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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Horacio Bartolome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fight Pride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Horacio Bartolome had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Horacio Bartolome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fight Pride!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pride takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Horacio Bartolome has been cut.
Bartolome takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bartolome shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bartolome showed some decent athleticism there.
Pride is trying to stand up here but Bartolome is controlling him well.
Bartolome thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pride's head.
Ground and pound from Bartolome.
Bartolome is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pride sees it coming and defends easily.
Bartolome lands with a punch from half guard.
Bartolome 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bartolome content to control rather than advance.
Pride keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pride is trying is best to control the position here.
Bartolome thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pride's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartolome is working for a kimura but Pride is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bartolome thows a huge punch but Pride dodges it nicely.
Bartolome thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bartolome not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A head kick misses from Pride.
Bartolome moves out of range of the body kick from Pride.
Pride misses with a kick to the body.
Bartolome circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pride with a poor takedown
and Bartolome counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pride looks to land a left hand but Bartolome moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bartolome shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bartolome is working for a kimura but Pride is defending it quite comfortably.
Bartolome wants to control but Pride is keeping him busy.
Bartolome looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bartolome is breathing heavily.
Pride won't allow Bartolome to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome is looking to pass Pride's guard but actually Pride recovers to full guard.
Pride not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bartolome is looking to work some ground and pound but Pride has wrist control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bartolome trying to control but Pride is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pride throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bartolome counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pride's guard now.
Bartolome trying to control but Pride is working from the bottom.
Bartolome forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bartolome trying to control the pace.
Bartolome lands strikes from half guard.
Bartolome thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pride's head.
Bartolome wants to take a breather but Pride is having none of it.
Pride tries to kick Bartolome off but Bartolome keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bartolome is trying to control the action in half guard but Pride is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bartolome not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bartolome shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pride's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Horacio Bartolome dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Horacio Bartolome's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bartolome scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bartolome wants to control but Pride is keeping him busy.
Bartolome in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bartolome trying to control the position but Pride is working away.
Bartolome taking a break here but Pride is having none of it and regains half guard.
Bartolome wants to work for an arm triangle but Pride is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pride regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bartolome.
Bartolome stops Pride from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pride shoots and misses
and Bartolome counters with a shoot takedown. Pride fights it but they end up in guard.
Bartolome thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pride looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bartolome trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pride being controlled here, momentarily.
Pride can't keep his opponent in guard - Bartolome advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bartolome wants to take a breather but Pride is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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. Bartolome connects with a nice short shot to Pride's temple.
Bartolome is looking for a kimura but Pride is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bartolome to get the leverage.
Bartolome looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pride is defending against the submission attempts here by Bartolome.
Bartolome looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bartolome throwing shots but Pride is blocking nicely.
Bartolome thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pride's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bartolome closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pride to the mat! Pride manages to get full guard.
Bartolome working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bartolome trying to control the position from guard on top but Pride is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Horacio Bartolome overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bartolome pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pride is keeping the position for now.
Bartolome wants to control from the top but Pride keeps moving.
Bartolome throws a strike but Pride rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bartolome is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pride defends well.
Pride has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bartolome is proving hard to escape from.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pride shoots and misses
and Bartolome counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bartolome trying to control but Pride is working from the bottom.
Pride avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pride working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bartolome.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Horacio Bartolome dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Horacio Bartolome's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bartolome throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pride gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bartolome to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Pride is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bartolome stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pride swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bartolome is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pride wriggles free and stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartolome shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pride's guard.
Pride avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bartolome throws a big right hand that misses.
Bartolome prevents Pride from getting back to his feet.
Bartolome is looking to work some ground and pound but Pride has wrist control.
Bartolome trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bartolome tries to free his leg and advance position but Pride is retaining full guard.
Bartolome trying to control but Pride is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pride throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bartolome counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pride's guard now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pride avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bartolome throws a big right hand that misses.
Bartolome tries to free his leg and advance position but Pride is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bartolome accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bartolome trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bartolome has gone for a leg lock! Pride slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bartolome's guard.
Pride wants to stand but Bartolome is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bartolome manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome thowing shots but they're missing.
Bartolome lands a heavy elbow.
Bartolome goes for an armbar but Pride turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Pride.
Bartolome is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bartolome looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pride is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bartolome is looking to sweep but instead, Pride has passed into half guard.
Pride tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Fight Pride has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pride is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Bartolome is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pride's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pride's back!
And that's the end of the fight!
Horacio Bartolome showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bartolome, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Horacio Bartolome!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Isiah Mansfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valentin The French Pride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Isiah Mansfield!
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, Valentin The French Pride!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The French Pride connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Isiah Mansfield has been cut.
The French Pride misses with a two punch combination.
Mansfield steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The French Pride.
Mansfield feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mansfield trying to control the position from guard on top but The French Pride is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The French Pride manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mansfield manages to get himself to full guard.
The French Pride tries to free his leg and advance position but Mansfield is retaining full guard.
The French Pride is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mansfield is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mansfield has escaped and now he's on top!
The French Pride tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mansfield missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The French Pride tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mansfield not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The French Pride looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mansfield is one step ahead there.
Mansfield works over The French Pride with some ground and pound from guard.
Mansfield sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed The French Pride's guard.
The French Pride slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The French Pride looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mansfield is one step ahead there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The French Pride bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mansfield's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The French Pride is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mansfield is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mansfield has escaped and now he's on top!
Mansfield trying to control the position from guard on top but The French Pride is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The French Pride has his foot on Mansfield's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mansfield works his way back into a safe position though.
The French Pride keeping moving, preventing Mansfield from controlling successfully.
Mansfield won't allow The French Pride to sweep him here.
Mansfield wants to stand but The French Pride is controlling his posture from full guard.
The French Pride looking for a sweep. Not yet The French Pride, not yet.
Mansfield throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The French Pride works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mansfield trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mansfield really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mansfield avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mansfield pushes The French Pride up against the ropes in a clinch.
Mansfield landing knees to the body.
The French Pride tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mansfield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The French Pride swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mansfield has managed to clinch.
Mansfield tightens his grip and picks The French Pride up, before dumping him to the ground. The French Pride manages to land in guard.
Mansfield has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mansfield trying to control but The French Pride is working from the bottom.
Mansfield throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mansfield lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mansfield stopping the sweep attempt from The French Pride.
Mansfield trying to control the position from guard on top but The French Pride is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The French Pride is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The French Pride looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mansfield scoring with punches to the head and body.
The French Pride escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mansfield gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mansfield postures up and lands a big shot to The French Pride's brow.
Mansfield connects with a couple of short punches.
The French Pride keeping moving, preventing Mansfield from controlling successfully.
Mansfield won't allow The French Pride to sweep him here.
Mansfield stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The French Pride swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The French Pride bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mansfield's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isiah Mansfield dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Isiah Mansfield's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mansfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The French Pride.
The French Pride just misses with a punch to the body.
The French Pride throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The French Pride misses with an uppercut. Mansfield saw that one coming.
Mansfield walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big right from The French Pride misses.
Mansfield drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The French Pride wants to sweep but no luck.
Mansfield landing some decent shots from guard.
Mansfield wants to control from the top but The French Pride keeps moving.
Mansfield looking to pass the guard.
The French Pride looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mansfield postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mansfield is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The French Pride looking for a sweep. Not yet The French Pride, not yet.
The French Pride throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The French Pride is breathing heavily.
Mansfield wants to stand but The French Pride has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mansfield wants to control from the top but The French Pride keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now The French Pride is on top in guard.
Isiah Mansfield overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The French Pride pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mansfield is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The French Pride stopping the sweep attempt from Mansfield.
The French Pride forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The French Pride is pressing down on Mansfield's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mansfield is holding on for now.
The French Pride is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Mansfield reverses the position - he's now on top in The French Pride's guard.
Mansfield pushing down on The French Pride's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mansfield passes the guard and advances to mount!
The French Pride really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The French Pride is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mansfield trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The French Pride takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mansfield prevents The French Pride from getting the reversal.
The French Pride slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Mansfield stands up out of the half guard.
Mansfield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from The French Pride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The French Pride tries to keep at a distance but Mansfield has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mansfield has dropped down and is working for a takedown. The French Pride is trying to keep an underhook but Mansfield manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Mansfield not doing much here.
The fighters are battling for position here. The French Pride manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mansfield stopping the sweep attempt from The French Pride.
Mansfield trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mansfield's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The French Pride looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mansfield is one step ahead there.
Mansfield trying to control the position from guard on top but The French Pride is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isiah Mansfield dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Isiah Mansfield's cut.
That's time! Mansfield's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
The French Pride digs a good body shot into Mansfield's ribs.
The French Pride misses with a jab, cross combination.
The French Pride scores with a one two! Mansfield had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The French Pride throws a hook but Mansfield avoids it easily.
Mansfield keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The French Pride.
Isiah Mansfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The French Pride lands a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from The French Pride misses the target.
Mansfield moves out of range of the strikes.
Mansfield clinches up with The French Pride and pushes him back against the ropes.
The French Pride takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mansfield looking to throw knees to the head but The French Pride is blocking nicely.
The French Pride jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mansfield walks away with a smile on his face. The French Pride gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The French Pride lands a nice looking body shot.
The French Pride throws a looping overhand right but Mansfield ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mansfield looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for The French Pride!
Mansfield prevents The French Pride from getting the reversal.
Mansfield lands a big shot there that rocks The French Pride but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mansfield raining down shots from the mount!
BOOM! Mansfield connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The French Pride is looking to improve his position but Mansfield isn't that keen on the idea.
The French Pride taking shots to the head.
Mansfield landing strikes, looking to finish!
The French Pride really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mansfield unloading with bombs!
Mansfield looking to control but The French Pride is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mansfield is landing with some decent strikes but The French Pride is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The French Pride bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The French Pride advances position into side control!
The French Pride tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Isiah Mansfield is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The French Pride tries to move into full mount but can't pass Mansfield's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mansfield struggling a bit here.
Mansfield prevents The French Pride from improving position.
Mansfield is looking to work his way out of this bad position but The French Pride is controlling him well.
The French Pride advances to mount.
The French Pride goes for an armbar but Mansfield turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Mansfield.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The French Pride looking for a sweep. Not yet The French Pride, not yet.
Valentin The French Pride has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The French Pride is looking for a triangle but Mansfield pushes his legs off easily.
The French Pride is working an open guard so Mansfield takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Mansfield closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The French Pride is refusing to be controlled, as Mansfield sits in half guard.
The French Pride tries to get to full guard but Mansfield has control of the leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. The French Pride manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
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 Isiah Mansfield.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mansfield, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isiah Mansfield!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Gorgy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gorgy's entrance music is Nostalgia. A fine choice. Jones has chosen Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen as his entrance music. Maxim Gorgy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Gorgy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Oscar Jones!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Gorgy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Maxim Gorgy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones lands with a right hand.
Gorgy tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gorgy moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Jones digs a good hook to Gorgy's body.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Gorgy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jones shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jones trying to pass the guard but Gorgy defending well.
Jones trying to control the action but Gorgy is working from the bottom.
Gorgy tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones working Gorgy over with strikes.
Gorgy trying to hold on to Jones's head to control him but Jones postures up.
Jones working over Gorgy with some ground and pound. Gorgy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gorgy is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gorgy avoid being mounted?
Jones seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jones is trying to control. Gorgy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ground and pound from Jones.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gorgy's head.
Gorgy wants to get back to full guard.
Jones scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gorgy is looking to improve his position.
Jones landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with a punch from half guard.
Gorgy is rocked!
Jones lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Oh Gorgy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Gorgy quite badly. Gorgy pulls Jones in close trying to recover. Jones postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Gorgy on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Gorgy doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oscar Jones!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Danek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Tyson Tanner enters the ring!
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18
162 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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22
167 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maximus Danek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyson Tanner!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danek has a takedown stuffed.
Tanner scores with a nice head shot.
Tanner throws the left hand but Danek avoids the punch easily.
Danek looks for a takedown but Tanner sprawls well.
Tanner misses with an uppercut. Danek saw that one coming.
Danek fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximus Danek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice combination there by Tanner.
Tanner tests Danek's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Danek throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tanner's waist but Tanner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Danek off to one side.
Danek closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tanner to the mat! Tanner manages to get full guard.
Tanner working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Danek doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Danek manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tanner is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Danek decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tanner, up you get!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner looks to land a combination but Danek avoids it well.
The fighters circling - Tanner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Danek takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tanner lands the left hand.
Tanner lands a jab-cross combination.
Tanner throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tanner darts in and clinches Danek up against the ropes.
Danek looking for a takedown.
Danek prevents the takedown attempt.
Tanner drops down looking for an ankle pick but Danek pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tyson Tanner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danek fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tanner avoids it really well and circles away.
Danek shoots in but Tanner avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Danek shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner tries to lock up and control but Danek gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tanner reaches up and holds on to Danek to control the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Danek jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Tanner manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Tanner is looking for a sweep.
Sloppy strikes there by Danek.
Tanner parries the strikes from Danek easily there. Danek is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tanner to escape.
Danek is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Tanner will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Danek is looking to take a break and control but Tanner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Danek.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Danek ducks under a wild hook from Tanner.
Tanner is looking to clinch but Danek is avoiding it.
Tanner loads up on a big right hand but Danek slips the punch.
Jab by Tanner.
Danek will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tanner cracks Danek with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tanner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tanner throws a hook but Danek avoids it easily.
Danek misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tanner throws a jab but it's blocked by Danek.
Tanner misses with a body kick.
Tanner gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Danek to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tanner is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Danek is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danek stopping the sweep attempt from Tanner.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tanner trying to control the position.
Danek trying to control the position from guard on top but Tanner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Danek sitting in guard here, content to control.
Danek trying to control the position from guard on top but Tanner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Danek has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tanner wants to sweep but no luck.
Danekis looking to pass into half guard but Tanner pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Tanner is in guard.
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 Maximus Danek will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A jab from Tanner misses.
Maximus Danek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tanner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Danek fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Danek fails with the takedown.
Tanner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Danek momentarily.
Tanner misses with a double jab.
Danek tries for a takedown but Tanner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximus Danek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tanner scores with a nice right hand.
Danek shoots in and bounces Tanner off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tanner is on top in guard.
Danek keeping moving, preventing Tanner from controlling successfully.
Tanner wants to pass the guard but Danek is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danek is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Tanner trying to control but Danek is working from the bottom.
Tanner pushes down on Danek's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Danek trying to control from the bottom.
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.
Danek tries to get to full guard but Tanner has control of the leg.
Tanner wants to advance to full mount but Danek doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Tanner postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Danek is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Tanner, into his guard.
Tanner is breathing heavily.
Danek trying to control but Tanner is working from the bottom.
Danek postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Tanner is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Danek, into his guard.
Danek looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner has gone for a leg lock! Danek slips out almost immediately though and dives into Tanner's guard.
Tanner is looking to sinch up a triangle. Danek throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Tanner's body to avoid the submission. Tanner has instead reached around Danek's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Tanner arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tyson Tanner!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stuno Mashinata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ismo Laitela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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21
144 lbs
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26
145 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stuno Mashinata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ismo Laitela!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mashinata drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mashinata is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Laitela is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Laitela tries to improve position but can't.
Laitela is trying to control Mashinata's posture but Mashinata avoids it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Laitela regains half guard.
Well, if Mashinata is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Laitela is looking to control Mashinata's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Laitela avoid being mounted?
Laitela might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mashinata kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Laitela tries to roll over but Mashinata keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mashinata working Laitela over with strikes.
Mashinata prevents Laitela from improving his position.
Mashinata seems to be looking for submissions.
Laitela is looking for a sweep. Mashinata is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Laitela feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mashinata is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mashinata has his feet on Laitela's thighs here. He's pushed Laitela off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Laitela screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stuno Mashinata!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Lipsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolaj Orlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lipsky's entrance music is Das Spiel Ist Aust. A fine choice. Orlow has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Nikolaj Orlow has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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25
215 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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20
205 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Very strong |
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Lipsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolaj Orlow!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lipsky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Orlow.
Lipsky misses with a head kick.
Lipsky lands with an overhand left.
Lipsky avoids the body shot from Orlow.
Orlow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Orlow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lipsky.
Lipsky moves away from the strike by Orlow.
Lipsky moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Orlow looks gassed!
Orlow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lipsky lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lipsky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Orlow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Orlow gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lipsky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lipsky wants to clinch.
Lipsky throws a head kick but Orlow moves out of range.
Lipsky fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlow tries to land a front kick but Lipsky steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lipsky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lipsky tries to clinch but Orlow is having none of it.
Lipsky thuds his right hand into Orlow's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Orlow misses with an uppercut.
Lipsky is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lipsky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lipsky tries to clinch there but Orlow circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lipsky, right into the meat.
Lipsky tries to close the distance and clinch but Orlow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lipsky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Orlow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lipsky moves in looking to clinch but Orlow pushes him off.
Lipsky tries to clinch there but Orlow circles away.
Lipsky tries to clinch there but Orlow circles away.
Lipsky throws a head kick that misses.
Orlow chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lipsky can pounce on him.
Lipsky clinches up against the ropes.
Lipsky throws an elbow that misses.
Lipsky throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlow takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lipsky pushes off an throws an elbow but Orlow leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Lipsky creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lipsky obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orlow takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Nikolaj Orlow has been cut.
Lipsky lands an elbow just above Orlow 's eye.
Lipsky using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Lipsky.
Lipsky using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Orlow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lipsky lands an elbow inside that Orlow shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lipsky.
Lipsky tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Orlow avoids it.
Orlow takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lipsky creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Orlow's defenses.
Nice elbow from Lipsky.
Lipsky comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lipsky lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Orlow avoiding damage as Lipsky throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Lipsky.
Lipsky keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Orlow's efforts to push away.
Lipsky landing knees to the body.
Lipsky missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Lipsky.
Orlow blocks an elbow strike from Lipsky.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipsky lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lipsky creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lipsky with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Orlow tries to break the clinch but Lipsky is controlling the position.
Lipsky unloads a knee to the mid-section. Orlow lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lipsky tries to land knees in the clinch but Orlow avoids the damage to the body.
Lipsky creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lipsky creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Orlow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Orlow scores with a shot to the body.
Lipsky plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lipsky wants to clinch up but Orlow keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Lipsky finds it's way through Orlow's defenses.
Matt Lipsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Orlow misses.
Lipsky throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Orlow.
Lipsky closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Orlow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lipsky using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Orlow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lipsky lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lipsky crunches a lovely knee into Orlow's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lipsky lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lipsky.
Orlow blocks an elbow strike.
Lipsky creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lipsky landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lipsky throws a knee to the head but misses.
Orlow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Orlow is trying to force a seperation but Lipsky has the dominant position.
Lipsky creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Orlow blocks the elbow strike.
Lipsky misses with a knee strike.
Orlow breaks from the clinch.
Orlow looks to land a left hand but Lipsky moved out of range nicely.
Orlow takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lipsky takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lipsky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lipsky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lipsky tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Lipsky dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nikolaj Orlow's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lipsky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Lipsky.
Lipsky tries to clinch but Orlow moves out of range.
Lipsky lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lipsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lipsky connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Orlow momentarily.
Lipsky is looking to clinch.
Lipsky throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lipsky doesn't manage to clinch there - Orlow circles away.
Lipsky throws a head kick that half lands.
Orlow tries to keep at a distance but Lipsky has taken the fight into the clinch.
Orlow blocks an elbow strike from Lipsky.
Orlow blocks an elbow strike from Lipsky.
Orlow is breathing heavily.
Orlow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lipsky lands a knee to the head.
Lipsky lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lipsky trying to land knees to the body.
Lipsky tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Orlow avoids it.
Orlow tries to break the clinch but Lipsky is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipsky tries to land a knee to the head but Orlow blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Lipsky.
Lipsky looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Orlow can't break the clinch.
Lipsky pushes off an throws an elbow but Orlow leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Lipsky lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lipsky putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Orlow in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Orlow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lipsky lands an elbow inside that Orlow shrugs off.
Lipsky lands a good knee to the midsection. Orlow won't want to take too many of those.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Lipsky throws an elbow but misses.
Lipsky misses with a knee to the head.
Lipsky creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Orlow's defenses.
Lipsky tries to land knees in the clinch but Orlow avoids the damage to the body.
Orlow has had enough of the clinch but Lipsky keeps him there for the moment.
Lipsky lands a good knee to the midsection. Orlow won't want to take too many of those.
A frustrated look appears on Orlow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Orlow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lipsky lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lipsky comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lipsky misses with a knee strike.
Orlow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Lipsky lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlow avoids a wild elbow strike from Lipsky.
Orlow is trying to break free.
Orlow is trying to force a seperation but Lipsky has the dominant position.
Lipsky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Orlow can do to turn this around?
Nice elbow from Lipsky.
Lipsky lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lipsky.
Lipsky throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Lipsky just misses with a elbow thrown towards Orlow's brow.
Lipsky throws an elbow that misses.
Lipsky pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Orlow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Orlow is looking to break free of the clinch but Lipsky has double underhooks.
Lipsky with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Orlow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Orlow throws a lazy right hand but Lipsky sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Orlow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lipsky lands a head kick. Orlow smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lipsky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Orlow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lipsky is looking to clinch.
Orlow misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Orlow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lipsky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Orlow takes a kick to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lipsky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lipsky tries to clinch up but Orlow circles away and keeps his distance.
Orlow misses with an uppercut. Lipsky saw that one coming.
Lipsky wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Lipsky.
Lipsky wants to clinch up but Orlow keeps it at a distance.
Lipsky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lipsky throws a hook but Orlow blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Orlow misses with a body shot.
Orlow tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lipsky has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lipsky.
Lipsky has Orlow pressed against the ropes, preventing Orlow from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A knee to the head by Lipsky.
Lipsky landing knees to the head.
Orlow breaks the clinch.
Lipsky moves into the clinch successfully.
Orlow dodges an elbow strike from Lipsky.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lipsky.
Lipsky throws an elbow but it misses.
Lipsky comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lipsky tries a knee to the head but Orlow blocks it.
Nice elbow from Lipsky.
Lipsky lands a nice elbow.
Lipsky lands a damaging elbow.
Lipsky looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lipsky misses with a knee strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lipsky.
Lipsky throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Orlow blocks it with crossed arms.
Lipsky misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Lipsky dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nikolaj Orlow's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lipsky takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Orlow gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lipsky tries to clinch up but Orlow circles away and keeps his distance.
Orlow connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lipsky has managed to clinch.
Orlow tries to break free but Lipsky pushes him back against the ropes.
Lipsky lands an elbow inside that Orlow shrugs off.
Orlow holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Lipsky tries to land knees in the clinch but Orlow avoids the damage to the body.
Orlow manages to break the clinch.
Lipsky throws a nice head kick!
Lipsky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lipsky moves out of range of the strikes.
Orlow avoids the head kick by Lipsky.
Lipsky moves into range and clinches up with Orlow.
Lipsky misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Orlow.
Lipsky tries a knee to the head but Orlow blocks it.
Orlow breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlow misses with an uppercut. Lipsky saw that one coming.
Lipsky tries to clinch but Orlow is having none of it.
Lipsky avoids the body shot from Orlow.
Orlow swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lipsky counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lipsky.
Lipsky throws an elbow but it misses.
Lipsky prevents Orlow from breaking the clinch.
Lipsky lands an elbow that stopped Orlow in his tracks for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Lipsky just misses with a elbow thrown towards Orlow's brow.
Lipsky trying to land knees to the body.
Orlow takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Lipsky just misses with a elbow thrown towards Orlow's brow.
Orlow is trying to break free.
Orlow can't find room to land a body shot as Lipsky controls the action.
Orlow wants to get back to striking at distance but Lipsky won't allow it.
Lipsky lands an elbow inside that Orlow shrugs off.
Matt Lipsky has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lipsky misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Orlow.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Lipsky just misses with a elbow thrown towards Orlow's brow.
Lipsky scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Lipsky.
Orlow can't break the clinch.
Lipsky lands a nice knee to the body.
Orlow takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lipsky with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Orlow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Orlow can't break the clinch.
Lipsky pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Lipsky tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Orlow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lipsky throws a body punch but Orlow moves out of range.
Lipsky clinches.
Orlow is trying to maintain a safe position but Lipsky gets an underhook and turns Orlow into the ropes.
Lipsky looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Orlow takes a knee to the side of the body.
Orlow tries to break the clinch but Lipsky is controlling the position.
Orlow takes an elbow to the temple.
Lipsky lands an elbow that stopped Orlow in his tracks for a moment.
Orlow blocks an elbow strike from Lipsky.
Lipsky throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lipsky pushes off an throws an elbow but Orlow leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Orlow manages to break the clinch.
Orlow missing with a left hand there. Lipsky was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Orlow scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lipsky in his tracks.
Lipsky feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Orlow's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipsky tries to clinch but Orlow is having none of it.
Orlow throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lipsky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lipsky lands with a slapping head kick.
Orlow avoids the head kick by Lipsky.
Orlow misses with a hook to the body
and Lipsky counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lipsky tries to close the distance and clinch but Orlow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Orlow keeps the fight on the outside.
Matt Lipsky is winning the standup battle so far.
Lipsky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orlow.
Lipsky tries to move into range but Orlow moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Orlow thows a body shot but no joy.
Lipsky doesn't manage to clinch there - Orlow circles away.
Lipsky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lipsky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Orlow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lipsky tries to clinch but Orlow moves out of range.
Lipsky walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lipsky tries to clinch but Orlow is having none of it.
Orlow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lipsky was well out of range. Poor timing from Orlow.
Lipsky misses with a head kick.
Lipsky tries to clinch up but Orlow circles away and keeps his distance.
Orlow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lipsky takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lipsky scores with a nice head shot.
Lipsky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Orlow misses with an uppercut.
Lipsky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lipsky tries to clinch up but Orlow circles away and keeps his distance.
Lipsky tries to clinch but Orlow moves out of range.
Orlow throws a hook but Lipsky blocks it.
Nikolaj Orlow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matt Lipsky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lipsky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Orlow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Lipsky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lipsky has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Lipsky!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Cano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnar Vedhult (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cano's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Disembodied. Vedhult has chosen Swedish army orchestra - Beneath our banner as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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25
212 lbs
9 - 3 - 1 |
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27
206 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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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
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arturo Cano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ragnar Vedhult!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vedhult drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cano is looking to regain half guard here but Vedhult keeps moving and retains side control.
Vedhult misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Vedhult misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Cano manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Vedhult trying to control from the bottom.
Cano is looking to take a break and control but Vedhult is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vedhult tries to roll over but Cano keeps him under control.
Vedhult looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cano wants to slow Vedhult down by chopping away at his legs.
Cano shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cano tries to free his leg and advance position but Vedhult is retaining full guard.
Vedhult has his foot on Cano's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cano works his way back into a safe position though.
Vedhult escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cano gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cano drops back looking for a leg! Vedhult is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vedhult manages to kick Cano off! Cano jumps back into Vedhult's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cano trying to control but Vedhult is working from the bottom.
Cano looking to pass the guard.
Vedhult has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vedhult had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cano defends it easily.
Cano looking to pass the guard.
Vedhult working a defensive guard here.
Cano won't allow Vedhult to sweep him here.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Vedhult has his takedown stuffed
and Cano counters with a nice leg kick.
Vedhult ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cano moves away.
Vedhult doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cano counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cano is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cano seems to be working for a kimura but Vedhult defends the submission attempt.
Vedhult tries to get to full guard but Cano has control of the leg.
Vedhult is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Vedhult is pressing down on Cano's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Vedhult is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cano drops back looking for a leg! Vedhult is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vedhult manages to kick Cano off! Cano jumps back into Vedhult's guard.
Vedhult working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cano doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cano manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vedhult is on top in guard.
Cano bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vedhult's guard.
Cano forces his way into half guard.
Vedhult looking for submissions off his back.
Cano looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vedhult with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cano is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vedhult has managed to free his arm - good work.
Vedhult wants to control but Cano is keeping busy.
Vedhult is pressing down on Cano's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cano pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vedhult is keeping the position for now.
Vedhult manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cano manages to get himself to full guard.
Vedhult thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vedhult trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Cano manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Vedhult wants to sweep here but Cano controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Cano dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cano misses with a head kick.
Vedhult with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cano counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cano advances position into side control!
Cano creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Vedhult is trying to improve his position.
Cano tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cano has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Vedhult manages to get back to half guard.
Vedhult is looking to improve his position.
Vedhult manages to get to full guard.
Vedhult had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cano defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cano stands and throws Vedhult's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Vedhult is breathing heavily.
Vedhult is not content to let Cano control the position.
You can see the frustration on Vedhult's face as Cano controls the position.
Vedhult is trying to get back to half guard.
Cano tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Vedhult sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cano wants to work for an arm triangle but Vedhult is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Vedhult makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Vedhult.
Cano thows a big elbow that misses.
Cano is pushing down on Vedhult's leg trying to pass to half guard. Vedhult is fighting to maintain full guard but Cano has managed to sneak the leg through.
Vedhult trying to control from the bottom.
Vedhult is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cano's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cano's back!
Vedhult lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Vedhult.
Vedhult misses with an elbow to the head.
Cano has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Vedhult.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Vedhult is working the ground and pound. Can Cano escape?
Vedhult misses with a punch to the head.
Cano manages to reverse the position and now he's in Vedhult's guard. Nice work there by Cano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vedhult utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vedhult looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cano passes into half guard.
Cano is pressing down on Vedhult's thigh, looking to free his foot. Vedhult is holding on for now.
Cano is looking for a kimura but Vedhult is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cano to get the leverage.
Cano is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Vedhult!
Vedhult regains half guard.
Vedhult blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cano.
Vedhult gets back to full guard.
Vedhult is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cano defends well.
Vedhult doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vedhult looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cano trying to control but Vedhult is working from the bottom.
Cano with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vedhult preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cano postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vedhult is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cano defends well.
Vedhult keeping moving, preventing Cano from controlling successfully.
Cano lands a couple of digs.
Vedhult has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cano can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cano wants to control from the top but Vedhult keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Arturo Cano will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Cano attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vedhult drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Vedhult in side control, throwing shots but Cano defends.
Vedhult is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cano has escaped the position, nice work there.
Vedhult trying to control the position but Cano is working away.
Cano sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Vedhult takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vedhult missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cano is looking to improve his position.
Cano is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vedhult sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cano defending well though.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vedhult shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vedhult showed some decent athleticism there.
Cano moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Vedhult stands up over Cano, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cano manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vedhult manages to get himself to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vedhult is on top in guard.
Cano controls Vedhult momentarily but Vedhult frees himself.
Vedhult is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ragnar Vedhult has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arturo Cano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vedhult missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cano trying to keep a closed guard but Vedhult is proving a slippery customer.
Cano is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Vedhult is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Cano has Vedhult pulled in close to control his posture.
Cano looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Vedhult misses with a takedown attempt
and Cano counters with a takedown into side control.
Cano wants to control but Vedhult is keeping him busy.
Vedhult gets back to half guard.
Cano is keen to just control but Vedhult is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vedhult is pressing down on Cano's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cano trying to control the position from guard on top but Vedhult is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cano won't allow Vedhult to sweep him here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cano wants to control from the top but Vedhult keeps moving.
Vedhult is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Vedhult throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cano has hold of Vedhult's hands but Vedhult slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Vedhult looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cano trying to control but Vedhult postures up.
Vedhult moves into full mount! Cano won't be happy about that!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vedhult working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The referee warns Cano that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Vedhult sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Vedhult working for a guillotine from mount but Cano is in no mood to give up.
Vedhult throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Cano because Vedhult loaded up on that one.
Cano keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Vedhult looking to secure an arm triangle but Cano defends it well.
Cano is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ragnar Vedhult comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cano 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arturo Cano!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hjalmar Klason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhamad Alli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klason comes to the ring accompanied by (Hed) Pe - Raise Hell. Alli is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by De la Souls, by POS. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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24
216 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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26
214 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hjalmar Klason!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Muhamad Alli!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klason displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alli.
Klason jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Klason throws a jab when Alli was well out of range.
Alli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Klason misses with a hook.
Klason waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alli.
Klason dodges the punch combination from Alli.
Alli slips a straight right by Klason.
Klason misses with a straight right.
Alli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alli scores with a decent looking hook.
Klason throws a hook but Alli avoids it easily.
Klason throws a hook to the side of Alli's head but Alli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Alli misses the target.
Alli swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Klason. That snapped Alli's head back.
Klason ducks under a wild hook from Alli.
Alli moves out of range of the strikes.
Alli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Klason walks forward, straight into a front kick from Alli.
Klason loads up on a big right hand but Alli slips the punch.
A slow jab from Klason misses its intended target.
Alli blocks a jab.
Klason throws a shot from downtown. Alli moves away and avoids it.
Alli throws a sloppy head kick and Klason moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alli scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alli loads up on a big right hand but Klason slips the punch.
Klason defending well as Alli loads up on a big left hand.
Hjalmar Klason is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Klason throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Klason misses its intended target.
Alli misses with an uppercut. Klason saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Klason. That snapped Alli's head back.
Klason dips to his left and cracks Alli with an uppercut!
Alli swinging wildly here.
Klason connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klason throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alli.
Klason throws a hook but Alli blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alli. Klason does a little dance to reset his feet.
Klason throws a shot from downtown. Alli moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alli shoots in but no luck this time.
Alli checks a low kick from Klason.
Klason lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alli at a distance.
Alli looks to score with a jab to the body but Klason is just out of range.
Klason swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Alli slips under a jab.
Alli throws a solid leg kick but Klason takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Alli.
Klason looks to score with a jab to the body but Alli is just out of range.
Klason takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alli lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Klason at a distance.
Alli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Klason.
Klason misses with a hook.
Alli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alli tries to work over Klason's front leg with a kick but Klason checks it.
Klason tried to score with a low kick but Alli checks it.
Klason bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alli cracks a nice hook into Klason's ribs.
Klason on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alli. Alli obviously looking to wear him down.
Alli misses with a low kick as Klason jumps back.
Alli shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Alli is stalling here. Klason is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Alli seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Klason has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alli is trying to control Klason's posture but Klason avoids it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Alli sneaks back into half guard.
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 Hjalmar Klason will probably get the nod.
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.
Alli connects with a body shot.
Alli lands a head shot.
Klason lands a jab to the head.
Klason throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Klason misses with a looping right.
Alli darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Klason slips a straight right by Alli.
Klason throws a hook to the side of Alli's head but Alli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alli misses with a wild combination.
Alli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Klason sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Klason moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klason throws a hook but Alli blocks it.
Klason pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alli thows a body shot but no joy.
Alli scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Klason.
Klason misses with a series of wild punches.
Alli will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Klason throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Klason.
Klason displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alli throws out the jab.
Alli shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Klason as he jumps to the side.
Alli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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.
Alli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Klason.
Klason throws a hook but Alli blocks it.
Alli throws a head kick that misses.
Alli shoots in looking for a takedown. Klason tries to sprawl out of it but Alli keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Klason manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hjalmar Klason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Muhamad Alli.
A jab from Klason misses.
Hjalmar Klason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alli fails to land with a series of punches.
Klason scores with a nice head shot.
Alli takes a swing at Klason's ribcage but misses.
Klason takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Klason leaves Alli with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Alli throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klason throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Klason waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alli.
A swing and a miss from Klason.
Alli swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Klason.
Klason swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Klason is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alli.
A swing and a miss from Klason.
Alli throws a sloppy head kick and Klason moves out of range easily.
Alli lands a body shot.
Alli staying out of range there.
Klason lands a two punch combo.
Klason cracks Alli with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alli shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Klason pinned against the cage. Klason gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Alli moves away from the strike by Klason.
A decent looking cross lands there for Alli.
Alli scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Klason doesn't seem bothered though.
Alli buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A shot to the body from Klason misses
and Alli counters with a straight right hand.
Klason swings for the body but Alli moves out of range.
Alli walks into a straight right hand from Klason.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alli slips under a jab from Klason.
Alli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Klason.
Klason tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alli was well out of range. Poor timing from Klason.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Hjalmar Klason will probably get the nod.
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.
Klason throws a looping overhand right but Alli ducks down to avoid it.
Klason connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Klason throws a series of strikes that have Alli backpedaling.
Alli misses with a leg kick
and Klason counters with a head kick. That will keep Alli thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Klason thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alli feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Klason's calf.
Klason misses the shot to the body.
Klason is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Alli's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
The fighters circling - Klason throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Klason misses with a looping left.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alli drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Alli wants to lay and pray for a moment but Klason keeps working.
Klason regains half guard there - taking advantage of Alli's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alli throwing shots but Klason is blocking nicely.
Klason keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Klason avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alli.
Alli misses with a head shot. Klason uses the momentum to regain guard.
Alli with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alli connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Klason has momentary wrist control but Alli slips an elbow through the middle.
Klason working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alli.
Klason controls Alli momentarily but Alli frees himself.
Alli throws and elbow that misses. Klason uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Alli's guard. Nice move by Klason!
Klason tries to free his leg and advance position but Alli is retaining full guard.
Alli looking to control.
Klason not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Alli looking for a sweep. Not yet Alli, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alli wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Alli wants to sweep here but Klason controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Alli is working an open guard so Klason takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Klason throws a jab when Alli was well out of range.
Klason thows a left - swing and a miss!
Klason misses the shot to the body.
Klason keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hjalmar Klason is winning the standup battle so far.
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.
Alli throws a head kick that misses.
Alli throws a leg kick that is checked
and Klason counters with a nice uppercut.
Klason lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alli circles away quickly and effectively.
Alli misses the shot to the body.
Alli slips under a jab.
Klason throws a hook to the side of Alli's head but Alli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alli lands with a slapping head kick.
Alli lands with a straight right. Klason didn't see that one coming.
Alli misses with the combination.
Alli gets the takedown into side control.
Klason is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alli is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Klason has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muhamad Alli really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Klason walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Alli checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Klason misses with a looping right.
Klason finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Klason throws a jab when Alli was well out of range.
Alli looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alli.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klason moves away from the strike by Alli.
Alli connects with a jab.
Klason misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klason lands a jab to Alli's midsection.
Alli moves out of range of the strikes.
Klason ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alli moves away.
A jab from Klason misses.
Klason lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alli lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Klason has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Klason and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alli tries for a takedown but Klason sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hjalmar Klason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Muhamad Alli.
Klason looks to land a right hand but Alli moved out of range.
Alli swinging wildly here.
Nice defenses there by Alli.
Alli throws a head kick that half lands.
Klason looks to land a right hand but Alli moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klason keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Klason misses with a straight right.
Klason scores with a decent looking hook.
Klason jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Klason throws a head kick but Alli moves out of range.
Alli misses with a takedown
and Alli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Klason thows a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Alli is defended easily by Klason.
Klason fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alli looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klason looks to land a left hand but Alli moved out of range nicely.
Klason misses with an attempted mid kick.
Klason scores with the left hand. Alli knows he should have avoided that one.
Alli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klason misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alli.
Alli throws a hook to the side of Klason's head but Klason sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alli wants to slow Klason down by chopping away at his legs.
Klason lands a nice shot to the body.
Klason cracks Alli with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Klason just misses with a punch to the body.
Alli misses with a hook.
Klason ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alli moves away.
Klason with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klason avoids the body shot from Alli.
Alli throws a leg kick
letting Klason counter with a right hand.
Alli throws a leg kick but Klason sees it coming and moves out of range.
Alli lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Klason missing with a left hand there. Alli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alli throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Klason stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Klason keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Alli has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alli tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Klason smiles and moves away.
Klason misses with a jab to the body
and Alli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alli lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hjalmar Klason had his way with Muhamad Alli in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A shot to the body from Alli misses
and Klason counters with a straight right hand.
Alli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Klason.
Good work by Klason as he checks the leg kick.
Alli looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alli does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Alli moves out of range of the strikes.
Klason checks a low kick from Alli.
Klason throws out a loose jab but Alli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alli stalks Klason and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Klason's face. Klason staggers backwards, shaken.
Alli has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Klason loads up on a big right hand but Alli slips the punch.
Klason throws a hook but Alli blocks it.
Alli just misses with a punch to the body.
Alli staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Klason there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Klason checks a leg kick.
Klason lands a nice looking body shot.
Alli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Klason ducks under a wild hook from Alli.
Alli misses with a takedown
and Klason counters with a two punch combo.
Alli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Klason waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alli.
Alli staying out of range there.
Klason throws a series of punches but Alli avoids them all with ease.
Alli slips a jab from Klason.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klason scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alli in his tracks.
Klason misses with a looping left.
Alli decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Klason avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alli.
Klason is staying active underneath Alli, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Alli thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Klason's head.
Alli throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Klason wants to get back to his feet.
Alli with the ground and pound but Klason uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Alli postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alli with a nice head shot there.
Alli is looking to work some ground and pound but Klason has wrist control.
Alli has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Klason working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alli.
Alli with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alli throwing strikes from guard but Klason blocks nicely.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Alli is looking to work some ground and pound but Klason has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alli accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alli trying to control but Klason is working from the bottom.
Alli stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Klason swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Muhamad Alli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hjalmar Klason is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No joy there for Klason, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Klason thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice takedown defense from Klason. No joy for Alli on that attempt.
Klason tries a head kick but it misses.
Alli misses with a takedown
and Klason counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hjalmar Klason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Muhamad Alli.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Klason!
Klason throws out a powerful jab.
Alli takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hjalmar Klason showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Klason has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 49:46
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 49:46
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hjalmar Klason!
Hjalmar Klason is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Herb Everyday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ado Flame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Everyday comes to the ring accompanied by Eek A Mouse- the man and the mouse. The crowd seem to be enjoying Flame's choice of entrance music: Bagger 288. Ado Flame has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Herb Everyday's chin.
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152 lbs
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Herb Everyday!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ado Flame!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Everyday misses with an uppercut. Flame saw that one coming.
Flame blocks a low kick nicely.
Flame misses the shot to the body.
Flame misses with an uppercut.
Everyday stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Flame.
Jab by Everyday.
Flame looks to throw the jab but Everyday is out of range.
Flame throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Everyday sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Flame feints and then cracks Everyday's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Everyday down.
Flame blocks a leg kick.
Flame throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Flame swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Everyday throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Flame looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Flame tries to clinch up.
Flame misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Everyday fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Flame avoids it really well and circles away.
Everyday throws a leg kick but Flame sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Flame tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Everyday paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Flame misses with a straight left.
Everyday tries to work over Flame's front leg with a kick but Flame checks it.
Everyday moves away from the strike by Flame.
Everyday takes one on the button.
Everyday throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice uppercut lands for Flame. That snapped Everyday's head back.
Everyday is rocked!
Flame pushes Everyday up against the ropes in a clinch.
Oh Everyday is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good body shot from Flame.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flame is leaning against Everyday and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Flame.
Flame lands a body punch in the clinch.
Flame lands a body punch.
Flame lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Everyday or not.
Flame is struggling to control the position.
Everyday seems to have got his legs back now.
Flame scores with a hook to the body.
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!
Flame scores with a hook to the body.
Everyday prevents a body shot from Flame.
Flame lands a shot to the body.
Flame is working Everyday over against the ropes.
Everyday is breathing heavily.
Flame throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Flame dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Flame misses with a punch to the body.
Flame scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Flame.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Flame.
Flame stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Flame dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Flame works on Everyday's body with a couple of short punches.
Flame misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Flame.
Everyday is looking to control Flame's arms but Flame gets an underhook and turns him. Now Everyday has his back to the ropes.
Flame lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Everyday or not.
Flame lands a body shot.
Flame misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Flame cracks Everyday with a nice body shot.
Flame pushes Everyday back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Flame digs a right hand into Everyday's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Everyday's gas tank.
A right hook to the body lands for Flame.
Flame goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Flame works on Everyday's body with a couple of short punches.
Good body shot from Flame.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flame struggles to land a body shot inside as Everyday controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Flame.
Nice body punch from Flame.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flame is working Everyday over against the ropes.
Flame has Everyday pressed against the ropes.
Flame lands a body punch in the clinch.
Flame is pushing Everyday up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Flame lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Everyday or not.
Flame is working Everyday over against the ropes.
Flame works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flame lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Flame is leaning against Everyday and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Flame lands a body punch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ado Flame dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Everyday takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Everyday takes one to the chin there.
Everyday slips a straight right by Flame.
Ado Flame seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flame misses with a hook.
Flame tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Everyday shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Flame is looking to score with low kicks.
A slow jab from Everyday misses its intended target.
Flame scores with a nice strike.
Flame drops Everyday with a naaaaasty hook - Everyday is in real trouble here! Flame dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ado Flame!
Ado Flame is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chilun Rassaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesti Vihervaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rassaaja comes to the ring accompanied by No Words/No Thoughts by The Swans. Vihervaara is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Am The Devil. Chilun Rassaaja is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chilun Rassaaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ernesti Vihervaara!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vihervaara misses with a low kick.
Rassaaja misses with a looping left.
Rassaaja throws a series of punches but Vihervaara moves out of range.
Vihervaara moves out of range as Rassaaja strikes.
Chilun Rassaaja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vihervaara throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vihervaara ducks under a wild hook from Rassaaja.
Rassaaja fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vihervaara manages to avoid it.
Vihervaara ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rassaaja throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vihervaara will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rassaaja fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vihervaara manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Vihervaara is predictable there
and Rassaaja counters with a straight right hand.
Rassaaja throws a lazy right hand but Vihervaara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vihervaara takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vihervaara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rassaaja misses with a low kick.
Rassaaja checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rassaaja throws a sloppy body shot
and Vihervaara counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vihervaara throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vihervaara avoids the body shot from Rassaaja.
Rassaaja has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Vihervaara.
Rassaaja misses with a jab to the body
and Vihervaara moves into the clinch.
Vihervaara connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Chilun Rassaaja has been cut.
Vihervaara misses with an elbow over the top.
Knees to the body from Vihervaara.
Rassaaja is breathing heavily.
Vihervaara with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Vihervaara.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rassaaja takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rassaaja blocks the elbow strike.
Vihervaara is leaning against Rassaaja and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rassaaja tries to break the clinch but Vihervaara is controlling the position.
A right handed body shot lands from Vihervaara.
Rassaaja takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vihervaara connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rassaaja's face.
Chilun Rassaaja's cut is getting worse.
Vihervaara putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rassaaja in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vihervaara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vihervaara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chilun Rassaaja's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Vihervaara misses with an elbow over the top.
Vihervaara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rassaaja is defending well for now.
Vihervaara throws an elbow but it misses.
Vihervaara lands an elbow inside that Rassaaja shrugs off.
Vihervaara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rassaaja is defending well for now.
Vihervaara looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vihervaara cracks Rassaaja with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vihervaara.
Jeez, Chilun Rassaaja's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Rassaaja is looking to control Vihervaara's arms but Vihervaara gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rassaaja has his back to the ropes.
Nice elbow from Vihervaara.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chilun Rassaaja's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ernesti Vihervaara!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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