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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fabrizio Iacomelli (ranked 25264 p4p, 604 weight class) and Nathanial Roesler (ranked 5986 p4p, 527 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fabrizio Iacomelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nathanial Roesler!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iacomelli swats away the attempt to clinch by Roesler.
Roesler dives in and scores a takedown into Iacomelli's guard.
Iacomelli wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Roesler manages to pass to side control.
Roesler is working for a kimura but Iacomelli is defending it quite comfortably.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roesler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roesler thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Iacomelli's head.
Roesler throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Roesler is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
It looks like Roesler might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Roesler is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roesler controlling the action here.
Iacomelli avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Roesler.
Roesler controlling the action here.
Roesler decides to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roesler listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Roesler shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Roesler was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Iacomelli tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Roesler has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Iacomelli is defending well but eventually Roesler manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Iacomelli has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nathanial Roesler!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kasper Satan (ranked 7538 p4p, 638 weight class) and Uniesky Santaban (ranked 6544 p4p, 606 weight class). Uniesky Santaban has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kasper Satan's chin.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kasper Satan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Uniesky Santaban!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satan swings for the body but Santaban moves out of range.
Satan looks to score with a jab to the body but Santaban is just out of range.
Santaban shoots in but Satan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Satan misses with the combination.
Santaban dodges the punch combination from Satan.
Satan lands an overhand right.
Santaban scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Santaban throws a body kick that misses
and Satan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Satan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Santaban lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Satan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Satan working hard to break the clinch.
Santaban is trying to drag Satan to the mat but Satan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Satan tries to break free but Santaban pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Satan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Satan is trying to push Santaban away but Santaban has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Satan tries to break the clinch but Santaban is controlling the position.
Satan is pressed up against the cage. Santaban has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Satan down to the mat. Satan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kasper Satan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uniesky Santaban.
Satan looks to land a left hand but Santaban moved out of range nicely.
Satan throws a series of punches but Santaban avoids them all with ease.
Satan cracks Santaban with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Santaban shoots in looking for a takedown but Satan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Santaban's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Satan throws a shot from downtown. Santaban moves away and avoids it.
Satan looks to land a right hand but Santaban moved out of range.
Santaban misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santaban changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Satan tries to avoid it but Santaban manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Satan to the ground. Satan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Santaban has a takedown stuffed.
Santaban slips a straight right by Satan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santaban shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Satan as he jumps to the side.
Santaban dodges the punch combination from Satan.
A right-left combo lands from Satan.
It looks like Uniesky Santaban has been cut.
Santaban lands a left and a right that send Satan crashing to the mat, dazed. Santaban thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Satan is rocked!
It looks like Kasper Satan has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santaban avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oh Satan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kasper Satan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santaban with a hook.
Santaban throws a leg kick but Satan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Santaban gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Satan seems to have got his legs back now.
Santaban drags the fight down to the ground.
Satan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Santaban is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Satan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Satan wants to control from the top but Santaban keeps moving.
Satan gets to his feet - Santaban follows without any prompting.
Santaban fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Satan, pushing him back against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Satan has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Santaban pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Santaban.
Santaban darts in and clinches Satan up against the cage.
Santaban has Satan pressed against the cage, preventing Satan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Satan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Satan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Satan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Santaban has him pressed against the cage.
Santaban is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Satan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Santaban lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Satan backwards.
Santaban keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Satan's efforts to push away.
Satan working hard to break the clinch.
Satan can't break the clinch.
Santaban jumps guard.
Santaban being controlled here, momentarily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Satan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Santaban is trying to keep Satan in close.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Santaban can do anything to dispel that myth.
Satan with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kasper Satan will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Satan misses with a few strikes there.
Santaban closes this distance looking for a takedown but Satan circles away.
Some wild striking there from Satan.
Satan swinging wildly here.
Santaban clinches with his opponent.
Santaban fails to pull guard.
Santaban slows down the pace here.
Satan has had enough of the clinch but Santaban keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santaban tries for a takedown but Satan manages to get underhooks.
Kasper Satan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uniesky Santaban.
Satan is looking to break free of the clinch but Santaban has double underhooks.
Santaban ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Santaban no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Satan with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Satan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Santaban preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Satan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Satan won't allow Santaban to sweep him here.
Satan gets to his feet - Santaban follows without any prompting.
Santaban instigates a clinch.
Satan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Satan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Santaban has him pressed against the cage.
Santaban has Satan pressed against the cage, preventing Satan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Satan can't break the clinch.
Santaban has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Satan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Satan tries to break free but Santaban pushes him back against the cage.
Santaban'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.
Satan breaks from the clinch.
Santaban lands a jab-cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santaban shoots in looking for a takedown but Satan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Santaban's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A counter left hand to the body from Satan misses its target.
Satan throws a hook but Santaban blocks it.
Santaban ducks under a wild hook from Satan.
Satan leaves Santaban with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Santaban displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Satan throws out the jab.
Santaban is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Santaban lands with a nice body punch.
Satan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santaban.
Santaban moves away from the strike by Satan.
Santaban rushes Satan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santaban breaks from the clinch.
Santaban lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Santaban pushes Satan up against the cage in a clinch.
Santaban prevents Satan from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santaban jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Satan walks away with a smile on his face. Santaban gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Santaban misses with a body kick.
Satan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Satan wants it to stay on the feet.
Santaban gets a clinch.
The referee calls for Santaban to work.
Santaban tries to pull guard but Satan won't allow it.
Satan wants to break free but Santaban has control.
Satan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Santaban looking for a takedown.
Santaban drops down looking for an ankle pick but Satan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kasper Satan is winning the standup battle so far.
Santaban slips a jab and a cross from Satan.
Satan misses with the combination.
Kasper Satan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santaban tries a head kick but it misses.
Santaban closes the distance and pushes Satan back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santaban wants the takedown. Satan is fighting it off but Santaban persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Satan's guard against the cage.
Satan is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Santaban presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santaban lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Satan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Santaban is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Satan pulls Santaban into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Satan pushes Santaban off and scrambles back to his feet.
Satan throws a combination that misses
and Santaban counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santaban dives in for a single leg takedown but Satan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Santaban moves into range and clinches up with Satan.
Santaban wants to take the fight to the mat but Satan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Satan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Santaban has him pressed against the cage.
Santaban breaks the clinch.
Santaban instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Uniesky Santaban will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Satan throws a series of punches but Santaban moves out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Santaban or perhaps it was just good defense by Satan, which made it look bad.
Santaban closes the distance and clinches up with Satan, looking for a takedown. Santaban pushes Satan against the cage but Satan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Satan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Satan throws a jab when Santaban was well out of range.
Satan with a hook.
Satan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santaban misses with a takedown attempt - Satan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kasper Satan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uniesky Santaban.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Satan misses the target.
A punch combination from Satan misses.
Satan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Satan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Satan just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satan misses with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santaban fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santaban clinches.
Satan stops a takedown attempt from Santaban.
Satan is pressed up against the cage. Santaban has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Satan down to the mat. Satan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Satan looks to score with a jab to the body but Santaban is just out of range.
Santaban is trying hard to land a takedown here. Satan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Satan stuffs the takedown.
Satan just misses with a punch to the body.
Satan throws an overhand right that lands on Santaban's shoulder, as Santaban tries to avoid the shot.
Santaban fails to land the takedown.
Satan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Satan swinging wildly here.
Despite the aggression on Santaban's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santaban clinches.
Santaban leaning against his opponent.
Santaban breaks the clinch.
Satan tries to bum rush Santaban with a series of wild strikes but Santaban uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Satan misses with an uppercut
and Santaban counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Satan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santaban shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Satan but Satan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Santaban uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Satan.
Satan throws a series of punches but Santaban avoids them all with ease.
Santaban shoots in looking for a takedown but Satan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Santaban's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Satan enables Santaban to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Satan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Santaban must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santaban stands and throws Satan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Santaban lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Satan down.
Santaban is looking to take a break and control but Satan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Satan throws Santaban to one side and escapes!
Santaban shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Santaban is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Satan wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satan is staying active underneath Santaban, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Satan kicks Santaban off and gets back to his feet.
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!
Santaban clinches.
Satan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Santaban after a bit of a struggle.
Satan wants to break free but Santaban has control.
Satan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Santaban has him pressed against the cage.
Satan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Santaban landing knees to the head.
Kasper Satan's cut is getting worse.
Santaban tries for a takedown. No joy.
Satan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Santaban.
Satan tries to break free but Santaban pushes him back against the cage.
Santaban ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Santaban no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Satan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kasper Satan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Satan 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Uniesky Santaban!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tiffani Grantham (ranked 6126 p4p, 375 weight class) and Harri Haaparanta (ranked 6332 p4p, 386 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tiffani Grantham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harri Haaparanta!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haaparanta blocks the body kick.
Grantham throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Haaparanta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grantham.
Haaparanta connects with a jab.
Haaparanta fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grantham, pushing him back against the cage.
Haaparanta being controlled against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Grantham.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Grantham for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Haaparanta lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Tiffani Grantham has been cut.
Haaparanta throws a knee to the head but misses.
Haaparanta breaks the clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Haaparanta crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Grantham - the referee stops the clock and Haaparanta gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Grantham. Haaparanta manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Haaparanta tries to bum rush Grantham with a series of wild strikes but Grantham uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grantham throws a quick counter head kick but Haaparanta was just out of range.
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!
Haaparanta throws a series of punches but Grantham avoids them all with ease.
Grantham lands a leg kick that knocks Haaparanta off balance momentarily.
Haaparanta doesn't manage to clinch there - Grantham circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haaparanta throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grantham throws a body kick that misses.
Haaparanta pushes Grantham up against the cage in a clinch.
Haaparanta manages to break the clinch.
Haaparanta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grantham.
Haaparanta misses with the combination.
Haaparanta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grantham jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Grantham moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Haaparanta misses with a two punch combination.
Grantham quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Haaparanta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Haaparanta backs away, Grantham returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Haaparanta throws a nice looking combination but Grantham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grantham looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grantham tries to land a front kick but Haaparanta steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Haaparanta misses the jab.
Grantham takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grantham looks to land a body kick but Haaparanta moved away.
Haaparanta swings widly with a right hand
and Grantham counters with a good, hard body kick but Haaparanta shrugs it off.
Haaparanta misses with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grantham. That's going to slow Haaparanta down.
Haaparanta throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grantham counters with a slapping leg kick.
Haaparanta throws a right and a left that Grantham avoids nicely.
Grantham dodges the punch combination from Haaparanta.
Haaparanta moves out of range as Grantham throws a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Haaparanta.
Grantham throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Haaparanta throws a right hand that Grantham ducks under and follows up with a left that Grantham also avoids with ease.
And Grantham counters with a quick kick to the body but Haaparanta blocks it.
Haaparanta swings for the body but Grantham moves out of range.
Grantham thinks about countering with a body kick.
Haaparanta moves out of range of the body kick.
Harri Haaparanta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haaparanta lands with a nice combination. Grantham backs away looking to recover.
Grantham avoids the head kick by Haaparanta.
Grantham connects with an inside leg kick.
Grantham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grantham fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Haaparanta.
Haaparanta misses with a double jab.
Grantham slips a jab and a cross from Haaparanta.
Haaparanta moves out of range of the body kick from Grantham.
Haaparanta is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Haaparanta looks to land a combination but Grantham avoids it well.
Haaparanta throws a combination that misses
and Grantham counters with a nice low kick that buckles Haaparanta's knee momentarily.
Haaparanta's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Haaparanta takes a head kick and keeps coming.
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!
That kick from Grantham tenderised Haaparanta's leg. Haaparanta is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grantham fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Haaparanta.
An inside leg kick lands from Grantham.
Grantham scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haaparanta fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haaparanta throws a series of punches but Grantham avoids them all with ease.
Grantham lands with a slapping head kick.
Haaparanta takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Haaparanta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haaparanta throws a combination that misses
and Grantham counters with an outside leg kick.
Grantham scores with a leg kick.
Haaparanta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haaparanta misses with a combination
and Grantham counters with a solid body kick.
Grantham lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haaparanta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haaparanta has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Grantham.
Grantham dodges the punch combination from Haaparanta.
Haaparanta clobbers Grantham with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harri Haaparanta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tiffani Grantham'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.
Haaparanta throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grantham counters with a slapping leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Haaparanta.
Grantham lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grantham. That's going to slow Haaparanta down.
Grantham lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch combination from Haaparanta misses.
Grantham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Haaparanta scores with a four punch combination!
Grantham is rocked!
Haaparanta tries to clinch but Grantham moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haaparanta tries to clinch there but Grantham circles away.
Haaparanta throws a combination that misses
and Grantham counters with a good low kick that Haaparanta was not able to check.
Haaparanta lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Grantham backs up against the cage.
Oh Grantham is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grantham misses with a low kick as Haaparanta jumps back.
Haaparanta is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Grantham uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haaparanta.
Grantham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good leg kick by Grantham there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Grantham seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haaparanta takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Grantham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grantham avoids the head kick by Haaparanta.
Harri Haaparanta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haaparanta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grantham thows a body kick. Haaparanta tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Grantham lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Grantham looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Haaparanta misses with a double jab.
Haaparanta misses with a double jab
and Grantham makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Haaparanta really felt that one!
Grantham throws a leg kick which misses Haaparanta's front leg but catches the back leg as Haaparanta tries to avoid it.
Grantham bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Grantham throws a body kick that misses.
Haaparanta misses with a head kick.
Haaparanta on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haaparanta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grantham circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grantham lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Haaparanta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grantham.
Grantham feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Haaparanta's calf.
Haaparanta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harri Haaparanta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grantham dodges the punch combination from Haaparanta.
Haaparanta fails to land with a series of punches.
Haaparanta is breathing heavily.
Grantham tries a head kick but it misses.
Haaparanta throws a right and a left that Grantham avoids nicely.
Grantham thuds his shin into the meat of Haaparanta's side.
Haaparanta throws a right hand that Grantham ducks under and follows up with a left that Grantham also avoids with ease.
Grantham looks to land a body kick but Haaparanta moved away.
Grantham gets tackled into the cage by Haaparanta. Haaparanta maintains the clinch.
Grantham has Haaparanta pressed against the cage.
Come on Grantham - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haaparanta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grantham has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grantham on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Haaparanta tries to land a knee to the head but Grantham blocks with his arms.
Grantham has had enough of the clinch but Haaparanta keeps him there for the moment.
Haaparanta scores with a knee to the head.
Haaparanta is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Haaparanta with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Haaparanta misses with a knee strike.
Grantham has Haaparanta pressed against the cage.
Grantham will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Haaparanta up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grantham tries to stall but Haaparanta uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Grantham manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Haaparanta with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Haaparanta tries to land a knee to the head but Grantham blocks with his arms.
Haaparanta looking to throw knees to the head but Grantham is blocking nicely.
Grantham trying to stall but Haaparanta improves his position.
Grantham avoids the elbow strike from Haaparanta, against the cage.
Haaparanta wants to take the fight to the mat but Grantham manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Grantham slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tiffani Grantham.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grantham.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Harri Haaparanta will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tiffani Grantham's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Grantham thumps Haaparanta with a low kick.
Haaparanta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haaparanta fails to land with a series of punches.
Haaparanta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haaparanta throws a series of punches but Grantham avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Haaparanta. Those never looked like landing.
Haaparanta misses with a two punch combination.
It appears Grantham was looking to counter with a kick there.
Haaparanta throws a right and a left that Grantham avoids nicely.
Haaparanta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Haaparanta throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grantham counters with a body kick that stops Haaparanta in his tracks momentarily.
Haaparanta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haaparanta chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grantham can pounce on him.
Grantham thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Haaparanta if he has to take too many more of those.
Haaparanta tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A good leg kick by Grantham.
Haaparanta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Haaparanta stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grantham.
Grantham avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grantham looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grantham chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grantham thumps Haaparanta with a low kick.
Grantham tries to land a front kick but Haaparanta steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Grantham blocks a head kick by Haaparanta.
Grantham lands a head kick. Haaparanta smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Grantham blocks a head kick by Haaparanta.
Grantham pushes Haaparanta away with a front kick.
Sloppy strikes from Haaparanta. Those never looked like landing.
Haaparanta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haaparanta throws a push kick but Grantham slaps the foot to one side.
Haaparanta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Haaparanta backs away, Grantham returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Grantham.
Grantham delivers a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grantham throws a push kick but Haaparanta slaps the foot to one side.
Grantham fakes the leg kick and cracks Haaparanta in the body.
Grantham connects with a solid leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Grantham.
Grantham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grantham thinks about countering with a head kick.
Haaparanta misses with a wild combination.
Grantham looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Haaparanta fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grantham looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Haaparanta takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grantham looks to land a body kick but Haaparanta moved away.
A good leg kick by Grantham.
Grantham showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haaparanta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haaparanta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grantham throws a nice outside leg kick.
That kick from Grantham tenderised Haaparanta's leg. Haaparanta is trying to keep his angry face on.
Haaparanta throws a series of punches but Grantham moves out of range.
Haaparanta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grantham circles away quickly and effectively.
Grantham scoring well with a low kick there.
Haaparanta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haaparanta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Haaparanta crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Grantham - the referee stops the clock and Haaparanta gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Grantham. Haaparanta manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Haaparanta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grantham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grantham throws a half hearted mid kick.
A combination from Haaparanta does no damage.
Grantham throws a quick counter kick to the body but Haaparanta avoids it.
Haaparanta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grantham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Grantham lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Grantham throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Haaparanta's head.
Haaparanta tries to bum rush Grantham with a series of wild strikes but Grantham uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haaparanta throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grantham counters with a low kick, right behind Haaparanta 's knee.
Grantham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grantham lands a nice looking kick to the body. Haaparanta takes a step back to recover.
Grantham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Haaparanta on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Haaparanta swinging wildly here.
Haaparanta misses with a two punch combination.
Grantham throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grantham throws a push kick but Haaparanta slaps the foot to one side.
Haaparanta throws a counter combo.
Grantham looks for the body kick but Haaparanta saw that one coming.
Grantham tries to land a leg kick but Haaparanta saw it coming and moves away.
Tiffani Grantham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harri Haaparanta is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haaparanta throws a head kick that half lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tiffani Grantham.
Well Haaparanta has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harri Haaparanta!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel King (ranked 24640 p4p, 660 weight class) and Glenn Lange (ranked 7679 p4p, 639 weight class). Daniel King has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glenn Lange!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lange closes this distance looking for a takedown but King circles away.
King cracks Lange with a good jab.
Good exchange - King coming out on top.
Lange with a lazy takedown attempt
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
Lange shoots in but King avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Daniel King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glenn Lange.
Lange misses with a takedown attempt
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lange fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lange gets cracked with a nice right hand there by King.
Lange is rocked!
Lange shoots in and drives through. King sprawls well.
Lange walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! King swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Daniel King!
A relieved looking Daniel King thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anders Sten (ranked 6184 p4p, 580 weight class) and Black Mamba (ranked 7731 p4p, 619 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anders Sten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Black Mamba!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sten shoots in for a double leg but Mamba sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Anders Sten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sten throws a head kick that Mamba semi-blocks.
It looks like Black Mamba has been cut.
Sten misses with a takedown
and Mamba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sten fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mamba avoids the head kick by Sten.
Mamba dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sten. That did some damage!
Mamba avoids the head kick by Sten.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamba scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mamba lands a head shot.
Mamba misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamba keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anders Sten. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mamba misses with a straight right.
An inside leg kick lands from Mamba.
Mamba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mamba thuds his right hand into Sten's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sten has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mamba breaks the clinch.
Mamba throws a leg kick that misses.
Sten is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sten moves out of range as Mamba strikes.
Sten throws a counter high kick but Mamba was just alert enough to avoid it.
Sten takes a swing at Mamba's ribcage but misses.
Sten shoots and misses
enabling Mamba to counter with a crisp jab.
A left lands for Mamba.
Sten gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mamba counters with a straight right hand.
Sten tries to clinch up but Mamba circles away and keeps his distance.
Mamba scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mamba throws a sloppy head kick and Sten moves out of range easily.
Sten throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A little jabbing left from Mamba on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sten wants to clinch
and Mamba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mamba scores with a body shot.
Mamba slaps away a takedown attempt from Sten, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mamba connects with a single shot there.
Mamba scores with a decent looking hook.
No luck for Sten with that takedown attempt.
Sten is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sten with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mamba to score with a decent uppercut.
Sten looks to land a combination. Mamba sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jab by Mamba.
Mamba moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mamba is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sten tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mamba swivels and escapes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mamba.
The fighters circling - Mamba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sten wants to clinch
and Mamba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Black Mamba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Black Mamba's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sten takes one to the side of the head.
Black Mamba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mamba cracks the inside of Sten's front leg.
Sten doesn't manage to clinch there - Mamba circles away.
Sten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anders Sten is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sten on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mamba moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sten bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mamba connects with a nice looking jab.
Mamba scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sten clinches.
Our sources have told us that Sten has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sten throws an elbow that misses.
Sten pushes off an throws an elbow but Mamba leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Mamba scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mamba lands a nice uppercut.
Sten looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mamba tries to break the clinch but Sten is controlling the position.
Sten lands an elbow inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mamba blocks an elbow strike from Sten.
Mamba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sten throws a right hand that Mamba ducks under and follows up with a left that Mamba also avoids with ease.
Mamba throws out a counter right but Sten avoids it with no problem.
Mamba swings widly with a right hand
and Sten counters with a series of strikes. Mamba will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sten misses with a takedown
and Mamba makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mamba swings for the body but Sten moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sten misses with a body shot.
Sten wants to clinch
and Mamba counters with a left and a right that stings Sten.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sten misses with a few strikes there.
Mamba has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Sten shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mamba counters with a nice uppercut.
Mamba lands with a hook. Sten tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mamba.
Mamba lands with a cross.
Sten looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sten takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Mamba finds it's target.
Sten misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
As Sten backs off Mamba throws a huge counter combo but Sten manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anders Sten. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab from Mamba.
Sten is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice combination there by Mamba.
Mamba scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sten in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mamba manages to avoid it.
Mamba's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mamba duly obliges.
Sten is rocked!
Mamba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sten shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mamba as he jumps to the side.
Mamba lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mamba explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Decent striking displayed by Mamba there.
Mamba lands with a hook. Sten tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Oh Sten is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mamba lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Black Mamba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Black Mamba's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Mamba. That's going to slow Sten down.
Sten seems to have got his legs back now.
Mamba sizes up Sten with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sten ducks under a wild hook from Mamba.
Sten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mamba lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Mamba.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Sten. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Sten shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mamba pinned against the cage. Mamba gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamba circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mamba counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sten wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sten shoots in but no luck this time.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mamba! But no joy.
Mamba tries to work over Sten's front leg with a kick but Sten checks it.
Sten throws a big counter combination but Mamba scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Black Mamba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mamba misses with a leg kick.
Sten throws a big counter combination but Mamba scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mamba.
Mamba throws a looping overhand right but Sten ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sten throws a combination that misses
and Mamba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Mamba.
Mamba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mamba lands a right hook to the body.
Mamba scores with a one two! Sten had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A low kick from Sten is predictable there
and Mamba counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Mamba swings widly with a right hand
and Sten counters with a stiff right hand.
Sten has Mamba up against the cage in a clinch.
Mamba makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mamba is looking to break free of the clinch but Sten has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamba breaks the clinch.
Mamba misses with an uppercut.
Mamba throws a series of strikes that have Sten backpedaling.
Mamba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sten sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mamba lands the left hand.
Mamba jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sten on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Donk. Mamba catches Sten right on the button with a cross.
Sten is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mamba connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mamba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sten fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sten shoots and misses
and Mamba counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anders Sten. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mamba lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mamba throws a series of strikes that have Sten backpedaling.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mamba.
Mamba throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mamba lands with a straight right. Sten didn't see that one coming.
Mamba fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mamba looks to land a left hand but Sten moved out of range nicely.
Anders Sten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mamba lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sten at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Black Mamba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mamba winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Black Mamba!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yamaz Ferkot (ranked 5459 p4p, 360 weight class) and Manny Perez (ranked 7148 p4p, 410 weight class). Manny Perez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yamaz Ferkot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Perez!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferkot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Perez moves out of range of the body kick.
A little jabbing left from Perez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ferkot misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ferkot really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Perez moves out of range of the leg kick from Ferkot.
Ferkot throws a lazy uppercut
and Perez counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick by Ferkot misses
and Ferkot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Perez works over Ferkot's head and body with a nice combination.
Ferkot attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Perez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Perez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ferkot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perez blocks a head kick by Ferkot.
Ferkot takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Perez blocks the body kick.
Ferkot has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ferkot is rocked!
Perez throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Ferkot's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Perez dives in looking to finish as Ferkot flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Perez's strikes! Perez is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Ferkot's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Ferkot was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manny Perez!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scott Hill (ranked 3656 p4p, 440 weight class) and Jaakko Ilmarinen (ranked 7994 p4p, 624 weight class). Jaakko Ilmarinen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Ilmarinen!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hill shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ilmarinen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hill won't allow Ilmarinen to get back to his feet.
Ilmarinen told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Hill stays in close to Ilmarinen's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ilmarinen wants to stand but Hill is controlling the position.
Hill slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ilmarinen prevents Hill from improving position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilmarinen is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hill is controlling him well.
We've been hearing good reports from Hill's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Hill tries to advance to mount but Ilmarinen denies him.
Hill in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill has an Americana. Ilmarinen didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Hill is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Hill hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Scott Hill!
Scott Hill thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Jaakko Ilmarinen spoke after the fight, saying 'Lucky rat I had flu'.
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