santos works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin is trying to improve his position.
Franklin is trying to work for a sweep but Santos has mounted him!
Santos looking to control but Franklin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Franklin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Franklin is working hard here to advance position.
Franklin is squirming around, avoiding Santos's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Franklin is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Santos controlling from mount.
Franklin is squirming around, avoiding Santos's attempts to control the action.
Santos controlling his opponent.
Franklin swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Franklin is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos looking to control but Franklin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gustavo Santos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Franklin can't escape the position.
Santos controlling the position easily from mount.
Franklin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Santos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Franklin is looking to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Franklin is desperately trying to improve his position but Santos has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Franklin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santos is looking to clinch but Franklin is avoiding it.
Santos clinches up with Franklin and pushes him back against the cage.
Franklin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Santos pulls his leg out and moves away.
Santos moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos tries a body shot but Franklin blocks it.
Franklin looking for a takedown.
Franklin tries to score a body lock takedown but Santos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Franklin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franklin can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos lands a nice uppercut.
Santos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Franklin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Santos avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Santos takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Santos tries a body shot but Franklin blocks it.
Santos is working Franklin over against the cage.
Santos avoiding damage.
Santos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Franklin's elbow.
Franklin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Santos gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Franklin.
Santos stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Santos - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Santos continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Franklin looking for a takedown.
Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gustavo Santos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Franklin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice body punch from Santos.
Santos is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Stalling in the clinch from Santos.
Santos lands a left hand.
The referee calls for Santos to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands with a light punch inside.
Franklin tries to score a body lock takedown but Santos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Franklin has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Santos clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Santos manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Santos clinches up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos is struggling to control the position.
Come on Santos - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gustavo Santos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Franklin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Santos fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a head kick but Franklin moves out of range.
Franklin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Franklin feinted with a counter takedown.
Santos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Santos.
Franklin takes a jab right on the kisser.
James Franklin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gustavo Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos gets the takedown into side control.
Santos takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Franklin to pass into mount.
Santos trying to control but Franklin is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gustavo Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Santos 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustavo Santos!
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