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RC 114 - Hussein vs. Moses PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ron Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lev Nikifor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bean comes into the arena with Raising Hell blaring out of the sound system. Lev Nikifor acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ron Bean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lev Nikifor!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bean lands a nice shot that snaps Nikifor's head back.
Nikifor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bean thumps Nikifor with a low kick.
Bean uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nikifor.
Bean keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bean closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nikifor stops Bean from passing to mount.
Bean is looking to take a break and control but Nikifor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nikifor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bean. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sloppy strikes there by Bean.
Bean scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nikifor to see if he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bean throws an elbow but Nikifor slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bean thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Nikifor stops Bean from passing to mount.
Bean cracks Nikifor with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Nikifor tries to escape but Bean is in control.
Bean working away.
Bean misses with the ground and pound.
Bean controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bean throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Nikifor works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Bean moves into full mount! Nikifor won't be happy about that!
Bean looking to ground and pound but Nikifor is blocking nicely.
Bean 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.
Bean wants to control the pace but Nikifor is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nikifor's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Bean lands a big shot there that rocks Nikifor but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bean looking to ground and pound but Nikifor is blocking nicely.
Nikifor holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bean tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Nikifor looks gassed!
Bean lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nikifor hang on?
Bean trying to control but Nikifor is having none of it.
Bean thowing shots but they're missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean looking to finish with strikes here!
Bean landing shots from mount.
Bean misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nikifor avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bean.
Bean tries to control but Nikifor wriggling away.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Bean dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nikifor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lev Nikifor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nikifor misses with a straight left.
Nikifor tests Bean's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nikifor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nikifor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bean looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bean throwing strikes but missing.
Bean might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bean pushes down on Nikifor's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bean wants to pass to mount but Nikifor is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Bean there.
Bean controlling the action here.
Bean passes to full mount!
Bean thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bean is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nikifor can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Bean connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Nikifor is breathing heavily.
Nikifor avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bean.
Bean thowing shots but they're missing.
Bean thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bean controlling from the full mount.
Bean working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nikifor is squirming around, avoiding Bean's attempts to control the action.
Bean landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Nikifor because Bean loaded up on that one.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bean looking to control but Nikifor is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bean with the ground and pound from mount.
Bean working for a guillotine from mount but Nikifor is in no mood to give up.
Bean trying to control but Nikifor is having none of it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Bean dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nikifor misses with a looping left.
A right-left combo lands from Bean.
Bean avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bean's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bean duly obliges.
Nikifor throws a big shot that misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bean.
Nikifor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nikifor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nikifor misses with a body shot.
Bean staying out of range there.
Bean misses with the combination.
Bean is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nikifor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bean swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bean fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean trying to control the position but Nikifor is working away.
Bean scoring with punches and elbows.
Bean passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Nikifor!
Poor strikes thrown by Bean there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Nikifor is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bean looking to finish Nikifor with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nikifor!
Bean avoids the attempt from Nikifor to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikifor is squirming around, avoiding Bean's attempts to control the action.
Bean content just to control the position here.
Bean lands with some strikes.
Bean lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bean controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean with shots to the head and body - Nikifor looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bean fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nikifor is squirming around, avoiding Bean's attempts to control the action.
Bean lands a nice shot to the head.
Bean throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Poor strikes thrown by Bean there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Ron Bean overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bean is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Nikifor has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Bean looking to control but Nikifor is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bean breaks from Nikifor's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bean throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Lev Nikifor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ron Bean is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
BOOM! Bean connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Bean showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bean 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:26
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Bean!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kushin Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans De Vries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Vries comes into a darkened arena with his song building. My Ding-A-Ling kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Hans De Vries has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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166 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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157 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kushin Takahashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hans De Vries!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Vries comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Vries slaps away a takedown attempt from Takahashi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
De Vries slaps away a takedown attempt from Takahashi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Takahashi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around De Vries's waist but De Vries gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Takahashi off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kushin Takahashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Vries displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Takahashi.
Takahashi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Takahashi tries for a takedown but De Vries sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
De Vries cracks Takahashi with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Takahashi looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away� can De Vries finish him?
Takahashi is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Vries moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oh Takahashi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Takahashi is breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from De Vries.
Takahashi seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice takedown defense from De Vries. No joy for Takahashi on that attempt.
Takahashi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Vries. De Vries obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries is looking to slow Takahashi down with leg kicks.
De Vries has taken the fight to the clinch.
De Vries crunches a lovely knee into Takahashi's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for De Vries.
Knees to the body from De Vries.
De Vries scores with a knee to the head.
Takahashi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. De Vries smiles and moves away.
De Vries throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Takahashi's head.
Hans De Vries is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takahashi blocks a head kick by De Vries.
De Vries tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Takahashi shoots in for a takedown but De Vries shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
De Vries tries a head kick but it misses.
De Vries closes the distance and pushes Takahashi back into the cage.
De Vries trying to land knees to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Takahashi. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Vries with a knee to the head.
Takahashi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
De Vries throws an elbow that misses.
Takahashi tries to pull guard but De Vries holds him up against the cage and eventually Takahashi drops back down to his feet.
With the fighters up against the cage, De Vries throws an elbow but misses.
De Vries with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Takahashi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Takahashi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nice elbow from De Vries.
De Vries scores with a knee to the head.
Takahashi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
De Vries lands an elbow inside that Takahashi shrugs off.
Takahashi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
De Vries scores with a knee to the head.
De Vries comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
De Vries tries to land a knee to the head but Takahashi blocks with his arms.
De Vries tries to land knees in the clinch but Takahashi avoids the damage to the body.
De Vries lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from De Vries.
De Vries with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries misses with an elbow strike.
De Vries lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
De Vries crunches a lovely knee into Takahashi's ribcage.
Nice elbow from De Vries.
Takahashi fails to pull guard.
De Vries lands a nice knee to the body.
De Vries working Takahashi over with knees to the body.
De Vries taking a breather.
A knee to the head by De Vries.
De Vries with a knee to the head.
De Vries scores with a knee to the head.
De Vries lands an elbow just above Takahashi 's eye.
De Vries putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Takahashi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
De Vries comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
De Vries missing with knees to the body.
De Vries connects with a nasty looking knee right to Takahashi's face.
De Vries is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
De Vries misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Takahashi.
De Vries tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
De Vries has Takahashi pushed against the cage.
De Vries lands an elbow that stopped Takahashi in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vries taking a breather.
De Vries throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Takahashi fails to pull guard.
De Vries tries to land a knee to the head but Takahashi blocks with his arms.
De Vries connects with a knee to the head.
Takahashi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Takahashi jumps guard and drags De Vries to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
De Vries stands up from Takahashi's guard - De Vries perhaps looking for a knockout.
Takahashi tries to score a power double leg takedown but De Vries sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Takahashi somewhat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takahashi tries to score a power double leg takedown but De Vries sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Takahashi somewhat.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans De Vries dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
De Vries lands with a thumping leg kick.
Takahashi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around De Vries's waist but De Vries gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Takahashi off to one side.
Takahashi fails with the takedown.
De Vries throws a sloppy head kick and Takahashi moves out of range easily.
Takahashi misses with a takedown attempt - De Vries sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kushin Takahashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takahashi closes the distance and clinches up with De Vries, looking for a takedown. Takahashi pushes De Vries against the cage but De Vries circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Takahashi shoots in looking for a takedown. De Vries tries to sprawl out of it but Takahashi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. De Vries manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
De Vries throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De Vries lands a big head kick that sends Takahashi tumbling to the mat! De Vries takes a step backwards and waves Takahashi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
De Vries lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Takahashi crumples to the floor! De Vries milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hans De Vries!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Kray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronald Kray will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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158 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joe Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ronald Kray!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes stuffs the takedown attempt from Kray. Kray gets slowly back to his feet.
Kray swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barnes.
Barnes leaves Kray with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes takes the fight into the clinch.
Kray blocking some punches.
Barnes has Kray pressed against the cage, preventing Kray from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kray looking to slow down the pace here.
Barnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barnes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kray backwards.
Kray looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barnes cracks Kray with a nice body shot.
Kray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes takes the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Kray.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kray taking a breather.
Barnes misses with the head strike.
Kray is trying to maintain a safe position but Barnes gets an underhook and turns Kray into the cage.
Barnes working aggressively here.
Kray wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Barnes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kray manages to break the clinch.
Barnes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kray can pounce on him.
Kray fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Joe Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronald Kray.
Barnes drives through and clinches with Kray against the cage.
Barnes has a couple of punches blocked by Kray.
Barnes throws a head punch that misses.
The referee calls for Barnes to work.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kray.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Kray controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with some punches.
Kray prevents a body shot from Barnes.
Kray breaks from the clinch.
Barnes tries to clinch up.
Kray misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kray throws a right and a left that Barnes avoids nicely.
Ronald Kray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kray.
Kray shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kray was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kray looks gassed!
Kray dominating with strikes here.
Barnes working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is bucking up trying to escape but Kray cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kray prevents Barnes from getting the reversal.
Kray connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Barnes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Barnes tries to get out of the position.
Barnes sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Barnes flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Barnes wants to get back to full guard.
Barnes is not content to let Kray control the position.
Barnes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kray has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barnes tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Barnes is trying to get back to full guard.
Kray wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barnes keeps working.
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.
Kray winds up and cracks Barnes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kray fails to land with a series of punches.
Kray shoots in and drives through. Barnes sprawls well.
Kray dives in and grabs Barnes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barnes pushes down on Kray's head and hops out.
Kray fails with the takedown.
Barnes pushes Kray up against the cage in a clinch.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes taking a breather.
Barnes prevents Kray from breaking the clinch.
Barnes effectively controlling the action here.
Kray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
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 Joe Barnes will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch but Kray swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kray fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A combination from Kray does no damage.
Barnes moves into the clinch.
Barnes misses with a punch on the inside.
Barnes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kray looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kray lands a body shot in the clinch.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kray prevents a body shot from Barnes.
Kray blocks a body shot from Barnes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kray wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barnes has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Barnes fails to land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kray just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barnes's brow.
Barnes is working Kray over against the cage.
Kray is breathing heavily.
Kray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barnes wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kray rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barnes tries to clinch but Kray moves out of range.
Barnes wants to clinch.
Kray swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barnes.
Barnes pushes Kray up against the cage in a clinch.
Barnes keeps control of Kray as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kray avoiding damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Barnes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Barnes throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Barnes.
A shot in the inside from Barnes.
Kray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barnes clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Kray controls the action.
Kray breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Joe Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes tries to clinch up but Kray circles away and keeps his distance.
Barnes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kray.
Joe Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronald Kray.
Kray fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kray tries to keep at a distance but Barnes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Kray blocks an uppercut.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Barnes.
Kray is trying to break the clinch but Barnes has him pressed against the cage.
Kray wants to stall.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Kray controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands with a light punch inside.
Barnes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kray tries to stall but Barnes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A right hook to the body lands for Barnes.
Barnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barnes has a couple of punches blocked by Kray.
Kray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barnes works on Kray's body with a couple of short punches.
Barnes slows down the pace here.
Kray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kray blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Kray blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kray wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Barnes.
Kray managing to block the knees to the body from Barnes.
Barnes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kray's efforts to push away.
Barnes throws a punch but it's blocked by Kray.
Stalling in the clinch from Barnes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kray.
Kray wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barnes tries to stall but Kray uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Barnes scores with a hook to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Barnes throws a punch but it's blocked by Kray.
Barnes stalling against the cage.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Barnes dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kray shoots for a takedown but Barnes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barnes wants to clinch up but Kray keeps it at a distance.
Kray looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barnes is fending him off so far but Kray persists. Nope, Barnes circles away and we're back to standing.
Kray fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Joe Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronald Kray.
Kray looks for a takedown but Barnes sprawls well.
Barnes tries to clinch up but Kray circles away and keeps his distance.
Kray tries to keep at a distance but Barnes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Barnes has Kray pushed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes misses with a punch on the inside.
Barnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Kray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kray takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kray wants to get back to striking at distance but Barnes won't allow it.
Kray tries to break free but Barnes pushes him back against the cage.
Kray wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barnes has him pressed against the cage.
Come on Barnes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Barnes lands a body shot.
Barnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Kray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Kray controls the action.
Kray is trying to force a seperation but Barnes has the dominant position.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Kray avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
Barnes throws a punch but it's blocked by Kray.
Kray's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barnes wants to clinch.
Kray circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ronald Kray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kray fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Barnes avoids it really well and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barnes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kray tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barnes swivels and escapes.
Barnes stuffs the takedown attempt from Kray. Kray gets slowly back to his feet.
Barnes doesn't manage to clinch there - Kray circles away.
Barnes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kray fails with the takedown.
Barnes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barnes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes working aggressively here.
Barnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barnes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A body shot lands from Barnes.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kray.
A head punch on the inside from Barnes fails to land.
Kray leaning against his opponent.
Barnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barnes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barnes throws a head punch that misses.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Kray controls his hands.
Kray breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kray shoots in looking for a takedown. Barnes tries to sprawl out of it but Kray keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Barnes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Barnes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Kray's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kray wants to get back to striking at distance but Barnes won't allow it.
A shot in the inside from Barnes.
Barnes keeps control of Kray as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barnes lands with a right to the head.
Joe Barnes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Barnes.
A short uppercut from Barnes.
Barnes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barnes misses with some punches.
Barnes stalling in the clinch.
Barnes gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barnes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Kray on the inside.
Joe Barnes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice left hand lands by Barnes.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Kray avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barnes, 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Barnes!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Will Brawler Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josefski Slabadavski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brawler Jr comes to the cage accompanied by "Hard Knock Life" Dr. Evil & Mini Me. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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163 lbs
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26
150 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Will Brawler Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josefski Slabadavski!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slabadavski looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Brawler Jr!
Brawler Jr bucks Slabadavski off and manages to get back to his feet!
Slabadavski keeps the fight on the outside.
Brawler Jr really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Brawler Jr tries to clinch up.
Brawler Jr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Slabadavski counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Brawler Jr's guard now.
Slabadavski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Slabadavski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Slabadavski stands up over Brawler Jr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Slabadavski controlling from the top position.
Brawler Jr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Slabadavski is controlling him.
Slabadavski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Slabadavski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brawler Jr wants to stand but Slabadavski is controlling the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Slabadavski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Slabadavski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawler Jr lands a left and a right that send Slabadavski crashing to the mat, dazed. Brawler Jr thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Slabadavski is rocked!
Brawler Jr tries for a takedown but Slabadavski circles away easily
and Slabadavski counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brawler Jr is trying to stand.
Slabadavski keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Brawler Jr wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Slabadavski lands a nice short elbow.
Brawler Jr has hold of Slabadavski's hands but Slabadavski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Slabadavski uses his free foot to push down on Brawler Jr's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Brawler Jr.
Brawler Jr squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Slabadavski cracks Brawler Jr with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Slabadavski lands a big elbow.
Brawler Jr is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Brawler Jr is breathing heavily.
Slabadavski landing punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Slabadavski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Slabadavski unloading with bombs!
Slabadavski is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Brawler Jr can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Slabadavski postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Brawler Jr looks a forlorn figure.
Brawler Jr really wants to buck Slabadavski off and get back to his feet.
Slabadavski with the ground and pound from mount.
Slabadavski lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Brawler Jr hang on?
Brawler Jr taking shots to the head.
Brawler Jr is trying to stand.
Slabadavski pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Slabadavski lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Brawler Jr somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Brawler Jr throws a right hand that Slabadavski ducks under and follows up with a left that Slabadavski also avoids with ease.
A jab lands there for Slabadavski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawler Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
so Slabadavski counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Slabadavski working some strikes from top position.
Slabadavski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Slabadavski passes Brawler Jr's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Slabadavski is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Slabadavski lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Slabadavski 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.
Slabadavski is nestled in close to Brawler Jr, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Slabadavski lands strikes from half guard.
Brawler Jr is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Slabadavski.
Slabadavski is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slabadavski stops Brawler Jr from getting back to his feet.
Slabadavski landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Slabadavski winds up and cracks Brawler Jr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Slabadavski is pressing down on Brawler Jr's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brawler Jr is holding on for now.
Slabadavski is trying to control. Brawler Jr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Brawler Jr kicks Slabadavski off and gets back to his feet.
Brawler Jr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Slabadavski counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Brawler Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brawler Jr fails with the takedown
and Slabadavski counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slabadavski works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Brawler Jr is pushing Slabadavski's head away, looking to escape. Slabadavski manages to hold on to the position though.
Slabadavski works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Josefski Slabadavski dominated 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.
Slabadavski scores with a nice right hand.
Brawler Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Slabadavski counters with a nice double leg into side control. Brawler Jr won't be happy with that.
Brawler Jr might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Brawler Jr wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Brawler Jr trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Slabadavski scoring with punches and elbows.
Slabadavski working the ground and pound from side control.
Josefski Slabadavski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Check out the look on Slabadavski's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Brawler Jr takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Slabadavski landing a few strikes.
Slabadavski lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Brawler Jr is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slabadavski working the head with strikes.
Slabadavski prevents Brawler Jr from escaping the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Slabadavski is putting a hurting on Brawler Jr here, landing some big shots from side control.
Slabadavski working the body and head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slabadavski is chipping away with strikes.
Slabadavski moves into full mount!
Slabadavski pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Oh Brawler Jr is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Slabadavski putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Brawler Jr takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Brawler Jr really wants to buck Slabadavski off and get back to his feet.
Brawler Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
Slabadavski landing strikes from the mount.
Brawler Jr is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Slabadavski in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Slabadavski scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Slabadavski lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Brawler Jr hang on?
Slabadavski landing punches.
Brawler Jr is trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slabadavski with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slabadavski pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Slabadavski drops a big elbow. That's hurt Brawler Jr! More shots from Slabadavski and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josefski Slabadavski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Codename XHTC (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sumopainija Hokanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). XHTC comes to the cage accompanied by Queen - You're my best friend. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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23
401 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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20
300 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Codename XHTC!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sumopainija Hokanen!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hokanen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
XHTC is trying to improve his position.
XHTC is breathing heavily.
Hokanen advances to mount.
XHTC in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hokanen loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have XHTC scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Hokanen land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Hokanen stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sumopainija Hokanen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Malvin Maldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maldi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Loituma TECHNO!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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23
161 lbs
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26
166 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Malvin Maldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christian Howard!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard clinches.
Maldi works on Howard's body with a couple of short punches.
Howard tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Maldi smiles and moves away.
Maldi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maldi misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Maldi.
Howard swats away the attempt to clinch by Maldi.
Maldi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Howard looks for a takedown but Maldi sprawls well.
Maldi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Howard.
Maldi tries for a takedown but Howard circles away easily
and Howard counters with a shoot takedown. Maldi fights it but they end up in guard.
Maldi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Howard is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howardis looking to pass into half guard but Maldi pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Maldi is in guard.
Maldi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Maldi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Howard has momentary wrist control but Maldi slips an elbow through the middle.
Howard is trying to control the position but Maldi postures up.
Howard escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Maldi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Maldi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Howard is keeping the position for now.
Maldi 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.
Maldi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Maldi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Maldi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Howard has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Maldi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Maldi trying to control the position but Howard is working away.
Maldi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Howard is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Howard tries to bench press Maldi off him but Maldi keeps the position.
Howard wants to control but Maldi postures up.
Maldi cracks Howard with a big right hand but Howard just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Howard takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard can't do much from the bottom here.
Maldi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Maldi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Maldi in side control, throwing shots but Howard defends.
Howard is trying to improve his position.
Maldi is trying to get an arm triangle but Howard is defending well.
Howard is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Howard stops Maldi from passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Maldi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Howard counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Maldi tries to clinch but Howard moves away
and Howard moves into the clinch.
Maldi gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Howard is looking to escape.
Howard gets full guard.
Maldi stopping the sweep attempt from Howard.
Maldi postures up in Howard's guard and throws a big left but Howard blocks it.
Maldi stopping the sweep attempt from Howard.
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 Malvin Maldi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Maldi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
No joy there for Maldi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maldi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Maldi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Howard is one step ahead there.
Maldi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Howard wants to improve his position but Maldi is controlling well.
Maldi is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Howard still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Howard has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard decides to stand up, so the ref orders Maldi to his feet.
Malvin Maldi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maldi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Howard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maldi is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maldi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Maldi trying to control but Howard is working from the bottom.
Maldi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Howard is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Howard is keeping the position for now.
Howard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Maldi manages to get himself to full guard.
Maldi keeping moving, preventing Howard from controlling successfully.
Maldi looking to control.
Howard trying to control the position from guard on top but Maldi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maldi wants to sweep but no luck.
Maldi controls Howard momentarily but Howard frees himself.
Howard sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Maldi's guard.
Maldi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Howard's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Howard's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldi is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Howard is really stuck here.
Howard is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Howard is breathing heavily.
Maldi looking to break Howard's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Howard remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Maldi will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Maldi has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Howard is in real trouble here. Maldi gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Howard is tapping out! Maldi wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Malvin Maldi!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Wilbon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Poor Matt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Craig Wilbon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Poor Matt's chin.
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298 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Craig Wilbon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Poor Matt!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wilbon cracks Matt with an uppercut from hell and Matt crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Wilbon's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Matt is rocked!
It looks like Poor Matt has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilbon gets to his feet and stands over Matt, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Matt felt that one! Wilbon unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Matt from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Craig Wilbon!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borris Whoopyourasski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul has chosen Lamb of God-Omerta as his entrance music. Borris Whoopyourasski has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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273 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Borris Whoopyourasski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Paul!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paul throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paul throws a jab when Whoopyourasski was well out of range.
Paul tries a low kick but Whoopyourasski avoids it.
Paul throws a leg kick that misses.
Whoopyourasski misses with a body shot.
Whoopyourasski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab lands there for Whoopyourasski.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Whoopyourasski!
Whoopyourasski lands a slapping body shot.
Whoopyourasski works Paul's body with a nice hook.
Paul fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Whoopyourasski is out of range.
Whoopyourasski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paul.
Paul tries to clinch up but Whoopyourasski circles away and keeps his distance.
Whoopyourasski swinging wildly here.
Paul takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whoopyourasski moves out of range as Paul strikes.
Whoopyourasski lands with a cross.
Paul chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Paul moves out of range of the strikes.
Whoopyourasski thows a body shot but no joy.
Whoopyourasski throws a series of punches but Paul avoids them all with ease.
Whoopyourasski lands a really nice looking cross but Paul seems unphased.
Paul goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whoopyourasski takes a swing at Paul's ribcage but misses.
Whoopyourasski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paul takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Paul feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Whoopyourasski's calf.
Whoopyourasski moves out of range of the strikes.
Paul wants to clinch up but Whoopyourasski keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul lands a nice looking body kick.
Whoopyourasski is breathing heavily.
Whoopyourasski throws a body kick that misses.
Whoopyourasski pushes Paul away with a front kick.
Paul swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Whoopyourasski counters with a nice body shot.
Paul clinches with his opponent.
Paul throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Whoopyourasski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Whoopyourasski's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Paul wants to stall.
Paul is trying to break the clinch but Whoopyourasski has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Whoopyourasski - that landed with a thud.
Paul tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paul scores with a nice hook to the head.
Paul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whoopyourasski lands a nice uppercut.
Paul fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Paul as Whoopyourasski tries to tie him up.
Paul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paul doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paul throws a punch but it's blocked by Whoopyourasski.
Paul wants to break the clinch but can't.
Paul working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Paul misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paul working aggressively here.
Paul misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whoopyourasski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Whoopyourasski cracks Paul with a right hand to the side of the head.
Whoopyourasski throws an overhand right that lands on Paul's shoulder, as Paul tries to avoid the shot.
Paul takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Paul fails with an attempt to clinch.
Whoopyourasski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Whoopyourasski throws a leg kick
and Paul cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paul misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Whoopyourasski moves out of range as Paul strikes.
Paul moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paul doesn't manage to clinch there - Whoopyourasski circles away.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but David Paul will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Whoopyourasski takes a swing at Paul's ribcage but misses.
Paul moves out of range of the body kick from Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Paul pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Whoopyourasski throws a body punch but Paul moves out of range.
Paul takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Whoopyourasski throws a chopping leg kick but Paul manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Borris Whoopyourasski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whoopyourasski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Whoopyourasski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Whoopyourasski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whoopyourasski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Whoopyourasski scores with a punch to the head.
A big left from Whoopyourasski misses.
Whoopyourasski ducks under a wild hook from Paul.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jab from Whoopyourasski.
A head kick by Paul misses
and Whoopyourasski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Paul is breathing heavily.
Whoopyourasski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paul.
Whoopyourasski checks the leg kick.
Whoopyourasski stalks Paul and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Paul's face. Paul staggers backwards, shaken.
Whoopyourasski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paul looks to throw a body kick
and Whoopyourasski counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whoopyourasski moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Whoopyourasski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Whoopyourasski throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whoopyourasski lands the left hand.
Whoopyourasski misses with a few strikes there.
Nice shot by Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski throws a right hand that Paul ducks under and follows up with a left that Paul also avoids with ease.
Whoopyourasski scores with a jab. Paul acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A lazy body kick from Paul
and Whoopyourasski counters with a straight right hand.
Good leg kick by Paul there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Whoopyourasski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paul.
A chopping leg kick lands by Paul.
Whoopyourasski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Whoopyourasski.
Paul swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Whoopyourasski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Whoopyourasski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paul takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Borris Whoopyourasski is winning the standup battle so far.
Whoopyourasski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Paul throws a head kick that misses
and Whoopyourasski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paul throws a head kick that misses.
Whoopyourasski connects with a crisp jab.
Paul walks into a left hand.
Paul wants to clinch
and Whoopyourasski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paul doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Whoopyourasski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Paul has time to react.
Paul takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whoopyourasski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Paul stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice jab there from Whoopyourasski.
Paul closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paul takes one to the side of the head.
Whoopyourasski looks to land a body kick but Paul moved away.
Whoopyourasski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Whoopyourasski lands with a nice combination. Paul backs away looking to recover.
Whoopyourasski lands a glancing blow to the side of Paul's head.
Paul drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Whoopyourasski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paul.
Whoopyourasski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whoopyourasski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Borris Whoopyourasski dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski throws a sloppy head kick and Paul moves out of range easily.
Paul thows a leg kick but Whoopyourasski checks it
and Whoopyourasski counters with a three punch combo that has Paul backing up. Paul nods at Whoopyourasski to acknowledge the strikes.
Whoopyourasski lands a right hook to the body.
Whoopyourasski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paul was well out of range. Poor timing from Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Whoopyourasski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Paul throws a left and a right that both miss
and Whoopyourasski counters with a nice kick to the body.
Paul waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whoopyourasski.
Paul takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Paul takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Whoopyourasski lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Paul throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Whoopyourasski punishes Paul's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whoopyourasski throws a nice head kick!
Paul has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Paul throws a leg kick
and Whoopyourasski counters with a slapping leg kick.
Whoopyourasski connects with a body shot.
Paul steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Whoopyourasski. That one must have hurt.
Paul takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Whoopyourasski digs a good body shot into Paul's ribs.
Paul takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Whoopyourasski misses with a head kick.
Paul is looking to chop away at Whoopyourasski's legs.
Paul tries to clinch but Whoopyourasski moves away
and Whoopyourasski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Whoopyourasski lands a head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whoopyourasski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whoopyourasski throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Paul.
Whoopyourasski's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Whoopyourasski duly obliges.
Whoopyourasski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Paul closes the distance but Whoopyourasski moves to the side
and Whoopyourasski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Paul thinking.
Whoopyourasski throws a right hand that Paul ducks under and follows up with a left that Paul also avoids with ease.
Paul throws a left and a right that both miss
and Whoopyourasski counters with a three punch combo that has Paul backing up. Paul nods at Whoopyourasski to acknowledge the strikes.
Whoopyourasski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paul can do to turn this around?
Whoopyourasski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Paul 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Paul throws out a loose jab but Whoopyourasski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whoopyourasski looks to land a body kick but Paul moved away.
Whoopyourasski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paul manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul tries to clinch
and Whoopyourasski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Paul is predictable there
and Whoopyourasski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Whoopyourasski lands a nice looking kick to the body. Paul takes a step back to recover.
Whoopyourasski throws the kick towards the body but Paul avoids it.
Whoopyourasski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paul circles away quickly and effectively.
Whoopyourasski throws out a loose jab but Paul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whoopyourasski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Paul moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Whoopyourasski misses with a low kick.
Paul looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Whoopyourasski misses the shot to the body.
Paul scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul misses with a jab to the body
letting Whoopyourasski counter with a right hand.
Whoopyourasski blocks the body kick.
Whoopyourasski misses with a two punch combination.
Paul goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Whoopyourasski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whoopyourasski connects with a jab.
Paul throws a leg kick
letting Whoopyourasski counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Paul misses
and Whoopyourasski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Whoopyourasski scores with a nice head shot.
Whoopyourasski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Paul backs up against the cage.
Whoopyourasski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Borris Whoopyourasski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Whoopyourasski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Borris Whoopyourasski!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iiro Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juelz Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolonen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Johnny Cash : The Man Comes Around. Santana has chosen Juelz Santana - I Am Crack as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
325 lbs
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309 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iiro Tolonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juelz Santana!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana lands a big head kick that sends Tolonen tumbling to the mat! Santana takes a step backwards and waves Tolonen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Iiro Tolonen has been cut.
Santana tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Santana throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tolonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santana slips under a jab.
Tolonen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santana gets caught flat footed, as Tolonen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Santana wants to sweep but no luck.
Santana preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Santana is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tolonen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tolonen preventing the sweep.
Tolonen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Santana works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Santana can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tolonen controls the pace.
Tolonen trying to control but Santana is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tolonen.
Santana dodges the ground and pound from Tolonen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Santana is not content to let Tolonen control the position.
Tolonen working the ground and pound but Santana is defending the strikes.
Tolonen working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Tolonen is putting a hurting on Santana here, landing some big shots from side control.
Tolonen remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Tolonen passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Santana!
Tolonen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Santana is looking to escape.
Tolonen with a couple of short strikes.
It looks like Juelz Santana has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tolonen thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Tolonen looking to control but Santana is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tolonen working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Santana slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Iiro Tolonen dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Santana feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tolonen's calf.
A swing and a miss from Santana.
Tolonen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Juelz Santana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Santana misses with a shot to the body
and Tolonen counters with a nice uppercut.
Tolonen ducks under a wild hook from Santana.
Santana lands a big head kick that sends Tolonen tumbling to the mat! Santana takes a step backwards and waves Tolonen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Tolonen is rocked!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Santana has cracked Tolonen with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Santana lands another huge swinging hook and Tolonen tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Tolonen, before Santana can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Juelz Santana!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ghazala Hussein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Moses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hussein kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Enae Volare Mezzo. Moses comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Black Label Society - too tough to die kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ricky Moses has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ghazala Hussein's chin.
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27
159 lbs
16 - 4 - 0 |
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166 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ghazala Hussein!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricky Moses!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moses throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hussein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hussein takes a swing at Moses's ribcage but misses.
Hussein's corner calls for a 1-2. Hussein obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Moses motions for Hussein to come forward. Moses throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hussein misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick from Moses misses.
Hussein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moses.
A cross from Hussein lands.
Nice body punch from Hussein.
Moses throws a hook to the side of Hussein's head but Hussein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moses avoids the body shot from Hussein.
Hussein misses the body punch
and Moses counters with a straight right hand.
Hussein throws a body punch but Moses moves out of range.
Moses uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hussein.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moses takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hussein misses with a straight left.
Ricky Moses seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hussein avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moses lands with a nice body kick.
Moses motions for Hussein to come forward. Moses throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Moses throws a right hand that Hussein ducks under and follows up with a left that Hussein also avoids with ease.
Hussein drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hussein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moses waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hussein.
Hussein misses with a shot to the body
enabling Moses to counter with a crisp jab.
Hussein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ghazala Hussein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Hussein lands.
Moses fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moses walks into a straight right hand from Hussein.
Hussein throws a predictable looking body shot
and Moses counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hussein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moses throws a shot from downtown. Hussein moves away and avoids it.
Moses throws a hook but Hussein blocks it.
Moses throws a wild body kick that Hussein sees coming a mile off.
Moses throws a sloppy head kick and Hussein moves out of range easily.
Moses throws a leg kick but Hussein sees it coming and moves out of range.
No joy there for Hussein, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hussein lands with a nice body punch.
Hussein is looking to wear down Moses with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Moses scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Moses cracks Hussein with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hussein cracks Moses with a good jab.
Hussein has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hussein there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fighters circling - Hussein throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Hussein misses.
A big right from Moses misses.
Hussein moves out of range of the strikes.
Hussein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moses moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moses manages to avoid it.
Moses shoots for a double leg takedown but Hussein sprawls well. He's pushed Moses's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hussein moves out of range as Moses strikes.
Hussein connects with a body shot.
Moses fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Moses swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hussein scores with a body shot.
Hussein throws a series of punches but Moses moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hussein.
Hussein throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Moses moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ricky Moses will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hussein's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hussein duly obliges.
Moses throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hussein lands with a shot to the body.
Moses slips a straight right by Hussein.
Moses misses with a body punch
and Hussein cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moses throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hussein counters with a left to the body.
Hussein throws a sloppy body shot
and Moses counters with a stiff right hand.
Hussein misses with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Hussein - just one landing.
Moses lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hussein looks to land a left hand but Moses moved out of range nicely.
Moses scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussein fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hussein clobbers Moses with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hussein punishes Moses's body with a nice straight punch.
Hussein connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hussein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Hussein.
A big left from Hussein misses.
Hussein digs a good body shot into Moses's ribs.
Moses misses with a shot to the body
and Hussein connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moses misses the body punch
and Hussein counters with a straight right hand.
Hussein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moses with a poor takedown
and Hussein counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hussein.
Hussein tests Moses's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hussein missing with a left hand there. Moses was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moses misses with a double jab
and Moses takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moses moves forwards but Hussein connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Moses loads up on a big right hand but Hussein slips the punch.
Hussein misses with a body shot
and Moses counters with a straight right hand.
Nice body punch from Hussein.
Hussein misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moses.
Moses takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hussein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moses.
Hussein throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moses sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moses swings away with a body shot that misses
and Moses takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moses misses with a straight right.
Hussein ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hussein. Moses does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hussein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moses moves away.
Hussein scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hussein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moses.
Moses throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hussein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussein misses with a hook. Moses ducked under it nicely.
Moses throws a combination that misses
and Hussein counters with a three punch combo that has Moses backing up. Moses nods at Hussein to acknowledge the strikes.
Moses drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Moses thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hussein takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hussein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hussein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moses was well out of range. Poor timing from Hussein.
Moses misses with an uppercut. Hussein saw that one coming.
Hussein connects with the punch.
Moses throws a combination that misses
and Hussein makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Moses throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghazala Hussein dominated that second 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.
Hussein smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Moses. That snapped Hussein's head back.
Hussein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moses moves away.
Moses connects with a crisp jab.
Moses avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moses shoots in but no luck this time.
Moses on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moses keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hussein lands a body shot.
Moses moves forwards but Hussein connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hussein waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moses fails to land with a series of punches.
Hussein swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hussein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hussein blocks a leg kick.
Moses throws a leg kick
and Hussein counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moses misses with a straight left.
Hussein tries to bum rush Moses with a series of wild strikes but Moses uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice jab there from Hussein.
Ghazala Hussein is winning the standup battle so far.
Moses throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hussein counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hussein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moses takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Moses bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hussein's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moses throws out a loose jab but Hussein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moses tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hussein sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Moses somewhat.
Hussein lands with a cross.
Moses throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hussein connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moses lands with a good body shot.
Hussein scores with a punch to the head.
Moses uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hussein.
Hussein connects with a crisp jab.
Moses swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moses throws a sloppy body shot
and Hussein counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Moses thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hussein will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hussein waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moses.
Hussein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moses.
Hussein wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hussein throws a shot from downtown. Moses moves away and avoids it.
Hussein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moses scores with the left hand. Hussein knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice uppercut there from Hussein.
Hussein lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussein misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Hussein throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hussein scores with a nice head shot.
Hussein ducks under a wild hook from Moses.
Moses misses with an uppercut.
Moses takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hussein throws a right and a left that Moses avoids nicely.
Hussein misses the shot to the body.
Hussein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hussein dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hussein bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghazala Hussein clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hussein walks into a left hand.
Hussein ducks under a wild hook from Moses.
Good exchange - Hussein coming out on top.
Hussein connects with the punch.
Hussein stuns Moses with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Moses misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hussein cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moses takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Some wild striking there from Moses.
Hussein ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hussein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moses manages to avoid it.
A right-left combo lands from Hussein.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussein lands a jab to Moses's midsection.
Hussein ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Moses has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hussein misses with a double jab
and Moses counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hussein misses the body punch
and Moses counters with an outside leg kick.
Moses bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hussein throws a body punch but Moses moves out of range.
Moses staying out of range there.
Moses is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hussein sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Moses swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hussein moves away from the strike by Moses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moses slips under a jab.
A big right from Moses misses.
Moses has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hussein finds it's way round the side to connect with Moses's head.
Hussein lands a jab to the head.
Hussein blocks a jab.
Hussein misses with a shot to the body
and Moses counters with a stiff right hand.
Moses throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hussein lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Moses backs up against the cage.
Moses misses with an uppercut. Hussein saw that one coming.
Hussein misses with a few strikes there.
Hussein misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses tests Hussein's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A low kick from Moses is predictable there
and Moses takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hussein misses with a body shot.
Moses shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hussein but Hussein pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Some wild striking there from Moses.
Hussein throws a body punch but Moses moves out of range.
Hussein takes a swing at Moses's ribcage but misses.
Hussein throws a jab but it's blocked by Moses.
A left lands for Moses.
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.
Hussein misses with a wild combination.
Moses throws a leg kick
and Hussein counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Moses throws a lazy right hand but Hussein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hussein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moses uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hussein.
Moses avoids the body shot from Hussein.
Hussein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moses.
Hussein jabs at Moses's body.
Hussein swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hussein works Moses's body with a nice hook.
Moses falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hussein cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghazala Hussein had his way with Ricky Moses in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Moses takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hussein scores with a punch to the head.
Hussein moves into range and connects with a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hussein.
Hussein misses with a body shot
and Moses counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hussein misses the shot to the body.
Hussein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moses throws out the jab.
Hussein swings away with a body shot that misses
and Moses counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moses keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hussein.
Hussein misses with a body shot
and Moses makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hussein looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussein digs a good body shot into Moses's ribs.
Hussein defending well as Moses loads up on a big left hand.
Hussein scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Moses loads up on a big right hand but Hussein slips the punch.
Moses throws a hook but Hussein avoids it easily.
Jab from Hussein.
Hussein throws a hook but Moses blocks it.
Moses doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hussein counters with a nice uppercut.
Hussein walks into a stiff left hand from Moses.
A telegraphed right hand from Moses misses the target.
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.
Hussein lands with a nice body punch.
Hussein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moses was well out of range. Poor timing from Hussein.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Moses.
Moses gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hussein.
Moses pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moses throws out a loose jab but Hussein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moses slips a jab and a cross from Hussein.
Moses misses with a body kick.
Moses misses with an uppercut. Hussein saw that one coming.
Hussein with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Moses takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hussein lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hussein on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hussein lands with a good body shot.
Moses misses the body punch
and Hussein counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hussein ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ricky Moses has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hussein keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moses.
Hussein throws a leg kick but Moses moved away.
Hussein scores with a jab. Moses acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hussein scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussein thuds a left hand into Moses's body.
Hussein lands with a shot to the body.
Moses is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hussein stuffs the takedown.
Ghazala Hussein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Moses.
Hussein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moses was well out of range. Poor timing from Hussein.
Hussein comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Moses takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ghazala Hussein is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A low kick from Moses is predictable there
letting Hussein counter with a right hand.
Hussein lands a nice looking body shot.
Moses looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hussein lands with a nice body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ghazala Hussein showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hussein 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 49:46
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ghazala Hussein!
Ghazala Hussein retains his lightweight title!
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