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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Notorious Lawyer (ranked 7590 p4p, 625 weight class) and Scott Lagrange (ranked 5965 p4p, 573 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Notorious Lawyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scott Lagrange!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawyer has closed the distance and engaged Lagrange in a clinch.
Lagrange leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lawyer pulls guard effortlessly.
Lagrange trying to control the position from guard on top but Lawyer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lawyer wants to stand but Lagrange is controlling the position.
Lawyer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lagrange is looking to work some ground and pound but Lawyer has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lawyer throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawyer trying to control the position.
Lagrange wants to control from the top but Lawyer keeps moving.
Lagrange postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lawyer 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawyer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lagrange's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lagrange in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lagrange working some strikes from top position.
Lawyer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lagrange manages to get himself to full guard.
Lawyer looking to pass the guard.
Lawyer postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lagrange is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lawyer, into his guard.
Lawyer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lawyer tries to get out of the position.
Lawyer keeping moving, preventing Lagrange from controlling successfully.
Lawyer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lagrange keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lawyer's head.
Lawyer is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lagrange stands up over Lawyer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lagrange scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lagrange got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lawyer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lagrange has managed to get both his arms back between Lawyer's legs - danger averted.
Lawyer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lawyer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lagrange landing some decent shots from guard.
Lagrange chips away with some ground and pound.
Lagrange keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lawyer's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lagrange postures up and lands a big shot to Lawyer's brow.
Lagrange looking to sit in guard and control but Lawyer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lagrange tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lawyer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lawyer passes into half guard.
Lagrange is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawyer seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Lawyer is looking to take a break and control but Lagrange is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lawyer seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Lagrange keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lagrange trying to get back to full guard but Lawyer takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Lagrange is desperately trying to improve his position but Lawyer has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lawyer raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Scott Lagrange will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lagrange shoots in and drives through. Lawyer sprawls well.
Lagrange shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lawyer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lawyer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lagrange is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lawyer wants to sweep but no luck.
Lawyer trying to keep a closed guard but Lagrange is proving a slippery customer.
Lagrange throws a strike but Lawyer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lagrange has momentary wrist control but Lawyer slips an elbow through the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lagrange wants to sweep here but Lawyer controlling him for the moment.
Lawyer trying to control the position from guard on top but Lagrange is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lawyer trying to move into half guard but instead Lagrange has managed to sweep!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawyer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lagrange trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lawyer looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Lawyer wants to improve his position but instead Lagrange has moved into half guard.
Lagrange sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lawyer defending well though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lagrange connects with a nice short shot to Lawyer's temple.
Lagrange is thwarting Lawyer's attempts to control the position.
Lawyer wants to get back to his feet.
Lagrange not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lagrange looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lawyer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lawyer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lagrange scores with a couple of nice shots.
Scott Lagrange has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lagrange trying to control the action but Lawyer is working from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lawyer manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lagrange landing with the ground and pound.
Lagrange postures up.
Lawyer wants to sweep but no luck.
Lagrange content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lagrange postures up in Lawyer's guard and throws a big left but Lawyer blocks it.
Lagrange is in close to Lawyer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lawyer has his foot on Lagrange's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lagrange works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lagrange working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lagrange must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lawyer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lawyer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lagrange can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lagrange with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lagrange cracks Lawyer with a solid left hand.
Lawyer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lagrange trying to control the position from guard on top but Lawyer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lagrange cracks Lawyer with a solid left hand.
Lawyer is rocked!
Lagrange working some strikes from top position.
Oh Lawyer is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lagrange working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lagrange is working Lawyer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lagrange gets to his feet and stands over Lawyer, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Lawyer felt that one! Lagrange unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Lawyer from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Lagrange!
A very excited looking Scott Lagrange rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Denker (ranked 4975 p4p, 469 weight class) and Edwin Marquez (ranked 4820 p4p, 527 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonathan Denker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edwin Marquez!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denker tries for a takedown but Marquez circles away easily
and Marquez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marquez lands a big right hand that sends Denker crashing to the mat! Marquez stays standing though and waves Denker back to his feet!
Denker is rocked!
Denker glances at the clock... BAM! Marquez nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Denker crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Denker is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edwin Marquez!
Edwin Marquez took some time post fight to say the following; 'I hate your face. But, like, really. I really hate your face and I enjoyed getting the chance to make you uglier, Sam.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Benson Nextwill (ranked 4760 p4p, 521 weight class) and Rakan Alrashed (ranked 5774 p4p, 564 weight class). The key to victory for Benson Nextwill has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benson Nextwill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rakan Alrashed!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nextwill is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Alrashed dives in and grabs Nextwill's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nextwill pushes down on Alrashed's head and hops out.
Alrashed has his takedown stuffed
and Nextwill counters with a nice uppercut.
Good shot there by Nextwill.
Nextwill lands a lovely overhand right.
Alrashed is rocked!
Nextwill lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Alrashed - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Nextwill!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Benson Nextwill!
After the fight, Benson Nextwill was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timo Virtanen (ranked 5996 p4p, 493 weight class) and Niko Marcell (ranked 4407 p4p, 421 weight class). Niko Marcell is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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287 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Virtanen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Niko Marcell!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcell gets the takedown into side control.
Virtanen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Marcell scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Virtanen to see if he's OK.
Virtanen seems a little lost for a moment, as Marcell dominates the positioning.
Marcell lands an elbow.
Marcell scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Virtanen to see if he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Virtanen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Virtanen is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Marcell asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Marcell looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Marcell landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Virtanen tries to bench press Marcell off him but Marcell keeps the position.
Marcell scores with a couple of short elbows.
It looks like Timo Virtanen has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcell scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Virtanen to see if he's OK.
Marcell wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Virtanen, who protects the arm well.
Virtanen gets back to half guard.
Marcell is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Marcell lands a nice short elbow.
Virtanen is trying to stand back up but Marcell is controlling him
Marcell prevents Virtanen from improving his position.
Marcell lands a big elbow - Virtanen is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Marcell!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Niko Marcell!
Niko Marcell is the new heavyweight champion!
Niko Marcell decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shurui Fumetsu (ranked 5626 p4p, 555 weight class) and Ryszard Wojcik (ranked 4136 p4p, 476 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shurui Fumetsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryszard Wojcik!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wojcik cracks Fumetsu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fumetsu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ryszard Wojcik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fumetsu darts in trying to clinch
and Wojcik counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wojcik scores with a body shot.
Wojcik throws a right hand that Fumetsu ducks under and follows up with a left that Fumetsu also avoids with ease.
Wojcik closes the distance and pushes Fumetsu back into the cage.
Wojcik cracks Fumetsu with a nice body shot.
Fumetsu is breathing heavily.
Wojcik lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wojcik lands a right hand.
Wojcik lands with a light punch inside.
Wojcik lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wojcik lands with a short shot to the head.
Wojcik lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wojcik lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wojcik.
Wojcik lands a nice uppercut.
Fumetsu is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Wojcik.
Oh Fumetsu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wojcik creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Fumetsu with a big uppercut! Fumetsu tries to clinch up but Wojcik pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Fumetsu to the mat! Fumetsu covers up and Wojcik unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ryszard Wojcik!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Allen (ranked 3515 p4p, 280 weight class) and Magnus Pulmber (ranked 6028 p4p, 384 weight class). 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 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Magnus Pulmber!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulmber throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Allen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Allen.
Allen won't allow Pulmber to sweep him here.
Allen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pulmber utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Allen trying to control the position from guard on top but Pulmber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pulmber striking off his back but it's not causing Allen any problems.
Allen controlling from the top position.
Allen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulmber working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Allen.
Allen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Allen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pulmber dives on top into guard.
Allen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pulmber doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pulmber manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen controlling Pulmber's posture.
Allen keeping moving, preventing Pulmber from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Allen is on top in guard.
Allen wants to control from the top but Pulmber keeps moving.
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.
Allen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Allen postures up and lands a big shot to Pulmber's brow.
Allen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pulmber is trying to keep Allen in close.
Allen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Allen is working Pulmber over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Allen landing with the ground and pound.
Allen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pulmber swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Allen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pulmber's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen postures up and lands a big shot to Pulmber's brow.
Allen chips away with some ground and pound.
Allen stands up over Pulmber, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Allen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pulmber is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Allen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Allen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Allen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Allen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Allen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Allen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pulmber's head.
Allen is working Pulmber over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pulmber working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Allen.
Allen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pulmber is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pulmber can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Allen controls the pace.
Allen landing with the ground and pound.
Allen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Allen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Allen lands a couple of elbows.
Allen scoring with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Allen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Allen scoring with some ground and pound.
Allen landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Allen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pulmber defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Allen.
Pulmber has Allen up against the cage in a clinch.
Pulmber is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Allen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Allen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pulmber pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Allen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Allen tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pulmber pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pulmber shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pulmber showed some decent athleticism there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulmber is thwarting Allen's attempts to control the position.
Pulmber is trying to work for a kimura but Allen is defending well.
Allen gets back to full guard.
Allen trying to control the position here.
Pulmber won't allow Allen to sweep him here.
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.
Allen managing to control the position.
Pulmber trying to control but Allen is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bruce Allen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Allen shoots in but Pulmber avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pulmber steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Allen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen misses with a takedown attempt - Pulmber sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pulmber has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Allen is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Pulmber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pulmber lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pulmber falls off balance throwing a combination
and Allen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pulmber makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pulmber.
Allen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Allen landing with the ground and pound.
Allen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Allen chips away with some ground and pound.
Allen is in close to Pulmber's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pulmber wants to stand but Allen is controlling the position.
Allen wants to control from the top but Pulmber keeps moving.
Bruce Allen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Allen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Allen preventing the sweep.
Allen stands up over Pulmber, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Magnus Pulmber will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A right-left combo lands from Pulmber.
Pulmber clinches.
Allen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pulmber is defending well.
Pulmber is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pulmber lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Pulmber prevents Allen from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Allen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Allen is on top in guard.
Pulmber not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Allen stands up over Pulmber, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Allen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Allen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Allen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Allen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Allen scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Allen with a nice head shot there.
Allen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Allen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pulmber is on top in guard.
Allen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Allen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Allen stands up over Pulmber, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pulmber looking to hit a scissor sweep but Allen is one step ahead there.
Allen lands a couple of elbows.
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!
Allen working some strikes from top position.
Allen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Allen wants to control from the top but Pulmber keeps moving.
Pulmber is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Allen cracks Pulmber with a solid left hand.
Allen preventing the sweep.
Allen lands a couple of elbows.
Allen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pulmber's head.
Allen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pulmber can do to turn this around?
Allen is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Allen landing some decent shots from guard.
Allen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Allen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Allen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Allen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Allen 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Allen!
After winning the bout, Bruce Allen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petiah Mathis (ranked 3122 p4p, 425 weight class) and Lars Larsen (ranked 7218 p4p, 624 weight class). Lars Larsen looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petiah Mathis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lars Larsen!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathis looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Larsen looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Mathis is nestled in close to Larsen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mathis stands up from half guard.
Mathis gets in close and tags Larsen with a short punch that almost sends Larsen to the mat! Oh Larsen is in big trouble! He turns his back on Mathis, trying to create some distance but Mathis rushes him, striking wildly and Larsen goes down! The referee tackles Mathis into the cage to end the fight! Mathis is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Petiah Mathis!
Petiah Mathis very nearly forgot to thank Dr. Dogood (160 quality for $135) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between George Red (ranked 2352 p4p, 209 weight class) and Oleg Razor (ranked 3763 p4p, 293 weight class). Oleg Razor struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Oleg Razor looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Red!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Razor!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red thuds his right hand into Razor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Razor forces Red back against the cage and clinches.
Razor is pressed up against the cage. Red has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Razor down to the mat. Razor avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Razor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Red, pushing him back against the cage.
Razor taking a breather.
Razor prevents the takedown attempt.
Razor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Razor is fighting off a takedown attempt but Red is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Razor to the mat. Razor regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Red forces his way into half guard.
Red is pressing down on Razor's thigh, looking to free his foot. Razor is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Red seems content to control.
Razor tries to get to full guard but Red has control of the leg.
Red wants to work for an arm triangle but Razor is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Red thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Razor's head.
Red stops Razor from getting back to his feet.
Razor is looking to improve his position.
Red has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Red is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Razor!
Red scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red prevents Razor from getting the reversal.
Red quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Red but it's paid off an Razor is forced to tap! Nice work by Red.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). George Red!
After the fight, George Red was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Oleg Razor was interviewed post fight and said 'One Razor down, many more to come.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Morgan (ranked 1667 p4p, 197 weight class) and Nelson Quinteros (ranked 1175 p4p, 137 weight class). Jesse Morgan had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight 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 New York, Jesse Morgan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nelson Quinteros!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan misses with a double jab.
Quinteros sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Quinteros misses with a two punch combination.
Morgan looks to land a combination but Quinteros avoids it well.
Morgan swings widly with a right hand
and Quinteros cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Quinteros gets a clinch.
Morgan can't break the clinch.
Quinteros avoiding damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Morgan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
I was talking to Morgan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quinteros tries to land a knee to the head but Morgan blocks with his arms.
Quinteros using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morgan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinteros swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Quinteros stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Morgan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morgan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Quinteros throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morgans head.
Quinteros lands a hook that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Morgan takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Jesse Morgan has been cut.
Quinteros tries to land a knee to the head but Morgan blocks with his arms.
Quinteros lands a body shot in the clinch.
Quinteros lands a shoulder strike.
Quinteros struggles to land a body shot inside as Morgan controls his hands.
Quinteros has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Morgan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Quinteros can turn it around.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Quinteros takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Quinteros.
Morgan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Quinteros throws a knee to the head but misses.
Quinteros misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morgan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quinteros tries a knee to the head but Morgan blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan is trying to break the clinch but Quinteros is controlling him.
Quinteros with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Quinteros pushes Morgan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Quinteros throws a head punch that misses.
Quinteros working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Morgan wants to get back to striking at distance but Quinteros won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinteros lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Quinteros tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Quinteros lands a knee to the head.
Quinteros tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morgan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Quinteros fails to land.
Morgan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quinteros tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Quinteros with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Quinteros tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morgan's elbow.
Quinteros tries to land a knee to the head but Morgan blocks with his arms.
Quinteros lands a hook that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Morgan is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinteros leaning against his opponent.
Quinteros manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Morgan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Quinteros showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a straight left.
Morgan lands with a straight right. Quinteros didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan throws a jab but it's blocked by Quinteros.
Quinteros comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Quinteros lands a left and a right that send Morgan crashing to the mat, dazed. Quinteros thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Morgan is rocked!
Quinteros lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morgan circles away quickly and effectively.
Morgan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Oh Morgan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Quinteros lands with a right and another and another! Morgan is in big trouble! Quinteros lands again and this time it's lights out for Morgan! A quality knockout there for Quinteros.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nelson Quinteros! Nelson Quinteros retains his welterweight title!
Our winner, Nelson Quinteros, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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