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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Emanuelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Antipov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dick Emanuelsson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dick Emanuelsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Antipov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antipov avoids the body shot from Emanuelsson.
Antipov tries to clinch up.
Viktor Antipov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antipov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Emanuelsson trying to control here.
Emanuelsson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Antipov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
It looks like Dick Emanuelsson has been cut.
Antipov advances to half guard.
Antipov slips a nice elbow through Emanuelsson's hands, connecting with Emanuelsson's forehead.
Antipov throwing shots but Emanuelsson is blocking nicely.
Antipov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Antipov wants to pass the guard but Emanuelsson is defending well.
Antipov trying to control the action but Emanuelsson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antipov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Emanuelsson gets back to full guard.
Emanuelsson keeping moving, preventing Antipov from controlling successfully.
Antipov thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Emanuelsson avoids the body shot from Antipov.
Antipov is looking to slow Emanuelsson down with leg kicks.
Emanuelsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Antipov.
Antipov throws an overhand right that lands on Emanuelsson's shoulder, as Emanuelsson tries to avoid the shot.
Antipov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Emanuelsson to the mat! Emanuelsson manages to get full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antipov is in close to Emanuelsson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Emanuelsson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Antipov throws a big right hand that misses.
Emanuelsson 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.
Antipov is looking to work some ground and pound but Emanuelsson has wrist control.
Antipov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Emanuelsson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Antipov.
Antipov thows a big elbow that misses.
Antipov looking to sit in guard and control but Emanuelsson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Emanuelsson throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Antipov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Emanuelsson defends it nicely.
Antipov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Emanuelsson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Antipov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Antipov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Emanuelsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Antipov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Antipov throws a strike but Emanuelsson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Emanuelsson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emanuelsson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Antipov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Antipov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Emanuelsson is one step ahead there.
Emanuelsson takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Antipov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
An elbow from Antipov crashes against the mat.
Antipov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emanuelsson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Emanuelsson is breathing heavily.
Antipov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dick Emanuelsson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Antipov scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Antipov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dick Emanuelsson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Emanuelsson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Antipov.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dick Emanuelsson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Viktor Antipov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jan Mathisen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heck Tate (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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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jan Mathisen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Heck Tate!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Tate misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tate.
Tate lands a nice looking body shot.
Heck Tate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mathisen is breathing heavily.
Tate keeps Mathisen at a distance using the push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tate lands a front kick.
Tate scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice body kick from Tate.
Tate rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mathisen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mathisen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tate throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tate misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mathisen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tate misses with a hook.
Tate lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate scores with a jab to the head.
Mathisen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tate can pounce on him.
Tate is looking to slow Mathisen down with leg kicks.
Tate misses with an uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tate. That's going to slow Mathisen down.
Tate misses with the combination.
Tate feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mathisen's calf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tate throws a nice looking combination but Mathisen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mathisen slips a jab and a cross from Tate.
Tate misses with a series of wild punches.
Mathisen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mathisen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathisen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tate.
Tate scores with a punch to the head.
Tate misses with a body kick.
Tate throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mathisen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tate.
Tate lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tate lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mathisen's sensitive parts.
Tate misses with a body shot.
Mathisen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tate rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mathisen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tate throws a right and a left that Mathisen avoids nicely.
A good leg kick by Tate.
Tate throws a right hand that Mathisen ducks under and follows up with a left that Mathisen also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tate throws a right and a left that Mathisen avoids nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Mathisen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mathisen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tate fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mathisen.
Tate misses with a two punch combination.
Mathisen slips under a jab.
Tate throws a series of punches but Mathisen avoids them all with ease.
Tate lands with a hook. Mathisen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tate fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mathisen.
Tate swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Tate, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Tate.
Tate lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Tate lands with a nice body kick.
Tate scores with a leg kick.
Tate misses with a two punch combination.
Tate throws a series of punches but Mathisen moves out of range.
Tate throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tate throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tate misses with a double jab.
Tate scores with the left hand. Mathisen knows he should have avoided that one.
Tate with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heck Tate dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tate throws a right and a left that Mathisen avoids nicely.
Mathisen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tate misses with a two punch combination.
Horrible takedown by Mathisen or perhaps it was just good defense by Tate which made him look bad.
Mathisen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tate swinging wildly here.
A combination from Tate does no damage.
Mathisen ducks under a wild hook from Tate.
Tate chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tate.
Tate keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tate scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mathisen takes a step back to recover.
Tate lands with a nice body kick.
Heck Tate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tate throws a right and a left that both miss.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Mathisen might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Tate misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tate throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tate looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tate lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tate throws a body punch but Mathisen moves out of range.
Crunch! Tate slams his shin into Mathisen's torso.
Tate lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mathisen's sensitive parts.
A solid body kick from Tate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Tate finds it's way through Mathisen's defenses.
Tate throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mathisen.
Nice body kick from Tate.
Tate scores with a head kick.
Mathisen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tate.
Mathisen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mathisen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tate throws out the jab.
Tate lands with a nice combination. Mathisen backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mathisen dodges the punch combination from Tate.
Tate lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mathisen's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mathisen moves away.
Tate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tate misses with a head kick.
Tate throws a good cross that connects.
Mathisen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mathisen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tate.
Tate swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tate.
A solid body kick from Tate.
Tate throws a combination. Mathisen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
No joy there for Tate, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tate throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mathisen tries for a takedown but Tate sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tate swinging wildly here.
Jan Mathisen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mathisen avoids the body shot from Tate.
Some wild striking there from Tate.
Mathisen dives in and grabs Tate's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tate pushes down on Mathisen's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Mathisen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tate misses with a wild combination.
Tate throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tate throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mathisen.
Tate plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heck Tate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Tate.
Tate scoring well with a low kick there.
Tate is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tate misses the shot to the body.
Tate throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mathisen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mathisen dodges the punch combination from Tate.
Tate throws a nice looking combination but Mathisen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tate misses with a wild body shot.
Tate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tate has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tate swinging wildly here.
Mathisen moves out of range as Tate throws a body kick.
Heck Tate seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mathisen.
Tate connects with a right hand. Mathisen shakes it off.
Tate throws a big shot that misses.
Tate has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tate throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tate is looking to land body kicks.
Tate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mathisen manages to avoid it.
Tate fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tate stuffs the takedown.
Tate feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mathisen's calf.
Tate scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tate misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mathisen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tate.
Tate misses with a double jab.
Tate looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tate loads up on a big right hand but Mathisen slips the punch.
Tate throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tate 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 Mathisen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mathisen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tate misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tate looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mathisen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tate misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tate stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tate wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Mathisen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tate lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mathisen moves away.
Mathisen has a takedown stuffed.
Mathisen wants to clinch.
Mathisen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mathisen.
Tate fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mathisen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tate looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tate missing with a left hand there. Mathisen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mathisen avoids the body shot from Tate.
Tate closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tate misses with a wild body shot.
Tate misses with a straight right.
Tate gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mathisen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mathisen trying to control the position from guard on top but Tate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heck Tate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tate winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 25:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heck Tate!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jory Myghal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Zadoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jory Myghal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pablo Zadoff!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myghal moves out of range as Zadoff throws a body kick.
Zadoff throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Zadoff tries a head kick but it misses.
Myghal closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zadoff is trying to stand back up but Myghal is controlling him
Myghal stalling away here and it's allowed Zadoff to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Myghal thows a big elbow that misses.
Myghal drops back looking for a leg! Zadoff is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Zadoff manages to kick Myghal off! Myghal jumps back into Zadoff's guard.
Myghal lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Myghal wants to pass the guard but Zadoff is keeping the position.
Myghal preventing the sweep.
Myghal might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myghal throwing strikes but missing.
Zadoff has momentary wrist control but Myghal slips an elbow through the middle.
Myghal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Myghal working some strikes from top position.
Zadoff not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Myghal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Myghal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Myghal connects with a couple of short punches.
Zadoff not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zadoff looking for a sweep. Not yet Zadoff, not yet.
Myghal is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myghal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zadoff works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zadoff keeping moving, preventing Myghal from controlling successfully.
Zadoff is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Zadoff working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Myghal.
Zadoff trying to control the position here.
Myghal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zadoff bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Myghal's guard.
Myghal 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.
Myghal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Myghal working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zadoff doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zadoff manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zadoff is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Zadoff looks gassed!
Myghal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zadoff is one step ahead there.
Myghal lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zadoff!
Zadoff is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Zadoff is bucking up trying to escape but Myghal cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Myghal scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Zadoff is in a horrible position here. Myghal smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Zadoff is rocked!
It looks like Pablo Zadoff has been cut.
A big strike lands for Myghal! That's really hurt Zadoff and he's turned his back - Myghal keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Myghal jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jory Myghal!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan O Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Freak Show (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryan O Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Max Freak Show!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freak Show fails to land the takedown.
Donk. O Riley catches Freak Show right on the button with a cross.
Freak Show wants to clinch up but O Riley keeps it at a distance.
Ryan O Riley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freak Show shoots in but O Riley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
O Riley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Freak Show.
Ryan O Riley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Freak Show.
Freak Show forces O Riley back against the cage and clinches.
Freak Show pulls guard.
O Riley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Freak Show's head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Freak Show can do anything to dispel that myth.
O Riley has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Freak Show is proving hard to escape from.
O Riley works over Freak Show with some ground and pound from guard.
O Riley wants to stand but Freak Show has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
O Riley with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Riley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
O Riley pushing down on Freak Show's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
O Riley postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Freak Show to stand up.
Freak Show tries to score a power double leg takedown but O Riley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Freak Show somewhat.
Freak Show looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Freak Show looks gassed!
Freak Show tries to clinch up but O Riley circles away and keeps his distance.
Freak Show shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Freak Show swats away the attempt to clinch by O Riley.
Freak Show tries to score a power double leg takedown but O Riley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Freak Show somewhat.
O Riley changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Freak Show looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Freak Show tries to buck O Riley off but O Riley is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Riley stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Freak Show shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and O Riley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
O Riley darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Freak Show is trying to defend against the ground and pound but O Riley scores with a couple of nice shots.
O Riley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
O Riley is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Freak Show has managed to free his arm - good work.
O Riley stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freak Show circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Riley shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Freak Show napping and manages to drive through into side control!
You can see the frustration on Freak Show's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Freak Show tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Freak Show's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Freak Show throws O Riley to one side and escapes!
Freak Show misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Riley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Freak Show misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Riley.
O Riley breaks the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by O Riley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of O Riley.
Freak Show shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Freak Show has a takedown stuffed.
O Riley looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
O Riley lands strikes from half guard.
O Riley lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Riley postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Freak Show to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan O Riley dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
O Riley takes the fight into the clinch.
O Riley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Freak Show tries to pull guard but O Riley won't allow it.
Freak Show tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. O Riley just stands there and leans against the cage.
Freak Show is pressed up against the cage. O Riley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Freak Show down to the mat. Freak Show avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
O Riley fails in his attempt to clinch.
O Riley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Freak Show with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Freak Show throws a head kick that misses.
Freak Show tries to close the distance and clinch but O Riley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Freak Show closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming O Riley to the mat! O Riley manages to get full guard.
Freak Show is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Freak Show thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Freak Show got a little sloppy there for a moment and O Riley has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Freak Show has managed to get both his arms back between O Riley's legs - danger averted.
Ryan O Riley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Freak Show trying to control the position from guard on top but O Riley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Riley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Freak Show doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Freak Show manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Freak Show pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. O Riley is keeping the position for now.
Freak Show landing some decent shots from guard.
Freak Show makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
O Riley looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Freak Show misses with a takedown
and O Riley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ryan O Riley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Freak Show.
Freak Show lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
O Riley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Freak Show manages to pull guard.
O Riley might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Freak Show managing to control the position.
O Riley has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Freak Show is looking to stand up but O Riley isn't so interested in that idea.
Freak Show manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
O Riley can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freak Show breaks from O Riley's wrist control and lands an elbow.
O Riley is bucking up trying to escape but Freak Show cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Freak Show trying to control but O Riley is having none of it.
O Riley keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Freak Show connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Freak Show breaks from O Riley's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Freak Show trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Freak Show content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Riley can't escape the position.
O Riley is bucking up trying to escape but Freak Show cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Freak Show trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Freak Show is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. O Riley can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
O Riley is wriggling around trying to escape.
Freak Show lands a big shot there that rocks O Riley but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
O Riley wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
O Riley is in all sorts of trouble here.
Freak Show with shots to the head and body - O Riley looks very uncomfortable down there.
Freak Show with shots to the head and body - O Riley looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Freak Show showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
O Riley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Freak Show counters with a nice body kick.
Freak Show drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Riley is working an open guard so Freak Show takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Freak Show defends well against a solid takedown attempt from O Riley.
Freak Show connects with a high kick.
Freak Show changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. O Riley looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
O Riley manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Freak Show wants to take a breather but O Riley is having none of it.
O Riley is looking for a sweep. Freak Show is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
O Riley is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Freak Show pulls his head out easily.
O Riley is refusing to be controlled, as Freak Show sits in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Freak Show working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
O Riley kicks Freak Show off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freak Show moves in looking to clinch but O Riley pushes him off.
Nice takedown defense from O Riley. No joy for Freak Show on that attempt.
Max Freak Show is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Riley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
O Riley feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
O Riley trying to stand up but can't free himself from Freak Show's guard.
O Riley with a flurry of punches that miss.
O Riley prevents Freak Show from getting back to his feet.
O Riley is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
O Riley is fighting to break Freak Show's control of his arms but Freak Show is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Riley trying to control the position from guard on top but Freak Show is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Freak Show working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. O Riley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. O Riley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
O Riley stands and steps away. Freak Show gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Freak Show throws a series of strikes that have O Riley backpedaling.
O Riley cracks Freak Show with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Freak Show shoots in and drives through. O Riley sprawls well.
O Riley tries to clinch but Freak Show moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Riley tries to clinch up.
Freak Show with a poor takedown
and O Riley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Freak Show's guard.
Ryan O Riley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Freak Show.
O Riley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
O Riley stopping the sweep attempt from Freak Show.
O Riley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
O Riley throws and elbow that misses. Freak Show uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in O Riley's guard. Nice move by Freak Show!
Freak Show distracts O Riley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Freak Show works over O Riley with some ground and pound from guard.
O Riley wants to sweep but no luck.
Freak Show scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
O Riley closes the distance and pushes Freak Show back into the cage.
Freak Show drops down looking for an ankle pick but O Riley pulls his leg out and moves away.
Freak Show throws a head kick but O Riley moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as O Riley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Freak Show doesn't seem phased though.
O Riley throws a jab but it's blocked by Freak Show.
Freak Show shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts O Riley as he jumps to the side.
Freak Show is looking to clinch but O Riley is avoiding it.
Freak Show drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Freak Show rushes O Riley and presses him up against the cage.
Freak Show is looking to break free of the clinch but O Riley has double underhooks.
O Riley has had enough of the clinch but Freak Show keeps him there for the moment.
O Riley manages to break the clinch.
O Riley has managed to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ryan O Riley.
Well O Riley 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan O Riley!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Langhi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brynrolf Fahnskhap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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275 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Langhi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brynrolf Fahnskhap!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fahnskhap lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Michael Langhi has been cut.
Good exchange - Fahnskhap coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good shot there by Fahnskhap.
Langhi has a takedown stuffed.
Fahnskhap jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fahnskhap scores with a jab.
Langhi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fahnskhap.
No luck for Langhi with that takedown attempt.
Michael Langhi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fahnskhap throws a big shot that misses.
Langhi misses with a takedown attempt - Fahnskhap sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Langhi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Langhi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Langhi.
Jab by Fahnskhap.
Langhi is breathing heavily.
Fahnskhap throws a looping overhand right but Langhi ducks down to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Fahnskhap.
Fahnskhap throws a monster overhand right that drops Langhi! Fahnskhap follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brynrolf Fahnskhap!
Brynrolf Fahnskhap is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toresten Flink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and matt bera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Toresten Flink!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, matt bera!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flink tries to clinch but bera is having none of it.
Flink with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Flink has closed the distance and engaged bera in a clinch.
Flink working bera over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Flink.
Flink lands a damaging elbow.
bera takes an elbow to the forehead.
bera is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Flink gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Flink gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from bera.
Flink manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
bera wants a takedown.
Toresten Flink has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of matt bera.
bera takes an elbow to the forehead.
Come on Flink - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Flink is pressed up against the cage. bera has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Flink down to the mat. Flink avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
matt bera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
bera looks gassed!
Nice takedown defense from Flink. No joy for bera on that attempt.
bera shoots in and drives through. Flink sprawls well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flink connects with a knee to the head.
Flink unloads a knee to the mid-section. bera lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Flink lands a damaging elbow.
Flink utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flink landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Flink lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Flink crunches a lovely knee into bera's ribcage.
bera takes an elbow to the temple.
Flink landing knees to the head.
Flink lands a nice elbow.
Flink lands a nice knee to the body.
Flink landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Flink lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Flink obliges.
Flink lands an elbow inside.
Flink unloads a knee to the mid-section. bera lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Flink crunches a lovely knee into bera's ribcage.
Flink lands a nice elbow.
Flink unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Flink.
Flink lands an elbow just above bera 's eye.
Flink stalling the fight.
Flink lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Flink crunches a lovely knee into bera's ribcage.
Flink lands a nice knee to the body.
Flink lands an elbow inside that bera shrugs off.
Flink utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Flink lands a knee to the body.
Flink lands a damaging elbow.
Flink is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Flink misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from bera.
Flink misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from bera.
bera looking for a takedown.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Flink just misses with a elbow thrown towards bera's brow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
bera blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Flink.
bera tries to score a body lock takedown but Flink shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Flink lands an elbow that stopped bera in his tracks for a moment.
Flink working bera over with knees to the body.
bera drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
bera takes an elbow to the forehead.
Flink lands an elbow just above bera 's eye.
bera drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Flink gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Flink creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through bera's defenses.
Flink lands a good knee to the midsection. bera won't want to take too many of those.
bera takes an elbow to the forehead.
Flink lands an elbow just above bera 's eye.
Flink lands a left hand.
Flink creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through bera's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flink putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has bera in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Flink creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through bera's defenses.
Flink is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. bera is defending well for now.
bera can't get the takedown.
Flink landing knees to the head.
bera drops down looking for an ankle pick but Flink pulls his leg out and moves away.
Toresten Flink is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
bera takes one on the button.
bera shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Flink as he avoids it easily.
Flink tries to clinch but bera moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flink is looking to clinch but bera is avoiding it.
bera shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Flink sprawls well. Flink wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. bera gets slowly back to his feet.
bera throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Flink's waist but Flink gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing bera off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toresten Flink dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Flink scores a nice knee to the body.
bera is working for takedown but Flink is calmly controlling the position for now.
Flink lands an elbow inside.
Flink lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Toresten Flink has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees to the body from Flink.
Flink landing knees to the head.
Flink lands a knee to the head.
Flink lands an elbow inside.
Flink lands an elbow inside.
Flink is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Flink lands a nice elbow.
Flink with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Flink has bera pressed against the cage, preventing bera from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Flink landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Flink.
Flink lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Flink lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flink lands a nice elbow.
bera changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Flink fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Flink is looking to clinch but bera is avoiding it.
bera will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Toresten Flink has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of matt bera.
Flink stuffs the takedown.
A low kick from bera is predictable there
and Flink moves into the clinch.
Flink lands a nice elbow.
bera drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Flink is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Flink lands a nice knee to the body.
Flink landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
bera wants a takedown but no success here.
Flink with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Flink lands an elbow inside.
Flink pushes off an throws an elbow but bera leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Flink stalling in the clinch but bera improves position.
bera tries for a takedown but Flink manages to get underhooks.
bera can't break the clinch.
Flink comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
bera takes an elbow to the temple.
Flink creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through bera's defenses.
Flink will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning bera up against the cage.
Flink wants to stall.
Flink pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Flink misses with a knee to the head.
bera drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Flink gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
bera turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Flink sneaks out the side door and pushes bera away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
bera feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Flink preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Flink lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for bera!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
bera slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
bera has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Flink wants to pass the guard but bera is defending well.
bera is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flink is looking to take a break and control but bera is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
bera is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Flink with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
bera is looking to improve his position.
Flink wants to stand but bera has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
bera feints and as Flink raises his hands in defense, bera changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toresten Flink dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
bera tries for a takedown but Flink circles away easily
and Flink counters by moving into the clinch.
Flink pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
bera drops down looking for an ankle pick but Flink pulls his leg out and moves away.
bera throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Flink gets a clinch.
Flink lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Flink.
Flink comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Flink unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Flink utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Flink landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
bera takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flink lands a damaging elbow.
Flink stalling against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Flink obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Flink.
Flink prevents the takedown attempt.
Toresten Flink has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of matt bera.
Nice elbow from Flink.
Flink landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Flink putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has bera in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Flink seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Flink lands an elbow that stopped bera in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Flink.
Knees to the body from Flink.
Flink misses with an elbow over the top.
bera blocks the elbow strike.
bera is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flink working bera over with knees to the body.
bera is trying to drag Flink to the mat but Flink just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Flink unloads a knee to the mid-section. bera lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
bera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Flink is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that bera can do to turn this around?
bera blocks the elbow strike.
bera is trying to drag Flink to the mat but Flink just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Flink using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Flink misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from bera.
Flink tries to land knees in the clinch but bera avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
bera looking for a takedown.
Flink tries to land knees in the clinch but bera avoids the damage to the body.
bera has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Flink is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Flink lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flink lands a damaging elbow.
Flink lands an elbow that stopped bera in his tracks for a moment.
bera blocks the elbow strike.
Flink tries to land knees in the clinch but bera avoids the damage to the body.
bera drops down looking for an ankle pick but Flink pulls his leg out and moves away.
bera tries for a takedown but Flink circles away easily
and Flink counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Flink.
Flink gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Flink with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
bera looking for a takedown.
Flink lands an elbow that stopped bera in his tracks for a moment.
Flink lands a damaging elbow.
bera drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
bera has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Flink is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
bera takes an elbow to the forehead.
Flink gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from bera.
Flink lands a nice elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Flink obliges.
Flink landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Flink comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Flink using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Flink with a knee to the head.
Flink gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Flink lands an elbow just above bera 's eye.
bera goes for a takedown in the clinch but Flink prevents it.
Flink utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
bera goes for a takedown in the clinch but Flink prevents it.
Flink lands an elbow just above bera 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toresten Flink clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
bera shoots and misses
and Flink counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Flink tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
bera shoots and misses
and Flink counters by clinching up.
Flink is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
bera changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Flink fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Toresten Flink has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of matt bera.
Flink tries to clinch up.
Flink avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
bera misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Flink to counter with a crisp jab.
bera is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
bera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Flink has closed the distance and engaged bera in a clinch.
Flink connects with a nasty looking knee right to bera's face.
bera tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Flink.
bera takes an elbow to the forehead.
bera takes an elbow to the forehead.
Flink scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Flink.
Flink lands an elbow inside.
bera takes an elbow to the forehead.
Flink working bera over with knees to the body.
Flink dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Flink lands an elbow inside that bera shrugs off.
bera working hard to break the clinch.
Flink stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Flink creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through bera's defenses.
Flink lands a good knee to the midsection. bera won't want to take too many of those.
Flink lands a nice elbow.
Flink lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Flink.
Flink with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flink looking to throw knees to the head but bera is blocking nicely.
bera tries to circle away but Flink has him pinned against the cage.
Flink misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from bera.
Flink throws an elbow but it misses.
bera wants a takedown.
bera takes an elbow to the forehead.
bera blocks an elbow strike from Flink.
Flink missing with knees to the body.
bera drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Flink gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Flink lands a nice elbow.
Flink crunches a lovely knee into bera's ribcage.
Flink misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Flink throws an elbow but misses.
Flink trying to land knees to the body.
Flink tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
bera is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Flink obliges.
bera wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Flink has him pressed against the cage.
Flink creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
bera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
bera is trying to drag Flink to the mat but Flink just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Flink looking to throw knees to the head but bera is blocking nicely.
bera is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Flink gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Flink lands a nice elbow.
Flink lands an elbow inside that bera shrugs off.
Flink misses with a knee to the head.
Flink throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
bera is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Flink pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Flink lands an elbow inside that bera shrugs off.
Flink lands a good knee to the midsection. bera won't want to take too many of those.
Flink throws an elbow that misses.
bera has hold of one of Flink's legs. Flink is fighting the takedown attempt but bera gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
bera thows a big elbow that misses.
bera with a flurry of punches that miss.
bera throws a big right hand that misses.
bera throwing strikes but missing.
Flink on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Flink tries to get out of the position.
Flink wants to stand and escape but bera is having none of it.
bera in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
bera stands up over Flink, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
bera stops Flink from standing up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
bera misses with a takedown
and bera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
bera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toresten Flink had his way with matt bera in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
bera fails with the takedown
and Flink counters by clinching up.
Flink is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Flink lands a knee to the body.
Flink gets underhooks to prevent bera's takedown attempt.
Flink landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Flink.
Flink lands a good knee to the midsection. bera won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Flink.
Flink crunches a lovely knee into bera's ribcage.
Flink scores a nice knee to the body.
Flink creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through bera's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Flink.
bera tries to score a body lock takedown but Flink shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Toresten Flink has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of matt bera.
Flink connects with a knee to the head.
Flink gets underhooks to prevent bera's takedown attempt.
bera takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Flink prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bera takes a knee to the side of the body.
bera is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Flink gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Flink lands an elbow that stopped bera in his tracks for a moment.
Flink is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
bera wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Flink landing knees to the head.
bera is working for takedown but Flink is calmly controlling the position for now.
Flink gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Flink throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but bera blocks it with crossed arms.
Flink throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Flink just misses with a elbow thrown towards bera's brow.
bera tries to break free but Flink pushes him back against the cage.
Flink throws an elbow but it misses.
Flink is looking to control bera's arms but bera gets an underhook and turns him. Now Flink has his back to the cage.
Flink prevents bera from breaking the clinch.
bera goes for a takedown in the clinch but Flink prevents it.
bera takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Flink lands a knee to the body.
Flink stalling the fight.
Flink prevents the takedown attempt.
Flink scores with a knee to the head.
Flink lands a nice knee to the body.
bera has Flink pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Flink manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
bera drops down looking for an ankle pick but Flink pulls his leg out and moves away.
bera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Flink tries to clinch up.
Flink is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
bera gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Flink counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
bera tries to keep at a distance but Flink has taken the fight into the clinch.
Flink lands an elbow that stopped bera in his tracks for a moment.
bera drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
bera drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Flink creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through bera's defenses.
Flink lands an elbow just above bera 's eye.
Flink just leaning against bera, taking a breather.
Flink comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Flink putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has bera in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Flink's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Flink lands an elbow inside that bera shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
bera takes a knee to the side of the body.
bera takes a knee to the side of the body.
Flink lands a nice elbow.
Flink gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Flink working bera over with knees to the body.
Flink lands a nice elbow.
Flink crunches a lovely knee into bera's ribcage.
Flink creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through bera's defenses.
bera takes a knee to the side of the body.
bera takes a knee to the side of the body.
Flink is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
bera blocks an elbow strike.
Flink prevents a takedown attempt there.
matt bera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
bera takes an elbow to the temple.
bera takes an elbow to the forehead.
bera is working for takedown but Flink is calmly controlling the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toresten Flink showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Flink, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 50:42
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 50:42
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 50:42
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toresten Flink!
Toresten Flink retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joel de la Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karim Chamakh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chamakh is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Linda Sundblad - To All My Girls. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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203 lbs
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185 lbs
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Basic striking
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joel de la Cruz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karim Chamakh!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chamakh closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. de la Cruz did well to prevent Chamakh getting side control.
Chamakh is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Chamakh prevents de la Cruz from improving his position.
de la Cruz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for de la Cruz.
de la Cruz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chamakh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. de la Cruz is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de la Cruz throws his legs up looking for a submission but Chamakh uses it to pass to side control.
Chamakh tries to advance to mount but can't.
The referee asks Chamakh politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Chamakh prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
de la Cruz is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Chamakh is controlling him well.
de la Cruz can't do much from the bottom here.
de la Cruz gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
de la Cruz sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh prevents de la Cruz from improving his position.
de la Cruz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
de la Cruz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
de la Cruz is trying to maintain the position but Chamakh is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four 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.
Chamakh trying to control the pace.
de la Cruz is trying to control but Chamakh manages to pass to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karim Chamakh dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
de la Cruz misses with a takedown attempt
and Chamakh counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
de la Cruz wants to get back to full guard.
Chamakh with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
de la Cruz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chamakh's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chamakh's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
de la Cruz really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Chamakh.
Chamakh just trying to survive but de la Cruz is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de la Cruz controlling well, preventing Chamakh from escaping the position.
de la Cruz looking for the choke but no joy.
Chamakh tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
de la Cruz trying to control but Chamakh is having none of it.
Chamakh wants to hold on but de la Cruz pushes him away.
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.
de la Cruz goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Chamakh turns into him and now he's in de la Cruz's guard.
de la Cruz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chamakh is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
de la Cruz wants to sweep here but Chamakh controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
de la Cruz working for a triangle but Chamakh defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
de la Cruz is trying to hold Chamakh in close to prevent damage but Chamakh has managed to pass into half guard.
Chamakh controlling the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
de la Cruz tries to roll over but Chamakh keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karim Chamakh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
de la Cruz gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Chamakh to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chamakh advances to half guard.
de la Cruz has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Chamakh escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Chamakh!
de la Cruz tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Chamakh easily slips into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
de la Cruz is looking to get to half guard.
Chamakh tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
de la Cruz is looking to get to half guard.
de la Cruz tries to lock up and control but Chamakh gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Chamakh takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de la Cruz is looking to get to half guard.
Chamakh controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
de la Cruz tries to hold on but Chamakh pushes him away.
Chamakh is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. de la Cruz is in real trouble.
Chamakh has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of de la Cruz's body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
de la Cruz is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karim Chamakh really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
de la Cruz misses with a takedown attempt
and Chamakh counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in de la Cruz's guard now.
Chamakh must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
de la Cruz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
de la Cruz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
de la Cruz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chamakh doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chamakh manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Chamakh wants to pass the guard but de la Cruz is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamakh is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
de la Cruz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
de la Cruz being controlled here, momentarily.
de la Cruz looking for a sweep. Not yet de la Cruz, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chamakh sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
de la Cruz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chamakh counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for de la Cruz!
Chamakh tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
de la Cruz is trying to escape the mount but Chamakh keeps good control and instead manages to take de la Cruz's back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de la Cruz is trying to break free.
de la Cruz trying to control the hands but Chamakh breaks the grip.
Chamakh slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
de la Cruz trying to control the hands but Chamakh breaks the grip.
Chamakh controlling the position well here. de la Cruz rolled but Chamakh kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
de la Cruz breaks Chamakh's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karim Chamakh dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Chamakh gets the takedown into side control.
de la Cruz is trying to work for a sweep but Chamakh has mounted him!
Chamakh content just to control the position here.
de la Cruz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de la Cruz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chamakh controlling the position easily from mount.
de la Cruz wants to control but Chamakh is having none of it.
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.
Chamakh controlling from the full mount.
de la Cruz is trying to escape the mount.
Karim Chamakh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh wants to take de la Cruz's back but he can't do it this time.
de la Cruz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
de la Cruz regains half guard.
de la Cruz looking for submissions off his back.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Still in half guard, Chamakh seems content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karim Chamakh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chamakh has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 45:50
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 45:50
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karim Chamakh! Karim Chamakh retains his middleweight title!
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