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PCL 20: Cronus, the HW Final PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Kovalenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remmy Bonjarski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonjarski has chosen Prodigy - Get up get off as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Nikolai Kovalenko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Remmy Bonjarski's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Kovalenko!
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, Remmy Bonjarski!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovalenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kovalenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kovalenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kovalenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kovalenko misses with a wild combination.
Bonjarski should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Kovalenko moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Remmy Bonjarski has been cut.
Bonjarski moves in looking to clinch but Kovalenko pushes him off.
Bonjarski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kovalenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kovalenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bonjarski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kovalenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Kovalenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kovalenko misses with an uppercut.
Kovalenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kovalenko misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circling - Kovalenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Kovalenko misses.
Kovalenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bonjarski circles away quickly and effectively.
Kovalenko is breathing heavily.
Kovalenko takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kovalenko misses with a double jab.
Nice takedown defense from Kovalenko. No joy for Bonjarski on that attempt.
A punch combination from Kovalenko misses.
Bonjarski wants to clinch up but Kovalenko keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Kovalenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bonjarski throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kovalenko looks to land a left hand but Bonjarski moved out of range nicely.
Bonjarski is looking to clinch but Kovalenko is avoiding it.
Kovalenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bonjarski connects with a solid leg kick.
Bonjarski moves in looking to clinch but Kovalenko pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonjarski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kovalenko.
Bonjarski tries a head kick but it misses.
Kovalenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bonjarski closes the distance and clinches.
Bonjarski goes for a takedown attempt but Kovalenko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kovalenko misses with a two punch combination.
Bonjarski tries to clinch but Kovalenko is having none of it.
Kovalenko fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Kovalenko misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Bonjarski.
Bonjarski dodges the punch combination from Kovalenko.
Bonjarski avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bonjarski.
Bonjarski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Kovalenko does no damage.
Kovalenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bonjarski tries to clinch but Kovalenko is having none of it.
Kovalenko throws a nice looking combination but Bonjarski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nikolai Kovalenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kovalenko looks to land a combination but Bonjarski avoids it well.
Bonjarski is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonjarski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bonjarski throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kovalenko's head.
Bonjarski slips a jab and a cross from Kovalenko.
Kovalenko looks to land a combination but Bonjarski avoids it well.
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.
Kovalenko missing with a left hand there. Bonjarski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kovalenko slips a jab and a cross from Bonjarski.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bonjarski. That's going to slow Kovalenko down.
Nikolai Kovalenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kovalenko throws a looping overhand right but Bonjarski ducks down to avoid it.
Bonjarski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kovalenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bonjarski tries to clinch up.
Bonjarski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kovalenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonjarski is just out of range.
Good shot there by Kovalenko.
Bonjarski dodges the punch combination from Kovalenko.
Kovalenko misses with a few strikes there.
Bonjarski moves out of range as Kovalenko strikes.
Bonjarski is looking to clinch.
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 Nikolai Kovalenko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Remmy Bonjarski's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kovalenko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bonjarski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kovalenko.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonjarski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kovalenko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kovalenko connects with a nice cross there... Bonjarski is looking wobbly and Kovalenko recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Bonjarski to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Kovalenko jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nikolai Kovalenko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Minakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Jhones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minakov comes to the cage accompanied by Terror-Keep Your Mouth Shut. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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235 lbs
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265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Minakov!
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, Alan Jhones!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jhones tries to clinch but Minakov is having none of it.
Jhones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jhones wants to clinch up but Minakov keeps it at a distance.
Jhones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jhones tries to clinch there but Minakov circles away.
Jhones is looking to clinch.
Jhones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Minakov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jhones misses with a series of wild punches.
Minakov misses with the combination.
Minakov connects with a high kick.
Jhones tries to clinch but Minakov is having none of it.
Jhones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jhones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jhones throws a combination that misses
and Minakov counters with a left and a right that stings Jhones.
Minakov tries to bum rush Jhones with a series of wild strikes but Jhones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Minakov misses with the combination.
Minakov has Jhones up against the cage in a clinch.
Minakov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minakov breaks from the clinch.
Jhones misses with a double jab
and Minakov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Jhones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Minakov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Minakov clinches up with Jhones and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jhones.
Minakov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jhones wants to clinch
and Minakov counters with an outside leg kick.
Jhones misses with a double jab
and Minakov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jhones misses with a combination
and Minakov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Minakov lands an elbow that stopped Jhones in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Alan Jhones has been cut.
Minakov breaks the clinch.
Minakov gets a clinch.
Minakov misses with the head strike.
Minakov manages to break the clinch.
Minakov throws a series of punches but Jhones avoids them all with ease.
Alan Jhones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jhones slips a jab and a cross from Minakov.
Minakov throws a nice looking combination but Jhones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jhones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Minakov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jhones at a distance.
Jhones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Minakov counters with a good low kick that Jhones was not able to check.
Minakov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jhones backs up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Minakov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Minakov throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slow jab from Jhones misses its intended target.
A nice combination there by Minakov.
Minakov looks to land a combination but Jhones avoids it well.
Jhones wants to clinch
and Minakov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Minakov.
Minakov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jhones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Minakov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jhones throws a head kick that misses
and Minakov counters with a three punch combo that has Jhones backing up. Jhones nods at Minakov to acknowledge the strikes.
Jhones misses with a double jab
and Minakov counters with a one-two to the body.
Jhones looks gassed!
Jhones misses with a combination
and Minakov counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minakov swinging wildly here.
Minakov thuds his right hand into Jhones's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jhones tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Minakov throws a head kick that half lands.
Minakov lands a head kick!
Minakov lands a head kick!
Minakov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jhones closes the distance but Minakov moves to the side
and Minakov counters with a head kick. That will keep Jhones thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Minakov is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jhones misses with a combination
and Minakov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minakov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jhones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Minakov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jhones on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Minakov rushes Jhones and presses him up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Jhones.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Minakov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jhones walks away with a smile on his face. Minakov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jhones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Minakov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Minakov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jhones tries to clinch
and Minakov counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jhones is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Minakov has managed to clinch.
Minakov wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jhones.
Minakov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jhones clinches but Minakov breaks the clinch
and Minakov counters with a one-two to the body.
Jhones misses with a combination
and Minakov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Minakov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrey Minakov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alan Jhones's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jhones looks to clinch
and Minakov counters with an outside leg kick.
Jhones throws a combination that misses
and Minakov counters with a body kick.
Jhones throws a combination that misses
and Minakov counters with a head kick. That will keep Jhones thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jhones closes the distance but Minakov moves to the side
and Minakov counters with a big head kick but Jhones shrugs it off.
Jhones darts in trying to clinch
and Minakov counters with a big head kick but Jhones shrugs it off.
Jhones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Minakov.
Jhones dodges the punch combination from Minakov.
Minakov clinches up with Jhones and pushes him back against the cage.
Minakov breaks the clinch.
Jhones tries to clinch but Minakov moves away
and Minakov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jhones throws a combination that misses
and Minakov counters with a leg kick.
Jhones looks to clinch
and Minakov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Minakov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Both fighters circling a little - Minakov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jhones is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jhones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Minakov counters by moving into the clinch.
Minakov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jhones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Minakov counters with a three punch combo that has Jhones backing up. Jhones nods at Minakov to acknowledge the strikes.
Minakov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Minakov's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Minakov duly obliges.
Jhones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Minakov counters with a head kick.
Jhones looks to clinch
and Minakov counters with a one-two to the body.
Minakov throws a right hand that Jhones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jhones also avoids with ease.
Andrey Minakov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Minakov cracks Jhones with an open hand slap.
Minakov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jhones can do to turn this around?
Minakov misses with a double jab.
Minakov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Minakov moves away from the strike by Jhones.
Jhones tries to clinch but Minakov moves away
and Minakov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab lands there for Minakov.
Jhones has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Minakov scores with a four punch combination!
Jhones falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Minakov to counter with a crisp jab.
Jhones misses with a double jab
and Jhones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Minakov swinging wildly here.
Minakov has closed the distance and engaged Jhones in a clinch.
Jhones throws a punch but it's blocked by Minakov.
Jhones throws a head punch that misses.
Jhones swings wildly with an uppercut but Minakov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Minakov breaks the clinch.
Minakov drives through and clinches with Jhones against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Minakov.
Minakov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Minakov breaks the clinch.
Minakov pushes Jhones up against the cage in a clinch.
Jhones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Minakov backwards.
Jhones digs a right hand underneath Minakov's ribcage. Minakov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A body shot lands from Jhones.
Minakov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jhones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jhones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Minakov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Minakov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jhones closes the distance looking to clinch
and Minakov counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jhones has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A head kick by Jhones misses
and Minakov counters with a straight right hand.
Jhones closes the distance looking to clinch
and Minakov counters with a nice body kick.
Jhones darts in trying to clinch
and Minakov counters with a head kick.
Jhones throws a left that rocks Minakov and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Jhones dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Minakov regain composure!
It looks like Andrey Minakov has been cut.
Minakov is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jhones is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minakov can't do much from the bottom here.
Jhones tries to stand but Minakov is controlling his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrey Minakov dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Minakov closes the distance and clinches.
Jhones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jhones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jhones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jhones keeps control of Minakov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jhones pushes Minakov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Minakov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Minakov is looking to clinch but Jhones is avoiding it.
Jhones throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Minakov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jhones closes the distance looking to clinch
and Minakov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Minakov is looking to break free of the clinch but Jhones has double underhooks.
Jhones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Minakov tries to circle away but Jhones has him pinned against the cage.
Minakov manages to break the clinch.
Jhones wants to clinch but Minakov slips to the side
and Minakov counters with a series of strikes. Jhones will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jhones dodges the punch combination from Minakov.
Jhones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Minakov counters with a two punch combo.
Minakov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jhones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jhones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Minakov can pounce on him.
Jhones closes the distance looking to clinch
and Minakov counters by moving into the clinch.
Minakov misses with a punch on the inside.
Jhones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Minakov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jhones smiles and moves away.
Minakov works over Jhones's head and body with a nice combination.
Jhones tries to clinch but Minakov moves away
and Minakov counters with a head kick. That will keep Jhones thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jhones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Minakov counters with a body kick that stops Jhones in his tracks momentarily.
A solid body kick from Minakov.
Jhones tries to clinch up
and Minakov counters with a left and a right that stings Jhones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minakov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Minakov misses with the combination.
Minakov scores with a head kick.
Jhones wants to clinch but Minakov slips to the side
and Minakov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jhones thinking.
Minakov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jhones wants to clinch but Minakov slips to the side
and Minakov counters with a good low kick that Jhones was not able to check.
Jhones misses with a hook. Minakov ducked under it nicely.
Jhones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Minakov counters with an outside leg kick.
Jhones wants to clinch
and Minakov counters with a two punch combo.
Andrey Minakov is winning the standup battle so far.
Minakov throws a leg kick which misses Jhones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jhones tries to avoid it.
Minakov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Minakov has managed to clinch.
Jhones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jhones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Minakov's efforts to push away.
Minakov throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jhones throws a punch but it's blocked by Minakov.
Minakov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jhones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Minakov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jhones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Minakov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Minakov tries to pull guard but Jhones holds him up against the cage and eventually Minakov drops back down to his feet.
Minakov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Minakov blocking some punches.
Minakov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alan Jhones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Minakov has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Minakov.
Minakov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Minakov defending well as Jhones loads up on a big left hand.
Jhones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Minakov counters with a straight right hand.
Minakov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jhones tries to clinch but Minakov moves away
and Minakov counters with a good, hard body kick but Jhones shrugs it off.
Minakov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jhones misses with a double jab
and Minakov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Minakov breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minakov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Minakov instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Minakov fails to land.
Andrey Minakov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A hook to the body from Jhones.
Jhones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jhones has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Minakov.
Minakov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jhones misses with a combination
and Minakov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Minakov works over Jhones's head and body with a nice combination.
Minakov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jhones!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Minakov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Minakov 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.
Minakov lands a head kick!
Jhones tries to clinch up
and Minakov counters with a one-two to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrey Minakov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Minakov 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrey Minakov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Evgeny Stockholme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Vrechi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vrechi has chosen Hallowed by name as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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191 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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evgeny Stockholme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Max Vrechi!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vrechi moves out of range of the strikes.
Stockholme closes the distance and pushes Vrechi back into the cage.
Stockholme lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vrechi dodges an elbow strike from Stockholme.
Stockholme creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vrechi's defenses.
Stockholme lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vrechi backwards.
A right hand to the body from Stockholme.
Stockholme lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Stockholme.
Vrechi has Stockholme pushed against the cage.
A short right from Stockholme.
Stockholme creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vrechi's defenses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stockholme creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vrechi's defenses.
A short right from Stockholme.
Stockholme tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stockholme presses Vrechi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stockholme lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vrechi pushes Stockholme back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stockholme working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vrechi looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stockholme blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vrechi takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Stockholme.
Vrechi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stockholme lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vrechi backwards.
Stockholme blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Stockholme on the inside.
Stockholme lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stockholme drops Vrechi with a big knee straight up the middle! Vrechi is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Vrechi is rocked!
It looks like Max Vrechi has been cut.
Stockholme closes the distance and clinches.
Vrechi is still on wobbly legs! Can Stockholme finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stockholme working the clinch nicely. Vrechi is working for position but Stockholme cracks him with a big knee to the head! Vrechi crumples up against the cage and Stockholme lands two more shots before the ref can save Vrechi! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Evgeny Stockholme!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and vrach psixiatr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hand's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bloody Pimp. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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231 lbs
3 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Hand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, vrach psixiatr!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hand bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops psixiatr! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
It looks like vrach psixiatr has been cut.
Hand content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hand postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hand scoring with punches to the head and body.
psixiatr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hand lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hand is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hand throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as psixiatr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hand in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hand trying to control but psixiatr is working from the bottom.
psixiatr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
psixiatr is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
psixiatr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
psixiatr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hand defends it easily.
Hand trying to control the position from guard on top but psixiatr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hand content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
psixiatr working for a triangle but Hand defends it easily.
psixiatr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hand stopping the sweep attempt from psixiatr.
psixiatr looking for subs off his back but Hand has passed one foot through into half guard.
psixiatr looks gassed!
Hand prevents psixiatr from improving his position.
Hand seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
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.
psixiatr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hand content to control rather than advance.
Hand slips a nice elbow through psixiatr's hands, connecting with psixiatr's forehead.
psixiatr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hand trying to control from half guard but psixiatr is working away.
Hand is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
psixiatr wants to control but Hand is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hand slips a nice elbow through psixiatr's hands, connecting with psixiatr's forehead.
psixiatr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hand working the head and body with strikes.
Hand landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
psixiatr has hold of Hand's hands but Hand slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hand looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks psixiatr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hand lands with a punch from half guard.
Hand lands with a punch from half guard.
psixiatr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
psixiatr trying to control from the bottom.
Hand is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
psixiatr is refusing to be controlled, as Hand sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hand controlling the pace.
Hand 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.
Hand is thwarting psixiatr's attempts to control the position.
Hand stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dan Hand.
Hand with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
psixiatr throws a sloppy head kick and Hand moves out of range easily.
Hand connects with a superb combination that knocks psixiatr out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Hand before he can land any more shots to the unconscious psixiatr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dan Hand!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Velasqez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ratchang noi voravut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velasqez comes to the cage accompanied by Gorillaz - Latin simone. noi voravut has chosen Akuma BGM as his entrance music. Cain Velasqez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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238 lbs
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238 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cain Velasqez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, ratchang noi voravut!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
noi voravut lands with a thumping leg kick.
Velasqez avoids the head kick by noi voravut.
noi voravut pulls out of a head kick attempt.
noi voravut throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
noi voravut scores with a kick to the midsection.
Velasqez is breathing heavily.
A solid body kick from noi voravut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
noi voravut scores with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for noi voravut.
noi voravut throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Cain Velasqez has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for noi voravut.
Velasqez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
noi voravut pushes Velasqez away with a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
noi voravut throws a series of strikes that have Velasqez backpedaling.
noi voravut lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both fighters circling a little - noi voravut finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ratchang noi voravut dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cain Velasqez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
noi voravut lands a head kick!
Nice body kick there by noi voravut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasqez slips a jab and a cross from noi voravut.
noi voravut throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
noi voravut loads up on a big right hand but Velasqez slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Velasqez tries to close the distance and clinch up but noi voravut swats him away and circles back towards the center.
ratchang noi voravut is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body kick from noi voravut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasqez walks forward, straight into a front kick from noi voravut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
noi voravut scores with a head kick.
Cain Velasqez's cut is getting worse.
noi voravut lands a nice looking kick to the body. Velasqez takes a step back to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
noi voravut looks to land a right hand but Velasqez moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ratchang noi voravut showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cain Velasqez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
noi voravut scores with a kick to the body.
noi voravut pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Velasqez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cain Velasqez's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
noi voravut goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jeez, Cain Velasqez's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
noi voravut lands a nice leg kick that just misses Velasqez's sensitive parts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from noi voravut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasqez walks forward, straight into a front kick from noi voravut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
noi voravut throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
noi voravut throws a front kick that sends Velasqez stumbling back into the cage.
noi voravut lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
noi voravut looks to land a right hand but Velasqez moved out of range.
noi voravut tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
ratchang noi voravut comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well noi voravut has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 24:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 24:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ratchang noi voravut!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simba Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Tilthammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns comes to the cage accompanied by Shook Ones Pt 1. Tilthammer has chosen Autumn - Suffer the wild dogs as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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214 lbs
15 - 5 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Simba Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Felix Tilthammer!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns throws a nice looking combination but Tilthammer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burns checks a leg kick.
Tilthammer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burns connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tilthammer. Tilthammer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Felix Tilthammer has been cut.
Tilthammer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burns swats away the attempt to clinch by Tilthammer.
Tilthammer moves out of range of the leg kick from Burns.
Tilthammer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burns on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tilthammer. Tilthammer obviously looking to wear him down.
Tilthammer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Burns is out of range and Tilthammer settles back down.
An inside leg kick from Tilthammer misses.
An inside leg kick from Tilthammer misses.
Tilthammer misses with a body kick.
Tilthammer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tilthammer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Horrible takedown by Burns or perhaps it was just good defense by Tilthammer which made him look bad.
Tilthammer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Burns is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tilthammer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tilthammer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tilthammer throws a head kick that misses.
Tilthammer throws the kick towards the body but Burns avoids it.
Tilthammer tries a low kick but Burns avoids it.
Burns circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters circling - Burns throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burns throws a combination. Tilthammer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Tilthammer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tilthammer feints and then cracks Burns's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Burns down.
Burns is breathing heavily.
Tilthammer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tilthammer connects with a high kick.
It looks like Simba Burns has been cut.
Burns chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tilthammer can pounce on him.
Tilthammer throws a leg kick
and Burns counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tilthammer throws a solid leg kick but Burns takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tilthammer.
Felix Tilthammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns checks a leg kick.
Tilthammer lands a big head kick that sends Burns tumbling to the mat! Tilthammer takes a step backwards and waves Burns back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Tilthammer scores with a leg kick.
Tilthammer feints and then cracks Burns's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Burns down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer throws a leg kick that misses.
Tilthammer throws a push kick but Burns slaps the foot to one side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tilthammer.
Tilthammer connects with a solid leg kick.
Burns checks a low kick from Tilthammer.
Burns throws a series of punches but Tilthammer avoids them all with ease.
Tilthammer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Burns is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tilthammer lands a hook that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A nice left hand lands by Tilthammer.
Tilthammer dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tilthammer trying to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Burns up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer lands a nice elbow.
Tilthammer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Come on Tilthammer - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tilthammer lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Burns tries to pull guard but Tilthammer won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simba Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A hook to the body from Tilthammer.
A left hand lands to the body for Tilthammer.
Nice body punch from Tilthammer - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tilthammer continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Burns jumps guard but Tilthammer stands there with Burns around his waist. Burns gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tilthammer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tilthammer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Burns takes an elbow to the temple.
Tilthammer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tilthammer pushes Burns back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tilthammer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tilthammer lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tilthammer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Tilthammer dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tilthammer.
Tilthammer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tilthammer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tilthammer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Felix Tilthammer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burns fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tilthammer is out of range.
Burns chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tilthammer can pounce on him.
Burns chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tilthammer can pounce on him.
Tilthammer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Burns avoids it really well and circles away.
Tilthammer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Tilthammer wants to clinch.
Tilthammer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilthammer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Burns is out of range.
Burns swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Burns takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tilthammer throws a head kick but Burns moves out of range.
Burns avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Burns misses the target.
An inside leg kick lands from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer is looking to chop away at Burns's legs.
Burns tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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!
Tilthammer throws a leg kick but Burns moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Burns.
Tilthammer is looking to clinch but Burns is avoiding it.
No luck for Burns with that takedown attempt.
Tilthammer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good work by Burns as he checks the leg kick.
Tilthammer tries to clinch up but Burns circles away and keeps his distance.
Tilthammer scoring well with a low kick there.
Tilthammer is looking to clinch but Burns is avoiding it.
Tilthammer misses with a low kick.
Burns throws out a loose jab but Tilthammer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tilthammer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tilthammer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tilthammer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Burns up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burns is defending well for now.
Burns tries to pull guard but Tilthammer won't allow it.
Tilthammer works on Burns's body with a couple of short punches.
Tilthammer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tilthammer misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Tilthammer.
Simba Burns's cut is getting worse.
Tilthammer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Burns.
Felix Tilthammer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tilthammer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tilthammer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tilthammer digs a right hand into Burns's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burns's gas tank.
Burns is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simba Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tilthammer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tilthammer working Burns over with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burnss head.
Tilthammer lands an elbow inside.
Tilthammer scores with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tilthammer is working Burns over against the cage.
Burns being controlled against the cage.
Tilthammer receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Burns is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tilthammer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A right handed body shot lands from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tilthammer leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Felix Tilthammer.
Tilthammer tries to close the distance and clinch but Burns swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tilthammer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burns on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tilthammer. Tilthammer obviously looking to wear him down.
Tilthammer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tilthammer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Tilthammer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Good work by Burns as he checks the leg kick.
Tilthammer throws a solid leg kick but Burns takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tilthammer.
Burns keeps the fight on the outside.
Tilthammer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Burns is able to avoid easily.
A leg kick checked by Burns.
Burns avoids the head kick by Tilthammer.
Tilthammer misses with a low kick.
Tilthammer ducks under a wild hook from Burns.
Burns throws a hook to the side of Tilthammer's head but Tilthammer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Burns misses.
Tilthammer is looking to slow Burns down with leg kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burns checks a leg kick nicely.
Burns lunges at Tilthammer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tilthammer's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns checks a leg kick.
Tilthammer throws a low kick but Burns avoids it.
Tilthammer tries to clinch up.
Tilthammer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Burns. That did some damage!
A bone on bone clash there as Burns blocks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tilthammer rushes Burns and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tilthammer walks away with a smile on his face. Burns gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Burns waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tilthammer.
Tilthammer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burns avoids the head kick by Tilthammer.
Felix Tilthammer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Burns blocks the low kick.
Tilthammer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burns.
Tilthammer scoring well with a low kick there.
Burns lands with an uppercut that bounces Tilthammer off the cage and back into rage.
Burns takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Burns misses with a hook. Tilthammer ducked under it nicely.
Tilthammer scoring well with a low kick there.
Tilthammer throws a chopping leg kick but Burns manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Burns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tilthammer.
Tilthammer scoring well with a low kick there.
Tilthammer closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Tilthammer.
Burns takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tilthammer.
Come on Tilthammer - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Burns tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tilthammer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Burns jumps guard but Tilthammer stands there with Burns around his waist. Burns gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simba Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tilthammer stops a takedown attempt from Burns.
Simba Burns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burns drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Burns fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tilthammer is stalling here.
A right hook to the body lands for Tilthammer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Burns tries to pull guard but Tilthammer holds him up against the cage and eventually Burns drops back down to his feet.
Burns tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Burns tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tilthammer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Burns is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tilthammer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Burns fails to pull guard.
Burns tries for a takedown but Tilthammer manages to get underhooks.
Burns tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tilthammer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Burns fails to pull guard.
Tilthammer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Burns jumps guard but Tilthammer stands there with Burns around his waist. Burns gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tilthammer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Burns up against the cage.
Burns has a couple of punches blocked by Tilthammer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Tilthammer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tilthammer 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Tilthammer!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mkat Twilight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitali Pfeifer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Vitali Pfeifer was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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150 lbs
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145 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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mkat Twilight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vitali Pfeifer!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Twilight moves into the clinch successfully.
Twilight keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pfeifer's efforts to push away.
Twilight manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Twilight wants to sweep here but Pfeifer controlling him for the moment.
Twilight is pulling down on Pfeifer's head. It's preventing any offense from Pfeifer, at least for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Twilight looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pfeifer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Twilight is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
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.
Twilight wants to hit a switch here but Pfeifer passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Twilight there!
Pfeifer controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twilight is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pfeifer takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
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 Mkat Twilight will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pfeifer slips under a jab from Twilight.
Twilight shoots in but Pfeifer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Twilight wants to clinch up but Pfeifer keeps it at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Twilight is looking to clinch but Pfeifer is avoiding it.
Pfeifer throws a shot to the body.
Pfeifer jabs Twilight right on the nose. Twilight blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Mkat Twilight has been cut.
Twilight fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pfeifer keeps the fight on the outside.
Twilight tries to clinch up.
Twilight slips under a jab.
Pfeifer with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pfeifer connects with a nice looking jab.
Twilight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pfeifer.
Pfeifer drops Twilight with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Twilight looks back up at him and smiles so Pfeifer waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Twilight is rocked!
Mkat Twilight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pfeifer connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Twilight to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Pfeifer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vitali Pfeifer!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lukasz Szymanski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lukasz Szymanski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stan Winner!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Winner misses its intended target.
A jab from Winner misses.
Szymanski lands a nice shot that snaps Winner's head back.
Szymanski throws a body punch but Winner moves out of range.
Szymanski looks to land a right hand but Winner moved out of range.
Winner forces Szymanski back against the cage and clinches.
Winner stalling the fight.
Szymanski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Winner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Szymanski's elbow.
Szymanski misses with a punch on the inside.
Szymanski changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Winner fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Szymanski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Winner dodges the punch combination from Szymanski.
Szymanski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Winner throws out the jab.
Szymanski scores with a shot to the body.
Szymanski throws a series of punches but Winner avoids them all with ease.
Winner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner slips under a jab from Szymanski.
Szymanski scores with a jab. Winner acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Szymanski misses the target.
Winner throws the left hand but Szymanski avoids the punch easily.
Winner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Szymanski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winner.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Szymanski.
Winner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Winner misses with a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Winner.
Lukasz Szymanski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winner dodges the punch combination from Szymanski.
Winner takes a swing at Szymanski's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Szymanski misses with a straight right.
A jab from Winner misses.
Szymanski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Szymanski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Winner tries to clinch up.
Winner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Szymanski's head backwards.
Szymanski looks to throw the jab but Winner is out of range.
Winner gets caught flat footed, as Szymanski shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Szymanski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Szymanski 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.
Winner pulls Szymanski in close to his closed guard and prevents Szymanski from doing any damage or advancing position.
Szymanski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szymanski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Szymanski trying to control but Winner is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Szymanski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Szymanski stopping the sweep attempt from Winner.
Szymanski postures up and lands a big shot to Winner's brow.
Szymanski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Winner connects with a crisp jab.
Winner thows a body shot but no joy.
Winner looks to land a combination but Szymanski avoids it well.
Szymanski thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Szymanski. Winner does a little dance to reset 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.
Winner misses with a wild body shot.
Szymanski shoots in for a takedown but Winner shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lukasz Szymanski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Szymanski with that takedown attempt.
Winner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Winner misses with an uppercut. Szymanski saw that one coming.
Winner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Szymanski's waist but Szymanski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Winner off to one side.
Winner slips a straight right by Szymanski.
Szymanski with a poor takedown
and Winner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Szymanski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Winner throws out the jab.
Szymanski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Winner.
Some wild striking there from Winner.
Szymanski misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukasz Szymanski 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.
Szymanski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Winner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Winner looks to land a combination but Szymanski avoids it well.
Winner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A left lands for Szymanski.
Szymanski throws a jab but it's blocked by Winner.
Winner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Winner misses with a double jab.
Winner throws out a loose jab but Szymanski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Szymanski misses the shot to the body.
Szymanski misses with a hook.
Szymanski throws a sloppy body shot
and Winner moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winner tries to stall but Szymanski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Szymanski wants a takedown but no success here.
Szymanski is leaning against Winner and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Szymanski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good body shot from Winner.
Szymanski is working for takedown but Winner is calmly controlling the position for now.
Szymanski is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lukasz Szymanski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner struggles to land a body shot inside as Szymanski controls his hands.
Szymanski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Winner prevents Szymanski from breaking the clinch.
Winner tries to work over Szymanski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Winner breaks the clinch.
Winner looks to land a combination but Szymanski avoids it well.
Szymanski checks a low kick from Winner.
Winner misses with a hook. Szymanski ducked under it nicely.
Szymanski misses with a hook. Winner ducked under it nicely.
Winner scores with a nice right hand.
No joy there for Winner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Szymanski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Szymanski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Winner at a distance.
A jab from Winner finds it's way through Szymanski's defenses.
Szymanski throws a hook to the side of Winner's head but Winner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Winner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Winner throws a hook to the side of Szymanski's head but Szymanski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szymanski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Winner.
Szymanski misses with a looping left.
Szymanski slips a straight right by Winner.
Szymanski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Szymanski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Winner's head.
Szymanski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winner moves away.
Winner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Szymanski.
Szymanski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Winner.
Szymanski misses with a hook. Winner ducked under it nicely.
Winner moves out of range as Szymanski strikes.
Szymanski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice defenses there by Szymanski.
Winner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Szymanski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Winner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szymanski throws a big shot that misses.
Winner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Szymanski.
Winner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Szymanski throws a looping overhand right but Winner ducks down to avoid it.
Szymanski lands a jab to the head.
Szymanski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Winner.
Winner throws a combination that misses
and Szymanski counters with a stiff right hand.
Szymanski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winner was well out of range. Poor timing from Szymanski.
Winner throws a right hand that Szymanski ducks under and follows up with a left that Szymanski also avoids with ease.
A swing and a miss from Szymanski.
Szymanski leaves Winner with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Winner staying out of range there.
Winner misses the body punch
and Szymanski counters with a right hand to the body.
Szymanski scores with a hook to the body. Winner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szymanski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Szymanski cracks Winner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Winner misses with a hook to the body
and Szymanski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Winner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Szymanski throws out a loose jab but Winner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Szymanski throws a jab when Winner was well out of range.
Szymanski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winner.
A telegraphed right hand from Szymanski misses the target.
Szymanski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Szymanski takes a swing at Winner's ribcage but misses.
Szymanski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Winner misses with an uppercut. Szymanski saw that one coming.
Szymanski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Winner sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Winner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Szymanski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Winner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Szymanski in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukasz Szymanski 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.
Winner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Szymanski. That did some damage!
Winner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Winner misses with a straight left.
A punch combination from Winner misses.
Winner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Szymanski moves away.
Szymanski looks to score with a jab to the body but Winner is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Winner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Winner drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Szymanski slips under a jab.
Winner blocks a jab.
Szymanski drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Szymanski looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Szymanski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Szymanski throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner keeping moving, preventing Szymanski from controlling successfully.
Szymanski wants to pass the guard but Winner is keeping the position.
Winner wants to get back to his feet but Szymanski passes into half guard.
Szymanski throwing shots but Winner is blocking nicely.
Szymanski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Winner defending well though.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Winner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Szymanski's head.
Szymanski misses with a hook to the body
and Winner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Winner missing with a left hand there. Szymanski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Winner shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Szymanski defends it nicely.
Szymanski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Szymanski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Winner on the side of the head.
Szymanski connects with a body shot.
Szymanski looks to land a left hand but Winner moved out of range nicely.
Szymanski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Szymanski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Szymanski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Winner lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winner. Szymanski does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Szymanski.
Szymanski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winner was well out of range. Poor timing from Szymanski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Szymanski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Winner connects with a right hand. Szymanski shakes it off.
Winner misses the shot to the body.
Winner's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Winner duly obliges.
Good standup being displayed there by Winner as he connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Szymanski.
Winner swinging wildly here.
Szymanski looks for a takedown but Winner sprawls well.
Winner misses the jab.
Good exchange - Szymanski coming out on top.
Szymanski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Winner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winner misses with a looping left.
A punch combination from Winner misses.
Winner tries to bum rush Szymanski with a series of wild strikes but Szymanski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lukasz Szymanski is winning the standup battle so far.
Szymanski blocks a jab.
Szymanski scores with a shot to the body.
Szymanski misses with a takedown attempt
and Szymanski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Winner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Szymanski's head.
Winner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Szymanski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Winner can pounce on him.
Szymanski misses with a looping left.
A big left from Winner misses.
A punch combination from Winner misses.
Winner fails to land the takedown.
Winner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Lukasz Szymanski did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Szymanski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Szymanski missing with a left hand there. Winner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Winner misses the jab.
Szymanski misses with a body punch
and Winner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Szymanski throws a jab but it's blocked by Winner.
Szymanski looks for a takedown but Winner sprawls well.
Winner goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Szymanski lands a two punch combo.
Szymanski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Winner.
Winner tries to clinch there but Szymanski circles away.
Winner misses with a hook.
Szymanski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Winner.
Szymanski misses with a wild body shot.
Winner tries to clinch there but Szymanski circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szymanski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Winner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Szymanski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Szymanski is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Winner's half guard.
Winner is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Szymanski scores with a couple of nice shots.
Winner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Szymanski.
Szymanski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Szymanski lands a nice short elbow.
Winner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Szymanski.
Szymanski is trying to control. Winner wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Winner is trying to maintain the position but Szymanski is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner wants to improve his position but Szymanski is controlling well.
Szymanski trying to control the action but Winner is working from the bottom.
Szymanski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Szymanski thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Winner to regain full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Szymanski throws a jab but it's blocked by Winner.
Winner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Winner holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Szymanski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Szymanski works on Winner's body with a couple of short punches.
Szymanski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Winner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Szymanski has Winner pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Szymanski pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Winner tumbling to the mat - Szymanski dives into Winner's guard.
Winner is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Szymanski is looking to work some ground and pound but Winner has wrist control.
Szymanski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szymanski drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Winner dives on top into guard.
Winner is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Winner advances to half guard.
Winner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from Winner.
Winner trying to control from half guard but Szymanski is working away.
Winner moves into full mount! Szymanski won't be happy about that!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Lukasz Szymanski will probably get the nod.
That's time! Szymanski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Winner misses with a hook. Szymanski ducked under it nicely.
Szymanski looks to score with a jab to the body but Winner is just out of range.
Winner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Szymanski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Szymanski slips a jab from Winner.
Szymanski misses with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Szymanski.
Szymanski slips a jab from Winner.
Winner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Szymanski.
Szymanski throws a right and a left that Winner avoids nicely.
Winner avoids the body shot from Szymanski.
Winner lands with a straight right. Szymanski didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szymanski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winner.
Szymanski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Winner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Szymanski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Szymanski looks to score with a jab to the body but Winner is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Winner.
Szymanski scores with a shot to the body.
Szymanski misses with a hook. Winner ducked under it nicely.
Winner misses with a few strikes there.
Szymanski punishes Winner's body with a nice straight punch.
Winner connects with the punch.
Winner moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Szymanski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Winner throws a nice looking combination but Szymanski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Winner looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Szymanski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Winner.
Szymanski lands a nice shot to the body.
Winner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Szymanski staying out of range there.
Szymanski ducks right into an uppercut from Winner.
Winner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Szymanski thows a body shot but no joy.
Szymanski slips under a jab.
Szymanski works the jab nicely.
Szymanski just misses with a punch to the body.
Szymanski misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Winner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szymanski misses with a jab to the body
and Winner counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Winner 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.
Szymanski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Winner.
Szymanski tries to roll over but Winner keeps him under control.
Szymanski trying to hold on to Winner's head to control him but Winner postures up.
Lukasz Szymanski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Winner is looking to take a break and control but Szymanski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Szymanski is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Szymanski is trying to get back to full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Szymanski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Winner has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Szymanski misses with a body shot.
Winner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stan Winner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Winner misses with a straight right.
Szymanski moves out of range of the strikes.
Szymanski throws out a loose jab but Winner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winner throws a hook but Szymanski avoids it easily.
Szymanski lands with a right hand.
Szymanski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Winner but Winner pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Szymanski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winner.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stan Winner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Szymanski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 49:47
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 49:46
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lukasz Szymanski!
Lukasz Szymanski is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Pointek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pointek is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sevendust - Enemy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Billy McGee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Pointek!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGee scores with a nice strike.
Pointek misses with a wild combination.
McGee just misses with a punch to the body.
Pointek connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McGee with a hook.
Pointek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pointek shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Pointek was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pointek dominating with strikes here.
McGee is trying desperately to improve position.
McGee avoids a series of strikes thrown by Pointek.
McGee wants to try and get back to his feet.
McGee is squirming around, avoiding Pointek's attempts to control the action.
Pointek with a couple of short strikes.
McGee is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pointek sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Oh McGee is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pointek goes for an armbar but he's not got it… McGee turns into him and now he's in Pointek's guard.
Pointek trying to keep a closed guard but McGee is proving a slippery customer.
McGee passes Pointek's left leg - he's now in half guard.
McGee seems to have got his legs back now.
McGee wants to stand up but Pointek has a hold of him and won't allow it.
McGee postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Pointek to stand up.
Pointek dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McGee. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee tries to close the distance and clinch but Pointek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Pointek.
Pointek shoots in but no luck this time.
McGee stuffs the takedown attempt from Pointek. Pointek gets slowly back to his feet.
Pointek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pointek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from McGee misses.
Pointek takes one to the chin there.
Pointek fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Billy McGee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Pointek.
Jab from Pointek.
Mike Pointek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGee rushes Pointek and presses him up against the cage.
McGee tries to stall but Pointek uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pointek content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGee.
A left hand lands to the body for McGee.
Pointek looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pointek has had enough of the clinch but McGee keeps him there for the moment.
McGee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pointek backwards.
Pointek can't find room to land a body shot as McGee controls the action.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
McGee manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pointek is trying to break free.
A short body shot lands from McGee as the two fighters clinch.
McGee cracks Pointek with a nice body shot.
McGee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McGee lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, McGee scores with a nice short uppercut.
McGee has Pointek pressed against the cage.
Pointek misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pointek is trying to maintain a safe position but McGee gets an underhook and turns Pointek into the cage.
McGee cracks Pointek with a nice body shot.
McGee lands a nice shot to the body.
McGee lands with a right to the head.
Pointek is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McGee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McGee.
McGee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pointek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGee lands a body punch.
McGee pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McGee.
McGee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pointek backwards.
McGee gets through Pointek's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by McGee.
McGee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pointek.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGee digs a right hand underneath Pointek's ribcage. Pointek let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McGee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pointek or not.
A right handed body shot lands from McGee.
A short body shot lands from McGee as the two fighters clinch.
McGee lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McGee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from McGee.
McGee presses Pointek against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from McGee.
A short right from McGee.
McGee lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for McGee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy McGee dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pointek needs to keep his hands up - McGee had a free shot at his head there.
Billy McGee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McGee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pointek was well out of range. Poor timing from McGee.
McGee is looking to clinch.
Pointek moves forwards but McGee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pointek throws a big shot that misses.
Pointek scores with a nice body kick.
Pointek fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pointek falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pointek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pointek looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McGee takes the fight into the clinch.
Billy McGee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pointek misses with a body punch.
Pointek is breathing heavily.
McGee avoiding damage.
McGee blocking some punches.
McGee lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGee blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for McGee.
Pointek lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from McGee as the two fighters clinch.
McGee works on Pointek's body with a couple of short punches.
McGee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McGee lands a nice uppercut.
McGee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pointek or not.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McGee.
McGee is working Pointek over against the cage.
McGee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McGee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGee scores with a nice hook to the head.
McGee lands with a short shot to the head.
McGee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pointek misses with the head strike.
A short right from McGee.
McGee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McGee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pointeks head.
The referee is keeping an eye on McGee - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
McGee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McGee lands a right hand.
McGee lands a body punch.
Pointek is trying to force a seperation but McGee has the dominant position.
McGee digs a right hand underneath Pointek's ribcage. Pointek let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from McGee.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pointek as McGee tries to tie him up.
McGee lands a left hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Pointek.
McGee lands with a right to the head.
Pointek has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McGee tries to stall but Pointek uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McGee is leaning against Pointek and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McGee pushes Pointek back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pointek working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, McGee scores with a nice short uppercut.
McGee scores with a shot to the side of Pointek's head.
McGee is leaning against Pointek and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGee stalling against the cage.
McGee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pointek misses with the head strike.
McGee digs a right hand underneath Pointek's ribcage. Pointek let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pointek wants to get back to striking at distance but McGee won't allow it.
McGee is stalling here.
McGee trying to control the position but instead, Pointek has worked for underhooks and has pushed McGee into the cage.
A short right from McGee on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee scores with a nice hook to the head.
McGee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pointek backwards.
Pointek misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Pointek fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGee.
McGee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McGee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McGee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McGee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pointek being controlled against the cage.
McGee is looking to control Pointek's arms but Pointek gets an underhook and turns him. Now McGee has his back to the cage.
Pointek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pointek lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McGee.
Pointek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGee blocking some punches.
McGee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pointek blocking some punches.
McGee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pointek misses with a short punch on the inside.
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.
Pointek has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pointek throws a head punch that misses.
McGee blocks a body shot from Pointek.
McGee blocks an uppercut.
McGee stalling the fight.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pointek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
McGee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pointek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pointek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Pointek.
Pointek breaks the clinch.
Pointek falls off balance throwing a combination
and McGee counters by moving into the clinch.
Pointek taking a breather.
McGee scores with a nice hook to the head.
McGee is trying to stall.
Pointek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy McGee dominated that second round.
That's time! McGee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McGee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McGee is looking to clinch.
McGee staying out of range there.
Pointek shoots in and drives through. McGee sprawls well.
McGee lands a nice shot to the body.
McGee tests Pointek's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McGee throws a jab but it's blocked by Pointek.
McGee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McGee connects with a jab.
McGee lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pointek throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pointek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big right from Pointek misses.
McGee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee tries to move into range but Pointek moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McGee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McGee just misses with a punch to the body.
Pointek throws a looping overhand right but McGee ducks down to avoid it.
Pointek has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McGee finds it's way round the side to connect with Pointek's head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McGee trying to stall but Pointek improves his position.
Nice body punch from Pointek.
Pointek can't find room to land a body shot as McGee controls the action.
Nice body punch from McGee - that landed with a thud.
McGee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McGee lands a body shot in the clinch.
McGee is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pointek misses with a punch to the body.
McGee digs a right hand into Pointek's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pointek's gas tank.
McGee taking a breather.
McGee lands a body punch in the clinch.
McGee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McGee lands a body shot in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee pushes Pointek back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGee lands with a short shot to the head.
McGee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McGee.
McGee lands with a right to the head.
McGee lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pointek.
McGee leaning against his opponent.
Pointek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGee's elbow.
Pointek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGee lands with a right to the head.
Pointek working aggressively here.
McGee blocks an uppercut.
McGee stalls.
Pointek working aggressively here.
Pointek is trying to break the clinch but McGee is controlling him.
A short uppercut from McGee.
Good body shot from McGee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from McGee.
McGee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from McGee - that landed with a thud.
McGee scores with a shot to the side of Pointek's head.
McGee slows down the pace here.
McGee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McGee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McGee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pointek tries to throw a body punch but McGee avoids it by throwing Pointek back against the cage.
McGee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pointek backwards.
A hook to the body from McGee.
A right hook to the body lands for McGee.
McGee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pointek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pointek backwards.
McGee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGee lands an uppercut.
McGee lands a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pointek is trying to break the clinch but McGee is controlling him.
McGee digs a right hand underneath Pointek's ribcage. Pointek let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McGee keeps control of Pointek as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from McGee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee lands with a left to the head.
Pointek can't find room to land a body shot as McGee controls the action.
Pointek misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from McGee.
A body shot lands from McGee.
Pointek has a couple of punches blocked by McGee.
Pointek misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McGee.
McGee pushes Pointek back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McGee lands with a short shot to the head.
McGee lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from McGee.
McGee slowing the pace effectively.
McGee scores with a shot to the side of Pointek's head.
McGee lands a left hand.
McGee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pointek misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pointek taking a breather.
McGee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McGee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McGee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pointek has a couple of punches blocked by McGee.
McGee stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy McGee clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
McGee lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pointek misses with a hook. McGee ducked under it nicely.
Pointek drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pointek shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
McGee is trying to stand up here but Pointek is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pointek controlling the action here.
Pointek looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Pointek looking for a submission but McGee manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee uses the cage to get back to his feet.
McGee throws a head kick that misses.
McGee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pointek scores with a three punch combo!
McGee is looking to clinch but Pointek is avoiding it.
McGee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pointek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pointek throws a jab when McGee was well out of range.
Pointek misses with a double jab
and McGee holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A body shot lands from McGee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pointek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from McGee.
Pointek is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McGee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pointek is trying to stall.
The referee calls for McGee to work.
Pointek working aggressively here.
McGee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pointek.
Pointek wants to break free but McGee has control.
McGee dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A hook to the body from McGee.
Pointek misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McGee.
McGee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pointek backwards.
McGee lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from McGee.
McGee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pointek can do to turn this around?
McGee digs a right hand underneath Pointek's ribcage. Pointek let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McGee has Pointek pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by McGee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McGee.
McGee pushes Pointek back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McGee lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McGee.
McGee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McGee has Pointek pressed against the cage.
Pointek takes a shot to the head.
McGee taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A body shot lands from McGee.
A head punch on the inside from Pointek fails to land.
Pointek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from McGee.
McGee scores with a hook to the body.
Pointek is looking to break free of the clinch but McGee has double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McGee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McGee as Pointek tries to tie him up.
McGee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pointek backwards.
McGee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pointeks head.
McGee lands a shoulder strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
McGee lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McGee'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.
McGee pushes Pointek back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McGee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pointek is trying to break the clinch but McGee is controlling him.
McGee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McGee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McGee lands a hook that snaps the head of Pointek backwards.
McGee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McGee lands a body punch.
McGee will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pointek up against the cage.
McGee lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from McGee - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McGee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGee taking a breather.
McGee presses Pointek against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McGee blocking some punches.
Pointek misses with some punches.
Pointek has a couple of punches blocked by McGee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy McGee had his way with Mike Pointek in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
McGee throws a low kick but Pointek avoids it.
McGee wants to clinch up but Pointek keeps it at a distance.
Pointek misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
McGee throws a series of punches but Pointek avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pointek throws a jab but it's blocked by McGee.
Pointek misses with a few strikes there.
Pointek on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McGee. McGee obviously looking to wear him down.
Pointek misses with a two punch combination.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pointek with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McGee to score with a decent uppercut.
McGee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McGee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pointek is trying hard to land a takedown here. McGee sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Billy McGee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Pointek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pointek, pushing him back against the cage.
McGee scores with a nice hook to the head.
McGee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McGee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McGee lands an uppercut.
McGee is looking to control Pointek's arms but Pointek gets an underhook and turns him. Now McGee has his back to the cage.
Pointek misses with some punches.
McGee works on Pointek's body with a couple of short punches.
McGee avoiding damage.
McGee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McGee is pushing Pointek up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
McGee tries to stall but Pointek uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McGee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McGee.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pointek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pointek manages to break the clinch.
McGee tries to clinch but Pointek is having none of it.
Pointek has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McGee finds it's way round the side to connect with Pointek's head.
Mike Pointek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McGee avoids the head kick by Pointek.
Pointek might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pointek shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McGee as he jumps to the side.
McGee has taken the fight to the clinch.
McGee is working Pointek over against the cage.
Pointek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pointek misses with some punches.
McGee content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McGee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGee.
McGee lands a nice shot to the body.
McGee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pointek backwards.
Pointek is trying to break the clinch but McGee has him pressed against the cage.
McGee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pointek or not.
McGee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McGee stalling.
Pointek can't find room to land a body shot as McGee controls the action.
Pointek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pointek is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stalling in the clinch from McGee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pointek is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McGee lands with a left to the head.
McGee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McGee works on Pointek's body with a couple of short punches.
Pointek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGee works on Pointek's body with a couple of short punches.
McGee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGee is trying to maintain a safe position but Pointek gets an underhook and turns McGee into the cage.
Pointek takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Pointek fails to land.
McGee blocking some punches.
McGee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pointek backwards.
Pointek has a couple of punches blocked by McGee.
McGee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pointeks head.
Nice body punch from McGee.
McGee lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from McGee.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from McGee on the inside.
McGee lands a nice shot to the body.
McGee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with McGee for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGee.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGee.
Good body shot from McGee.
McGee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McGee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Billy McGee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McGee is leaning against Pointek and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McGee taking a breather.
McGee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Pointek.
McGee'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.
Pointek has a couple of punches blocked by McGee.
McGee wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pointek.
McGee trying to stall but Pointek improves his position.
McGee tries a body shot but Pointek blocks it.
Pointek lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGee.
Pointek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pointek misses with a hook to the ribs.
The referee calls for McGee to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy McGee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McGee, 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 50:45
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy McGee!
Billy McGee is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasse Uzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Uzi's choice of entrance music: Aint no sunshine. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lasse Uzi!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago doesn't manage to clinch there - Uzi circles away.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch but Uzi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Uzi jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Ivan Drago has been cut.
Uzi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drago paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Uzi forces Drago back against the cage and clinches.
A hook to the body from Uzi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uzi is trying to break free.
A hook to the body from Uzi.
Drago has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Drago wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Uzi works on Drago's body with a couple of short punches.
Uzi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Uzi instigates a clinch.
Uzi pushes Drago back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Drago is breathing heavily.
Uzi tries to circle away but Drago has him pinned against the cage.
Uzi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Uzi pushes Drago up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Uzi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Uzi is trying to break the clinch but Drago has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago keeps control of Uzi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Uzi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Uzi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drago paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drago misses with the combination.
Uzi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Drago counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Uzi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Uzi moves into the clinch.
Uzi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Uzi is looking to break free of the clinch but Drago has double underhooks.
Uzi lands a shot to the body.
Uzi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Uzi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Uzi lands a big uppercut and Drago crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Drago looks OK. Uzi waves Drago back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uzi throws a monster overhand right that drops Drago! Uzi follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lasse Uzi!
Lasse Uzi is the new heavyweight champion!
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