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RC 112 - Kharinov vs. Pearson PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bo Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Big (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big has chosen Judas Priest - You've got another thing coming as his entrance music. Peter Big has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bo Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Big!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone catches Big with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Malone takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Big keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left lands for Malone.
Big throws a body punch but Malone moves out of range.
Good exchange - Malone coming out on top.
Malone fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Big ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malone moves away.
A shot to the body from Malone misses
and Big counters by clinching up.
Nice body punch from Malone.
Big throws a punch but it's blocked by Malone.
Malone wants to break free but Big has control.
Big blocking some punches.
Big throws an elbow but it misses.
Big swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Big blocking some punches.
Malone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Big misses with a hook from the clinch.
Big trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Big.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malone lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Big.
A hook to the body from Big.
Malone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malone works on Big's body with a couple of short punches.
Big taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone swings wildly with an uppercut but Big uses good head movement to avoid it.
Big breaks the clinch.
Malone just misses with a punch to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Malone.
Big throws a hook but Malone blocks it.
Big rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Malone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Malone lands a really nice looking cross but Big seems unphased.
Malone tests Big's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Malone connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Big's hands.
Big thows a left - swing and a miss!
Big changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Malone looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Big in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The strikes coming from Big are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Malone tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Malone's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Big controls the position from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone looking for a sweep but Big has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Malone can't escape the position.
Big pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Big landing punches.
The referee warns Malone that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Big lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Big landing strikes, looking to finish!
Malone wants to control but Big is having none of it.
Big unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Malone taking shots to the head.
Big takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Malone wants to hold on but Big pushes him away.
Malone is in all sorts of trouble here.
Big cracks Malone with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Big landing punches.
Big lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Big looking to finish Malone with some ground and pound. This is bad for Malone!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Big cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malone is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Big landing strikes from the mount and Malone is in trouble!
Malone tries to lock up and control but Big gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Big wants to control the pace but Malone is squirming around nicely.
Big is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Malone can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Malone is rocked!
Malone is breathing heavily.
Malone taking shots to the head.
Malone working to try and regain half guard.
Big scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Big tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Big punishing his opponent with strikes.
Malone is squirming around, avoiding Big's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Big dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Malone misses with a hook. Big ducked under it nicely.
Malone connects with a body shot.
Malone scores with a head kick.
Big closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Malone out cold! Malone corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Peter Big!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Van der Gof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van der Gof has chosen Dos Dias De Sangre - Por Vida Carnal / Outro (feat. Goodfellas) as his entrance music. Patrick Van der Gof will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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300 lbs
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299 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andre Winner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Patrick Van der Gof!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winner looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Van der Gof!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Van der Gof can do anything to dispel that myth.
Winner jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Van der Gof is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Van der Gof and Winner has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Winner is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Van der Gof has escaped the position, nice work there.
Van der Gof stops Winner from passing to mount.
Winner is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Van der Gof has escaped the position, nice work there.
Van der Gof really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Winner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Winner tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Winner tries for a kimura but Van der Gof is defending well.
Winner is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Van der Gof knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winner is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Van der Gof has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Van der Gof knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Van der Gof is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Winner is controlling him well.
Winner tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Van der Gof tries to escape but Winner is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van der Gof is looking for a sweep.
Winner looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Winner has an Americana. Van der Gof didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Winner is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Winner hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Andre Winner!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Mallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crazy Legs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mallon's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, im not afraid. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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300 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Mallon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Crazy Legs!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legs takes one on the button.
It looks like Crazy Legs has been cut.
Legs avoids a punch combination nicely.
Legs scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Legs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mallon.
Mallon cracks Legs with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mallon swings for the body but Legs moves out of range.
Mallon misses the shot to the body.
Mallon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Legs.
Mallon misses the jab.
Legs takes a jab right on the kisser.
That has opened up Crazy Legs's cut even more.
Legs throws a body punch but Mallon moves out of range.
Mallon throws a hook but Legs blocks it.
Mallon waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Legs. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Legs to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Legs is rocked!
Mallon sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Legs's guard.
Mallon is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Legs!
Legs really wants to buck Mallon off and get back to his feet.
Mallon moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Legs has worked his arm free - good work by Legs!
Legs defending against the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legs pushes Mallon away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mallon gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Legs is trying to get back to half guard.
Legs trying to control but Mallon flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mallon missing with strikes from the back.
Mallon scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
The cut above Crazy Legs's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Crazy Legs's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John Mallon!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pentti Hirvonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pentti Hirvonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christian Scott!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hirvonen to score with a decent uppercut.
Scott moves in looking to clinch but Hirvonen pushes him off.
Scott clinches up with Hirvonen and pushes him back against the cage.
Hirvonen tries to pull guard but Scott holds him up against the cage and eventually Hirvonen drops back down to his feet.
Hirvonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hirvonen.
Hirvonen shoots in and drives through. Scott sprawls well.
Hirvonen scores with a jab to the body.
Scott is looking to clinch but Hirvonen is avoiding it.
Scott tries to clinch up but Hirvonen circles away and keeps his distance.
Scott is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hirvonen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hirvonen misses with a few strikes there.
Hirvonen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Scott did well to prevent Hirvonen getting side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hirvonen working the head and body with strikes.
Hirvonen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen working the head and body with strikes.
Scott wants to improve his position but Hirvonen is controlling well.
Still in half guard, Hirvonen seems content to control.
Hirvonen 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.
Hirvonen trying to control from half guard but Scott is working away.
Hirvonen is just content to waste time from the top position. Scott takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Scott working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hirvonen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hirvonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Scott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hirvonen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hirvonen 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.
Hirvonen throws a solid leg kick but Scott takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hirvonen.
Christian Scott is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scott fails with an attempt to clinch.
Scott tries to clinch up but Hirvonen circles away and keeps his distance.
Hirvonen misses with an uppercut. Scott saw that one coming.
Hirvonen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scott fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hirvonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Scott is just out of range.
Hirvonen just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hirvonen. That's going to slow Scott down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen lands a jab to the head.
Hirvonen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Scott swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pentti Hirvonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Scott ducks under a wild hook from Hirvonen.
Scott takes the fight into the clinch.
Hirvonen is trying to break free.
Hirvonen wants to get back to striking at distance but Scott won't allow it.
Scott working Hirvonen over with knees to the body.
Hirvonen gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Scott regains guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Scott can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hirvonen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hirvonen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Scott keeping full guard, as Hirvonen tries to pass.
Scott looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen wants to control from the top but Scott keeps moving.
Hirvonen trying to move into half guard but instead Scott has managed to sweep!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Scott avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hirvonen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Scott accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hirvonen has his foot on Scott's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Scott works his way back into a safe position though.
Scott landing with the ground and pound.
Scott must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hirvonen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Scott is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pentti Hirvonen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Scott walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hirvonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scott sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scott looks to land a body kick but Hirvonen moved away.
Scott avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hirvonen swats away the attempt to clinch by Scott.
Hirvonen tries to score with a low kick but Scott moves his leg out of the way.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hirvonen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hirvonen throws a lazy right hand but Scott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hirvonen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Scott. That one must have hurt.
Hirvonen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hirvonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scott moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott darts in and clinches Hirvonen up against the cage.
Scott lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knees to the body from Scott.
Scott is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Scott landing knees to the head.
It looks like Pentti Hirvonen has been cut.
Scott comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Scott lands an elbow that stopped Hirvonen in his tracks for a moment.
Scott slowing the pace effectively.
Hirvonen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Scott just stands there and leans against the cage.
Scott scores with a nice hook to the head.
Scott using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Scott is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hirvonen is trying to break free.
A knee to the head by Scott.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scott landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Scott utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Scott leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hirvonen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Scott gets through Hirvonen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Scott lands a nice elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Scott.
Scott looking to throw knees to the head but Hirvonen is blocking nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Scott creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Scott lands a hook that snaps the head of Hirvonen backwards.
Hirvonen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pentti Hirvonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scott keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hirvonen's efforts to push away.
Hirvonen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Scott lands a shoulder strike.
Hirvonen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Scott has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Scott landing knees to the head.
Scott comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hirvonen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Scott stops a takedown attempt from Hirvonen.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hirvonen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Scott smiles and moves away.
Pentti Hirvonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hirvonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scott doesn't manage to clinch there - Hirvonen circles away.
Scott ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hirvonen throws an overhand right that lands on Scott's shoulder, as Scott tries to avoid the shot.
Hirvonen cracks Scott with a right hand to the side of the head.
Scott is looking to clinch but Hirvonen is avoiding it.
Hirvonen checks the leg kick.
Hirvonen has a takedown stuffed.
Hirvonen throws a nice looking combination but Scott bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hirvonen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Scott wants to clinch up but Hirvonen keeps it at a distance.
Scott avoids the body shot from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hirvonen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Scott defending well though.
Scott manages to get to full guard.
Scott preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hirvonen trying to control but Scott is working from the bottom.
Hirvonen with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Scott showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pentti Hirvonen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Scott is looking to clinch.
Hirvonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hirvonen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Scott tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Scott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Scott's calf.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hirvonen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Scott has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Scott and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hirvonen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Scott avoids the body shot from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Scott to the mat! Scott manages to get full guard.
Hirvonen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hirvonen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Scott works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Scott wants to get back to his feet but Hirvonen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Scott pulls Hirvonen in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott working a defensive guard here.
Scott avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hirvonen tries to free his leg and advance position but Scott is retaining full guard.
Hirvonen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Scott gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hirvonen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hirvonen wants to pass the guard but Scott is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hirvonen is working hard here to advance position.
Scott is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hirvonen wants to control from the top but Scott keeps moving.
Hirvonen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Scott's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen trying to mount his opponent but Scott defends it.
Hirvonen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Scott really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hirvonen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Scott drives through and clinches with Hirvonen against the cage.
Scott with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Scott lands a nice knee to the body.
Scott tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hirvonen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Scott has him pressed against the cage.
Hirvonen jumps guard but Scott stands there with Hirvonen around his waist. Hirvonen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hirvonen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Scott just stands there and leans against the cage.
Scott with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Scott takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hirvonen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hirvonen is trying to break the clinch but Scott has him pressed against the cage.
Hirvonen is looking to break free of the clinch but Scott has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Scott avoiding damage.
Scott receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Scott tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hirvonen jumps guard but Scott stands there with Hirvonen around his waist. Hirvonen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pentti Hirvonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scott wants to stall.
Hirvonen takes an elbow to the temple.
Hirvonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hirvonen scores with a nice strike.
Hirvonen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Scott avoids it really well and circles away.
Hirvonen thows a leg kick but Scott checks it
and Scott counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hirvonen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hirvonen.
Hirvonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Scott keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pentti Hirvonen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hirvonen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pentti Hirvonen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Fridman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borre Oppeboen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fridman comes to the cage accompanied by Tequila. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
230 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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260 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Fridman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Borre Oppeboen!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Fridman does no damage.
Oppeboen checks a leg kick.
Oppeboen throws the kick towards the body but Fridman avoids it.
Oppeboen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fridman tries to work over Oppeboen's front leg with a kick but Oppeboen checks it.
Oppeboen defending well as Fridman loads up on a big left hand.
Fridman walks into a straight right hand from Oppeboen.
Oppeboen scores with a nice strike.
Fridman swings for the body but Oppeboen moves out of range.
Oppeboen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Alex Fridman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fridman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Oppeboen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fridman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oppeboen.
Fridman throws out a loose jab but Oppeboen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oppeboen throws a hook to the side of Fridman's head but Fridman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fridman throws a leg kick but Oppeboen checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fridman throws a nice looking combination but Oppeboen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice cross by Fridman.
It looks like Borre Oppeboen has been cut.
Fridman throws a series of punches but Oppeboen moves out of range.
Fridman thows a leg kick but Oppeboen checks it
and Oppeboen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the body from Fridman misses
and Oppeboen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Oppeboen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oppeboen misses the shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Oppeboen as he connects with a hook.
Fridman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fridman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Oppeboen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fridman is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oppeboen drops Fridman with a beautiful combination! Fridman stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Oppeboen is looking for the KO!
Fridman is rocked!
Oppeboen lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Fridman falls backwards - clearly groggy! Oppeboen dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Borre Oppeboen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between TT Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse The Governing Body (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boy comes to the cage accompanied by Roky Erickson - Night of the Vampire. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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282 lbs
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285 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, TT Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesse The Governing Body!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Governing Body, right into the meat.
Boy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The Governing Body tries to clinch there but Boy circles away.
The Governing Body tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Governing Body shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Boy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Governing Body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Governing Body misses with a body kick.
The Governing Body throws a low kick, looking for Boy's leg but Boy calmly moves out of range.
Boy throws a looping overhand right but The Governing Body ducks down to avoid it.
A solid body kick from The Governing Body.
The Governing Body throws a head kick but Boy moves out of range.
The Governing Body throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The Governing Body throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Governing Body delivers a nice body kick.
The Governing Body moves away from the strike by Boy.
The Governing Body throws a leg kick that misses.
The Governing Body throws a leg kick that misses.
Boy looks to throw the jab but The Governing Body is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Governing Body moves out of range as Boy strikes.
The Governing Body tries to clinch up.
The Governing Body will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The Governing Body.
Boy moves in looking to clinch but The Governing Body pushes him off.
The Governing Body motions for Boy to come forward. The Governing Body throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four 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.
The Governing Body lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like TT Boy has been cut.
Boy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Governing Body paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Governing Body tries to clinch up
and Boy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse The Governing Body dominated that round.
The cut man is working on TT Boy'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.
The Governing Body goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The Governing Body throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Boy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Governing Body tries to clinch up
and The Governing Body takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Jesse The Governing Body has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Governing Body ducks under a wild hook from Boy.
A low kick from The Governing Body is predictable there
and Boy moves into the clinch.
Boy misses with an elbow over the top.
The Governing Body lands a knee to the body.
The Governing Body looking to throw knees to the head but Boy is blocking nicely.
The Governing Body tries to land knees in the clinch but Boy avoids the damage to the body.
The Governing Body trying to land knees to the body.
Boy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The Governing Body blocks an elbow strike.
The Governing Body tries a knee to the head but Boy blocks it.
The Governing Body with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Governing Body misses with a knee strike.
The Governing Body avoids the elbow strike from Boy, against the cage.
Boy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The Governing Body landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The Governing Body missing with knees to the body.
The Governing Body connects with a knee to the head.
The Governing Body dodges an elbow strike from Boy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Governing Body avoids a wild elbow strike from Boy.
Boy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The Governing Body lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Governing Body dodges an elbow strike from Boy.
The Governing Body throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boy blocks it with crossed arms.
Boy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Boy.
The Governing Body using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The Governing Body is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The Governing Body avoids the elbow strike from Boy, against the cage.
The Governing Body looking to throw knees to the head but Boy is blocking nicely.
The Governing Body tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The Governing Body landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Boy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Governing Body throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boy blocks it with crossed arms.
The Governing Body blocks the elbow strike.
The Governing Body landing knees to the head.
Boy misses with an elbow strike.
The Governing Body landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The Governing Body lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Governing Body blocks an elbow strike.
The Governing Body with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
TT Boy's cut is getting worse.
Boy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Governing Body connects with a nasty looking knee right to Boy's face.
TT Boy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The Governing Body lands a knee to the head.
Boy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Governing Body lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Governing Body using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The Governing Body landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The Governing Body throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boy blocks it with crossed arms.
The Governing Body is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boy is defending well for now.
The Governing Body trying to land knees to the body.
Boy pushes off an throws an elbow but The Governing Body leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Boy avoiding damage as The Governing Body throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Boy throws an elbow but misses.
The Governing Body is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jesse The Governing Body seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The Governing Body with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jeez, TT Boy's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at TT Boy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jesse The Governing Body!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Kusimuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uncle Rico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kusimuki kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is National Anthem Of Japan. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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190 lbs
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24
190 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Takeshi Kusimuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Uncle Rico!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rico looks to score with a jab to the body but Kusimuki is just out of range.
Rico fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kusimuki manages to avoid it.
Kusimuki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rico.
Rico lands a nice shot to the body.
Kusimuki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rico misses with a body shot.
Rico throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rico fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rico fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kusimuki manages to avoid it.
Kusimuki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kusimuki lands a nice hook to Rico's body. Rico takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A punch combination from Kusimuki misses.
Kusimuki misses with a two punch combination.
Rico is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kusimuki rather than just go for the knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rico. Kusimuki does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kusimuki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rico paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab by Kusimuki.
A big left from Kusimuki misses.
Rico moves out of range as Kusimuki strikes.
Rico is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kusimuki.
Rico misses with a body shot.
Rico misses with an uppercut. Kusimuki saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusimuki misses with a few strikes there.
Rico looks to score with a jab to the body but Kusimuki is just out of range.
Kusimuki misses the body punch
and Rico counters with a right hand to the body.
Takeshi Kusimuki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rico ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kusimuki moves away.
Rico throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rico punishes Kusimuki's body with a nice straight punch.
Rico dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rico misses with a shot to the body
and Kusimuki counters with a straight right hand.
Rico just misses with a punch to the body.
Kusimuki moves into range and clinches up with Rico.
Rico stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kusimuki'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.
A short right from Kusimuki on the inside.
Kusimuki swings wildly with an uppercut but Rico uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rico tries to throw a body punch but Kusimuki avoids it by throwing Rico back against the cage.
Kusimuki tries to work over Rico's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kusimuki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rico is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki blocking some punches.
Rico tries to score a body lock takedown but Kusimuki shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kusimuki holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rico makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kusimuki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rico lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kusimuki.
Kusimuki is trying to maintain a safe position but Rico gets an underhook and turns Kusimuki into the cage.
Kusimuki misses with a body punch.
Kusimuki cracks Rico with a nice body shot.
Rico can't find room to land a body shot as Kusimuki controls the action.
Kusimuki breaks the clinch.
Kusimuki throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rico counters with a shoot takedown. Kusimuki fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kusimuki doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Kusimuki wants to sweep here but Rico controlling him for the moment.
Rico postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kusimuki working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rico showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rico trying to control but Kusimuki is working from the bottom.
Kusimuki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rico manages to get himself to full guard.
Kusimuki looking to sit in guard and control but Rico gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rico throwing strikes from guard but Kusimuki blocks nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rico is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four 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.
Kusimuki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rico works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kusimuki is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rico trying to pass the guard but Kusimuki defending well.
Rico working over Kusimuki with some ground and pound. Kusimuki looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rico throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rico throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rico is looking to take a break and control but Kusimuki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kusimuki on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kusimuki tries to get out of the position.
Kusimuki is looking to improve his position.
Kusimuki is trying to control but Rico passes into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uncle Rico dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kusimuki misses with a combination
and Rico counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kusimuki has closed the distance and engaged Rico in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki tries a body shot but Rico blocks it.
Rico lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kusimuki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kusimuki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kusimuki fails to land.
Kusimuki misses with a punch to the body.
Rico lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Kusimuki.
Kusimuki misses with the head strike.
Rico on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kusimuki.
Kusimuki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rico pushes Kusimuki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rico misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusimuki is fighting off a takedown attempt but Rico is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Kusimuki to the mat. Kusimuki regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Rico working some strikes from top position.
Kusimuki has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rico has passed into side control.
Rico is looking to take a break and control but Kusimuki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rico connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kusimuki some visible discomfort.
Kusimuki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rico scoring with punches from side control.
Rico tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rico has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rico trying to control the action but Kusimuki is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rico's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kusimuki wants to sweep but Rico has passed to side control!
Kusimuki is trying to work for a sweep but Rico has mounted him!
Rico in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kusimuki really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rico dominating with strikes here.
Rico lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kusimuki hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rico is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kusimuki has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Rico looking to finish Kusimuki with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kusimuki!
Kusimuki is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rico lands with some strikes.
Rico looking to finish Kusimuki with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kusimuki!
Kusimuki is desperately trying to improve his position but Rico has a good base and remains in mount.
Rico with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rico cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rico is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Kusimuki has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Kusimuki!
Kusimuki pushes down on Rico's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rico is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kusimuki tries to pass to full mount but Rico defends it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rico preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Rico is trying to maintain the position but Kusimuki is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uncle Rico showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kusimuki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rico at a distance.
Rico misses with a looping right.
Rico throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rico takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kusimuki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kusimuki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rico.
Rico uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki throws a body punch but Rico moves out of range.
Takeshi Kusimuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kusimuki on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rico fails to land the takedown.
Kusimuki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rico.
Rico throws a body punch but Kusimuki moves out of range.
Rico walks into a jab.
Kusimuki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rico.
Kusimuki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kusimuki throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rico is defended easily by Kusimuki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusimuki misses the body punch
and Rico counters with a nice body shot.
Rico lands with a shot to the body.
Rico looks to score with a jab to the body but Kusimuki is just out of range.
A shot to the body from Kusimuki misses
and Rico counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Rico.
Kusimuki misses with a jab to the body
enabling Rico to counter with a crisp jab.
Rico throws a hook to the side of Kusimuki's head but Kusimuki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kusimuki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rico.
Rico misses with a straight right.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rico.
Takeshi Kusimuki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uncle Rico.
Kusimuki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A swing and a miss from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki throws a looping overhand right but Rico ducks down to avoid it.
Kusimuki misses with a body shot.
Kusimuki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kusimuki misses with a two punch combination.
Kusimuki moves away from the strike by Rico.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rico thows a body shot but no joy.
Rico lunges at Kusimuki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kusimuki's hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kusimuki.
Kusimuki swings for the body but Rico moves out of range.
Takeshi Kusimuki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kusimuki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rico avoiding damage as Kusimuki throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kusimuki.
Rico jumps guard but Kusimuki stands there with Rico around his waist. Rico gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rico misses with a punch on the inside.
Rico managing to block the knees to the body from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki digs a right hand into Rico's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rico's gas tank.
Kusimuki prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rico tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kusimuki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rico working aggressively here.
Kusimuki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rico is keeping busy.
Kusimuki tries a body shot but Rico blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki can't find room to land a body shot as Rico controls the action.
Rico lands a body punch.
Kusimuki misses with a body punch.
Kusimuki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kusimuki is trying to maintain a safe position but Rico gets an underhook and turns Kusimuki into the cage.
Rico goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rico fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rico throws a head punch that misses.
Kusimuki'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.
A right handed body shot lands from Rico.
Rico misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kusimuki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rico or not.
Nice body punch from Kusimuki - that landed with a thud.
Kusimuki lands a body punch.
Rico takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kusimuki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rico.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rico misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kusimuki tries to work over Rico's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kusimuki scores with a hook to the body.
Kusimuki breaks the clinch.
Rico misses with a wild body shot.
Kusimuki tests Rico's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rico just misses with a punch to the body.
Rico throws the left hand but Kusimuki avoids the punch easily.
Kusimuki defending well as Rico loads up on a big left hand.
Kusimuki throws a shot from downtown. Rico moves away and avoids it.
Kusimuki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kusimuki lands a lovely overhand right.
Uncle Rico is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rico tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kusimuki was well out of range. Poor timing from Rico.
Kusimuki looks to land a combination but Rico avoids it well.
Kusimuki misses with a few strikes there.
Kusimuki tries to clinch but Rico moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takeshi Kusimuki showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rico has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uncle Rico!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Monstra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulsen's entrance music is Berserkergang. A fine choice. Monstra has chosen Slayer - Hate Worldwide as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Marcus Monstra will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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278 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan Paulsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Monstra!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulsen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monstra.
Paulsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Monstra jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from Paulsen.
It looks like Marcus Monstra has been cut.
Paulsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Monstra.
A telegraphed right hand from Paulsen misses the target.
Paulsen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Paulsen scores with a jab to the head.
Paulsen misses with an uppercut.
Monstra with a hook.
Paulsen instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monstra trying to control the position but instead, Paulsen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Monstra into the cage.
Monstra lands a right hand.
Paulsen keeps control of Monstra as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Paulsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Monstra is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Paulsen is leaning against Monstra and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen is trying to maintain a safe position but Monstra gets an underhook and turns Paulsen into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Monstra.
Monstra is looking to control Paulsen's arms but Paulsen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Monstra has his back to the cage.
Monstra lands a right hand.
Monstra leaning against his opponent.
Nice body punch from Paulsen.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Monstra working aggressively here.
Monstra has a couple of punches blocked by Paulsen.
Monstra can't break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Paulsen.
Monstra lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paulsen is working Monstra over against the cage.
Monstra takes a shot to the head.
Paulsen scores with a shot to the side of Monstra's head.
Paulsen prevents a body shot from Monstra.
Paulsen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen blocks an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting on Monstra's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Paulsen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Monstra.
Monstra throws a punch but it's blocked by Paulsen.
Monstra can't break the clinch.
Monstra has a couple of punches blocked by Paulsen.
Paulsen is leaning against Monstra and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Paulsen.
Monstra'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.
Paulsen lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Paulsen.
Paulsen misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paulsen.
Monstra looking to stall.
Monstra pressing his opponent against the cage.
Monstra misses with a body punch.
Monstra trying to stall but Paulsen improves his position.
Paulsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Monstra slows down the pace here.
Paulsen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Monstra's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen lands a shoulder strike.
Monstra is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Paulsen tries to pull guard but Monstra holds him up against the cage and eventually Paulsen drops back down to his feet.
Nice body punch from Monstra - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Monstra.
A short body shot lands from Paulsen as the two fighters clinch.
Monstra slowing the pace effectively.
Monstra misses with a body punch.
Monstra is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Paulsen is keeping busy.
Paulsen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paulsen scores with a decent looking hook.
Monstra takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Monstra looks gassed!
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!
Paulsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Paulsen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Monstra's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Paulsen misses the shot to the body.
Paulsen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Paulsen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monstra.
Monstra scores with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Paulsen.
Monstra lands a jab-cross combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Monstra checks a leg kick.
Jan Paulsen is winning the standup battle so far.
Paulsen misses with a looping right.
Paulsen misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Paulsen misses.
Paulsen takes a swing at Monstra's ribcage but misses.
Paulsen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Paulsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Monstra is just out of range.
Marcus Monstra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monstra just misses with a punch to the body.
Paulsen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Paulsen ducks under a wild hook from Monstra.
Monstra punishes Paulsen's body with a nice straight punch.
Monstra lands with a straight right. Paulsen didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen sizes up Monstra with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Paulsen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Monstra has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Monstra and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Paulsen - that will leave a mark!
Monstra throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Paulsen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Paulsen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monstra.
Paulsen wants to land a leg kick but Monstra is out of range.
Paulsen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Monstra counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Monstra throws a lazy right hand but Paulsen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paulsen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Monstra connects with a right hand. Paulsen shakes it off.
Monstra throws a hook but Paulsen avoids it easily.
Monstra misses with a jab, cross combination.
Monstra digs a good body shot into Paulsen's ribs.
Monstra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paulsen moves away.
Paulsen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monstra.
Nice body punch from Monstra.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circle momentarily. Monstra darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Monstra.
Paulsen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Monstra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Monstra goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Paulsen misses with a wild body shot.
Paulsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Monstra.
Paulsen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Paulsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monstra.
Paulsen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Monstra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paulsen.
Monstra throws the left hand but Paulsen avoids the punch easily.
Paulsen avoids the body shot from Monstra.
Paulsen misses with a wild body shot.
Paulsen loads up on a big right hand but Monstra slips the punch.
Paulsen moves out of range of the strikes.
Paulsen misses the shot to the body.
Paulsen swings for the body but Monstra moves out of range.
Paulsen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monstra works Paulsen's body with a nice hook.
Monstra swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Monstra swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Monstra throws a lazy right hand but Paulsen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paulsen throws a jab when Monstra was well out of range.
Paulsen missing with a left hand there. Monstra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Monstra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Monstra.
Monstra misses the shot to the body.
Monstra connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Paulsen slips under a jab from Monstra.
Paulsen tries to land a leg kick but Monstra saw it coming and moves away.
Monstra lands a glancing blow to the side of Paulsen's head.
Monstra looks to land a left hand but Paulsen moved out of range nicely.
Monstra moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Monstra is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Paulsen lands a nice looking body shot.
Monstra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paulsen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monstra misses with a hook.
Monstra takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Paulsen misses with a wild body shot.
Paulsen lands with a nice body punch.
Monstra is breathing heavily.
Paulsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Monstra misses the shot to the body.
Monstra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paulsen.
Monstra takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Monstra takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Paulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paulsen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Monstra fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paulsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Monstra.
Monstra fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Paulsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Monstra throws out the jab.
Paulsen moves out of range as Monstra strikes.
Monstra looks to throw the jab but Paulsen is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marcus Monstra will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Marcus Monstra's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Paulsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monstra.
Monstra bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Paulsen's head.
Monstra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paulsen throws a lazy right hand but Monstra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Monstra misses.
Paulsen looks for the body kick but Monstra saw that one coming.
Paulsen works Monstra's body with a nice hook.
Paulsen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Monstra at a distance.
Paulsen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Paulsen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Monstra cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paulsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Monstra sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paulsen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Monstra. Monstra circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Paulsen scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paulsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paulsen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Monstra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Paulsen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Monstra has time to react.
Paulsen thuds a left hand into Monstra's body.
Monstra slips a jab from Paulsen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monstra takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Paulsen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Monstra slips under a jab from Paulsen.
Paulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monstra moves away.
Paulsen moves into range and clinches up with Monstra.
Paulsen lands a hook that snaps the head of Monstra backwards.
Monstra throws a punch but it's blocked by Paulsen.
Monstra wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Paulsen as Monstra tries to tie him up.
Paulsen digs a right hand into Monstra's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Monstra's gas tank.
Monstra being controlled against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Paulsen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monstra is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Paulsen misses with the head strike.
Paulsen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Monstra misses with a kick to the body.
Paulsen misses with a looping left.
Monstra takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Paulsen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Monstra. That did some damage!
Paulsen lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monstra takes one to the side of the head.
Monstra tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Paulsen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Paulsen lands with a right hand.
Paulsen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Monstra moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Paulsen fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen swings for the body but Monstra moves out of range.
Monstra throws a looping overhand right but Paulsen ducks down to avoid it.
Paulsen scoring well with a low kick there.
Paulsen throws a hook to the side of Monstra's head but Monstra sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paulsen doesn't manage to clinch there - Monstra circles away.
Monstra fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Paulsen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Paulsen tries to clinch but Monstra is having none of it.
Paulsen throws a lazy right hand but Monstra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paulsen sizes up Monstra with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Paulsen throws a looping overhand right but Monstra ducks down to avoid it.
Paulsen scores with a nice right hand.
Monstra uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paulsen.
Paulsen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Monstra throws a nice looking combination but Paulsen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Paulsen cracks a nice hook into Monstra's ribs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Paulsen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monstra misses the jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Paulsen.
Paulsen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Paulsen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Monstra. That did some damage!
Paulsen throws a head kick that Monstra semi-blocks.
Paulsen tests Monstra's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Monstra walks into a straight right hand from Paulsen.
Monstra takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Paulsen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Monstra can do to turn this around?
A combination from Paulsen does no damage.
Paulsen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Monstra doesn't seem bothered though.
Paulsen lands with a nice body kick.
Monstra's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paulsen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Paulsen tries to clinch up but Monstra circles away and keeps his distance.
Monstra takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Paulsen avoids the body shot from Monstra.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Paulsen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Paulsen 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Paulsen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Kharinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lester Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kharinov comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - For Whom The Bell Tolls. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergey Kharinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lester Pearson!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kharinov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Kharinov.
Kharinov throws a series of strikes that have Pearson backpedaling.
Kharinov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kharinov throws a jab when Pearson was well out of range.
Pearson misses with a hook. Kharinov ducked under it nicely.
Nice jab there from Kharinov.
Pearson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pearson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pearson misses with a hook.
Kharinov cracks the inside of Pearson's front leg.
Pearson throws a looping overhand right but Kharinov ducks down to avoid it.
Kharinov lands with an overhand left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pearson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A lazy left from Kharinov finds it's target.
Kharinov is looking to land body kicks.
Pearson misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharinov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kharinov lands a nice shot to the body.
Kharinov lands a jab to Pearson's midsection.
Kharinov throws a combination. Pearson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pearson looks gassed!
A nice leg kick lands there from Kharinov.
Kharinov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kharinov sizes up Pearson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kharinov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pearson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pearson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice body kick from Kharinov.
Pearson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pearson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kharinov connects with a solid leg kick.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Kharinov! Pearson is out on his feet! Kharinov rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Pearson is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Pearson is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergey Kharinov!
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