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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Romaschenko (ranked 24220 p4p, 519 weight class) and Steve McNights (ranked 23731 p4p, 490 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Steve McNights enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sasha Romaschenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve McNights!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Romaschenko.
Romaschenko is chipping away with strikes.
McNights manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Romaschenko working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romaschenko takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McNights looking for submissions off his back.
Romaschenko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Romaschenko scoring with strikes to the body and head.
McNights looking for submissions off his back.
Romaschenko working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romaschenko working the head and body with strikes.
McNights is rocked!
McNights wants to improve his position but Romaschenko is controlling well.
Romaschenko working the head and body with strikes.
McNights is still in real trouble! Can Romaschenko finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romaschenko is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, McNights is hurt! He's hurt bad - Romaschenko fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save McNights from any more punishment! Congratulations to Romaschenko! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sasha Romaschenko!
The defeated Steve McNights had this to say: 'He is a very good fighter. I will come back stronger next time you see me'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jalen Mortimer (ranked 22895 p4p, 496 weight class) and Lord King (ranked 7334 p4p, 483 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jalen Mortimer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lord King !
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws a lazy right hand but Mortimer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King tries to bum rush Mortimer with a series of wild strikes but Mortimer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mortimer appears to be looking for a big counter.
King scores with a sloppy right hand. Mortimer should have avoided that one.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mortimer.
King misses with a looping right.
Mortimer appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mortimer slips a straight right by King .
King rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mortimer counters with a nice uppercut.
King walks into a stiff left hand from Mortimer.
Mortimer lands a body shot.
King throws a shot from downtown. Mortimer moves away and avoids it.
King swings widly with a right hand
and Mortimer counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mortimer thumps King with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Mortimer misses.
It seemed like King was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mortimer ducks under a wild hook from King .
A swing and a miss from King .
Mortimer appears to be looking for a big counter.
King throws a looping overhand right but Mortimer ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Mortimer.
A swing and a miss from King .
King throws a hook but Mortimer blocks it.
King might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
King lands with an overhand left.
Mortimer ducks under a wild hook from King .
Mortimer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
King throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mortimer counters with a nice kick to the body.
King throws a jab when Mortimer was well out of range.
It looked like Mortimer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from King .
Lord King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mortimer lands with a hook. King tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mortimer.
King throws the left hand but Mortimer avoids the punch easily.
Mortimer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King .
King throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mortimer counters with a left to the body.
King looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King throws a shot from downtown. Mortimer moves away and avoids it.
Mortimer lands a jab.
King finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Mortimer's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and King falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jalen Mortimer!
Jalen Mortimer decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tim Sanchez (ranked 5346 p4p, 481 weight class) and Abdel Khoury (ranked 4550 p4p, 450 weight class). Sanchez comes to the cage accompanied by I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abdel Khoury!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khoury takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Khoury tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khoury tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sanchez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khoury throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sanchez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Khoury thinking.
Sanchez lands a right hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Sanchez. No joy for Khoury on that attempt.
Khoury shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sanchez pinned against the cage. Sanchez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sanchez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tim Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdel Khoury.
Sanchez scores with a hook.
Sanchez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sanchez slaps away a takedown attempt from Khoury, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Khoury misses with a head kick.
Khoury looks winded!
Khoury connects with a high kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut there from Sanchez.
Khoury tries to clinch up but Sanchez circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Sanchez.
Khoury fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sanchez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sanchez cracks Khoury on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Khoury falls backwards against the cage. Sanchez follows up with more strikes that drop Khoury to his knees. Sanchez keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Khoury! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Sanchez!
A victorious Tim Sanchez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Detektyw Pikachu (ranked 3874 p4p, 408 weight class) and Kalle Kossu (ranked 3234 p4p, 362 weight class). Kalle Kossu is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Detektyw Pikachu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kalle Kossu!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pikachu is looking to clinch but Kossu is avoiding it.
Pikachu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pikachu gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kossu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pikachu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kossu avoids it really well and circles away.
Pikachu tries to clinch up.
Kossu misses with a body shot.
Pikachu is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kossu.
We've been informed that Kossu has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kossu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kossu connects with a body shot.
Kossu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Kossu. Beautiful body shot.
Kossu misses with the combination.
Pikachu shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kossu sprawls well. Kossu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pikachu gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Detektyw Pikachu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kossu scores with a nice strike.
Kossu jabs Pikachu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kossu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pikachu closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kossu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pikachu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kossu swivels and escapes.
Kossu works the jab nicely.
Pikachu tries to clinch up but Kossu circles away and keeps his distance.
Kossu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pikachu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kossu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pikachu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kossu throws a nice looking combination but Pikachu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pikachu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kossu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pikachu moves away.
Kossu scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kossu takes a swing at Pikachu's ribcage but misses.
Kalle Kossu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kossu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pikachu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kossu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pikachu drives through and clinches with Kossu against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Kossu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kossu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kossu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kossu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kossu is stalling here.
Kossu pushes Pikachu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pikachu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kossu just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kossu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pikachu's elbow.
Pikachu jumps guard but Kossu turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kossu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pikachu is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kossu to keep the fight standing.
Kossu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kossu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kossu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kossu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pikachus head.
Kossu is pushing Pikachu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kossu.
Kossu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kossu lands a nice shot to the body.
Kossu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kossu pushes Pikachu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kossu lands a nice uppercut.
Pikachu tries to pull guard but Kossu won't allow it.
Kossu works on Pikachu's body with a couple of short punches.
Kossu lands with a short shot to the head.
Pikachu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kossu digs a right hand underneath Pikachu's ribcage. Pikachu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kossu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pikachu tries to pull guard but Kossu forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kossu pushes Pikachu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pikachu is breathing heavily.
Kossu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pikachu backwards.
Kossu lands a left hand.
Kossu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kossu has Pikachu pushed against the cage.
Kossu lands a shot to the body.
Kossu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kossu pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kossu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kossu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pikachu backwards.
Kossu is working Pikachu over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Kossu scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kossu works on Pikachu's body with a couple of short punches.
Kossu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pikachu.
Kossu lands a body punch.
Kossu gets through Pikachu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Kossu dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kossu tests Pikachu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kossu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pikachu rather than just go for the knockout.
Kossu scores with a shot to the body.
Kossu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kossu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kossu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pikachu manages to avoid it.
Pikachu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kossu. Pikachu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kossu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pikachu tries to clinch up.
Pikachu avoids the body shot from Kossu.
Pikachu walks into a stiff left hand from Kossu.
Pikachu tries to clinch up
and Kossu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pikachu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kossu.
Kossu lands a nice shot that snaps Pikachu's head back.
A punch combination from Kossu misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pikachu shoots and misses
and Kossu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kalle Kossu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kossu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kossu wants it to stay on the feet.
Kossu connects with a crisp jab.
Pikachu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kossu to score with a decent uppercut.
Kossu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pikachu tries to clinch up but Kossu circles away and keeps his distance.
Kossu is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kossu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pikachu on the side of the head.
Kossu misses with a few strikes there.
Kossu moves into the clinch successfully.
Pikachu tries to pull guard but Kossu won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Detektyw Pikachu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pikachu gets control of Kossu's arms and successfully pulls guard. Pikachu will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Pikachu trying to control the position.
Kossu gets to his feet - Pikachu follows without any prompting.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kossu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pikachu wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pikachu fails with a takedown attempt.
Pikachu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pikachu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kossu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pikachu scrambles back to his feet.
Kossu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pikachu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pikachu tries to clinch but Kossu moves away
and Kossu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pikachu ducks right into an uppercut from Kossu.
Kossu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kossu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pikachu.
Kossu punishes Pikachu's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pikachu tries to clinch up
and Kossu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pikachu tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kossu counters with a nice uppercut.
Pikachu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kossu misses the shot to the body.
Pikachu is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kossu.
Kossu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pikachus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pikachu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kossu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pikachu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kossu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pikachu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pikachu is defended easily by Kossu.
Kalle Kossu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kossu jabs at Pikachu's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pikachu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kossu.
Kossu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kossu leaves Pikachu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pikachu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kossu scores with a nice head shot.
Kossu misses the shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Kossu - just one landing.
Kossu cracks Pikachu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pikachu wants to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Kossu misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Kossu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pikachu wants to clinch up but Kossu keeps it at a distance.
Pikachu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pikachu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kossu as he avoids it easily.
Detektyw Pikachu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pikachu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kossu throws a series of punches but Pikachu moves out of range.
Pikachu misses with a takedown attempt - Kossu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pikachu wants to clinch.
Kossu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pikachu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kossu scores with a nice strike.
Kossu keeps the fight on the outside.
Kossu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kossu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pikachu moves away.
Pikachu seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pikachu darts in trying to clinch
and Kossu counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pikachu with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kossu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Detektyw Pikachu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kossu lunges at Pikachu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pikachu's hand.
Nice shot lands for Kossu.
Kossu lands a jab-cross combination.
Kossu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pikachu doesn't seem bothered though.
Kossu lands with a right hand.
Kossu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kossu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kossu lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pikachu looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good shot there by Kossu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pikachu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kossu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kossu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pikachu at a distance.
Kossu just misses with a punch to the body.
Pikachu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Danga de danga de dang - Kossu scores with a four punch combination!
A chopping leg kick lands by Kossu.
Kossu lands a jab to Pikachu's midsection.
Pikachu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kossu swats away the attempt to clinch by Pikachu.
Kossu throws a right and a left that Pikachu avoids nicely.
Kossu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kossu connects with a looping right hand.
Kossu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A head kick misses from Pikachu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pikachu takes one to the side of the head.
Kossu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pikachu. Pikachu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pikachu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kossu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kossu connects with the punch.
Pikachu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kossu digs a good body shot into Pikachu's ribs.
Pikachu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kossu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pikachu's hands.
Kossu works the jab nicely.
Kossu looks to score with a jab to the body but Pikachu is just out of range.
Pikachu walks into a straight right hand from Kossu.
Pikachu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kossu dips to his left and cracks Pikachu with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pikachu tries to close the distance and clinch but Kossu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kossu scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kossu connects with a body shot that sends Pikachu's belly button to the back.
Kalle Kossu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kossu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pikachu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kossu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pikachu is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kossu.
Kossu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pikachu is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kossu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice body punch from Kossu.
Kossu lands a body shot.
Kossu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kossu looks to land a combination. Pikachu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kossu lands with a right hand.
Kossu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Detektyw Pikachu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kossu scores with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kalle Kossu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kossu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 24:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 24:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalle Kossu!
During a confident post fight interview, Kalle Kossu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Capt Sully (ranked 2478 p4p, 233 weight class) and Roger Andermatt (ranked 2280 p4p, 225 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Capt Sully!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger Andermatt!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andermatt misses with a straight left.
Sully appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Andermatt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Andermatt.
It looks like Capt Sully has been cut.
Sully showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Andermatt.
A quick step to the side and Sully tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sully forces Andermatt back against the cage and clinches.
Andermatt misses with a punch on the inside.
Sully blocking some punches.
Andermatt scores with a shoulder strike.
Andermatt cracks Sully with a nice body shot.
Andermatt prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andermatt misses with a punch on the inside.
Andermatt lands with a short shot to the head.
Sully lands an uppercut.
Andermatt is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Andermatt managing to block the knees to the body from Sully.
Andermatt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sully lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Sully.
Andermatt breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Andermatt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Sully misses the target.
Sully looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Andermatt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sully seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sully ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andermatt moves away.
Andermatt scores with a jab.
Andermatt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Andermatt misses with a few strikes there.
Sully shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Andermatt misses with a jab to the body
and Sully counters with a crisp one two that drops Andermatt! Sully thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Andermatt to his feet! Andermatt is in big trouble!
Andermatt is rocked!
Andermatt has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andermatt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sully counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sully takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sully takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sully uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andermatt.
Andermatt jabs Sully to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Andermatt throws a nice looking combination but Sully bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sully is looking for a counter combo.
Andermatt misses with a looping left.
Roger Andermatt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sully takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Andermatt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sully has time to react.
Sully doesn't manage to clinch there - Andermatt circles away.
Sully uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andermatt.
Sully throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Andermatt does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Sully - just one landing.
A swing and a miss from Sully.
Andermatt misses with a hook to the body
and Sully counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sully misses with an uppercut.
Andermatt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Andermatt has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sully. Andermatt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sully avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sully moves out of range as Andermatt strikes.
Andermatt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sully doesn't seem bothered though.
Sully ducks under a wild hook from Andermatt.
Sully swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Andermatt swings for the body but Sully moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sully avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Andermatt misses with a double jab
and Sully counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Andermatt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Andermatt has Sully pushed against the cage.
Sully landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Sully.
Knees to the body from Sully.
Andermatt looks winded!
Andermatt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sully lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Andermatt backwards.
Andermatt working aggressively here.
Andermatt lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sully unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sully lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Andermatt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sully using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Andermatt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Andermatt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Capt Sully's cut.
That's time! Sully's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sully takes a swing at Andermatt's ribcage but misses.
Sully throws a hook but Andermatt avoids it easily.
Andermatt misses with a left hand
and Sully counters with a stiff right hand.
Andermatt misses with a combination
and Sully counters with a nice uppercut.
Andermatt closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Andermatt throws a lazy right hand but Sully sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Andermatt lands with a hook. Sully tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andermatt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Andermatt misses with a lunging right hand
and Sully counters with a stiff right hand.
Andermatt misses with a combination
and Sully counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sully connects with a jab.
Andermatt throws a right and a left that Sully avoids nicely.
Andermatt misses with a shot to the body
enabling Sully to counter with a crisp jab.
Andermatt is still on wobbly legs! Can Sully finish him?
A jab from Sully misses.
Andermatt lands with a cross.
Andermatt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sully swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sully takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice cross by Andermatt.
Andermatt seems to have recovered his senses.
Andermatt is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sully scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A slow jab from Sully misses its intended target.
Sully throws a body shot but no joy.
Sully moves out of range as Andermatt strikes.
Sully is looking to counter the offense by Andermatt and move into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andermatt misses with a hook.
Sully wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sully takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sully works the jab nicely.
Sully moves into the clinch.
Andermatt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Andermatt breaks the clinch.
Andermatt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Andermatt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sully cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sully takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Andermatt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andermatt swings widly with a right hand
and Sully counters with a nice right hand that sends Andermatt toppling to the canvas! Andermatt scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Sully finish him?!
Sully misses with an uppercut. Andermatt saw that one coming.
Andermatt looks to throw the jab but Sully is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andermatt loads up on a big right hand but Sully slips the punch.
Sully throws an overhand right that lands on Andermatt's shoulder, as Andermatt tries to avoid the shot.
Sully cracks Andermatt with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Andermatt falls to his knees and Sully doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Capt Sully!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cung Lingus (ranked 3325 p4p, 321 weight class) and Kappa Knox (ranked 1940 p4p, 225 weight class). Lingus's entrance music is Ängie - Smoke Weed Eat Pussy. A fine choice. Knox has chosen 'Til I Collapse | Eminem as his entrance music. Kappa Knox has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cung Lingus's chin.
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195 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cung Lingus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kappa Knox!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lingus gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Cung Lingus has been cut.
Lingus dives in and grabs Knox's left leg, looking for a takedown. Knox pushes down on Lingus's head and hops out.
Knox throws a big counter head kick but Lingus avoids it with no problem.
Lingus fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cung Lingus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lingus shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lingus was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Knox tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lingus wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lingus is trying to get an arm triangle but Knox is defending well.
Knox tries to improve position but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lingus is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Knox is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Knox is looking to regain half guard here but Lingus keeps moving and retains side control.
Lingus is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Knox has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lingus is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Knox has escaped the position, nice work there.
Knox struggling a bit here.
Knox manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lingus tries to get to full guard but Knox has control of the leg.
Knox content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Knox trying to mount his opponent but Lingus defends it.
Lingus wants to improve his position but Knox is controlling well.
Knox is controlling the pace.
Lingus gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lingus trying to control the position.
Lingus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knox sitting in guard, not really doing much.
My spies in Relentless Gym inform me that Knox has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Lingus looking to control.
Knox looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lingus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox is pushing down on Lingus's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lingus is fighting to maintain full guard but Knox has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lingus wants to improve his position but Knox is controlling well.
Knox is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lingus is looking to improve his position.
Still in half guard, Knox seems content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lingus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Knox in particular looking to stall.
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.
Lingus wants to control but Knox is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lingus manages to get to full guard.
Lingus trying to keep a closed guard but Knox is proving a slippery customer.
Knox looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Let's hope that Knox has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Knox preventing the sweep.
Knox postures up.
Lingus can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Knox controls the pace.
Knox's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kappa Knox will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cung Lingus's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lingus with a poor takedown
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lingus fails with a takedown attempt.
Knox steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lingus.
Knox cracks the inside of Lingus's front leg.
Lingus tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Knox defends well and Lingus ends up having to push Knox into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cung Lingus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lingus shoots in for a double leg but Knox sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Knox was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cung Lingus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lingus fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lingus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Knox but Knox pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox tries a head kick but it misses.
Lingus darts in looking for a takedown but Knox gets double underhooks and turns Lingus into the cage.
Knox leaves Lingus with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lingus looks up at the clock. Bad move! Knox lands a right hand from hell, dropping Lingus. Knox pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kappa Knox!
After winning the bout, Kappa Knox thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Prohor Georgiev (ranked 1114 p4p, 127 weight class) and Miguel Harper (ranked 538 p4p, 69 weight class). Georgiev comes to the cage accompanied by Oxxxymiron - City under the sole. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Prohor Georgiev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Miguel Harper!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Georgiev regains half guard.
Harper thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Georgiev's head.
Georgiev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Harper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Georgiev keeps working.
Harper not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harper looks to land a strike but Georgiev avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Georgiev looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Harper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper trying to control but Georgiev is working from the bottom.
Georgiev escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Harper gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Harper throws a strike but Georgiev rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Georgiev stacks Harper on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Georgiev!
Harper is trying to work for a sweep but Georgiev has mounted him!
Harper sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Harper gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Georgiev stopping the sweep attempt from Harper.
Georgiev wants to control from the top but Harper keeps moving.
Georgiev is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Harper is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Harper looking to control but Georgiev passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper is refusing to be controlled, as Georgiev sits in half guard.
Harper moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Harper lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Harper working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harper is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Harper trying to control the position from guard on top but Georgiev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Georgiev looking for a sweep. Not yet Georgiev, not yet.
Harper tries to free his leg and advance position but Georgiev is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Georgiev working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Harper doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Harper manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Georgiev keeping moving, preventing Harper from controlling successfully.
Harper is looking to work some ground and pound but Georgiev has wrist control.
Harper must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Georgiev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harper.
Harper stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Georgiev throws up his legs and catches Harper in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Harper tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Georgiev! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Prohor Georgiev!
Prohor Georgiev is the new featherweight champion!
Prohor Georgiev decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Murhapuro (ranked 552 p4p, 24 weight class) and Newbie Guide (ranked 983 p4p, 48 weight class). Ispa Murhapuro has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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310 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ispa Murhapuro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Newbie Guide!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guide takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Newbie Guide has been cut.
Guide throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murhapuro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Guide misses with a hook. Murhapuro ducked under it nicely.
Murhapuro moves to clinch but Guide breaks away
and Guide counters with a straight right hand.
Guide takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Murhapuro cracks Guide with a good jab.
Murhapuro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guide ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhapuro moves away.
Murhapuro misses with a double jab.
Guide takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Murhapuro lands a jab to Guide's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guide tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhapuro was well out of range. Poor timing from Guide.
As Guide looks to move away, Murhapuro throws a big counter combo but Guide just gets out of the way.
Murhapuro misses with a hook. Guide ducked under it nicely.
Murhapuro throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhapuro closes the distance and clinches.
Good body shot from Guide.
Murhapuro scores with a hook to the body.
Guide prevents a body shot from Murhapuro.
A short right from Murhapuro on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Guide.
Murhapuro misses with some punches.
Murhapuro working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro misses with the head strike.
Murhapuro lands a hook that snaps the head of Guide backwards.
Murhapuro scores with a shot to the side of Guide's head.
That has opened up Newbie Guide's cut even more.
Murhapuro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murhapuro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guide's elbow.
Murhapuro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Murhapuro dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guide.
Guide's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murhapuro moves out of range as Guide strikes.
Murhapuro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murhapuro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murhapuro looks to throw the jab but Guide is out of range.
Murhapuro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murhapuro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Murhapuro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guide.
Murhapuro is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Guide walks into a jab.
Murhapuro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murhapuro misses the body punch
and Guide counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murhapuro has closed the distance and engaged Guide in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro working aggressively here.
Guide throws a punch but it's blocked by Murhapuro.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guide.
Guide breaks from the clinch.
Ispa Murhapuro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guide throws a lazy right hand but Murhapuro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murhapuro throws a body punch but Guide moves out of range.
A jab from Murhapuro misses.
Murhapuro is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Murhapuro stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Murhapuro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guide was well out of range. Poor timing from Murhapuro.
It seemed like Guide was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murhapuro works the jab nicely.
The cut above Newbie Guide's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A left and a right from Murhapuro both land. Nice combination.
Murhapuro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Guide counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Guide darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murhapuro misses with a right hand
and Guide counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Murhapuro misses with a double jab
and Guide counters with a crisp right hand that drops Murhapuro! Guide lets Murhapuro back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Murhapuro is rocked!
Murhapuro is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Murhapuro misses with a lunging right hand
and Guide counters with a nice body shot.
Murhapuro is breathing heavily.
Guide is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murhapuro.
Guide knocks out Murhapuro with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Guide before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Guide picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Newbie Guide!
Newbie Guide is the new super heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Newbie Guide, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cai Jia (ranked 787 p4p, 91 weight class) and Sufyan Amin (ranked 3199 p4p, 345 weight class). Sufyan Amin will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cai Jia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sufyan Amin!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amin misses with a takedown attempt
and Jia counters with a straight right hand.
No luck for Amin with that takedown attempt.
Jia is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jia connects with a body shot that sends Amin's belly button to the back.
Sufyan Amin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cai Jia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sufyan Amin.
Amin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Amin shoots and misses
and Jia counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Amin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Amin looks winded!
Jia lands with a shot to the body.
Amin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Amin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jia connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Amin to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Jia!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cai Jia!
Our winner, Cai Jia, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Tverdovskiy (ranked 465 p4p, 58 weight class) and Tan Zan (ranked 418 p4p, 50 weight class). Tverdovskiy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Oxxxymiron - Tentacles. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Tverdovskiy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tan Zan!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tverdovskiy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zan's sensitive parts.
Zan takes the fight into the clinch.
Zan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zan lands with a right to the head.
Tverdovskiy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zan misses with the head strike.
Tverdovskiy takes a shot to the head.
Tverdovskiy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zan backwards.
Zan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zan tries to throw a body punch but Tverdovskiy avoids it by throwing Zan back against the cage.
Tverdovskiy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zan misses with the head strike.
Zan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tverdovskiy looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zan working aggressively here.
Tverdovskiy scores with a shoulder strike.
Zan tries to work over Tverdovskiy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tverdovskiy's elbow.
Tverdovskiy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zan letting Tverdovskiy take a breather here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tverdovskiy.
A right handed body shot lands from Tverdovskiy.
Zan lands a shoulder strike.
Tverdovskiy has a couple of punches blocked by Zan.
Nice body punch from Tverdovskiy.
Zan misses with a punch on the inside.
Zan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tverdovskiy lands a right hand.
Zan letting Tverdovskiy take a breather here.
Zan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tverdovskiy's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Zan fails to land.
Tverdovskiy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tverdovskiy taking a breather.
Zan lands an uppercut.
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!
A short body shot lands from Zan as the two fighters clinch.
Tverdovskiy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zan misses with a body punch.
Zan lands with a right to the head.
Zan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zan tries a body shot but Tverdovskiy blocks it.
Tverdovskiy blocks a body shot from Zan.
Zan working aggressively here.
Zan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tverdovskiy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zan is keeping busy.
Tverdovskiy tries to work over Zan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tverdovskiy lands a nice uppercut.
Tverdovskiy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tverdovskiy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Zan.
Tverdovskiy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tverdovskiy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tverdovskiy pushes Zan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zan throws a punch but it's blocked by Tverdovskiy.
Zan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tverdovskiy is working Zan over against the cage.
Tverdovskiy is leaning against Zan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tverdovskiy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zan or not.
Tverdovskiy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tverdovskiy lands a shot to the body.
Zan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tverdovskiy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tverdovskiy.
Zan misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tverdovskiy's elbow.
Tverdovskiy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tverdovskiy swings wildly with an uppercut but Zan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Tverdovskiy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tverdovskiy misses with a punch on the inside.
Tverdovskiy blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zan tries a body shot but Tverdovskiy blocks it.
Tverdovskiy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Zan.
Zan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tverdovskiy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zan backwards.
Tverdovskiy is trying to stall.
Tverdovskiy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Zan fails to land.
Zan has a couple of punches blocked by Tverdovskiy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tan Zan 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.
Zan works Tverdovskiy's body with a nice hook.
Tverdovskiy connects with a jab.
Zan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tverdovskiy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tverdovskiy.
Zan takes a swing at Tverdovskiy's ribcage but misses.
Tverdovskiy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zan gets a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tverdovskiy blocks a body shot from Zan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tverdovskiy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zan has a couple of punches blocked by Tverdovskiy.
Zan misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zan tries to work over Tverdovskiy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tverdovskiy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Zan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tverdovskiy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tan Zan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zan misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tverdovskiy.
Zan misses with a punch to the body.
Zan misses with a punch to the body.
Zan tries a body shot but Tverdovskiy blocks it.
Zan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tverdovskiy looking to slow down the pace here.
Zan misses with the head strike.
Zan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zan misses with the head strike.
Zan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tverdovskiy.
Tverdovskiy avoiding damage.
Tverdovskiy scores with a shoulder strike.
Zan has a couple of punches blocked by Tverdovskiy.
Tverdovskiy prevents a body shot from Zan.
Tverdovskiy throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tverdovskiy.
Zan blocks a body shot from Tverdovskiy.
Tverdovskiy tries to stall but Zan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice left hand lands by Zan.
Still in the clinch, Tverdovskiy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zan swings wildly with an uppercut but Tverdovskiy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zan misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tverdovskiy.
A left hand lands to the body for Zan.
Zan struggles to land a body shot inside as Tverdovskiy controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tverdovskiy prevents a body shot from Zan.
Zan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tverdovskiy's elbow.
Zan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tverdovskiy's elbow.
A body shot lands from Tverdovskiy.
Zan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tverdovskiy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zan throws a punch but it's blocked by Tverdovskiy.
Tverdovskiy blocks an uppercut.
Tverdovskiy prevents a body shot from Zan.
Zan can't find room to land a body shot as Tverdovskiy controls the action.
A short right from Zan.
A head punch on the inside from Zan fails to land.
Tverdovskiy is leaning against Zan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tverdovskiy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tverdovskiy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tverdovskiy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tverdovskiy wants to stall.
Zan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tverdovskiy blocks a body shot from Zan.
Zan gets through Tverdovskiy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tverdovskiy's elbow.
Zan working aggressively here.
Zan scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Zan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tverdovskiy.
Tverdovskiy misses with some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tverdovskiy lands a left hand.
Zan misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tan Zan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tverdovskiy takes a swing at Zan's ribcage but misses.
Zan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zan throws out a loose jab but Tverdovskiy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tverdovskiy tries to clinch but Zan moves away
and Zan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tverdovskiy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tverdovskiy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zan.
It appears Tverdovskiy was looking to counter with a kick there.
Tverdovskiy moves out of range as Zan strikes.
Some wild striking there from Zan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zan throws a big shot that misses.
Zan avoids the head kick by Tverdovskiy.
Zan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Zan scores with a nice head shot.
Tverdovskiy throws a lazy right hand but Zan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tverdovskiy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zan misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Zan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tverdovskiy.
Tverdovskiy went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A big left from Zan misses.
Tverdovskiy lands with a right hand.
Tverdovskiy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zan lands a right hook to the body.
Tverdovskiy jabs Zan right on the nose. Zan blinks but takes it well.
Zan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tverdovskiy. Tverdovskiy obviously looking to wear him down.
Tverdovskiy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tverdovskiy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tan Zan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zan avoids the head kick by Tverdovskiy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tverdovskiy blocks a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zan misses with a wild body shot.
Zan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tverdovskiy circles away quickly and effectively.
Tverdovskiy throws a quick counter head kick but Zan was just out of range.
Zan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tverdovskiy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zan throws an off balance right hand
and Tverdovskiy counters with a right hand to the body.
Tverdovskiy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zan.
Tverdovskiy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Zan if he has to take too many more of those.
Tverdovskiy forces Zan back against the cage and clinches.
Tverdovskiy digs a right hand underneath Zan's ribcage. Zan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zan has a couple of punches blocked by Tverdovskiy.
Tverdovskiy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zans head.
Zan misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zan tries to work over Tverdovskiy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tverdovskiy controlling the action here for a moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zan as Tverdovskiy tries to tie him up.
Zan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tverdovskiy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tverdovskiy blocking some punches.
Zan scores with a hook to the body.
Zan misses with a body punch.
Zan prevents a body shot from Tverdovskiy.
Zan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A bit of stalling here from Tverdovskiy.
Zan lands a right hand.
Zan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tverdovskiy blocks an uppercut.
Tverdovskiy blocking some punches.
Tverdovskiy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zan misses with a punch on the inside.
Zan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zan misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Tverdovskiy.
Zan throws a punch but it's blocked by Tverdovskiy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Zan.
Zan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zan throws a punch but it's blocked by Tverdovskiy.
Zan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tan Zan really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Tverdovskiy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tverdovskiy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tverdovskiy prevents a body shot from Zan.
Tverdovskiy prevents a body shot from Zan.
Zan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zan misses with a punch to the body.
Tverdovskiy blocks a body shot from Zan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tverdovskiy trying to control the position but instead, Zan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tverdovskiy into the cage.
Zan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zan is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A short uppercut from Zan.
Zan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tverdovskiy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Zan.
Tverdovskiy is trying to stall.
A short body shot lands from Tverdovskiy as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zan.
Zan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zan can't find room to land a body shot as Tverdovskiy controls the action.
Zan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tverdovskiy blocks an uppercut.
Tverdovskiy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zan lands a shot to the body.
Tverdovskiy lands with a left to the head.
Zan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tverdovskiy lands with a light punch inside.
Zan misses with a punch on the inside.
Tverdovskiy prevents a body shot from Zan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tverdovskiy throws a punch but it's blocked by Zan.
Tverdovskiy blocks an uppercut.
Zan tries to throw a body punch but Tverdovskiy avoids it by throwing Zan back against the cage.
Zan lands a body punch.
Zan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
Tverdovskiy misses with some punches.
Zan lands a nice shot to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zan.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zan.
Zan presses Tverdovskiy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Zan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tverdovskiy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zan lands a body punch.
Tverdovskiy prevents a body shot from Zan.
Zan lands a hook that snaps the head of Tverdovskiy backwards.
Tverdovskiy prevents a body shot from Zan.
Zan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tverdovskiy has a couple of punches blocked by Zan.
Tverdovskiy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Tverdovskiy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tverdovskiy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zan.
Zan being controlled against the cage.
Zan prevents a body shot from Tverdovskiy.
Zan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tverdovskiy's elbow.
Zan misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zan blocks a body shot from Tverdovskiy.
A right handed body shot lands from Zan.
Zan tries to work over Tverdovskiy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zan throws a punch but it's blocked by Tverdovskiy.
Zan struggles to land a body shot inside as Tverdovskiy controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zan.
Zan lands a left hand.
Tverdovskiy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Zan struggles to land a body shot inside as Tverdovskiy controls his hands.
Zan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tverdovskiy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Zan tries to throw a body punch but Tverdovskiy avoids it by throwing Zan back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tan Zan dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Zan throws a body punch but Tverdovskiy moves out of range.
Tverdovskiy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tverdovskiy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zan avoids the head kick by Tverdovskiy.
Zan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Zan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tverdovskiy under the eye.
Tverdovskiy thows a leg kick but Zan checks it
and Zan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tverdovskiy needs to keep his hands up - Zan had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tverdovskiy misses the jab.
Tverdovskiy tries to close the distance and clinch but Zan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good exchange - Tverdovskiy coming out on top.
Tverdovskiy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zan scores with a nice strike.
Tverdovskiy is rocked!
Tverdovskiy fails with an attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Zan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Oh Tverdovskiy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tverdovskiy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tverdovskiy seems to have got his legs back now.
Zan throws a poor cross that misses
and Tverdovskiy counters with a leg kick.
Tan Zan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tverdovskiy throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Zan to counter with a crisp jab.
Zan lands a big right hand that sends Tverdovskiy crashing to the mat! Zan stays standing though and waves Tverdovskiy back to his feet!
Tverdovskiy tries to clinch up.
Zan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tverdovskiy moves away.
Tverdovskiy thinks about countering with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tverdovskiy avoids the body shot from Zan.
A jab from Tverdovskiy does it's job there.
Tverdovskiy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zan.
Tverdovskiy fires out a quick counter leg kick but Zan just manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zan misses with an uppercut
and Tverdovskiy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tverdovskiy with a hook.
Zan lands a nice looking body shot.
Zan throws a body shot but no joy.
Tverdovskiy loads up on a big right hand but Zan slips the punch.
Tverdovskiy blocks a jab.
Zan misses with a body punch
and Tverdovskiy counters with a nice uppercut.
Tverdovskiy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tverdovskiy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tverdovskiy can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tverdovskiy throws a sloppy head kick and Zan moves out of range easily.
Zan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tverdovskiy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zan looks to throw the jab but Tverdovskiy is out of range.
Zan loads up on a big right hand but Tverdovskiy slips the punch.
Tverdovskiy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tan Zan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Zan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tverdovskiy's hands.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zan, as that shot connected.
Zan throws a lazy right hand but Tverdovskiy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tverdovskiy tried to score with a low kick but Zan checks it.
Zan throws a hook but Tverdovskiy avoids it easily.
Zan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alexander Tverdovskiy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tverdovskiy was well out of range. Poor timing from Zan.
Tverdovskiy half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tverdovskiy throws a head kick that misses.
Zan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tverdovskiy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zan cracks a nice hook into Tverdovskiy's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tverdovskiy wants to clinch
and Zan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zan tests Tverdovskiy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zan moves into range and connects with a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Tverdovskiy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tan Zan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 45:50
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 45:50
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tan Zan!
Tan Zan is the new lightweight champion!
Tan Zan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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RATING
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